PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gilbervan Soares (ranked 2152 p4p, 2463 weight class) and Ricardo Desceosarrafo (ranked 285 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Soares
vs
Desceosarrafo

183 cm
34
183
22 - 16 - 0

177 cm
22
185
2 - 0 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 16 - 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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo Desceosarrafo!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Desceosarrafo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Soares counters with a stiff right hand.

Soares moves into the clinch.
Desceosarrafo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Soares wants a takedown but no success here.
Soares is looking to take this one to the mat.
Soares has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Desceosarrafo is trying to break the clinch but Soares has him pressed against the cage.

Soares gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Desceosarrafo regains guard.
Desceosarrafo keeping moving, preventing Soares from controlling successfully.
Desceosarrafo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Soares.
Soares throws a strike but Desceosarrafo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Desceosarrafo has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Soares is proving hard to escape from.
Soares controlling Desceosarrafo's posture.
Desceosarrafo wants to stand but Soares has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Soares is on top in guard.

Desceosarrafo wants to get back to his feet but Soares is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Soares wants to control from the top but Desceosarrafo keeps moving.
Desceosarrafo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Soares.
Soares lands a couple of elbows.
Soares wants to control from the top but Desceosarrafo keeps moving.
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.
Desceosarrafo wants to get back to his feet but Soares is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Soares wants to control from the top but Desceosarrafo keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soares missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Soares trying to control the position from guard on top but Desceosarrafo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Soares working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Desceosarrafo's head.
Desceosarrafo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Soares's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Desceosarrafo scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Desceosarrafo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Desceosarrafo misses with a few strikes there.
Desceosarrafo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Soares dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Desceosarrafo misses with a lunging right hand
and Soares counters with a two punch combo.
Desceosarrafo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Soares moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Soares tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Desceosarrafo manages to circle out of the way.

Desceosarrafo has Soares up against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Desceosarrafo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Desceosarrafo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Soares counters with a stiff right hand.
Soares lands a jab to Desceosarrafo's midsection.
Desceosarrafo wants to clinch up but Soares keeps it at a distance.
Soares takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Soares lands an overhand right.
Soares lands a jab to the nose.

Soares instigates a clinch.
Soares can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gilbervan Soares. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Soares gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Soares landing with the ground and pound.
Soares chips away with some ground and pound.
Soares is stalling in the full guard.
Soares won't allow Desceosarrafo to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soares postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Soares loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Soares scoring with punches to the head and body.
Desceosarrafo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We've been informed that Desceosarrafo has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Soares landing with the ground and pound.
Soares is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Soares looking to sit in guard and control but Desceosarrafo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Desceosarrafo wants to stand and escape but instead Soares has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Desceosarrafo wants to stand but Soares is controlling the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gilbervan Soares dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Soares has closed the distance and engaged Desceosarrafo in a clinch.
Soares is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Desceosarrafo can do to turn this around?

Desceosarrafo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gilbervan Soares is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Desceosarrafo misses with a few strikes there.
Soares with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Desceosarrafo swinging wildly here.
Desceosarrafo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Soares cracks Desceosarrafo with a good jab.
Desceosarrafo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Soares to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Soares dives in and scores a takedown into Desceosarrafo's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Desceosarrafo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soares scoring with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Desceosarrafo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Soares is controlling him.
Soares working some strikes from top position.
Desceosarrafo keeping moving, preventing Soares from controlling successfully.
Soares throws a big right hand that misses.
Soares is looking to work some ground and pound but Desceosarrafo has wrist control.
Soares scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Desceosarrafo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Soares lands a couple of elbows.
Gilbervan Soares overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Soares working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Soares is in close to Desceosarrafo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Desceosarrafo wants to stand and escape but Soares is having none of it.
Soares distracts Desceosarrafo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Soares stops Desceosarrafo from standing up.
Desceosarrafo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soares lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Soares wants to pass the guard but Desceosarrafo is keeping the position.
Soares pushing down on Desceosarrafo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Desceosarrafo tries to kick Soares off but Soares keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Soares winds up and cracks Desceosarrafo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Desceosarrafo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Soares scores with a couple of nice shots.
Soares wants to control but Desceosarrafo is keeping him busy.
Desceosarrafo taking some punishment here, with Soares in his half guard.
Soares working over Desceosarrafo with some ground and pound. Desceosarrafo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Desceosarrafo is rocked!
Soares working the head and body with strikes.
Desceosarrafo is still in real trouble! Can Soares finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Desceosarrafo tries to kick Soares off but Soares keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Soares is taking a breather. Desceosarrafo says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Soares is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Desceosarrafo is hurt! He's hurt bad - Soares fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Desceosarrafo from any more punishment! Congratulations to Soares! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gilbervan Soares!
Gilbervan Soares really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Voodoo Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.