PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Augusto Soto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muay Thai Spar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Muay Thai Spar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Soto
vs
Thai Spar

181 cm
24
193 lbs
14 - 2 - 0

200 cm
27
189 lbs
18 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
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 14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Augusto Soto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Muay Thai Spar!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soto avoids the head kick by Spar.

Soto has managed to clinch.
Soto lands with a right to the head.
Soto misses with the head strike.
Spar is trying to stall.
Spar throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Spar stalling in the clinch but Soto improves position.
Soto misses with some punches.
Soto scores with a nice hook to the head.
Soto is working Spar over against the cage.
Soto blocks an elbow strike.
Soto trying to control the position but instead, Spar has worked for underhooks and has pushed Soto into the cage.
Nice body punch from Soto.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soto gets through Spar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Spar throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Soto blocks it with crossed arms.
Soto lands with a short shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spar prevents a body shot from Soto.
Soto throws a head punch that misses.
Soto is trying to maintain a safe position but Spar gets an underhook and turns Soto into the cage.
Soto misses with a punch to the body.
Spar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Soto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Spar trying to control the position but instead, Soto has worked for underhooks and has pushed Spar into the cage.
Soto is working Spar over against the cage.
Soto avoids a wild elbow strike from Spar.
Soto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Soto is working Spar over against the cage.
Soto swings wildly with an uppercut but Spar uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spar blocks an uppercut.
Soto stalling the fight.
Soto pushes Spar back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soto dodges an elbow strike from Spar.
Spar throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Soto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Spar's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

Spar breaks from the clinch.

Spar pushes Soto up against the cage in a clinch.
Spar missing with knees to the body.
Spar working hard to break the clinch.
Spar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Soto is working Spar over against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Spar.
Soto lands a shot to the body.
Spar looks winded!
Good body shot from Soto.
Spar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Soto scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short left from Soto.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Soto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soto scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Spar stalling in the clinch but Soto improves position.
Soto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Soto tries to throw a body punch but Spar avoids it by throwing Soto back against the cage.
Soto works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Soto lands a right hand that snaps the head of Spar backwards.
Soto lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Spar.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spar pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Spar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Spar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Soto feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Spar's calf.
Soto thumps Spar with a low kick.
Spar fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Soto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Soto fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Spar on the side of the head.

It looks like Muay Thai Spar has been cut.
The crowd cheers as Soto lands an impressive looking overhand right. Spar doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Soto lands a big right hand that sends Spar crashing to the mat! Soto stays standing though and waves Spar back to his feet!

Spar is rocked!
Spar leaves his chin hanging out and Soto seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Spar crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Augusto Soto!
Augusto Soto decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.