PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tom Waits (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Sosnowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Waits comes to the cage accompanied by Jimmy Jazz. Robert Sosnowski is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Waits
vs
Sosnowski

183 cm
19
200 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

183 cm
25
181 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Reaper Combatwear

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Waits!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Robert Sosnowski!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waits thows a body shot but no joy.
Sosnowski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sosnowski tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Waits stuns Sosnowski with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Waits lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sosnowski circles away quickly and effectively.
Waits misses with a wild combination.
Sosnowski misses with a head kick.
Waits misses with a straight right.
Waits misses with a few strikes there.
Waits moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sosnowski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sosnowski throws a half hearted mid kick.
A head kick misses from Sosnowski.
Waits cracks Sosnowski with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sosnowski has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Waits.
Waits throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sosnowski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sosnowski chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Waits can pounce on him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Waits.
Sosnowski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Good work by Sosnowski as he checks the leg kick.
Sosnowski moves out of range of the leg kick from Waits.
Waits throws the left hand but Sosnowski avoids the punch easily.
Waits feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sosnowskis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Waits throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Waits misses the shot to the body.
Waits wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Waits ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sosnowski moves away.
Waits avoids the head kick by Sosnowski.
A head kick misses from Sosnowski.
Sosnowski is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Waits misses with a head kick.
Waits throws a right hand that Sosnowski ducks under and follows up with a left that Sosnowski also avoids with ease.
Sosnowski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Waits throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sosnowski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A clash of legs there as Sosnowski blocks the low kick.
Waits lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sosnowski's sensitive parts.
Sosnowski throws a series of punches but Waits avoids them all with ease.
A left lands for Sosnowski.
Good leg kick by Waits there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Waits connects with a solid leg kick.
Sosnowski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sosnowski looks gassed!
Waits looks to score with a jab to the body but Sosnowski is just out of range.
Sosnowski misses with a series of wild punches.
Waits pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Waits throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sosnowski avoids the body shot from Waits.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sosnowski moves out of range of the leg kick from Waits.
Sosnowski has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Waits finds it's way round the side to connect with Sosnowski's head.
No joy there for Waits, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sosnowski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sosnowski plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sosnowski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sosnowski avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Waits buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Waits misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sosnowski counters with a stiff right hand.
Sosnowski's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sosnowski.
Sosnowski looks for the body kick but Waits saw that one coming.
Waits buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sosnowski lands a head kick. Waits smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Waits scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
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!
Waits blocks a head kick by Sosnowski.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waits comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Waits throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Waits lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Waits throws an off balance right hand
and Sosnowski counters with a two punch combo.
Waits fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sosnowski manages to avoid it.
Sosnowski avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Waits throws a hook but Sosnowski avoids it easily.
Sosnowski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Waits.
Sosnowski misses with a head kick.
Waits will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sosnowski tries to land a front kick but Waits steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A slapping leg kick lands for Waits.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good exchange - Sosnowski coming out on top.
Sosnowski tries a head kick but it misses.
Sosnowski takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Waits lands a nice looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Waits dominated that 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.

Waits ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sosnowski moves away.
Waits throws a solid leg kick but Sosnowski takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Waits.
Sosnowski throws the kick towards the body but Waits avoids it.
Sosnowski blocks a low kick nicely.
Tom Waits is winning the standup battle so far.
Waits throws a low kick, looking for Sosnowski's leg but Sosnowski calmly moves out of range.
Sosnowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Waits tries to work over Sosnowski's front leg with a kick but Sosnowski checks it.
Sosnowski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sosnowski blocks a jab.
Waits pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Waits uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sosnowski.
Waits with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sosnowski throws a right hand that Waits ducks under and follows up with a left that Waits also avoids with ease.
Sosnowski throws a head kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Waits. Sosnowski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sosnowski throws a push kick but Waits slaps the foot to one side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Waits throws a low kick but Sosnowski moves out of range easily.
Sosnowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Waits jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Waits finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Waits lands a leg kick that knocks Sosnowski off balance momentarily.
Sosnowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sosnowski is breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Sosnowski.
Waits scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sosnowski in his tracks.
A head kick misses from Sosnowski.
Waits connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sosnowski takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sosnowski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sosnowski fails to land with a series of punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Waits lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Waits connects with a solid leg kick.
Waits fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sosnowski.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waits lands a jab to the nose.
Waits wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Waits ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sosnowski moves away.
Sosnowski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Waits.
Waits misses with a head kick.
Waits cracks Sosnowski with an open hand slap.
Nice jab there from Waits.
Waits is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sosnowski can do to turn this around?
Waits connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sosnowski's hands.
Waits connects with a looping right hand.
Waits throws a quick inside leg kick.
Waits scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A chopping leg kick lands by Waits.
Sosnowski takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sosnowski has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sosnowski there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waits throws a nice outside leg kick.
Donk. Waits catches Sosnowski right on the button with a cross.

Sosnowski is rocked!
Waits lunges at Sosnowski with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sosnowski's hand.
Sosnowski is still on wobbly legs! Can Waits finish him?
Sosnowski gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Waits gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Sosnowski is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tom Waits!
After the big win, Tom Waits made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Reaper Combatwear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.