PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Krzstoph Sosznski (ranked 3547 p4p, 3732 weight class) and Leonard Billard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Sosznski
vs
Billard

185 cm
25
216
2 - 0 - 0

176 cm
25
205
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Krzstoph Sosznski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Leonard Billard!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Winston Alpacca and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sosznski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Billard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Billard moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Sosznski clinches.
Sosznski keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Billard's efforts to push away.
Billard lands a nice knee to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sosznski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Billard can't break the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Sosznski.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Billard breaks the clinch.
Sosznski tries to clinch
and Billard counters with a left and a right that stings Sosznski.

Billard darts in and clinches Sosznski up against the cage.
Billard is trying to break the clinch but Sosznski has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosznski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Billard lands a right hand.
Sosznski lands a nice uppercut.
Billard misses with an elbow strike.
Sosznski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sosznski has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Sosznski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Billard has had enough of the clinch but Sosznski keeps him there for the moment.
Sosznski throws a head punch that misses.
Billard lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sosznski is pushing Billard up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Billard fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Billard looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sosznski is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Billard is keeping busy.
Sosznski taking a breather.
Sosznski is pushing Billard up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Krzstoph Sosznski.

Sosznski moves into the clinch successfully.
Sosznski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Billard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sosznski holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Billard controlling the action here for a moment.
Billard wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sosznski avoiding damage as Billard throws knees to the body.
Billard tries to break the clinch but Sosznski is controlling the position.
Billard is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sosznski takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A nice left hand lands by Billard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sosznski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The referee calls for Sosznski to work.
Billard tries to break free but Sosznski pushes him back against the cage.
Billard is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sosznski to keep the fight standing.
Billard wants to get back to striking at distance but Sosznski won't allow it.
Billard is trying to break the clinch but Sosznski is controlling him.
Sosznski is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sosznski looking to stall.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leonard Billard dominated that round.
That's time! Sosznski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Sosznski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Billard misses with a head kick.

Billard has closed the distance and engaged Sosznski in a clinch.
Billard is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Billard is looking to break free of the clinch but Sosznski has double underhooks.
Sosznski is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sosznski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sosznski wants to stall.
Billard prevents a body shot from Sosznski.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Billard just leaning against Sosznski, taking a breather.
Billard prevents a body shot from Sosznski.
Sosznski trying to control the position but instead, Billard has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sosznski into the cage.
Billard stalling in the clinch.
Sosznski swings wildly with an uppercut but Billard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sosznski keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Billard's efforts to push away.
Billard using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sosznski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sosznski slowing the pace effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A shot in the inside from Sosznski.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sosznski lands a nice elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Billard.
Billard looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A bit of stalling here from Sosznski.
Billard with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sosznski is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Billard missing with knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Billard as Sosznski tries to tie him up.
Billard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Krzstoph Sosznski.

Sosznski closes the distance and pushes Billard back into the cage.
Sosznski swings wildly with an uppercut but Billard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sosznski tries to throw a body punch but Billard avoids it by throwing Sosznski back against the cage.
Sosznski landing knees to the head.
Billard working hard to break the clinch.
Sosznski lands a right hand.
Sosznski throws a punch but it's blocked by Billard.
Sosznski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sosznski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sosznski connects with a nasty looking knee right to Billard's face.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Billard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Billard tries a body shot but Sosznski blocks it.
Billard wants to take the fight to the mat but Sosznski manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Sosznski.
Sosznski misses with an elbow over the top.
Sosznski lands an uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sosznski wants to stall.
Billard avoids a wild elbow strike from Sosznski.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Billard is trying to pull guard but Sosznski has him pressed against the cage.
Billard avoids a wild elbow strike from Sosznski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Krzstoph Sosznski dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Billard has managed to clinch.
Billard leaning against his opponent.
Billard wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Billard.
Billard jumps guard but Sosznski stands there with Billard around his waist. Billard gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Billard with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sosznski avoiding damage as Billard throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Come on Billard - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sosznski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Billard should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Sosznski pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Billard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sosznski leaning his opponent against the cage.
Billard slows down the pace here.
Sosznski slowing the pace effectively.
Sosznski creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Billard's defenses.

It looks like Leonard Billard has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sosznski stalling in the clinch but Billard improves position.
Sosznski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sosznski is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Billard is keeping busy.
Sosznski's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Krzstoph Sosznski.
Billard fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Billard has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Sosznski is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Sosznski doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Billard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Leonard Billard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sosznski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Billard has closed the distance and engaged Sosznski in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sosznski is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Sosznski is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sosznski keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Billard's efforts to push away.
Krzstoph Sosznski has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Billard.
Sosznski is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sosznski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sosznski has Billard pressed against the cage, preventing Billard from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sosznski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sosznski lands with a short shot to the head.
Sosznski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sosznski is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Billard is stalling here.
Sosznski slows down the pace here.
A bit of stalling here from Billard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Billard leaning his opponent against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Billard's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leonard Billard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Billard has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonard Billard!