PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between KaRaiden Thibodeaux (ranked 4379 p4p, 4456 weight class) and Young Sosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Thibodeaux
vs
Sosa

180 cm
25
200
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
190
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Good knees
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, KaRaiden Thibodeaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Young Sosa !
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Daniel Franklin and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Thibodeaux has closed the distance and engaged Sosa in a clinch.
Thibodeaux tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sosa stalling in the clinch but Thibodeaux improves position.
Sosa blocks a body shot from Thibodeaux.
Sosa tries to pull guard but Thibodeaux forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Thibodeaux has Sosa pressed against the cage, preventing Sosa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sosa blocks a body shot from Thibodeaux.
Sosa blocks an uppercut.
A knee to the head by Thibodeaux.
Sosa is trying to break the clinch but Thibodeaux is controlling him.
Sosa is trying to pull guard but Thibodeaux turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Thibodeaux throws a head punch that misses.
Thibodeaux has a couple of punches blocked by Sosa .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Thibodeaux fails to land.
Thibodeaux misses with a knee to the head.
Thibodeaux misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thibodeaux lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thibodeaux landing knees to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Thibodeaux fails to land.
Thibodeaux with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thibodeaux effectively controlling the action here.
Sosa blocking some punches.
Thibodeaux lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Thibodeaux swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thibodeaux connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sosa 's face.
Thibodeaux misses with some punches.
Thibodeaux misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sosa is looking to break free of the clinch but Thibodeaux has double underhooks.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Thibodeaux takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Thibodeaux taking a breather.
Sosa looking to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sosa has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Thibodeaux is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
KaRaiden Thibodeaux has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Young Sosa .
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux misses with a punch on the inside.
Thibodeaux throws a head punch that misses.

Sosa has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Thibodeaux uses from the top position.
Thibodeaux has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Thibodeaux is sitting in close to Sosa 's body. Sosa has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Thibodeaux is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Thibodeaux is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Sosa .

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Young Sosa !