PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tony Soprano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Zanetti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Soprano
vs
Zanetti

210 cm
25
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

169 cm
20
185 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tony Soprano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pablo Zanetti !
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Sandra Marshall and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zanetti closes the distance but Soprano moves to the side
and Soprano counters with a nice kick to the body.
Zanetti tries to clinch
and Soprano counters with a nice leg kick.
Soprano circles away from the clinch attempt
and Soprano counters with a solid body kick.
Soprano definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Soprano lets loose with a powerful body kick. Zanetti will feel that in the morning.
An inside leg kick lands from Soprano.
Zanetti closes the distance but Soprano moves to the side

and Soprano counters with a takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zanetti tries to escape but Soprano is in control.

Zanetti explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Soprano circles away from the clinch attempt
and Soprano counters with a thumping low kick.
Zanetti closes the distance looking to clinch
and Soprano counters with a slapping leg kick.
Zanetti tries to clinch up
and Soprano counters with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zanetti tries to clinch
and Soprano makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Zanetti really felt that one!
Zanetti tries to clinch up
and Soprano counters with a good low kick that Zanetti was not able to check.
Zanetti looks winded!
Zanetti tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Soprano lands a high kick!

It looks like Pablo Zanetti has been cut.
Zanetti wants to clinch but Soprano slips to the side
and Soprano counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Zanetti should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Good leg kick by Soprano there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Soprano thows a body kick. Zanetti tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Pablo Zanetti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soprano moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That kick from Soprano tenderised Zanetti 's leg. Zanetti is trying to keep his angry face on.
Soprano connects with a solid leg kick.
Zanetti takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soprano connects with a solid leg kick.
A good leg kick by Soprano.
Soprano throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Soprano lands with a slapping head kick.
Soprano throws a head kick that Zanetti semi-blocks.
Soprano throws a nice head kick!
Zanetti tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Soprano counters with a head kick. That will keep Zanetti thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Zanetti tries to clinch but Soprano moves away
and Soprano counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Zanetti chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Soprano can pounce on him.
Soprano scores with a head kick.
Soprano moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Soprano lands with a slapping head kick.
Zanetti wants to clinch but Soprano slips to the side
and Soprano counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Soprano throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Zanetti 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Zanetti tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Soprano counters with a good, hard body kick but Zanetti shrugs it off.
Soprano connects with a solid leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zanetti darts in trying to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Soprano lands with a kick to the temple. Zanetti shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Zanetti tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Soprano counters with a head kick.
Soprano connects with a leg kick. Zanetti looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Zanetti darts in trying to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Soprano misses with a head kick.
Soprano connects with an inside leg kick.
Soprano circles away from the clinch attempt
and Soprano counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Zanetti closes the distance looking to clinch
and Soprano counters with a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zanetti wants to clinch but Soprano slips to the side
and Soprano makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Zanetti really felt that one!
Zanetti looks to clinch
and Soprano makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Soprano circles away from the clinch attempt
and Soprano counters with a low kick, right behind Zanetti 's knee.
Soprano scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Soprano moves into range and clinches up with Zanetti .
Zanetti takes an elbow to the forehead.
Zanetti swings wildly with an uppercut but Soprano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zanetti takes an elbow to the temple.

That has opened up Pablo Zanetti 's cut even more.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zanetti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zanetti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zanetti has had enough of the clinch but Soprano keeps him there for the moment.
Zanetti takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Soprano dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pablo Zanetti 's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Zanetti gets a clinch.
Zanetti wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Soprano has him pressed against the cage.
We've been informed that Zanetti has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Zanetti is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Zanetti can't break the clinch.
Zanetti tries to circle away but Soprano has him pinned against the cage.
Zanetti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zanetti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Soprano prevents Zanetti from breaking the clinch.
Soprano throws a head punch that misses.
Zanetti throws a head punch that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Soprano.
Zanetti blocking some punches.
Soprano throws a head punch that misses.
Soprano is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zanetti can do to turn this around?

Zanetti breaks the clinch.
Soprano with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Soprano scores with a head kick. Zanetti tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Zanetti tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Soprano counters with a good low kick that Zanetti was not able to check.
Soprano connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zanetti is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zanetti tries to clinch
and Soprano counters with a slapping leg kick.
Zanetti tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Soprano counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Zanetti is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Soprano.
Zanetti wants to clinch but Soprano slips to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Zanetti moves to clinch but Soprano breaks away
and Soprano counters with a good, hard body kick but Zanetti shrugs it off.
Soprano connects with an inside leg kick.
Soprano thows a body kick. Zanetti tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Soprano throws a head kick that half lands.

The cut above Pablo Zanetti 's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Tony Soprano is winning the standup battle so far.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Soprano, right into the meat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soprano lands a leg kick that knocks Zanetti off balance momentarily.
A good leg kick by Soprano.
Soprano fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zanetti has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Soprano thumps Zanetti with a low kick.
Soprano throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Soprano keeps Zanetti at a distance using the push kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soprano plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Soprano. Zanetti shrugs it off though.
Zanetti steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Soprano. That one must have hurt.
That kick from Soprano tenderised Zanetti 's leg. Zanetti is trying to keep his angry face on.
Zanetti on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Soprano. Soprano obviously looking to wear him down.
Soprano throws a head kick that half lands.
Soprano throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Zanetti .

Pablo Zanetti 's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Zanetti closes the distance but Soprano moves to the side
and Soprano counters with a good, hard body kick but Zanetti shrugs it off.
Soprano chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Zanetti looks to clinch
and Soprano counters with a head kick. That will keep Zanetti thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Soprano pushes Zanetti away with a front kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Soprano. That's going to slow Zanetti down.
Zanetti darts in trying to clinch
and Soprano counters with a head kick. That will keep Zanetti thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Soprano.
Zanetti takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Zanetti wants to clinch but Soprano slips to the side
and Soprano counters with a low kick, right behind Zanetti 's knee.
Soprano connects with a leg kick. Zanetti looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Zanetti has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Soprano.
Soprano lands a leg kick that knocks Zanetti off balance momentarily.
Zanetti tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Soprano counters with a nice leg kick.
Zanetti moves to clinch but Soprano breaks away
and Soprano counters with an inside leg kick.
Zanetti takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Zanetti tries to clinch but Soprano moves away
and Soprano counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Zanetti is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Zanetti closes the distance looking to clinch
and Soprano counters with a nice body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soprano fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Zanetti darts in trying to clinch
and Soprano counters with a solid body kick.
Zanetti wants to clinch
and Soprano counters with a leg kick.
Soprano circles away from the clinch attempt
and Soprano counters with a big head kick but Zanetti shrugs it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zanetti wants to clinch
and Soprano counters with a solid body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Soprano looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Zanetti tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Soprano counters with a nice low kick that buckles Zanetti 's knee momentarily.
Zanetti takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Soprano dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pablo Zanetti 's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Zanetti closes the distance but Soprano moves to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Zanetti closes the distance but Soprano moves to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Soprano throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Zanetti .
Zanetti wants to clinch but Soprano slips to the side
and Soprano counters with a head kick.
Zanetti wants to clinch but Soprano slips to the side
and Soprano counters with a thumping low kick.
Zanetti tries to clinch but Soprano moves away
and Soprano counters with a nice low kick that buckles Zanetti 's knee momentarily.
Zanetti tries to clinch but Soprano moves away
and Soprano counters with a leg kick.
Soprano dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zanetti . That did some damage!
Zanetti tries to clinch but Soprano moves away
and Soprano counters with a solid body kick.
Zanetti stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Soprano.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Soprano lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Soprano throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Soprano lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Soprano moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soprano feints and then cracks Zanetti 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zanetti down.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zanetti tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Soprano counters with a big head kick but Zanetti shrugs it off.
A chopping leg kick lands by Soprano.
Zanetti takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Zanetti tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Soprano counters with an inside leg kick.
Soprano connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zanetti closes the distance looking to clinch
and Soprano counters with an inside leg kick.
Zanetti tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Soprano makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Soprano.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zanetti tries to clinch but Soprano moves away
and Soprano counters with an inside leg kick.
Soprano fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zanetti .

Soprano drives through and clinches with Zanetti against the cage.
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!
Soprano lands an elbow just above Zanetti 's eye.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Soprano.
Zanetti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zanetti is trying to break free.
Soprano throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zanetti s head.
Soprano comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Soprano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Soprano lands a hook to the side of the head.
Soprano lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Soprano lands an elbow inside.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Pablo Zanetti 's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tony Soprano!