PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Billy Ron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Soprano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Ron
vs
Soprano

184 cm
25
193 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

210 cm
25
185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Experienced

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Billy Ron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tony Soprano!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Sandra Marshall and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Ron misses.
Nice body kick from Soprano.
Ron dips to his left and cracks Soprano with an uppercut!
Soprano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ron takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Soprano looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ron misses with a few strikes there.
Ron throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Ron.
Good standup being displayed there by Ron as he connects with a hook.
Ron ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Soprano moves away.
Ron swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Soprano lands a head kick. Ron smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Ron closes the distance and pushes Soprano back into the cage.
Ron taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Soprano swings wildly with an uppercut but Ron uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ron tries a body shot but Soprano blocks it.
Soprano has a couple of punches blocked by Ron.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ron misses with the head strike.
Ron tries to stall but Soprano uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Soprano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ron has a couple of punches blocked by Soprano.
Soprano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ron trying to control the position but instead, Soprano has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ron into the cage.
Soprano misses with the head strike.
Soprano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ron avoids a wild elbow strike from Soprano.
Ron blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ron lands with a right to the head.
Ron takes an elbow to the temple.
Soprano swings wildly with an uppercut but Ron uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ron misses with a body punch.
Ron tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Soprano gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Billy Ron has been cut.
Soprano looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ron is looking to control Soprano's arms but Soprano gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ron has his back to the cage.
A short right from Ron.
Ron misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ron scores with a shot to the side of Soprano's head.
Soprano creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ron's defenses.
Soprano gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Soprano.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ron throws a head punch that misses.
Soprano blocks an uppercut.
Soprano lands an elbow inside.
A short right from Ron.
Ron swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ron lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Soprano lands an elbow inside.
Ron blocks an uppercut.
Ron lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Soprano is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Soprano lands a damaging elbow.
Soprano lands a damaging elbow.
Ron misses with a punch on the inside.
Soprano lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ron has Soprano pushed against the cage.
Soprano swings wildly with an uppercut but Ron uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ron misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Soprano.
With the fighters up against the cage, Soprano throws an elbow but misses.
Soprano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Soprano misses with a punch on the inside.
Ron blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Soprano.
Soprano lands an elbow just above Ron 's eye.
Ron misses with a punch on the inside.
Ron misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ron tries to work over Soprano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Soprano lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Billy Ron's cut is getting worse.
Ron throws a punch but it's blocked by Soprano.
With the fighters up against the cage, Soprano throws an elbow but misses.
Ron lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ron works on Soprano's body with a couple of short punches.
Ron tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Soprano's elbow.
Soprano gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ron misses with some punches.
Ron blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Ron as the two fighters clinch.
Ron dodges an elbow strike from Soprano.
Soprano comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ron lands a nice shot to the body.
Ron misses with a body punch.
Ron throws a head punch that misses.
Soprano misses with some punches.
Soprano gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Billy Ron's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Soprano throws an elbow but it misses.
Ron throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Soprano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ron throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sopranos head.
Soprano lands a nice elbow.
Soprano misses with some punches.
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 Billy Ron will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Billy Ron's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ron fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Soprano throws a head kick but Ron moves out of range.
Soprano avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Soprano takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ron throws a lazy right hand but Soprano sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Soprano misses with a low kick.
Ron does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Soprano bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Soprano slips a jab and a cross from Ron.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Soprano as Ron tries to tie him up.
Ron is leaning against Soprano and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Billy Ron has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ron has a couple of punches blocked by Soprano.
Ron is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Soprano lands a damaging elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ron.
Ron scores with a shoulder strike.
Ron takes an elbow to the temple.
Soprano misses with the head strike.
Ron taking a breather.
Ron working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Soprano prevents a body shot from Ron.
Ron scores with a shot to the side of Soprano's head.
Soprano lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Soprano misses with the head strike.
Ron looking to slow down the pace here.
Ron scores with a shoulder strike.

Soprano is rocked!
Soprano misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soprano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ron lands a left hand.
Soprano is still on wobbly legs! Can Ron finish him?
Ron swings wildly with an uppercut but Soprano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ron avoids the elbow strike from Soprano, against the cage.
Ron throws a head punch that misses.
Soprano pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ron has a couple of punches blocked by Soprano.
Ron misses with some punches.
Soprano creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ron swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ron fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ron tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Soprano throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Ron fails to land.
Ron fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ron has a couple of punches blocked by Soprano.
Soprano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ron.
Ron misses with some punches.
Ron misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ron blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ron swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Soprano pushes off an throws an elbow but Ron leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ron throws a punch but it's blocked by Soprano.
Soprano seems to have recovered his senses.
Ron is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ron struggles to land a body shot inside as Soprano controls his hands.
Ron is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Soprano is keeping busy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ron.
Soprano creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Soprano lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Soprano comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soprano lands a nice elbow.

Jeez, Billy Ron's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Ron working aggressively here.
Ron taking a breather.
Ron doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ron lands a hook to the side of the head.
Soprano lands an elbow that stopped Ron in his tracks for a moment.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Billy Ron's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tony Soprano!
Billy Ron was interviewed post fight and said 'BULLSHIT!!'.