PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tony Lamotta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thabang Sosibo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lamotta comes into the arena with Survivor - Eye of the Tiger blaring out of the sound system. Tony Lamotta had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Lamotta
vs
Sosibo

185 cm
23
195 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

185 cm
23
197 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tony Lamotta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thabang Sosibo!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Summer Carpenter and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sosibo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lamotta looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Lamotta clinches.

Lamotta breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sosibo.
A cross from Sosibo lands.
Lamotta lands with a hook. Sosibo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Lamotta clinches.
Sosibo is looking to break free of the clinch but Lamotta has double underhooks.
Lamotta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lamotta blocking some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Lamotta breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosibo misses with a series of wild punches.

Sosibo tries to keep at a distance but Lamotta has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sosibo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lamotta up against the cage.
Lamotta lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sosibo backwards.
Sosibo is pushing Lamotta up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sosibo blocks a body shot from Lamotta.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamotta misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Lamotta.

Lamotta breaks the clinch.
Lamotta connects with the punch.

Lamotta darts in and clinches Sosibo up against the cage.
Sosibo looking to slow down the pace here.
Lamotta tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lamotta has a couple of punches blocked by Sosibo.
Lamotta pressing his opponent against the cage.

Lamotta breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sosibo misses with a hook

and Lamotta counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lamotta slows down the pace here.

Lamotta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sosibo misses with an uppercut
and Lamotta counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lamotta looks to score with a jab to the body but Sosibo is just out of range.
Sosibo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sosibo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sosibo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lamotta steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sosibo.
Sosibo misses the jab.

Lamotta gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sosibo avoiding damage as Lamotta throws knees to the body.

Lamotta breaks from the clinch.
Tony Lamotta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lamotta throws a head kick but Sosibo moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sosibo misses with a lunging right hand
and Lamotta counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lamotta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Lamotta dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Sosibo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sosibo misses with a hook. Lamotta ducked under it nicely.
Sosibo throws a solid leg kick but Lamotta takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sosibo.
Lamotta ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sosibo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lamotta.
Lamotta slips under a jab.
Lamotta tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sosibo swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Lamotta moves into the clinch successfully.
Lamotta is leaning against Sosibo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosibo blocks an elbow strike from Lamotta.

Lamotta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sosibo throws a right hand that misses
and Lamotta connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Lamotta closes the distance and pushes Sosibo back into the cage.
Sosibo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sosibo is breathing heavily.

Lamotta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sosibo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lamotta tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sosibo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lamotta scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Lamotta clinches up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamotta lands a knee to the body.
Lamotta is working Sosibo over against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Lamotta misses with a punch to the body.
Sosibo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lamotta up against the cage.

Lamotta breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Lamotta gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lamotta lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lamotta tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sosibo's elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sosibo prevents a body shot from Lamotta.

Lamotta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tony Lamotta is winning the standup battle so far.
Sosibo tries to land a leg kick but Lamotta saw it coming and moves away.
Lamotta is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lamotta.
Sosibo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lamotta lands a nice looking body kick.
Sosibo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lamotta under the eye.
Lamotta fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sosibo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lamotta closes the distance and clinches.
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!
Lamotta's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

Lamotta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lamotta throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lamotta connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lamotta scores with a head kick.
Lamotta lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sosibo takes a step back to recover.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Lamotta dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Lamotta jabs Sosibo to the body, keeping him at a distance.

Lamotta pushes Sosibo up against the cage in a clinch.
Lamotta lands a nice shot to the body.

Lamotta manages to break the clinch.
Sosibo misses with a hook. Lamotta ducked under it nicely.
Lamotta tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sosibo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sosibo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice sprawl there from Lamotta as Sosibo shoots in.
Lamotta lands a nice shot that snaps Sosibo's head back.
Lamotta throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Thabang Sosibo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Lamotta.
Lamotta lands with a right and another and another! Sosibo is in big trouble! Lamotta lands again and this time it's lights out for Sosibo! A quality knockout there for Lamotta.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tony Lamotta!