PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ramsey Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Sotto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramsey Garcia could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Roberto Sotto's chin.

Garcia
vs
Sotto

205 cm
23
205 lbs
5 - 10 - 0

170 cm
30
205 lbs
5 - 14 - 2

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Ramsey Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 14 - 2, fighting out of London, Roberto Sotto!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Garcia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Garcia is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sotto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sotto wants to clinch up but Garcia keeps it at a distance.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sotto - that will leave a mark!
Sotto moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Garcia wants to slow Sotto down by chopping away at his legs.
Sotto moves in looking to clinch but Garcia pushes him off.
Sotto throws the kick towards the body but Garcia avoids it.
Sotto blocks a low kick nicely.
Sotto thuds a left hand into Garcia's body.
Sotto blocks a head kick by Garcia.
Sotto fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sotto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Garcia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sotto.
Garcia misses with a body shot.
Garcia lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Garcia closes the distance and lands a one-two.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Sotto looks gassed!
Garcia tries a head kick but it misses.
Sotto with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Garcia throws a body kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia thows a body shot but no joy.
Garcia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sotto wants to clinch up but Garcia keeps it at a distance.
Garcia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sotto tries to clinch but Garcia is having none of it.
Garcia swinging wildly here.
Garcia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sotto scores with a spinning back kick!
Garcia cracks Sotto with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sotto moves in looking to clinch but Garcia pushes him off.
Garcia really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sotto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sotto tries to clinch up but Garcia circles away and keeps his distance.
Sotto tries to clinch but Garcia is having none of it.
Sotto lands a jab to the nose.
Garcia misses with a kick to the body.
Sotto throws a right and a left that both miss.
Garcia misses with a head kick.
Sotto tries to clinch but Garcia moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sotto fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sotto throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Garcia with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sotto to score with a decent uppercut.
Sotto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Garcia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Garcia blocks a head kick by Sotto.
Sotto tries to clinch there but Garcia circles away.
Sotto tries to clinch up but Garcia circles away and keeps his distance.
Garcia is looking to wear down Sotto with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sotto misses with a body kick.
Garcia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sotto was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia.
Sotto with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sotto tries a head kick but it misses.
Garcia throws a head kick that misses.
Garcia will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Garcia misses with a two punch combination.
Sotto throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sotto throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Sotto lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sotto.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sotto.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Garcia.
Garcia misses with a wild body shot.
Sotto should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Sotto thows a body kick. Garcia tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Garcia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sotto keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sotto tries to clinch up but Garcia circles away and keeps his distance.
Sotto connects with a crisp jab.
Sotto throws a shot to the body.
Garcia keeps the fight on the outside.
Garcia takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Garcia throws a head kick but Sotto moves out of range.
Garcia blocks a head kick by Sotto.
Garcia avoids the head kick by Sotto.
A head kick misses from Garcia.
Sotto moves in looking to clinch but Garcia pushes him off.
Sotto wants to clinch up but Garcia keeps it at a distance.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Garcia crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sotto - the referee stops the clock and Garcia gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sotto. Garcia manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Garcia circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sotto throws a series of strikes that have Garcia backpedaling.
Garcia throws a head kick that misses.
Sotto thuds his right hand into Garcia's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Garcia throws a series of punches but Sotto avoids them all with ease.
Garcia gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sotto moves in looking to clinch but Garcia pushes him off.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sotto.
Garcia misses with a body shot.
Sotto wants to clinch.
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!
Sotto slips a jab and a cross from Garcia.
Garcia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sotto throws a head kick but Garcia moves out of range.
Sotto misses with a wild combination.

Sotto clinches up against the cage.
Sotto looking to slow down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Roberto Sotto will probably get the nod.
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.

Sotto swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Sotto has eaten all the pies!
Garcia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Roberto Sotto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Garcia blocks a head kick by Sotto.
Sotto throws a nice looking combination but Garcia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Garcia takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Garcia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Garcia misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sotto tries to close the distance and clinch but Garcia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Garcia looks to score with a jab to the body but Sotto is just out of range.
Garcia on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Garcia fails to land with a series of punches.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Garcia keeps the fight on the outside.
Sotto swinging wildly here.
Garcia blocks the body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Garcia misses with a double jab.
Sotto feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Garcia's calf.
A head kick misses from Garcia.
Sotto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Garcia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sotto is looking to clinch.
Sotto scores with the left hand. Garcia knows he should have avoided that one.
Sotto throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sotto throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sotto scores with a head kick. Garcia tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Ramsey Garcia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sotto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Garcia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sotto tries to close the distance and clinch but Garcia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sotto throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sotto throws a right and a left that both miss.
Garcia fails to land with a series of punches.
Sotto tries to clinch but Garcia moves out of range.
Sotto jabs Garcia to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sotto looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sotto manages to avoid it.
Garcia avoids the head kick by Sotto.
Sotto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garcia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sotto keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Garcia connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sotto with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sotto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Garcia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Garcia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sotto misses with the combination.
Sotto fails to land with a series of punches.
Garcia throws a series of punches but Sotto moves out of range.
Garcia takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sotto buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Garcia slips a jab and a cross from Sotto.
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sotto manages to avoid it.
Garcia looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sotto cracks a nice hook into Garcia's ribs.
Garcia showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sotto.
Sotto with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Garcia to score with a decent uppercut.
Sotto tries to clinch up but Garcia circles away and keeps his distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sotto lands a head kick!
Garcia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sotto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sotto moves out of range of the body kick from Garcia.
Sotto tries to close the distance and clinch but Garcia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sotto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garcia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sotto tries to clinch up.
Sotto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sotto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Garcia misses with a wild combination.
Garcia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sotto throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sotto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Garcia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sotto connects with a high kick.
Garcia has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Garcia throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sotto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Garcia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sotto throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Garcia looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sotto blocks the body kick.
Sotto shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Garcia eats them both and turns towards Sotto to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Garcia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sotto cracks Garcia with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Garcia on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sotto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sotto looks to land a combination. Garcia sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sotto thuds his shin into the meat of Garcia's side.
Sotto throws a head kick that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sotto was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garcia throws a front kick aimed at Sotto's knee but Sotto avoids it well.
Sotto scores with a kick to the body.
Garcia fakes the leg kick and cracks Sotto in the body.
Garcia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sotto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Garcia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roberto Sotto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Sotto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Garcia is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Garcia throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sotto.
Garcia drops his hands momentarily and Sotto takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Garcia misses with a wild combination.
Sotto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garcia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Garcia keeps the fight on the outside.
Garcia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sotto was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia.
Garcia takes a swing at Sotto's ribcage but misses.
Sotto takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sotto wants to clinch up but Garcia keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sotto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Garcia misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sotto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Garcia tries a head kick but it misses.
Garcia keeps the fight on the outside.
Garcia throws a series of punches but Sotto moves out of range.
Sotto turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sotto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sotto lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Garcia looks to land a combination but Sotto avoids it well.
Sotto lands a nice shot to the body.
Sotto takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Garcia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Garcia misses with a series of wild punches.
Garcia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sotto moves out of range as Garcia throws a body kick.
Garcia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Garcia throws a head kick but Sotto moves out of range.
Sotto tries to clinch there but Garcia circles away.
Sotto scores with a jab to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sotto.
Sotto throws a right and a left that both miss.
Garcia blocks a head kick by Sotto.
Garcia circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Sotto!
Sotto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Garcia has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Garcia keeps the fight on the outside.
Garcia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sotto takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sotto blocks a head kick by Garcia.
Garcia throws a series of punches but Sotto moves out of range.
Sotto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sotto lands with a kick to the temple. Garcia shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice straight punches there by Sotto. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sotto.
Sotto throws a head kick but Garcia moves out of range.
Sotto throws a head kick but Garcia moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Sotto 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sotto takes a kick to the side of the head.
A punch combination from Sotto misses.
Sotto lands a nice shot to the body.
Garcia looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sotto tries to clinch but Garcia is having none of it.
Sotto feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Garcia's calf.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sotto blocks the body kick.
Sotto tries to clinch there but Garcia circles away.
Sotto's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sotto duly obliges.
Sotto displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nice body kick from Sotto.
Sotto fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice shot lands for Sotto.
Sotto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Garcia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garcia takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Garcia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sotto.
Sotto tries to clinch up.
Garcia scores with a nice right hand.
Sotto is looking to clinch but Garcia is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sotto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sotto avoids the head kick by Garcia.
Garcia throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Sotto.
Garcia keeps the fight on the outside.
Sotto lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Garcia circles away quickly and effectively.
Sotto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garcia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Garcia swings for the body but Sotto moves out of range.
Sotto connects with a body shot.
Sotto avoids the head kick by Garcia.
Sotto shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Garcia eats them both and turns towards Sotto to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sotto manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sotto throws a series of strikes that have Garcia backpedaling.
Garcia looks for the body kick but Sotto saw that one coming.
Garcia misses with a wild body shot.
Sotto avoids the head kick by Garcia.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garcia tries to land a leg kick but Sotto saw it coming and moves away.
Sotto misses with a head kick.
Sotto misses with a kick to the body.
Ramsey Garcia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sotto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Garcia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sotto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garcia paws at him with a jab and circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roberto Sotto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sotto has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roberto Sotto!