PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcello Sosa (ranked 4644 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Solis (ranked 3769 p4p, 323 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Sosa
vs
Solis

175 cm
18
151 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
150 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marcello Sosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chad Solis!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sosa rushes Solis and presses him up against the cage.
Solis stalling in the clinch but Sosa improves position.
Sosa using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sosa connects with a knee to the head.
Sosa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Solis blocks an uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sosa.
Solis wants to get back to striking at distance but Sosa won't allow it.
Solis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sosa has him pressed against the cage.
Solis looking to slow down the pace here.
Solis blocking some punches.
A knee to the head by Sosa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sosa using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sosa working aggressively here.
A short left from Sosa.
Sosa landing knees to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Solis is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Solis has had enough of the clinch but Sosa keeps him there for the moment.
Sosa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Solis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sosa lands a body shot.
Sosa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Solis looks winded!
Sosa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sosa lands a nice knee to the body.
Solis blocks a body shot from Sosa.
Sosa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sosa using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sosa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sosa lands a knee to the head.
Sosa connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A knee to the head by Sosa.
Sosa crunches a lovely knee into Solis's ribcage.
Solis is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sosa is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sosa lands a good knee to the midsection. Solis won't want to take too many of those.
Sosa lands a knee to the body.
Sosa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Sosa.
Sosa working Solis over with knees to the body.
Sosa crunches a lovely knee into Solis's ribcage.
Sosa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Solis's face.
Sosa scores with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Sosa.
Solis takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sosa lands a good knee to the midsection. Solis won't want to take too many of those.
Sosa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sosa landing knees to the head.
Sosa landing knees to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sosa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sosa lands a knee to the head.
Sosa landing knees to the body.
Sosa swings wildly with an uppercut but Solis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sosa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sosa has a couple of punches blocked by Solis.
Sosa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sosa misses with a punch on the inside.
Solis tries to circle away but Sosa has him pinned against the cage.
Sosa with a knee to the head.

It looks like Chad Solis has been cut.
Sosa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Solis blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Solis.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sosa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sosa landing knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sosa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sosa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sosa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sosa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sosa lands a hook that snaps the head of Solis backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Sosa fails to land.
Sosa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sosa tries to work over Solis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sosa obliges.
Sosa pushes Solis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sosa working Solis over with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcello Sosa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chad Solis's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Sosa closes the distance and clinches.
Sosa landing knees to the head.
Solis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Solis trying to control the position but instead, Sosa has worked for underhooks and has pushed Solis into the cage.
Solis is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Solis seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Sosa connects with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Sosa.
Sosa landing knees to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Solis stalling in the clinch but Sosa improves position.
Sosa lands a left hand.
Sosa crunches a lovely knee into Solis's ribcage.
Solis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sosa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosa working Solis over with knees to the body.
Solis is breathing heavily.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sosa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Solis looking to stall.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Solis is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Sosa has denied him.
Sosa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sosa using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sosa misses with some punches.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sosa using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sosa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Solis's face.
Sosa lands a nice knee to the body.
Sosa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sosa working Solis over with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sosa.
Sosa working Solis over with knees to the body.
Good body shot from Sosa.
Sosa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Solis backwards.
Sosa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Solis is rocked!
Solis looking to stall.
Solis is still on wobbly legs! Can Sosa finish him?
Sosa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sosa working aggressively here.
Solis seems to have recovered his senses.
Sosa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Solis's face.
Marcello Sosa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nice body punch from Sosa.
Sosa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Solis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sosa throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sosa scores with a knee to the head.
Solis takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sosa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sosa misses with some punches.
Sosa working Solis over with knees to the body.
Sosa scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Solis.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sosa.
Sosa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Solis's face.
Solis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sosa working Solis over with knees to the body.
Sosa lands a knee to the body.
Solis blocks an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sosa throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Sosa.
Sosa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sosa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sosa using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sosa throws a head punch that misses.
Solis takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sosa working aggressively here.
Sosa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sosa scores with a knee to the head.
Sosa keeps control of Solis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sosa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sosa with a knee to the head.
Solis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcello Sosa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chad Solis's cut.
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!

Solis misses with a double jab.
Solis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Solis lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Solis is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Sosa has Solis up against the cage in a clinch.
Solis is trying to maintain a safe position but Sosa gets an underhook and turns Solis into the cage.
Sosa lands a nice knee to the body.
Sosa lands a knee to the body.
Sosa lands a knee to the body.
Sosa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Solis can do to turn this around?
Sosa lands a knee to the head.
Sosa lands a knee to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sosa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Solis is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sosa is keeping busy.
Solis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sosa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Solis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosa misses with some punches.
Knees to the body from Sosa.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sosa.
Sosa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sosa working aggressively here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Solis tries to circle away but Sosa has him pinned against the cage.
Sosa landing knees to the body.
Sosa lands a knee to the body.
Solis can't break the clinch.
Sosa scores with a knee to the head.
Solis takes a shot to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sosa obliges.
Sosa lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sosa lands a knee to the body.
Sosa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Solis's face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sosa crunches a lovely knee into Solis's ribcage.
Sosa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Solis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sosa lands with a right to the head.
Sosa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Solis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sosa with a knee to the head.
Sosa lands a left hand.
Sosa working Solis over with knees to the body.
Sosa tries to work over Solis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A knee to the head by Sosa.
Sosa keeps control of Solis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sosa swings wildly with an uppercut but Solis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sosa misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sosa with a knee to the head.
Sosa lands a big knee! That's hurt Solis! Oh, he's all over the place! Sosa lands another knee that sends Solis to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcello Sosa!
A relieved looking Marcello Sosa thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.