PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between El Pablo Ernesto (ranked 2975 p4p, 3480 weight class) and Juan De Sol (ranked 172 p4p, 194 weight class). De Sol has chosen Smooth as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Ernesto
vs
De Sol

160 cm
22
140
12 - 6 - 0

170 cm
30
143
4 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, El Pablo Ernesto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Juan De Sol !
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ernesto gets tackled into the cage by De Sol . De Sol maintains the clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that De Sol has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.

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

De Sol darts in and clinches Ernesto up against the cage.
Ernesto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ernesto tries to work over De Sol 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ernesto scores with a shot to the side of De Sol 's head.
A short body shot lands from Ernesto as the two fighters clinch.
De Sol tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ernesto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Sol 's elbow.
De Sol effectively controlling the action here.
Ernesto struggles to land a body shot inside as De Sol controls his hands.
De Sol 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ernesto lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ernesto.
Ernesto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

De Sol breaks the clinch.

De Sol has Ernesto up against the cage in a clinch.
Ernesto working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ernesto lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ernesto misses with some punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ernesto as De Sol tries to tie him up.
Ernesto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ernesto can't find room to land a body shot as De Sol controls the action.
Ernesto misses with a punch to the body.
Ernesto tries to throw a body punch but De Sol avoids it by throwing Ernesto back against the cage.
Ernesto tries to throw a body punch but De Sol avoids it by throwing Ernesto back against the cage.
Ernesto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Sol content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ernesto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ernesto misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Sol lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Ernesto fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by De Sol .
Ernesto softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ernesto struggles to land a body shot inside as De Sol controls his hands.
De Sol throws a punch but it's blocked by Ernesto.
Ernesto scores with a shot to the side of De Sol 's head.
Ernesto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of De Sol backwards.
Ernesto lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short uppercut from De Sol .
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ernesto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ernesto tries a body shot but De Sol blocks it.
De Sol working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for De Sol .

De Sol manages to break the clinch.

De Sol closes the distance and pushes Ernesto back into the cage.

De Sol escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Ernesto rushes De Sol and presses him up against the cage.
Ernesto misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Ernesto.
Ernesto cracks De Sol with a nice body shot.
Ernesto misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Ernesto scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Ernesto fails to land.
De Sol wants to stall.
Ernesto throws a punch but it's blocked by De Sol .
De Sol can't find room to land a body shot as Ernesto controls the action.
Ernesto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ernesto lands a body shot.
The referee calls for De Sol to work.
Ernesto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ernesto tries to work over De Sol 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ernesto lands a body punch.
De Sol throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, De Sol creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from De Sol .
De Sol stalling in the clinch.
Ernesto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ernesto throws a head punch that misses.
Ernesto tries a body shot but De Sol blocks it.
Ernesto lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ernesto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ernesto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ernesto can't find room to land a body shot as De Sol controls the action.
Ernesto tries to throw a body punch but De Sol avoids it by throwing Ernesto back against the cage.
Ernesto lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Sol .
De Sol tries to throw a body punch but Ernesto avoids it by throwing De Sol back against the cage.
Ernesto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ernesto throws a punch but it's blocked by De Sol .
A short right from Ernesto on the inside.
Ernesto misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

De Sol breaks the clinch.

Ernesto pushes De Sol up against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ernesto struggles to land a body shot inside as De Sol controls his hands.
Ernesto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ernesto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Sol swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Sol just leaning against Ernesto, taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from Ernesto fails to land.

De Sol breaks the clinch.

De Sol gets a clinch.
De Sol working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ernesto working aggressively here.
Ernesto lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ernesto.
Ernesto scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ernesto misses with a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Sol leaning his opponent against the cage.
De Sol fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Sol misses with some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

El Pablo Ernesto 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.

De Sol gets in close and instigates a clinch.
De Sol blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ernesto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ernesto lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ernesto lands a right hand.
Ernesto misses with a punch on the inside.
Ernesto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ernesto lands with a short punch from the clinch.

De Sol is rocked!
Ernesto lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down De Sol .
De Sol is still on wobbly legs! Can Ernesto finish him?
Ernesto misses with some punches.
El Pablo Ernesto has scored more points in the clinch so far.
De Sol tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ernesto softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
De Sol looking to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Sol .
Ernesto lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops De Sol to his knees! Ernesto keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). El Pablo Ernesto!
Our winner, El Pablo Ernesto, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.