PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Saboy Sosop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Duncan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sosop has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. The key to victory for Saboy Sosop has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Saboy Sosop
vs
Duncan

178 cm
22
153 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

170 cm
25
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Saboy Sosop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rob Duncan!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duncan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sosop stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sosop is breathing heavily.

Sosop gets caught napping as Duncan dives in and scores a takedown. Sosop manages to retain guard.
Sosop is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Duncan postures up and lands a big shot to Sosop's brow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Duncan throws a big right hand that misses.
Duncan postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Duncan throwing strikes from guard but Sosop blocks nicely.
Duncan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Duncan thows a big elbow that misses.
Duncan postures up in Sosop's guard and throws a big left but Sosop blocks it.
Duncan trying to control but Sosop is working from the bottom.
Duncan is looking to work some ground and pound but Sosop has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duncan advances position into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Duncan landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Duncan takes a little break here. Sosop wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Duncan lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Sosop down.
Sosop is working to avoid the ground and pound but Duncan connects with a decent elbow.
Duncan looks up at the clock and then as Sosop takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Duncan smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Sosop on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Duncan cracks Sosop with a big right hand but Sosop just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duncan working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Duncan working the ground and pound from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duncan in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Duncan has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Duncan with shots to the head and body - Sosop looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duncan cracks Sosop with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Duncan cracks Sosop with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Duncan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Duncan pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Duncan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Duncan raining down shots from the mount!

Sosop is rocked!
Duncan looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Oh Sosop is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duncan working Sosop over with strikes here.
Sosop seems to have got his legs back now.
Sosop knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Duncan on the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duncan punishing his opponent with strikes.
Duncan dominating with strikes here.
Duncan raining down hammerfists from mount.
Duncan postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Sosop out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Duncan goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Rob Duncan!