PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bartosz Soszynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Davis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Soszynski
vs
Davis

184 cm
18
187 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

182 cm
25
184 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Voodoo Nutrition

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bartosz Soszynski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Davis!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis ducks under a wild hook from Soszynski.
Davis walks into a straight right hand from Soszynski.

Soszynski gets a clinch.
Davis blocks an uppercut.
Soszynski has a couple of punches blocked by Davis.
A right handed body shot lands from Soszynski.
Soszynski scores with a shot to the side of Davis's head.
Davis is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Davis is trying to stall.
Davis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Soszynski scores with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis has a couple of punches blocked by Soszynski.
Soszynski throws a head punch that misses.
Soszynski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Davis throws a head punch that misses.
Davis looking to slow down the pace here.
Soszynski misses with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis swings wildly with an uppercut but Soszynski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Soszynski swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Davis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Davis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Soszynski on the side of the head.
Davis misses with a lunging right hand
and Soszynski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Davis's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Soszynski connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Davis scrambles back to his feet.

Soszynski gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Davis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Soszynski swings wildly with an uppercut but Davis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Soszynski can't find room to land a body shot as Davis controls the action.
Soszynski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Davis tries to work over Soszynski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Soszynski definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Soszynski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Soszynski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Davis avoiding damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soszynski scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davis throws a head punch that misses.
Soszynski working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Soszynski scores with a nice short uppercut.
Davis prevents a body shot from Soszynski.
Davis is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Soszynski throws a head punch that misses.
Davis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Davis wants to stall.
Davis is trying to push Soszynski away but Soszynski has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Davis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Davis ducks under a wild hook from Soszynski.
Davis tries to clinch up.
Davis tries to clinch
and Soszynski counters with a right hand to the body.
Davis takes a swing at Soszynski's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soszynski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Soszynski throws a lazy uppercut
and Davis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch but Soszynski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Davis's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Soszynski connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Davis scrambles back to his feet.
Soszynski jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

Davis tries to keep at a distance but Soszynski has taken the fight into the clinch.
Soszynski working aggressively here.
Davis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Davis is looking to control Soszynski's arms but Soszynski gets an underhook and turns him. Now Davis has his back to the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Soszynski.
Davis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Soszynski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Davis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Soszynski throws a head punch that misses.
Soszynski misses with a punch to the body.
Soszynski struggles to land a body shot inside as Davis controls his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Davis.
Davis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Davis.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Soszynski throws a head punch that misses.
Soszynski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Davis trying to control the position but instead, Soszynski has worked for underhooks and has pushed Davis into the cage.
Soszynski gets through Davis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Davis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Soszynski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Davis backwards.
Davis misses with the head strike.
Davis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Soszynski backwards.
Davis misses with a punch to the body.
Soszynski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Soszynski blocks an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Soszynski.
A short body shot lands from Soszynski as the two fighters clinch.
Davis looks winded!
Soszynski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bartosz Soszynski 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.

Davis's corner calls for a 1-2. Davis obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Soszynski with a nice cross.
Davis tries to clinch up.
An attempted straight right counter from Soszynski misses the target.
Soszynski misses with a body punch
and Davis counters with a stiff right hand.
John Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Davis tries to clinch but Soszynski moves out of range.
Davis swings widly with a right hand
and Soszynski makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Davis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Soszynski.
Davis tries to clinch but Soszynski moves away
and Soszynski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Soszynski gets a clinch.
Soszynski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Davis can do to turn this around?
A short right hand to the side of the head by Soszynski.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soszynski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Soszynski swings wildly with an uppercut but Davis uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Soszynski.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Soszynski.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soszynski has a couple of punches blocked by Davis.
Davis stalling in the clinch but Soszynski improves position.
Davis is trying to stall.
Davis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Soszynski scores with a nice short uppercut.
Soszynski swings wildly with an uppercut but Davis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Davis struggles to land a body shot inside as Soszynski controls his hands.
Davis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bartosz Soszynski has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Soszynski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Soszynski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Soszynski tries a body shot but Davis blocks it.
Soszynski misses with the head strike.
Soszynski lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Davis or not.
Davis is breathing heavily.
Soszynski digs a right hand underneath Davis's ribcage. Davis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Davis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Davis.
Soszynski can't find room to land a body shot as Davis controls the action.
Soszynski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Soszynski misses with some punches.
Soszynski tries to work over Davis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Soszynski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Davis misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Soszynski.
Soszynski scores with a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Soszynski misses with some punches.
Davis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Davis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Davis stalling against the cage.
Soszynski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Davis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Soszynski on the inside.
Davis misses with a punch on the inside.
Davis misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soszynski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Soszynski misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Davis fails to land.
Davis takes a shot to the head.
Davis stalling in the clinch but Soszynski improves position.
Soszynski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Soszynski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Daviss head.
Soszynski working aggressively here.
Davis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Davis tries to break free but Soszynski pushes him back against the cage.
Davis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Soszynski backwards.
Davis misses with a punch on the inside.
Soszynski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Soszynski working aggressively here.
A short right from Soszynski.
Soszynski lands a nice uppercut.
Soszynski has a couple of punches blocked by Davis.
Davis lands a shot to the body.
Davis stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davis blocks a body shot from Soszynski.
Nice body punch from Soszynski.
Soszynski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Soszynski.
Soszynski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Soszynski lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Soszynski on the inside.
Davis prevents a body shot from Soszynski.
Davis blocks an uppercut.
Soszynski digs a right hand into Davis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Davis's gas tank.
A hook to the body from Soszynski.
Soszynski lands with a light punch inside.
Soszynski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Soszynski lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Soszynski on the inside.
Soszynski gets through Davis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Soszynski scores with a nice hook to the head.
Soszynski misses with the head strike.
Soszynski scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bartosz Soszynski dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

Soszynski lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Davis throws a right hand that misses
and Soszynski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Davis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Soszynski throwing a counter right hand but Davis manages to avoid it.

Soszynski takes the fight into the clinch.
Davis wants to break free but Soszynski has control.
Soszynski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Davis backwards.
Soszynski misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Soszynski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Soszynski presses Davis against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Davis wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soszynski lands with a short shot to the head.
Davis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Davis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Soszynski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Davis takes a shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Soszynski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Davis backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soszynski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Davis looking to slow down the pace here.
Davis throws a head punch that misses.
Soszynski misses with some punches.
Soszynski lands with a light punch inside.
A nice left hand lands by Soszynski.
A left hand lands to the body for Soszynski.
Davis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Soszynski tries a body shot but Davis blocks it.
Davis is trying to push Soszynski away but Soszynski has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Soszynski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Davis backwards.
Davis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Soszynski scores with a nice hook to the head.
Davis throws a punch but it's blocked by Soszynski.
Soszynski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Soszynski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Davis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hook to the body lands for Davis.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soszynski misses with the head strike.
Soszynski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Soszynski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Davis throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Soszynski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soszynski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Soszynski struggles to land a body shot inside as Davis controls his hands.
Davis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Davis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Soszynski has a couple of punches blocked by Davis.
Davis tries to stall but Soszynski uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Soszynski misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Soszynski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Soszynski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Davis backwards.
Soszynski throws a head punch that misses.
Soszynski blocking some punches.
Soszynski blocks an uppercut.
Soszynski lands an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soszynski lands a left hand.
Soszynski lands a left hand that snaps the head of Davis backwards.
Soszynski lands with a left to the head.
Soszynski has Davis pressed against the cage, preventing Davis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Soszynski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Davis backwards.
Soszynski presses Davis against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Soszynski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Davis's elbow.
Soszynski lands with a left to the head.
Davis is trying to maintain a safe position but Soszynski gets an underhook and turns Davis into the cage.
John Davis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Davis is looking to control Soszynski's arms but Soszynski gets an underhook and turns him. Now Davis has his back to the cage.
Soszynski throws a punch but it's blocked by Davis.
Soszynski lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Davis is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Soszynski lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Soszynski lands with a right to the head.
Soszynski lands a hook that snaps the head of Davis backwards.

Davis is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soszynski misses with the head strike.
Davis is still on wobbly legs! Can Soszynski finish him?
Soszynski tries to work over Davis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Davis seems to have recovered his senses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Davis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Soszynski drives through and clinches with Davis against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Soszynski.
Davis throws a head punch that misses.
Soszynski lands a hook to the side of the head.
Soszynski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Davis's elbow.

Davis breaks from the clinch.
Soszynski lands a nice shot that snaps Davis's head back.
BOOM! Soszynski lands a beautiful left hook that drops Davis. Davis tries to recover but Soszynski is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Davis lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bartosz Soszynski!
A relieved looking Bartosz Soszynski thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.