PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Calixtro Guerrero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teofilo Sotolongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Teofilo Sotolongo was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Guerrero
vs
Sotolongo

186 cm
25
270 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

195 cm
26
255 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Arcticus University: London

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Calixtro Guerrero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Teofilo Sotolongo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Guerrero looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sotolongo throws a hook but Guerrero avoids it easily.
Guerrero is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Sotolongo.
Sotolongo scores with the left hand. Guerrero knows he should have avoided that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sotolongo. Guerrero does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sotolongo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sotolongo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sotolongo misses with an uppercut

and Guerrero counters by clinching up.
Sotolongo struggles to land a body shot inside as Guerrero controls his hands.
Guerrero throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sotolongos head.
Sotolongo's coach down at Lebowski MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Sotolongo's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sotolongo throws a head punch that misses.
Guerrero lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sotolongo backwards.
Guerrero blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Guerrero definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sotolongo blocks an uppercut.
Guerrero misses with a punch on the inside.
Sotolongo tries to circle away but Guerrero has him pinned against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerrero lands a right hand.
Guerrero has a couple of punches blocked by Sotolongo.
Sotolongo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Guerrero working aggressively here.
Guerrero leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sotolongo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Guerrero backwards.
Guerrero lands an uppercut.
Guerrero tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sotolongo's elbow.
Guerrero lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Guerrero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Guerrero.
Guerrero misses with a punch on the inside.
Guerrero lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sotolongo is trying to push Guerrero away but Guerrero has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Guerrero misses with a punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Guerrero lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sotolongo or not.
Sotolongo looks winded!
Guerrero misses with a punch on the inside.
Guerrero lands a left hand.
Guerrero throws a punch but it's blocked by Sotolongo.
Guerrero misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Guerrero scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sotolongo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Guerrero lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sotolongo backwards.

Sotolongo is rocked!
Guerrero working aggressively here.
Guerrero lands an uppercut.
Sotolongo lands a hook that snaps the head of Guerrero backwards.
Guerrero blocks an uppercut.
Guerrero slowing the pace effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Guerrero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Guerrero throws a head punch that misses.
Guerrero misses with a punch on the inside.
Guerrero has a couple of punches blocked by Sotolongo.
Guerrero leaning his opponent against the cage.
Guerrero lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Guerrero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sotolongo tries to work over Guerrero's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Guerrero has a couple of punches blocked by Sotolongo.

Sotolongo breaks the clinch.
Guerrero tries to clinch but Sotolongo is having none of it.
Guerrero is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sotolongo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Guerrero tries to clinch
and Sotolongo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Guerrero ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Guerrero bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Guerrero tries to clinch
enabling Sotolongo to counter with a crisp jab.
Sotolongo circles away from the clinch attempt.
A punch lands to the side of Guerrero 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Guerrero tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sotolongo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Guerrero fails in his attempt to clinch.
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!
Guerrero tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sotolongo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A big right from Sotolongo misses.
Guerrero uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sotolongo.
Guerrero slips under a jab from Sotolongo.
Guerrero seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

The fight stays on the outside here - Guerrero looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Guerrero tries to clinch there but Sotolongo circles away.

Guerrero moves into range and clinches up with Sotolongo.
Guerrero lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sotolongo backwards.
Guerrero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sotolongo cracks Guerrero with a nice body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Guerrero.
Guerrero makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Guerrero tries to throw a body punch but Sotolongo avoids it by throwing Guerrero back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guerrero lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Guerrero working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Guerrero lands a left hand.

Sotolongo pulls Guerrero into guard.
Sotolongo has his hands on Guerrero's head, controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sotolongo is continuing to stall.
Sotolongo working a defensive guard here.
Sotolongo wants to sweep here but Guerrero controlling him for the moment.
Guerrero is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sotolongo can do to turn this around?
Sotolongo lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sotolongo trying to control but Guerrero is working from the bottom.
Sotolongo wants to pass the guard but Guerrero is keeping the position.
Guerrero wants to stand but Sotolongo is controlling the position.
Sotolongo trying to control but Guerrero is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sotolongo stops Guerrero from standing up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Guerrero keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sotolongo.
Sotolongo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sotolongo 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.
Guerrero uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sotolongo.
Sotolongo throws out a loose jab but Guerrero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Guerrero is looking to counter the offense by Sotolongo and move into the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Sotolongo.
Teofilo Sotolongo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Guerrero is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Guerrero doesn't manage to clinch there - Sotolongo circles away.
Guerrero wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sotolongo takes a swing at Guerrero's ribcage but misses.
Guerrero tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sotolongo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sotolongo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Guerrero fails in his attempt to clinch.
Guerrero is looking to clinch.
Guerrero fails in his attempt to clinch.
Guerrero tries to clinch
letting Sotolongo counter with a right hand.
Sotolongo lands with an uppercut that bounces Guerrero off the cage and back into range.
A big left from Sotolongo misses.
Guerrero staying out of range there.
Guerrero tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sotolongo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Guerrero wants to clinch but Sotolongo slips to the side
and Sotolongo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sotolongo swings for the body but Guerrero moves out of range.

Guerrero has managed to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Teofilo Sotolongo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Guerrero tries to clinch but Sotolongo moves away
and Sotolongo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Guerrero clinches up with Sotolongo and pushes him back against the cage.
Sotolongo lands a right hand.
Guerrero prevents a body shot from Sotolongo.
Guerrero lands with a left to the head.
Guerrero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Guerrero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Guerrero throws a head punch that misses.
Sotolongo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Guerrero throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sotolongos head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guerrero swings wildly with an uppercut but Sotolongo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sotolongo presses Guerrero against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sotolongo blocks a body shot from Guerrero.
Sotolongo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerrero misses with some punches.
Guerrero lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Guerrero swings wildly with an uppercut but Sotolongo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sotolongo misses with the head strike.
Guerrero misses with a punch on the inside.
Guerrero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sotolongo tries to circle away but Guerrero has him pinned against the cage.
Calixtro Guerrero has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Guerrero misses with a punch to the body.
Sotolongo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Guerrero lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sotolongo backwards.
Guerrero misses with the head strike.
Guerrero misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sotolongo.
Sotolongo lands a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero slows down the pace here.
Sotolongo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Guerrero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Guerrero stalling the fight.
A head punch on the inside from Guerrero fails to land.
Guerrero has a couple of punches blocked by Sotolongo.
Guerrero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Guerrero throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Guerrero fails to land.
Sotolongo blocks an uppercut.
Sotolongo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guerrero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Guerrero lands an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sotolongo jumps guard but Guerrero stands there with Sotolongo around his waist. Sotolongo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Guerrero tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Guerrero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sotolongo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Guerrero backwards.
Sotolongo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Guerrero lands a nice uppercut.
Guerrero scores with a shot to the side of Sotolongo's head.
Guerrero lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sotolongo backwards.
Guerrero makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Guerrero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sotolongo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Guerrero backwards.
Guerrero working aggressively here.
Guerrero has a couple of punches blocked by Sotolongo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero misses with a punch on the inside.
Sotolongo blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Sotolongo.

Guerrero is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sotolongo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oh Guerrero is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sotolongo mutters something to Guerrero before pushing him back against the cage. As Guerrero comes back towards him, Sotolongo unloads a hook from the very depths of hell that knocks Guerrero clean out! Oh. My. God. That is some seriously brutal stuff right there! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Teofilo Sotolongo!