PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sammy Sosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and cordae mcafee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Sosa
vs
mcafee

183 cm
22
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

157 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sammy Sosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, cordae mcafee!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
mcafee lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sosa tries to close the distance and clinch but mcafee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

mcafee closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Sosa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sosa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Sosa changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. mcafee looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
mcafee can't do much from the bottom here.

Sosa tries for a kimura but mcafee is defending well.

Sosa tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Sosa misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosa taking a breather here.
mcafee defending against the ground and pound.
mcafee wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Sosa looking to control but instead mcafee has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
mcafee tries to close the distance and clinch but Sosa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
mcafee keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's two 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.
Sosa throws a head kick that misses.
Sosa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
mcafee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
mcafee misses with a takedown

and Sosa counters with a shoot takedown. mcafee fights it but they end up in guard.
Sosa wants to control from the top but mcafee keeps moving.
Sosa is breathing heavily.
mcafee is adopting a defensive guard.
mcafee keeping full guard, as Sosa tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
mcafee is trying to control the position but Sosa postures up.
Sosa knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for mcafee on the ground.

Sosa is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but mcafee has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Sosa is looking to defend but mcafee has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Sosa! mcafee pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Sosa taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). cordae mcafee!