PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Krzys Soszynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Mackie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krzys Soszynski has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Soszynski
vs
Mackie

186 cm
23
210 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

185 cm
19
205 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Krzys Soszynski!
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, Chris Mackie!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mackie swinging wilding here.

Soszynski gets a takedown into half guard.
Mackie is looking to control Soszynski's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mackie avoid being mounted?

Soszynski stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Mackie to get to his feet.
Soszynski moves out of range of the body kick from Mackie.
Mackie misses with a double jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mackie darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Soszynski shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soszynski tries to free his leg and advance position but Mackie is retaining full guard.
Soszynski trying to control but Mackie is working from the bottom.
Soszynski postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mackie is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Soszynski is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Soszynski is working hard here to advance position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Soszynski keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Soszynski is trying to get back to full guard.
Mackie controlling the action here.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mackie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Soszynski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mackie scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mackie tries a head kick but it misses.
Mackie stuffs the takedown attempt from Soszynski. Soszynski gets slowly back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soszynski fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mackie lands a nice looking body shot.
Soszynski closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mackie circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Krzys Soszynski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mackie is looking to clinch.
Soszynski shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mackie but Mackie pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mackie fails to land with a series of punches.
Soszynski throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mackie's waist but Mackie gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Soszynski off to one side.
Chris Mackie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soszynski takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A jab from Mackie misses.
Mackie will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

Mackie closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mackie lands a body punch in the clinch.
Soszynski can't get the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mackie breaks the clinch.
Mackie tries to clinch but Soszynski moves out of range.

Soszynski shoots in and bounces Mackie off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Soszynski gets to his feet - Mackie follows without any prompting.

Soszynski closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mackie to the mat! Mackie manages to get full guard.
Soszynski tries to free his leg and advance position but Mackie is retaining full guard.
Soszynski is breathing heavily.
Mackie looking for a sweep. Not yet Mackie, not yet.
Soszynski trying to control the position from guard on top but Mackie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Krzys Soszynski dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Soszynski fails with a takedown attempt.
Mackie looks to land a combination but Soszynski avoids it well.
Mackie throws a right hand that Soszynski ducks under and follows up with a left that Soszynski also avoids with ease.
Mackie jabs at Soszynski's body.
Soszynski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mackie.
Mackie throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mackie throws a series of punches but Soszynski avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soszynski shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mackie as he avoids it easily.
Mackie misses with a looping left.
A left and a right from Mackie both land. Nice combination.
Krzys Soszynski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mackie lands a two punch combo.
Mackie looks to land a combination but Soszynski avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mackie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mackie throws a series of punches but Soszynski moves out of range.
Mackie misses with a two punch combination.
Soszynski tries for a takedown but Mackie sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Krzys Soszynski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Soszynski shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mackie but Mackie pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Soszynski looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mackie is fending him off so far but Soszynski persists. Nope, Mackie circles away and we're back to standing.
Mackie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chris Mackie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mackie stuffs the takedown attempt from Soszynski. Soszynski gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Soszynski drives through and clinches with Mackie against the cage.

Mackie manages to break the clinch.
Mackie tries a head kick but it misses.
Mackie throws a leg kick but Soszynski moved away.
Mackie tries to bum rush Soszynski with a series of wild strikes but Soszynski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mackie misses with a wild combination.

Soszynski shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Soszynski works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Soszynski is working for a kimura but Mackie is defending it quite comfortably.
Soszynski tries to pass to full mount but Mackie defends it.
Soszynski tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Mackie.
Mackie is holding on to half guard well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soszynski works his foot free and advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Soszynski goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Mackie is on top in guard.

Soszynski looking for a guillotine here but Mackie defends easily.
Mackie is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mackie trying to stand up but can't free himself from Soszynski's guard.
Soszynski working a defensive guard here.
Mackie stopping the sweep attempt from Soszynski.
Soszynski bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mackie's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Chris Mackie will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Mackie misses with a wild combination.
Mackie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mackie throws a right hand that Soszynski ducks under and follows up with a left that Soszynski also avoids with ease.

Soszynski scores a takedown into full mount!
Soszynski lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Soszynski unloads with some shots from mount but Mackie bucks and avoids them well.
Soszynski thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

Soszynski jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Mackie is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Mackie and Soszynski has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.

Soszynski swings around for an armbar but Mackie sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Soszynski's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mackie trying to control but Soszynski is working from the bottom.

Soszynski is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mackie must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Soszynski working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mackie doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mackie manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mackie tries to stand but Soszynski is controlling from the bottom.
Soszynski can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mackie controls the pace.
Soszynski is trying to hold Mackie in close to prevent damage but Mackie has managed to pass into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Soszynski is pressing down on Mackie's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Mackie wanted to stand there but Soszynski had control of the position.
Mackie slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Soszynski manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Soszynski dodges the punch combination from Mackie.
Soszynski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mackie.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soszynski throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mackie.
Soszynski throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mackie.
Mackie misses with a double jab.
Soszynski slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A nice combination there by Mackie.
Mackie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Soszynski slips a jab and a cross from Mackie.
A punch combination from Mackie misses.
Soszynski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mackie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mackie looks for the body kick but Soszynski saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mackie misses with a double jab.
Mackie falls off balance throwing a combination

and Soszynski counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Mackie!
Soszynski controlling the position easily from mount.
Soszynski punching from mount but Mackie doing a good job of avoiding damage.

Soszynski looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

Soszynski swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Mackie is now in Soszynski's guard. A big mistake from Soszynski there, giving up the dominant position!

Mackie avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Krzys Soszynski showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Soszynski has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Krzys Soszynski!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Krzys Soszynski!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Krzys Soszynski!

Krzys Soszynski wins by unanimous decision!