PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sammy Sosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jason Williams has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Williams
vs
Sosa

172 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

182 cm
25
184 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jason Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sammy Sosa!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Daniel Franklin and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Williams drives through and clinches with Sosa against the cage.

Sosa is trying to trip Williams. He has hold of a leg but Williams is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Sosa persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Sosa wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.

Sosa drops back looking for a leg! Williams is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Williams manages to kick Sosa off! Sosa jumps back into Williams's guard.
Sosa wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.

Sosa thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Williams knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sosa on the ground.
Sosa with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sosa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Williams swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sosa postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sosa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Williams swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Williams trying to keep a closed guard but Sosa is proving a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosa won't allow Williams to get back to his feet.
Williams trying to keep a closed guard but Sosa is proving a slippery customer.
Williams can't keep his opponent in guard - Sosa advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Sosa is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Sosa is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Williams defends it well.

Sosa is working for a kimura but Williams is defending it quite comfortably.

Sosa is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams wants to get back to his feet.
Williams trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Williams is trying to control but can't.

Sosa is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Williams sees it coming and defends easily.

Sosa is trying for a kimura here. Williams looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Sosa wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sammy Sosa!