PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edgar Soto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Valondez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Soto's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Mexican Rap-Cypress Hill. Valondez has chosen Animal I Have Become-Three Days Grace as his entrance music. 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.

Soto
vs
Valondez

198 cm
22
215 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

190 cm
22
214 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

S.W.A.T.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Edgar Soto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chris Valondez!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soto blocks a head kick by Valondez.
Valondez doesn't manage to clinch there - Soto circles away.
Valondez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Soto blocks a head kick by Valondez.
A combination from Soto does no damage.
Valondez doesn't manage to clinch there - Soto circles away.
Soto misses with a wild combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Soto misses with a series of wild punches.
Valondez misses with a head kick.
Valondez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Soto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick misses from Valondez.
Valondez tries to clinch but Soto is having none of it.
Soto fails to land with a series of punches.
Valondez plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Edgar Soto has been cut.
Soto keeps the fight on the outside.
Soto throws a series of punches but Valondez avoids them all with ease.
Valondez tries to clinch up.
Soto throws a nice looking combination but Valondez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Valondez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Soto throws a nice looking combination but Valondez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Soto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Soto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Soto lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Valondez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A right-left combo lands from Soto.
Soto blocks a head kick by Valondez.

Valondez darts in and clinches Soto up against the cage.
Soto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Valondez keeps control of Soto as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valondez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Valondez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Valondez looks gassed!
Valondez looking to throw knees to the head but Soto is blocking nicely.
Soto wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Valondez has him pressed against the cage.
Soto working aggressively here.

Soto breaks from the clinch.
Soto throws a right and a left that both miss.
Soto circles away from the clinch attempt.
Soto throws a right and a left that Valondez avoids nicely.
Soto misses with a double jab.
Soto lands with a nice combination. Valondez backs away looking to recover.
Soto throws a right and a left that both miss.
Valondez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Soto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Soto misses with the combination.
Soto tries to bum rush Valondez with a series of wild strikes but Valondez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Valondez wants to clinch up but Soto keeps it at a distance.
Soto goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Soto looks to land a combination. Valondez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A combination from Soto does no damage.
Soto is working the combinations to good effect here.
Soto tries to bum rush Valondez with a series of wild strikes but Valondez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Valondez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Soto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Valondez.
Soto throws a combination. Valondez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Valondez tries to clinch up but Soto circles away and keeps his distance.
Soto misses with the combination.
Valondez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Soto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Soto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Valondez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soto goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Soto misses with the combination.
No joy there for Soto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Valondez doesn't manage to clinch there - Soto circles away.
Soto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Valondez slips a jab and a cross from Soto.
Soto misses with a double jab.
Valondez slips a jab and a cross from Soto.
Soto looks to land a combination but Valondez avoids it well.
Valondez tries to clinch there but Soto circles away.
Valondez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Soto.
Valondez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Soto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Valondez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Valondez is looking to clinch.
Valondez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Valondez is looking to clinch but Soto is avoiding it.
Soto keeps the fight on the outside.
Valondez tries to clinch up but Soto circles away and keeps his distance.
Soto throws a series of punches but Valondez avoids them all with ease.
Soto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Soto tries to bum rush Valondez with a series of wild strikes but Valondez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Valondez avoids a punch combination nicely.
No joy there for Soto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Soto misses with a jab, cross combination.
Soto throws a nice looking combination but Valondez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Soto scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Soto.
A combination from Soto does no damage.
Valondez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Soto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Valondez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Valondez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Soto stalks Valondez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Valondez's face. Valondez staggers backwards, shaken.
A punch combination from Soto misses.
Soto lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Valondez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Soto will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Soto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Valondez wants to clinch.
Valondez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Soto.
Soto fails to land with a series of punches.
Soto lands a two punch combo.
Soto looks to land a combination. Valondez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Soto moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Soto misses with a double jab.
Soto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Soto lands a two punch combo.
A nice combination there by Soto.
Valondez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Soto looks to land a combination but Valondez avoids it well.
Soto misses with a jab, cross combination.
Soto misses with a few strikes there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soto will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Valondez misses with a head kick.
Soto fails to land with a series of punches.
Soto lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Soto scores with a three punch combo!
Soto looks to land a combination but Valondez avoids it well.
Soto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Valondez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Soto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No joy there for Soto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Soto misses with a double jab.
Valondez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Soto throws a right and a left that Valondez avoids nicely.
Soto lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Soto.
Soto misses with a few strikes there.
Valondez throws a head kick that misses.
Soto goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Soto misses with the combination.
Soto throws a series of punches but Valondez avoids them all with ease.
Soto misses with a jab, cross combination.
Soto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Soto throws a series of punches but Valondez moves out of range.
Soto throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valondez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Soto looks to land a combination but Valondez avoids it well.
Soto throws a combination. Valondez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Soto looks to land a combination. Valondez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Valondez tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edgar Soto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Edgar Soto's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A head kick misses from Valondez.
Soto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Valondez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Valondez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Valondez dodges the punch combination from Soto.
Soto will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Valondez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Soto throws a nice looking combination but Valondez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Soto stalks Valondez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Valondez's face. Valondez staggers backwards, shaken.
Soto misses with a series of wild punches.
Soto throws a right and a left that Valondez avoids nicely.
Soto throws a series of punches but Valondez moves out of range.
Soto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Valondez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Valondez throws a head kick that misses.
Valondez is looking to clinch.
Soto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Soto fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valondez throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Soto.
Soto will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Valondez tries to clinch but Soto is having none of it.
Valondez is breathing heavily.
Soto will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Soto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Soto throws a nice looking combination but Valondez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Valondez misses with a double jab.
Soto throws a series of punches but Valondez moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soto throws a series of punches but Valondez moves out of range.
Soto lands a jab-cross combination.
Valondez slips a jab and a cross from Soto.
Valondez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Soto misses with the combination.
A nice combination there by Soto.
Valondez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Soto.
Valondez tries to clinch there but Soto circles away.
Soto throws a right hand that Valondez ducks under and follows up with a left that Valondez also avoids with ease.
Soto misses with a jab, cross combination.
Valondez tries to clinch but Soto moves out of range.
Soto avoids the head kick by Valondez.
Soto throws a series of punches but Valondez avoids them all with ease.
Valondez moves in looking to clinch but Soto pushes him off.
Soto lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Soto swinging wilding here.
Soto lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Valondez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Soto works over Valondez's head and body with a nice combination.
Valondez slips a jab and a cross from Soto.
Valondez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Valondez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Soto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Edgar Soto is winning the standup battle so far.
Soto misses with a double jab.
Valondez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Soto lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Valondez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Valondez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Valondez tries to clinch up.
Soto throws a series of punches but Valondez moves out of range.
Valondez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Valondez tries to clinch up.
Valondez tries to clinch up but Soto circles away and keeps his distance.
Valondez wants to clinch.
Valondez is looking to clinch.
Valondez tries to clinch but Soto is having none of it.
Valondez moves in looking to clinch but Soto pushes him off.
Valondez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Valondez tries to clinch but Soto moves out of range.
Soto throws a series of punches but Valondez moves out of range.
Soto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Valondez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Valondez tries to close the distance and clinch but Soto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A head kick misses from Valondez.
Soto keeps the fight on the outside.
Soto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No joy there for Soto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Valondez moves in looking to clinch but Soto pushes him off.
Valondez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Soto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Soto misses with a double jab.
Soto keeps the fight on the outside.
Soto misses with a series of wild punches.
Valondez fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soto looks to land a combination but Valondez avoids it well.
Soto keeps the fight on the outside.
Valondez tries to clinch but Soto moves out of range.
Valondez tries to clinch but Soto moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Valondez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Valondez tries to clinch up but Soto circles away and keeps his distance.
Valondez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Soto misses with the combination.
Edgar Soto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Soto throws a series of punches but Valondez avoids them all with ease.
Soto fails to land with a series of punches.
A right-left combo lands from Soto.
Valondez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Soto lands with a nice combination. Valondez backs away looking to recover.
Valondez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Soto throws a series of punches but Valondez avoids them all with ease.
Soto lands a two punch combo.
Valondez tries to clinch up.
Valondez throws a sloppy head kick and Soto moves out of range easily.
Valondez wants to clinch up but Soto keeps it at a distance.
Valondez is looking to clinch.
Soto misses with a series of wild punches.
Valondez doesn't manage to clinch there - Soto circles away.
Valondez doesn't manage to clinch there - Soto circles away.
Soto throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Soto throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Valondez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Soto misses with a wild combination.
Danga de danga de dang - Soto scores with a four punch combination!
Soto lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Soto.
Valondez slips a jab and a cross from Soto.
Soto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Valondez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Valondez tries to clinch but Soto moves out of range.
Soto throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Valondez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Soto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Soto swinging wilding here.
Soto misses with the combination.
Soto lands a jab-cross combination.
Danga de danga de dang - Soto scores with a four punch combination!
Soto misses with a two punch combination.
Valondez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Soto.
A right-left combo lands from Soto.
Soto throws a one two combo.
Soto lands with a nice combination. Valondez backs away looking to recover.
Valondez doesn't manage to clinch there - Soto circles away.
Soto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Valondez is looking to clinch.
Valondez tries to clinch but Soto moves out of range.
Valondez slips a jab and a cross from Soto.
Soto throws a nice looking combination but Valondez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Soto swats away the attempt to clinch by Valondez.
Left hook, right uppercut from Soto.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edgar Soto dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Edgar Soto's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Soto blocks a head kick by Valondez.
Valondez tries to clinch but Soto is having none of it.
Soto's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Soto duly obliges.
A left and a right from Soto both land. Nice combination.
Valondez dodges the punch combination from Soto.
Soto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Soto throws a right hand that Valondez ducks under and follows up with a left that Valondez also avoids with ease.
Soto throws a right and a left that both miss.
Soto throws a nice looking combination but Valondez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Valondez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Soto misses with a jab, cross combination.
Soto looks to land a combination but Valondez avoids it well.
Soto misses with a jab, cross combination.
Soto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Soto avoids the head kick by Valondez.
Valondez misses with a double jab.
Soto lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Valondez backs up against the cage.
Soto scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Soto looks to land a combination but Valondez avoids it well.
Soto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Valondez slips a jab and a cross from Soto.
Valondez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Soto throws a right hand that Valondez ducks under and follows up with a left that Valondez also avoids with ease.
Soto scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Valondez tries to clinch there but Soto circles away.
Soto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Valondez is looking to clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Soto scores with a four punch combination!
Soto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Soto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Soto misses.
Soto throws a series of punches but Valondez avoids them all with ease.
Soto misses with a wild combination.
Soto throws a one two combo.
Soto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Valondez tries to clinch but Soto is having none of it.
Valondez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Soto displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Soto misses with a two punch combination.
Soto misses with a series of wild punches.
Valondez slips a jab and a cross from Soto.
Soto closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Soto scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Valondez is looking to clinch but Soto is avoiding it.
Valondez is looking to clinch.
Soto stalks Valondez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Valondez's face. Valondez staggers backwards, shaken.
Soto scores with a three punch combo!
Soto throws a series of punches but Valondez avoids them all with ease.
Soto throws a series of punches but Valondez avoids them all with ease.
Soto keeps the fight on the outside.
Valondez is looking to clinch but Soto is avoiding it.
Soto looks to land a combination but Valondez avoids it well.
Valondez throws a sloppy head kick and Soto moves out of range easily.
Soto displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Valondez is looking to clinch but Soto is avoiding it.
Some wild striking there from Soto.
Soto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soto throws a combination. Valondez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Chris Valondez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Soto circles away from the clinch attempt.
Soto avoids the head kick by Valondez.
Soto throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Valondez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Soto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Valondez is looking to clinch but Soto is avoiding it.
Soto misses with a series of wild punches.
Soto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Valondez.
A right-left combo lands from Soto.
Valondez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Valondez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Soto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Valondez doesn't manage to clinch there - Soto circles away.
Valondez moves in looking to clinch but Soto pushes him off.
Soto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Soto keeps the fight on the outside.
Soto misses with a two punch combination.
Soto misses with a double jab.
Valondez tries to clinch up.
Soto throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Soto throws a series of punches but Valondez moves out of range.
Valondez tries to clinch up.
A left and a right from Soto both land. Nice combination.
Soto lands with a nice combination. Valondez backs away looking to recover.
A punch combination from Soto misses.
Valondez slips a jab and a cross from Soto.
Valondez throws a right hand that Soto ducks under and follows up with a left that Soto also avoids with ease.
Valondez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Valondez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Valondez wants to clinch up but Soto keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valondez moves in looking to clinch but Soto pushes him off.
Valondez tries to clinch up.
Valondez doesn't manage to clinch there - Soto circles away.
Soto lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Soto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Valondez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Soto scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Soto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Some wild striking there from Soto.
Soto throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Soto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Soto misses with a few strikes there.
Soto throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Some wild striking there from Valondez.
Valondez is looking to clinch but Soto is avoiding it.
Valondez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Soto stalks Valondez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Valondez's face. Valondez staggers backwards, shaken.
Soto swats away the attempt to clinch by Valondez.
Valondez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Soto throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
No joy there for Soto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Soto swinging wilding here.
Valondez doesn't manage to clinch there - Soto circles away.
Valondez wants to clinch up but Soto keeps it at a distance.
Valondez is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valondez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Soto misses with a two punch combination.
Valondez misses with a double jab.
Valondez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Soto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Valondez tries to clinch but Soto is having none of it.
Valondez throws a series of punches but Soto avoids them all with ease.
Valondez moves in looking to clinch but Soto pushes him off.
Soto misses with a jab, cross combination.
Valondez tries a head kick but it misses.
Soto throws a nice looking combination but Valondez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Soto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Soto throws a one two combo.
Valondez is looking to clinch.
Soto misses with a jab, cross combination.
Soto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Valondez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Soto throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Soto looks to land a combination but Valondez avoids it well.
Soto lands a jab-cross combination.
No joy there for Soto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Valondez moves in looking to clinch but Soto pushes him off.
Soto blocks a head kick by Valondez.
Soto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Valondez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Soto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Valondez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Valondez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Valondez throws a head kick but Soto moves out of range.
Valondez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Valondez throws a head kick but Soto moves out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Soto.

And that's the end of the fight!
Edgar Soto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Soto, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edgar Soto!