PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Sandoval (ranked 2185 p4p, 214 weight class) and Gorgon Patriot (ranked 1653 p4p, 176 weight class). Gorgon Patriot will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Sandoval
vs
Patriot

179 cm
20
155 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

165 cm
21
155 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Miguel Sandoval!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Gorgon Patriot!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patriot jabs Sandoval to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sandoval pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Patriot throws a push kick but Sandoval slaps the foot to one side.
Sandoval attempts a counter takedown but Patriot avoids it well and moves away.
Nice uppercut there from Patriot.
Patriot throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Miguel Sandoval seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good leg kick by Patriot there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Patriot swings widly with a right hand

and Sandoval counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Sandoval content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Nice strikes from Sandoval there.
Patriot felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Patriot regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Sandoval.
Sandoval definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sandoval loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sandoval throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sandoval in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandoval trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sandoval controls from within his opponent's guard.
Patriot utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Patriot working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sandoval.
Sandoval throws a strike but Patriot rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Patriot trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sandoval pulls Patriot in close to his closed guard and prevents Patriot from doing any damage or advancing position.
Sandoval's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patriot preventing the sweep.
Sandoval is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Patriot is staying active underneath Sandoval, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sandoval misses with a head shot. Patriot uses the momentum to regain guard.
Patriot keeping moving, preventing Sandoval from controlling successfully.
Sandoval throws a strike but Patriot rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patriot wants to control from the top but Sandoval keeps moving.
Patriot is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Patriot must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sandoval holds on and takes a little breather.
Sandoval looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Patriot trying to control the position from guard on top but Sandoval is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sandoval pulls Patriot in close to his closed guard and prevents Patriot from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sandoval wants to hit a switch here but Patriot passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Sandoval there!
Sandoval reaches up and holds on to Patriot to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sandoval wants to control but Patriot is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Gorgon Patriot will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Sandoval misses with a wild body shot.
Patriot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sandoval.
The fighters circling - Patriot throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Patriot moves away from the strike by Sandoval.
Patriot scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sandoval in his tracks.
Sandoval blocks a head kick by Patriot.
Sandoval scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Patriot doesn't seem bothered though.
Sandoval throws a hook but Patriot blocks it.
Sandoval lands a lovely overhand right.
Sandoval loads up on a big right hand but Patriot slips the punch.
Patriot does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Patriot.
Sandoval cracks Patriot with an open hand slap.
A big right from Sandoval misses.
Patriot ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sandoval moves away.
Patriot moves away from the strike by Sandoval.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandoval pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sandoval throws a jab when Patriot was well out of range.
Patriot getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sandoval swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Patriot connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sandoval ducks under a wild hook from Patriot.
Patriot fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sandoval blocks a head kick by Patriot.
Patriot will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Patriot tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sandoval half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Sandoval takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Patriot looks to land a left hand but Sandoval moved out of range nicely.
Sandoval throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sandoval throws a looping overhand right but Patriot ducks down to avoid it.
A lazy left from Sandoval finds it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sandoval throws an overhand right that lands on Patriot's shoulder, as Patriot tries to avoid the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Patriot paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Patriot misses with a body kick.
Sandoval drops down looking for a counter takedown but Patriot sprawls and moves away.
Sandoval lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Patriot circles away quickly and effectively.
Patriot tries a quick counter leg kick but Sandoval is wise to it.
Patriot scores with a sloppy right hand. Sandoval should have avoided that one.
Patriot throws a jab but it's blocked by Sandoval.
Gorgon Patriot is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Sandoval moves into the clinch successfully.
Patriot misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sandoval blocks a body shot from Patriot.
Patriot misses with a body punch.
Sandoval doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sandoval.
Nice body punch from Patriot.
Sandoval misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sandoval.
Patriot blocks an uppercut.
Sandoval fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Patriot throws a punch but it's blocked by Sandoval.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sandoval.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patriot misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sandoval.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Patriot creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sandoval tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sandoval taking a breather.
Sandoval lands with a short shot to the head.
Sandoval lands a hook that snaps the head of Patriot backwards.
Patriot takes a shot to the head.
Sandoval throws a head punch that misses.
Patriot lands a nice uppercut.
Patriot lands a hook to the side of the head.
Patriot gets through Sandoval's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sandoval tries to work over Patriot's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sandoval tries to score a body lock takedown but Patriot shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Miguel Sandoval has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sandoval swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sandoval has Patriot pushed against the cage.
Patriot throws a head punch that misses.
Sandoval lands a nice shot to the body.
Sandoval swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patriot tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sandoval tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sandoval tries to work over Patriot's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sandoval lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Patriot backwards.
Sandoval blocks an uppercut.
Sandoval doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Patriot swings wildly with an uppercut but Sandoval uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sandoval is working for takedown but Patriot is calmly controlling the position for now.
Still in the clinch, Patriot scores with a nice short uppercut.
Patriot presses Sandoval against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sandoval blocks an uppercut.
Sandoval has a couple of punches blocked by Patriot.
Patriot lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sandoval tries to throw a body punch but Patriot avoids it by throwing Sandoval back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Patriot.
Patriot prevents a body shot from Sandoval.
Patriot lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sandoval.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sandoval is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miguel Sandoval. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Patriot tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sandoval's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Gorgon Patriot will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action!

Patriot misses with a kick to the body.
Sandoval appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Sandoval misses with a wild body shot.
Patriot misses with a body shot.
Sandoval avoids a kick to the body.
Patriot slips a straight right by Sandoval.
Patriot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sandoval.
Patriot throws a body punch but Sandoval moves out of range.
Sandoval scores with a jab. Patriot acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sandoval moves into range and connects with a jab.
A big left from Sandoval misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sandoval's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sandoval duly obliges.
Patriot throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

so Sandoval counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sandoval has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sandoval working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sandoval in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Miguel Sandoval overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sandoval throwing strikes from guard but Patriot blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandoval trying to control the position from guard on top but Patriot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sandoval tries to free his leg and advance position but Patriot is retaining full guard.
Sandoval trying to control but Patriot is working from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Patriot throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Sandoval decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Patriot's guard.
Sandoval is looking to work some ground and pound but Patriot has wrist control.
Sandoval is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval wants to pass the guard but Patriot is keeping the position.
Patriot keeping moving, preventing Sandoval from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sandoval throws a strike but Patriot rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Patriot preventing the sweep.
Patriot stays in close to Sandoval's body and controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patriot trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sandoval doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Sandoval will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Patriot wants to control from the top but Sandoval keeps moving.
Sandoval wants to sweep here but Patriot controlling him for the moment.
Sandoval has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

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.
Nice defenses there by Patriot.
Patriot loads up on a big right hand but Sandoval slips the punch.
Patriot swings for the body but Sandoval moves out of range.
Sandoval ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Patriot takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Patriot misses with a body shot.
Sandoval steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Patriot.
Sandoval tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Patriot scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Patriot tries to clinch up.
Sandoval lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sandoval bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Patriot's head backwards.
Patriot throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sandoval sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sandoval drops down looking for a counter takedown but Patriot sprawls and moves away.
Patriot fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miguel Sandoval clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Patriot throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sandoval is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Patriot.
Patriot lunges at Sandoval with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sandoval's hand.
Patriot connects with a right hand. Sandoval shakes it off.
Sandoval misses with a looping left.

Sandoval takes the fight into the clinch.
Patriot swings wildly with an uppercut but Sandoval uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sandoval struggles to land a body shot inside as Patriot controls his hands.
Patriot lands a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patriot has a couple of punches blocked by Sandoval.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sandoval.
Sandoval goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sandoval is trying to drag Patriot to the mat but Patriot just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Sandoval misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patriot swings wildly with an uppercut but Sandoval uses good head movement to avoid it.
Patriot swings wildly with an uppercut but Sandoval uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sandoval throws a punch but it's blocked by Patriot.
Sandoval swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Patriot swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Sandoval fails to land.
Sandoval doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sandoval misses with some punches.
Patriot digs a right hand underneath Sandoval's ribcage. Sandoval let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Patriot is working Sandoval over against the cage.
Sandoval misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Sandoval on the inside.
Sandoval misses with a body punch.
Sandoval tries to work over Patriot's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Patriot lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sandoval backwards.
Patriot lands with a right to the head.
Patriot lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sandoval.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice right hand lands inside from Patriot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sandoval blocking some punches.
Sandoval has a couple of punches blocked by Patriot.
Patriot scores with a shoulder strike.
Patriot working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sandoval tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Patriot working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Patriot lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sandoval or not.
A short right from Patriot on the inside.
Sandoval blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Sandoval fails to land.
Patriot swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sandoval misses with a short punch on the inside.
Patriot scores with a shot to the side of Sandoval's head.
Sandoval tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Patriot lands a hook that snaps the head of Sandoval backwards.

Sandoval is rocked!
Patriot has a couple of punches blocked by Sandoval.
Oh Sandoval is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Patriot lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sandoval is trying to drag Patriot to the mat but Patriot just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Sandoval blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval blocking some punches.
Sandoval seems to have got his legs back now.
Patriot lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sandoval.
Sandoval takes a shot to the head.
Patriot works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Patriot lands a nice shot to the body.
Patriot lands with a short shot to the head.
Patriot stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sandoval blocking some punches.
Sandoval tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Patriot's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Patriot fails to land.
Sandoval swings wildly with an uppercut but Patriot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sandoval tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Patriot has a couple of punches blocked by Sandoval.
Sandoval blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sandoval blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Patriot misses with a short punch on the inside.
Patriot lands a right hand.

Sandoval is trying to trip Patriot. He has hold of a leg but Patriot is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Sandoval persists though and gets the takedown into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sandoval throwing strikes from guard but Patriot blocks nicely.
Patriot keeping moving, preventing Sandoval from controlling successfully.
Sandoval with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sandoval missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sandoval working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sandoval throwing strikes from guard but Patriot blocks nicely.
Patriot keeping moving, preventing Sandoval from controlling successfully.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Sandoval pushing down on Patriot's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gorgon Patriot dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Good shot there by Sandoval.
Patriot fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sandoval.
Patriot uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sandoval.
A slow jab from Patriot misses its intended target.

Sandoval has managed to clinch.
Sandoval misses with a punch to the body.
Sandoval blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Patriot misses with a punch on the inside.
Sandoval throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Patriot creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sandoval blocks a body shot from Patriot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in the clinch, Patriot scores with a nice short uppercut.
Patriot misses with a hook from the clinch.
Patriot lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Patriot lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
A short left from Patriot.
Sandoval is trying to drag Patriot to the mat but Patriot just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Patriot lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patriot scores with a shot to the side of Sandoval's head.
Patriot lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Patriot creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Patriot lands with a short shot to the head.
Good body shot from Patriot.
Patriot pushes Sandoval back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sandoval throws a head punch that misses.
Patriot pushes Sandoval against the cage. Patriot is working some dirty boxing. Patriot pushes off with a quick right hook! Sandoval goes down! Sandoval tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Patriot moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gorgon Patriot!
Gorgon Patriot was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.