PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nir Sosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Esteban Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott has chosen Scotty Doesn't Know as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sosa
vs
Scott

180 cm
32
191 lbs
26 - 15 - 0

188 cm
30
195 lbs
11 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Perkele!

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 26 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nir Sosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Esteban Scott!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Scott misses.
Sosa misses with a body shot.
Sosa tries a head kick but it misses.
Scott stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sosa.
Sosa misses with a hook to the body
and Scott counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sosa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sosa wants it to stay on the feet.
Sosa attempts a counter takedown but Scott avoids it well and moves away.
Sosa avoids a kick to the body.
Sosa changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Scott is looking to chop away at Sosa's legs.
A clash of legs there as Sosa blocks the low kick.
Sosa is looking to slow Scott down with leg kicks.
Sosa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Scott checks a leg kick.
A head kick by Sosa misses
and Scott counters with an inside leg kick.
Scott tries to clinch up.
Sosa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Scott manages to avoid it.
Scott drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Sosa defends it well.
A slapping leg kick lands for Scott.
Sosa throws the kick towards the body but Scott avoids it.
Scott flicks out a counter leg kick but Sosa steps away.
Sosa throws a leg kick that is checked
and Scott counters with a nice kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sosa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sosa.
Sosa on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sosa seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Scott flicks out a counter leg kick but Sosa steps away.
Scott misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sosa checks a leg kick.
Scott blocks a leg kick.
Scott fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sosa is out of range.
Sosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Scott was well out of range. Poor timing from Sosa.
Sosa is looking to wear down Scott with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Scott tries to close the distance and clinch but Sosa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sosa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Scott missing with a left hand there. Sosa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Scott moves into the clinch successfully.
Sosa lands a shot to the body.
Sosa taking a breather.
Scott wants a takedown but no success here.
Sosa scores with a shot to the side of Scott's head.
Sosa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Scott softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Scott lands with a short shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Scott.
Scott tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sosa as Scott tries to tie him up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sosa misses with some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sosa misses with a punch on the inside.
Scott fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Scott.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sosa.
Scott lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sosa backwards.
Sosa misses with a punch on the inside.
Sosa struggles to land a body shot inside as Scott controls his hands.
Sosa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sosa.
A nice right hand lands inside from Scott.
Sosa gets underhooks to prevent Scott's takedown attempt.
Nir Sosa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Esteban Scott.

Scott jumps guard and drags Sosa to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Sosa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Scott is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sosa works over Scott with some ground and pound from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott keeping full guard, as Sosa tries to pass.
Scott looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sosa is looking to work some ground and pound but Scott has wrist control.

Scott is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sosa defends well.

Scott looking for a guillotine here but Sosa defends easily.
Scott working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sosa.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sosa preventing the sweep.
Scott keeping moving, preventing Sosa from controlling successfully.
Scott not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Scott looking for a sweep. Not yet Scott, not yet.
Scott is trying to keep Sosa in close.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Sosa working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Scott looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sosa is one step ahead there.
Scott has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Esteban Scott will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Sosa avoids the body shot from Scott.
Sosa changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Sosa paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Scott is looking to slow Sosa down with leg kicks.
Scott misses with a low kick.
Sosa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Scott scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sosa blocks a head kick by Scott.
Scott connects with a solid leg kick.
Sosa ducks under a wild hook from Scott.

Scott takes the fight into the clinch.
Scott struggles to land a body shot inside as Sosa controls his hands.
Sosa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Scott misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sosa lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Scott lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sosa.
Scott has a couple of punches blocked by Sosa.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sosa.
A head punch on the inside from Sosa fails to land.
Sosa tries to work over Scott's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosa throws a head punch that misses.
Sosa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Scott breaks from the clinch.
Sosa lands with a slapping head kick.
Scott shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sosa as he avoids it easily.
Good shot there by Scott.
Scott attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A telegraphed right hand from Sosa misses the target.
Sosa scores with a decent looking hook.
Sosa connects with a crisp jab.
Scott on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sosa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Scott at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sosa throws a low kick but it's checked well by Scott.
Sosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Scott connects with a crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from Sosa.
Sosa avoids the body shot from Scott.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sosa swings for the body but Scott moves out of range.
Sosa misses the shot to the body.
Nir Sosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sosa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott thuds a left hand into Sosa's body.

Sosa drives through with a takedown into guard.
Scott tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Scott has his foot on Sosa's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sosa works his way back into a safe position though.
Scott tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Scott is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Sosa is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Scott scores with a couple of nice shots.
Scott sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sosa defending well though.

Sosa looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sosa is trying to control but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sosa gets full guard.
Scott lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Scott looking to sit in guard and control but Sosa gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Scott is looking for a triangle here but Sosa uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Sosa is looking to take a break and control but Scott is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Scott tries to bench press Sosa off him but Sosa keeps the position.

Sosa looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sosa looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Scott is avoiding damage well.
Scott is trying to get back to half guard.
Scott sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Scott moves into full guard.
Scott controls Sosa momentarily but Sosa frees himself.
Scott might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Sosa haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Scott keeping moving, preventing Sosa from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nir Sosa dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Sosa slips under a jab from Scott.
Sosa tries to counter with a takedown but Scott is quick to defend against it.
Sosa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Scott has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Scott checks a low kick from Sosa.
Scott is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Scott dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sosa. That did some damage!
Scott stuns Sosa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Scott throws the kick towards the body but Sosa avoids it.
Scott throws a leg kick which misses Sosa's front leg but catches the back leg as Sosa tries to avoid it.
Scott tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sosa was well out of range. Poor timing from Scott.
Sosa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sosa scores with a shot to the body.
Scott ducks under a wild hook from Sosa.
Sosa throws a body punch but Scott moves out of range.
Nir Sosa is winning the standup battle so far.
Scott throws a good cross that connects.

Sosa scores with a takedown into Scott's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Scott controls Sosa momentarily but Sosa frees himself.
Sosa is in close to Scott's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosa wants to control from the top but Scott keeps moving.
Scott is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Sosa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Scott working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Sosa regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Scott.
My spies in Hey Steves Fight Shack inform me that Scott has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Scott loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Scott content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Scott distracts Sosa with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sosa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Scott is one step ahead there.
Scott is in close to Sosa's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Scott connects with a couple of short punches.
Scott with a nice head shot there.

Sosa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Scott doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Scott manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Scott got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sosa has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Scott has managed to get both his arms back between Sosa's legs - danger averted.
Sosa bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Scott's guard.

Sosa trying to control but Scott is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sosa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sosa trying to control the position from guard on top but Scott is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Scott working for a triangle but Sosa defends it easily.
Sosa trying to control the position from guard on top but Scott is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sosa has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sosa stands up over Scott, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Scott is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Scott has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Sosa doesn't defend quickly enough and Scott has managed to lock this one up! Can Sosa escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Scott on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Esteban Scott!
A very excited looking Esteban Scott made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.