PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ashton Walters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Truman Sosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sosa comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Work Song - Dan Reeder kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Ashton Walters looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Walters
vs
Sosa

175 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

190 cm
20
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Likes ground

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ashton Walters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Truman Sosa!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Bruno Hogan and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Sosa.
Walters looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Sosa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice sprawl there from Sosa as Walters shoots in.
The fight stays on the outside here - Walters looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sosa misses with a few strikes there.
Walters throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sosa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ashton Walters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walters keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Walters swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sosa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Walters throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sosa counters with a straight right hand.

Sosa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Walters, pushing him back against the ropes.

Sosa breaks from the clinch.
Walters tries to clinch up
and Sosa counters with a stiff right hand.
Sosa lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like Ashton Walters has been cut.
A punch lands to the side of Walters 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sosa is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Walters showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sosa.
Sosa thuds a left hand into Walters's body.
Walters swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sosa counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Walters wants to clinch but Sosa slips to the side
and Sosa counters with a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walters throws a series of punches but Sosa moves out of range.
Sosa throws a one two combo.

Sosa shoots in and bounces Walters off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Sosa is fighting to break Walters's control of his arms but Walters is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Sosa wants to get up but he can't break Walters's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Walters is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Walters working a defensive guard here.
Walters wants to stand and escape but Sosa is having none of it.

Sosa decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Walters throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sosa counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sosa closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Walters pushes Sosa away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Sosa gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Walters wants to control but Sosa postures up.
Sosa trying to control the position but Walters is working away.
Walters tries to improve position but can't.
Walters dodges the ground and pound from Sosa.

Sosa thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Walters tries to buck Sosa off but Sosa is having none of it.
Sosa is staying tight to Walters's torso, preventing him from escaping.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sosa scores with a one two! Walters had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Walters doesn't manage to clinch there - Sosa circles away.
Sosa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Walters's waist but Walters gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sosa off to one side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walters throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Sosa counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Walters!
Sosa controlling the pace for now.
Sosa's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Walters is squirming around, avoiding Sosa's attempts to control the action.

Sosa looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Walters wants to control but Sosa is having none of it.
Sosa sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sosa is landing with some decent strikes but Walters is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Walters might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Walters tries to lock up and control but Sosa gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sosa scoring with strikes but Walters is staying in there.
Walters really wants to buck Sosa off and get back to his feet.
Sosa landing shots from mount.
Sosa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Walters is looking to escape.
Sosa controlling the position easily from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sosa is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Walters could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Sosa looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Truman Sosa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ashton Walters's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Walters misses with a double jab
and Walters takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Walters shoots for a takedown but Sosa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Sosa has Walters up against the ropes in a clinch.
Sosa drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sosa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Sosa goes for a takedown attempt but Walters pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Walters on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ashton Walters is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sosa bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Walters's head.
Sosa circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sosa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice takedown defense from Walters. No joy for Sosa on that attempt.
Ashton Walters has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Truman Sosa.
Walters clinches but Sosa breaks the clinch
and Sosa counters with a stiff right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Walters moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Walters throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Walters displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sosa shoots for a takedown but Walters saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sosa swats away the attempt to clinch by Walters.
A jab from Sosa does it's job there.
Sosa stalks Walters and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Walters's face. Walters staggers backwards, shaken.
Sosa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Walters is looking to clinch but Sosa is avoiding it.
Sosa wants to clinch up but Walters keeps it at a distance.
Sosa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Walters moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Walters shoots and misses
and Sosa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Sosa closes the distance and clinches.
Walters lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sosa can't get the takedown.

Walters breaks the clinch.
Sosa lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Sosa rushes Walters and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Walters is trying to break the clinch but Sosa has him pressed against the ropes.
Sosa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sosa scores with a shoulder strike.
Sosa looking to stall.
Sosa is trying to break the clinch but Walters has him pressed against the ropes.
Walters drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sosa gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A nice left hand lands by Sosa.

Sosa breaks from the clinch.
Sosa with a poor takedown
and Walters counters with a two punch combo.
Sosa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Walters clinches up against the ropes.

Walters breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Walters keeps the fight on the outside.
Sosa lands with an overhand left.
Walters throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sosa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Walters wants to clinch up but Sosa keeps it at a distance.
Walters doesn't manage to clinch there - Sosa circles away.
Walters pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sosa fails with the takedown.

Walters fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sosa, pushing him back against the ropes.

Sosa breaks from the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Walters. No joy for Sosa on that attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walters with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sosa to score with a decent uppercut.
A left and a right from Sosa both land. Nice combination.
Walters takes one to the chin there.
Walters wants to clinch up but Sosa keeps it at a distance.
Walters tries to clinch but Sosa moves out of range.
Walters falls off balance throwing a combination

and Sosa counters by clinching up.

Sosa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sosa tries to clinch there but Walters circles away.
Walters swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Walters takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sosa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sosa dodges the punch combination from Walters.
Walters takes one to the chin there.
Sosa blocks the body kick.
Walters misses with a double jab
and Sosa counters with a left and a right that stings Walters.
Sosa lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Walters misses with a double jab
and Sosa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walters misses with a few strikes there.
Danga de danga de dang - Sosa scores with a four punch combination!
Walters moves in looking to clinch but Sosa pushes him off.
Walters tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Walters looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Walters avoids the head kick by Sosa.
Sosa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Walters's waist but Walters gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sosa off to one side.
Walters tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sosa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sosa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Truman Sosa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Walters falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sosa counters with a three punch combo that has Walters backing up. Walters nods at Sosa to acknowledge the strikes.

Sosa has managed to clinch.

Sosa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Walters tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Walters darts in trying to clinch
letting Sosa counter with a right hand.
Sosa misses with a wild combination.
Walters throws a combination that misses

and Sosa counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Sosa throws an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Truman Sosa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ashton Walters's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Sosa is looking to chop away at Walters's legs.
Sosa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Walters as he jumps to the side.
Sosa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Walters.
Walters closes the distance looking to clinch

and Sosa counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Walters looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sosa is one step ahead there.
Sosa stays in close to Walters's body and controls the position.
Walters wants to get back to his feet but Sosa passes into half guard.
Walters keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sosa is looking to take a break and control but Walters is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosa wants to stand up but Walters has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Walters gets full guard.

Walters scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Sosa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Walters throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Walters misses with a combination
and Sosa counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Walters tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sosa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Walters misses with a double jab
and Sosa counters with a big head kick but Walters shrugs it off.
Sosa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Walters on the side of the head.
Walters tries to clinch up
enabling Sosa to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walters throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Sosa counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Walters has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sosa is working away from the top position though.
Walters pushes Sosa off looking to stand but Sosa dives back in and keeps control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Walters is trying to control but can't.
Sosa missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Walters is looking to control Sosa's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Walters avoid being mounted?
Walters wants to get back to his feet.
Walters wants to get back to full guard but Sosa has mounted him!
Sosa raining down shots from the mount!

Walters is rocked!
Sosa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sosa looking to control but Walters is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Oh Walters is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sosa thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Walters seems to have got his legs back now.
Walters tries to reverse the position but Sosa maintains control.
Walters is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Walters tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Walters tries to hold on but Sosa pushes him away.
Sosa controlling the position easily from mount.

Sosa is working for a guillotine from mount but Walters frees his head quite easily.
Walters wants to hold on but Sosa pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sosa scoring with strikes but Walters is staying in there.

Ashton Walters's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Truman Sosa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Walters is squirming around, avoiding Sosa's attempts to control the action.
Walters is desperately trying to improve his position but Sosa has a good base and remains in mount.
Sosa lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Walters hang on?

Jeez, Ashton Walters's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ashton Walters's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Truman Sosa!