PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between T Challa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alejandro Sosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sosa is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Maria Conchita - Vamos A Bailar. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Challa
vs
Sosa

184 cm
23
200 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

188 cm
21
196 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, T Challa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alejandro Sosa!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Challa throws a shot from downtown. Sosa moves away and avoids it.
Sosa 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.
Challa misses with a hook.
Challa fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sosa on the side of the head.
Challa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sosa is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Challa.
A punch combination from Challa misses.
Challa throws a lazy right hand but Sosa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Challa loads up on a big right hand but Sosa slips the punch.
Sosa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Sosa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Challa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Challa throws a right and a left that Sosa avoids nicely.
Challa misses with a two punch combination.
Challa cracks Sosa with a good jab.
Challa thuds a left hand into Sosa's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Challa takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
T Challa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosa ducks under a wild hook from Challa.
Challa misses with a series of wild punches.
Challa misses with a hook. Sosa ducked under it nicely.
Sosa moves out of range of the strikes.
Challa jabs Sosa right on the nose. Sosa blinks but takes it well.
Challa misses with a combination
and Sosa counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice defenses there by Sosa.
Sosa is looking to clinch but Challa is avoiding it.
Challa lands the left hand.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Challa!
Sosa tries to clinch up but Challa circles away and keeps his distance.
Challa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Sosa counter with a right hand.
Challa misses with a combination
letting Sosa counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Challa looks to throw the jab but Sosa is out of range.
Challa throws a series of punches but Sosa avoids them all with ease.
Challa swats away the attempt to clinch by Sosa.
Sosa defending well as Challa loads up on a big left hand.
Challa connects with a crisp jab.
Challa misses with an uppercut.
Sosa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sosa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Challa as he jumps to the side.
A jab from Challa misses.
Sosa ducks under a wild hook from Challa.
Challa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sosa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sosa moves in looking to clinch but Challa pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Challa circles away from the clinch attempt.

Sosa moves into the clinch successfully.

Sosa breaks from the clinch.
Challa bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sosa's head.
Challa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sosa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Challa throws a hook but Sosa avoids it easily.
Sosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sosa loads up on a big right hand but Challa slips the punch.
Challa misses with a combination
and Sosa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sosa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Challa.
Sosa moves in looking to clinch but Challa pushes him off.
T Challa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Sosa scores a takedown into full mount!
Poor strikes thrown by Sosa there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sosa is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Sosa controlling his opponent.
Sosa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Challa is looking to escape.
Challa has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Sosa's lack of action.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sosa passes the guard and advances to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

T Challa dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Challa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sosa counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Challa swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sosa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Challa misses with a straight right.
Challa cracks Sosa with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Challa misses with a straight right.
Challa is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sosa is looking to clinch.
Challa misses with a straight left.
T Challa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Challa misses with a double jab
and Sosa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Challa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sosa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Challa throws out a loose jab but Sosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Challa misses with a combination
and Sosa counters with a straight right hand.
Decent striking displayed by Challa there.
Challa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sosa defending well as Challa loads up on a big left hand.
T Challa is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Challa throws a body punch but Sosa moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Challa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Challa just misses with a punch to the body.
Challa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sosa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Challa throws a lazy right hand but Sosa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sosa slips under a jab from Challa.
Sosa slips a jab and a cross from Challa.
Sosa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Challa throws the left hand but Sosa avoids the punch easily.
Challa misses with an uppercut. Sosa saw that one coming.
Challa throws out a loose jab but Sosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Challa throws the left hand but Sosa avoids the punch easily.
Challa throws a hook but Sosa avoids it easily.
Sosa slips a jab from Challa.
Sosa tries to clinch there but Challa circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sosa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Challa.
Challa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Challa misses with a combination
and Sosa counters with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Challa misses with a hook.
Challa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sosa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Challa swats away the attempt to clinch by Sosa.
Challa gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sosa takes a jab right on the kisser.
Challa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sosa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Challa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Challa throws a lazy right hand but Sosa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sosa walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Challa throws a jab when Sosa was well out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sosa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Challa throws out the jab.
Challa throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Challa misses.
Sosa looks to land a left hand but Challa moved out of range nicely.
A big right from Challa misses.
Challa misses with an uppercut. Sosa saw that one coming.
Challa takes one to the side of the head.
Challa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sosa darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sosa moves out of range as Challa strikes.
Challa missing with a left hand there. Sosa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sosa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Challa.

Sosa forces Challa back against the cage and clinches.
Sosa is looking to control Challa's arms but Challa gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sosa has his back to the cage.

Sosa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Challa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sosa counters with a left to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sosa scores with a jab to the jaw.
Challa misses with a looping left.
Challa misses with a double jab
and Sosa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sosa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Challa throws out the jab.
A big right from Challa misses.
Challa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sosa counters with a straight right hand.
Sosa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Challa in his tracks.
Sosa connects with the punch.
Sosa is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
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!
Challa throws a lazy right hand but Sosa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Challa misses with an uppercut.
Sosa uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Challa has time to react.
Challa looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sosa scores with a hook to the body. Challa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A right-left combo lands from Sosa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alejandro Sosa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Sosa shoots in for a double leg but Challa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Challa is rocked!
Challa throws a combination that misses

and Sosa counters with a nice double leg into side control. Challa won't be happy with that.
Oh Challa is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Challa is not content to let Sosa control the position.
Sosa throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Challa seems to have got his legs back now.
Sosa controls the position.
Sosa wants to control but Challa is keeping him busy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Challa is trying to get back to half guard.
Challa on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Challa tries to get out of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Challa can't do much from the bottom here.

Sosa is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Challa knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sosa ducks under a wild hook from Challa.
Challa scores with a jab to the head.
Sosa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Challa.
Challa waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Sosa.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Challa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Challa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sosa wants to clinch.
Challa swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Sosa counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sosa.

Sosa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Challa throws a hook but Sosa avoids it easily.
Challa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Challa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sosa to score with a decent uppercut.
Sosa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
No joy there for Challa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Challa throws a jab when Sosa was well out of range.
Sosa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Challa.
Sosa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Challa throws out the jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Challa!
Sosa scores with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sosa ducks under a wild hook from Challa.
Challa misses with a double jab
and Sosa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sosa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Challa swats away the attempt to clinch by Sosa.
Challa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Challa misses the body punch

and Sosa counters with a takedown into side control.
Sosa trying to control the position but Challa is working away.
Sosa has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Sosa tries to control but Challa wriggling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Challa is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

Sosa looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Sosa fails to take his opponent's back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sosa controlling his opponent.
Challa tries to hold on but Sosa pushes him away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alejandro Sosa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sosa has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alejandro Sosa!