PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paul Sorvino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Even Steven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steven is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Metallica-Enter Sandman. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Sorvino
vs
Steven

185 cm
20
190 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

183 cm
20
189 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Sorvino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Even Steven!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Edson Gomes and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sorvino fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Steven misses with a jab, cross combination.
Steven tries to clinch but Sorvino moves out of range.
Sorvino uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steven.
Steven looks to land a combination but Sorvino avoids it well.
Steven doesn't manage to clinch there - Sorvino circles away.
Steven tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Steven is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Sorvino shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Steven napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Sorvino is trying to get an arm triangle but Steven is defending well.

Sorvino thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steven struggling a bit here.
Steven might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Sorvino kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Steven tries to improve position but can't.

Sorvino wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Steven, who protects the arm well.
Steven manages to get back to half guard.
Steven trying to control but Sorvino postures up.
Sorvino prevents Steven from standing back up.

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.
Steven holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Sorvino tries to pass to full mount but Steven defends it.

Sorvino is looking for a kimura here.

Sorvino is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Steven is just riding it out for now. Sorvino eventually gives up the hold.

Sorvino is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Steven sees it coming and defends easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Steven trying to control from the bottom.

Sorvino is looking for a kimura here.

Sorvino looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Sorvino is looking for a kimura here.

Sorvino is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Steven has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Steven is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Steven tries to clinch up but Sorvino circles away and keeps his distance.
Steven swinging wilding here.
Steven tries to clinch but Sorvino is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Steven scores with a head kick.

It looks like Paul Sorvino has been cut.
Steven tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sorvino swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Steven misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Sorvino dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Sorvino's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Steven wants to clinch.
Steven slaps away a takedown attempt from Sorvino, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Steven throws a sloppy head kick and Sorvino moves out of range easily.
Steven tries to clinch up.
Sorvino takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Steven throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steven doesn't manage to clinch there - Sorvino circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steven fails with an attempt to clinch.
Steven fails with an attempt to clinch.

Sorvino looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Sorvino is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Steven is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Steven has escaped and now he's on top!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Steven gets to his feet - Sorvino follows without any prompting.
Steven scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Horrible takedown by Sorvino or perhaps it was just good defense by Steven which made him look bad.
Steven is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Steven lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sorvino circles away quickly and effectively.

Sorvino bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Sorvino working away.
Steven wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

Sorvino working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

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

Sorvino tries for a kimura but Steven is defending well.

Sorvino working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Sorvino thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sorvino goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Steven rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Sorvino's guard! Nice work there by Steven!
Steven won't allow Sorvino to sweep him here.
Steven makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Sorvino has an active guard here but Steven has managed to pass into half guard.
Steven seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sorvino does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Steven decides to stand and escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steven tries to clinch up but Sorvino circles away and keeps his distance.
Steven tries to clinch up but Sorvino circles away and keeps his distance.
Steven tries to clinch but Sorvino moves out of range.
Even Steven is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A nice combination there by Steven.
Steven misses with a two punch combination.
Steven looks to land a body kick but Sorvino moved away.
Sorvino swats away the attempt to clinch by Steven.
Steven throws a right hand that Sorvino ducks under and follows up with a left that Sorvino also avoids with ease.
Steven tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Steven fails with an attempt to clinch.
Steven tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sorvino paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Steven tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Even Steven will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Paul Sorvino's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Sorvino circles away from the clinch attempt.
Steven swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Even Steven is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Steven's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Steven duly obliges.
Steven looks to land a combination but Sorvino avoids it well.
Steven throws a nice looking combination but Sorvino bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Even Steven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steven tries to bum rush Sorvino with a series of wild strikes but Sorvino uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Steven fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sorvino avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Sorvino scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Sorvino is trying to get an arm triangle but Steven is defending well.

Sorvino tries for a kimura but Steven is defending well.
Steven takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Sorvino swings around for an armbar but Steven sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Sorvino's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sorvino looking for a sweep. Not yet Sorvino, not yet.
Steven trying to control but Sorvino is working from the bottom.

Sorvino looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Steven passes into half guard.
Sorvino gets back to full guard.
Sorvino wants to sweep but no luck.
Steven is looking to work some ground and pound but Sorvino has wrist control.

Sorvino throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Steven avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steven preventing the sweep.
Sorvino keeping moving, preventing Steven from controlling successfully.
Steven postures up in Sorvino's guard and throws a big left but Sorvino blocks it.
Paul Sorvino overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Steven lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Sorvino has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Steven can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sorvino has momentary wrist control but Steven slips an elbow through the middle.
Steven working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Steven trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sorvino wants to sweep here but Steven controlling him for the moment.

Sorvino looking for a guillotine here but Steven defends easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sorvino working for submissions but it's allowed Steven to get to half guard.
Steven tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Sorvino regains full guard. Nicely done.

Sorvino looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Steven chips away with some ground and pound.

Sorvino is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Steven is aware though and is defending well.
Steven works over Sorvino with some ground and pound from guard.
Steven trying to control the position from guard on top but Sorvino is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steven stays in close to Sorvino's body and controls the position.
Steven trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sorvino's guard.
Steven won't allow Sorvino to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Steven has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Sorvino to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Steven is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Sorvino pulls down on the head and he's put Steven to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Paul Sorvino!