PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buddy Huber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angel Soriano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Huber
vs
Soriano

223 cm
18
278 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
230 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buddy Huber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Angel Soriano!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soriano tries to land a leg kick but Huber saw it coming and moves away.

Soriano decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Soriano trying to mount his opponent but Huber defends it.
Huber pushes Soriano off looking to stand but Soriano dives back in and keeps control.
Soriano sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Huber is in trouble now - Soriano has advanced to mount!
Huber wants to control but Soriano is having none of it.
Huber trying desperately to get to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huber tries to hold on but Soriano pushes him away.
Huber is in all sorts of trouble here.
Soriano controlling the pace for now.
Huber looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
Soriano avoids the attempt from Huber to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soriano controlling from the full mount.
Huber is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Soriano controlling from the full mount.
Soriano should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Huber wants to control but Soriano is having none of it.
Soriano controlling the pace for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huber is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Soriano controlling from the full mount.
Huber is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Soriano controlling the pace for now.
Huber tries to hold on but Soriano pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soriano looking to control and managing it successfully.
Soriano really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Huber. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Huber gets back to half guard.
Huber trying to control but Soriano postures up.
Still in half guard, Soriano seems content to control.
Huber wants to control but Soriano is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Soriano keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Huber is trying to stand up here but Soriano is controlling him well.
Soriano looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Huber preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Soriano trying to mount his opponent but Huber defends it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soriano perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Soriano prevents Huber from improving his position.
Soriano controlling the pace.
Huber wants to control but Soriano is keeping busy.
Soriano is controlling the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Huber checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Soriano shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Soriano showed some decent athleticism there.
Soriano is taking a breather. Huber says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Huber is trying to control but can't.
Huber really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Soriano with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Huber trying to control here.
Soriano is taking a breather. Huber says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soriano is thwarting Huber's attempts to control the position.
Huber keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Soriano in particular looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soriano looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Huber pushes Soriano off looking to stand but Soriano dives back in and keeps control.
Huber trying to hold on to Soriano's head to control him but Soriano postures up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Soriano has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Soriano is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Huber!
Huber tries to hold on but Soriano postures up.
Soriano sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Let's hope that Soriano has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Angel Soriano has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Soriano.
Huber tries to hold on but Soriano postures up.
Huber is desperately trying to improve his position but Soriano has a good base and remains in mount.
Soriano takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Huber is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Soriano content just to control the position here.
Yet more stalling tactics from Soriano.
Huber tries to lock up and control but Soriano gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soriano takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Huber tries to lock up and control but Soriano gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Soriano controlling the position easily from mount.
Huber tries to hold on but Soriano pushes him away.
Huber in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Soriano looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soriano is continuing to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huber wants to control but Soriano is having none of it.
Soriano controlling the pace for now.
Huber is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Huber is wriggling around trying to escape.
Soriano content just to control the position here.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Soriano. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Huber tries to hold on but Soriano postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Angel Soriano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Soriano bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Huber prevents Soriano from moving into mount.
Huber wants to control but Soriano postures up.
Soriano takes a little break here. Huber wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Soriano tries to advance to mount but can't.
Soriano is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huber can't do much from the bottom here.
A lull in the action here as Soriano stalls from top position.

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.
Huber sneaks back into half guard.
Huber is trying to maintain the position but Soriano is very close to passing his half guard.
Soriano is looking to advance position but Huber won't allow it.
Soriano not doing much here.
Huber is trying to control but can't.

Huber actively working from the bottom here.
Huber trying to hold on to Soriano's head to control him but Soriano postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soriano content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Soriano looking to score a takedown here. Huber is defending well but Soriano drives through and ends up in Huber's guard.
Soriano engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Huber is looking for a triangle here but Soriano uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Soriano content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soriano working away.
Soriano remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Soriano working away.
Huber is letting Soriano control him for a moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Soriano working away.
Soriano controls the position.
Buddy Huber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Angel Soriano is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

And that's the end of the fight!
Angel Soriano comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Soriano has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Angel Soriano!