PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Darius Badolato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thabang Sosibo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sosibo has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Badolato
vs
Sosibo

180 cm
23
200 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
24
197 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good wrestler
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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Darius Badolato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thabang Sosibo!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Donatello Bradman and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Badolato fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Sosibo to the ground. Badolato is now in Sosibo's guard.
Sosibo looks gassed!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Sosibo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Badolato controls the pace.
Badolato slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Badolato has hold of Sosibo's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Sosibo seems comfortable defending it but Badolato has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Sosibo is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Sosibo is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Badolato couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Darius Badolato!
A very excited looking Darius Badolato made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.