PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Juan Santiago Sorias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barney Judge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sorias comes to the cage accompanied by Fight - Future World Music . Judge has chosen NewTV by FACES OF MARS as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Santiago Sorias
vs
Judge

169 cm
22
146 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

169 cm
33
141 lbs
10 - 13 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Juan Santiago Sorias!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Barney Judge!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Judge misses with the combination.
Sorias throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A swing and a miss from Judge.
Sorias throws out a loose jab but Judge uses good head movement to avoid it.
Judge connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nice body punch from Judge.
Sorias pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sorias thumps Judge with a low kick.
No luck for Sorias with that takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sorias connects with an inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Judge.
Sorias scoring well with a low kick there.
Judge misses with a two punch combination.
Sorias attempts a counter takedown but Judge avoids it well and moves away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sorias throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Judge thows a left - swing and a miss!
Judge misses with a kick to the body.
Judge misses with a two punch combination.
Sloppy strikes from Judge. Those never looked like landing.
Judge misses with a double jab.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Judge has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Sorias fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Judge has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Judge there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sorias scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Judge lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sorias circles away quickly and effectively.
Sorias half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Sorias throws a leg kick which misses Judge's front leg but catches the back leg as Judge tries to avoid it.
Sorias takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Barney Judge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sorias fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sorias takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Judge swinging wildly here.
Judge throws a body punch but Sorias moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sorias looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sorias throws out a leg kick but Judge moves out of range and Sorias only half commits.
Judge misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sorias scoring well with a low kick there.
Judge misses with a jab, cross combination.
No joy there for Judge, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Judge works Sorias's body with a nice hook.
Sorias's jab looks to have found its range, popping Judge under the eye.
Judge looks for the body kick but Sorias saw that one coming.
Judge chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sorias can pounce on him.
Judge's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sorias turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Judge misses with a right hand
letting Sorias counter with a right hand.
Sorias pushes Judge away with a front kick.
Judge throws a right and a left that Sorias avoids nicely.
Judge rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sorias moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A head kick misses from Judge.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sorias thumps Judge with a low kick.
Sorias lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sorias lands a head kick!
Sorias throws a leg kick but Judge checks it.
Sorias swats away the attempt to clinch by Judge.
Judge ducks right into an uppercut from Sorias.
Judge lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sorias circles away quickly and effectively.
Judge throws a jab but it's blocked by Sorias.
Judge misses with an uppercut.
Sorias changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A leg kick checked by Judge.
Judge scores with a decent looking hook.
Judge looks to score with a jab to the body but Sorias is just out of range.
Sorias turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Judge tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sorias was well out of range. Poor timing from Judge.
Judge stalks Sorias and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sorias's face. Sorias staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like Juan Santiago Sorias has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sorias thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Judge if he has to take too many more of those.
Sorias listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Sorias shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Judge's guard.
Sorias looking to sit in guard and control but Judge gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Judge is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Sorias is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Judge must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Barney Judge will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Juan Santiago Sorias's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Judge throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Judge moves in looking to clinch but Sorias pushes him off.
As Judge backs away, Sorias returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Judge misses with a straight left.
Sorias feints and then cracks Judge's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Judge down.
Judge is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sorias.
Judge throws a solid leg kick but Sorias takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Judge.
Sorias dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Judge. That did some damage!
Sorias throws a leg kick but Judge sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Barney Judge seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Judge slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Judge throws a leg kick but Sorias moved away.
Judge jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sorias feinted with a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sorias with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Judge looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Judge checks the leg kick.
Judge misses with a double jab.
Sorias changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Judge throws out a loose jab but Sorias uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Sorias.
Judge looks to throw the jab but Sorias is out of range.
Sorias with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Judge to score with a decent uppercut.
Judge blocks a leg kick.
Judge misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sorias looks to land a left hand but Judge moved out of range nicely.
Sorias throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sorias uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Judge.
Sorias appears to be looking for a counter takedown.

Judge gets tackled into the cage by Sorias. Sorias maintains the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sorias works on Judge's body with a couple of short punches.
Sorias lands an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Judge tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Sorias.
Judge blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Judge wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sorias lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Sorias escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sorias feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Judge's calf.
Judge jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A swing and a miss from Sorias.
Judge takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Judge misses with a double jab.
Sorias feinted with a counter takedown.

Sorias closes the distance and clinches.
Sorias'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.
Sorias lands a body shot.
Sorias stalling in the clinch but Judge improves position.
Judge throws a punch but it's blocked by Sorias.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sorias.
Sorias presses Judge against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A bit of stalling here from Sorias.
Sorias struggles to land a body shot inside as Judge controls his hands.
Judge misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Judge breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sorias connects with an inside leg kick.

Sorias moves into the clinch.
Judge wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sorias has him pressed against the cage.
Judge wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sorias can't find room to land a body shot as Judge controls the action.
Judge swings wildly with an uppercut but Sorias uses good head movement to avoid it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sorias looking to throw knees to the head but Judge is blocking nicely.
Sorias's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sorias avoiding damage.
Sorias is trying to maintain a safe position but Judge gets an underhook and turns Sorias into the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Judge is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Sorias is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Judge is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Judge tries to stall but Sorias uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nice body punch from Judge.
Judge wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sorias works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Judge is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sorias is defending well for now.
Sorias working aggressively here.
Sorias lands a right hand that snaps the head of Judge backwards.
Sorias blocks an elbow strike.
Judge throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Judge prevents a body shot from Sorias.
Sorias lands with a left to the head.
Judge gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sorias.
Judge tries to break free but Sorias pushes him back against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sorias obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sorias pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Judge blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Judge is trying to break the clinch but Sorias has him pressed against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sorias takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Santiago Sorias dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Juan Santiago Sorias's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Judge fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sorias drops down looking for a counter takedown but Judge sprawls and moves away.
Sorias digs a good hook to Judge's body.
Sorias pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Judge lands a jab to the nose.
Jab from Judge.
Barney Judge is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice defenses there by Sorias.
Judge misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sorias needs to keep his hands up - Judge had a free shot at his head there.
Judge throws a half hearted mid kick.
A slow jab from Sorias misses its intended target.
Sorias explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sorias looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sorias takes one on the button.
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!
Sorias throws a nice inside leg kick.
Judge takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Judge scores with a decent looking hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Judge thuds his right hand into Sorias's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Judge scores with a punch to the head.

Sorias is rocked!

Judge lands a big uppercut and Sorias crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Sorias looks OK. Judge waves Sorias back to his feet!
Oh Sorias is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sloppy strikes from Judge. Those never looked like landing.
Judge sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Sorias's defenses. It connects perfectly with Sorias's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Barney Judge!
Barney Judge spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.