PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Latrell Spreewell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Sofa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Spreewell
vs
Sofa

200 cm
22
280 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

190 cm
24
260 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Malicious Intent Fight Gear - The Pit Inc

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Latrell Spreewell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Sofa!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sofa closes the distance and clinches up with Spreewell, looking for a takedown. Sofa pushes Spreewell against the cage but Spreewell circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Spreewell tries to clinch up.

Spreewell scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
An elbow from Spreewell crashes against the mat.
Spreewell landing strikes.
Sofa tries to buck Spreewell off but Spreewell is having none of it.
Sofa defending against the ground and pound.
Spreewell fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Spreewell sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Sofa is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Sofa gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Sofa gets full guard.

Sofa looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Spreewell is looking to work some ground and pound but Sofa has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Spreewell content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Spreewell won't allow Sofa to sweep him here.
Spreewell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sofa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sofa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Spreewell has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Spreewell pushes down on Sofa's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Spreewell not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sofa trying to control but Spreewell postures up.
Sofa is holding on to half guard well.
Sofa has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Spreewell is working away from the top position though.
Sofa gets full guard.
Spreewell working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sofa not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Spreewell working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Spreewell postures up.
Spreewell with a flurry of punches that miss.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sofa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sofa misses with a takedown

and Spreewell counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sofa won't be happy with that.
Sofa looks gassed!
Spreewell lands a nice forearm strike.
Sofa is looking to reverse the position.
Spreewell working the head with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spreewell lands some shots froms side control.
Sofa sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Spreewell throwing shots but Sofa is blocking nicely.
Spreewell is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Spreewell seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sofa has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Spreewell is working away from the top position though.
Spreewell throwing shots but Sofa is blocking nicely.
Spreewell scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Spreewell thows a huge punch but Sofa dodges it nicely.
Sofa tries to roll over but Spreewell keeps him under control.
Sofa trying to hold on to Spreewell's head to control him but Spreewell postures up.
Sofa taking some punishment here, with Spreewell in his half guard.
Sofa missing with punches from the bottom.
Spreewell missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sofa is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Spreewell's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Spreewell's back!

Sofa is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Spreewell is defending well though. Sofa let's go of the attempt for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spreewell is really stuck here.
Spreewell manages to reverse the position and now he's in Sofa's guard. Nice work there by Spreewell.
Spreewell is working Sofa over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sofa can't keep his opponent in guard - Spreewell advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Spreewell seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sofa throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Spreewell blocks the strikes from Sofa.
Spreewell not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spreewell prevents Sofa from improving his position.
Spreewell is trying to control the action in half guard but Sofa is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Latrell Spreewell dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Sofa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sofa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Spreewell holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Spreewell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Spreewell tries to clinch there but Sofa circles away.
Sofa fails with the takedown

and Spreewell counters with a single leg into guard. Sofa didn't expect that.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Spreewell is working Sofa over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sofa trying to keep a closed guard but Spreewell is proving a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spreewell scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Spreewell throws a big right hand that misses.
Sofa throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
Sofa is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sofa trying to control the position.
Spreewell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Spreewell in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Spreewell postures up.
Spreewell with a nice head shot there.
Sofa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sofa tries for a takedown but Spreewell circles away easily

and Spreewell counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Sofa!
Latrell Spreewell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Sofa.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spreewell looking to finish Sofa with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sofa!
Sofa is bucking up trying to escape but Spreewell cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Sofa wants to control but Spreewell is having none of it.
Sofa is squirming around, avoiding Spreewell's attempts to control the action.
Spreewell is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sofa can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sofa is trying to escape the mount.
Spreewell lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Sofa keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Spreewell pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Sofa throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sofa is in a horrible position here. Spreewell smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Sofa keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sofa is in a horrible position here. Spreewell smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Sofa tries to lock up and control but Spreewell gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Spreewell raining down shots from the mount!
Sofa wants to control but Spreewell is having none of it.
Spreewell landing strikes from the mount and Sofa is in trouble!
Sofa really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Spreewell with a couple of short strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spreewell with a couple of short strikes.
Sofa working to try and regain half guard.
Spreewell lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Spreewell is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Sofa tries to reverse the position but Spreewell maintains control.
Sofa is in a horrible position here. Spreewell smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Spreewell connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Sofa wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Spreewell.
Spreewell avoids the attempt from Sofa to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spreewell lands a nice shot to the head.
Spreewell dominating with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Latrell Spreewell dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Sofa throws a left and a right that both miss

and Spreewell counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Spreewell is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sofa throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Spreewell in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sofa tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Sofa is looking for a triangle but Spreewell pushes his legs off easily.
Sofa has momentary wrist control but Spreewell slips an elbow through the middle.
Spreewell postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sofa is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sofa trying to control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Spreewell scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Spreewell trying to control the position from guard on top but Sofa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sofa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Spreewell.
Sofa is trying to keep Spreewell in close.
Sofa wants to control but Spreewell passes easily into half guard.
Spreewell lands strikes from half guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sofa misses with a straight left.
A punch combination from Spreewell misses.
Latrell Spreewell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spreewell wants to clinch.
Sofa tries for a takedown but Spreewell circles away easily

and Spreewell counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Sofa!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sofa tries to hold on but Spreewell postures up.
Spreewell landing strikes, looking to finish!
Spreewell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sofa can do to turn this around?
Spreewell pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Sofa keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Spreewell dominating with strikes here.
Spreewell scoring with strikes but Sofa is staying in there.
Spreewell lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Sofa is trying desperately to improve position.
Spreewell has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Sofa's face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sofa is looking to improve his position but Spreewell isn't that keen on the idea.
Sofa tries to hold on but Spreewell pushes him away.
Spreewell lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Spreewell working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Sofa is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Spreewell unloading with bombs!
Spreewell is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sofa can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

Spreewell is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Sofa is surviving well by controlling Spreewell's body position as best he can.
Spreewell throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Sofa because Spreewell loaded up on that one.
Sofa wants to hold on but Spreewell pushes him away.
Sofa is trying to escape the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Spreewell is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Spreewell is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sofa can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Spreewell cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Sofa is desperately trying to improve his position but Spreewell has a good base and remains in mount.
Spreewell scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sofa?
A nice elbow there by Spreewell.
Sofa wants to hold on but Spreewell pushes him away.
Sofa in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Latrell Spreewell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sofa wants to control but Spreewell is having none of it.
Spreewell looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sofa is trying to escape the mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Latrell Spreewell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Spreewell 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:26
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Latrell Spreewell!