PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Billy Rockford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Sosnowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rockford kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Build Your Kingdom Here. Daniel Sosnowski struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 146.4lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Daniel Sosnowski has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Rockford
vs
Sosnowski

170 cm
19
145 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

180 cm
18
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

The Dark Side
HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Billy Rockford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Daniel Sosnowski!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Josh West and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rockford throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sosnowski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sosnowski tries to clinch up but Rockford circles away and keeps his distance.
Sosnowski shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Sosnowski looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Sosnowski controlling from the top position.
Sosnowski trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Sosnowski thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sosnowski works over Rockford with some ground and pound from guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Sosnowski trying to control but Rockford is working from the bottom.

Sosnowski is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Sosnowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Rockford is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockford being controlled here, momentarily.

Sosnowski has gone for a leg lock! Rockford slips out almost immediately though and dives into Sosnowski's guard.

Rockford has gone for a leg lock! Sosnowski slips out almost immediately though and dives into Rockford's guard.
Rockford is breathing heavily.
Sosnowski lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sosnowski looking to pass the guard.
Sosnowski is still trying to improve position.
Sosnowski trying to control but Rockford is working from the bottom.
Sosnowski with a nice head shot there.
Sosnowski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rockford working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sosnowski.
Rockford tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sosnowski looking to sit in guard and control but Rockford gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Sosnowski is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Rockford has his hands clasped together but Sosnowski extends and breaks Rockford's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Sosnowski.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Daniel Sosnowski!