PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Cillian (ranked 2162 p4p, 3072 weight class) and Yuta Sanguiao (ranked 284 p4p, 378 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Cillian
vs
Sanguiao

178 cm
20
165
6 - 3 - 0

170 cm
22
154
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Shadow Realm NYC

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brandon Cillian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yuta Sanguiao!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, David Schapiro and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Sanguiao.
Sanguiao slips a straight right by Cillian.
A big left from Sanguiao misses.
Sanguiao closes the distance but Cillian moves to the side
and Cillian counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sanguiao misses with a hook. Cillian ducked under it nicely.
Cillian lands with an overhand left.
Cillian definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cillian stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cillian wants it to stay on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice sprawl there from Cillian as Sanguiao shoots in.
Sanguiao checks a leg kick nicely.
Cillian lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sanguiao at a distance.
Cillian connects with a single shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanguiao lands a jab to the head.
Cillian throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cillian misses with a hook. Sanguiao ducked under it nicely.
Cillian misses with a hook. Sanguiao ducked under it nicely.

Sanguiao has Cillian up against the cage in a clinch.
Cillian is trying to force a seperation but Sanguiao has the dominant position.
Cillian looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sanguiao lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sanguiao has a couple of punches blocked by Cillian.
Sanguiao just leaning against Cillian, taking a breather.
Cillian wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sanguiao has him pressed against the cage.
Sanguiao is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Cillian has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cillian can't break the clinch.
Sanguiao throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cillians head.
Sanguiao pushes Cillian back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sanguiao controlling the action here for a moment.
Cillian wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sanguiao has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sanguiao.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sanguiao creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cillian wants to get back to striking at distance but Sanguiao won't allow it.
Sanguiao misses with some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanguiao stalling in the clinch but Cillian improves position.
Sanguiao keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cillian's efforts to push away.
Sanguiao lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cillian backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cillian is looking to break free of the clinch but Sanguiao has double underhooks.
Cillian can't break the clinch.
Cillian wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sanguiao has him pressed against the cage.
Cillian tries to break the clinch but Sanguiao is controlling the position.
Sanguiao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sanguiao effectively controlling the action here.
Cillian is trying to push Sanguiao away but Sanguiao has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A frustrated look appears on Cillian's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sanguiao tries to stall but Cillian uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sanguiao has Cillian pressed against the cage, preventing Cillian from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sanguiao tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sanguiao misses with some punches.

Cillian breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cillian throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cillian sizes up Sanguiao with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cillian looks to land a left hand but Sanguiao moved out of range nicely.
Cillian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanguiao moves away.
Cillian fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sanguiao is out of range.
Cillian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanguiao.
Cillian misses with a low kick.
Sanguiao gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cillian misses with a straight left.
Cillian misses with a wild combination.
Nice defenses there by Sanguiao.
Cillian circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Brandon Cillian will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Cillian throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sanguiao.
Sanguiao tries to clinch there but Cillian circles away.
Cillian lands a glancing blow to the side of Sanguiao's head.
Sanguiao slips under a jab from Cillian.
Sanguiao fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Sanguiao clinches with his opponent.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Cillian can't break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanguiao swings wildly with an uppercut but Cillian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanguiao has Cillian pressed against the cage, preventing Cillian from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cillian is trying to force a seperation but Sanguiao has the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cillian's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cillian is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sanguiao.
Cillian circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cillian swats away the attempt to clinch by Sanguiao.
An attempted straight right counter from Cillian misses the target.
Cillian uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sanguiao.
Sanguiao shoots for a takedown but Cillian saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
As Sanguiao backs away, Cillian returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Cillian throws a looping overhand right but Sanguiao ducks down to avoid it.
Cillian scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sanguiao misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cillian cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sanguiao on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Sanguiao pushes Cillian up against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanguiao lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cillian backwards.

Cillian escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cillian throws a jab but it's blocked by Sanguiao.
Sanguiao wants to counter with a clinch but Cillian pushes him away.
Good shot there by Cillian.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cillian misses with an uppercut. Sanguiao saw that one coming.
Brandon Cillian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sanguiao doesn't manage to clinch there - Cillian circles away.
It looked like Cillian wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

Sanguiao has Cillian up against the cage in a clinch.
Sanguiao makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sanguiao.

Cillian's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cillian moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cillian!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanguiao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cillian throws out the jab.
Sanguiao is looking to clinch but Cillian is avoiding it.
Sanguiao slips a jab from Cillian.
A bone on bone clash there as Sanguiao blocks the leg kick.
Cillian misses with a looping right.
Cillian misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanguiao.
A cross from Cillian lands.

Sanguiao has closed the distance and engaged Cillian in a clinch.
Sanguiao tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Cillian escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sanguiao slips under a jab.
Sanguiao wants to counter the offense by Cillian and move into the clinch position.
Cillian looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanguiao is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Cillian, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sanguiao is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Cillian misses with an uppercut. Sanguiao saw that one coming.
Cillian throws a hook but Sanguiao blocks it.
Sanguiao tries to counter with a clinch but Cillian shakes him off and moves away.
Cillian lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Brandon Cillian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cillian uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanguiao checks a leg kick.
Sanguiao tries to counter by closing the distance.
A cross from Cillian lands.
Sanguiao slips under a jab.
Sanguiao takes one to the chin there.
Brandon Cillian is winning the standup battle so far.
Cillian lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice straight punches there by Cillian. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cillian.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Cillian dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Cillian on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Sanguiao takes the fight into the clinch.
Cillian wants to break free but Sanguiao has control.
Cillian wants to break free but Sanguiao has control.
Sanguiao lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cillian backwards.

Cillian manages to break the clinch.
Sanguiao misses with an uppercut.
Sanguiao avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanguiao fails with a takedown attempt.
Cillian appears to be looking for a big counter.
A clash of legs there as Sanguiao blocks the low kick.
Sanguiao wants to counter the offense by Cillian and move into the clinch position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanguiao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cillian.
A telegraphed right hand from Sanguiao misses the target.
A punch combination from Cillian misses.
Sanguiao moves out of range of the strikes.
Sanguiao fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cillian is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sanguiao can do to turn this around?
Cillian throws a lazy right hand but Sanguiao sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sanguiao has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sanguiao there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cillian is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sanguiao.
Sanguiao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cillian.
Sanguiao avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Cillian misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanguiao closes the distance and clinches up with Cillian, looking for a takedown. Sanguiao pushes Cillian against the cage but Cillian circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cillian lands an overhand right.
Cillian misses with a double jab.
Cillian swats away the attempt to clinch by Sanguiao.
Cillian misses with a body shot.
Sanguiao is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Sanguiao moves in looking to clinch but Cillian pushes him off.
Yuta Sanguiao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sanguiao fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cillian avoids it really well and circles away.
Brandon Cillian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yuta Sanguiao.
A bone on bone clash there as Sanguiao blocks the leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanguiao wants to clinch.
Cillian scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sanguiao fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cillian half committed to a counter leg kick.
Cillian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanguiao moves away.
Sanguiao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cillian.
Sanguiao checks the leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanguiao fails to land the takedown.
Sanguiao is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cillian connects with a body shot.
Cillian connects with a right hand. Sanguiao shakes it off.
A slow jab from Cillian misses its intended target.
Brandon Cillian is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cillian throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cillian sets himself, and Sanguiao steps forward looking for the clinch! Cillian avoids it this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sanguiao with a poor takedown
and Cillian counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A telegraphed right hand from Cillian misses the target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brandon Cillian showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cillian, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brandon Cillian!