PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lee Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eduardo Sosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Thomas
vs
Sosa

187 cm
20
220 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

196 cm
20
268 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

Good takedowns
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lee Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eduardo Sosa!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sosa is trying hard to land a takedown here. Thomas sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Horrible takedown by Sosa or perhaps it was just good defense by Thomas which made him look bad.
Sosa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lee Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eduardo Sosa.

Thomas shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Thomas is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thomas with the ground and pound from mount.
Thomas with the ground and pound from mount.
Sosa is trying desperately to improve position.
Thomas dominating with strikes here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thomas controlling from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thomas scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sosa?
Thomas has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Sosa's face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosa is wriggling around trying to escape.
Thomas unloading with bombs!
Sosa regains half guard.
Sosa wants to control but Thomas is keeping busy.
Sosa looks gassed!
Thomas winds up and cracks Sosa with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Thomas not doing much here.
Thomas is looking to advance position but Sosa won't allow it.
Sosa wants to improve his position but Thomas is controlling well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sosa manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Thomas avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Thomas slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Thomas works over Sosa with some ground and pound from guard.
Thomas advances to half guard.
Thomas takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sosa is trying to stand back up but Thomas is controlling him
Well, if Thomas is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sosa has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Thomas is working away from the top position though.

Sosa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Thomas trying to mount his opponent but Sosa defends it.
Sosa trying to hold on to Thomas's head to control him but Thomas postures up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Thomas lands a nice short elbow.

Thomas stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Sosa to get to his feet.

Sosa gets caught flat footed, as Thomas shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Sosa trying to control the position.

Thomas is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Thomas avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Thomas trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Sosa is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Sosa looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thomas postures up.
Sosa keeping moving, preventing Thomas from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lee Thomas dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Sosa wants to clinch up but Thomas keeps it at a distance.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sosa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sosa doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Thomas counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Sosa's guard now.

Sosa isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Thomas stacks Sosa 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 Thomas!
Sosa is looking for a sweep.

Thomas is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sosa knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Thomas decides to stand back up. Thomas steps back and let's Sosa get back to his feet.
Sosa is looking to clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A left lands for Thomas.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Thomas shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Thomas preventing the sweep.
Thomas is looking to stand up but Sosa won't let him.
Lee Thomas overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Sosa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Sosa is looking for a triangle but Thomas pushes his legs off easily.

Sosa is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Thomas defends well.

Sosa is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Sosa escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Thomas gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas controls from within his opponent's guard.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Thomas here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.

Sosa is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sosa is on top in guard.
Sosa won't allow Thomas to get back to his feet.
Sosa would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Sosa drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sosa jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sosa is one step ahead there.
Thomas utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sosa trying to stand up but can't free himself from Thomas's guard.
Thomas knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sosa on the ground.
Thomas avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sosa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Thomas works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Thomas circles away from the clinch attempt

and Thomas counters with a shoot takedown. Sosa fights it but they end up in guard.

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

Thomas drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Thomas jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sosa doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

Sosa working for a triangle but Thomas defends it easily.
Thomas is working Sosa over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Sosa working for a triangle but Thomas defends it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Sosa working for submissions but it's allowed Thomas to get to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sosa manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eduardo Sosa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Sosa misses with a takedown attempt

and Thomas counters with a single leg into guard. Sosa didn't expect that.

Thomas gets to his feet. Sosa looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Thomas scores a takedown into full mount!
Sosa flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Sosa is wriggling around trying to escape.
Thomas landing punches.
Sosa is working to get back to half guard.
Thomas tries to control but Sosa wriggling away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sosa is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosa is trying desperately to improve position.
Thomas lands a nice shot to the head.
Sosa is desperately trying to improve his position but Thomas has a good base and remains in mount.
Sosa is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Thomas blocks Sosa's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Sosa is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sosa gets back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Thomas prevents Sosa from improving his position.

Sosa looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sosa throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Sosa won't allow Thomas to pass to mount.

Sosa actively working from the bottom here.

Sosa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Sosa actively working from the bottom here.
Sosa tries to get to full guard but Thomas has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sosa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

so Thomas counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sosa keeping moving, preventing Thomas from controlling successfully.

Sosa is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Thomas rolls with it to try and escape but Sosa cranks on the arm and Thomas is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Eduardo Sosa!