PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Teofilo Sotolongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barol Kedorf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kedorf's choice of entrance music: POPEK MONSTER - DIRTY DIANA (MATHEO PRODUCTION). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Sotolongo
vs
Kedorf

195 cm
27
255 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

189 cm
29
265 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Conviction

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Teofilo Sotolongo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Barol Kedorf!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sotolongo ducks under a wild hook from Kedorf.
As Kedorf backs away, Sotolongo returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Sotolongo ducks right into an uppercut from Kedorf.
Sotolongo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kedorf loads up on a big right hand but Sotolongo slips the punch.
Sotolongo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kedorf swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sotolongo feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Kedorf ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kedorf takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sotolongo sizes up Kedorf with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sotolongo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kedorf.
Sotolongo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sotolongo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sotolongo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kedorf checks a leg kick.
Kedorf throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Sotolongo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kedorf.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kedorf connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sotolongo. Sotolongo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kedorf takes a swing at Sotolongo's ribcage but misses.
Sotolongo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sotolongo looks to score with a jab to the body but Kedorf is just out of range.
Sotolongo lands a right hook to the body.
Kedorf misses with a body punch
and Sotolongo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sotolongo throws a body kick that misses.
Kedorf swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sotolongo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kedorf uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sotolongo.
A nice side step and Kedorf releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sotolongo misses with a hook. Kedorf ducked under it nicely.
Sotolongo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

It looks like Barol Kedorf has been cut.
Kedorf uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sotolongo.
Kedorf lands the left hand.
Sotolongo throws a right and a left that Kedorf avoids nicely.
It seemed like Kedorf was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kedorf swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sotolongo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sotolongo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sotolongo misses with a looping right.
Kedorf fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sotolongo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A big right from Sotolongo misses.
Kedorf throws a looping overhand right but Sotolongo ducks down to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kedorf fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sotolongo manages to avoid it.
Kedorf lands an overhand right.
Kedorf slips a straight right by Sotolongo.
Kedorf looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Kedorf.
Sotolongo misses with a looping left.

Kedorf drops his shoulder and cracks Sotolongo with a huge uppercut! Sotolongo goes down! Can Kedorf finish him?

Sotolongo is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Kedorf gets to his feet - Sotolongo follows without any prompting.
Oh Sotolongo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kedorf works Sotolongo's body with a nice hook.
Kedorf works Sotolongo's body with a nice hook.
Sotolongo seems to have got his legs back now.
Sotolongo seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Sotolongo is breathing heavily.
Kedorf throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Kedorf cracks Sotolongo with a big right hand and Sotolongo goes down!

Kedorf stands up from Sotolongo's guard - Kedorf perhaps looking for a knockout.
Sotolongo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kedorf throws out the jab.
Kedorf slips a straight right by Sotolongo.
Kedorf throws a shot from downtown. Sotolongo moves away and avoids it.
Barol Kedorf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sotolongo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kedorf lands a body shot.
Kedorf swings for the body but Sotolongo moves out of range.
Kedorf lands a slapping body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kedorf throws a body shot but no joy.
Sotolongo looks to score with a jab to the body but Kedorf is just out of range.
Sotolongo misses with a straight left.
Kedorf jabs Sotolongo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sotolongo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kedorf.
Sotolongo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sotolongo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kedorf.
Kedorf has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A punch lands to the side of Sotolongo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kedorf drops Sotolongo with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Sotolongo! Kedorf dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Barol Kedorf!
As Barol Kedorf got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Juz nie moge sie doczekac, az wroce do domu i przytule mojego synka Morysa. Wezme Go na kolana, a potem poloze sie obok Niego i razem zasniemy. To jest prawdziwe szczescie'.