PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dog Gamma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and YB Sol Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dog Gamma has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gamma
vs
Sol Jr

185 cm
27
210 lbs
20 - 8 - 1

189 cm
25
215 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dog Gamma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, YB Sol Jr!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sol Jr tried to score with a low kick but Gamma checks it.

Sol Jr gets caught flat footed, as Gamma shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Gamma stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sol Jr swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Sol Jr has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Gamma off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Sol Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gamma throws a solid leg kick but Sol Jr takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gamma.
YB Sol Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Sol Jr misses.
Gamma will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sol Jr throws a right hand that misses

and Gamma counters with a shoot takedown. Sol Jr fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gamma throws a big elbow that misses.
Gamma throws a big elbow that misses.
Gamma with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gamma trying to control but Sol Jr is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sol Jr wants to get back to his feet but Gamma is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sol Jr keeping moving, preventing Gamma from controlling successfully.
Gamma prevents Sol Jr from getting back to his feet.
Sol Jr being controlled here, momentarily.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Dog Gamma wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Sol Jr throws a hook but Gamma blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sol Jr cracks the inside of Gamma's front leg.
Gamma avoids a kick to the body.
YB Sol Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gamma takes a swing at Sol Jr's ribcage but misses.
Sol Jr slaps away a takedown attempt from Gamma, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A jab lands there for Sol Jr.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gamma is defended easily by Sol Jr.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dog Gamma. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gamma is looking to slow Sol Jr down with leg kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sol Jr scores with a leg kick.
Gamma blocks a low kick nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sol Jr misses with a kick to the body.
Gamma shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sol Jr as he avoids it easily.
Sol Jr scores with a spinning back kick!
Gamma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sol Jr manages to avoid it.
Gamma shoots for a takedown but Sol Jr saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gamma tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sol Jr swivels and escapes.
Gamma tries for a takedown but Sol Jr sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gamma uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sol Jr.
Sol Jr avoids the body shot from Gamma.
Nice sprawl there from Sol Jr as Gamma shoots in.
Sol Jr misses with an uppercut. Gamma saw that one coming.
Sol Jr ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gamma is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sol Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gamma takes a kick to the side of the head.

It looks like Dog Gamma has been cut.
Sol Jr lands with a kick to the temple. Gamma shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sol Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gamma shoots in looking for a takedown. Sol Jr tries to sprawl out of it but Gamma keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sol Jr manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gamma blocks a leg kick.
Sol Jr moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gamma is defended easily by Sol Jr.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gamma shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sol Jr pinned against the cage. Sol Jr gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

YB Sol Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dog Gamma's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Gamma 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.
Gamma fails with a takedown attempt.
Gamma shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gamma closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sol Jr circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dog Gamma. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sol Jr throws a low kick but Gamma avoids it.
Sol Jr leaves Gamma with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sol Jr lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gamma has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gamma and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sol Jr throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Sol Jr.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gamma misses with a hook
letting Sol Jr counter with a right hand.
Gamma fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gamma shoots for a takedown but Sol Jr saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sol Jr throws a leg kick which misses Gamma's front leg but catches the back leg as Gamma tries to avoid it.
Gamma shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sol Jr but Sol Jr pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sol Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Gamma's shoulder, as Gamma tries to avoid the shot.
Sol Jr keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gamma fails with a takedown attempt.
Sol Jr lands with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sol Jr connects with a leg kick. Gamma looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sol Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sol Jr throws a looping overhand right but Gamma ducks down to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Sol Jr as he connects with a hook.
Gamma staying out of range there.
Sol Jr works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Gamma is rocked!
Sol Jr lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Gamma head around and knocks him out cold! Sol Jr hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). YB Sol Jr!
YB Sol Jr seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.