PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Slick Inakmas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Sotomayor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sotomayor has chosen Enter Sandman - Metallica as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Bruno Sotomayor has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Inakmas
vs
Sotomayor

188 cm
24
197 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

191 cm
24
199 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

Great wrestler
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Slick Inakmas!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Sotomayor!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sotomayor with a lazy takedown attempt

and Inakmas counters by clinching up.

Sotomayor has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Inakmas clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!

Sotomayor working for a choke but Inakmas is defending well.
Sotomayor controlling well, preventing Inakmas from escaping the position.
Sotomayor lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Well, with Sotomayor on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Inakmas is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Inakmas just trying to survive but Sotomayor is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.

Sotomayor is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Inakmas defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Inakmas trying to control but not successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sotomayor has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Inakmas has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!

Sotomayor is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Inakmas is defending well though. Sotomayor let's go of the attempt for now.

Sotomayor looking to finish the fight with a rear naked choke. Inakmas is controlling Sotomayor 's left arm and he spins nicely into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Inakmas trying to control the position from guard on top but Sotomayor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Sotomayor throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Sotomayor is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Inakmas is aware though and is defending well.

Sotomayor working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Inakmas doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Inakmas manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Sotomayor has his foot on Inakmas's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Inakmas works his way back into a safe position though.
Sotomayor looks gassed!
Sotomayor keeping full guard, as Inakmas tries to pass.

Sotomayor working for a triangle but Inakmas defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inakmas works over Sotomayor with some ground and pound from guard.
Inakmas pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sotomayor is keeping the position for now.

Sotomayor looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Inakmas passes into side control.
Inakmas creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

Inakmas decides to stand back up. Inakmas steps back and let's Sotomayor get back to his feet.
Sotomayor shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Inakmas counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Inakmas moves into the clinch successfully.
Inakmas presses Sotomayor against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Inakmas landing knees to the body.
Inakmas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sotomayor lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Inakmas obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stalling in the clinch from Inakmas.
Inakmas lands a nice uppercut.
Sotomayor wants a takedown.
Slick Inakmas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Sotomayor.
Inakmas throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Inakmas scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Bruno Sotomayor has been cut.
Inakmas lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Inakmas lands a good knee to the midsection. Sotomayor won't want to take too many of those.
The referee calls for Inakmas to work.
Inakmas lands a knee to the body.
Inakmas scores with a knee to the head.
Sotomayor tries for a takedown. No joy.
Inakmas digs a right hand underneath Sotomayor's ribcage. Sotomayor let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Inakmas is leaning against Sotomayor and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knees to the body from Inakmas.
Inakmas is pushing Sotomayor up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Inakmas gets underhooks to prevent Sotomayor's takedown attempt.
Inakmas is pushing Sotomayor up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Slick Inakmas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruno Sotomayor's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Inakmas rushes Sotomayor and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sotomayor drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Inakmas content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Inakmas scores with a knee to the head.
Inakmas is working Sotomayor over against the cage.
Inakmas lands a knee to the head.

Sotomayor is rocked!
Inakmas lands a big knee to the head and Sotomayor goes down! Inakmas pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Slick Inakmas!
Slick Inakmas retains his middleweight title!