PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between LEsprit DuVin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cono Solo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

DuVin
vs
Solo

188 cm
22
196 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, LEsprit DuVin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cono Solo!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Solo shoots in looking for a takedown. DuVin tries to sprawl out of it but Solo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. DuVin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
DuVin tries to clinch but Solo moves out of range.
DuVin tries to clinch there but Solo circles away.
Solo keeps the fight on the outside.
DuVin doesn't manage to clinch there - Solo circles away.
DuVin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Solo swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Solo bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
DuVin takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
DuVin prevents Solo from improving position.
Solo working the head with strikes.
DuVin takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
DuVin wants to get back to his feet but Solo drags him back down.
DuVin takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
DuVin gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
DuVin taking shots to the head.
DuVin is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Solo landing punches.
Solo scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish DuVin?
Solo with the ground and pound from mount.
Solo postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. DuVin looks a forlorn figure.
DuVin takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
DuVin is trying to stand.
Solo landing strikes from the mount and DuVin is in trouble!
DuVin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if DuVin tries to get out of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solo lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Solo landing strikes, looking to finish!
Solo scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish DuVin?
Solo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Solo breaks from DuVin's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Solo lands a heavy elbow.
Solo with good strikes from the mount here!
DuVin is breathing heavily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Solo scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Solo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
DuVin wants to try and get back to his feet.
Solo landing strikes, looking to finish!
DuVin is trying to stand up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Solo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can DuVin hang on?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solo is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Solo lands a big shot there that rocks DuVin but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Solo working DuVin over with strikes here.
Solo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Solo lands a big elbow.
Solo pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Solo with a couple of short strikes.
Solo working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Solo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Solo lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Solo misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
DuVin is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
DuVin is bucking up trying to escape but Solo cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
DuVin is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Solo is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Solo fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Solo with a couple of short strikes.
Solo pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
DuVin is in a horrible position here. Solo smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Solo with the ground and pound from mount.
You get the feeling that DuVin really doesn't like being in this position too much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cono Solo 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.

DuVin doesn't manage to clinch there - Solo circles away.
DuVin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
DuVin moves in looking to clinch but Solo pushes him off.
DuVin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Solo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
DuVin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Solo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
DuVin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Solo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Solo looks for a takedown but DuVin sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DuVin wants to clinch.

Solo scores a takedown into full mount!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Solo lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
DuVin trying desperately to get to his feet.
Solo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can DuVin hang on?
BOOM! Solo connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Solo lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Solo working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Solo dominating with strikes here.
DuVin is in a horrible position here. Solo smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
You get the feeling that DuVin really doesn't like being in this position too much.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solo is landing with some decent strikes but DuVin is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
A nice elbow there by Solo.
Solo punishing his opponent with strikes.
Solo working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Solo breaks from DuVin's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Solo is landing with some decent strikes but DuVin is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Solo landing strikes, looking to finish!
A nice elbow there by Solo.
DuVin in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
DuVin is in a horrible position here. Solo smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Solo landing punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Solo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Solo landing shots from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Solo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Solo with shots to the head and body - DuVin looks very uncomfortable down there.
Solo working DuVin over with strikes here.
Solo is landing with some decent strikes but DuVin is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Solo landing shots from mount.
Solo postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. DuVin looks a forlorn figure.
Solo working DuVin over with strikes here.
DuVin is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solo landing strikes from the mount and DuVin is in trouble!
DuVin in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
DuVin is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Solo lands a big elbow.
Solo with a couple of short strikes.
Solo looking to finish DuVin with some ground and pound. This is bad for DuVin!
Solo pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Solo breaks from DuVin's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Solo scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Solo lands a heavy elbow.
Solo has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of DuVin's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cono Solo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

DuVin doesn't manage to clinch there - Solo circles away.
DuVin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Solo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
DuVin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Solo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts DuVin as he jumps to the side.
LEsprit DuVin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
DuVin is looking to clinch.
DuVin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Solo gets a takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Solo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
DuVin is trying to stand up here but Solo is controlling him well.
Solo throwing shots but DuVin is blocking nicely.
DuVin won't allow Solo to pass to mount.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Solo lands a nice short elbow.
DuVin is trying to stand back up but Solo is controlling him
DuVin has hold of Solo's hands but Solo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Solo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Solo working DuVin over with strikes.
Solo passes to side control.
Solo lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solo lands some shots froms side control.
Solo lands a nice forearm strike.
Solo creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Solo landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
DuVin on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Solo is working DuVin over with some ground and pound from side control.
Solo lands a decent elbow from side control.
Solo prevents DuVin from escaping the position.
DuVin takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Solo working the ground and pound.
Solo throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solo tries to score with some ground and pound. DuVin controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Solo lands some shots froms side control.
Solo misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Solo working the head and body with strikes.
Solo throwing shots but missing, from side control.
DuVin is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
DuVin is looking to clinch but Solo is avoiding it.

Solo feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Solo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Solo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. DuVin is keeping the position for now.
Solo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
DuVin wants to stand but Solo is controlling the position.
Solo is looking to work some ground and pound but DuVin has wrist control.
Solo won't allow DuVin to get back to his feet.
Solo cracks DuVin with a solid left hand.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
DuVin tries to clinch but Solo is having none of it.
DuVin tries to clinch but Solo is having none of it.
DuVin fails in his attempt to clinch.
LEsprit DuVin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
LEsprit DuVin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
DuVin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cono Solo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Solo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cono Solo!