PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Augusto Ricardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Soriano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Soriano has chosen "Filipino" by The Black Eyed Peas as his entrance music. Augusto Ricardo has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Ricardo
vs
Soriano

155 cm
22
140 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

165 cm
22
140 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Slaughterhouse Threads

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Augusto Ricardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pablo Soriano!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Steve Erwin and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ricardo shoots for a double leg takedown but Soriano sprawls well. He's pushed Ricardo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ricardo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ricardo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Soriano lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ricardo misses with a lunging right hand
and Soriano counters with a left and a right that stings Ricardo.

Ricardo is rocked!

Ricardo scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Oh Ricardo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Soriano trying to control from the bottom.
Ricardo seems to have got his legs back now.
Ricardo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Soriano is refusing to be controlled, as Ricardo sits in half guard.
Ricardo trying to pass the guard but Soriano defending well.
Ricardo trying to control the action but Soriano is working from the bottom.
Ricardo keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricardo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ricardo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ricardo shoots and misses
and Soriano counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Soriano looks to land a combination but Ricardo avoids it well.

Ricardo drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ricardo landing with the ground and pound.
Soriano working a defensive guard here.
Ricardo throws a big right hand that misses.
Soriano working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ricardo.
Soriano keeping moving, preventing Ricardo from controlling successfully.
Soriano is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ricardo throwing strikes but missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soriano not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ricardo closes the distance and clinches up with Soriano, looking for a takedown. Ricardo pushes Soriano against the cage but Soriano circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Augusto Ricardo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ricardo throws a poor cross that misses
and Soriano counters with a leg kick.
Ricardo slips a jab and a cross from Soriano.
A nice combination there by Soriano.
Ricardo shoots in but no luck this time.
Soriano tries to clinch there but Ricardo circles away.
Soriano just misses with a punch to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Soriano scores with a four punch combination!
Ricardo misses with a shot to the body
and Soriano counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Soriano misses with a wild combination.
Soriano uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Soriano pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ricardo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Soriano blocks a leg kick.
Soriano misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ricardo decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ricardo tries to pass to full mount but Soriano defends it.
Ricardo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Soriano keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ricardo takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Soriano looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ricardo moves nicely into side control.
Soriano tries to buck Ricardo off but Ricardo is having none of it.
Soriano is trying to control Ricardo's posture but Ricardo avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soriano is looking for a sweep.
Ricardo tries to advance to mount but Soriano instead regains half guard.
Ricardo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Soriano with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ricardo wants to control but Soriano is keeping him busy.
Ricardo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Soriano wants to control but Ricardo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Soriano blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ricardo.
Ricardo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Pablo Soriano will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ricardo throws a right hand that misses
and Soriano counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Soriano thows a body shot but no joy.

Ricardo bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Ricardo wants to control for a moment but Soriano uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Ricardo gets full guard.
Soriano trying to control but Ricardo is working from the bottom.
Ricardo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ricardo working Soriano over with strikes.
Ricardo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Soriano does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, if Ricardo is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Soriano wants to control but Ricardo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Soriano is looking to improve his position.
Ricardo looks to land a strike but Soriano avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Ricardo trying to control the position from guard on top but Soriano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Soriano has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ricardo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Soriano has his foot on Ricardo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ricardo works his way back into a safe position though.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ricardo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ricardo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Soriano counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ricardo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Soriano pinned against the cage. Soriano gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Soriano keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ricardo.
Augusto Ricardo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soriano changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Soriano blocks a jab.
Ricardo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Augusto Ricardo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ricardo misses with a low kick.
Soriano fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pablo Soriano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A shot to the body from Ricardo misses
and Soriano counters with a stiff right hand.
Ricardo swings for the body but Soriano moves out of range.

Ricardo fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Soriano sprawls well initially but Ricardo persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Soriano trying to hold on to Ricardo's head to control him but Ricardo postures up.
Ricardo wants to take a breather but Soriano is having none of it.
Soriano wants to control the action here but instead Ricardo manages to pass to full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ricardo with a couple of short strikes.
Ricardo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Soriano wants to control but Ricardo is having none of it.
Soriano is in a horrible position here. Ricardo smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Ricardo putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Soriano tries to hold on but Ricardo postures up.
Ricardo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Soriano can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ricardo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ricardo scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Soriano is wriggling around trying to escape.
Soriano is breathing heavily.
Ricardo landing shots from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ricardo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Soriano really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ricardo working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Soriano takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ricardo scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Soriano is in a horrible position here. Ricardo smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Soriano is rocked!
Soriano tries to lock up and control but Ricardo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Augusto Ricardo dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

Soriano wants to clinch.
Soriano swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ricardo swings for the body but Soriano moves out of range.

Ricardo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Ricardo raining down shots from the mount!
Augusto Ricardo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Soriano is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ricardo scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Soriano?
Ricardo prevents Soriano from getting the reversal.
Soriano is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Soriano takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ricardo pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricardo landing shots from mount.
Ricardo landing strikes, looking to finish!
Ricardo is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Soriano taking shots to the head.
Ricardo controlling the position easily from mount.
Ricardo is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Soriano is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ricardo landing strikes from the mount.
Ricardo scoring with strikes but Soriano is staying in there.
Soriano takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Ricardo is landing with some decent strikes but Soriano is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ricardo scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Soriano is still in real trouble! Can Ricardo finish him?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricardo lands a big elbow.
Ricardo unloading with bombs!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Ricardo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ricardo lands a nice shot to the head.
Soriano wants to hold on but Ricardo pushes him away.
Soriano seems to have recovered his senses.
Soriano is looking to improve his position but Ricardo isn't that keen on the idea.
Soriano tries to hold on but Ricardo postures up.
Soriano might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Ricardo kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Ricardo landing strikes, looking to finish!
Ricardo breaks from Soriano's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soriano is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ricardo landing shots from mount.
Ricardo landing shots from mount.
Ricardo landing strikes, looking to finish!
BOOM! Ricardo connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Ricardo landing strikes, looking to finish!
Ricardo unloading with bombs!
Ricardo landing shots from mount.
Soriano tries to lock up and control but Ricardo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ricardo unloading with bombs!
Ricardo fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Ricardo lands a nice shot to the head.
Ricardo postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Soriano looks a forlorn figure.
Ricardo in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ricardo in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ricardo lands a big elbow.
Ricardo cracks Soriano with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Ricardo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Soriano can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ricardo breaks from Soriano's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Ricardo punishing his opponent with strikes.
Ricardo is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Ricardo with a couple of short strikes.
Ricardo lands a heavy elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Soriano is bucking up trying to escape but Ricardo cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Ricardo scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Soriano?
Soriano keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ricardo in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

And that's the end of the fight!
Augusto Ricardo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ricardo 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Augusto Ricardo!