PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kendrick Sosa (ranked 25196 p4p, 24341 weight class) and Derrick Ryker (ranked 254 p4p, 356 weight class). Derrick Ryker acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Sosa
vs
Ryker

195 cm
26
265
0 - 8 - 1

170 cm
29
155
12 - 11 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Kendrick Sosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Derrick Ryker!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Saam Ante and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sosa has Ryker pressed against the cage.
Sosa will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ryker up against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Sosa for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryker is stalling here.
Sosa pressing his opponent against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ryker takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sosa just leaning against Ryker, taking a breather.
Ryker effectively controlling the action here.
Sosa stalling against the cage.
Sosa just leaning against Ryker, taking a breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kendrick Sosa.

Sosa moves into the clinch successfully.
Ryker stalling against the cage.
Ryker slows down the pace here.
A bit of stalling here from Sosa.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sosa is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A bit of stalling here from Ryker.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ryker taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ryker continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Sosa has Ryker pressed against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kendrick Sosa dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Sosa clinches up against the cage.
Ryker is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ryker is struggling to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Derrick Ryker.

Sosa forces Ryker back against the cage and clinches.
Sosa stalling against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryker has Sosa pushed against the cage.
Sosa manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ryker will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sosa up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Stalling in the clinch from Ryker.
Sosa being controlled against the cage.
Sosa stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryker taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Derrick Ryker.

Ryker gets tackled into the cage by Sosa. Sosa maintains the clinch.
Sosa is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ryker has Sosa pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ryker leaning his opponent against the cage.
Come on Sosa - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Sosa gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kendrick Sosa dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Sosa gets a clinch.
Sosa is pushing Ryker up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sosa slows down the pace here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stalling in the clinch from Sosa.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kendrick Sosa.

Sosa has managed to clinch.
Sosa letting Ryker take a breather here.
Sosa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ryker can do to turn this around?
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sosa.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ryker.
Sosa could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ryker effectively controlling the action here.
The referee calls for Ryker to work.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Derrick Ryker.

Sosa moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ryker takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sosa has Ryker pressed against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sosa is stalling here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ryker has Sosa pressed against the cage.
Sosa content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sosa is stalling here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Stalling in the clinch from Sosa.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kendrick Sosa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sosa has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kendrick Sosa!