PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Manuel Soto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moses Testament (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Manuel Soto has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Manuel Soto seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Soto
vs
Testament

192 cm
26
280 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

200 cm
22
225 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Manuel Soto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Moses Testament!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Testament throws a leg kick that misses.
Soto could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Testament lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Manuel Soto has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Testament misses with a low kick.
Soto dodges the punch combination from Testament.

Testament shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Testament seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Soto is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Testament jumps into side control!
Soto throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.

Testament decides to stand back up. Testament steps back and let's Soto get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Testament closes the distance and clinches.

Testament breaks from the clinch.
Testament throws a half hearted mid kick.
Testament throws a leg kick that misses.
Soto shoots in but no luck this time.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Testament has Soto pushed against the cage.
A short left from Testament.
Testament lands a hook to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Testament takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Soto tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Testament just stands there and leans against the cage.
Soto blocks the elbow strike.
Testament tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Soto avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Testament tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Soto blocks an elbow strike from Testament.
Testament pressing his opponent against the cage.

Soto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Testament connects with a crisp jab.

Manuel Soto's cut is getting worse.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Testament is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Testament throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Soto fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manuel Soto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Testament does it's job there.
Soto is breathing heavily.
Testament doesn't manage to clinch there - Soto circles away.

Testament rushes Soto and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Testament escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Testament.

Manuel Soto's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

Testament has taken the fight to the clinch.

Testament pulls Soto into guard.
Soto throws an elbow that misses. Testament uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Soto's guard. Nice move by Testament!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Testament wants to stand but Soto is controlling his posture from full guard.
Soto will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Soto has his foot on Testament's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Testament works his way back into a safe position though.
Testament trying to stand up but can't free himself from Soto's guard.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Soto is looking for a triangle but Testament pushes his legs off easily.
Testament not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Soto has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Soto has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Testament 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.

Moses Testament dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Manuel Soto's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Soto dodges the punch combination from Testament.
Soto fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Soto is defended easily by Testament.
A right-left combo lands from Testament.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Moses Testament!
A determined Moses Testament didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!