PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kendrick Sosa (ranked 25116 p4p, 3550 weight class) and Ripp Colton (ranked 537 p4p, 188 weight class). The key to victory for Kendrick Sosa has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Sosa
vs
Colton

195 cm
26
265
3 - 8 - 1

192 cm
27
265
7 - 8 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Knockout power

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 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 7 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ripp Colton!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Anthony Taglia and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sosa moves in looking to clinch but Colton pushes him off.

Sosa moves into the clinch.
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.
Sosa slows down the pace here.
Colton is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sosa stalling.
Sosa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sosa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Colton as Sosa tries to tie him up.
A head punch on the inside from Colton fails to land.
Sosa just leaning against Colton, taking a breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosa blocks a body shot from Colton.
Colton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Colton misses with the head strike.
Colton is trying to push Sosa away but Sosa has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Colton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Colton tries to work over Sosa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Colton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A swing and a miss from Colton.
Kendrick Sosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sosa tries to close the distance and clinch but Colton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sosa tries to clinch but Colton is having none of it.
Sosa is looking to clinch.

Sosa rushes Colton and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sosa trying to control the position but instead, Colton has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sosa into the cage.
Colton throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sosa leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sosa dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Sosa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Colton's efforts to push away.
Colton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sosa blocking some punches.
Colton struggles to land a body shot inside as Sosa controls his hands.
Sosa prevents a body shot from Colton.
Colton misses with some punches.
Colton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sosa could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Sosa blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sosa is pushing Colton up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Colton misses with a punch on the inside.
Sosa blocking some punches.
Colton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Colton being controlled against the cage.

Colton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Sosa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Colton misses with the head strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Colton fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Colton misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Colton.
Colton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Colton.
Sosa controlling the action here for a moment.
Sosa prevents a body shot from Colton.
A head punch on the inside from Colton fails to land.
A frustrated look appears on Colton's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Colton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Colton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sosa stalls.
Colton misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ripp Colton dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Sosa doesn't manage to clinch there - Colton circles away.

Sosa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Colton, pushing him back against the cage.
Colton throws a head punch that misses.
Colton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Colton tries to work over Sosa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Colton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Colton working aggressively here.
Colton tries to circle away but Sosa has him pinned against the cage.
Sosa blocking some punches.
Colton misses with a body punch.
Ripp Colton seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Colton working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Colton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Colton looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sosa blocking some punches.
Stalling in the clinch from Sosa.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Colton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Colton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sosa slows down the pace here.
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.
Colton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sosa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sosa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Colton misses with a punch on the inside.
Colton misses with a punch on the inside.
Sosa blocks a body shot from Colton.
Colton throws a punch but it's blocked by Sosa.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colton misses with a punch on the inside.
Colton misses with a punch to the body.
Colton swings wildly with an uppercut but Sosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Colton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sosa trying to control the position but instead, Colton has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sosa into the cage.
Sosa prevents a body shot from Colton.
Colton misses with a body punch.
Colton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Colton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Colton misses with some punches.
Sosa blocks a body shot from Colton.
Colton throws a head punch that misses.
Colton misses with a short punch on the inside.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Colton in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colton misses with a punch to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sosa blocks an uppercut.
Colton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sosa has him pressed against the cage.
Colton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Colton can't find room to land a body shot as Sosa controls the action.
Colton throws a punch but it's blocked by Sosa.
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.

Colton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sosa moves in looking to clinch but Colton pushes him off.
Sosa tries to clinch but Colton is having none of it.
Sosa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sosa tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sosa tries to clinch but Colton is having none of it.

Colton has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sosa looking to stall.
Sosa just leaning against Colton, taking a breather.
Sosa trying to control the position but instead, Colton has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sosa into the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sosa - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Colton misses with a punch on the inside.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Colton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Colton has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sosa has Colton pushed against the cage.
Colton misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ripp Colton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Sosa is looking to clinch but Colton is avoiding it.
Colton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Colton misses.

Sosa has managed to clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sosa takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Colton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sosa is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Colton misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Colton misses with the head strike.
Sosa prevents a body shot from Colton.
Colton can't find room to land a body shot as Sosa controls the action.
Colton misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Colton can't break the clinch.
Colton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Colton struggles to land a body shot inside as Sosa controls his hands.
Sosa prevents a body shot from Colton.
Sosa just leaning against Colton, taking a breather.
Colton misses with a punch to the body.
Sosa is stalling here.
Colton misses with a body punch.
Sosa is pushing Colton 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 blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Colton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Colton swings wildly with an uppercut but Sosa uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Colton tries to work over Sosa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Colton has a couple of punches blocked by Sosa.
Colton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Colton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Colton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sosa is trying to stall.
Colton misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sosa.
Colton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sosa effectively controlling the action here.

Colton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sosa is looking to clinch but Colton is avoiding it.
Sosa tries to close the distance and clinch but Colton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sosa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sosa is looking to clinch but Colton is avoiding it.
A little jabbing left from Colton on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Colton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sosa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sosa defending well as Colton loads up on a big left hand.

Sosa takes the fight into the clinch.
Sosa prevents a body shot from Colton.

Colton manages to break the clinch.
Sosa tries to close the distance and clinch but Colton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Sosa clinches with his opponent.

Colton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sosa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Colton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Colton just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sosa wants to clinch.
Sosa doesn't manage to clinch there - Colton circles away.
Colton is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sosa with a body shot.
Sosa tries to clinch up but Colton circles away and keeps his distance.
A big right from Colton misses.
Colton misses the shot to the body.
Colton swats away the attempt to clinch by Sosa.
Sosa tries to clinch but Colton moves out of range.

Sosa gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Colton can't find room to land a body shot as Sosa controls the action.
Colton wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kendrick Sosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ripp Colton is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sosa is struggling to control the position.
Sosa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ripp Colton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Colton has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ripp Colton!