PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cha Cha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexandre Sosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sosa comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Dirty Heads-Believe kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cha
vs
Sosa

183 cm
20
198 lbs
2 - 1 - 1

188 cm
25
192 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Knockout power

Control Nutrition
Frank`s TASTE 'Q147

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Cha Cha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alexandre Sosa!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cha swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sosa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cha sizes up Sosa with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sosa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cha keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cha looks to throw the jab but Sosa is out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sosa!

Cha scores with a takedown into Sosa's guard.
Cha throwing strikes from guard but Sosa blocks nicely.
Cha chips away with some ground and pound.

Sosa looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cha postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Sosa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cha doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cha manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cha wants to control from the top but Sosa keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cha throws a big right hand that misses.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cha throws a shot from downtown. Sosa moves away and avoids it.
A lazy left from Cha finds it's target.
Sosa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cha swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sosa throws a series of punches but Cha avoids them all with ease.
Sosa walks into a left hand.
Cha circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cha tests Sosa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sosa misses with a two punch combination.
Cha slips a jab and a cross from Sosa.

Cha drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cha is working Sosa over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Cha wants to control from the top but Sosa keeps moving.

Cha avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cha wants to control from the top but Sosa keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sosa throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Cha escapes and throws Sosa's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Cha working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Check out the look on Cha's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Cha happy to just control the position for now.
Sosa manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Cha has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cha wants to control but Sosa is keeping busy.
Cha tries to get to full guard but Sosa has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Sosa is looking for submissions but instead, Cha has regained full guard.
Sosa looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sosa drops back, looking for a kneebar! Cha looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Cha looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Cha!
Cha grinds an elbow into Sosa's temple.
Sosa on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Sosa on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

Cha wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sosa, who protects the arm well.
Sosa takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Cha grinds an elbow into Sosa's temple.
Cha looks up at the clock and then as Sosa takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Cha smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Sosa taking punishment in the form of punches.
Sosa is looking to reverse the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cha trying to control the position but Sosa is working away.
Cha lands some shots froms side control.
Cha scoring with punches from side control.
Cha landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sosa is looking for a sweep.
Cha scoring with punches and elbows.
Cha lands a decent elbow from side control.
Cha happy to just control the position for now.
Cha is looking to take a break and control but Sosa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cha advances nicely into full mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cha looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sosa working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sosa has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sosa walks into a stiff left hand from Cha.
A punch lands to the side of Sosa 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cha lands with an overhand left.
Sosa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cha cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sosa fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cha avoids it really well and circles away.
Sosa tries for a takedown but Cha circles away easily

and Cha counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Sosa's guard now.
Sosa keeping moving, preventing Cha from controlling successfully.
Cha working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Cha avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cha content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Cha working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sosa's head.
Sosa is breathing heavily.
Cha wants to control from the top but Sosa keeps moving.
Cha scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sosa looking for subs off his back but Cha has passed one foot through into half guard.
Cha with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Cha is looking to take a break and control but Sosa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cha winds up and cracks Sosa with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Sosa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Cha 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. Cha eventually gives up the hold.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sosa is not content to let Cha control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cha works his way into side control.
Cha working the ground and pound from side control.
Cha trying to control the position but Sosa is working away.
Cha lands a few punches from side control.
Cha is looking to take a break and control but Sosa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cha lands a decent elbow from side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Sosa is looking to regain half guard here but Cha keeps moving and retains side control.
Cha moves into full mount!
Cha lands with some strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sosa is trying to escape the mount.
Cha looking to control and managing it successfully.
Cha has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Cha with good strikes from the mount here!
Cha content just to control the position here.

Cha looking for a guillotine from mount but Sosa is having none of it.
Sosa is looking to get to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cha looking to control and managing it successfully.
Cha lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Cha Cha overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Cha working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Sosa looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Cha! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Cha Cha!