PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Huergh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rico Sosa (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.

Huergh
vs
Sosa

182 cm
25
211 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

184 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Good knees
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, George Huergh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rico Sosa!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Huergh shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Huergh was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sosa tries to hold on but Huergh pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sosa is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Huergh is staying active.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sosa slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Huergh with the ground and pound but Sosa uses the opportunity to regain guard.

Sosa is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sosa controls Huergh momentarily but Huergh frees himself.
Huergh has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Huergh trying to control but Sosa is working from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Huergh in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sosa is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Huergh with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosa trying to control the position.
Huergh throws a strike but Sosa rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sosa trying to control the position from guard on top but Huergh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Huergh looking for a sweep. Not yet Huergh, not yet.
Sosa won't allow Huergh to get back to his feet.
Huergh trying to keep a closed guard but Sosa is proving a slippery customer.
Sosa wants to control from the top but Huergh keeps moving.
Huergh is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Rico Sosa has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Sosa throws a right and a left that Huergh avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sosa tries a head kick but it misses.

Huergh pushes Sosa up against the cage in a clinch.
Sosa is trying to pull guard but Huergh has him pressed against the cage.
Huergh creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sosa's defenses.

It looks like Rico Sosa has been cut.
Huergh could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Knees to the body from Huergh.
Sosa looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Huergh has picked Sosa up - he's going for a ride! Huergh dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Huergh lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Huergh wants to work for an arm triangle but Sosa is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Huergh looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Sosa taking some punishment here, with Huergh in his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sosa on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Huergh lands a nice short elbow.
Sosa taking some punishment here, with Huergh in his half guard.
Huergh working over Sosa with some ground and pound. Sosa looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Huergh lands strikes from half guard.
Huergh takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Huergh lands a nice short elbow.
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!
Nice strikes from Huergh there.
Huergh lands strikes from half guard.
Huergh lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Huergh wants to pass to mount but Sosa is defending the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huergh working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Huergh connects with a nice short shot to Sosa's temple.
Huergh drops an elbow to the side of Sosa's head.
Sosa has hold of Huergh's hands but Huergh slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Huergh is nestled in close to Sosa, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Huergh is looking to advance position but Sosa won't allow it.
Huergh winds up and cracks Sosa with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Huergh wants to pass to mount but Sosa is defending the position.
Huergh landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Huergh dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rico Sosa'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.

Sosa tries to keep at a distance but Huergh has taken the fight into the clinch.
Huergh jumps guard but Sosa stands there with Huergh around his waist. Huergh gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Huergh lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sosa gets underhooks to prevent Huergh's takedown attempt.
Sosa tries to work over Huergh's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The referee is keeping an eye on Huergh - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Huergh managing to block the knees to the body from Sosa.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Huergh lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Sosa throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Huergh wants to stand up but Sosa has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Sosa is looking to control Huergh's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sosa avoid being mounted?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosa works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sosa is breathing heavily.
Sosa keeping moving, preventing Huergh from controlling successfully.
Huergh lands a couple of digs.
Huergh tries to free his leg and advance position but Sosa is retaining full guard.
Huergh is in close to Sosa's body, working some short punches and elbows.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sosa is on top in guard.

Sosa drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sosa jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Huergh trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Huergh keeping moving, preventing Sosa from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sosa gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Sosa slaps away a takedown attempt from Huergh, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Huergh. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Huergh throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Sosa was covering up waiting for the punch and Huergh finishes the takedown easily into guard.
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!
Huergh working some strikes from top position.
Huergh postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Huergh lands a couple of digs.
George Huergh overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Huergh throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sosa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Huergh throws a strike but Sosa rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Huergh looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sosa is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huergh keeping moving, preventing Sosa from controlling successfully.
Huergh on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Huergh tries to get out of the position.
Huergh is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sosa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Huergh tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Sosa connects with a couple of short punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huergh is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Huergh is working hard here to advance position.
Sosa postures up in Huergh's guard and throws a big left but Huergh blocks it.
Huergh is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sosa is controlling him.
Huergh trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Huergh is wriggling around but Sosa manages to pass to half guard.
Huergh misses with some strikes from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ground and pound from Sosa.
Nice strikes from Sosa there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Huergh dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rico Sosa's cut.
That's time! Huergh's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Huergh misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Huergh has managed to clinch.

Huergh escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Huergh lands with a slapping head kick.
Huergh shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sosa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Huergh fails with an attempt to clinch.

Huergh rushes Sosa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Huergh is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Huergh tries to pull guard but Sosa won't allow it.
Sosa tries to pull guard but Huergh forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Huergh is trying to trip Sosa. He has hold of a leg but Sosa is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Huergh persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sosa trying to keep a closed guard but Huergh is proving a slippery customer.
Huergh throws a strike but Sosa rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosa stops Huergh from standing up.
Sosa wants to control from the top but Huergh keeps moving.
Huergh working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sosa.
Sosa is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Huergh wants to get back to his feet but Sosa is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huergh is looking to sweep but instead, Sosa has passed into half guard.
Sosa is nestled in close to Huergh, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sosa controlling the action here.
Sosa is keen to just control but Huergh is a slippery customer.

Sosa is trying for a kimura here. Huergh looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Sosa wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rico Sosa!