PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Sotto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rolando Paneda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Sotto
vs
Paneda

170 cm
30
205 lbs
6 - 15 - 2

205 cm
30
205 lbs
5 - 15 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

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 6 - 15 - 2, fighting out of London, Roberto Sotto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Rolando Paneda!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paneda slips a jab from Sotto.
Paneda is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sotto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sotto really is a fat lump.
Sotto wants to clinch up but Paneda keeps it at a distance.
Sotto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Paneda.
Sotto looks to land a body kick but Paneda moved away.

Sotto forces Paneda back against the cage and clinches.
Paneda tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sotto just stands there and leans against the cage.
Paneda trying to land knees to the body.
Sotto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sotto taking a breather.
Paneda is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Paneda tries to work over Sotto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sotto stalling.

Paneda pulls Sotto into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Sotto trying to stand up but can't free himself from Paneda's guard.
Sotto sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sotto postures up.
Sotto wants to stand but Paneda is controlling his posture from full guard.
Paneda working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sotto.

Sotto gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Paneda showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sotto.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sotto.
Paneda misses with a double jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sotto misses with a hook
and Paneda counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Paneda shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sotto pinned against the cage. Sotto gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sotto just misses with a punch to the body.
Paneda takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

Sotto closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sotto pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sotto lands a nice uppercut.
Paneda tries to pull guard but Sotto forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Roberto Sotto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rolando Paneda.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sotto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Paneda.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sotto scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Paneda breaks from the clinch.
Sotto darts in trying to clinch
and Paneda counters with a nice body shot.
Sotto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Paneda fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sotto throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Sotto throws a solid leg kick but Paneda takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sotto.
Sotto misses with a hook
and Paneda counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Sotto is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Sotto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sotto misses with a hook.
A head kick misses from Sotto.
Sotto is breathing heavily.
Sotto tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Paneda counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paneda trying to control the pace.

Sotto actively working from the bottom here.
Sotto might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sotto taking some punishment here, with Paneda in his half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sotto is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sotto is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Roberto Sotto will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Sotto avoids a punch combination nicely.
A punch combination from Sotto misses.
Sotto lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sotto is looking to slow Paneda down with leg kicks.
Sotto's jab looks to have found its range, popping Paneda under the eye.
Paneda pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Paneda shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sotto tries to clinch there but Paneda circles away.

Sotto rushes Paneda and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sotto trying to land knees to the body.
Paneda jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sotto walks away with a smile on his face. Paneda gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sotto lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Paneda has managed to clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sotto lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sotto stalling in the clinch but Paneda improves position.
Paneda is trying to pull guard but Sotto turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Roberto Sotto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rolando Paneda.
Paneda has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Sotto after a bit of a struggle.
Paneda is breathing heavily.
Paneda looking for a takedown.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sotto.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Sotto for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sotto putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Paneda in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Good body shot from Sotto.
Sotto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Paneda is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Sotto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Paneda avoids it.
Paneda prevents a body shot from Sotto.
Paneda blocks an elbow strike from Sotto.
Paneda tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sotto just stands there and leans against the cage.
Paneda goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sotto prevents it.
Sotto manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paneda tries to break the clinch but Sotto is controlling the position.
Sotto is looking to control Paneda's arms but Paneda gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sotto has his back to the cage.
Paneda tries to pull guard but Sotto forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Sotto unloads a knee to the mid-section. Paneda lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sotto content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sotto is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Paneda's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Roberto Sotto.

Sotto gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A body shot lands from Sotto.
Sotto comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sotto slows down the pace here.
Sotto unloads a knee to the mid-section. Paneda lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sotto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roberto Sotto dominated that second round.
That's time! Sotto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Sotto misses with a body kick.
Paneda shoots for a double leg takedown but Sotto sprawls well. He's pushed Paneda's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Sotto has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sotto is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Paneda is keeping busy.
A nice left hand lands by Sotto.
Paneda on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Paneda wants to stall.
Paneda is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Nice body punch from Sotto - that landed with a thud.
Sotto misses with some punches.
Sotto lands an elbow just above Paneda 's eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sotto leaning his opponent against the cage.
Paneda blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sotto slows down the pace here.
Sotto tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Paneda wants to get back to striking at distance but Sotto won't allow it.
Paneda is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Paneda as Sotto tries to tie him up.
A shot in the inside from Sotto.
Sotto lands a body punch in the clinch.
Paneda takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Paneda tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sotto smiles and moves away.
Horrible takedown by Paneda or perhaps it was just good defense by Sotto which made him look bad.
Roberto Sotto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rolando Paneda.

Sotto has closed the distance and engaged Paneda in a clinch.
Sotto tries to land a knee to the head but Paneda blocks with his arms.
Paneda looking for a takedown.
The referee calls for Sotto to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paneda jumps guard but Sotto turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Sotto stalls.
Roberto Sotto has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right from Sotto on the inside.
Sotto lands an elbow inside.
Paneda letting Sotto take a breather here.
Sotto lands a right hand.
Paneda looking to slow down the pace here.
Paneda tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sotto stalling.
Paneda wants to stall.
Paneda is trying to force a seperation but Sotto has the dominant position.
Sotto stalling.
Sotto is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Roberto Sotto.
Decent striking displayed by Sotto there.
Rolando Paneda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sotto is looking to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roberto Sotto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sotto, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27

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