PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pulla Sorsa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cole River (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying River's choice of entrance music: Creedence Clearwater Revival - Born On The Bayou. Cole River acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Sorsa
vs
River

187 cm
24
185 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

188 cm
24
175 lbs
16 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Perkele!

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pulla Sorsa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cole River!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sorsa throws a leg kick
letting River counter with a right hand.
River wants to clinch but Sorsa slips to the side
and Sorsa counters with a thumping low kick.
Sorsa lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sorsa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sorsa keeps the fight on the outside.
River lands with a slapping head kick.
Sorsa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sorsa lands a nice looking body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
River misses with a body shot.
River misses with a low kick.
Sorsa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by River.
River steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sorsa.
Sorsa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sorsa lands with a shot to the body.
River ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A lazy left from Sorsa finds it's target.
Sorsa throws a leg kick but River moved away.
Both fighters circling a little - River finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sorsa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from River.
Sorsa scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cole River is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sorsa fails in his attempt to clinch.
River takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
River misses with a low kick.
Sorsa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
River looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
River avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sorsa looks to land a right hand but River moved out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sorsa, right into the meat.
Sorsa throws a right hand that River ducks under and follows up with a left that River also avoids with ease.
Pulla Sorsa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Sorsa shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in River's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sorsa tries to free his leg and advance position but River is retaining full guard.
River looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sorsa is one step ahead there.
River controls Sorsa momentarily but Sorsa frees himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
River looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sorsa is one step ahead there.
River really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sorsa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
River controlling Sorsa's posture.
River looking for a sweep. Not yet River, not yet.
Sorsa forces his way into half guard.

Sorsa wants to work for an arm triangle but River is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
River wants to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sorsa is pressing down on River's thigh, looking to free his foot. River is holding on for now.

Sorsa seems to be looking for submissions.
River wants to control but Sorsa is keeping busy.
River avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sorsa.
Sorsa is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Sorsa not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sorsa is keen to just control but River is a slippery customer.
River keeping control of the position.
River is looking for a sweep. Sorsa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sorsa tries to pass the half guard into mount. River knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sorsa passes into side control, despite River's attempt to control the position.
Sorsa trying to control the position but River is working away.
Sorsa working away.
Sorsa wants to lay and pray for a moment but River keeps working.
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The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sorsa wants to control but River is keeping him busy.
Sorsa takes a little break here. River wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pulla Sorsa dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Sorsa lands with a kick to the temple. River shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Sorsa looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
River pulls Sorsa in close to his closed guard and prevents Sorsa from doing any damage or advancing position.

Sorsa drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sorsa jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sorsa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
River is trying to keep Sorsa in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sorsa wants to control from the top but River keeps moving.
River looking for a sweep. Not yet River, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sorsa stays in close to River's body and controls the position.
Sorsa stopping the sweep attempt from River.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if River can do anything to dispel that myth.
River preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
River pulls Sorsa in close to prevent any damage.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Good work by Sorsa as he checks the leg kick.
Pulla Sorsa is winning the standup battle so far.
River needs to keep his hands up - Sorsa had a free shot at his head there.

Sorsa shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. River manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
River utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sorsa wants to pass the guard but River is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sorsa trying to control but River is working from the bottom.
Sorsa wants to pass the guard but River is keeping the position.
Sorsa seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
River looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sorsa ducks under a wild hook from River.
River lands with a thumping leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sorsa is defended easily by River.
Sorsa misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
River looks to throw the jab but Sorsa is out of range.
Sorsa pushes River away with a front kick.
River avoids the head kick by Sorsa.
River tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sorsa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A left lands for Sorsa.

Sorsa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sorsa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sorsa blocks the elbow strike.
River is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sorsa is defending well for now.
Sorsa swings wildly with an uppercut but River uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sorsa is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A head punch on the inside from Sorsa fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
River misses with a body punch.
Sorsa misses with a punch to the body.
River has Sorsa pressed against the cage.
Sorsa takes an elbow to the temple.
Sorsa takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sorsa trying to control the position but instead, River has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sorsa into the cage.
Sorsa looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Sorsa fails to land.
Sorsa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sorsa managing to block the knees to the body from River.
Sorsa avoiding damage as River throws knees to the body.
Sorsa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sorsa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pulla Sorsa dominated that second round.
That's time! Sorsa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A thudding body kick lands there by River!
Sorsa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sorsa shoots in but River avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sorsa gets off balance looking for a body kick

and River moves into the clinch.
River pushes Sorsa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sorsa trying to land knees to the body.
Sorsa managing to block the knees to the body from River.
Sorsa prevents a body shot from River.
River works on Sorsa's body with a couple of short punches.
River taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
River crunches a lovely knee into Sorsa's ribcage.
Sorsa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sorsa wants to stall.
River leaning his opponent against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sorsa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
River can't find room to land a body shot as Sorsa controls the action.
River lands an elbow inside that Sorsa shrugs off.
River lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sorsa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
River landing knees to the head.
Still in the clinch, River scores with a nice short uppercut.
River lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sorsa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sorsa pushes off an throws an elbow but River leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on River - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Sorsa misses with a hook from the clinch.
River is trying to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by River.
River tries to work over Sorsa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sorsa throws a head punch that misses.
Sorsa takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sorsa tries to stall but River uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
River lands a shoulder strike.
River landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
River unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sorsa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

River pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from River lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sorsa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sorsa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A lazy left from River finds it's target.
A bone on bone clash there as Sorsa blocks the leg kick.

Sorsa has managed to clinch.
Sorsa is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
River blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
River missing with knees to the body.
River tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
River misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sorsa.
River tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sorsa's elbow.
River gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sorsa misses with a punch on the inside.
River is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sorsa is defending well for now.
River crunches a lovely knee into Sorsa's ribcage.
Sorsa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. River is defending well for now.
Sorsa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
River tries to land knees in the clinch but Sorsa avoids the damage to the body.
River trying to land knees to the body.
Sorsa scores with a nice hook to the head.
River swings wildly with an uppercut but Sorsa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from River - that landed with a thud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from River.
Sorsa can't find room to land a body shot as River controls the action.
Sorsa misses with the head strike.
Sorsa blocks the elbow strike.
Sorsa looking to slow down the pace here.
Sorsa takes a knee to the side of the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

River breaks from the clinch.
Sorsa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
River stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sorsa.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
River avoids a punch combination nicely.
River throws a body kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cole River really dominated that round.
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.

A bone on bone clash there as River blocks the leg kick.
River connects with the punch.
Sorsa is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and River moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cole River! Cole River retains his welterweight title!
Cole River very nearly forgot to thank Conviction amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.