PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ruslan Baroev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rudy Sosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruslan Baroev could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rudy Sosa's chin.

Baroev
vs
Sosa

182 cm
19
200 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

160 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ruslan Baroev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rudy Sosa!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sosa clinches with his opponent.
Sosa changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Baroev fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Baroev misses with a takedown attempt

and Sosa counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Sosa's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sosa wants to pass the guard but Baroev is keeping the position.
Sosa is stalling in the full guard.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Rudy Sosa hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Baroev throws a shot to the body.
Sosa 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sosa shoots for a takedown but Baroev saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baroev feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sosa's calf.
Sosa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Baroev stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Baroev fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ruslan Baroev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sosa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sosa lands a slapping body shot.
Sosa jabs at Baroev's body.
Baroev is breathing heavily.

Sosa drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sosa working the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sosa has knee on belly and moves into mount.

Sosa working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Baroev looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Sosa! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Rudy Sosa!