PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chato Sonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JJ Amorales (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.

Sonnen
vs
Amorales

185 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chato Sonnen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, JJ Amorales!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sonnen tries to keep at a distance but Amorales has taken the fight into the clinch.
Amorales using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sonnen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Amorales trying to control the position but instead, Sonnen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Amorales into the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Amorales throws an elbow but misses.

Amorales pulls guard successfully.
Amorales has a closed guard, preventing Sonnen from standing up.
Amorales manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sonnen manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Amorales trying to control but Sonnen is working from the bottom.

Sonnen working for a triangle but Amorales defends it easily.
Sonnen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Amorales on the ground.
Amorales slips nicely into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amorales wants to control but Sonnen is keeping him busy.
Sonnen wants to control but Amorales is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Amorales is trying to control. Sonnen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Amorales prevents Sonnen from improving his position.
Sonnen is working hard here to advance position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. JJ Amorales was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Sonnen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Amorales is wriggling around trying to escape.
Amorales wants to hold on but Sonnen pushes him away.
Amorales working to try and regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amorales wants to hold on but Sonnen pushes him away.
Sonnen unloading with bombs!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Amorales sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.

Amorales looking for submissions off his back.
Sonnen tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Amorales is trying to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen working Amorales over with strikes.

Amorales looking for submissions off his back.
Sonnen is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

Amorales is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sonnen pulls his head out easily.
Sonnen is trying to control. Amorales wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Still in half guard, Sonnen seems content to control.
Sonnen is trying to control. Amorales wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sonnen is thwarting Amorales's attempts to control the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Sonnen wants to take a breather but Amorales is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Chato Sonnen has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Sonnen has taken the fight to the clinch.

Amorales jumps guard.

Amorales has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sonnen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Amorales looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Amorales is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sonnen has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Amorales is proving hard to escape from.

Sonnen decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Amorales is looking to clinch but Sonnen is avoiding it.

Sonnen gets a double leg takedown into Amorales's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but JJ Amorales will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Amorales is looking to clinch.
Amorales is looking to clinch but Sonnen is avoiding it.
Amorales lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Chato Sonnen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Amorales tries to clinch up

and Sonnen counters with a nice double leg into side control. Amorales won't be happy with that.
Amorales gets back to half guard.

Sonnen 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.
Chato Sonnen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sonnen wants to stand but Amorales has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonnen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Amorales keeps working.
Amorales trying to control here.

Amorales is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sonnen pulls his head out easily.
Amorales is looking to improve his position.

Amorales looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Amorales tries to get to full guard but Sonnen has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Amorales looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Amorales is breathing heavily.
Sonnen is keen to just control but Amorales is a slippery customer.

Amorales looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sonnen is stalling here. Amorales is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Sonnen seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Amorales has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
What's Sonnen going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.

Amorales stands up and beckons Sonnen to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen just misses with a punch to the body.
Amorales wants to clinch.
Amorales tries to clinch

and Sonnen counters with a takedown into side control.
Sonnen scores with a couple of short elbows.
Sonnen creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Sonnen scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Amorales to see if he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Amorales is trying to improve his position.
Sonnen wants to stand but Amorales has his arm trapped.
Sonnen trying to control the action but Amorales is working from the bottom.
Amorales is trying to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amorales manages to get back to half guard.

Amorales actively working from the bottom here.
Sonnen wants to stand up but Amorales has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Amorales taking some punishment here, with Sonnen in his half guard.
Amorales misses with some strikes from the bottom.

Sonnen wants to work for an arm triangle but Amorales is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Amorales wants to improve his position but Sonnen is controlling well.
Sonnen wants to take a breather but Amorales is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chato Sonnen dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Sonnen gets tackled into the cage by Amorales. Amorales maintains the clinch.
Amorales with a knee to the head.

Sonnen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Sonnen shoots in and bounces Amorales off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Amorales is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Sonnen frees his head nicely. Oh but Amorales has switched to an armbar! Sonnen is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). JJ Amorales!