PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Umberto Sotto Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). al-Baghdadi comes to the cage accompanied by Till I Collapse - Eminem Feat. Nate Dogg. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Bakr al-Baghdadi
vs
Sotto Jr

178 cm
26
142 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

176 cm
30
146 lbs
21 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Umberto Sotto Jr!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sotto Jr throws a lazy right hand but al-Baghdadi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little feinted left hand from al-Baghdadi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
al-Baghdadi misses with a wild combination.
Sotto Jr on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
al-Baghdadi scores with a nice right hand.
Good work by al-Baghdadi as he checks the leg kick.
al-Baghdadi misses with a left hand
and Sotto Jr counters with a nice kick to the body.
al-Baghdadi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sotto Jr slips a jab from al-Baghdadi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
al-Baghdadi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sotto Jr thuds his shin into the meat of al-Baghdadi's side.
al-Baghdadi really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A combination from al-Baghdadi does no damage.
Sotto Jr pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces al-Baghdadi back to the cage. Sotto Jr follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

That's one minute gone in the round.
al-Baghdadi lands a really nice looking cross but Sotto Jr seems unphased.
Sotto Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as al-Baghdadi throws out the jab.
Sotto Jr raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
al-Baghdadi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sotto Jr's sensitive parts.
Sotto Jr throws a looping overhand right but al-Baghdadi ducks down to avoid it.
al-Baghdadi has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Miletich Xtreme Fighting Systems in the buildup to the fight.
al-Baghdadi moves out of range as Sotto Jr strikes.
A low kick from Sotto Jr is predictable there
and al-Baghdadi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sotto Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. al-Baghdadi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
al-Baghdadi plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sotto Jr lands with a slapping head kick.
Sotto Jr checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
al-Baghdadi moves into range and connects with a jab.
al-Baghdadi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sotto Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from al-Baghdadi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
A cross from al-Baghdadi lands.
Nice uppercut lands for al-Baghdadi. That snapped Sotto Jr's head back.
al-Baghdadi misses with a right hand
and Sotto Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
al-Baghdadi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sotto Jr is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
al-Baghdadi lands a big head kick that sends Sotto Jr to the canvas! al-Baghdadi follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi!
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.