PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcello Sosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and marcos martini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sosa's entrance music is HELLUVA LIFE. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Sosa
vs
martini

169 cm
23
147 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

175 cm
20
156 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
Good gas tank

Conviction
Crippler's Corner

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 10 - 1 - 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 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, marcos martini!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid body kick from martini.
A big right from Sosa misses.
Sosa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
martini tries to clinch but Sosa moves out of range.
martini tries to clinch up but Sosa circles away and keeps his distance.
Sosa misses with a straight right.
martini doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
martini fakes the leg kick and cracks Sosa in the body.
martini fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
martini throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sosa.
Sosa lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sosa scores with a jab. martini acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sosa throws a series of punches but martini avoids them all with ease.
marcos martini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
martini staying out of range there.
martini doesn't manage to clinch there - Sosa circles away.
martini tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sosa cracks a nice hook into martini's ribs.
Sosa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sosa lands with a shot to the body.
Sosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sosa circles away from the clinch attempt.
martini uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sosa.
martini is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
martini is looking to clinch but Sosa is avoiding it.
martini misses with a double jab.
Sosa scores with a hook to the body. martini takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sosa looks to score with a jab to the body but martini is just out of range.
Sosa loads up on a big right hand but martini slips the punch.
Sosa jabs martini right on the nose. martini blinks but takes it well.

martini gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Sosa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sosa looking to slow down the pace here.
martini looking to slow down the pace here.
martini with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sosa blocks the elbow strike.

Sosa manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - martini looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sosa misses with a few strikes there.
Sosa works martini's body with a nice hook.
martini misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sosa.
Sosa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
martini ducks under a wild hook from Sosa.
A leg kick checked by Sosa.
martini goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
martini fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sosa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sosa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sosa paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
martini moves in looking to clinch but Sosa pushes him off.
martini tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sosa is able to avoid easily.
martini misses with an attempted mid kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sosa.
Sosa misses the jab.
Sosa throws a good cross that connects.

martini is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right followed by a crushing left from Sosa knocks martini out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Marcello Sosa!