PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marcello Sosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Burkhart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sosa comes to the cage accompanied by HELLUVA LIFE. Alex Burkhart has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sosa
vs
Burkhart

169 cm
25
147 lbs
15 - 3 - 0

163 cm
23
146 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Conviction
Convicted Trap House

Broken Halo Pride Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marcello Sosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex Burkhart!
The judges for this bout are , and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burkhart takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Burkhart stuns Sosa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sosa lands with a straight right. Burkhart didn't see that one coming.
Sosa throws a hook but Burkhart blocks it.
Sosa lands a jab to the nose.
A left lands for Burkhart.
Sosa misses with a looping left.
Burkhart ducks under a wild hook from Sosa.
A jab from Sosa finds it's way through Burkhart's defenses.
Burkhart throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sosa lands a nice looking body shot.
Sosa misses with a shot to the body
and Burkhart counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Burkhart misses with a body shot
and Sosa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sosa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Burkhart moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fighters circling - Sosa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosa misses with a body punch

and Burkhart counters with a takedown into side control.
Sosa defending against the ground and pound.
Sosa is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Burkhart off and has taken his back!
Burkhart looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Sosa doesn't have the hooks in and Burkhart manages to turn into his guard.
Burkhart trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Burkhart throwing strikes from guard but Sosa blocks nicely.
Burkhart is looking to work some ground and pound but Sosa has wrist control.
Burkhart has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Burkhart stopping the sweep attempt from Sosa.
Burkhart postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sosa wants to stand up but Burkhart is controlling him.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sosa works the jab nicely.
Sosa throws a sloppy body shot
and Burkhart counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nice cross by Sosa.
Sosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burkhart was well out of range. Poor timing from Sosa.
Burkhart tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sosa was well out of range. Poor timing from Burkhart.
Sosa lands a two punch combo.
Sosa lands with a nice body punch.
Burkhart misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burkhart lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sosa backs up against the cage.
Burkhart lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Burkhart lands with a right hand.
Burkhart ducks under a wild hook from Sosa.
A slow jab from Burkhart misses its intended target.
Burkhart looks to score with a jab to the body but Sosa is just out of range.
Burkhart throws a shot to the body.
Sosa slips a jab from Burkhart.
Sosa lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Burkhart swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sosa throws a wild body kick that Burkhart sees coming a mile off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burkhart throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sosa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Burkhart thinking.
Sosa swings away with a body shot that misses

and Burkhart decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sosa's guard.
Burkhart postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Burkhart won't allow Sosa to sweep him here.
Sosa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Burkhart trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sosa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Burkhart lands a couple of digs.
Sosa looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Burkhart puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sosa tries to get to full guard but Burkhart has control of the leg.
Burkhart looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sosa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Burkhart.
Burkhart throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sosa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Burkhart moves out of range as Sosa strikes.
Burkhart uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sosa.
Sosa scores with a jab to the head.
Burkhart just misses with a punch to the body.
Marcello Sosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Sosa does no damage.
Burkhart shoots in looking for a takedown. Sosa tries to sprawl out of it but Burkhart keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sosa manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sosa misses with a body punch

and Burkhart counters with a shoot takedown. Sosa fights it but they end up in guard.
Burkhart throws and elbow that misses. Sosa uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Burkhart's guard. Nice move by Sosa!

Burkhart is working an open guard so Sosa takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Burkhart is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sosa rather than just go for the knockout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burkhart takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Burkhart lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sosa at a distance.
Burkhart staying out of range there.
Burkhart looks to score with a jab to the body but Sosa is just out of range.
Sosa works Burkhart's body with a nice hook.
Burkhart misses with a body shot
and Sosa counters with a stiff right hand.
Sosa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Burkhart circles away quickly and effectively.
Burkhart stuns Sosa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sosa throws the left hand but Burkhart avoids the punch easily.
Burkhart lands the left hand.
Burkhart bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A head kick by Sosa misses
and Burkhart counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burkhart lands a body shot.
Sosa misses with a body punch
and Burkhart connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sosa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sosa misses with a series of wild punches.
Alex Burkhart is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sosa connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Burkhart momentarily.
Sosa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burkhart avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sosa looks to land a combination. Burkhart sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sosa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Burkhart misses with a combination
and Sosa counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sosa lands with an overhand left.
Burkhart throws a nice looking combination but Sosa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sosa catches Burkhart with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Burkhart takes a swing at Sosa's ribcage but misses.
Sosa throws a nice looking combination but Burkhart bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sosa misses the body punch
and Burkhart counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sosa misses the body punch
and Burkhart counters with a one-two to the body.
Burkhart slips under a jab.
Sosa just misses with a punch to the body.
Sosa throws a chopping leg kick but Burkhart manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

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.
A swing and a miss from Burkhart.
Burkhart takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Burkhart lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sosa swings for the body but Burkhart moves out of range.
Burkhart takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A slow jab from Sosa misses its intended target.
Sosa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Marcello Sosa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sosa connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Burkhart momentarily.
Sosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sosa avoids the body shot from Burkhart.

Burkhart shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sosa's guard.
Burkhart missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Marcello Sosa will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Sosa misses with a looping right.

Burkhart closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Sosa wants to control but Burkhart is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burkhart thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sosa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Burkhart.
Burkhart throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Burkhart thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Burkhart not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burkhart lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sosa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Burkhart.
Burkhart takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Burkhart connects with a single shot there.
Burkhart shoots in for a double leg but Sosa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Burkhart swings for the body but Sosa moves out of range.
Sosa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sosa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sosa swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Burkhart counters with a single leg into guard. Sosa didn't expect that.
Sosa is trying to control the position but Burkhart postures up.
Burkhart throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sosa has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alex Burkhart has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burkhart missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Burkhart preventing the sweep.
Burkhart throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sosa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sosa is controlling Burkhart's posture.
Sosa lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Burkhart!
Sosa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Burkhart is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burkhart sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Burkhart blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sosa.
Burkhart trying to control but Sosa postures up.
Sosa wants to stand up but Burkhart is controlling the position.
Burkhart is looking for a sweep. Sosa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sosa tries to stand but can't do so whilst Burkhart controls his leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Burkhart is trying to control but can't.
Sosa throwing shots but Burkhart is blocking nicely.
Sosa tries to stand but can't do so whilst Burkhart controls his leg.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Sosa gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Burkhart to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Sosa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sosa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Sosa has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Burkhart off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Burkhart comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Burkhart has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Suge Night scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Burkhart!