PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Estrada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Troubled Soul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Estrada
vs
Soul

163 cm
25
135 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

162 cm
26
143 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jonathan Estrada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Troubled Soul!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Bart Greer and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Estrada has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Soul.
Estrada lands a nice hook to Soul's body. Soul takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Estrada moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Soul looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Estrada misses with a looping left.
Estrada misses with a right hand
and Soul counters with a leg kick.
Soul pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Soul misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Estrada misses with a looping right.
Soul misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Soul turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Estrada lands with a nice body punch.
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!
Soul thumps Estrada with a low kick.
Soul throws a right hand that misses
and Estrada counters with a stiff right hand.
Estrada lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Estrada scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Some wild striking there from Estrada.

Soul connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Estrada to the floor! Soul dives in looking for the finish!

Estrada is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soul prevents Estrada from standing back up.
Oh Estrada is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Well, if Soul is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Estrada seems to have got his legs back now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soul tries to pass to full mount but Estrada defends it.
Soul is trying to control. Estrada wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Soul stops Estrada from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Soul decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Soul scoring well with a low kick there.

Soul closes the distance and pushes Estrada back into the cage.
Estrada misses with a punch to the body.
Estrada misses with a hook to the ribs.
Estrada goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Estrada throws a punch but it's blocked by Soul.
Estrada wants to get back to striking at distance but Soul won't allow it.
Soul's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Soul's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Estrada misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Estrada.
Soul lands a good knee to the midsection. Estrada won't want to take too many of those.
Soul lands a knee to the body.
Estrada is breathing heavily.
Soul connects with a knee to the head.
Soul tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Soul dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Soul utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soul putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Estrada in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Estrada takes a knee to the side of the body.
Estrada wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Stalling in the clinch from Soul.
Soul fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Estrada looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Soul taking a breather.
Soul lands a good knee to the midsection. Estrada won't want to take too many of those.
Estrada blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Soul blocking some punches.
A knee to the head by Soul.
Soul throws an elbow that misses.
Soul tries to work over Estrada's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Soul landing knees to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Estrada tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Estrada tries a body shot but Soul blocks it.
Soul taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Soul landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Soul pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Soul clinches up against the cage.
Soul lands a knee to the body.

Soul escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Soul instigates a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Soul just misses with a elbow thrown towards Estrada's brow.
Estrada throws a head punch that misses.
Soul working aggressively here.
A knee to the head by Soul.
Soul scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Estrada wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Soul looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Soul throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Soul landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Soul with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Soul fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Estrada manages to avoid it.
Estrada takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Soul throws a head kick but Estrada moves out of range.
Estrada swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Soul counters with a good low kick that Estrada was not able to check.
Soul misses with a double jab.
Soul throws out a loose jab but Estrada uses good head movement to avoid it.

A big head kick from Soul and Estrada is sent sprawling to the canvas!
Soul has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Soul advances position into side control!

Soul decides to stand back up. Soul steps back and let's Estrada get back to his feet.
Estrada throws a leg kick but Soul checks it.
Soul throws a front kick that sends Estrada stumbling back into the cage.
Soul throws a body shot but no joy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Estrada bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soul connects with a solid leg kick.
Soul steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Estrada.
Soul walks into a left hand.
Soul lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Soul throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Estrada stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Soul follows into mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soul looking to control and managing it successfully.
Soul wants to control the pace but Estrada is squirming around nicely.
Soul wants to control but instead Estrada manages to regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Estrada is refusing to be controlled, as Soul sits in half guard.
Estrada won't allow Soul to pass to mount.
Estrada is not content to let Soul control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Soul decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Soul with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Estrada to score with a decent uppercut.

Soul closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Estrada wants to break free but Soul has control.
Soul putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Estrada in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Soul working Estrada over with knees to the body.
Soul crunches a lovely knee into Estrada's ribcage.
Soul slows down the pace here.
Estrada is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Soul landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Soul lands a knee to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Soul.

Soul breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Estrada misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Estrada looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Soul flicks out a counter leg kick but Estrada steps away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Estrada throws a sloppy body shot
and Soul counters with an outside leg kick.
Estrada uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Soul.
Estrada throwing a counter right hand but Soul manages to avoid it.
Estrada takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Soul scoring well with a low kick there.
Soul looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Soul looks to land a combination but Estrada avoids it well.
Soul lands a leg kick that knocks Estrada off balance momentarily.
Estrada throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Soul.
Soul scoring well with a low kick there.
Estrada stuns Soul with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Troubled Soul seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Estrada slips a jab and a cross from Soul.
Estrada is looking for a counter combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Soul blocks a jab.
Estrada is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Soul.

Soul connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Estrada to the floor! Soul dives in looking for the finish!
Estrada is not content to let Soul control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Troubled Soul showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

A solid leg kick lands there for Soul.

Soul moves into range and clinches up with Estrada.
Estrada's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Estrada blocking some punches.
Soul throws a punch but it's blocked by Estrada.
Soul misses with a punch on the inside.
Soul unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Soul is stalling here.
Estrada tries to throw a body punch but Soul avoids it by throwing Estrada back against the cage.

Soul breaks the clinch.
Estrada throws a shot to the body.

Soul clinches.
Soul landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Stalling in the clinch from Soul.
Estrada tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Estrada is trying to break the clinch but Soul has him pressed against the cage.
Soul leaning his opponent against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Estrada prevents a body shot from Soul.

Soul lands a big knee to the head and Estrada goes down! Soul is looking to finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soul wants to lay and pray for a moment but Estrada keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Soul decides to take the fight back to the feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Soul misses the target.

Soul clinches up against the cage.
Soul unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Soul with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Soul.

Soul breaks the clinch.
Soul scoring well with a low kick there.
Estrada loads up on a big right hand but Soul slips the punch.
Estrada looks to land a combination but Soul avoids it well.
Estrada takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Estrada looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Soul is trying to counter with his kicks.
Jonathan Estrada has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soul lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Soul throws a leg kick which misses Estrada's front leg but catches the back leg as Estrada tries to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Estrada fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Soul manages to avoid it.

Soul closes the distance and pushes Estrada back into the cage.
Soul working Estrada over with knees to the body.
Soul stalling the fight.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Soul obliges.
Soul tries a body shot but Estrada blocks it.
A knee to the head by Soul.
Soul taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Soul looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Soul misses with the head strike.
Soul is stalling here.
Soul tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Estrada.
Estrada takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Estrada misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Soul fails to land.
Soul lands a good knee to the midsection. Estrada won't want to take too many of those.
Soul working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Estrada swings wildly with an uppercut but Soul uses good head movement to avoid it.
Soul prevents a body shot from Estrada.
Soul unloads a knee to the mid-section. Estrada lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Soul misses with a hook from the clinch.
Estrada throws a head punch that misses.
Soul landing knees to the head.
Soul lands a good knee to the midsection. Estrada won't want to take too many of those.

Soul breaks from the clinch.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Soul.
Soul lands a brutal head kick. Estrada looks out on his feet and Soul throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Troubled Soul!