PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sho Kosugi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Umberto Sotto Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kosugi comes to the cage accompanied by Killers among us. Umberto Sotto Jr has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kosugi
vs
Sotto Jr

170 cm
19
166 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

176 cm
19
164 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sho Kosugi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Umberto Sotto Jr!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Patrick Alders and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sotto Jr throws a looping overhand right but Kosugi ducks down to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sotto Jr. Kosugi does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sotto Jr. Kosugi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kosugi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sotto Jr.
Sotto Jr lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Umberto Sotto Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kosugi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sotto Jr.
Sotto Jr throws a hook to the side of Kosugi's head but Kosugi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sotto Jr scores with a hook.
Kosugi finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Sotto Jr's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Kosugi falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Umberto Sotto Jr!
After winning the bout, Umberto Sotto Jr thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.