PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jaime Lannister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nir Sosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Lannister
vs
Sosa

186 cm
21
201 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

180 cm
21
200 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jaime Lannister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nir Sosa!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Joseph Jones and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lannister scores with a decent looking hook.
Sosa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lannister dips to his left and cracks Sosa with an uppercut!
Sosa staying out of range there.
Lannister lands the left hand.
Lannister takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lannister moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Sosa looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Lannister trying to control from the bottom.
Lannister avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sosa.
Sosa not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sosa takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Lannister is trying to stand up here but Sosa is controlling him well.

Lannister kicks Sosa off and gets back to his feet.
Lannister throws a series of punches but Sosa moves out of range.
Sosa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jaime Lannister seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lannister connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lannister takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sosa defending well as Lannister loads up on a big left hand.
Lannister throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Sosa counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Lannister on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lannister tries to get out of the position.
Sosa sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lannister defending well though.
Sosa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sosa working Lannister over with strikes.
Sosa performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Lannister knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sosa on the ground.
Sosa lands with a punch from half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sosa is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sosa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lannister is refusing to be controlled, as Sosa sits in half guard.
Lannister is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lannister controlling the position for now.
Sosa stops Lannister from getting back to his feet.
Sosa throwing shots but Lannister is blocking nicely.
Sosa trying to control the action but Lannister is working from the bottom.
Lannister trying to hold on to Sosa's head to control him but Sosa postures up.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lannister throws an off balance right hand

and Sosa counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lannister won't be happy with that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lannister is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Lannister is not content to let Sosa control the position.
You can see the frustration on Lannister's face as Sosa controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sosa trying to control the position but Lannister is working away.
Lannister is trying to get back to his feet.
Lannister defending against the ground and pound.
Lannister is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Sosa is controlling him well.

Sosa wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lannister, who protects the arm well.
Sosa creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Lannister sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Lannister wants to get back to his feet.
Sosa lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Lannister down.
Sosa fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Lannister is trying to improve his position.
Lannister is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Sosa asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sosa trying to control the action but Lannister is working from the bottom.
Sosa scores with a couple of short elbows.
Sosa wants to control but Lannister is keeping him busy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lannister is working to avoid the ground and pound but Sosa connects with a decent elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sosa lands some shots froms side control.
Sosa working the ground and pound from side control.
Sosa lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Check out the look on Sosa's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nir Sosa dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Lannister looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lannister takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lannister thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sosa looks to land a left hand but Lannister moved out of range nicely.
Lannister looks to throw the jab but Sosa is out of range.
Lannister scores with a nice right hand.
Sosa thows a body shot but no joy.
Lannister throws a right hand that Sosa ducks under and follows up with a left that Sosa also avoids with ease.
Sosa stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

It looks like Jaime Lannister has been cut.
Jaime Lannister is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sosa ducks under a wild hook from Lannister.

Sosa closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lannister to the mat! Lannister manages to get full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lannister wants to get back to his feet but Sosa is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sosa is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosa trying to control but Lannister is working from the bottom.

Nir Sosa has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Sloppy strikes from Lannister. Those never looked like landing.
Sosa lands with a hook. Lannister tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sosa.
Lannister throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lannister swinging wildly here.
A punch combination from Lannister misses.

Sosa drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sosa scores with punches from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lannister takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Lannister tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sosa has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Sosa looking to control and managing it successfully.
You get the feeling that Lannister really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Sosa breaks from Lannister's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Sosa putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Sosa content just to control the position here.
Sosa won't let Lannister get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sosa controlling from mount.
Lannister wants to try and get back to his feet.
Sosa looking to finish Lannister with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lannister!
Sosa tries to control but Lannister wriggling away.
Sosa working the ground and pound effectively.
Lannister takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Sosa lands a heavy elbow.

Lannister is rocked!

Jaime Lannister's cut is getting worse.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sosa raining down hammerfists from mount.
Oh Lannister is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Jaime Lannister's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

Lannister defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Sosa.
A nice elbow there by Sosa.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooh a big shot lands for Sosa! Lannister is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Nir Sosa!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Nir Sosa made sure he mentioned TFP Graphics - Pit Inc, along with how happy he was to win his fight.