PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karl Socha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karl Socha could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nate Ross's chin.

Socha
vs
Ross

185 cm
23
197 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

195 cm
23
313 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Reaper Combatwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karl Socha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nate Ross!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Socha scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ross misses with a series of wild punches.
Ross misses with a leg kick

and Socha counters with a takedown into side control.
Ross avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Socha.
Ross really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Socha. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ross tries to escape but Socha is in control.
Ross avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Socha.
Socha creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Ross sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Ross pushes Socha away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Socha gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Socha lands an elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Socha cracks Ross with a big elbow.
Ross tries to escape but Socha is in control.
Sloppy strikes there by Socha.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross is trying to get back to his feet.
Socha working the body and head with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ross wants to get back to his feet.
Ross avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Socha.
Ross managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Socha.
Ross on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Socha working the ground and pound but Ross is defending the strikes.
Socha is working Ross over with some ground and pound from side control.
Socha working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Socha creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Ross sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Socha remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Socha laying and praying for a moment but Ross takes advantage and regains half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ross wants to get back to his feet.
Socha landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Socha is keen to just control but Ross is a slippery customer.
Socha missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Socha wants to control but Ross is keeping him busy.
Ross looks like he's trying to stand up.
Socha trying to advance position but Ross counters by regaining guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Socha in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ross utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Socha keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ross's head.
Socha is stalling in the full guard.
Ross wants to get back to his feet but Socha is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Socha not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Ross wants to stand and escape but Socha is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ross can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Socha controls the pace.
Socha postures up in Ross's guard and throws a big left but Ross blocks it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Karl Socha.
Socha looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Socha uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ross.
Socha is looking to slow Ross down with leg kicks.
Ross walks into a stiff left hand from Socha.
Ross has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Socha.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Socha lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ross's sensitive parts.
Socha walks into a stiff left hand from Ross.
Ross misses with a head kick.
Ross misses with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Socha lands with a shot to the body.
Ross gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Socha with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ross clobbers Socha with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karl Socha dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A solid body kick from Socha.
Socha moves out of range of the leg kick from Ross.
Socha moves out of range of the strikes.
Socha avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Socha scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A slapping leg kick lands for Socha.
Socha scores with a push kick.
Socha with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Socha blocks a jab.
Ross on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ross waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Socha.
Socha lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

It looks like Nate Ross has been cut.
A clash of legs there as Socha blocks the low kick.
Ross gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Socha bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ross's head backwards.
Socha getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ross uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Socha.
A big left from Ross misses.
Nate Ross seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Ross.
Ross is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Socha lands a jab to Ross's midsection.
Ross steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Socha. That one must have hurt.
Decent striking displayed by Socha there.
Socha listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Socha lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ross's sensitive parts.
Socha scores with a jab to the body.
Socha throws a nice outside leg kick.
Socha tries to bum rush Ross with a series of wild strikes but Ross uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Socha scores with a nice head shot.

That has opened up Nate Ross's cut even more.
Ross takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Socha scores with a shot to the body.
Socha lands a nice looking body kick.
Socha lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ross takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Socha fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Socha lunges at Ross with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ross's hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Socha lands with a thumping leg kick.
Socha lands with a nice body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Socha.
Ross takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Karl Socha is winning the standup battle so far.
Socha dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ross. That did some damage!
Socha cracks Ross with a good jab.
Socha scores with a kick to the midsection.

Socha closes the distance and clinches.
Socha tries to throw a body punch but Ross avoids it by throwing Socha back against the cage.
Socha lands a left hand.

The cut above Nate Ross's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Ross's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Socha lands a body shot.
Ross is trying to push Socha away but Socha has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ross tries to throw a body punch but Socha avoids it by throwing Ross back against the cage.
Ross has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Socha.
Ross stops a takedown attempt from Socha.
A short left from Socha.
Ross misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Socha is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ross can do to turn this around?
Ross is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Socha blocks an uppercut.
Socha is trying to drag Ross to the mat but Ross just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ross lands a left hand that snaps the head of Socha backwards.
Ross tries to break the clinch but Socha is controlling the position.
Ross wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ross has a couple of punches blocked by Socha.
Socha lands a shot to the body.
Socha lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Socha is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karl Socha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ross throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sochas head.
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!
Ross takes a knee to the side of the body.
Socha is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ross is pressed up against the cage. Socha has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ross down to the mat. Ross avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nice body kick from Socha.
Socha moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ross on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Socha lands with a shot to the body.
Socha works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Socha bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Socha feints and then cracks Ross's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ross down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Socha thows a body kick. Ross tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Socha uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ross takes one to the chin there.

Nate Ross's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Socha lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ross throws a hook but Socha blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karl Socha dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nate Ross's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Socha dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ross takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A decent looking cross lands there for Socha.
Socha lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That kick from Socha tenderised Ross's leg. Ross is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ross misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A punch lands to the side of Ross 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ross takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
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!
Socha changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ross looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Nate Ross's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Karl Socha!
After winning the bout, Karl Socha thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.