PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Frank Bones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sammy Sosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Bones
vs
Sosa

169 cm
22
144 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
22
130 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
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, Frank Bones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sammy Sosa!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sosa tries to close the distance and clinch but Bones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bones connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sosa momentarily.
Sosa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bones throws a leg kick but Sosa sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sosa is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sosa checks a leg kick.
Bones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sosa.
Bones keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sosa shoots in and drives through. Bones sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bones.

Sosa lands a big head kick that sends Bones tumbling to the mat! Sosa takes a step backwards and waves Bones back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Bones is rocked!

It looks like Frank Bones has been cut.
Sosa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bones counters with a three punch combo that has Sosa backing up. Sosa nods at Bones to acknowledge the strikes.
Oh Bones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bones seems to have got his legs back now.
Bones connects with a crisp jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sosa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sosa fails with the takedown.
Frank Bones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sammy Sosa.
Bones scores with a jab to the head.
Sosa misses with a takedown attempt - Bones sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sosa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bones's waist but Bones gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sosa off to one side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sosa wants to clinch.
Bones avoids the body shot from Sosa.
Sammy Sosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bones connects with a right hand. Sosa shakes it off.
Sosa checks a leg kick.
Bones stuffs the takedown attempt from Sosa. Sosa gets slowly back to his feet.
Sosa misses with a two punch combination.
Sosa closes the distance and clinches up with Bones, looking for a takedown. Sosa pushes Bones against the cage but Bones circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sosa looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bones tries to bum rush Sosa with a series of wild strikes but Sosa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bones throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sosa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bones throws out a powerful jab.
Sosa throws a sloppy body shot
and Bones counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bones scores with a jab.
Sosa missing with a left hand there. Bones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sosa looks for a takedown but Bones sprawls well.
Sosa wants to clinch
and Bones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bones throws a lazy head kick
and Sosa counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Sosa misses with a hook. Bones ducked under it nicely.
Bones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sosa shoots in but Bones avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bones scores with a nice strike.
Bones is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bones lands a with a good body shot.
Bones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sosa.
The crowd cheers as Bones lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sosa doesn't seem phased though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Sammy Sosa will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Frank Bones's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Sosa checks a leg kick.
Bones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sosa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bones lands a jab to the head.
Sosa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sosa closes the distance and clinches up with Bones, looking for a takedown. Sosa pushes Bones against the cage but Bones circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bones wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Frank Bones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sosa is defended easily by Bones.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Bones misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bones but Bones pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Frank Bones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sammy Sosa.
Sosa is breathing heavily.
Bones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sosa wants to clinch
and Bones counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bones cracks Sosa with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bones misses with a series of wild punches.
Sosa wants to clinch but Bones slips to the side
and Bones counters with a one-two to the body.

Sosa looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bones tries to get to full guard but Sosa has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bones trying to control here.
Bones is trying to get back to full guard.
Bones pushes Sosa off looking to stand but Sosa dives back in and keeps control.
Sosa missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bones punching from the bottom.
Bones wants to improve his position but Sosa is controlling well.
Bones knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sosa on the ground.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bones throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sosa shoots in for a double leg but Bones sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A low kick from Bones is predictable there
and Sosa counters with a three punch combo that has Bones backing up. Bones nods at Sosa to acknowledge the strikes.
Bones lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sosa moves out of range of the leg kick from Bones.
Bones misses with a leg kick.
Bones misses with a low kick.
Bones swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sosa looks to clinch
and Bones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sosa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bones scores with a three punch combo!
Sosa tries to clinch
and Bones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sosa misses with a takedown attempt - Bones sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bones uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sosa has time to react.
Bones with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sosa swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bones counters with a series of strikes. Sosa will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bones with a nice cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Frank Bones will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Frank Bones's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Bones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sosa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bones counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sosa thinking.
No luck for Sosa with that takedown attempt.
Sosa misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bones lands a jab-cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bones tries to work over Sosa's front leg with a kick but Sosa checks it.
Bones swinging wilding here.
Sosa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bones scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sosa avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bones fails to land with a series of punches.
A cross from Bones lands.
Bones displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sosa.
Frank Bones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sammy Sosa.
Bones works over Sosa's head and body with a nice combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bones throws a combination that misses
and Sosa counters with a big head kick but Bones shrugs it off.
Bones scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bones throws a right and a left that Sosa avoids nicely.
Bones scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sosa tries to clinch
and Bones counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sosa thinking.
Bones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bones looks for the body kick but Sosa saw that one coming.
Bones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sosa fails with the takedown.
Sosa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sosa misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sosa closes the distance but Bones moves to the side
and Bones counters with a three punch combo that has Sosa backing up. Sosa nods at Bones to acknowledge the strikes.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bones digs a good hook to Sosa's body.
Bones fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sosa checks it well.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sosa is defended easily by Bones.

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.
Bones darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bones misses with a double jab.
Bones scores with a jab. Sosa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bones swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sosa dives in and grabs Bones's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bones pushes down on Sosa's head and hops out.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bones pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sosa is out of range and Bones settles back down.
Bones throws a front kick aimed at Sosa's knee but Sosa avoids it well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Bones showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bones 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Bones!