PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alberto Sosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Gabriel Marcurius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcurius has chosen Burn in Hell by Twisted Sister as his entrance music. Alberto Sosa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sosa
vs
Gabriel Marcurius

193 cm
19
266 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

196 cm
19
240 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Decent elbows
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alberto Sosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Victor Gabriel Marcurius!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sosa smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Sosa moves into range and clinches up with Marcurius.

Marcurius has clasped his hands together around Sosa's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Sosa is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Marcurius stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Marcurius tries for a takedown but Sosa sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Marcurius closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sosa to the mat! Sosa manages to get full guard.
Sosa wants to stand but Marcurius is controlling the position.
Sosa throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Sosa tries to strike from the bottom.
Sosa is trying to control the position but Marcurius postures up.
Sosa on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sosa tries to get out of the position.

Marcurius thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Marcurius forces his way into half guard.
Marcurius looks gassed!
Marcurius is looking to take a break and control but Sosa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosa is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sosa lands a jab to Marcurius's midsection.
Sosa stalks Marcurius and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Marcurius's face. Marcurius staggers backwards, shaken.
Marcurius walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice uppercut lands for Sosa. That snapped Marcurius's head back.
Marcurius takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Marcurius circles away from the clinch attempt.

Sosa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sosa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sosa tries to break the clinch but Marcurius is controlling the position.
Marcurius can't get the takedown.
Sosa is looking to break free of the clinch but Marcurius has double underhooks.
Sosa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Marcurius throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sosa wants to get back to striking at distance but Marcurius won't allow it.
Marcurius goes for a takedown attempt but Sosa pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Alberto Sosa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Gabriel Marcurius.
Sosa lands with a nice body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sosa scores with a takedown into Marcurius's guard.
Sosa distracts Marcurius with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sosa chips away with some ground and pound.
Sosa stopping the sweep attempt from Marcurius.
Sosa is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sosa stopping the sweep attempt from Marcurius.
Sosa has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Marcurius is proving hard to escape from.
Sosa landing with the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Marcurius looking for a guillotine here but Sosa defends easily.

Marcurius is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sosa's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sosa working some strikes from top position.
Sosa knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Marcurius on the ground.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sosa cracks Marcurius with a solid left hand.

Marcurius 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.
Sosa scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sosa postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Marcurius manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Sosa misses with a takedown

and Marcurius counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Sosa tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

Marcurius is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Sosa has managed to free his arm - good work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sosa wants to get back to full guard.
Marcurius works his way into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Alberto Sosa will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Marcurius looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sosa is fending him off so far but Marcurius persists. Nope, Sosa circles away and we're back to standing.
Sosa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Marcurius as he jumps to the side.
Sosa listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sosa with a poor takedown

and Marcurius counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Sosa!
Sosa taking shots to the head.
Sosa tries to hold on but Marcurius postures up.
Marcurius blocks Sosa's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Sosa is working to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sosa tries to lock up and control but Marcurius gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sosa working to try and regain half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcurius working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Sosa taking shots to the head.

Marcurius working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Sosa looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Marcurius! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Victor Gabriel Marcurius!