PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between YB Sol Brotha (ranked 1177 p4p, 165 weight class) and Tor Troeng (ranked 1588 p4p, 204 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sol Brotha
vs
Troeng

185 cm
24
208 lbs
7 - 2 - 1

187 cm
22
220 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Conviction

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 7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, YB Sol Brotha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Tor Troeng!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sol Brotha closes the distance and pushes Troeng back into the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sol Brotha.
Sol Brotha swings wildly with an uppercut but Troeng uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sol Brotha misses with a punch on the inside.
Sol Brotha on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Troeng lands with a left to the head.
Troeng blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Troeng lands a left hand.
Sol Brotha throws a head punch that misses.
Troeng blocks an uppercut.
Sol Brotha lands a shoulder strike.
Troeng lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sol Brotha lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Troeng's coach down at London BALLS OF STEEL was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Troeng's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Troeng blocks an uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Troeng.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sol Brotha on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sol Brotha misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sol Brotha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Troeng is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sol Brotha is defending well for now.
Sol Brotha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sol Brotha misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Sol Brotha fails to land.
Troeng blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sol Brotha on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sol Brotha misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sol Brotha lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Troeng on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Troeng.
A right hook to the body lands for Troeng.
A hook to the body from Troeng.
A right handed body shot lands from Troeng.
Sol Brotha takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sol Brotha swings wildly with an uppercut but Troeng uses good head movement to avoid it.
Troeng misses with some punches.
Troeng misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Troeng fails to land.
Sol Brotha misses with some punches.
Troeng can't find room to land a body shot as Sol Brotha controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sol Brotha misses with the head strike.
Troeng lands a nice shot to the body.
Troeng working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sol Brotha blocking some punches.
Troeng lands with a light punch inside.
Sol Brotha has a couple of punches blocked by Troeng.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Troeng.
Sol Brotha has a couple of punches blocked by Troeng.
I was talking to Sol Brotha's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Sol Brotha has a couple of punches blocked by Troeng.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sol Brotha.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Troeng creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Troeng.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Troeng.
Troeng blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sol Brotha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sol Brotha working aggressively here.
Sol Brotha misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sol Brotha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Troeng pushes Sol Brotha back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sol Brotha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sol Brotha misses with a punch on the inside.
Sol Brotha pushes Troeng back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sol Brotha lands with a short shot to the head.
Sol Brotha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Troeng misses with a punch on the inside.
Troeng blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sol Brotha misses with the head strike.
Knees to the body from Troeng.
Troeng lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sol Brotha blocks an uppercut.
Troeng lands a right hand.
Sol Brotha misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sol Brotha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Troeng working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Troeng.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sol Brotha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Sol Brotha fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Troeng.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Troeng.
Sol Brotha takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sol Brotha is breathing heavily.
Sol Brotha lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Troeng backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sol Brotha.
Troeng lands a shoulder strike.
Sol Brotha throws a punch but it's blocked by Troeng.
A head punch on the inside from Sol Brotha fails to land.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Troeng lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sol Brotha backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sol Brotha.
Troeng misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sol Brotha working aggressively here.
Sol Brotha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sol Brotha misses with a punch on the inside.
Sol Brotha swings wildly with an uppercut but Troeng uses good head movement to avoid it.
Troeng scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sol Brotha throws a head punch that misses.
Troeng scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tor Troeng will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A big right from Troeng misses.
Troeng throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sol Brotha on the side of the head.
YB Sol Brotha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sol Brotha tries to clinch but Troeng moves away
and Troeng counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Sol Brotha closes the distance and clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Troeng.
Tor Troeng seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sol Brotha throws a punch but it's blocked by Troeng.
Troeng misses with the head strike.
Sol Brotha blocks an uppercut.
Troeng lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Troeng.
Sol Brotha working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sol Brotha.
Troeng misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Sol Brotha fails to land.
Troeng tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sol Brotha avoids it.
Troeng blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Troeng.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sol Brotha scores with a nice hook to the head.
Troeng is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Troeng lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

It looks like YB Sol Brotha has been cut.
Troeng tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sol Brotha's elbow.
Troeng misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sol Brotha.
Sol Brotha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Troeng lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sol Brotha misses with a hook from the clinch.
Troeng struggles to land a body shot inside as Sol Brotha controls his hands.
Sol Brotha misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sol Brotha swings wildly with an uppercut but Troeng uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sol Brotha misses with the head strike.
Sol Brotha scores with a shoulder strike.
Troeng blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Troeng.
Sol Brotha misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sol Brotha.
Sol Brotha has a couple of punches blocked by Troeng.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Troeng misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sol Brotha.
Sol Brotha lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Troeng backwards.
Troeng landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Troeng unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sol Brotha lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Troeng putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sol Brotha in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A short right from Troeng on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Troeng.
Troeng lands a hook that snaps the head of Sol Brotha backwards.
Troeng lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sol Brotha throws a punch but it's blocked by Troeng.
Sol Brotha misses with some punches.
Troeng blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Troeng tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Troeng blocking some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Troeng.
Troeng throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Troeng lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Troeng.
Troeng landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troeng crunches a lovely knee into Sol Brotha's ribcage.
Troeng pushes Sol Brotha back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Troeng.
Troeng working Sol Brotha over with knees to the body.
Troeng unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sol Brotha lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Troeng scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Troeng lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Troeng scores with a nice hook to the head.
Troeng digs a right hand into Sol Brotha's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sol Brotha's gas tank.
A short right from Troeng.
Troeng throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sol Brotha misses with the head strike.
Sol Brotha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sol Brotha swings wildly with an uppercut but Troeng uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sol Brotha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sol Brotha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sol Brotha swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Troeng blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Troeng scores with a nice short uppercut.
Troeng swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Troeng lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sol Brotha misses with the head strike.
Troeng lands a nice knee to the body.
Troeng blocking some punches.
Sol Brotha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Troeng working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Troeng lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Sol Brotha is rocked!
Troeng creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Sol Brotha with a big uppercut! Sol Brotha tries to clinch up but Troeng pushes him back against the ropes and lands another monster strike that crumples Sol Brotha to the mat! Sol Brotha covers up and Troeng unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tor Troeng!