PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Senkly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andres 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.

Senkly
vs
Sosa

190 cm
22
223 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Senkly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andres Sosa!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Senkly.
Senkly avoids the head kick by Sosa.

Sosa clinches.
Sosa throws a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Senkly.
Sosa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Senkly is breathing heavily.

Sosa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sosa misses with a head kick.
Senkly keeps the fight on the outside.
Senkly clinches but Sosa breaks the clinch

and Sosa counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sosa.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Senkly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Senkly works on Sosa's body with a couple of short punches.

Sosa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Sosa has managed to clinch.

Sosa breaks the clinch.
Senkly throws a combination that misses

and Sosa counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sosa.
Senkly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sosa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Sosa breaks from the clinch.

Sosa clinches up against the cage.
Sosa tries a knee to the head but Senkly blocks it.

Sosa breaks from the clinch.
Sosa doesn't manage to clinch there - Senkly circles away.
Senkly swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

so Sosa counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sosa tries to stand but Senkly is controlling from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Senkly is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

Sosa manages to break the clinch.

Sosa moves into the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sosa obliges.

Sosa breaks the clinch.

Sosa gets the takedown into side control.
Senkly manages to get back to half guard.
Sosa not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Senkly manages to get to full guard.
Sosa won't allow Senkly to get back to his feet.
Sosa trying to control the position from guard on top but Senkly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sosa must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Senkly pushes Sosa off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sosa wants to clinch up but Senkly keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Senkly throws a combination that misses
and Sosa counters with a three punch combo that has Senkly backing up. Senkly nods at Sosa to acknowledge the strikes.
Senkly tries to clinch but Sosa moves out of range.
Joe Senkly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Senkly scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sosa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Senkly paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Senkly has managed to clinch.
Sosa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Senkly has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Senkly lands a body shot.
A short body shot lands from Senkly as the two fighters clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Senkly.
Sosa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Senkly taking a breather.
Sosa working hard to break the clinch.
Sosa blocks an uppercut.
Senkly lands a body punch in the clinch.
Senkly lands a shoulder strike.
Sosa is trying to break the clinch but Senkly has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Senkly creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Senkly lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Senkly pushes Sosa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Senkly wants to get back to striking at distance but Sosa won't allow it.
A short right from Senkly.
Senkly lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Senkly gets through Sosa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Senkly.
Senkly lands a left hand.
Senkly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sosa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Senkly.
Senkly scores with a shoulder strike.
Senkly lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sosa backwards.
Senkly misses with the head strike.
Sosa 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.
Senkly digs a right hand underneath Sosa's ribcage. Sosa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Senkly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Senkly is trying to maintain a safe position but Sosa gets an underhook and turns Senkly into the cage.
Senkly is trying to force a seperation but Sosa has the dominant position.
Senkly misses with the head strike.
Senkly stalling the fight.
Senkly misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Senkly.
Senkly stalling in the clinch but Sosa improves position.
Senkly misses with a punch on the inside.
Senkly lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sosa backwards.
Sosa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sosa takes a shot to the head.
Senkly lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sosa.
Senkly lands a right hand.
Sosa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Senkly's efforts to push away.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sosa throws an elbow but misses.
Senkly lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Senkly is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Senkly lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Senkly has Sosa pushed against the cage.
Senkly scores with a shoulder strike.
Sosa being controlled against the cage.
Sosa fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Senkly.
A nice right hand lands inside from Senkly.
Senkly lands a body shot.
Senkly throws a head punch that misses.
Senkly lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Senkly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Senkly lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sosa.
A hook to the body from Senkly.
Senkly lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Senkly pushes Sosa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Senkly misses with the head strike.
Senkly lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sosa blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Senkly.
Senkly works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sosa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Senkly throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andres Sosa dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Senkly lands a glancing blow to the side of Sosa's head.
Senkly is looking to clinch.
Senkly doesn't manage to clinch there - Sosa circles away.
Senkly throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Senkly throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Sosa closes the distance and clinches.

Sosa breaks the clinch.
Joe Senkly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Senkly throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sosa.
Senkly darts in trying to clinch

and Sosa counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sosa.

Senkly wriggles free and stands up.
Senkly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Senkly closes the distance looking to clinch

and Sosa moves into the clinch.

Sosa breaks the clinch.
Sosa is breathing heavily.
Senkly misses with a combination

and Sosa counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Senkly kicks Sosa off and gets back to his feet.
Senkly misses with a straight right.
Senkly throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Senkly throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Senkly throws a left and a right that both miss

and Sosa holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Senkly has a couple of punches blocked by Sosa.
Sosa blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Sosa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Senkly thows a left - swing and a miss!
Senkly throws a left and a right that both miss

and Sosa counters by clinching up.
Senkly swings wildly with an uppercut but Sosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sosa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Senkly lands a body punch in the clinch.

Sosa breaks the clinch.
No joy there for Senkly, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sosa blocks the body kick.
Sosa slips a jab and a cross from Senkly.
Senkly misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sosa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Senkly misses with a series of wild punches.
Senkly falls off balance throwing a combination

and Sosa moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sosa.
Senkly swings wildly with an uppercut but Sosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Senkly lands a hook that snaps the head of Sosa backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Senkly scores with a shoulder strike.
Senkly wants to break free but Sosa has control.
A shot in the inside from Senkly.
Senkly throws a head punch that misses.
Senkly is trying to maintain a safe position but Sosa gets an underhook and turns Senkly into the cage.
Sosa blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Senkly fails to land.
Senkly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sosa blocks an uppercut.
Senkly scores with a shoulder strike.
Senkly lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Senkly lands a shoulder strike.
Senkly misses with some punches.
Senkly scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sosa throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Senkly creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Senkly cracks Sosa with a nice body shot.
Senkly swings wildly with an uppercut but Sosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Senkly looking to slow down the pace here.
A short right from Senkly on the inside.
Senkly taking a breather.
Senkly throws a head punch that misses.
Senkly working hard to break the clinch.
Sosa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Senkly tries to break the clinch but Sosa is controlling the position.
Sosa tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Senkly smiles and moves away.
No joy there for Senkly, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Senkly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Senkly throws a left and a right that both miss

and Sosa counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sosa looking to pass the guard.
Senkly is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Senkly is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sosa is just riding it out for now. Senkly eventually gives up the hold.
Sosa wants to get back to his feet.
Senkly passes to side control.

Senkly decides to stand back up. Senkly steps back and let's Sosa get back to his feet.
Senkly swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Senkly wants to clinch.
Senkly fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andres Sosa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Sosa is looking to clinch.
Senkly throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Joe Senkly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Sosa drives through and clinches with Senkly against the cage.
Sosa prevents a body shot from Senkly.
A right hand to the body from Senkly.

Sosa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Senkly throws a series of punches but Sosa moves out of range.
Senkly wants to clinch up but Sosa keeps it at a distance.
Senkly misses with a wild combination.
Sosa slips a jab and a cross from Senkly.
Senkly throws a right and a left that Sosa avoids nicely.
Sosa dodges the punch combination from Senkly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Senkly throws a series of punches but Sosa avoids them all with ease.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sosa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sosa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Some wild striking there from Senkly.
Senkly fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sosa closes the distance and pushes Senkly back into the cage.
Sosa scores a nice knee to the body.

Sosa successfully pulls guard.

Senkly decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Sosa moves into the clinch successfully.
Senkly looking to stall.

Sosa breaks the clinch.
Sosa tries to clinch up.
Senkly misses with a two punch combination.
Senkly misses with a series of wild punches.
Sosa circles away from the clinch attempt

and Sosa moves into the clinch.

Sosa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Senkly lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Senkly throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sosa counters with a series of strikes. Senkly will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Senkly closes the distance looking to clinch

and Sosa counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sosa.
Senkly lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sosa.
Senkly wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch on the inside from Senkly fails to land.
A short left from Senkly.
Sosa letting Senkly take a breather here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Senkly.
A short right from Senkly.
Senkly misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Senkly on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Senkly lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Senkly creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Senkly lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sosa or not.
Senkly lands a left hand.
Senkly lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sosa blocks an uppercut.
Sosa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Senkly's efforts to push away.
Senkly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Senkly lands a hook that snaps the head of Sosa backwards.
Sosa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sosa blocking some punches.
Senkly is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Senkly scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sosa blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Senkly.
A head punch on the inside from Senkly fails to land.
A short left from Senkly.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Senkly takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nice body punch from Senkly - that landed with a thud.
Senkly is trying to break free.
Senkly is working Sosa over against the cage.
Senkly throws a punch but it's blocked by Sosa.
Sosa being controlled against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Senkly.
Senkly lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sosa backwards.
Senkly lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Senkly.
Good body shot from Senkly.
Senkly gets through Sosa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Senkly blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Senkly keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sosa's efforts to push away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Senkly lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Senkly lands a nice uppercut.
Sosa tries to pull guard but Senkly won't allow it.
Senkly lands a nice shot to the body.
Senkly throws a head punch that misses.
Senkly is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sosa has Senkly pressed against the cage, preventing Senkly from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Senkly wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Senkly is looking to control Sosa's arms but Sosa gets an underhook and turns him. Now Senkly has his back to the cage.
Senkly pressing his opponent against the cage.
Senkly wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short right from Senkly on the inside.
Senkly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stalling in the clinch from Senkly.
Senkly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Senkly lands a shot to the body.
Senkly wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Senkly is trying to maintain a safe position but Sosa gets an underhook and turns Senkly into the cage.
Andres Sosa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Senkly lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Joe Senkly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andres Sosa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Senkly lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sosa.
Senkly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andres Sosa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sosa has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andres Sosa!