PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gilbervan Soares (ranked 2144 p4p, 2946 weight class) and Jeff Mma (ranked 289 p4p, 367 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Soares
vs
Mma

183 cm
30
183
17 - 12 - 0

182 cm
41
190
36 - 25 - 2

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gilbervan Soares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 25 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jeff Mma!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mma throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Soares counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mma throws a leg kick but Soares sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mma throws out a loose jab but Soares uses good head movement to avoid it.

Soares gets a clinch.
Soares lands an uppercut.
Mma takes a shot to the head.
Soares working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mma wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mma is trying to stall.
Mma is trying to break the clinch but Soares has him pressed against the cage.
Soares misses with a punch to the body.

Soares tightens his grip and picks Mma up, before dumping him to the ground. Mma manages to land in guard.
Soares won't allow Mma to get back to his feet.
Soares working some strikes from top position.
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!
Soares with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mma working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Soares.
Soares scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mma preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Soares loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Soares lands a couple of digs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mma wants to stand but Soares is controlling the position.
Soares has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Soares chips away with some ground and pound.
Mma utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Soares connects with a couple of short punches.
Mma working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Soares.
Mma wants to stand and escape but Soares is having none of it.

Mma has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Soares has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.

Soares has picked Mma up - he's going for a ride! Soares dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.

Mma manages to escape and get back to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mma throws a body shot but no joy.
We've been hearing reports that Soares has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Mma takes a swing at Soares's ribcage but misses.
A good leg kick by Mma.
Soares tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mma manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Soares tries to clinch up
and Mma counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Soares closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Mma did well to prevent Soares getting side control.

Mma manages to escape and get back to his feet!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mma throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Soares moves into the clinch.

Mma pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Soares tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mma manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mma ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Soares moves into range and clinches up with Mma.
Soares can't find room to land a body shot as Mma controls the action.
Soares misses with a punch to the body.
Mma is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Soares working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Soares - that landed with a thud.
Soares lands with a right to the head.
A hook to the body from Soares.
Soares throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mma looks winded!
Mma has had enough of the clinch but Soares keeps him there for the moment.

Mma breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Mma tries to keep at a distance but Soares has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soares is leaning against Mma and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A shot in the inside from Soares.
Mma is trying to force a seperation but Soares has the dominant position.
Soares lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mma.
Soares lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Soares softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Soares.
A short left from Soares.
Soares works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short body shot lands from Soares as the two fighters clinch.
A short left from Soares.
Soares cracks Mma with a nice body shot.
Soares lands with a left to the head.
Soares is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Mma is defending well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right hand to the body from Soares.
Soares lands with a right to the head.
Good body shot from Soares.
Soares lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soares lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Soares.
Soares is working Mma over against the cage.

Soares turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Soares scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Mma to see if he's OK.
Soares is working Mma over with some ground and pound from side control.
Soares scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Mma to see if he's OK.
Soares connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Mma some visible discomfort.
Mma takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Soares grinds an elbow into Mma's temple.
Soares grinds an elbow into Mma's temple.
Soares lands an elbow.
Mma taking a bit of punishment here - Soares scoring with strikes.
Mma is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

Mma is rocked!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Soares trying to control the action but Mma is working from the bottom.
Mma is still in real trouble! Can Soares finish him?
Soares scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Mma is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Soares can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gilbervan Soares!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Gilbervan Soares made sure he mentioned Voodoo Nutrition, along with how happy he was to win his fight.