PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Soprano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gandalf Grey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Soprano comes to the cage accompanied by Got Yourself a Gun . Grey has chosen You shall not pass as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Soprano
vs
Grey

188 cm
43
215 lbs
43 - 19 - 1

186 cm
30
217 lbs
17 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

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 43 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Tony Soprano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gandalf Grey!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Eliza Hachem and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Soprano.
Grey just misses with a punch to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Soprano.
Grey thinks about the counter body kick.
Tony Soprano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soprano moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Grey with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Grey moves out of range of the body kick from Soprano.
A little jabbing left from Grey on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Soprano throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Soprano avoids the body shot from Grey.
Soprano looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Soprano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grey.
Grey checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soprano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Soprano lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Grey scores with a spinning back kick!
Soprano throws a body kick that misses
and Grey counters with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Soprano. Grey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grey slips a jab from Soprano.
Grey dodges the punch combination from Soprano.
Soprano lands a lovely overhand right.
Soprano moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Soprano just misses with a punch to the body.
Grey misses with a few strikes there.
Grey slips a straight right by Soprano.
Soprano throws a half hearted mid kick.
Soprano checks a low kick from Grey.
Soprano is looking to counter with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grey tries to score with a low kick but Soprano moves his leg out of the way.
Soprano swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Soprano moves into range and connects with a jab.
Soprano lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Soprano misses with a straight right.
An inside leg kick lands from Soprano.
Soprano keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grey thows a left - swing and a miss!
Soprano lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Grey lands a nice shot that snaps Soprano's head back.
Grey throws the left hand but Soprano avoids the punch easily.
Grey throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soprano scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A decent looking cross lands there for Grey.
Grey scores with a head kick.
Grey works over Soprano's head and body with a nice combination.
Grey pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Soprano ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Soprano throws a head kick but Grey moves out of range.
Grey uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Soprano.
Grey thumps Soprano with a low kick.
Soprano pivots, looking for a leg kick but Grey is out of range and Soprano settles back down.
Grey feints a counter leg kick.
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 throws a leg kick but Grey moved away.
Grey looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Soprano misses with a right hand
and Grey counters with a one-two to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Grey misses.
Soprano throws a looping overhand right but Grey ducks down to avoid it.
Grey looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Soprano throws the left hand but Grey avoids the punch easily.
Soprano looks to land a right hand but Grey moved out of range.
Soprano missing with a left hand there. Grey was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Soprano is looking to land body kicks.
A telegraphed right hand from Soprano misses the target.
A little jabbing left from Grey on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Grey misses with a straight right.
Grey moves out of range of the body kick.
Soprano throws a nice head kick!
Grey uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Soprano has time to react.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Tony Soprano will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A swing and a miss from Grey.
Soprano ducks under a wild hook from Grey.
Soprano throwing a counter right hand but Grey manages to avoid it.
Soprano feints and then cracks Grey's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Grey down.
Soprano thumps Grey with a low kick.
Grey throws a right hand that misses
and Soprano counters with an outside leg kick.
Grey scores with a hook.
Soprano misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Soprano throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tony Soprano is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soprano loads up on a big right hand but Grey slips the punch.
Soprano digs a good body shot into Grey's ribs.
Soprano uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grey.
As Grey looks to move away, Soprano throws a big counter combo bu Grey just gets out of the way.
Grey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grey blocks a head kick by Soprano.
Soprano throws a good cross that connects.
Grey changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Soprano takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Soprano swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grey doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Grey feints and then cracks Soprano's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Soprano down.
Grey misses with an uppercut. Soprano saw that one coming.
Soprano blocks a low kick nicely.
Soprano lands with a hook. Grey tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Grey throws a big shot that misses.
Soprano changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soprano uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grey.
Soprano scores with a hook to the body. Grey takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Soprano misses with a straight right.
Grey swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Grey misses.
Soprano throws the kick towards the body but Grey avoids it.
Soprano ducks under a wild hook from Grey.
Grey checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Soprano backing away here, and Grey unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Soprano connects with a looping right hand.
Soprano loads up on a big right hand but Grey slips the punch.
Grey turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Grey uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Soprano.
Grey now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soprano moves out of range as Grey strikes.
Soprano is looking to land body kicks.
Soprano is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grey.
Grey's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Soprano connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Grey scrambles back to his feet.
Soprano throws out a loose jab but Grey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Soprano blocks the body kick.
Grey scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Grey moves out of range of the strikes.
Grey tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Grey lands a jab.
Soprano showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grey.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soprano connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Grey's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Grey has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Soprano finds it's way round the side to connect with Grey's head.
Grey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Soprano lands a leg kick that knocks Grey off balance momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grey throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Soprano looks to land a left hand but Grey moved out of range nicely.
Grey only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Soprano checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Grey gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Grey lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Soprano dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Soprano will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Grey looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Soprano misses with a wild combination.
Soprano scores with a body shot.
Soprano thows a left - swing and a miss!
Grey only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Grey tries to score with a low kick but Soprano moves his leg out of the way.
Grey just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grey throws a hook to the side of Soprano's head but Soprano sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Soprano looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Soprano thows a left - swing and a miss!
Grey avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Soprano thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Grey if he has to take too many more of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soprano throws a leg kick but Grey checks it.
It seemed like Grey was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Grey might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Soprano has got the better of the exchanges.
Soprano moves out of range as Grey strikes.
Grey scores with a jab. Soprano acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Grey takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Grey misses with a series of wild punches.
Grey throws a body shot but no joy.
Soprano connects with a solid leg kick.
Soprano needs to keep his hands up - Grey had a free shot at his head there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Soprano, right into the meat.
Soprano lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grey throws a half hearted mid kick.
Grey swings for the body but Soprano moves out of range.
Soprano throwing a counter right hand but Grey manages to avoid it.
Soprano lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grey circles away quickly and effectively.
Good leg kick by Soprano there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soprano slips a straight right by Grey.
Soprano throws a body shot but no joy.
Grey tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Soprano is able to avoid easily.
Grey misses with a straight left.
Soprano takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Soprano cracks a nice hook into Grey's ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grey misses with a hook
and Soprano counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
No joy there for Soprano, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Soprano takes a jab right on the kisser.
A decent looking cross lands there for Grey.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Soprano!
A jab from Grey misses.
Soprano lands a front kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Soprano. That's going to slow Grey down.
Soprano throws a body shot but no joy.
Grey looks to throw the jab but Soprano is out of range.
Soprano is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Soprano walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Grey checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tony Soprano is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grey misses with a hook.
Gandalf Grey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Soprano lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
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 scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Grey waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Soprano.
Grey blocks a head kick by Soprano.
Soprano feints and then cracks Grey's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Grey down.
A bone on bone clash there as Soprano blocks the leg kick.
Grey slips under a jab from Soprano.
Soprano connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Soprano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grey was well out of range. Poor timing from Soprano.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Soprano showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Soprano has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Soprano!
Tony Soprano thanked the fans post fight for their support.