PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Derka Derka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacks Sole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Derka Derka has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Derka
vs
Sole

225 cm
31
270 lbs
22 - 20 - 0

195 cm
39
254 lbs
28 - 16 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Bad Man Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Derka Derka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacks Sole!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Derka.
Derka Derka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Derka throws a hook but Sole avoids it easily.
Derka looks to throw the jab but Sole is out of range.
Derka throws a lazy uppercut
and Derka takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Derka looks to throw the jab but Sole is out of range.
Derka lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Derka takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

It looks like Derka Derka has been cut.
Derka works the jab nicely.
Derka has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Tres Puntos FC in the buildup to the fight.
Derka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sole manages to avoid it.
Sole uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Derka.
Derka shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sole as he jumps to the side.
Nice defenses there by Sole.
Sole looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sole misses with a body shot.
Derka fails to land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Sole.
Sole throws a low kick but Derka avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Derka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Derka really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Derka scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sole in his tracks.
Derka misses with a two punch combination.
Derka moves to clinch but Sole breaks away
and Sole counters with a nice body shot.
Sole ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Derka moves away.
Sole fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Derka manages to avoid it.
Derka misses with a takedown
and Sole counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Derka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sole.
A shot to the liver by Sole. Beautiful body shot.
Derka is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Derka drops his hands momentarily and Sole takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sole is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Derka rather than just go for the knockout.
Derka misses with a few strikes there.
A big left from Sole misses.
Sole misses with a wild body shot.
Sole ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Derka moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sole tries to work over Derka's front leg with a kick but Derka checks it.
Derka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sole was well out of range. Poor timing from Derka.
Sole lands with a shot to the body.
A combination from Derka does no damage.
Sole's coach down at team razors mma fight club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Sole's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Derka cracks a nice hook into Sole's ribs.
Derka lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Derka moves out of range of the body kick from Sole.
Derka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Derka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sole moves away.
Derka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sole.
Jacks Sole is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sole throws a leg kick but Derka moved away.
Derka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sole moves away.
Sole uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Derka.
Derka tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Derka takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Derka lunges at Sole with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sole's hand.
Derka misses the shot to the body.
Derka throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sole counters with a nice leg kick.
Derka has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sole.
Sole scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Derka takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Derka Derka's cut is getting worse.
Sole throws a hook but Derka blocks it.
Sole throws a hook to the side of Derka's head but Derka sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sole lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sole cracks the inside of Derka's front leg.
Sole scores with a leg kick.
Sole lands with a nice body punch.
Sole throws out a powerful jab.
Derka tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sole swings for the body but Derka moves out of range.
Sole ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sole looks to land a left hand but Derka moved out of range nicely.
Sole lands a leg kick that knocks Derka off balance momentarily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sole.
Sole looks for the body kick but Derka saw that one coming.
Sole lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Derka slips under a jab from Sole.
Sole moves out of range as Derka strikes.
Sole misses with a looping right.
Derka throws a body punch but Sole moves out of range.

Derka fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Sole to the ground. Derka is now in Sole's guard.
Sole avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Derka won't allow Sole to get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Derka drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Sole manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Derka has Sole in his guard.

Derka looking for a guillotine here but Sole defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacks Sole dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Derka Derka's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Sole throws a quick inside leg kick.
Derka changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Derka misses with a hook
and Sole counters with an outside leg kick.
Sole takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sole scores with a leg kick.
Sole throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Derka throws a hook to the side of Sole's head but Sole sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jab, jab by Sole - just one landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Derka closes the distance and pushes Sole back into the cage.

Sole breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sole misses the shot to the body.
Derka lands a nice shot to the body.
Sole has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Derka finds it's way round the side to connect with Sole's head.
Sole uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Derka.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A swing and a miss from Derka.
Sole scores with a crisp jab that stopped Derka in his tracks.
Sole misses the shot to the body.
Sole has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sole slips under a jab.
Sole keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sole scoring well with a low kick there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sole tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Derka was well out of range. Poor timing from Sole.
Derka is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice straight punches there by Derka. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Derka.
Sole misses with a body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sole.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sole. Derka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Derka just misses with a punch to the body.
Sole throws a body punch but Derka moves out of range.
Derka misses with a body shot.
Sole fakes the leg kick and cracks Derka in the body.
Jacks Sole seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Derka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sole.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sole connects with a body shot that sends Derka's belly button to the back.
Derka swings for the body but Sole moves out of range.
Sole slips under a jab.
Sole takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Some wild striking there from Derka.
Sole misses with a body shot.

Derka clinches up against the cage.

Sole pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Derka misses the jab.
Sole fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sole chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sole keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Derka Derka's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Sole feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Derka's calf.
Sole connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Derka momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Derka tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sole lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sole throws a body punch but Derka moves out of range.
Sole displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Derka.
Sole tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Derka was well out of range. Poor timing from Sole.
Sole looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jab from Sole.

Jeez, Derka Derka's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Derka Derka's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jacks Sole!
Jacks Sole seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.