PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Faith No More (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taai Solosolo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Faith No More could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Taai Solosolo's chin.

No More
vs
Solosolo

188 cm
22
213 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

197 cm
21
216 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Faith No More!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Taai Solosolo!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Skip Squint and Ron Honeybunn.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

More shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Solosolo manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Solosolo wants to sweep but no luck.
More passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Solosolo wants to control but More postures up.
More advances nicely into full mount.
More controlling from the full mount.
Solosolo tries to lock up and control but More gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
More controlling his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
More's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
More has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Solosolo is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
More controlling from the full mount.
Solosolo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
More takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Further stalling from More.
This is a sustained period of stalling by More.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
More seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Solosolo for as long as he can get away with.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Solosolo tries to lock up and control but More gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
More tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Solosolo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
More controlling from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solosolo is wriggling around trying to escape.
More content just to control the position here.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because More is stinking the place up with his stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
More prevents Solosolo from getting the reversal.
More controlling the position easily from mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Solosolo can do anything to dispel that myth.
More continues to hold on tight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

More looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Faith No More dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

More uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
More's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and More duly obliges.

It looks like Taai Solosolo has been cut.
More's corner calls for a 1-2. More obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
More scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Solosolo throws a combination that misses
and More counters with a left to the body.
Solosolo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Solosolo fails with the takedown
and More counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Solosolo is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
More tests Solosolo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Solosolo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

More shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Solosolo napping and manages to drive through into side control!
More is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
You can see the frustration on Solosolo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
More controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
More advances nicely into full mount.
More controlling from the full mount.
Solosolo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
More tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Solosolo is looking to get to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
More content just to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solosolo tries to hold on but More pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
More sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solosolo is wriggling around trying to escape.
More controlling from mount.
Faith No More overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Solosolo is wriggling around trying to escape.
More controlling from mount.
More is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Solosolo can do to turn this around?
Solosolo is desperately trying to improve his position but More has a good base and remains in mount.
More controlling from mount.
More continues to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Faith No More dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Taai Solosolo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

More throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Taai Solosolo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
More scores with a decent looking hook.
Solosolo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and More counters with a stiff right hand.

More looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
More controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Solosolo trying to control from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
More looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
More is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
More frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Solosolo tries to reverse the position but More maintains control.
More controlling from the full mount.
Faith No More is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
More prevents Solosolo from getting the reversal.
More controlling his opponent.
Solosolo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
More controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

More working for a submission but Solosolo is keeping him at bay.
More controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solosolo is looking to get to half guard.
More controlling the pace for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Taai Solosolo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Faith No More showed his dominance in that final round.
Well More 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 Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:25
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Faith No More!