PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kelly Leak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Soprano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Soprano has chosen Got Yourself a Gun as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Leak
vs
Soprano

188 cm
30
217 lbs
16 - 13 - 0

188 cm
41
215 lbs
40 - 17 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kelly Leak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 40 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Tony Soprano!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, David Schapiro and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leak doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Leak darts in and clinches Soprano up against the cage.
Soprano lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Leak struggles to land a body shot inside as Soprano controls his hands.
Leak throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Soprano looking to stall.
Soprano tries to circle away but Leak has him pinned against the cage.
Leak tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Soprano leaning his opponent against the cage.
Leak tries to score a body lock takedown but Soprano shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Leak misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Soprano.

Soprano escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soprano misses with a head kick.
Soprano slaps away a takedown attempt from Leak, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Leak avoids the head kick by Soprano.
Soprano lands a head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soprano jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tony Soprano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Soprano connects with a body shot that sends Leak's belly button to the back.
Soprano goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Soprano lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Leak looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Soprano misses the shot to the body.
Soprano fakes the leg kick and cracks Leak in the body.
Leak takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Leak lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Soprano lands a right hook to the body.
Soprano throws a leg kick that is checked
and Leak counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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 scoring well with a low kick there.
A big left from Leak misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leak throws a head kick that misses.
Soprano doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Leak throws a right hand that misses
and Soprano counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Soprano lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Leak at a distance.
Soprano lands a jab.
Soprano looks to land a body kick but Leak moved away.
Leak has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Soprano lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Leak gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch on the inside from Leak fails to land.
Soprano blocks a body shot from Leak.
Leak creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Soprano's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Soprano turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Soprano connects with a good right hand that stumbles Leak. Leak circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leak blocks a leg kick.
A quick step to the side and Leak tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leak tries to clinch but Soprano moves out of range.
Soprano jabs Leak right on the nose. Leak blinks but takes it well.
Leak misses with a low kick.
Leak throws a right hand that misses
and Soprano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Leak throws a head kick that misses
and Soprano counters with a stiff right hand.
Soprano scores with a jab to the body.
Soprano bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Leak's head backwards.
A jab lands there for Soprano.
Soprano pivots, looking for a leg kick but Leak is out of range and Soprano settles back down.
Leak swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Soprano cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Leak throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leak avoids the head kick by Soprano.
Leak is looking to counter punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soprano connects with a high kick.

Leak is rocked!
Soprano throws a powerful right kick. Leak tried to block low but the kick was high! Leak was taken right off of his feet! Soprano jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tony Soprano!
An out of breath Tony Soprano thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.