PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Sotomayor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hurf Durf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sotomayor's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Enter Sandman - Metallica. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Hurf Durf enters the cage!

Sotomayor
vs
Durf

191 cm
20
203 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

200 cm
19
210 lbs
5 - 0 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

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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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Sotomayor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hurf Durf!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sotomayor lands a two punch combo.
Sotomayor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sotomayor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Durf doesn't manage to clinch there - Sotomayor circles away.
Durf tries to clinch but Sotomayor is having none of it.
Durf doesn't manage to clinch there - Sotomayor circles away.
Durf tries to clinch but Sotomayor moves out of range.
Sotomayor fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Durf moves in looking to clinch but Sotomayor pushes him off.
Sotomayor misses with a wild combination.
Durf tries to close the distance and clinch but Sotomayor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sotomayor shoots for a takedown but Durf saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sotomayor swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Durf has closed the distance and engaged Sotomayor in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Durf tries to land knees in the clinch but Sotomayor avoids the damage to the body.

Sotomayor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sotomayor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sotomayor swats away the attempt to clinch by Durf.
Durf wants to clinch up but Sotomayor keeps it at a distance.
Durf gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sotomayor.
Sotomayor keeps the fight on the outside.
Durf on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Durf tries to clinch but Sotomayor is having none of it.
Durf with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sotomayor to score with a decent uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Durf looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Durf moves away from the strike by Sotomayor.
Sotomayor throws a right and a left that Durf avoids nicely.
Hurf Durf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Durf tries to clinch up.
Durf moves in looking to clinch but Sotomayor pushes him off.
Sotomayor works over Durf's head and body with a nice combination.
Sotomayor swinging wildly here.
Sotomayor misses with a series of wild punches.
Sotomayor fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Durf tries to clinch up but Sotomayor circles away and keeps his distance.
Sotomayor loads up on a big right hand but Durf slips the punch.
Sotomayor misses with a double jab.
Durf scores with a kick to the body.
Durf tries to clinch there but Sotomayor circles away.
Sotomayor swats away the attempt to clinch by Durf.
Sotomayor misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durf doesn't manage to clinch there - Sotomayor circles away.
Durf fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sotomayor just misses with a punch to the body.

Durf clinches with his opponent.
Durf is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Durf misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sotomayor.
Durf tries to stall but Sotomayor uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nice elbow from Sotomayor.
Sotomayor managing to block the knees to the body from Durf.
Sotomayor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Durf tries to land knees in the clinch but Sotomayor avoids the damage to the body.
Durf using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sotomayor has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Durf trying to land knees to the body.
Sotomayor lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nice elbow from Sotomayor.
Durf using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sotomayor has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sotomayor with a knee to the head.

Sotomayor breaks from the clinch.
Sotomayor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Durf circles away quickly and effectively.

Durf has closed the distance and engaged Sotomayor in a clinch.

Sotomayor gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Sotomayor trying to control but Durf is working from the bottom.
Sotomayor is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Sotomayor wants to control from the top but Durf keeps moving.
Durf keeping full guard, as Sotomayor tries to pass.
Sotomayor is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Durf escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sotomayor gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sotomayor is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sotomayor throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Durf works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sotomayor not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Sotomayor cracks Durf with a solid left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruno Sotomayor dominated that round.
That's time! Sotomayor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Sotomayor cracks Durf with an open hand slap.
Bruno Sotomayor is winning the standup battle so far.
Durf wants to clinch.
Sotomayor stuns Durf with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Durf tries to clinch but Sotomayor moves out of range.
Sotomayor uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Durf has time to react.
Sotomayor lands a body shot.
Durf wants to clinch up but Sotomayor keeps it at a distance.
Durf moves in looking to clinch but Sotomayor pushes him off.
Sotomayor jabs Durf right on the nose. Durf blinks but takes it well.
Durf takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sotomayor misses with a double jab.
Durf is looking to clinch but Sotomayor is avoiding it.
Sotomayor misses with a few strikes there.
Durf wants to clinch up but Sotomayor keeps it at a distance.
Durf tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sotomayor swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Durf moves into range and clinches up with Sotomayor.
Sotomayor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Durf throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Durf is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Sotomayor.
Durf using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sotomayor has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Durf has Sotomayor pushed against the cage.
Sotomayor lands a good knee to the midsection. Durf won't want to take too many of those.
Durf is breathing heavily.
Sotomayor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sotomayor lands a good knee to the midsection. Durf won't want to take too many of those.
Durf looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Sotomayor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Durf is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Durf wants to clinch.
Sotomayor fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Durf is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Durf tries to clinch but Sotomayor is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A left and a right from Sotomayor both land. Nice combination.
Good standup being displayed there by Sotomayor as he connects with a hook.
Durf tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sotomayor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Durf moves in looking to clinch but Sotomayor pushes him off.
Hurf Durf is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A shot to de liver by Sotomayor. Beautiful body shot.
Durf wants to clinch.
Sotomayor throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Durf stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sotomayor fails to land with a series of punches.
Durf tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sotomayor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Durf looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A cross from Sotomayor lands.
Sotomayor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Durf gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sotomayor digs a good hook to Durf's body.
Sotomayor lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sotomayor.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sotomayor!
Sotomayor wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sotomayor lands with a shot to the body.
Sotomayor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Durf is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Durf tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Durf wants to clinch up but Sotomayor keeps it at a distance.
Durf tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sotomayor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sotomayor misses with a series of wild punches.
Sotomayor lands a with a good body shot.
Sotomayor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Durf has Sotomayor up against the cage in a clinch.

Sotomayor decides to pull guard.
Sotomayor bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Durf's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Durf can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sotomayor with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sotomayor with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durf preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sotomayor controls from within his opponent's guard.
Sotomayor has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Sotomayor passes easily into side control. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruno Sotomayor dominated that second round.
That's time! Sotomayor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Durf misses with a double jab
letting Sotomayor counter with a right hand.
Durf closes the distance but Sotomayor moves to the side
and Sotomayor counters with a series of strikes. Durf will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sotomayor throws a series of strikes that have Durf backpedaling.
Durf tries to clinch

and Sotomayor counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Durf!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sotomayor working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Sotomayor controlling the pace for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sotomayor breaks from Durf's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Durf tries to reverse the position but Sotomayor maintains control.
Durf takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sotomayor with shots to the head and body - Durf looks very uncomfortable down there.
Sotomayor dominating with strikes here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sotomayor scoring with strikes but Durf is staying in there.
Sotomayor lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Sotomayor controlling his opponent.
Sotomayor is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Durf can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sotomayor has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Durf's face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sotomayor takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sotomayor is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Sotomayor trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sotomayor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Durf can do to turn this around?
Sotomayor with the ground and pound from mount.
Sotomayor lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Durf takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sotomayor content just to control the position here.
Sotomayor dominating with strikes here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Durf that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Sotomayor tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sotomayor lands a nice shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sotomayor controlling his opponent.
Sotomayor looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sotomayor pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Sotomayor lands a heavy elbow.
Sotomayor tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hurf Durf has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Bruno Sotomayor just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
No joy there for Sotomayor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bruno Sotomayor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sotomayor, 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:25
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:25
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruno Sotomayor!