PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Sosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sosa's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, HELLUVA LIFE. Ross is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bold and Beautiful. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Sosa
vs
Ross

169 cm
29
162 lbs
22 - 7 - 0

179 cm
24
167 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Convicted Trap House
Conviction

Steel Penn's Skin Shop *laundry 93%

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 22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mauricio Sosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick Ross!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ross throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sosa throws a hook but Ross blocks it.
Sosa connects with a crisp jab.
A jab from Sosa finds it's way through Ross's defenses.
Sosa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ross.
Sosa throws a head kick but Ross moves out of range.
Sosa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sosa walks into a stiff left hand from Ross.
Ross misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sosa.
Ross tests Sosa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Sosa misses the target.
Sosa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Sosa.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Sosa misses
and Ross counters with a stiff right hand.
Sosa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ross.
Sosa ducks under a wild hook from Ross.
Sosa lands a slapping body shot.
Ross tries to land a leg kick but Sosa saw it coming and moves away.
Sosa digs a good body shot into Ross's ribs.
Sosa misses with an uppercut.
Ross tries to clinch
and Sosa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sosa connects with a leg kick. Ross looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ross misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sosa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A big right from Sosa misses.
Ross doesn't manage to clinch there - Sosa circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ross misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sosa.
Ross misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sosa.
Sosa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sosa checks a low kick from Ross.
Ross misses with a wild combination.
Sosa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sosa looks to score with a jab to the body but Ross is just out of range.
A slow jab from Sosa misses its intended target.
Sosa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ross.
Sosa throws a head kick but Ross moves out of range.
Sosa lands a jab to the nose.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross looks to score with a jab to the body but Sosa is just out of range.
Sosa throws a leg kick which misses Ross's front leg but catches the back leg as Ross tries to avoid it.
Sosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ross moves away.
Ross takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ross lands a jab to the head.
Ross swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sosa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice straight punches there by Ross. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ross.
Sosa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ross moves out of range of the body kick.
Ross looks to land a body kick but Sosa moved away.
Sosa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ross is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sosa rather than just go for the knockout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sosa scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ross has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Donk. Ross catches Sosa right on the button with a cross.
Sosa throws a wild body kick that Ross sees coming a mile off.
Sosa thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ross moves away from the strike by Sosa.
Ross digs a good body shot into Sosa's ribs.
Good shot there by Ross.
Ross throws a push kick but Sosa slaps the foot to one side.
Sosa misses with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ross blocks a low kick nicely.
Sosa's corner calls for a 1-2. Sosa obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sosa stuns Ross with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sosa swings for the body but Ross moves out of range.
Ross connects with a leg kick. Sosa looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mauricio Sosa is winning the standup battle so far.
Ross scores with a head kick.
Ross misses with an uppercut. Sosa saw that one coming.
Ross missing with a left hand there. Sosa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Ross closes the distance and clinches.
Ross crunches a lovely knee into Sosa's ribcage.
Ross is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ross misses with a body punch.
Ross is looking to control Sosa's arms but Sosa gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ross has his back to the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross swings wildly with an uppercut but Sosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ross with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sosa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ross taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sosa slows down the pace here.
Sosa avoiding damage as Ross throws knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Sosa.
Ross tries to throw a body punch but Sosa avoids it by throwing Ross back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ross is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ross misses with a punch to the body.
Sosa lands a left hand.
Ross misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ross can't find room to land a body shot as Sosa controls the action.
Ross is trying to stall.
Sosa tries to throw a body punch but Ross avoids it by throwing Sosa back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross has Sosa pressed against the cage.
Ross misses with some punches.
Ross misses with a punch on the inside.
Ross tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sosa's elbow.
Ross misses with a body punch.
Sosa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ross throws a knee to the head but misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sosa is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Sosa blocks an elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sosa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ross lands with a light punch inside.
Sosa struggles to land a body shot inside as Ross controls his hands.
Ross fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ross misses with the head strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ross just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sosa's brow.
Sosa digs a right hand into Ross's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ross's gas tank.
Ross pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ross misses with some punches.
Ross goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ross tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sosa's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Ross showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Ross tries to clinch up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ross. Sosa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ross misses the shot to the body.
Sosa scores with a nice strike.
Sosa misses with a low kick.
Ross throws a head kick that Sosa semi-blocks.
Ross misses the shot to the body.
Sosa's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ross under the eye.
Ross looks to score with a jab to the body but Sosa is just out of range.
Ross avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sosa throws a jab when Ross was well out of range.
Ross takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ross takes a swing at Sosa's ribcage but misses.
Sosa scores with a head kick. Ross tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Sosa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ross looks to clinch
enabling Sosa to counter with a crisp jab.
Ross throws a leg kick
and Sosa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ross's knee momentarily.
Ross takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ross needs to keep his hands up - Sosa had a free shot at his head there.
Ross with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sosa to score with a decent uppercut.
Ross ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sosa moves away.
Ross looks to land a right hand but Sosa moved out of range.
Sosa walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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 cracks a nice hook into Ross's ribs.
Ross displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sosa throws out the jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Sosa as he connects with a hook.
Ross tried to score with a low kick but Sosa checks it.
Ross thows a body shot but no joy.
Ross is looking to chop away at Sosa's legs.
Sosa staying out of range there.
Ross throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sosa looks to score with a jab to the body but Ross is just out of range.
Ross slips under a jab from Sosa.
Sosa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sosa lands the left hand.
Ross throws a right hand that misses
and Ross takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ross pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ross takes one to the chin there.
Sosa fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ross checks it well.
A big right from Sosa misses.
Sosa lands a nice looking body shot.
Sosa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sosa. That's going to slow Ross down.
A jab from Sosa misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ross throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sosa.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sosa misses with a few strikes there.
Ross misses with a low kick.
Jab from Sosa.
Ross moves out of range of the body kick.
Sosa is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sosa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sosa. Ross shrugs it off though.
Sosa throws the left hand but Ross avoids the punch easily.
Sosa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ross has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sosa.
Ross has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mauricio Sosa showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sosa has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Mauricio Sosa!
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Mauricio Sosa!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Mauricio Sosa!

Mauricio Sosa wins by unanimous decision!