PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcello Sosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stark has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. On his way into the cage it seems that Marcello Sosa has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Marcello Sosa seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Sosa
vs
Stark

169 cm
18
157 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
153 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marcello Sosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tony Stark!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sosa tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sosa throws a leg kick but Stark sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sosa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sosa moves out of range of the body kick.
Sosa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stark connects with a nice looking jab.
Sosa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sosa throws a head kick that misses.
Stark throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sosa.
Sosa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stark.
Sosa throws a push kick but Stark slaps the foot to one side.
Stark keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sosa, right into the meat.
Stark throws a head kick that misses.
Stark tries to land a leg kick but Sosa saw it coming and moves away.
Stark tests Sosa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stark blocks the body kick.
Stark lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Stark jabs Sosa right on the nose. Sosa blinks but takes it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sosa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Stark looks for the body kick but Sosa saw that one coming.
Sosa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stark's calf.
Sosa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Good exchange - Stark coming out on top.
Sosa misses with a body kick.
Stark scores with a hook to the body. Sosa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sosa pushes Stark away with a front kick.
Stark looks gassed!
Sosa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Stark ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sosa moves away.
Stark lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sosa takes a swing at Stark's ribcage but misses.
Sosa throws a body kick that misses.
Tony Stark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sosa misses with a head kick.
Sosa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sosa checks a leg kick.
Sosa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stark dips to his left and cracks Sosa with an uppercut!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sosa.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stark.
Sosa connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sosa misses with a body kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Stark crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sosa - the referee stops the clock and Stark gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sosa. Stark manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sosa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A head kick misses from Sosa.
Good work by Sosa as he checks the leg kick.
Stark moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Stark takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A swing and a miss from Sosa.
Sosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stark.
Sosa throws a head kick but Stark moves out of range.
Stark ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
No joy there for Stark, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sosa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sosa misses with a low kick.
Sosa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark throws a series of punches but Sosa avoids them all with ease.
Sosa tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Stark is able to avoid easily.
Stark motions for Sosa to come forward. Stark throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stark looks for the body kick but Sosa saw that one coming.
Sosa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stark. That did some damage!
Stark scores with a kick to the body.
Sosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stark.
Stark connects with a leg kick. Sosa looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Stark takes a swing at Sosa's ribcage but misses.
A punch combination from Stark misses.
Sosa throws a solid leg kick but Stark takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sosa.
Sosa throws an overhand right that lands on Stark's shoulder, as Stark tries to avoid the shot.
Stark pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sosa. That's going to slow Stark down.
Sosa misses with an uppercut. Stark saw that one coming.
Sosa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Stark looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sosa scores with a head kick. Stark tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Sosa connects with an inside leg kick.
Sosa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stark's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sosa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stark has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A punch combination from Sosa misses.
Stark throws out a leg kick but Sosa moves out of range and Stark only half commits.
Stark throws a shot from downtown. Sosa moves away and avoids it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sosa misses with a head kick.
Stark throws a half hearted mid kick.
Stark misses with a two punch combination.
Sosa throws a series of punches but Stark avoids them all with ease.
Sosa misses with a low kick as Stark jumps back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stark slips a straight right by Sosa.
Sosa throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Sosa avoids the head kick by Stark.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sosa. That's going to slow Stark down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Marcello Sosa will probably get the nod.
That's time! Sosa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Sosa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sosa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sosa is looking to land body kicks.
Stark scores with a sloppy right hand. Sosa should have avoided that one.
Sosa is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Stark's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
A head kick misses from Sosa.
Stark staying out of range there.
Stark scores with a nice strike.
Sosa takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The fighters circling - Sosa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stark lands a head kick!
Stark misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sosa misses the shot to the body.
Sosa has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Sosa thumps Stark with a low kick.
Sosa thows a body shot but no joy.
Stark is breathing heavily.
Stark takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Stark misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stark throws a low kick but Sosa avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sosa.
A jab from Sosa misses.
Stark has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sosa.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sosa. Stark does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sosa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sosa throws a body punch but Stark moves out of range.
Sosa misses with a body kick.
Stark attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Stark displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sosa throws out the jab.
Sosa looks to throw the jab but Stark is out of range.
Stark throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sosa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stark sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sosa scores with a head kick.
Sosa swings for the body but Stark moves out of range.
Sosa misses with a straight left.
A cross from Stark lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark lands with an uppercut that bounces Sosa off the cage and back into range.
Sosa pivots, looking for a leg kick but Stark is out of range and Sosa settles back down.
A jab from Sosa does it's job there.
Sosa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sosa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stark has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sosa walks into a stiff left hand from Stark.
Sosa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
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!
Decent striking displayed by Stark there.
Stark scores with a kick to the body.
Sosa misses with a body kick.
Sosa just misses with a punch to the body.
Sosa lands with a slapping head kick.
Sosa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stark circles away quickly and effectively.
A nice combination there by Stark.
Sosa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sosa blocks a head kick by Stark.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Stark.
Sosa pushes Stark away with a front kick.
A head kick misses from Sosa.
Sosa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stark is looking to land body kicks.
Stark blocks a low kick nicely.
Stark throws a leg kick
and Sosa counters with a good low kick that Stark was not able to check.
Sosa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Stark, right into the meat.
Sosa throws a leg kick which misses Stark's front leg but catches the back leg as Stark tries to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Stark.
Stark throws out a loose jab but Sosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stark misses with a body kick.
Marcello Sosa is winning the standup battle so far.
Sosa lands with a hook. Stark tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Stark showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sosa.
Stark throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sosa.
Sosa throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Sosa connects with a leg kick. Stark looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sosa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Stark is looking to land body kicks.
Sosa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stark.
Sosa tries to bum rush Stark with a series of wild strikes but Stark uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stark uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sosa.
Stark thuds a left hand into Sosa's body.
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!
Sosa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stark jabs at Sosa's body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sosa misses with a body kick.
Stark throws a sloppy head kick and Sosa moves out of range easily.
Sosa moves away from the strike by Stark.
Sosa misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcello Sosa dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Stark looks for the body kick but Sosa saw that one coming.
Sosa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sosa slips a jab and a cross from Stark.
Sosa avoids the head kick by Stark.
Stark throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sosa looks to land a body kick but Stark moved away.
A lazy left from Sosa finds it's target.
Sosa throws a head kick that Stark semi-blocks.
Sosa misses with a hook. Stark ducked under it nicely.
Sosa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stark.
Sosa takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sosa throws a hook but Stark blocks it.
Sosa takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sosa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stark slips under a jab from Sosa.
Sosa misses with a looping right.
Sosa misses with a low kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosa takes a swing at Stark's ribcage but misses.
Stark getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Stark throws a combination. Sosa tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Stark uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sosa.
Stark lands a front kick.
Stark ducks under a wild hook from Sosa.
Sosa moves out of range of the body kick from Stark.
Sosa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sosa lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Stark tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sosa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stark.
Sosa keeps Stark at a distance using the push kick.
Sosa throws a body punch but Stark moves out of range.
Crunch! Sosa slams his shin into Stark's torso.
Sosa throws a chopping leg kick but Stark manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Stark scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sosa throws a sloppy head kick and Stark moves out of range easily.
Stark throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stark is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sosa.
Stark checks the leg kick.
Stark tries a head kick but it misses.
Sosa looks to land a combination but Stark avoids it well.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sosa lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Stark has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Stark and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Stark throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sosa throws a hook but Stark blocks it.
Stark misses with a kick to the body
and Sosa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stark misses with a head kick.
Sosa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sosa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stark.
Stark connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sosa's hands.
The fighters circling - Sosa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stark blocks a head kick by Sosa.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sosa throws out a leg kick but Stark moves out of range and Sosa only half commits.
Stark throws a leg kick but Sosa moved away.
Sosa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stark avoids the head kick by Sosa.
Stark explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sosa keeps Stark at a distance using the push kick.
Sloppy strikes from Sosa. Those never looked like landing.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sosa crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Stark - the referee stops the clock and Sosa gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Stark. Sosa manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sosa throws a right hand that Stark ducks under and follows up with a left that Stark also avoids with ease.
Stark wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sosa throws a leg kick that misses.
Stark misses with a head kick.
Stark throws a head kick but Sosa moves out of range.
Sosa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stark moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stark tries to land a front kick but Sosa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark throws a low kick, looking for Sosa's leg but Sosa calmly moves out of range.
Stark checks a leg kick.
Stark avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stark keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sosa lands a jab to the nose.
Stark throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sosa.
Stark moves out of range as Sosa strikes.
Sosa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sosa throws a body punch but Stark moves out of range.
Sosa connects with an inside leg kick.
Stark tries to score with a low kick but Sosa moves his leg out of the way.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stark blocks the body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sosa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stark scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tony Stark has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marcello Sosa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stark has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sosa.
Stark throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sosa sees it coming and avoids it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcello Sosa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sosa has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcello Sosa!