PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sibbi Blackbriar (ranked 5682 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Sosa (ranked 6062 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Blackbriar
vs
Sosa

203 cm
25
271 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

199 cm
23
225 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 The Island, Sibbi Blackbriar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Michael Sosa!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Santiago Holmes and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blackbriar throws a head kick that misses
and Blackbriar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sosa drops his hands momentarily and Blackbriar takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sosa takes a kick to the side of the head.

It looks like Michael Sosa has been cut.
Sosa keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sosa fails with a takedown attempt.
Blackbriar tries for a takedown but Sosa circles away easily
and Sosa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Blackbriar thinking.
Blackbriar misses with the combination.
Sosa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A shot to the liver by Sosa. Beautiful body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sosa ducks under a wild hook from Blackbriar.
Blackbriar shoots in looking for a takedown. Sosa tries to sprawl out of it but Blackbriar keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sosa manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Blackbriar takes a kick to the side of the head.
Blackbriar slaps away a takedown attempt from Sosa, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sibbi Blackbriar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Sosa.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackbriar tries to land a front kick but Sosa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Blackbriar stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Blackbriar wants it to stay on the feet.

Sosa has Blackbriar up against the cage in a clinch.

Blackbriar breaks from the clinch.
Sosa gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sibbi Blackbriar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blackbriar fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sosa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A right-left combo lands from Sosa.

Blackbriar gets tackled into the cage by Sosa. Sosa maintains the clinch.
Blackbriar is trying to pull guard but Sosa turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Blackbriar manages to break the clinch.
Blackbriar scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Blackbriar is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Blackbriar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackbriar loads up on a big right hand but Sosa slips the punch.
Blackbriar stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Blackbriar wants it to stay on the feet.
Sosa shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Blackbriar pinned against the cage. Blackbriar gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Sosa pushes Blackbriar up against the cage in a clinch.

Blackbriar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No joy there for Sosa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Blackbriar forces Sosa back against the cage and clinches.

Blackbriar breaks the clinch.
Blackbriar lands the left hand.
Nice cross by Blackbriar.
Sosa moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Blackbriar shoots for a takedown but Sosa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Blackbriar.

Sosa has managed to clinch.

Blackbriar breaks the clinch.
Sosa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blackbriar tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sosa swivels and escapes.
Sosa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blackbriar.
Blackbriar misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sosa is defended easily by Blackbriar.
A big right from Blackbriar misses.
A nice side step and Sosa releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Blackbriar is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

Blackbriar clinches.
Sosa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sosa tries to pull guard but Blackbriar forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackbriar throws a poor cross that misses
and Sosa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Sosa clinches up with Blackbriar and pushes him back against the cage.
Blackbriar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Blackbriar manages to break the clinch.
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!
Blackbriar keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sosa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Blackbriar scores with a sloppy right hand. Sosa should have avoided that one.
Sosa fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Blackbriar connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Sosa closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Blackbriar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sosa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Blackbriar's waist but Blackbriar gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sosa off to one side.
Sosa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sibbi Blackbriar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Sosa's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

A head kick from Blackbriar lands but Sosa takes it in his stride.
Sosa connects with a body shot.
Blackbriar misses with a hook.
Blackbriar scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sosa lands a nice hook to Blackbriar's body. Blackbriar takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sosa, as that shot connected.
Sosa tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Blackbriar defends well and Sosa ends up having to push Blackbriar into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Blackbriar. That's going to slow Sosa down.
Blackbriar on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sosa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Blackbriar swivels and escapes.
Blackbriar fails with a takedown attempt.
Michael Sosa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sosa stuffs the takedown.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sosa tries to score a power double leg takedown but Blackbriar sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sosa somewhat.
Sibbi Blackbriar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Sosa.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sosa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blackbriar throws out the jab.
Sosa is looking to slow Blackbriar down with leg kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackbriar shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sosa sprawls well. Sosa wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Blackbriar gets slowly back to his feet.
Sosa moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Blackbriar walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Blackbriar moves into the clinch.
Sosa jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Blackbriar walks away with a smile on his face. Sosa gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Blackbriar lands with a slapping head kick.
Sosa fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Blackbriar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sosa takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sosa tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Blackbriar defends well and Sosa ends up having to push Blackbriar into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Blackbriar lands with a kick to the temple. Sosa shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sosa is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Blackbriar rather than just go for the knockout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blackbriar sizes up Sosa with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Blackbriar scores with a head kick.
Sibbi Blackbriar is winning the standup battle so far.
Sosa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Blackbriar as he jumps to the side.
A cross from Blackbriar lands.
Blackbriar wants to clinch up but Sosa keeps it at a distance.
Sosa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Blackbriar is fending him off so far but Sosa persists. Nope, Blackbriar circles away and we're back to standing.
Blackbriar is looking to counter punch.
Blackbriar plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Blackbriar getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Blackbriar on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Blackbriar plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Good shot there by Sosa.
Blackbriar pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Sosa closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Blackbriar manages to break the clinch.
Blackbriar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sosa can do to turn this around?
Blackbriar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sosa swats away the attempt to clinch by Blackbriar.
Blackbriar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blackbriar avoids the head kick by Sosa.
Blackbriar has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Blackbriar throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sosa on the side of the head.
Sosa is trying hard to land a takedown here. Blackbriar sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Blackbriar blocks a jab.
A lazy left from Blackbriar finds it's target.
Blackbriar shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sosa pinned against the cage. Sosa gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sosa feints a jab promting Blackbriar to slip. Sosa then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Blackbriar slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Blackbriar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Blackbriar manages to break the clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Blackbriar 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Blackbriar lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sosa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sosa misses with a series of wild punches.
A head kick misses from Blackbriar.
Sosa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Blackbriar moves into the clinch.
Blackbriar lands with a left to the head.

Blackbriar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sibbi Blackbriar dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Michael Sosa's cut.
That's time! Blackbriar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Sosa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Blackbriar thuds his shin into the meat of Sosa's side.
Sosa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blackbriar.

Sosa moves into the clinch.
Blackbriar leaning against his opponent.

Sosa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sosa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A head kick misses from Blackbriar.
Sosa moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Blackbriar displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sosa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch lands to the side of Sosa 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sosa's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Blackbriar connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sosa scrambles back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Sosa gets tackled into the cage by Blackbriar. Blackbriar maintains the clinch.
Blackbriar fails to pull guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Blackbriar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blackbriar stuns Sosa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Blackbriar has Sosa up against the cage in a clinch.
Sosa blocking some punches.

Blackbriar manages to break the clinch.
Blackbriar falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sosa counters with a straight right hand.
A thudding body kick lands there by Sosa!
Blackbriar looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Sosa moves into the clinch successfully.
Sosa wants to get back to striking at distance but Blackbriar won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Sosa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Blackbriar lands with a light punch inside.

Blackbriar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Michael Sosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackbriar's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Blackbriar duly obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blackbriar leaves Sosa with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Sosa. Those never looked like landing.
Blackbriar slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Blackbriar scores with a sloppy right hand. Sosa should have avoided that one.
Sosa tries to score a power double leg takedown but Blackbriar sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sosa somewhat.
Sibbi Blackbriar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sibbi Blackbriar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Sosa.
Blackbriar closes the distance and clinches up with Sosa, looking for a takedown. Blackbriar pushes Sosa against the cage but Sosa circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sosa shoots in for a takedown but Blackbriar shows good takedown defense.
Blackbriar lands a nice looking body kick.
Sosa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sosa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sosa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackbriar stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Blackbriar wants it to stay on the feet.
Blackbriar lands a head kick!
Sosa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Blackbriar scores with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sosa. Blackbriar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sosa slips a jab and a cross from Blackbriar.
Sosa darts in looking for a takedown but Blackbriar gets double underhooks and turns Sosa into the cage.
A little feinted left hand from Blackbriar on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Blackbriar lands a high kick!
Blackbriar cracks Sosa with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Blackbriar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sosa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Blackbriar throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sosa digs a good body shot into Blackbriar's ribs.
Sosa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sosa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blackbriar circles away quickly and effectively.
Blackbriar lands a head kick!
Sosa throws a nice head kick!
Sosa throws a looping overhand right but Blackbriar ducks down to avoid it.

Blackbriar clinches up against the cage.

Blackbriar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sosa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sosa lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Blackbriar backs up against the cage.
Blackbriar shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sosa fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice uppercut lands for Blackbriar. That snapped Sosa's head back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sibbi Blackbriar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Blackbriar, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sibbi Blackbriar!