PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Spider Minor (ranked 7947 p4p, 801 weight class) and Leszek Sobota (ranked 5208 p4p, 649 weight class). Leszek Sobota has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Spider Minor's chin.

Minor
vs
Sobota

180 cm
23
185 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

180 cm
22
180 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Spider Minor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Leszek Sobota!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Sobota finds it's target.
Minor connects with a looping right hand.
Minor takes a swing at Sobota's ribcage but misses.
Minor scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Leszek Sobota has been cut.
We've been told by Minor's head coaches at Midnight MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Minor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Minor misses the target.
Minor scores with a nice right hand.
Minor throws a combination that misses
and Sobota counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Minor gets tackled into the cage by Sobota. Sobota maintains the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Minor.
Sobota prevents Minor from breaking the clinch.
Sobota scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Minor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Minor stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A shot to the liver by Sobota. Beautiful body shot.
Minor ducks under a wild hook from Sobota.
Sobota blocks the body kick.
Sobota only half commits to the counter leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Minor.
Minor throws a head kick but Sobota moves out of range.
Minor throws a combination that misses
and Sobota counters with a nice uppercut.
Sobota thuds a left hand into Minor's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Minor looks to score with a jab to the body but Sobota is just out of range.

Sobota clinches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Minor takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sobota misses with a short punch on the inside.
Minor softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sobota misses with a punch on the inside.
Sobota misses with a hook to the ribs.
Minor misses with a body punch.
Minor misses with some punches.
Minor stalling in the clinch but Sobota improves position.
Minor takes a shot to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Minor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sobota's elbow.

Minor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice defenses there by Sobota.

Sobota forces Minor back against the cage and clinches.
Minor scores with a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minor wants to break the clinch but can't.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The referee calls for Minor to work.
Minor takes a shot to the head.
Minor wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sobota throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sobota misses with the head strike.
Sobota prevents Minor from breaking the clinch.
Sobota misses with a short punch on the inside.
Minor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Minor is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A body shot lands from Sobota.

Minor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Sobota.
Minor fails to land with a series of punches.
Minor defending well as Sobota loads up on a big left hand.
Minor is looking for a counter combo.
Minor tests Sobota's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Minor connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Minor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sobota.
Sobota takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Minor misses with a hook. Sobota ducked under it nicely.
Sobota throws a big shot that misses.
Minor was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sobota ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Minor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sobota takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sobota slips under a jab.
Minor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Spider Minor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Minor misses with a wild body shot.
Minor lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Donk. Sobota catches Minor right on the button with a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minor lands a nice looking body shot.
Minor scores with a one two! Sobota had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A right-left combo lands from Minor.
Minor looks to throw the jab but Sobota is out of range.
Minor throws a body punch but Sobota moves out of range.
Minor looks to score with a jab to the body but Sobota is just out of range.
Sobota digs a good body shot into Minor's ribs.
Minor is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A big left from Minor misses.
Sobota slips a jab and a cross from Minor.
Sobota throws a counter combo.
Sobota misses with a body shot.
Sobota lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Minor circles away quickly and effectively.
Minor lands with a nice body punch.
Sobota takes one to the chin there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sobota rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Minor counters with a stiff right hand.
Sobota misses the shot to the body.
Sobota lands with a right hand.
Minor lands with a straight right. Sobota didn't see that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Spider Minor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leszek Sobota's cut.
That's time! Minor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Minor throws a hook but Sobota avoids it easily.

Sobota gets a clinch.
Minor is trying to force a seperation but Sobota has the dominant position.
Minor throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sobotas head.
Minor swings wildly with an uppercut but Sobota uses good head movement to avoid it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sobota prevents a body shot from Minor.
Sobota misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Minor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sobota ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Minor moves away.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sobota has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Minor fails to land with a series of punches.
Sobota looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sobota takes one to the side of the head.
Sobota blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Minor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sobota tries to clinch there but Minor circles away.
Sobota cracks Minor with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sobota dips to his left and cracks Minor with an uppercut!
Minor catches Sobota with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Minor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sobota can do to turn this around?
Minor misses with a few strikes there.
Sobota throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sobota. Minor does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from Minor misses its intended target.
Minor throws a jab when Sobota was well out of range.
Sobota 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.
Minor misses with a body shot
and Sobota counters with a stiff right hand.

Minor is rocked!
We've been informed that Sobota has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Minor misses with a looping left.
Oh Minor is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Minor throws a lazy uppercut

and Sobota counters by moving into the clinch.
Minor seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sobota can't find room to land a body shot as Minor controls the action.
Minor lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Minor tries to work over Sobota's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sobota throws a punch but it's blocked by Minor.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobota gets through Minor's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sobota swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Minor is trying to break the clinch but Sobota has him pressed against the cage.
Minor tries to work over Sobota's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Minor lands a hook that snaps the head of Sobota backwards.
Minor pushes Sobota back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

Minor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Minor swings for the body but Sobota moves out of range.
Sobota slips under a jab from Minor.
Minor scores with a jab to the body.
Minor closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Minor throws a body punch but Sobota moves out of range.
Minor lands a nice looking body shot.
Sobota uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Minor has time to react.
Sobota scores with a nice right hand.
Sobota dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Minor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobota takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Minor throws a hook but Sobota blocks it.
Minor throws a jab when Sobota was well out of range.
Minor lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Minor fails to land with a series of punches.
Sobota avoids the body shot from Minor.
Minor throws an overhand right that lands on Sobota's shoulder, as Sobota tries to avoid the shot.
Sobota misses with a straight right.
Sobota throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sobota dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sobota walks into a straight right hand from Minor.
Minor throws an overhand right that lands on Sobota's shoulder, as Sobota tries to avoid the shot.
Minor throws a looping overhand right but Sobota ducks down to avoid it.
Sobota misses with a body shot.
Sobota lunges at Minor with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Minor's hand.
Minor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A swing and a miss from Minor.
Minor 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.
Minor looks to land a right hand but Sobota moved out of range.
Sobota pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sobota ducks under a wild hook from Minor.
Sobota has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Minor lands with a nice combination. Sobota backs away looking to recover.
Sobota ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Minor moves away.
Spider Minor is winning the standup battle so far.
Sobota looks to land a right hand but Minor moved out of range.
Sobota gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Minor.
Sobota misses with a looping left.

Sobota moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Minor misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sobota.
Minor misses with some punches.

Minor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Spider Minor dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Leszek Sobota's cut.
That's time! Minor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Sobota avoids the body shot from Minor.
Sobota on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sobota drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sobota has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Sobota is rocked!
Minor swinging wildly here.
A little jabbing left from Sobota on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sobota is still on wobbly legs! Can Minor finish him?
Minor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sobota moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sobota! But no joy.
Minor cracks Sobota with a good jab.
Minor misses with a looping right.
Sobota with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sobota throws out a leg kick but Minor moves out of range and Sobota only half commits.
Sobota defending well as Minor loads up on a big left hand.
Minor looks to land a combination but Sobota avoids it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sobota throws a good cross that connects.
Sobota seems to have recovered his senses.
Minor throws a nice looking combination but Sobota bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Minor scores with a decent looking hook.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sobota lands a slapping body shot.
Sobota swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Minor.
Minor misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sobota. Minor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Minor misses with a series of wild punches.
Minor throws a good cross that connects.
Minor scores with a nice head shot.
Minor throws a hook to the side of Sobota's head but Sobota sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Minor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sobota.
Sobota ducks under a wild hook from Minor.
Sobota keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Minor.
Sobota keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sobota smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Minor lands an overhand right.
Minor throws a hook but Sobota blocks it.
Sobota fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Minor manages to avoid it.
Minor appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Minor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sobota throws out a counter right but Minor avoids it with no problem.
Minor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Minor. That snapped Sobota's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Minor throws out a loose jab but Sobota uses good head movement to avoid it.
Minor loads up on a big right hand but Sobota slips the punch.
Sobota ducks under a wild hook from Minor.
Minor misses with a looping left.
Minor throws a nice looking combination but Sobota bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Minor gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Sobota gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leszek Sobota!
After the fight, Leszek Sobota was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.