PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karl Socha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Barry Allen was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Socha
vs
Allen

185 cm
23
197 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

191 cm
23
215 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

TWGC Champion
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Reaper Combatwear

Reaper Combatwear
Hellbent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karl Socha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barry Allen!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allen feints and then cracks Socha's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Socha down.
Good work by Allen as he checks the leg kick.
Socha feints and then cracks Allen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Allen down.
Socha throws a looping overhand right but Allen ducks down to avoid it.
Socha avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Socha checks the leg kick nicely there.
Allen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Socha can pounce on him.
Allen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Socha moves away.
Allen moves out of range of the body kick.
Allen lands a right hook to the body.
Allen gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Socha counters with a stiff right hand.
Socha moves in looking to clinch but Allen pushes him off.
Allen looks to throw a body kick
and Socha counters with a straight right hand.
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!
Socha moves away from the strike by Allen.
Socha tries to close the distance and clinch up but Allen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Allen throws an off balance right hand
and Socha counters with a thumping low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen connects with a leg kick. Socha looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Socha pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Allen throws a leg kick which misses Socha's front leg but catches the back leg as Socha tries to avoid it.
That kick from Socha tenderised Allen's leg. Allen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Socha walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Allen throws a front kick that sends Socha stumbling back into the cage.
Socha steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Allen.
Barry Allen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Allen throws a nice looking combination but Socha bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Socha is looking to score with low kicks.
Socha thuds his shin into the meat of Allen's side.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Socha.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen misses with a hook from the clinch.

Allen breaks the clinch.
Allen misses with a series of wild punches.
Allen throws a shot from downtown. Socha moves away and avoids it.
Allen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Socha.
Allen throws a right and a left that Socha avoids nicely.
Socha jabs at Allen's body.
Allen lands a leg kick that knocks Socha off balance momentarily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Socha.
Socha does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Allen thows a body shot but no joy.
Socha bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Allen's head backwards.
Socha misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen connects with an inside leg kick.
Allen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Allen misses with a straight left.
Allen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Socha throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Socha. Allen shrugs it off though.
Socha bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Allen's head.
A slapping body kick lands there for Socha.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - Allen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Some bone on bone action there as Socha checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Socha throws a solid leg kick but Allen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Socha.
Socha scores with a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Socha throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Socha checks a leg kick.
Allen tries to score with a low kick but Socha moves his leg out of the way.
Allen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Allen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Socha.
Socha avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Allen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Socha manages to avoid it.
Socha checks a leg kick nicely.
Allen connects with a single shot there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Allen.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Socha throws a hook to the side of Allen's head but Allen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Socha fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The fighters circling - Allen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Allen tried to score with a low kick but Socha checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karl Socha dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Allen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Socha sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good shot there by Socha.
Socha misses with a looping right.
Allen moves out of range as Socha throws a body kick.
Allen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Allen misses with a left hand
and Socha connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Allen misses with an uppercut

and Socha counters by moving into the clinch.
Socha tries a body shot but Allen blocks it.
Socha throws a head punch that misses.
Allen lands a nice shot to the body.
Still in the clinch, Allen scores with a nice short uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Allen tries to break the clinch but Socha is controlling the position.
Allen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Allen lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Allen prevents a body shot from Socha.
Socha displaying some good clinch control by pressing Allen up against the cage.
Socha prevents Allen from breaking the clinch.
Allen stalling against the cage.
A body shot lands from Socha.
Allen looking to slow down the pace here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Socha.
Socha struggles to land a body shot inside as Allen controls his hands.
Socha has Allen pressed against the cage, preventing Allen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Allen is trying to maintain a safe position but Socha gets an underhook and turns Allen into the cage.
Socha being controlled against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen tries to stall but Socha uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Socha misses with the head strike.
Allen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Allen jumps guard but Socha stands there with Allen around his waist. Allen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Socha tries a knee to the head but Allen blocks it.
Allen misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Socha.
Socha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Socha tries to stall but Allen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The referee calls for Allen to work.
Socha looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Socha dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Allen working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen is looking to control Socha's arms but Socha gets an underhook and turns him. Now Allen has his back to the cage.
Allen blocking some punches.
Allen trying to stall but Socha improves his position.
Socha misses with a knee strike.
Allen takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Barry Allen has been cut.
Socha working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Socha working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Socha looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short uppercut from Socha.
Allen is trying to pull guard but Socha turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Karl Socha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barry Allen.
Allen has Socha pushed against the cage.
Socha slowing the pace effectively.
Socha is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Socha misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Socha has a couple of punches blocked by Allen.
Allen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Socha smiles and moves away.
Allen throws a hook but Socha blocks it.
Socha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Allen misses the target.
Socha pivots, looking for a leg kick but Allen is out of range and Socha settles back down.
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!
Socha with a body punch. A glancing blow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Allen wants to land a leg kick but Socha is out of range.

Socha feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Allen sprawling to the canvas! Allen rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Socha finish him?!

Allen is rocked!
Socha misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karl Socha dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Barry Allen'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Allen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Socha manages to avoid it.
Allen avoids the head kick by Socha.
Allen scores with a jab to the body.
Allen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A left lands for Socha.
Barry Allen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Allen is still on wobbly legs! Can Socha finish him?
Socha takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Allen seems to have recovered his senses.
Socha takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Socha tries to clinch but Allen is having none of it.
A leg kick checked by Socha.
Socha drops his hands momentarily and Allen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Allen lands a really nice looking cross but Socha seems unphased.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Allen throws a sloppy head kick
and Socha counters with a stiff right hand.
Socha moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Socha counters with a low kick, right behind Allen 's knee.
Allen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Allen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Socha scores with a shot to the body.
Socha looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice straight punches there by Socha. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Socha.
Socha avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Socha cracks Allen with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Allen looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Socha finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Socha uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Allen.
Allen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Socha if he has to take too many more of those.
A nice inside leg kick there by Socha. That's going to slow Allen down.
Allen throws a jab but it's blocked by Socha.
Socha connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Socha drops Allen with a straight right hand, right on the button! Socha follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karl Socha!
After winning the bout, Karl Socha thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.