PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Emerson Rovaldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flavio Sandoval (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rovaldo
vs
Sandoval

180 cm
21
163 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

182 cm
19
165 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Emerson Rovaldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Flavio Sandoval!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sandoval throws a shot to the body.
Rovaldo doesn't manage to clinch there - Sandoval circles away.
Rovaldo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sandoval throws a shot from downtown. Rovaldo moves away and avoids it.
Sandoval scores with a jab. Rovaldo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Rovaldo has closed the distance and engaged Sandoval in a clinch.
Rovaldo lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rovaldo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rovaldo tries to land knees in the clinch but Sandoval avoids the damage to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Rovaldo.
Sandoval will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rovaldo up against the cage.
Sandoval wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Rovaldo manages to break the clinch.

Rovaldo forces Sandoval back against the cage and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Sandoval's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sandoval is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rovaldo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sandoval tries to stall but Rovaldo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rovaldo is pushing Sandoval up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Emerson Rovaldo.
Rovaldo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sandoval paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rovaldo defending well as Sandoval loads up on a big left hand.
Rovaldo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rovaldo throws a head kick that misses.
Rovaldo slips a straight right by Sandoval.
Flavio Sandoval seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sandoval lands a nice looking body shot.
Rovaldo wants to clinch.
Rovaldo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sandoval lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sandoval takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Rovaldo forces Sandoval back against the cage and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval working hard to break the clinch.
Sandoval tries to break the clinch but Rovaldo is controlling the position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rovaldo as Sandoval tries to tie him up.
Sandoval wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rovaldo taking a breather.
Sandoval tries to break free but Rovaldo pushes him back against the cage.
Rovaldo scores with a knee to the head.
Sandoval is looking to break free of the clinch but Rovaldo has double underhooks.
Rovaldo scores a nice knee to the body.
Sandoval is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sandoval is looking to break free of the clinch but Rovaldo has double underhooks.
Rovaldo leaning his opponent against the cage.
Rovaldo lands a nice uppercut.
Rovaldo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sandoval is trying to maintain a safe position but Rovaldo gets an underhook and turns Sandoval into the cage.
Rovaldo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sandoval blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rovaldo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rovaldo effectively controlling the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval tries to stall but Rovaldo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rovaldo leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sandoval is trying to stall.
Knees to the body from Rovaldo.
Sandoval is trying to break free.
Rovaldo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Sandoval is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rovaldo is keeping busy.
Rovaldo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sandoval is pushing Rovaldo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sandoval looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rovaldo is pushing Sandoval up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sandoval is trying to stall.
The referee calls for Rovaldo to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sandoval working hard to break the clinch.
Sandoval can't break the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rovaldo obliges.
Sandoval tries to stall but Rovaldo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sandoval seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Rovaldo stalling in the clinch.
Sandoval looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rovaldo scores a nice knee to the body.
Rovaldo crunches a lovely knee into Sandoval's ribcage.
Rovaldo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sandoval looks gassed!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rovaldo obliges.
Stalling in the clinch from Rovaldo.
Rovaldo works on Sandoval's body with a couple of short punches.
Rovaldo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Rovaldo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rovaldo throws a head kick but Sandoval moves out of range.
Rovaldo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sandoval lands a nice looking body shot.
Rovaldo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rovaldo tries to close the distance and clinch but Sandoval swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emerson Rovaldo dominated that round.
That's time! Rovaldo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Rovaldo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sandoval.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rovaldo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sandoval lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sandoval working hard to break the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Rovaldo.
Rovaldo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sandoval's efforts to push away.
Sandoval is trying to break the clinch but Rovaldo is controlling him.
Sandoval wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rovaldo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A knee to the head by Rovaldo.
Rovaldo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sandoval's efforts to push away.
Rovaldo stalling.
Rovaldo landing knees to the head.
Sandoval has had enough of the clinch but Rovaldo keeps him there for the moment.

Rovaldo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rovaldo tries to clinch but Sandoval moves out of range.
Sandoval is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rovaldo.

Sandoval tries to keep at a distance but Rovaldo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sandoval tries to stall but Rovaldo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sandoval's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Rovaldo closes the distance and pushes Sandoval back into the cage.
Sandoval is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rovaldo stalling in the clinch.
Sandoval wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rovaldo's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Rovaldo lands a knee to the body.
Sandoval trying to stall but Rovaldo improves his position.
Rovaldo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Rovaldo gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Sandoval is trying to stall.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rovaldo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rovaldo as Sandoval tries to tie him up.
Sandoval looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval looking to stall.
Sandoval wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rovaldo has him pressed against the cage.
Rovaldo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rovaldo lands a left hand.
Sandoval is looking to control Rovaldo's arms but Rovaldo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sandoval has his back to the cage.
Rovaldo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sandoval is breathing heavily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Come on Rovaldo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sandoval is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The referee calls for Rovaldo to work.
Rovaldo lands a good knee to the midsection. Sandoval won't want to take too many of those.

Rovaldo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sandoval connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rovaldo's hands.
Rovaldo tries a head kick but it misses.
Sandoval lands with a nice body punch.
Jab by Sandoval.
Rovaldo slips under a jab from Sandoval.
Sandoval swats away the attempt to clinch by Rovaldo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Sandoval finds it's target.
Rovaldo drops his hands momentarily and Sandoval takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sandoval bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sandoval attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sandoval connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Flavio Sandoval is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Rovaldo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sandoval, pushing him back against the cage.
Rovaldo lands a knee to the body.
Rovaldo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Rovaldo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Sandoval tries to break the clinch but Rovaldo is controlling the position.
Rovaldo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sandoval lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rovaldo working Sandoval over with knees to the body.
Sandoval misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rovaldo slowing the pace effectively.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Rovaldo for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Rovaldo missing with knees to the body.
Rovaldo misses with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rovaldo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sandoval's efforts to push away.
Sandoval is looking to control Rovaldo's arms but Rovaldo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sandoval has his back to the cage.
Rovaldo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rovaldo prevents Sandoval from breaking the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Sandoval wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rovaldo has him pressed against the cage.
Emerson Rovaldo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rovaldo.
Sandoval has had enough of the clinch but Rovaldo keeps him there for the moment.
Sandoval being controlled against the cage.
Sandoval on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rovaldo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rovaldo as Sandoval tries to tie him up.
Sandoval on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sandoval on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rovaldo has Sandoval pressed against the cage, preventing Sandoval from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sandoval looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emerson Rovaldo dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Sandoval scores with a body shot.
Sandoval missing with a left hand there. Rovaldo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rovaldo throws a sloppy head kick and Sandoval moves out of range easily.
Rovaldo misses with a head kick.
Sandoval swats away the attempt to clinch by Rovaldo.
Sandoval connects with a body shot.
Sandoval digs a good body shot into Rovaldo's ribs.
Rovaldo defending well as Sandoval loads up on a big left hand.
Rovaldo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rovaldo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rovaldo moves in looking to clinch but Sandoval pushes him off.
Emerson Rovaldo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sandoval ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rovaldo moves away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Rovaldo takes the fight into the clinch.
Rovaldo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rovaldo misses with a knee strike.

Rovaldo breaks the clinch.
Sandoval connects with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rovaldo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sandoval.
Rovaldo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rovaldo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rovaldo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sandoval.
Rovaldo throws a head kick that misses.
Sandoval throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sandoval.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sandoval lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rovaldo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rovaldo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jab from Sandoval.
Sandoval throws a shot from downtown. Rovaldo moves away and avoids it.
Rovaldo tries to clinch but Sandoval is having none of it.
A left lands for Sandoval.

Sandoval lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Rovaldo sprawling to the canvas. Sandoval follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Rovaldo hang on?

Rovaldo is rocked!

It looks like Emerson Rovaldo has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Sandoval is trying to work for a kimura but Rovaldo is defending well.
Flavio Sandoval has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oh Rovaldo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval trying to control the action but Rovaldo is working from the bottom.
Rovaldo seems to have got his legs back now.
Rovaldo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rovaldo tries to get out of the position.
Rovaldo controlling the position well.
Sandoval is pressing down on Rovaldo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rovaldo is holding on for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Rovaldo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sandoval is working away from the top position though.
Sandoval winds up and cracks Rovaldo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Sandoval is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rovaldo defends it well.
Sandoval thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Emerson Rovaldo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Sandoval seems to be working for a kimura but Rovaldo defends the submission attempt.
Rovaldo desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Sandoval tries to pass to full mount but Rovaldo defends it.
Sandoval missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Flavio Sandoval comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rovaldo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emerson Rovaldo!