PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Peter Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luiz Soto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Soto comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Busta Rhymes Feat Eminem - I'll Hurt You kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Peter Jones has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jones
vs
Soto

169 cm
32
146 lbs
19 - 12 - 1

173 cm
29
145 lbs
21 - 9 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Fast

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Peter Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luiz Soto!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Soto or perhaps it was just good defense by Jones which made him look bad.
Soto misses with a takedown attempt - Jones sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jones slaps away a takedown attempt from Soto, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Peter Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luiz Soto.
Sloppy strikes from Jones. Those never looked like landing.

Soto shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Jones manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Soto!
Soto is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jones sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Soto is trying desperately to improve position.
Soto is squirming around, avoiding Jones's attempts to control the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soto tries to hold on but Jones pushes him away.
Soto is working to get back to half guard.
Soto is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jones sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Soto really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to control but Soto wriggling away.
Soto working to try and regain half guard.
Jones trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jones controlling from the full mount.
Jones wants to control the pace but Soto is squirming around nicely.
Soto bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soto preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Peter Jones just wasn't active enough.

Soto drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Soto has gone for a leg lock! Jones slips out almost immediately though and dives into Soto's guard.
Soto keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Soto manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Jones is looking to improve his position but Soto isn't that keen on the idea.
Soto unloading with bombs!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Soto moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Jones has worked his arm free - good work by Jones!

Soto is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jones is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones taking punishment in the form of punches.
Jones tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Soto wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Soto moves into full mount!
Soto wants to control the pace but Jones is squirming around nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Soto is trying to control here but Jones has managed to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luiz Soto dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Some wild striking there from Jones.

Soto shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Soto wants to pass the guard but Jones is keeping the position.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Soto from controlling successfully.
Jones has momentary wrist control but Soto slips an elbow through the middle.
Jones controls Soto momentarily but Soto frees himself.
Soto wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Jones avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jones is pulling down on Soto's head. It's preventing any offense from Soto, at least for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Soto throwing strikes but missing.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Peter Jones.

Jones gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Soto to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Soto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jones is keeping the position for now.
Luiz Soto has got the better of the ground game so far.
Soto controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Jones looking to control.
Soto works over Jones with some ground and pound from guard.
Soto wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Soto advances to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soto thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Soto is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Jones is trying to get back to full guard.
Soto seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jones does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Soto takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Soto looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Jones tries to get to full guard but Soto has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soto passes the guard and advances to mount!
Soto scoring with strikes but Jones is staying in there.
Soto raining down shots from the mount!

Soto goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Jones is on top in guard.

Soto working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jones doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jones manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Soto is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jones has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soto looking for a sweep. Not yet Soto, not yet.

Soto looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jones trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
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!
Jones trying to control but Soto is working from the bottom.
Soto wants to sweep here but Jones controlling him for the moment.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones postures up.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Soto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luiz Soto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Soto shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jones defends it nicely.
Soto fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Soto scores with a takedown into Jones's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Soto trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Jones not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Soto throws a big right hand that misses.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Soto's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jones is trying to keep Soto in close.
Soto wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Soto stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soto loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jones lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Soto!
Jones tries to control but Soto wriggling away.
Soto can't escape the position.
Jones trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Soto is working to get back to half guard.
Jones tries to control but Soto wriggling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones controlling the pace for now.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Soto is trying desperately to improve position.
Jones tries to control but Soto wriggling away.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Peter Jones.

Soto drives through with a takedown into Jones's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soto throws a big right hand that misses.
Soto preventing the sweep.
Soto stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Soto missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Soto stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Soto content to stall in guard here.
Jones manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Soto manages to get himself to full guard.

Soto is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Peter Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Soto swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Luiz Soto is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jones throwing strikes but missing.
Jones wants to control from the top but Soto keeps moving.
Soto manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Soto prevents Jones from getting the reversal.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Soto with good strikes from the mount here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soto prevents Jones from getting the reversal.
Soto scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jones?

And that's the end of the fight!
Luiz Soto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Soto 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luiz Soto!
A victorious Luiz Soto thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.