PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Augusto Soto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Lime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lime has chosen Remember the Name as his entrance music. Mr Lime has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Soto
vs
Lime

181 cm
24
193 lbs
15 - 3 - 0

188 cm
29
197 lbs
17 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Augusto Soto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr Lime!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Soto. That's going to slow Lime down.
A good leg kick by Soto.
Lime works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Soto scores with a push kick.
Soto takes a swing at Lime's ribcage but misses.
Lime looks to land a combination but Soto avoids it well.

Soto pushes Lime up against the cage in a clinch.
Lime blocking some punches.
Soto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Soto takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Lime cracks Soto with a nice body shot.
Lime wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Soto has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soto blocks an uppercut.
Soto leaning his opponent against the cage.
Soto blocks a body shot from Lime.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lime.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Soto.
Soto blocking some punches.
A short left from Soto.
Lime blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lime as Soto tries to tie him up.
Lime throws a head punch that misses.
Soto blocking some punches.
Lime can't get the takedown.
Lime misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lime has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Soto avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Lime on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lime blocks a body shot from Soto.

Lime pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Soto misses its intended target.
Soto will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A shot to the body from Soto misses
and Lime cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Soto throws a big shot that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lime cracks Soto with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A left lands for Lime.
Lime slips a straight right by Soto.
Soto walks into a stiff left hand from Lime.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lime sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

Lime drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lime throws a strike but Soto rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Soto trying to control but Lime is working from the bottom.
Lime has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lime looking for a sweep. Not yet Lime, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soto trying to control the position from guard on top but Lime is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lime trying to control the position.
Soto looking to sit in guard and control but Lime gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Lime is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Soto is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Soto has escaped and now he's on top!
Soto preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lime is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Soto is stalling in the full guard.

Lime working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Soto doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Soto manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Soto preventing the sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Soto not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Augusto Soto will probably get the nod.
That's time! Soto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lime.
A clash of legs there as Lime blocks the low kick.
Lime pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Soto throws a wild body kick that Lime sees coming a mile off.
Soto checks a leg kick.
Lime shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Soto defends it nicely.
Lime tries to score a power double leg takedown but Soto sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lime somewhat.
Augusto Soto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mr Lime.
Soto looks to score with a jab to the body but Lime is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lime checks the leg kick nicely there.
Augusto Soto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Soto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lime fails to land the takedown.
Lime checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lime misses with a looping right.
Soto throws a body kick that misses.
Lime swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Soto feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lime's calf.
Lime has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lime throws the left hand but Soto avoids the punch easily.
Soto with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lime. Soto does a little dance to reset his feet.

Soto gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soto stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Still in the clinch, Soto scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lime.
Lime takes a shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Soto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Soto lands with a right to the head.
Lime works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Soto tries to throw a body punch but Lime avoids it by throwing Soto back against the cage.
Lime lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Soto lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lime is breathing heavily.
Soto dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Soto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Soto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Soto digs a right hand underneath Lime's ribcage. Lime let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Soto lands a shoulder strike.
Lime tries to circle away but Soto has him pinned against the cage.
Soto lands a nice uppercut.
Lime takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soto effectively controlling the action here.
Soto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Soto struggles to land a body shot inside as Lime controls his hands.
Soto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lime backwards.
Soto digs a right hand into Lime's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lime's gas tank.
Soto leaning against his opponent.
Soto blocks a body shot from Lime.
Lime blocking some punches.
Lime's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Soto lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lime or not.
Lime blocks a body shot from Soto.
Soto lands with a right to the head.
Lime throws a punch but it's blocked by Soto.
Lime is looking for a takedown.
Soto blocks an uppercut.
Soto digs a right hand underneath Lime's ribcage. Lime let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lime goes for a takedown attempt but Soto pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Soto scores with a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soto is looking to score with low kicks.
Soto lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lime looks for a takedown but Soto sprawls well.
Soto feints a jab promting Lime to slip. Soto then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lime slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Soto throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Soto throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lime.
Soto moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lime takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Augusto Soto dominated that second round.
That's time! Soto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Lime keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lime tries to land a leg kick but Soto saw it coming and moves away.
Nice defenses there by Lime.
Lime thows a body shot but no joy.
Soto throws a sloppy head kick and Lime moves out of range easily.
Soto throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lime ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Soto moves away.
Lime misses the jab.
Lime thows a leg kick but Soto checks it
and Soto counters with a low kick, right behind Lime 's knee.
Lime misses with an uppercut
and Soto counters with a nice kick to the body.
Soto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Soto tries a low kick but Lime avoids it.
Lime takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lime checks a leg kick nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soto defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lime.
Some bone on bone action there as Soto checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Donk. Soto catches Lime right on the button with a cross.
Lime misses with a body punch
and Soto counters with an outside leg kick.
Soto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Soto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Augusto Soto is winning the standup battle so far.
Lime fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Soto is out of range.
Lime lands a glancing blow to the side of Soto's head.
Soto throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lime.
Soto moves in looking to clinch but Lime pushes him off.
Lime misses with a leg kick
and Soto counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lime shoots in looking for a takedown but Soto manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lime's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Soto goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Soto throws a leg kick but Lime sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lime sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Lime moves away from the strike by Soto.
Lime moves away from the strike by Soto.
Lime takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Soto connects with an inside leg kick.
Soto throws a leg kick which misses Lime's front leg but catches the back leg as Lime tries to avoid it.
Lime on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lime avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Soto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lime moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lime has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Soto.
Soto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lime has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lime there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lime throws a push kick but Soto slaps the foot to one side.
Soto throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Mr Lime has been cut.
Soto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lime throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lime takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Soto pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mr Lime seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lime displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Soto throws out the jab.
A slow jab from Soto misses its intended target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Lime finds it's target.
Soto takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mr Lime has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A chopping leg kick lands by Soto.
Lime looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lime is looking to chop away at Soto's legs.
Lime fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Soto manages to avoid it.
Lime misses with a looping left.
Soto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Soto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lime can do to turn this around?
No joy there for Soto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lime has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Soto.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big right from Soto misses.
Soto throws a front kick that sends Lime stumbling back into the cage.
Lime throws a front kick aimed at Soto's knee but Soto avoids it well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Augusto Soto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Soto, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Augusto Soto!
A victorious Augusto Soto thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.