PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Sofa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Jallow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David Jallow will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Sofa
vs
Jallow

190 cm
23
260 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

210 cm
23
265 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Sofa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Jallow!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jallow lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Sofa sprawling to the canvas. Jallow follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Sofa hang on?

Sofa is rocked!

It looks like Joe Sofa has been cut.

Jallow is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Oh Sofa is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jallow looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sofa seems to have got his legs back now.

Sofa actively working from the bottom here.

Jallow is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Jallow is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Sofa wants to improve his position but Jallow is controlling well.

Sofa is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Jallow pulls his head out easily.
Jallow throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jallow looks to throw the jab but Sofa is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Jallow.
Jallow moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Sofa goes down! Can Jallow finish him!?
Sofa is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Sofa looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jallow wanted to stand there but Sofa had control of the position.

Jallow drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jallow jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sofa might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jallow wants to stand but Sofa is controlling his posture from full guard.
Sofa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jallow slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Sofa looking for a sweep but Jallow has passed into full mount! Oh no!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jallow thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sofa is squirming around, avoiding Jallow's attempts to control the action.

Jallow looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Jallow blocks Sofa's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jallow trying to control but Sofa is having none of it.
Jallow is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.

Jallow looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Jallow looks gassed!
Sofa slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Sofa wants to improve his position but Jallow is controlling well.
Jallow wants to free his trapped foot but Sofa is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jallow tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Sofa.

Jallow is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Sofa gets full guard.
Jallow wants to stand but Sofa is controlling his posture from full guard.
Jallow pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sofa is keeping the position for now.
Sofa looking to control.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Jallow lands a jab to the nose.
Jallow tests Sofa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jallow lands with a nice combination. Sofa backs away looking to recover.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sofa stuffs the takedown attempt from Jallow. Jallow gets slowly back to his feet.
Jallow lands a jab to the nose.
Jallow tests Sofa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jallow lands a nice shot that snaps Sofa's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jallow throws out a powerful jab.
Sofa fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jallow shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Sofa counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jallow won't be happy with that.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jallow wants to get back to his feet but Sofa drags him back down.
Jallow is trying to get back to half guard.
Jallow manages to work his way to half guard, despite Sofa's best efforts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Jallow dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Sofa's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Jallow scores with a three punch combo!
Jallow listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jallow scores with a jab.
Jallow might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Jallow lands a really nice looking cross but Sofa seems unphased.
Jallow lands with a nice combination. Sofa backs away looking to recover.
David Jallow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jallow lands a nice hook to Sofa's body. Sofa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jallow fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Sofa as Jallow shoots in.
Jallow lands a really nice looking cross but Sofa seems unphased.
Jallow with a hook.
Jallow throws a one two combo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sofa on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice sprawl there from Jallow as Sofa shoots in.
Jallow throws a left that rocks Sofa and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Jallow dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Sofa regain composure!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sofa is not content to let Jallow control the position.
Jallow tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Sofa prevents Jallow from improving position.
Sofa is looking to reverse the position.
Jallow wants to stand but Sofa is controlling his arm.
Sofa is trying to get back to half guard.
Jallow wants to stand but Sofa has his arm trapped.

Jallow tries for a kimura but Sofa is defending well.
Sofa prevents Jallow from moving into mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sofa stuffs the takedown.
Nice sprawl there from Jallow as Sofa shoots in.
Sofa keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jallow scores with a sloppy right hand. Sofa should have avoided that one.
Jallow misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jallow bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sofa's head.
David Jallow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut there from Jallow.
Jallow lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sofa backs up against the cage.
Sofa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jallow stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jallow lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jallow throws out a powerful jab.
Sofa takes one on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jallow moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sofa takes one to the side of the head.
Jallow is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Jallow lands a with a good body shot.
Jallow connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sofa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sofa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jallow fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sofa looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jallow scores with a jab. Sofa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sofa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jallow has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jallow with a poor takedown

and Sofa counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Jallow's guard now.
Joe Sofa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Jallow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sofa trying to control but Jallow is working from the bottom.
Jallow is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sofa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jallow is keeping the position for now.
Sofa throws a big right hand that misses.
Jallow is trying to control the position but Sofa postures up.
Jallow is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Jallow wants to get back to his feet but Sofa is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jallow misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jallow shoots in looking for a takedown. Sofa tries to sprawl out of it but Jallow keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sofa manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Sofa shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jallow's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Jallow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joe Sofa's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Jallow has his takedown stuffed

and Sofa counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jallow won't be happy with that.
Jallow is trying to improve his position.

Sofa tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Jallow is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Sofa wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jallow, who protects the arm well.
Joe Sofa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jallow is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Sofa is controlling him well.
Jallow manages to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sofa stops Jallow from getting back to his feet.
Jallow is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sofa's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sofa's back!
Sofa turns into Jallow and is now in his guard.
Sofa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jallow wants to stand up but Sofa is controlling him.

Sofa drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sofa jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Sofa drops back looking for a leg! Jallow is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jallow manages to kick Sofa off! Sofa jumps back into Jallow's guard.
Jallow keeping moving, preventing Sofa from controlling successfully.
Jallow is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sofa is controlling him.
Sofa tries to free his leg and advance position but Jallow is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jallow lands a jab-cross combination.
Jallow scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jallow lands with a right hand.
Jallow scores with a punch to the head.
Jallow scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice shot by Jallow.
Jallow drops Sofa with a nice combination! Jallow dives into Sofa's guard, looking to finish!
Sofa has a closed guard, preventing Jallow from standing up.
Sofa controls Jallow momentarily but Jallow frees himself.
Jallow pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sofa is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jallow postures up in Sofa's guard and throws a big left but Sofa blocks it.
Jallow trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sofa's guard.
Jallow stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sofa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jallow wants to stand but Sofa is controlling his posture from full guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A jab from Jallow misses.
Jallow wants to clinch.
Jallow shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Sofa counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jallow won't be happy with that.
Jallow is looking to reverse the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jallow sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

Jallow looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jallow wants to get back to his feet.

Jallow looking for submissions off his back.

Sofa is trying to work for a kimura but Jallow is defending well.
Sofa tries to pass to full mount but Jallow defends it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Sofa is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jallow wants to get back to full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Sofa showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jallow has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Jallow!