PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Angel Soto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Red Beard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Soto
vs
Beard

178 cm
21
170 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

170 cm
19
170 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Angel Soto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Red Beard!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soto fails with a takedown attempt.
Red Beard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beard dips to his left and cracks Soto with an uppercut!

Beard gets caught flat footed, as Soto shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Soto lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Beard keeping moving, preventing Soto from controlling successfully.
Soto works over Beard with some ground and pound from guard.
Beard keeping moving, preventing Soto from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soto stopping the sweep attempt from Beard.
Soto wants to control from the top but Beard keeps moving.
Beard really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Soto. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two 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.
Beard trying to keep a closed guard but Soto is proving a slippery customer.
Soto trying to control the position from guard on top but Beard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Soto is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Beard is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soto loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Beard gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Beard slowing the pace effectively.

Beard manages to break the clinch.

Beard drives through and clinches with Soto against the cage.

Beard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Beard moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

It looks like Angel Soto has been cut.
Soto takes one to the side of the head.
Beard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Beard drives through and clinches with Soto against the cage.
Beard unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Beard unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Soto letting Beard take a breather here.

Beard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Beard misses with a jab, cross combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Soto.

Beard has managed to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Red Beard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Angel Soto's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Beard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Soto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Beard tries to clinch up but Soto circles away and keeps his distance.

Beard forces Soto back against the cage and clinches.

Beard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Soto shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Beard as he jumps to the side.
Soto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Beard.
Angel Soto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Beard changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Soto doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Beard slaps away a takedown attempt from Soto, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Beard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Beard looks to score with a jab to the body but Soto is just out of range.
Soto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beard.
Beard lands a jab-cross combination.
Soto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Beard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beard misses with a combination

and Soto moves into the clinch.

Beard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Soto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Beard.
Jab from Beard.
Beard wants to clinch.
Beard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Soto moves away.
Beard fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Beard gets a clinch.
Soto tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Beard smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Angel Soto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beard closes the distance but Soto moves to the side
and Soto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Beard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Beard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Soto moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beard moves in looking to clinch but Soto pushes him off.
Beard closes the distance but Soto moves to the side

and Soto moves into the clinch.
Soto wants a takedown.

Beard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Beard is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Soto rather than just go for the knockout.
Beard throws out a loose jab but Soto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beard looks to land a left hand but Soto moved out of range nicely.
Soto circles away from the clinch attempt
and Soto counters with a nice body shot.
Soto shoots in looking for a takedown. Beard tries to sprawl out of it but Soto keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Beard manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice uppercut lands for Beard. That snapped Soto's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soto misses with a jab to the body
and Beard counters with a stiff right hand.

Beard rushes Soto and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Beard breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beard connects with the punch.
Beard throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Beard misses with a double jab
and Beard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Beard doesn't manage to clinch there - Soto circles away.
A combination from Beard does no damage.
Soto misses with a wild body shot.
Beard slaps away a takedown attempt from Soto, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Beard takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Soto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Soto misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Beard throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Beard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Beard rushes Soto and presses him up against the cage.
Soto looking for a takedown.
A bit of stalling here from Beard.

Soto jumps into guard, dragging Beard to the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Soto manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Beard is squirming around, avoiding Soto's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Red Beard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Angel Soto's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Soto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A jab from Beard misses.
A shot to the body from Beard misses
and Soto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Beard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Beard closes the distance and clinches.
Nice elbow from Beard.

Beard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Soto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Beard.
Beard misses with a hook to the body

and Soto counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soto trying to control but Beard is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Soto throws and elbow that misses. Beard uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Soto's guard. Nice move by Beard!
Beard trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Angel Soto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beard wants to stand and escape but instead Soto has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Soto drops back, looking for a kneebar! Beard looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Beard looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Beard!
Soto wants to control but Beard postures up.

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.
Beard trying to control the position but Soto is working away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
You can see the frustration on Soto's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Angel Soto showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Beard has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Red Beard!