PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcello Sosa (ranked 383 p4p, 324 weight class) and Aishah Bin Sari (ranked 53 p4p, 47 weight class). Sosa comes to the cage accompanied by HEARTLESS. Bin Sari has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! 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.

Sosa
vs
Bin Sari

175 cm
29
151
21 - 7 - 1

170 cm
35
146
20 - 10 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Conquer
Conviction

Voodoo Nutrition
Heavy Metal Drugs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marcello Sosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aishah Bin Sari!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sosa avoids a kick to the body.
Bin Sari throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sosa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sosa swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A big left from Sosa misses.

Bin Sari tries to keep at a distance but Sosa has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bin Sari blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Bin Sari scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bin Sari blocking some punches.

Bin Sari breaks the clinch.
Bin Sari blocks a head kick by Sosa.
Bin Sari flicks out a counter leg kick but Sosa steps away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bin Sari connects with a looping right hand.

It looks like Marcello Sosa has been cut.
Bin Sari tries to land a leg kick but Sosa saw it coming and moves away.
Sosa lands a jab to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Bin Sari throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sosa has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Convicted Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Bin Sari stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bin Sari connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sosa moves forwards but Bin Sari connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sosa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bin Sari has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Marcello Sosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sosa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sosa throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Sosa looks to land a left hand but Bin Sari moved out of range nicely.
Bin Sari let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sosa throws a combination that misses
and Bin Sari counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bin Sari tries to work over Sosa's front leg with a kick but Sosa checks it.
Bin Sari's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sosa under the eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bin Sari walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sosa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bin Sari sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bin Sari misses with a jab, cross combination.
As Bin Sari backs away, Sosa returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Sosa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bin Sari swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bin Sari doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bin Sari jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sosa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bin Sari in his tracks.
Bin Sari throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bin Sari lands a jab.
Sosa lands a jab to the nose.
Bin Sari misses with a looping right.
Sosa is looking to counter with a body kick.
Bin Sari ducks under a wild hook from Sosa.
Bin Sari appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bin Sari uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sosa.
Bin Sari takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sosa.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sosa clinches up against the cage.

Bin Sari manages to pull guard.
Sosa's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sosa continues to stall.
Bin Sari is looking to stand up but Sosa isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bin Sari is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Sosa wants to control from the top but Bin Sari keeps moving.

Bin Sari is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Aishah Bin Sari dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcello Sosa's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Nice straight punches there by Bin Sari. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bin Sari.
Bin Sari keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sosa misses with a hook. Bin Sari ducked under it nicely.
Bin Sari looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A telegraphed right hand from Bin Sari misses the target.
Bin Sari wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Aishah Bin Sari seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good leg kick by Sosa.
Bin Sari avoids the body shot from Sosa.
Bin Sari tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sosa throws a body shot but no joy.
Bin Sari has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Sosa tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
As Sosa backs off Bin Sari throws a huge counter combo but Sosa manages to avoid it all.

Sosa closes the distance and clinches.
Sosa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Sosa.

Bin Sari drags the fight down to the ground.
Bin Sari wants to get back to his feet but Sosa is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Bin Sari scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Bin Sari throws a head kick that misses.
Sosa misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sosa walks into a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bin Sari pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bin Sari throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slow jab from Bin Sari misses its intended target.
Sosa fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sosa avoids the head kick by Bin Sari.
Sosa throws a big shot that misses.
Bin Sari tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bin Sari misses with a double jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bin Sari circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sosa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sosa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bin Sari.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sosa.

Sosa has Bin Sari up against the cage in a clinch.
Sosa missing with knees to the body.
Sosa has Bin Sari pressed against the cage, preventing Bin Sari from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bin Sari.
Bin Sari throws a punch but it's blocked by Sosa.
Bin Sari throws a head punch that misses.
Bin Sari prevents a body shot from Sosa.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Bin Sari.
Bin Sari swings wildly with an uppercut but Sosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sosa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bin Sari has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bin Sari fails to pull guard.
Still in the clinch, Bin Sari scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bin Sari misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bin Sari.

Bin Sari breaks from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bin Sari throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sosa scores with a leg kick.
Sosa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sosa darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sosa throws a sloppy head kick and Bin Sari moves out of range easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Aishah Bin Sari showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marcello Sosa'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

A nice leg kick lands there from Sosa.
Bin Sari throws a hook but Sosa avoids it easily.
Sosa appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bin Sari throws a lazy uppercut
and Sosa counters with a stiff right hand.
Sosa throws a lazy body kick
and Bin Sari counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bin Sari takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sosa with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sosa tries to clinch up.
Sosa lands with an uppercut that bounces Bin Sari off the cage and back into range.

Sosa rushes Bin Sari and presses him up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosa prevents a body shot from Bin Sari.
Sosa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bin Sari tries to circle away but Sosa has him pinned against the cage.
Sosa tries to throw a body punch but Bin Sari avoids it by throwing Sosa back against the cage.
Bin Sari throws a punch but it's blocked by Sosa.
Sosa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sosa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bin Sari blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Sosa.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sosa.
Bin Sari blocks a body shot from Sosa.
Bin Sari tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sosa smiles and moves away.
Jab from Sosa.
Bin Sari misses with a right hand
and Sosa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marcello Sosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sosa. That's going to slow Bin Sari down.
Sosa connects with a solid leg kick.
Sosa scoring well with a low kick there.
Bin Sari swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sosa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bin Sari looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sosa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sosa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bin Sari stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bin Sari swings widly with a right hand
and Sosa counters with a nice body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bin Sari thows a leg kick but Sosa checks it
enabling Sosa to counter with a crisp jab.
Sosa moves away from the strike by Bin Sari.
Bin Sari misses with an uppercut
and Sosa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bin Sari uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sosa.
Bin Sari tries a quick counter leg kick but Sosa is wise to it.
Sosa's corner calls for a 1-2. Sosa obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bin Sari looks to land a body kick but Sosa moved away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sosa.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bin Sari throws a lazy uppercut
and Sosa counters with a good low kick that Bin Sari was not able to check.
Sosa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bin Sari moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bin Sari avoids the body shot from Sosa.
Sosa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sosa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sosa lands a nice shot that snaps Bin Sari's head back.
Sosa throws a leg kick
and Bin Sari counters with a left and a right that stings Sosa.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcello Sosa showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bin Sari has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aishah Bin Sari!
Aishah Bin Sari thanked the fans post fight for their support.