PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Sobieski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Ardrizi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sobieski comes to the cage accompanied by Slav Wind. Marco Ardrizi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sobieski
vs
Ardrizi

188 cm
19
212 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
210 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick

Dangerous GnP
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jan Sobieski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marco Ardrizi!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ardrizi throws a series of punches but Sobieski avoids them all with ease.
Sobieski moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ardrizi with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ardrizi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ardrizi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

A head kick lands from Sobieski that sends Ardrizi to the canvas. Ardrizi tries to scramble back to his feet but Sobieski brings him back down into side control.

It looks like Marco Ardrizi has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sobieski just content to control the position.
Sobieski working the head with strikes.
Sobieski moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

Sobieski is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ardrizi has escaped the position, nice work there.
Sobieski working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobieski remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Sobieski throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Ardrizi trying to remain calm as Sobieski controls from the top position.

Sobieski goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Ardrizi has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Sobieski but great work by Ardrizi.
Sobieski is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Ardrizi off and has taken his back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sobieski lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Sobieski cracks Ardrizi with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Ardrizi from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Sobieski throwing sloppy strikes.
Sobieski gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Sobieski looking to soften up his opponent with punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski has the hooks in. Ardrizi is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Sobieski lands with a hammerfist to the side of Ardrizi's head.
Sobieski lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sobieski scores with strikes from the back.
Sobieski scores with punches from the back.
Sobieski controlling the position well here. Ardrizi rolled but Sobieski kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Sobieski scores with punches from the back.

Ardrizi 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 Sobieski gets his way!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski is punishing Ardrizi with strikes - can he finish him?!

Ardrizi fending off the submission attempt from Sobieski.
Sobieski scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Ardrizi is looking for a way out.
Sobieski is landing with strikes. Ardrizi can't take much more of this.
Sobieski controlling the position well here. Ardrizi rolled but Sobieski kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Sobieski is not going to allow Ardrizi to sit and survive in this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
I would not like to be Ardrizi right now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Sobieski is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Ardrizi. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jan Sobieski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marco Ardrizi's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Ardrizi with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sobieski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ardrizi tries for a takedown but Sobieski circles away easily
and Sobieski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Sobieski dives in and scores a takedown into Ardrizi's guard.
Sobieski controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ardrizi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ardrizi being controlled here, momentarily.

We're going to have a standup here because Jan Sobieski wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Ardrizi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sobieski to score with a decent uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobieski throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ardrizi is breathing heavily.
That kick from Sobieski tenderised Ardrizi's leg. Ardrizi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ardrizi has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sobieski.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sobieski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sobieski connects with a solid leg kick.
Sobieski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ardrizi.
Sobieski lands the left hand.
Sobieski throws a leg kick which misses Ardrizi's front leg but catches the back leg as Ardrizi tries to avoid it.

Sobieski throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Ardrizi stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Sobieski follows into mount!
Sobieski is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ardrizi can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sobieski takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sobieski'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 two minutes gone in the round.

Sobieski looking for a guillotine from mount but Ardrizi is having none of it.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sobieski cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Sobieski looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sobieski has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ardrizi's face.
Sobieski scoring with strikes but Ardrizi is staying in there.
Sobieski scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ardrizi?
Sobieski content just to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sobieski has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ardrizi's face.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sobieski lands with some strikes.
Ardrizi can't escape the position.
Sobieski working the ground and pound effectively.
Ardrizi takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Sobieski looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Sobieski lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sobieski tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Jan Sobieski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sobieski dominating with strikes here.
Sobieski unloading with bombs!
Sobieski landing punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sobieski working Ardrizi over with strikes here.
Sobieski controlling his opponent.
Sobieski has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jan Sobieski dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marco Ardrizi's cut.
That's time! Sobieski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Sobieski scoring well with a low kick there.
Ardrizi misses with a combination
and Sobieski counters with a good low kick that Ardrizi was not able to check.
Sobieski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sobieski fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ardrizi on the side of the head.
Sobieski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ardrizi can do to turn this around?
Ardrizi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sobieski throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sobieski throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ardrizi's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sobieski moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sobieski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sobieski lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ardrizi takes a step back to recover.
Sobieski lands a high kick!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobieski turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ardrizi takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sobieski cracks Ardrizi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sobieski throws a nice head kick!
Ardrizi sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Sobieski lands with a thumping leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sobieski.
A big left from Ardrizi misses.
Sobieski lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sobieski thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ardrizi if he has to take too many more of those.
Ardrizi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sobieski.
Ardrizi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ardrizi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ardrizi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jan Sobieski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ardrizi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ardrizi takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sobieski takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sobieski throws a head kick that Ardrizi semi-blocks.
Ardrizi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sobieski moves away.
Ardrizi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sobieski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sobieski lands a head kick!
Sloppy strikes from Ardrizi. Those never looked like landing.
Ardrizi misses with a lunging right hand
and Sobieski finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Ardrizi misses with a few strikes there.
Sobieski throws a nice outside leg kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sobieski.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sobieski closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Sobieski looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Sobieski thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sobieski works his foot free and advances to mount.
Sobieski content just to control the position here.
Marco Ardrizi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jan Sobieski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ardrizi working to try and regain half guard.
Sobieski landing punches.
Ardrizi in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sobieski controlling from the full mount.
Sobieski landing punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jan Sobieski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sobieski 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 30:24
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:24
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jan Sobieski!