PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paul Muhapuro (ranked 747 p4p, 871 weight class) and Jacks Sole (ranked 116 p4p, 135 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?

Muhapuro
vs
Sole

177 cm
29
196
19 - 9 - 0

188 cm
30
187
13 - 8 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Muhapuro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacks Sole!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Franklyn Lucas and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muhapuro takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sole swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Muhapuro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sole throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sole tries to land a leg kick but Muhapuro saw it coming and moves away.

Muhapuro lands a left and a right that send Sole crashing to the mat, dazed. Muhapuro thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Sole is rocked!

It looks like Jacks Sole has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Muhapuro chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sole can pounce on him.
Muhapuro moves out of range of the body kick from Sole.
It looked like Muhapuro wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sole dips to his left and cracks Muhapuro with an uppercut!
A nice inside leg kick there by Sole. That's going to slow Muhapuro down.
Sole throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sole throws the kick towards the body but Muhapuro avoids it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sole.
Sole swings for the body but Muhapuro moves out of range.
Sole throws a low kick but Muhapuro moves out of range easily.
Sole wants to slow Muhapuro down by chopping away at his legs.
An attempted straight right counter from Muhapuro misses the target.
Sole looks for the body kick but Muhapuro saw that one coming.
Muhapuro throws a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muhapuro blocks a jab.
Sole throws out a loose jab but Muhapuro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Muhapuro is looking to counter punch.
Sole works the jab nicely.
Sole scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Muhapuro takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A jab from Muhapuro misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sole.
Sole lands with a cross.
Sole connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sole throws a leg kick that misses.
Muhapuro is looking to counter punch.
A low kick from Sole misses
letting Muhapuro counter with a right hand.
Sole walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Muhapuro checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Muhapuro throwing a counter right hand but Sole manages to avoid it.
Muhapuro throws a lazy right hand but Sole sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sole throws a jab when Muhapuro was well out of range.
Sole looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sole throws a looping overhand right but Muhapuro ducks down to avoid it.
Muhapuro throws a quick counter head kick but Sole was just out of range.
Muhapuro is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sole is looking to score with low kicks.
Muhapuro was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sole throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Muhapuro on the side of the head.
Muhapuro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sole was well out of range. Poor timing from Muhapuro.
Sole flicks out a counter leg kick but Muhapuro steps away.
Sole dips to his left and cracks Muhapuro with an uppercut!
Muhapuro blocks a leg kick.
Muhapuro looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Muhapuro keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Muhapuro slips under a jab from Sole.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Muhapuro checks a leg kick.
Muhapuro was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Muhapuro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A clash of legs there as Muhapuro blocks the low kick.
Sole attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sole lands with an uppercut that bounces Muhapuro off the cage and back into range.
Muhapuro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sole! But no joy.
Jacks Sole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sole staying out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sole bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sole wants to slow Muhapuro down by chopping away at his legs.
Muhapuro is looking to counter punch.
Muhapuro moves out of range as Sole throws a body kick.
Muhapuro appears to be looking for a big counter.
Sole throws a hook but Muhapuro blocks it.
Muhapuro swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice uppercut there from Sole.
Muhapuro walks into a jab.
Sole fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Muhapuro has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Muhapuro takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sole lunges at Muhapuro with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Muhapuro's hand.
Sole throws a leg kick which misses Muhapuro's front leg but catches the back leg as Muhapuro tries to avoid it.
Sole with a jab.
Good work by Muhapuro as he checks the leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sole.
Sole thuds his right hand into Muhapuro's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Muhapuro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muhapuro has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sole.
Sole delivers a nice body kick.
Muhapuro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sole misses with the body kick
letting Muhapuro counter with a right hand.
Sole uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Muhapuro on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Muhapuro throws an overhand right that lands on Sole's shoulder, as Sole tries to avoid the shot.
Sole fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Muhapuro looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Muhapuro takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sole throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Muhapuro on the side of the head.
Sole is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Muhapuro had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Sole is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Muhapuro.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sole slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Muhapuro on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Muhapuro gets a clinch.
Muhapuro swings wildly with an uppercut but Sole uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jacks Sole dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jacks Sole's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Sole wants to slow Muhapuro down by chopping away at his legs.
Muhapuro on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Muhapuro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sole.
Sole is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Muhapuro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sole throws a jab when Muhapuro was well out of range.
Sole moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sole throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice body punch from Muhapuro.
Sole has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sole fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Muhapuro looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sole moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sole moves forwards but Muhapuro connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sole.
Sole connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sole throws a low kick but Muhapuro avoids it.
Muhapuro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sole.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muhapuro throws a jab when Sole was well out of range.
Sole staying out of range there.
Sole defending well as Muhapuro loads up on a big left hand.
Muhapuro throws a one two combo.
Sole throws a poor cross that misses
and Muhapuro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sole.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sole. Muhapuro does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Muhapuro wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sole connects with a right hand. Muhapuro shakes it off.
Sole attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sole misses with a low kick.
Muhapuro went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sole throws a leg kick that misses.
Sole keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sole throws a leg kick
and Muhapuro counters with a stiff right hand.
Sole lunges at Muhapuro with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Muhapuro's hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sole swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sole lands a jab to the head.
Sole is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Muhapuro looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sole throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sole scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sole with the inside leg kick.
A low kick from Sole misses
and Muhapuro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sole digs a good hook to Muhapuro's body.
Muhapuro blocks a low kick nicely.
Jacks Sole seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sole misses with a low kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Muhapuro misses the target.
Sole rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Muhapuro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Muhapuro checks a low kick from Sole.
Muhapuro was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A jab from Sole finds it's way through Muhapuro's defenses.
Muhapuro checks a leg kick.
Muhapuro tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sole tries to score with a low kick but Muhapuro moves his leg out of the way.
Muhapuro was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sole with a nice cross.
Muhapuro misses with a straight right.
Sole slips a jab from Muhapuro.
Sole is looking to slow Muhapuro down with leg kicks.
Sole bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sole lands with a nice body punch.
A jab lands there for Sole.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sole.
Muhapuro chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sole can pounce on him.
Muhapuro has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sole.
Muhapuro takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sole throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sole thows a leg kick but Muhapuro checks it
and Muhapuro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sole has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sole cracks Muhapuro with an open hand slap.
Muhapuro stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A big left from Sole misses.
Sole is looking to score with low kicks.
Muhapuro swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sole will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
It looked like Muhapuro wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Muhapuro takes one to the chin there.
Sole lands a nice shot to the body.
Muhapuro bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sole throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Muhapuro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sole throws an overhand right that lands on Muhapuro's shoulder, as Muhapuro tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A swing and a miss from Sole.
Muhapuro keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Muhapuro misses the target.
Sole misses with a lunging right hand
and Muhapuro counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A big left from Muhapuro misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jacks Sole showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jacks Sole's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Sole misses with a straight left.
A little feinted left hand from Muhapuro on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sole looks to score with a jab to the body but Muhapuro is just out of range.
Sole throws a low kick but Muhapuro avoids it.
Sole keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Muhapuro missing with a left hand there. Sole was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sole steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Muhapuro.
Sole misses with a hook. Muhapuro ducked under it nicely.
Sole tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Muhapuro was well out of range. Poor timing from Sole.
It looked like Muhapuro wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Muhapuro avoids a kick to the body.
Muhapuro throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sole lands a right hook to the body.
Sole bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Muhapuro chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sole can pounce on him.
Sole scores with a crisp jab that stopped Muhapuro in his tracks.
Sole attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Muhapuro is looking to counter punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sole connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Muhapuro momentarily.
Sole throws a low kick, looking for Muhapuro's leg but Muhapuro calmly moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Muhapuro on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sole thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sole chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sole misses with a left hand
and Muhapuro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sole lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sole chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Muhapuro misses with a straight right.
The crowd cheers as Sole lands an impressive looking overhand right. Muhapuro doesn't seem phased though.
Sole throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sole lunges at Muhapuro with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Muhapuro's hand.
That kick from Sole tenderised Muhapuro's leg. Muhapuro is trying to keep his angry face on.
Muhapuro scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
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!
Sole looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sole looking to land some kicks to the body here.
It looked like Muhapuro wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Muhapuro misses with a head kick.
Sole throws a nice inside leg kick.
Muhapuro walks into a stiff left hand from Sole.
Muhapuro takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sole lands a nice shot that snaps Muhapuro's head back.
A telegraphed right hand from Sole misses the target.
Sole fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Muhapuro has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sole throws a body punch but Muhapuro moves out of range.
A low kick from Sole misses
and Muhapuro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sole digs a good hook to Muhapuro's body.
Sole throws a hook but Muhapuro avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Muhapuro on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sole connects with an inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sole pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Muhapuro misses the target.
Muhapuro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Muhapuro wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sole throws the left hand but Muhapuro avoids the punch easily.
Sole throws a hook but Muhapuro blocks it.
Sole lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sole paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Muhapuro keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jacks Sole is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sole misses with a leg kick
and Muhapuro counters with a nice body shot.
Muhapuro checks a low kick from Sole.
Sole throws a low kick but it's checked well by Muhapuro.
Muhapuro was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Muhapuro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sole.
Sole with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sole pivots, looking for a leg kick but Muhapuro is out of range and Sole settles back down.
Sole goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sole throws out a loose jab but Muhapuro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sole lands a front kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Muhapuro checks a leg kick.
Muhapuro checks a low kick from Sole.
A little feinted left hand from Muhapuro on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Muhapuro takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A big left from Muhapuro misses.
Sole lands with a cross.
Paul Muhapuro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sole.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sole, as that shot connected.
Sole throws a big shot that misses.
Sole throws a lazy right hand but Muhapuro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Muhapuro throws a big counter combination but Sole scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Sole tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Muhapuro is able to avoid easily.
Muhapuro was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sole misses with a low kick.
A little feinted left hand from Muhapuro on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sole scores with a leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jacks Sole comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sole winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacks Sole!
During a confident post fight interview, Jacks Sole thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.