PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roderick Solo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kosta Beciraj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kosta Beciraj has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Solo
vs
Beciraj

185 cm
16
198 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
192 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roderick Solo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kosta Beciraj!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jonathan Paton and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Solo throws a hook but Beciraj blocks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Beciraj misses the target.
Solo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Solo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Solo swings widly with a right hand
and Solo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Beciraj misses with an uppercut
and Solo counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Kosta Beciraj has been cut.
Solo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Beciraj ducks under a wild hook from Solo.
Beciraj steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Solo.

Beciraj gets a double leg takedown into Solo's guard.
Solo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Beciraj is controlling him.
Beciraj controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Solo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Beciraj is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beciraj controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Solo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Beciraj is controlling him.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Beciraj passes Solo's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Still in half guard, Beciraj seems content to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Beciraj scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Beciraj lands with a punch from half guard.
Beciraj trying to control the pace.
Beciraj passes the guard and advances to mount!
Solo tries to buck Beciraj off but he can't manage it.
Beciraj controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solo trying desperately to get to his feet.
Beciraj controlling from mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Solo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Beciraj content just to control the position here.
It looks like Beciraj might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.

That's four 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.
Solo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Beciraj tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kosta Beciraj dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kosta Beciraj'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.

Beciraj goes for a double leg but Solo avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Solo continues to drive forward.
Beciraj takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Beciraj takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Beciraj misses with a double jab

and Solo counters with a crisp right hand that drops Beciraj! Solo lets Beciraj back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Beciraj is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Solo moves in close and cracks Beciraj with a massive right hand! Beciraj, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Solo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Roderick Solo!
Roderick Solo was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
The defeated Kosta Beciraj had this to say: 'Dave, you suck small penis.'.