PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kendrick Sosa (ranked 25276 p4p, 24414 weight class) and Derrick Ryker (ranked 530 p4p, 460 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sosa
vs
Ryker

195 cm
26
265
1 - 8 - 1

170 cm
29
155
12 - 12 - 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 1 - 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 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Derrick Ryker!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Russell Pearce and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sosa rushes Ryker and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ryker stalling the fight.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sosa takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ryker has Sosa pressed against the cage.
Ryker manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The crowd are getting on Ryker's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryker stalling in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryker manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Derrick Ryker.

Sosa closes the distance and pushes Ryker back into the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sosa - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's two 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.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ryker takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ryker is struggling to control the position.
Sosa's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryker stalls.
Ryker pressing his opponent against the cage.
Sosa slows down the pace here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Come on Ryker - 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 ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Derrick Ryker.

Sosa instigates a clinch.
The referee calls for Ryker to work.
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 moves into the clinch.
Sosa content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Sosa.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Sosa for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Sosa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ryker can do to turn this around?
Sosa is struggling to control the position.
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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ryker.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryker leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sosa could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Ryker is pushing Sosa up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sosa just leaning against Ryker, taking a breather.
A bit of stalling here from Sosa.
Sosa gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kendrick Sosa.

Sosa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ryker letting Sosa take a breather here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryker effectively controlling the action here.
Ryker just leaning against Sosa, taking a breather.
Sosa taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
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.
Sosa stalling against the cage.
Sosa dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ryker is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
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 has closed the distance and engaged Ryker in a clinch.
Sosa content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sosa effectively controlling the action here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kendrick Sosa.

Sosa has Ryker up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bit of stalling here from Ryker.

That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
Sosa stalling the fight.
Sosa is struggling to control the position.
Sosa letting Ryker take a breather here.
Kendrick Sosa has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ryker leaning against his opponent.
Ryker being controlled against the cage.
Ryker is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ryker.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Derrick Ryker.

Sosa gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The referee calls for Sosa to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Come on Sosa - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ryker has Sosa pushed against the cage.
Sosa letting Ryker take a breather here.
Ryker continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.

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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27

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