PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mousa Ndombele (ranked 1805 p4p, 1420 weight class) and Albert Sojka (ranked 251 p4p, 198 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ndombele
vs
Sojka

180 cm
39
170
15 - 10 - 0

183 cm
32
176
16 - 22 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

NARCOS

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 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mousa Ndombele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Albert Sojka!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sojka on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ndombele lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sojka has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sojka and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ndombele has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sojka finds it's way round the side to connect with Ndombele's head.
Ndombele slips a jab from Sojka.
A swing and a miss from Ndombele.
Sojka looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sojka scores with a sloppy right hand. Ndombele should have avoided that one.
Ndombele keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sojka.
A counter left hand to the body from Ndombele misses its target.
Sojka scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ndombele. Sojka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ndombele 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.

Sojka takes the fight into the clinch.
Sojka lands with a right to the head.
Sojka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sojka throws a punch but it's blocked by Ndombele.
Sojka stalls.

Ndombele breaks from the clinch.
Sojka wants to clinch.
Ndombele has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Doom\'s Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Ndombele takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ndombele walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ndombele lands with a good body shot.
Ndombele misses with a body shot.
Sojka is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Mousa Ndombele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sojka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ndombele connects with a looping right hand.
Ndombele throws a body kick that misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Sojka misses.
Sojka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ndombele throws a series of punches but Sojka moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Sojka.
Sojka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick by Ndombele misses

and Sojka counters by moving into the clinch.
Ndombele managing to block the knees to the body from Sojka.
Nice body punch from Ndombele - that landed with a thud.
Ndombele wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sojka scores with a shoulder strike.
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!

Ndombele pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ndombele misses the jab.
Ndombele throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Sojka counter with a right hand.
Ndombele throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sojka misses with a straight left.
Sojka blocks the body kick.
Sojka lands the left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sojka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ndombele.
Sojka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ndombele.
Sojka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ndombele was well out of range. Poor timing from Sojka.
Ndombele misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sojka! But no joy.

Sojka closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Ndombele's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ndombele lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sojka takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sojka throws a lazy right hand but Ndombele sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sojka misses with a wild body shot.
Ndombele avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Sojka forces Ndombele back against the cage and clinches.
Ndombele wants to get back to striking at distance but Sojka won't allow it.
A right handed body shot lands from Sojka.
Ndombele tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sojka's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ndombele.
Ndombele working aggressively here.

Ndombele breaks from the clinch.
Sojka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ndombele.
Ndombele throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sojka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ndombele is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ndombele connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ndombele tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sojka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sojka connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ndombele ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sojka moves away.
Sojka looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sojka misses with an uppercut.
An attempted straight right counter from Ndombele misses the target.
Ndombele plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ndombele throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sojka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ndombele throws a shot from downtown. Sojka moves away and avoids it.
Sojka avoids the body shot from Ndombele.
Ndombele swats away the attempt to clinch by Sojka.
Sojka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ndombele.
Ndombele lands a nice shot that snaps Sojka's head back.

Sojka has Ndombele up against the cage in a clinch.
Ndombele is trying to break free.
Sojka tries a body shot but Ndombele blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ndombele.
Ndombele prevents a body shot from Sojka.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ndombele looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ndombele working aggressively here.
Sojka trying to stall but Ndombele improves his position.
Sojka lands with a short shot to the head.
Sojka lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sojka lands with a right to the head.
Sojka throws a punch but it's blocked by Ndombele.
Ndombele has had enough of the clinch but Sojka keeps him there for the moment.
Sojka gets through Ndombele's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sojka misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ndombele is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ndombele wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sojka has him pressed against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sojka.
Sojka lands with a left to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Ndombele's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sojka throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from Ndombele fails to land.
Sojka working aggressively here.
Ndombele can't find room to land a body shot as Sojka controls the action.
Sojka lands with a right to the head.

Ndombele is rocked!
Ndombele blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oh Ndombele is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sojka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Albert Sojka dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Sojka clinches.
Ndombele seems to have got his legs back now.
Sojka lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ndombele or not.
Ndombele blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sojka lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ndombele backwards.
Sojka creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Ndombele with a big uppercut! Ndombele tries to clinch up but Sojka pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Ndombele to the mat! Ndombele covers up and Sojka unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Albert Sojka!
Albert Sojka made sure to mention his sponsor, Urban Fighter in his post fight interview.