PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between YB Sol Brotha (ranked 1868 p4p, 236 weight class) and Eron Saunders (ranked 1653 p4p, 209 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that YB Sol Brotha has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily YB Sol Brotha seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Sol Brotha
vs
Saunders

185 cm
26
208 lbs
9 - 4 - 1

194 cm
23
215 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

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 9 - 4 - 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 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eron Saunders!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksandr Martynov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saunders scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sol Brotha in his tracks.

It looks like YB Sol Brotha has been cut.
Sol Brotha throws a head kick that misses
and Saunders counters with a right hand to the body.

Sol Brotha dives in and scores a takedown into Saunders's guard.
Saunders can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sol Brotha controls the pace.
Sol Brotha works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Sol Brotha looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

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

Sol Brotha is trying to work for a kimura but Saunders is defending well.
Saunders really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sol Brotha. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saunders keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sol Brotha throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Sol Brotha is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Saunders wants to improve his position but Sol Brotha is controlling well.
Sol Brotha tries to pass to full mount but Saunders defends it.

Sol Brotha 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sol Brotha is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Saunders takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Sol Brotha has control of Saunders's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Saunders regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Saunders tries to lock up and control but Sol Brotha gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sol Brotha sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sol Brotha unloads with some shots from mount but Saunders bucks and avoids them well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sol Brotha looking to secure an arm triangle but Saunders defends it well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sol Brotha controlling from the full mount.
Sol Brotha looking to control but Saunders is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sol Brotha content just to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Saunders is in a horrible position here. Sol Brotha smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Sol Brotha has hold of Saunders's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Saunders manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Sol Brotha trying to control but Saunders is having none of it.

Sol Brotha looking to secure an arm triangle but Saunders defends it well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sol Brotha is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

YB Sol Brotha dominated that round.
The cut man is working on YB Sol Brotha's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Saunders tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice takedown defense from Saunders. No joy for Sol Brotha on that attempt.
Saunders tries to counter by closing the distance.
Saunders looks to score with a jab to the body but Sol Brotha is just out of range.
Saunders swings for the body but Sol Brotha moves out of range.
Sol Brotha feinted with a counter takedown.
Sol Brotha uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Saunders.
Sol Brotha ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Saunders swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Saunders throws a big shot that misses.
Saunders tries to bum rush Sol Brotha with a series of wild strikes but Sol Brotha uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Saunders throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saunders scores with a jab. Sol Brotha acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sol Brotha throws a chopping leg kick but Saunders manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Saunders connects with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saunders misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sol Brotha.
Saunders throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sol Brotha counters with a stiff right hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Saunders.
Saunders's coach down at Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Saunders's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
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!

Sol Brotha pushes Saunders up against the cage in a clinch.
Saunders tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sol Brotha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sol Brotha lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sol Brotha lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Saunders or not.
Sol Brotha working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Saunders blocking some punches.
Saunders tries a body shot but Sol Brotha blocks it.
Saunders is trying to break the clinch but Sol Brotha has him pressed against the cage.
Saunders prevents a body shot from Sol Brotha.
Sol Brotha slows down the pace here.
Sol Brotha throws an elbow that misses.
Sol Brotha working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Saunders tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sol Brotha is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Saunders can do to turn this around?
A short left from Sol Brotha.
Sol Brotha misses with a punch on the inside.
Sol Brotha misses with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sol Brotha misses with a knee strike.
Saunders has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sol Brotha misses with a body punch.
Sol Brotha lands a right hand that snaps the head of Saunders backwards.
Sol Brotha effectively controlling the action here.
Sol Brotha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Saunders.
Sol Brotha creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sol Brotha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Sol Brotha.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sol Brotha leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sol Brotha misses with some punches.
Sol Brotha misses with some punches.
Sol Brotha is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Saunders is keeping busy.
Saunders lands with a right to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sol Brotha goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Saunders throws a punch but it's blocked by Sol Brotha.
Sol Brotha tries a body shot but Saunders blocks it.
Sol Brotha tries to stall but Saunders uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sol Brotha digs a right hand underneath Saunders's ribcage. Saunders let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sol Brotha lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sol Brotha.
A short left from Saunders.
Saunders pushes Sol Brotha back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Saunders lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sol Brotha or not.
Saunders lands an elbow just above Sol Brotha 's eye.
Sol Brotha slows down the pace here.
YB Sol Brotha has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sol Brotha tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Saunders avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sol Brotha scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sol Brotha throws a punch but it's blocked by Saunders.
Sol Brotha throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Saunderss head.
Sol Brotha pushes off an throws an elbow but Saunders leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Saunders blocks an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sol Brotha misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sol Brotha working aggressively here.
Saunders throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sol Brotha takes an elbow to the temple.
Saunders tries a body shot but Sol Brotha blocks it.
Saunders misses with some punches.
Sol Brotha tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Saunders.
Sol Brotha misses with the head strike.

Saunders manages to break the clinch.

Sol Brotha feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that YB Sol Brotha will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on YB Sol Brotha's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Sol Brotha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saunders.
Good standup being displayed there by Sol Brotha as he connects with a hook.
Sol Brotha swings for the body but Saunders moves out of range.
Saunders misses with an uppercut. Sol Brotha saw that one coming.

Sol Brotha looking to score a takedown here. Saunders is defending well but Sol Brotha drives through and ends up in Saunders's guard.

Sol Brotha is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Sol Brotha postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sol Brotha passes Saunders's left leg - he's now in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Saunders is defending against the submission attempts here by Sol Brotha.
Saunders is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sol Brotha lands strikes from half guard.
Sol Brotha is nestled in close to Saunders, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Saunders can do anything to dispel that myth.
Saunders is staying active underneath Sol Brotha, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sol Brotha seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Sol Brotha is looking for a kimura but Saunders is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sol Brotha to get the leverage.

Sol Brotha is trying to work for a kimura but Saunders is defending well.

Sol Brotha is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Eron Saunders has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sol Brotha is looking for a kimura here.

Sol Brotha is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sol Brotha uses his free foot to push down on Saunders's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Saunders.
Sol Brotha lands a big shot there that rocks Saunders but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saunders is in a horrible position here. Sol Brotha smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Saunders has given up his back.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Sol Brotha controlling the positon.

Saunders is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Sol Brotha gets his way!

Sol Brotha working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Saunders is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Sol Brotha has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Saunders taps out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). YB Sol Brotha!
YB Sol Brotha thanked the fans post fight for their support.