PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Valentino Soto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy The (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Soto
vs
The

183 cm
20
205 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

180 cm
25
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
KO power

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

CEC Nutrition Q160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Valentino Soto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Billy The!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Emerson Jorge and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The throws a solid leg kick but Soto takes the impact on his shin and smiles at The.

The closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - The lands in his opponent's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Soto is looking to stand up but The isn't so interested in that idea.
The looking to sit in guard and control but Soto gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Soto postures up in The's guard and throws a big left but The blocks it.

The working for a triangle but Soto defends it easily.
Soto postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Soto drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Soto jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

The working for a triangle but Soto defends it easily.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if The can do anything to dispel that myth.
The working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Soto.

Soto avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Soto throwing strikes but missing.
The avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Soto got a little sloppy there for a moment and The has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Soto has managed to get both his arms back between The's legs - danger averted.
Soto postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Soto defends well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soto working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

The working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Soto doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Soto manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Soto scoring with punches to the head and body.
Soto working some strikes from top position.
Soto loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Soto postures up.
The avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soto throwing strikes from guard but The blocks nicely.
The is trying to hold Soto in close to prevent damage but Soto has managed to pass into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The is looking to control Soto's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can The avoid being mounted?

The actively working from the bottom here.
The is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are battling for position here. The manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

The is looking for a triangle but Soto pushes his legs off easily.
The is trying to control the position but Soto postures up.
Soto scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Soto defends it easily.
Soto postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Soto got a little sloppy there for a moment and The has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Soto has managed to get both his arms back between The's legs - danger averted.

The throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Soto scoring with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Billy The will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Soto shoots in looking for a takedown but The manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Soto's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The throws a low kick, looking for Soto's leg but Soto calmly moves out of range.

The dives in and scores a takedown into Soto's guard.
The is looking to advance position but Soto has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Soto throws some wild stikes that The manages to avoid easily.
The is looking to get to half guard.
Soto looking to finish with strikes here!
Soto avoids the attempt from The to control.
Soto throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for The because Soto loaded up on that one.
The is trying to escape the mount.
The wants to control but Soto is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Soto is staying active.
The tries to reverse the position but Soto maintains control.
The tries to hold on but Soto pushes him away.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Soto with shots to the head and body - The looks very uncomfortable down there.
The tries to hold on but Soto pushes him away.
Soto looking to finish The with some ground and pound. This is bad for The!
Soto throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for The because Soto loaded up on that one.
The is working to get back to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Soto avoids the attempt from The to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soto looking to finish with strikes here!
Soto misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Soto working The over with strikes here.
Soto punching from mount but The doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The regains half guard.
The is pressing down on Soto's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

The isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Soto stacks The on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Soto!
The struggling a bit here.
Soto misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Billy The has got the better of the ground game so far.
Soto postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soto is putting a hurting on The here, landing some big shots from side control.
The is looking to regain half guard here but Soto keeps moving and retains side control.
Soto throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The struggling a bit here.
The is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Soto thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed The's head.
The keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Soto missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The makes his way to full guard. A much better position for The.
Soto in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The is looking to sinch up a triangle. Soto throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to The's body to avoid the submission. The has instead reached around Soto's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! The arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Billy The!