PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vilhelm Sandu (ranked 3753 p4p, 4129 weight class) and Paddy Quinlin (ranked 470 p4p, 510 weight class). Sandu comes to the cage accompanied by Song of Death- OOMPH. Quinlin is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Blood Across the Firmament. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sandu
vs
Quinlin

192 cm
20
217
3 - 2 - 0

192 cm
20
220
2 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vilhelm Sandu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Paddy Quinlin!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Columbo Gatti and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Sandu misses.
Sandu cracks Quinlin with an open hand slap.

It looks like Paddy Quinlin has been cut.
Quinlin moves out of range as Sandu strikes.
Quinlin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sandu is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sandu looks to land a right hand but Quinlin moved out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Quinlin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Quinlin closes the distance and pushes Sandu back into the cage.

Sandu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Quinlin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Quinlin closes the distance and pushes Sandu back into the cage.

Quinlin breaks from the clinch.
Sandu has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Gladiator in the buildup to the fight.
Sandu lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sandu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sandu circles away from the clinch attempt.
A shot to the liver by Sandu. Beautiful body shot.
Sandu throws a hook to the side of Quinlin's head but Quinlin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A slow jab from Sandu misses its intended target.
Sandu looks to land a left hand but Quinlin moved out of range nicely.
A little jabbing left from Quinlin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinlin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sandu.
Quinlin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sandu.
Sandu cracks Quinlin with an open hand slap.
Sandu throws a jab but it's blocked by Quinlin.
Quinlin misses with a kick to the body.
Sandu digs a good hook to Quinlin's body.
Quinlin avoids the body shot from Sandu.
Sandu throws a looping overhand right but Quinlin ducks down to avoid it.
Paddy Quinlin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Quinlin moves into the clinch.
Quinlin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sandu backwards.
Sandu can't break the clinch.
Quinlin is pushing Sandu up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sandu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Quinlin has him pressed against the cage.

Sandu breaks from the clinch.
Quinlin wants to clinch
and Sandu counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Sandu as he connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quinlin looks to clinch
and Sandu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Quinlin is rocked!

That has opened up Paddy Quinlin's cut even more.
Sandu slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Quinlin is still on wobbly legs! Can Sandu finish him?
Sandu misses with a looping left.
Quinlin thows a leg kick but Sandu checks it

and Sandu counters with a nice right hand that sends Quinlin toppling to the canvas! Quinlin scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Sandu finish him?!
Sandu throws a big shot that misses.
Quinlin tries to close the distance and clinch but Sandu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Quinlin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sandu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Quinlin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sandu is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

Quinlin closes the distance and clinches.
Quinlin seems to have recovered his senses.
Quinlin stalling the fight.
Quinlin misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Quinlin.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sandu wants to break free but Quinlin has control.
Sandu is trying to break the clinch but Quinlin has him pressed against the cage.
Sandu has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sandu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Quinlin scores with a shot to the side of Sandu's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Vilhelm Sandu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paddy Quinlin's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Sandu takes a swing at Quinlin's ribcage but misses.
Sandu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Quinlin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Quinlin moves into range and clinches up with Sandu.
Sandu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Quinlin tries a body shot but Sandu blocks it.

Sandu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Quinlin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sandu scores with a punch to the head.
Quinlin takes one on the button.
Quinlin tries to clinch but Sandu moves out of range.
Sandu keeps the fight on the outside.

Quinlin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sandu tries to break the clinch but Quinlin is controlling the position.
Sandu is trying to break the clinch but Quinlin is controlling him.
Quinlin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sandu's efforts to push away.

Sandu manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Sandu.
Quinlin is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Quinlin slips under a jab from Sandu.
Sandu's jab looks to have found its range, popping Quinlin under the eye.

Quinlin moves into the clinch.
Quinlin has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Sandu seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Quinlin can turn it around.
Sandu is looking to break free of the clinch but Quinlin has double underhooks.
Sandu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Quinlin has him pressed against the cage.
Quinlin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Quinlin lands a left hand.

Sandu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Quinlin slips a jab from Sandu.
A swing and a miss from Sandu.
Paddy Quinlin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Quinlin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Quinlin clinches with his opponent.
Quinlin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Quinlin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Sandu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sandu swings widly with a right hand
letting Quinlin counter with a right hand.
Quinlin tries to clinch up.
A little feinted left hand from Sandu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Quinlin avoids the body shot from Sandu.
Vilhelm Sandu is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandu lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sandu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Quinlin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Quinlin tries to clinch but Sandu is having none of it.
Sandu throws a right hand that misses
and Quinlin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Quinlin lands with an overhand left.

Sandu is rocked!
Sandu uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

The cut above Paddy Quinlin's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Sandu checks a low kick from Quinlin.
Quinlin moves to clinch but Sandu breaks away
and Sandu counters with a straight right hand.
Sandu looks to score with a jab to the body but Quinlin is just out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Sandu misses the target.
Quinlin throws an overhand right that lands on Sandu's shoulder, as Sandu tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sandu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Quinlin.

Quinlin closes the distance and clinches.

Sandu breaks the clinch.
Quinlin tries to clinch but Sandu is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Paddy Quinlin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Paddy Quinlin's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Sandu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Quinlin ducks under a wild hook from Sandu.
Quinlin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A left lands for Quinlin.
Quinlin throws a leg kick
and Sandu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sandu misses with an uppercut. Quinlin saw that one coming.
Quinlin lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Sandu misses with an uppercut. Quinlin saw that one coming.
Sandu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Quinlin can do to turn this around?
Sandu thuds a left hand into Quinlin's body.
Sandu scores with a nice strike.

Sandu sends Quinlin crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Sandu is motioning to the referee to let Quinlin up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sandu lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Quinlin head around and knocks him out cold! Sandu hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vilhelm Sandu!
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