PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sir Mixalot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Soares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mixalot comes to the cage accompanied by Baby Got Back. Soares is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Black Sabbath - Iron Man. Andre Soares is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Mixalot
vs
Soares

170 cm
26
145 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

174 cm
23
155 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Powerful

King of Fists

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sir Mixalot!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andre Soares!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jonathan Paton and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mixalot cracks Soares with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mixalot swings for the body but Soares moves out of range.
As Mixalot backs off Soares throws a huge counter combo but Mixalot manages to avoid it all.

Mixalot instigates a clinch.
Mixalot has a couple of punches blocked by Soares.
Soares misses with some punches.
I was talking to Mixalot's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Mixalot working aggressively here.
Mixalot lands a hook that snaps the head of Soares backwards.
Mixalot lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Mixalot fails to land.
Soares lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mixalot or not.
Soares has a couple of punches blocked by Mixalot.
Mixalot blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mixalot will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Soares up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soares has a couple of punches blocked by Mixalot.
Mixalot blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Soares lands a shoulder strike.
Soares misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Soares.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soares misses with a hook from the clinch.
Soares tries to work over Mixalot's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mixalot throws a head punch that misses.
Mixalot struggles to land a body shot inside as Soares controls his hands.
Soares misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mixalot.
Soares lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mixalot backwards.
A short right from Mixalot on the inside.
Soares struggles to land a body shot inside as Mixalot controls his hands.
Mixalot has a couple of punches blocked by Soares.
Mixalot misses with a hook from the clinch.
Soares lands a hook to the side of the head.
Soares lands with a short shot to the head.
Mixalot swings wildly with an uppercut but Soares uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Soares fails to land.
Soares misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mixalot.
Mixalot scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Soares blocks a body shot from Mixalot.
Soares tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Mixalot fails to land.
Mixalot blocks an uppercut.
Mixalot can't find room to land a body shot as Soares controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mixalot.
Soares lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mixalot backwards.
Mixalot misses with some punches.
Soares doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mixalot misses with a hook from the clinch.
Soares lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Soares fails to land.
Soares fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mixalot.
Mixalot tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mixalot working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Soares has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Mixalot seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Soares can turn it around.
Soares blocking some punches.
Mixalot lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Soares.
Still in the clinch, Mixalot scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mixalot tries to land a knee to the head but Soares blocks with his arms.
Soares misses with the head strike.
Mixalot blocks an uppercut.
Mixalot blocking some punches.
A short left from Mixalot.
Mixalot throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mixalot looking to throw knees to the head but Soares is blocking nicely.
Mixalot swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mixalot misses with a hook to the ribs.
Soares tries to throw a body punch but Mixalot avoids it by throwing Soares back against the cage.
Soares lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mixalot misses with a short punch on the inside.
Soares blocks an uppercut.
Mixalot misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Soares lands a hook to the side of the head.
Soares swings wildly with an uppercut but Mixalot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mixalot looking to throw knees to the head but Soares is blocking nicely.
Mixalot blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soares swings wildly with an uppercut but Mixalot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Soares misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mixalot blocking some punches.
Mixalot misses with the head strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mixalot swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Soares misses with some punches.
Soares misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mixalot working aggressively here.
Soares misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Mixalot.
Mixalot stalling in the clinch.
Mixalot tries to work over Soares's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mixalot has Soares pressed against the cage.
Mixalot tries to work over Soares's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Soares lands with a left to the head.
A short left from Soares.

It looks like Sir Mixalot has been cut.
Soares misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Andre Soares will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sir Mixalot's cut.
That's time! Mixalot's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Soares moves out of range as Mixalot strikes.

Mixalot closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mixalot throws a punch but it's blocked by Soares.
Mixalot tries to throw a body punch but Soares avoids it by throwing Mixalot back against the cage.
Soares scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Mixalot fails to land.
Soares fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Soares.
Mixalot blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mixalot throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Soares misses with a hook from the clinch.
Soares swings wildly with an uppercut but Mixalot uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soares working aggressively here.
Mixalot misses with a hook from the clinch.
Soares makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mixalot lands a right hand.
Mixalot displaying some good clinch control by pressing Soares up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mixalot blocking some punches.
Mixalot throws a punch but it's blocked by Soares.
Soares misses with some punches.
Soares misses with a body punch.
Mixalot struggles to land a body shot inside as Soares controls his hands.
Mixalot with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mixalot scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mixalot fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Soares working aggressively here.
Soares misses with a short punch on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Soares.
Mixalot misses with a short punch on the inside.
Soares scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mixalot scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice left hand lands by Soares.
Mixalot misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mixalot doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Soares misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Soares fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mixalot swings wildly with an uppercut but Soares uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mixalot working aggressively here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mixalot working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Soares throws a punch but it's blocked by Mixalot.
Soares swings wildly with an uppercut but Mixalot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Soares blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Soares working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Mixalot.
Soares tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mixalot misses with a hook to the ribs.
Soares lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mixalot backwards.
Mixalot tries to work over Soares's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Soares blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Soares misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mixalot blocks an uppercut.
Soares throws a punch but it's blocked by Mixalot.
A head punch on the inside from Soares fails to land.
Soares lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Soares blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Soares tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Soares misses with a punch on the inside.
Soares fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Soares's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mixalot throws a head punch that misses.
Mixalot dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Mixalot has a couple of punches blocked by Soares.
Mixalot blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mixalot blocks an uppercut.
Soares prevents a body shot from Mixalot.
Soares lands a hook that snaps the head of Mixalot backwards.
Soares lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Soares goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soares lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soares blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Soares goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Soares fails to land.
Mixalot misses with a hook from the clinch.
Soares lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Soares tries to work over Mixalot's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Soares lands a nice uppercut.
Soares struggles to land a body shot inside as Mixalot controls his hands.
Soares blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Mixalot fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Soares.
Mixalot tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Soares throws a punch but it's blocked by Mixalot.
Mixalot lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Soares.
Mixalot throws a punch but it's blocked by Soares.
Mixalot working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Soares showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sir Mixalot's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Mixalot slips under a jab from Soares.
An attempted straight right counter from Mixalot misses the target.
Mixalot misses with a double jab.
Mixalot is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Soares.
Soares looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mixalot is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Soares ducks under a wild hook from Mixalot.
Soares takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mixalot looks to land a combination but Soares avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mixalot throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Soares instigates a clinch.
Mixalot blocks an uppercut.
Soares lands a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mixalot blocking some punches.
Soares lands a right hand.
Mixalot misses with a hook from the clinch.
Soares working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Soares misses with a punch on the inside.
Soares tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Soares misses with the head strike.
Mixalot tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Soares's elbow.
Mixalot lands with a left to the head.
Mixalot blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Soares throws a head punch that misses.
Mixalot blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Soares.
Mixalot misses with some punches.
Soares gets through Mixalot's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Mixalot is rocked!
Mixalot throws a punch but it's blocked by Soares.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Soares.
Oh Mixalot is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mixalot throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soares misses with the head strike.
Mixalot tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Mixalot.
Soares misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Soares fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Mixalot scores with a nice short uppercut.
Soares blocks an uppercut.
Mixalot seems to have got his legs back now.
Stalling in the clinch from Mixalot.
Mixalot misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Soares.
Soares misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mixalot digs a right hand into Soares's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Soares's gas tank.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mixalot.
Mixalot is looking to control Soares's arms but Soares gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mixalot has his back to the cage.
Soares misses with some punches.
Soares swings wildly with an uppercut but Mixalot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Mixalot.
Mixalot throws a head punch that misses.
Soares prevents a body shot from Mixalot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mixalot lands a body punch.
Soares lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mixalot backwards.
Soares working aggressively here.
Stalling in the clinch from Mixalot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Soares creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Soares works on Mixalot's body with a couple of short punches.
Mixalot blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mixalot working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mixalot tries a body shot but Soares blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Soares.
Mixalot misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mixalot.
Soares misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mixalot has a couple of punches blocked by Soares.
Soares throws a punch but it's blocked by Mixalot.
Mixalot goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Soares struggles to land a body shot inside as Mixalot controls his hands.
Soares tries to throw a body punch but Mixalot avoids it by throwing Soares back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soares has a couple of punches blocked by Mixalot.
Mixalot pushes Soares back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Soares misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Soares can't find room to land a body shot as Mixalot controls the action.
Mixalot blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mixalot misses with a hook from the clinch.
Soares blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Soares lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mixalot or not.
Soares misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mixalot is working Soares over against the cage.
Mixalot throws a punch but it's blocked by Soares.
Soares swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Soares misses with a hook from the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mixalot.
Mixalot blocks a body shot from Soares.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Andre Soares just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Sir Mixalot's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Mixalot closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Mixalot on the inside.
Mixalot blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Soares throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Soares.
Mixalot misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mixalot lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Soares throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mixalots head.
Soares blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Soares softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Mixalot fails to land.
Mixalot throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Mixalot fails to land.
Soares swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mixalot fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Soares misses with a punch on the inside.
Mixalot with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mixalot misses with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soares misses with the head strike.
Soares lands a nice uppercut.
Soares lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Soares blocking some punches.
Mixalot misses with a punch on the inside.
Soares fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Soares doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mixalot can't find room to land a body shot as Soares controls the action.
Soares blocking some punches.
Soares has a couple of punches blocked by Mixalot.
Mixalot is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Soares is keeping busy.
Soares tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mixalot's elbow.
Soares softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mixalot is looking to control Soares's arms but Soares gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mixalot has his back to the cage.
A short right from Soares on the inside.
Mixalot blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mixalot goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mixalot misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mixalot with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Soares working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mixalot tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Soares blocks a body shot from Mixalot.
Soares pushes off and lands a massive hook that knocks Mixalot out cold! The fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Andre Soares!
Andre Soares is the new featherweight champion!
Andre Soares decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
In defeat, Sir Mixalot stepped up to the mic, saying 'I took it easy.'.