PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Soto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bosco O Neill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Neill has chosen Survival as his entrance music. 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.

Soto
vs
O Neill

182 cm
20
190 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

183 cm
22
190 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Bad Man Clothing (Nothing Over $40)

AnonymouS

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carlos Soto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bosco O Neill!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Lou da Vinci and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Soto has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Soto smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Soto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Neill moves away.
Soto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. O Neill sees it coming and avoids it easily.
O Neill swings for the body but Soto moves out of range.
Soto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Neill was well out of range. Poor timing from Soto.
Soto connects with a body shot that sends O Neill's belly button to the back.
O Neill lands with a right hand.
Nice defenses there by O Neill.
O Neill uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Soto.
Soto lands with a cross.
O Neill moves out of range of the strikes.
Soto fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Soto throws a lazy uppercut
and O Neill counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Soto. O Neill does a little dance to reset his feet.
Soto takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
O Neill clobbers Soto with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Neill throws a jab but it's blocked by Soto.
O Neill connects with a single shot there.
O Neill paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Soto misses with a straight right.
Soto swings widly with a right hand
and O Neill counters with a series of strikes. Soto will be more careful next time no doubt.
O Neill has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
O Neill staying out of range there.
A little jabbing left from O Neill on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Soto throws a jab but it's blocked by O Neill.
Soto takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Soto lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Soto misses with a two punch combination.
Soto scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. O Neill doesn't seem bothered though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soto connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between O Neill's hands.
O Neill swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Soto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Neill moves away.
Soto throws the left hand but O Neill avoids the punch easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neill moves out of range of the strikes.
O Neill uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Soto.
Jab by O Neill.
Soto connects with a crisp jab.
O Neill takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
O Neill throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Soto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Soto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by O Neill.
The fighters circling - Soto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
O Neill fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Soto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Soto looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
O Neill might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Soto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from O Neill.
Soto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from O Neill misses.
O Neill looks to land a left hand but Soto moved out of range nicely.
Soto misses with a looping right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Neill's jab looks to have found its range, popping Soto under the eye.
Soto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract O Neill.
O Neill throws an overhand right that lands on Soto's shoulder, as Soto tries to avoid the shot.
O Neill slips under a jab from Soto.
O Neill scores with a crisp jab that stopped Soto in his tracks.
O Neill defending well as Soto loads up on a big left hand.
Soto jabs O Neill right on the nose. O Neill blinks but takes it well.
Soto throws a looping overhand right but O Neill ducks down to avoid it.
O Neill jabs Soto right on the nose. Soto blinks but takes it well.
O Neill keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Soto.
Soto swings for the body but O Neill moves out of range.
O Neill avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
O Neill connects with a jab.
Soto is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Soto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Neill.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Neill swings for the body but Soto moves out of range.
Soto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Soto misses with an uppercut.
O Neill steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Soto.
O Neill lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
O Neill misses with a hook. Soto ducked under it nicely.
Soto takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
O Neill throws a jab but it's blocked by Soto.
Soto was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Soto changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
O Neill swings and misses with a hook to the body.
O Neill slips under a jab from Soto.
O Neill cracks Soto with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Soto throws out a loose jab but O Neill uses good head movement to avoid it.
Soto throws a hook but O Neill blocks it.
Soto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Soto with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Carlos Soto will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Soto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Soto thuds his right hand into O Neill's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Soto throws a right hand that misses
and O Neill counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Soto with a nice cross.
Soto lands a jab.
O Neill paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
O Neill takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
O Neill moves out of range as Soto strikes.
O Neill swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
O Neill slips under a jab.
O Neill thuds a left hand into Soto's body.
Soto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by O Neill.
Soto misses with a lunging right hand
and O Neill counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Neill jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Soto swings for the body but O Neill moves out of range.
O Neill scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Soto misses the target.
Carlos Soto is winning the standup battle so far.
Soto ducks under a wild hook from O Neill.
O Neill swings for the body but Soto moves out of range.
Soto looks to land a right hand but O Neill moved out of range.
Soto misses the shot to the body.
Soto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Neill was well out of range. Poor timing from Soto.
Soto cracks O Neill with a right hand to the side of the head.
Soto just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Soto.
It seemed like O Neill was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
O Neill uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Soto looks to score with a jab to the body but O Neill is just out of range.
O Neill throws a right and a left that both miss.
Soto is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Soto throws a jab but it's blocked by O Neill.
Soto has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from O Neill finds it's way round the side to connect with Soto's head.
Soto misses with a jab to the body
and O Neill counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neill ducks under a wild hook from Soto.
A slow jab from Soto misses its intended target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Soto throws a big shot that misses.
Soto ducks under a wild hook from O Neill.
Soto looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Soto on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
O Neill slips under a jab from Soto.
Soto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Soto throws a poor cross that misses
letting O Neill counter with a right hand.
Soto throws the left hand but O Neill avoids the punch easily.
O Neill swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
O Neill uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Soto.
O Neill throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Soto misses the jab.
O Neill waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Soto.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soto lands a glancing blow to the side of O Neill's head.
Soto takes one on the chin but seems OK.
O Neill comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Soto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
O Neill moves out of range of the strikes.
Soto ducks under a wild hook from O Neill.
O Neill scores with a jab to the head.
A punch combination from O Neill misses.
Soto throws a hook but O Neill blocks it.
Soto digs a good body shot into O Neill's ribs.
O Neill ducks right into an uppercut from Soto.
Soto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Neill manages to avoid it.
O Neill throws a jab when Soto was well out of range.
O Neill blocks a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Soto misses with a hook to the body
and O Neill counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Neill avoids the body shot from Soto.
Good shot there by O Neill.
O Neill swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
O Neill slips a jab from Soto.
Soto misses with a right hand
and O Neill counters with a stiff right hand.
O Neill slips a straight right by Soto.
Soto misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like O Neill was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Soto looks to score with a jab to the body but O Neill is just out of range.
Soto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
O Neill swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
O Neill connects with a crisp jab.
Soto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
O Neill throws a body shot but no joy.
O Neill fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Soto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
O Neill digs a good body shot into Soto's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bosco O Neill will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Soto takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Soto moves forwards but O Neill connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Soto takes a swing at O Neill's ribcage but misses.
O Neill throws an overhand right that lands on Soto's shoulder, as Soto tries to avoid the shot.
Soto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Soto scores with a crisp jab that stopped O Neill in his tracks.
O Neill uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Soto.
O Neill drops his hands momentarily and Soto takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Soto rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and O Neill counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Soto thuds his right hand into O Neill's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
O Neill fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Soto manages to avoid it.
Soto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by O Neill.
O Neill throws out a counter right but Soto avoids it with no problem.
O Neill lands a nice hook to Soto's body. Soto takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soto looks to land a left hand but O Neill moved out of range nicely.
O Neill doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Soto misses with a jab to the body
and O Neill counters with a three punch combo that has Soto backing up. Soto nods at O Neill to acknowledge the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soto scores with a sloppy right hand. O Neill should have avoided that one.
Soto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Soto looks to score with a jab to the body but O Neill is just out of range.
A slow jab from O Neill misses its intended target.
O Neill slips under a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from O Neill! But no joy.
Soto misses with a looping left.
O Neill swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Soto looks to land a combination but O Neill avoids it well.
Soto misses with an uppercut
letting O Neill counter with a right hand.
Soto misses with a body punch
and O Neill counters with a stiff right hand.
Soto throws a big shot that misses.
Soto lands a jab to O Neill's midsection.
Soto with a body punch. A glancing blow.
O Neill throws the left hand but Soto avoids the punch easily.
Soto is looking to counter punch.
O Neill keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Soto.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neill looks to score with a jab to the body but Soto is just out of range.
O Neill slips under a jab from Soto.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soto lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
O Neill fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Donk. Soto catches O Neill right on the button with a cross.
Soto misses with a shot to the body
and O Neill counters with a series of strikes. Soto will be more careful next time no doubt.
Soto throws a hook but O Neill blocks it.
Soto takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Good shot there by O Neill.
O Neill fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Soto manages to avoid it.
O Neill lands with a nice combination. Soto backs away looking to recover.
O Neill moves out of range as Soto strikes.
Soto misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from O Neill on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soto connects with a good right hand that stumbles O Neill. O Neill circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
O Neill keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Soto thows a left - swing and a miss!
O Neill looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
O Neill thuds his right hand into Soto's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Soto misses with a left hand
and O Neill counters with a nice body shot.
Soto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract O Neill.
O Neill lands a body shot.
Soto looks to throw the jab but O Neill is out of range.
O Neill is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Soto with a body shot.
O Neill throws a jab when Soto was well out of range.
Soto takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Soto slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
O Neill uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Soto.
It seemed like O Neill was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
O Neill defending well as Soto loads up on a big left hand.
Soto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Neill.
Soto swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Soto misses its intended target.
O Neill jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soto looks to land a right hand but O Neill moved out of range.
O Neill staying out of range there.
O Neill uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Soto.
Soto works O Neill's body with a nice hook.
Soto moves away from the strike by O Neill.
Soto throws out a loose jab but O Neill uses good head movement to avoid it.
Soto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Soto scores with a nice head shot.
Soto throws a jab when O Neill was well out of range.
Soto moves away from the strike by O Neill.
O Neill displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Soto throws out the jab.
A countering left hand to the body from O Neill misses.
Danga de danga de dang - O Neill scores with a four punch combination!

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Carlos Soto.
Well Soto 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 29:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a draw!