PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Augusto Soto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Sheeks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Soto
vs
Sheeks

181 cm
20
193 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

183 cm
21
198 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Great low kicks
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Augusto Soto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Chad Sheeks!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soto with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sheeks connects with a nice looking jab.
Soto moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sheeks looks to land a left hand but Soto moved out of range nicely.
Soto lands a nice hook to Sheeks's body. Sheeks takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Soto throws a sloppy head kick and Sheeks moves out of range easily.
Sheeks steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Soto.
Soto connects with an inside leg kick.
Sheeks takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

Soto drives through and clinches with Sheeks against the cage.
Soto lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Soto.
Soto scores with a hook to the body.
Sheeks looks gassed!
Sheeks has Soto pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Soto manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Soto lands a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Sheeks is trying to keep Soto in close.
Soto tries to free his leg and advance position but Sheeks is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soto's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Sheeks is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sheeks wants to stand and escape but Soto is having none of it.
Soto sitting in guard here, content to control.
Sheeks is trying to keep Soto in close.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Soto fakes the leg kick and cracks Sheeks in the body.
Soto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Soto wants to land a leg kick but Sheeks is out of range.

Soto feints and as Sheeks raises his hands in defense, Soto changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soto trying to control but Sheeks is working from the bottom.
Soto sitting in guard here, content to control.
Sheeks trying to control the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Soto is standing up over Sheeks. Sheeks looks to escape but Soto dives into side control.
Sheeks is not content to let Soto control the position.
Soto moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

Soto tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Sheeks's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sheeks has one of Soto's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Sheeks tries to bench press Soto off him but Soto keeps the position.
Soto trying to control the position but Sheeks is working away.
Sheeks tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sheeks takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheeks can't do much from the bottom here.

Soto wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sheeks, who protects the arm well.
Soto postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Sheeks can't do much from the bottom here.
Soto wants to control but Sheeks is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on Sheeks's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Soto postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Augusto Soto dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Sheeks misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sheeks. Soto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chad Sheeks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left lands for Sheeks.
Soto scores with a leg kick.
Soto is looking to clinch but Sheeks is avoiding it.
Good leg kick by Soto there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sheeks rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Soto counters with a right hand to the body.

Soto drives through and clinches with Sheeks against the cage.
Sheeks can't find room to land a body shot as Soto controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Soto.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Soto takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Soto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Soto lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soto blocks a body shot from Sheeks.

Soto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheeks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Soto throws a hook but Sheeks avoids it easily.

Soto darts in and clinches Sheeks up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Sheeks's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Soto stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Soto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Soto explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Soto misses with an attempted mid kick.
Soto takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sheeks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Soto moves away.
Soto is looking to chop away at Sheeks's legs.

Soto has Sheeks up against the cage in a clinch.
Soto gets through Sheeks's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right hook to the body lands for Soto.
Sheeks is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheeks goes for a takedown in the clinch but Soto prevents it.
Soto cracks Sheeks with a nice body shot.

Soto breaks from the clinch.
Soto scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Soto lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sheeks takes a step back to recover.
Soto feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sheeks's calf.
Soto scores with a push kick.
Soto is looking to clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Soto tries to work over Sheeks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Soto lands a right hand.
Soto scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Augusto Soto has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Soto throws an elbow that misses.
Soto misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Soto.
Sheeks blocking some punches.

Sheeks is fighting off a takedown attempt but Soto is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Sheeks to the mat. Sheeks regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Soto is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Soto trying to control the position from guard on top but Sheeks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Soto looking to pass the guard.
Soto trying to control the position from guard on top but Sheeks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Soto seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Augusto Soto wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Sheeks shoots for a double leg takedown but Soto sprawls well. He's pushed Sheeks's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sheeks tries for a takedown but Soto sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Augusto Soto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chad Sheeks.

Soto rushes Sheeks and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Soto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Soto.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Soto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Soto working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Soto works on Sheeks's body with a couple of short punches.
Soto misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Augusto Soto dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Soto looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Sheeks scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Sheeks shoots in for a double leg but Soto sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sheeks fails with the takedown.
Soto throws a sloppy head kick and Sheeks moves out of range easily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Soto.
Soto connects with a nice looking jab.
Soto digs a good hook to Sheeks's body.
Soto looks for the body kick but Sheeks saw that one coming.
Sheeks thuds a left hand into Soto's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Soto darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Soto thows a huge punch but Sheeks dodges it nicely.
Sheeks takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soto stalling.
Soto seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Sheeks for as long as he can get away with.
Soto'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.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Augusto Soto wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Sheeks shoots for a takedown but Soto saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Augusto Soto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chad Sheeks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sheeks. Soto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sheeks misses with a wild body shot.
Soto thows a body kick. Sheeks tries to catch it but that hurt him.

Soto drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sheeks keeping full guard, as Soto tries to pass.
Soto is stalling in the full guard.
Soto has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sheeks wants to sweep here but Soto controlling him for the moment.
Soto controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Augusto Soto just wasn't active enough.
Sheeks fails with the takedown.
Soto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Soto's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sheeks under the eye.
Soto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sheeks can do to turn this around?
Soto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sheeks dives in and grabs Soto's left leg, looking for a takedown. Soto pushes down on Sheeks's head and hops out.
Soto lands a leg kick that knocks Sheeks off balance momentarily.

Soto decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Sheeks tries to kick Soto off but Soto keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Sheeks trying to control here.

Soto seems to be looking for submissions.
Soto not doing much here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheeks is refusing to be controlled, as Soto sits in half guard.
Soto is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Sheeks is looking for a sweep. Soto is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Well, if Soto is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Sheeks trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Soto manages to pass to mount!
Augusto Soto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Soto controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sheeks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Soto feints and then cracks Sheeks's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sheeks down.
Sheeks lands a really nice looking cross but Soto seems unphased.

Soto gets the takedown into side control.
Soto is staying tight to Sheeks's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Soto trying to control the action but Sheeks is working from the bottom.
Sheeks can't do much from the bottom here.
Sheeks is letting Soto control him for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soto in the domination position with Sheeks hanging on.

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

Soto forces Sheeks back against the cage and clinches.
Soto can't find room to land a body shot as Sheeks controls the action.

Soto has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Sheeks clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
A lull in the action here.
Soto connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Sheeks to escape the position.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Sheeks breaks Soto's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheeks trying to control but Soto is working from the bottom.
Soto has Sheeks pulled in close to control his posture.
Soto preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Soto has Sheeks pulled in close to control his posture.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Augusto Soto wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Soto fails to land the takedown.
Sheeks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Soto moves away.

Soto gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sheeks's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soto is trying to push Sheeks away but Sheeks has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Soto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Soto swings wildly with an uppercut but Sheeks uses good head movement to avoid it.

Sheeks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sheeks has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Soto.
Sheeks 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.
Soto misses with a two punch combination.
Sheeks misses with a wild body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Soto. No joy for Sheeks on that attempt.
Soto misses the shot to the body.
Soto is looking to clinch.
Sheeks leaves Soto with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Soto stuffs the takedown attempt from Sheeks. Sheeks gets slowly back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheeks punishes Soto's body with a nice straight punch.
Soto is looking to clinch.
Sheeks ducks under a wild hook from Soto.
Soto fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sheeks has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sheeks with a hook.
Sheeks misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Augusto Soto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chad Sheeks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soto explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sheeks thows a body shot but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Soto throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Sheeks tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Soto is in Sheeks's guard.
Soto trying to control but Sheeks is working from the bottom.
Sheeks is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Augusto Soto had his way with Chad Sheeks in that round.
That's time! Soto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Soto looking to score a takedown here. Sheeks is defending well but Soto drives through and ends up in Sheeks's guard.
Soto wants to control from the top but Sheeks keeps moving.
Soto stops Sheeks from standing up.
Soto trying to control but Sheeks is working from the bottom.
Soto is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Sheeks is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Sheeks working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Soto.
Sheeks can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Soto controls the pace.

Augusto Soto has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Sheeks throws out a loose jab but Soto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sheeks throws a body punch but Soto moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Soto.
Sheeks is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?

Soto has Sheeks up against the cage in a clinch.
Soto misses with a punch to the body.
Soto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sheeks wants to take the fight to the mat but Soto manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Soto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sheeks.
Soto tries to work over Sheeks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Soto has picked Sheeks up - he's going for a ride! Soto dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Soto throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sheeks wants to control but Soto is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sheeks makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sheeks.
Sheeks working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Soto.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soto postures up.
Soto stops Sheeks from standing up.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sheeks keeping moving, preventing Soto from controlling successfully.

Sheeks is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Soto defends well.
Soto passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Soto in side control, throwing shots but Sheeks defends.
Sheeks defending against the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soto wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sheeks keeps working.
Sheeks sneaks back into half guard.
Sheeks trying to control but Soto postures up.
Soto trying to control from half guard but Sheeks is working away.
Sheeks is looking to improve his position.
Soto missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Soto wants to free his trapped foot but Sheeks is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Sheeks is trying to maintain the position but Soto is very close to passing his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Sheeks is refusing to be controlled, as Soto sits in half guard.
Soto throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sheeks controlling the position for now.
Soto takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Augusto Soto.

Sheeks looking to score a takedown here. Soto is defending well but Sheeks drives through and ends up in Soto's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soto keeping moving, preventing Sheeks from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sheeks won't allow Soto to sweep him here.
Chad Sheeks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sheeks accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Augusto Soto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Soto has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 50:45
Judge James Glass scores the fight 50:45
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Augusto Soto!
Augusto Soto retains his middleweight title!
Our winner, Augusto Soto, 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.