PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jonathon Brighton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thabang Sosibo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thabang Sosibo has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jonathon Brighton's chin.

Brighton
vs
Sosibo

189 cm
22
187 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

185 cm
20
197 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jonathon Brighton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thabang Sosibo!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sosibo misses with a looping right.
Brighton misses with an uppercut.
Sosibo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Brighton is looking to clinch but Sosibo is avoiding it.
Brighton shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Brighton takes a swing at Sosibo's ribcage but misses.
Brighton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sosibo.
Sloppy strikes from Sosibo. Those never looked like landing.
Brighton wants to clinch up but Sosibo keeps it at a distance.
Brighton takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brighton thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice defenses there by Brighton.
Nice jab there from Sosibo.
Brighton scores with a sloppy right hand. Sosibo should have avoided that one.
Brighton works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Brighton swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Sosibo counter with a right hand.
A slow jab from Sosibo misses its intended target.
Brighton lands with an overhand left.
Thabang Sosibo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brighton moves out of range of the strikes.
Brighton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brighton tries to close the distance and clinch but Sosibo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sosibo avoids the body shot from Brighton.
Brighton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sosibo.
Sosibo might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Brighton lands with a nice body punch.
Brighton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sosibo.
Brighton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brighton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sosibo.
Nice defenses there by Sosibo.
Brighton moves out of range as Sosibo strikes.
Brighton fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sosibo avoids it really well and circles away.
Brighton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brighton slips a jab from Sosibo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brighton. Sosibo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sosibo looks to land a left hand but Brighton moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brighton. Sosibo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brighton walks into a left hand.
Brighton scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Brighton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sosibo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Sosibo tries to keep at a distance but Brighton has taken the fight into the clinch.
Brighton tries to pull guard but Sosibo won't allow it.
Brighton tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sosibo smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonathon Brighton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sosibo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brighton.
Brighton tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sosibo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brighton throws a looping overhand right but Sosibo ducks down to avoid it.
Brighton slips a jab from Sosibo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brighton's corner calls for a 1-2. Brighton obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sosibo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brighton scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Brighton doesn't manage to clinch there - Sosibo circles away.
Brighton takes a swing at Sosibo's ribcage but misses.
Sosibo misses the jab.
Sosibo missing with a left hand there. Brighton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brighton looks to clinch
and Sosibo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brighton looks to land a left hand but Sosibo moved out of range nicely.
Sosibo lands a slapping body shot.
Sosibo throws out a loose jab but Brighton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brighton tests Sosibo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brighton lands with a shot to the body.
Brighton clinches but Sosibo breaks the clinch
and Sosibo counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brighton takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Brighton moves into the clinch.

Brighton ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Brighton no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

Brighton working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sosibo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sosibo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sosibo tries to free his leg and advance position but Brighton is retaining full guard.
Brighton looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sosibo is one step ahead there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Brighton has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sosibo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thabang Sosibo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Sosibo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Brighton counter with a right hand.
Sosibo misses with an uppercut.
Brighton tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Sosibo counter with a right hand.
Brighton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sosibo was well out of range. Poor timing from Brighton.
Brighton tries to close the distance and clinch but Sosibo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sosibo looks to land a right hand but Brighton moved out of range.
Brighton looks to score with a jab to the body but Sosibo is just out of range.
Brighton scores with a jab to the body.
Brighton shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sosibo pinned against the cage. Sosibo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The crowd cheers as Brighton lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sosibo doesn't seem phased though.
Thabang Sosibo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brighton tries to clinch up but Sosibo circles away and keeps his distance.
Sosibo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Brighton slips under a jab.
Sosibo takes one to the chin there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brighton misses with an uppercut.
Brighton scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Brighton just misses with a punch to the body.
Brighton staying out of range there.
Brighton looks to clinch
enabling Sosibo to counter with a crisp jab.
Brighton misses with a looping right.
Sosibo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A shot to the liver by Brighton. Beautiful body shot.
Sosibo throws a jab when Brighton was well out of range.
Brighton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sosibo.
Brighton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sosibo moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brighton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brighton shoots in but no luck this time.
Brighton digs a good hook to Sosibo's body.
Brighton tries to clinch there but Sosibo circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sosibo slips under a jab.
Sosibo throws out a powerful jab.
Brighton throws a shot to the body.
No luck for Brighton with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonathon Brighton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brighton works the jab nicely.
Sosibo misses with a straight right.
Brighton takes one to the side of the head.
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!
Sosibo misses with an uppercut.
Brighton lands a nice shot to the body.
Sosibo misses with a straight left.
Brighton tries to clinch up.
Brighton misses the body punch
and Sosibo counters with a stiff right hand.
Brighton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brighton defending well as Sosibo loads up on a big left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brighton wants to clinch
and Sosibo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sosibo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sosibo misses the body punch
and Brighton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brighton cracks Sosibo with an open hand slap.
No joy there for Sosibo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A big left from Sosibo misses.
Brighton lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Brighton ducks under a wild hook from Sosibo.
Brighton tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sosibo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fighters circling - Sosibo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brighton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sosibo.
Sosibo throws a big shot that misses.
Brighton lands with an uppercut that bounces Sosibo off the cage and back into rage.
Brighton tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sosibo counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brighton just misses with a punch to the body.
Brighton dips to his left and cracks Sosibo with an uppercut!
Brighton fails with an attempt to clinch.
A slow jab from Brighton misses its intended target.
A jab from Sosibo misses.
Brighton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sosibo.
Brighton lands a jab to Sosibo's midsection.
Sosibo is breathing heavily.
Brighton lands a really nice looking cross but Sosibo seems unphased.
Brighton slips a jab from Sosibo.
Brighton ducks under a wild hook from Sosibo.
Brighton defending well as Sosibo loads up on a big left hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brighton misses with a straight right.
Sosibo missing with a left hand there. Brighton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brighton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sosibo manages to avoid it.
Brighton throws out a powerful jab.
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 Jonathon Brighton will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, 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.

Brighton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sosibo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brighton.
Sosibo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sosibo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brighton manages to avoid it.
Brighton looks to land a right hand but Sosibo moved out of range.
Sosibo throws a looping overhand right but Brighton ducks down to avoid it.

Brighton closes the distance and pushes Sosibo back into the cage.
Brighton jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sosibo walks away with a smile on his face. Brighton gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sosibo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Brighton clinches up with Sosibo and pushes him back against the cage.
Brighton tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sosibo just stands there and leans against the cage.
Brighton tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sosibo just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonathon Brighton. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Brighton pulls guard successfully.

Brighton is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Brighton is looking for a triangle but Sosibo pushes his legs off easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosibo wants to control from the top but Brighton keeps moving.

Brighton is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Sosibo rolls with it to try and escape but Brighton cranks on the arm and Sosibo is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jonathon Brighton!