PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Joseph Telushikin (ranked 17366 p4p, 4769 weight class) and Miguel Sandoval (ranked 615 p4p, 541 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Telushikin
vs
Sandoval

178 cm
42
179
16 - 18 - 0

179 cm
32
171
19 - 16 - 1

Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

World class boxer
Powerful

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 16 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joseph Telushikin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Miguel Sandoval!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Telushikin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Telushikin scores with a head kick.

Telushikin forces Sandoval back against the ropes and clinches.
Sandoval blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Telushikin fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Sandoval scores with a nice short uppercut.

Sandoval pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Telushikin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sandoval fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Telushikin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sandoval lands a slapping body shot.
Telushikin wants to clinch up but Sandoval keeps it at a distance.
Telushikin tries to clinch but Sandoval is having none of it.
Telushikin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Telushikin there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch lands to the side of Telushikin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Telushikin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sandoval misses with a wild body shot.
Sandoval lands with a hook. Telushikin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Telushikin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Telushikin is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Sandoval.
A head kick misses from Telushikin.
Sandoval lands a glancing blow to the side of Telushikin's head.
Sandoval misses with a hook.

Sandoval pushes Telushikin up against the ropes in a clinch.
Sandoval throws a head punch that misses.
Sandoval works on Telushikin's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sandoval.
Sandoval lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Telushikin misses with a punch on the inside.
Telushikin working aggressively here.
Sandoval lands a hook that snaps the head of Telushikin backwards.
Sandoval lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Telushikin.
Telushikin misses with a punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sandoval throws a punch but it's blocked by Telushikin.
Sandoval misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good body shot from Sandoval.

Sandoval breaks from the clinch.
A head kick misses from Telushikin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Telushikin throws a head kick but Sandoval moves out of range.
Telushikin tries to clinch up.
Sandoval moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A jab lands there for Sandoval.
Sandoval jabs Telushikin right on the nose. Telushikin blinks but takes it well.
Sandoval throws a right and a left that Telushikin avoids nicely.
Telushikin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sandoval.
Telushikin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sandoval.
Miguel Sandoval is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sandoval is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Telushikin.
Telushikin tries to clinch up
and Sandoval makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Miguel Sandoval seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Sandoval rushes Telushikin and presses him up against the ropes.
A right hand to the body from Sandoval.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Miguel Sandoval dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Sandoval with a nice cross.
Joseph Telushikin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Decent striking displayed by Sandoval there.
A big left from Sandoval misses.
Sandoval scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sandoval throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Telushikin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sandoval's corner calls for a 1-2. Sandoval obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Telushikin tries to close the distance and clinch but Sandoval swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It seemed like Sandoval was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sandoval lands with a nice body punch.
Telushikin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sandoval in his tracks.
Sandoval closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sandoval has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sandoval waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Telushikin.
Telushikin misses with a leg kick
and Sandoval counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Telushikin tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sandoval counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sandoval slips a jab and a cross from Telushikin.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sandoval moves into the clinch.
Sandoval digs a right hand underneath Telushikin's ribcage. Telushikin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice left hand lands by Sandoval.
Sandoval blocks an uppercut.
Telushikin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sandovals head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sandoval.
Sandoval lands a hook that snaps the head of Telushikin backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Telushikin.
Sandoval working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Sandoval pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Telushikin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sandoval connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sandoval misses with a right hand
and Telushikin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Telushikin doesn't manage to clinch there - Sandoval circles away.
Sandoval circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sandoval counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Telushikin thinking.
Telushikin moves in looking to clinch but Sandoval pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval throws a shot from downtown. Telushikin moves away and avoids it.
Sandoval jabs Telushikin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sandoval misses with a hook. Telushikin ducked under it nicely.
Telushikin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Telushikin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Telushikin tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Sandoval manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sandoval scores with a hook.

Sandoval closes the distance and clinches.
Sandoval has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sandoval blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Telushikin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Sandoval.
Sandoval blocks an uppercut.

Sandoval manages to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Telushikin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Telushikin fails with an attempt to clinch.

Sandoval clinches up against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Telushikin fails to land.
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 referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Sandoval lands an overhand right.
Miguel Sandoval is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sandoval misses with a series of wild punches.
Sandoval misses with a two punch combination.

Sandoval gets a clinch.
Telushikin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Telushikin misses with the head strike.
Sandoval blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Telushikin.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sandoval.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Sandoval escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sandoval scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Telushikin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sandoval swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Telushikin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sandoval throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Telushikin misses with a two punch combination.

Sandoval takes the fight into the clinch.
Telushikin misses with a punch on the inside.
Sandoval blocks an uppercut.
Telushikin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Telushikin throws a punch but it's blocked by Sandoval.
Sandoval blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sandoval lands with a left to the head.
Telushikin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sandoval blocks an uppercut.
Telushikin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Telushikin misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sandoval manages to break the clinch.
Telushikin tries to close the distance and clinch but Sandoval swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sandoval just misses with a punch to the body.
Miguel Sandoval seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sandoval misses with an uppercut. Telushikin saw that one coming.
Sandoval scores with a punch to the head.
Telushikin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Telushikin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sandoval.
Telushikin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sandoval lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Telushikin tries to close the distance and clinch but Sandoval swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sandoval! But no joy.
No joy there for Sandoval, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Telushikin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sandoval throws out a counter right but Telushikin avoids it with no problem.
Sandoval bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Telushikin's head backwards.
Sandoval throws an overhand right that lands on Telushikin's shoulder, as Telushikin tries to avoid the shot.
Telushikin is looking to clinch.

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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 27:30

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