PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kollaa River (ranked 1098 p4p, 1354 weight class) and Jacks Sole (ranked 178 p4p, 195 weight class). River comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. 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.

River
vs
Sole

185 cm
34
186
18 - 11 - 2

200 cm
34
200
18 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Heavy Metal Drugs
Conquer

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 18 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kollaa River!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Jacks Sole!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
River lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
River throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Sole moves into the clinch.

River pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sole has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sole there as he acknowledges the shot.
River circles away from the clinch attempt.

River shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sole manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Sole is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. River is aware though and is defending well.
River postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as River accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
River missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sole is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
River slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Sole can't do much from the bottom here.
Sole avoids any damage from the ground and pound of River.
River in side control lands a decent elbow.

Sole is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ground and pound from River seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Sole is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
River throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
River misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Sole gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
River throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
River scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sole keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sole is trying to defend against the ground and pound but River scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sole is still in real trouble! Can River finish him?
River has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sole is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of River's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take River's back!
Sole seems to have recovered his senses.
Sole lands with a hammerfist to the side of River's head.

Sole working for a choke but River is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on River's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Sole trying to control.

Sole is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but River has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
River is defending well here and trying to improve his position.

Sole is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but River has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sole controls the position.
River rolls, trying to escape but Sole keeps control of the position.
River turns into Sole and is now in his guard.
River throwing strikes but missing.
Sole seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
River scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
River preventing the sweep.
River throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sole works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Sole working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. River doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. River manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
River content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
River working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
River scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sole trying to keep a closed guard but River is proving a slippery customer.
Sole working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from River.
Sole manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. River manages to get himself to full guard.

River is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sole is aware though and is defending well.
River might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

River is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

River has his foot on Sole's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sole works his way back into a safe position though.
Sole content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

River is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sole is aware though and is defending well.
Sole must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

River is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sole is aware though and is defending well.
Sole controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
River manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sole manages to get himself to full guard.

This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
River with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sole trying to keep a closed guard but River is proving a slippery customer.
Sole is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
River postures up in Sole's guard and throws a big left but Sole blocks it.
River stopping the sweep attempt from Sole.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kollaa River dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Sole tries to clinch up.

Sole looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Sole wants to pass the guard but River is defending well.
River wants to improve his position but Sole is controlling well.
River is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sole's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sole's back!
The referee is taking a good look at Sole as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from River!
The referee is taking a good look at Sole as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from River!
River throwing sloppy strikes.
River avoiding Sole 's attempts to control his hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sole covering up well under a series of strikes from River.
Sole is trapped and River is scoring with shots to the head and body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
River landing with strikes.
River is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Sole up.
Sole is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get River off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
River is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Sole up.
River lands a big punch and Sole is covering up! Another big shot separates Sole from consciousness and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kollaa River!
Kollaa River decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Jacks Sole had this to say: 'Shit happens, I'll learn from this.'.