PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Wid (ranked 4123 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomasz Soszynski (ranked 4306 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas Wid has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Wid
vs
Soszynski

166 cm
25
150 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

175 cm
25
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Thomas Wid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tomasz Soszynski!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Winston Alpacca and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wid shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Soszynski is trying to defend but Wid finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Wid content to control rather than advance.
Wid is nestled in close to Soszynski, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Wid seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wid working over Soszynski with some ground and pound. Soszynski looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Wid thows a huge punch but Soszynski dodges it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wid controlling the action here.
Wid winds up and cracks Soszynski with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Wid working over Soszynski with some ground and pound. Soszynski looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Soszynski wants to control but Wid is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Wid with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Wid is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Wid stalling.
Wid knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Soszynski on the ground.
Soszynski has hold of Wid's hands but Wid slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soszynski throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Wid lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Wid takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Wid looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Soszynski wants to control but Wid is keeping busy.
Wid not doing much here.

Soszynski looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wid lands with a punch from half guard.
Wid working over Soszynski with some ground and pound. Soszynski looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Wid slips a nice elbow through Soszynski's hands, connecting with Soszynski's forehead.
Wid lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Wid takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Wid seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Soszynski is trying to control but can't.
Wid controlling the pace.
Wid looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Soszynski with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wid is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Wid scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Wid scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ground and pound from Wid.
Wid working over Soszynski with some ground and pound. Soszynski looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Soszynski is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Wid scores with a couple of nice shots.
Wid takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Wid landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wid is nestled in close to Soszynski, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wid drops an elbow to the side of Soszynski's head.
Soszynski moves into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Wid dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Wid misses with a looping right.
Soszynski throws out a counter right but Wid avoids it with no problem.
Soszynski shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wid misses with a straight left.
Wid misses with a looping right.
Wid throws out a loose jab but Soszynski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wid waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Soszynski.

Soszynski gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Wid stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Soszynski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wid is stalling in the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wid lands a couple of elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wid throws a big elbow that misses.
Wid passes Soszynski's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Wid content to control rather than advance.
Wid is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Soszynski on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Wid is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Wid is pressing down on Soszynski's thigh, looking to free his foot. Soszynski is holding on for now.
Wid scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Wid seems content to control.
Soszynski is looking to escape.
Wid seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Wid working Soszynski over with strikes.
Wid is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Soszynski can do to turn this around?
Wid lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Wid working over Soszynski with some ground and pound. Soszynski looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Wid in particular looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soszynski is looking to control Wid's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Soszynski avoid being mounted?
Wid content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Wid lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Wid trying to control the pace.
Wid working the head and body with strikes.
Wid is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Wid is taking a breather. Soszynski says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ground and pound from Wid.
Wid controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Wid dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Soszynski fails with the takedown.

Wid looking to score a takedown here. Soszynski is defending well but Wid drives through and ends up in Soszynski's guard.
Soszynski wants to get back to his feet but Wid is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Soszynski escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Wid gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Soszynski is trying to control the position but Wid postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wid with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wid not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Wid stands up over Soszynski, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wid sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Wid postures up.
Wid postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Wid is working Soszynski over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wid is in close to Soszynski's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Soszynski looking to control but Wid passes into half guard.
Wid with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wid seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Soszynski for as long as he can get away with.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wid wants to free his trapped foot but Soszynski is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Wid is taking a breather. Soszynski says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Soszynski fails with the takedown.

Wid shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Soszynski napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Soszynski taking a bit of punishment here - Wid scoring with strikes.
Soszynski seems a little lost for a moment, as Wid dominates the positioning.
Soszynski is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wid lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Still in half guard, Wid seems content to control.
Thomas Wid overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wid wants to pass to mount but Soszynski is defending the position.
Wid uses his free foot to push down on Soszynski's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Soszynski.
Soszynski is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Wid sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wid lands with some strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Wid showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wid 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:26
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Wid!