PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kiko Soncini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James West has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Soncini
vs
West

195 cm
18
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kiko Soncini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James West!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soncini swings away with a leg kick that misses.

West rushes Soncini and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
West putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Soncini in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
West using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

West breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kiko Soncini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Soncini takes the fight into the clinch.

West breaks the clinch.

West takes the fight into the clinch.
Soncini tries to break free but West pushes him back against the cage.

West's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

West closes the distance and clinches.
West with a knee to the head.
Soncini takes an elbow to the forehead.
West putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Soncini in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Soncini is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
West lands a nice elbow.

West escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
West fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Soncini rushes West and presses him up against the cage.
Soncini takes a knee right on the jaw!
West working Soncini over with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from West.
West landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
West unloads a knee to the mid-section. Soncini lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
West with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
West scores with a knee to the head.

West escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

West clinches with his opponent.
West lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Soncini is rocked!
West lands a big knee to the head and Soncini goes down! West pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James West!