PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Juhjartus Khairannus (ranked 21347 p4p, 3731 weight class) and Miguel Sandoval (ranked 594 p4p, 444 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Khairannus
vs
Sandoval

185 cm
33
181
18 - 11 - 1

179 cm
30
171
15 - 13 - 1

Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

World class boxer
Good gas tank

HELLBENT

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Juhjartus Khairannus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Miguel Sandoval!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khairannus misses with a left hand
and Sandoval counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Khairannus moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Khairannus loads up on a big right hand but Sandoval slips the punch.
Khairannus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khairannus staying out of range there.
Sandoval waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Khairannus.
A jab from Sandoval misses.
Sandoval moves forwards but Khairannus connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sandoval slips a straight right by Khairannus.
Sandoval misses with a straight right.
Sandoval jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sandoval fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sandoval throws a one two combo.

It looks like Juhjartus Khairannus has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khairannus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sandoval.
Khairannus throws a body shot but no joy.
Khairannus takes one on the button.
Khairannus seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Khairannus misses with a straight left.
Khairannus wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandoval throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Khairannus takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice defenses there by Sandoval.
Sandoval swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sandoval misses with a straight right.
Sandoval uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khairannus.
Khairannus connects with an inside leg kick.
Sandoval throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Khairannus.
Sandoval swings for the body but Khairannus moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sandoval darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Khairannus connects with the punch.
Sandoval swings for the body but Khairannus moves out of range.
Sandoval has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Khairannus slips a straight right by Sandoval.
Nice shot by Sandoval.
Sandoval scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sandoval takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Khairannus misses with a looping left.
Sandoval lands a nice hook to Khairannus's body. Khairannus takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval throws a right hand that Khairannus ducks under and follows up with a left that Khairannus also avoids with ease.
A swing and a miss from Sandoval.
Khairannus listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sandoval walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sandoval closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sandoval throws an overhand right that lands on Khairannus's shoulder, as Khairannus tries to avoid the shot.
Khairannus scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sandoval doesn't seem bothered though.
Khairannus stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That kick from Khairannus tenderised Sandoval's leg. Sandoval is trying to keep his angry face on.
Khairannus slips under a jab from Sandoval.
Sandoval takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Khairannus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sandoval.
Sandoval on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khairannus misses with a looping left.

Sandoval closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sandoval.
A short body shot lands from Khairannus as the two fighters clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Miguel Sandoval will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Juhjartus Khairannus's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Sandoval cracks Khairannus with an open hand slap.
Sandoval catches Khairannus with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Khairannus lands a jab-cross combination.
Sandoval digs a good hook to Khairannus's body.
Khairannus loads up on a big right hand but Sandoval slips the punch.
Sandoval blocks a jab.
Khairannus throws a big shot that misses.
Sandoval throws out a counter right but Khairannus avoids it with no problem.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sandoval darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Khairannus takes one to the side of the head.
Khairannus throws a hook but Sandoval avoids it easily.
Sandoval wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sandoval takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sandoval moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Khairannus clobbers Sandoval with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Sandoval moves into the clinch successfully.
Sandoval working aggressively here.
Sandoval tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandoval lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sandoval lands a nice uppercut.
Sandoval blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Sandoval.
Khairannus working aggressively here.
Sandoval misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sandoval throws a punch but it's blocked by Khairannus.
Sandoval lands a left hand.
Khairannus trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khairannus.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sandoval.
Khairannus misses with the head strike.
Khairannus misses with a hook from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Sandoval.
Khairannus lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sandoval can't find room to land a body shot as Khairannus controls the action.
Sandoval prevents a body shot from Khairannus.
A short uppercut from Sandoval.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sandoval lands with a short shot to the head.
Sandoval blocks a body shot from Khairannus.
Khairannus has a couple of punches blocked by Sandoval.
Sandoval tries to throw a body punch but Khairannus avoids it by throwing Sandoval back against the ropes.
Sandoval lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Miguel Sandoval seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sandoval swings wildly with an uppercut but Khairannus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sandoval misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sandoval is leaning against Khairannus and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Khairannus lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sandoval backwards.
A short uppercut from Sandoval.
Khairannus prevents a body shot from Sandoval.
A head punch on the inside from Sandoval fails to land.
Khairannus misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sandoval.
Sandoval avoiding damage as Khairannus throws knees to the body.
Sandoval working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sandoval misses with some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Miguel Sandoval showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Juhjartus Khairannus's cut.
That's time! Khairannus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Sandoval throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Khairannus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A quick step to the side and Khairannus tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Juhjartus Khairannus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Miguel Sandoval is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Khairannus throws a hook but Sandoval avoids it easily.
Sandoval misses the jab.
Khairannus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sandoval moves out of range as Khairannus strikes.
Sandoval ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sandoval ducks under a wild hook from Khairannus.
Khairannus throws a poor cross that misses
and Sandoval counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sandoval misses with a hook.
Nice body punch from Sandoval.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Khairannus shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sandoval tests Khairannus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khairannus swats away the attempt to clinch by Sandoval.
Sandoval lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sandoval misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khairannus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sandoval.
Khairannus throws a hook but Sandoval avoids it easily.
Sandoval throws out a counter right but Khairannus avoids it with no problem.
Sandoval lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Khairannus backs up against the ropes.

Khairannus gets tackled into the ropes by Sandoval. Sandoval maintains the clinch.
Khairannus trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khairannus.
Khairannus missing with knees to the body.
Khairannus trying to land knees to the body.
Khairannus blocks an uppercut.
Sandoval blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khairannus.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khairannus.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Sandoval.
Khairannus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sandoval lands a right hand.
Khairannus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sandoval.
Khairannus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sandoval managing to block the knees to the body from Khairannus.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khairannus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Khairannus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khairannus swings wildly with an uppercut but Sandoval uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khairannus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Miguel Sandoval comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sandoval has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miguel Sandoval!