PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danyl Weatherbottom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and tony soprano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). soprano has chosen woke up this morning as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Weatherbottom
vs
soprano

193 cm
19
238 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
20
230 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Danyl Weatherbottom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, tony soprano!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Eddie Farnsworth and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weatherbottom showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from soprano.
soprano tries a low kick but Weatherbottom avoids it.
soprano throws a leg kick which misses Weatherbottom's front leg but catches the back leg as Weatherbottom tries to avoid it.
soprano fails with a takedown attempt.
soprano misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Weatherbottom throws a combination. soprano tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

It looks like tony soprano has been cut.
Weatherbottom scores with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
soprano throws a left and a right that both miss
and Weatherbottom counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
soprano looks gassed!
soprano swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Weatherbottom counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
soprano takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Weatherbottom closes the distance and pushes soprano back into the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Weatherbottom.
Good body shot from Weatherbottom.
Weatherbottom lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Weatherbottom lands an uppercut.
Weatherbottom is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A hook to the body from Weatherbottom.
Weatherbottom lands with a left to the head.

Weatherbottom breaks the clinch.
Weatherbottom dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Weatherbottom clinches up against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Weatherbottom.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Weatherbottom creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Weatherbottom breaks from the clinch.
Weatherbottom scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Weatherbottom is looking to wear down soprano with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A left lands for Weatherbottom.
Some bone on bone action there as Weatherbottom checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Weatherbottom looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
soprano moves forwards but Weatherbottom connects with a nice, crisp jab.
soprano takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Weatherbottom has taken the fight to the clinch.
soprano pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Weatherbottom lands a left hand that snaps the head of soprano backwards.

Weatherbottom manages to break the clinch.
soprano takes one to the chin there.
soprano takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
soprano has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Weatherbottom moves into range and connects with a jab.

Weatherbottom clinches.
Weatherbottom gets through soprano's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Weatherbottom takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Weatherbottom presses soprano against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Weatherbottom lands with a right to the head.
Weatherbottom blocks an elbow strike from soprano.
A short left from Weatherbottom.

Weatherbottom manages to break the clinch.

Weatherbottom instigates a clinch.
A body shot lands from Weatherbottom.
Weatherbottom lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Weatherbottom digs a right hand underneath soprano's ribcage. soprano let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right hand to the body from Weatherbottom.
Weatherbottom lands a right hand that snaps the head of soprano backwards.
Weatherbottom lands with a short shot to the head.
Weatherbottom avoiding damage as soprano throws knees to the body.
Good body shot from Weatherbottom.

Weatherbottom manages to break the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Weatherbottom.
soprano looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Weatherbottom throws a combination. soprano tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
soprano is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Weatherbottom.
Weatherbottom listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Weatherbottom takes the fight into the clinch.
Weatherbottom lands a right hand.
Weatherbottom is struggling to control the position.
Weatherbottom lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt soprano or not.
Weatherbottom is working soprano over against the cage.
Weatherbottom lands an uppercut.
Weatherbottom scores with a nice hook to the head.
Weatherbottom scores with a shoulder strike.
Weatherbottom cracks soprano with a nice body shot.
The referee calls for Weatherbottom to work.
A right hand to the body from Weatherbottom.
Weatherbottom is working soprano over against the cage.
Weatherbottom lands a nice shot to the body.

Weatherbottom breaks from the clinch.
soprano throws a combination that misses
and Weatherbottom counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Danga de danga de dang - Weatherbottom scores with a four punch combination!
soprano throws a combination that misses
and Weatherbottom counters with a left and a right that stings soprano.
soprano cracks Weatherbottom with a good jab.
tony soprano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Weatherbottom dodges the punch combination from soprano.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weatherbottom misses with the combination.
soprano wants to slow Weatherbottom down by chopping away at his legs.

Weatherbottom closes the distance and clinches.

Weatherbottom breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
soprano misses with a double jab

and Weatherbottom counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Weatherbottom breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for soprano, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Weatherbottom lands a nice hook to soprano's body. soprano takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jab by Weatherbottom.
soprano throws a left and a right that both miss

and Weatherbottom counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Weatherbottom.
A right handed body shot lands from Weatherbottom.

Weatherbottom pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Weatherbottom is working the combinations to good effect here.
Weatherbottom scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Danyl Weatherbottom is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
soprano darts in trying to clinch

and Weatherbottom counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Weatherbottom.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Weatherbottom lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of soprano backwards.
Good body shot from Weatherbottom.
Weatherbottom is pushing soprano up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
soprano creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Weatherbottom's defenses.
soprano looks to throw an elbow but misses.
soprano pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Weatherbottom breaks from the clinch.

Weatherbottom instigates a clinch.

Weatherbottom's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Weatherbottom forces soprano back against the cage and clinches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, soprano just misses with a elbow thrown towards Weatherbottom's brow.
Nice body punch from Weatherbottom.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Weatherbottom.
Weatherbottom cracks soprano with a nice body shot.

soprano pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Weatherbottom stalks soprano and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into soprano's face. soprano staggers backwards, shaken.
Weatherbottom throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent soprano stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
soprano misses with a double jab
letting Weatherbottom counter with a right hand.

That's six minutes gone in the round.

Weatherbottom moves into the clinch.
soprano lands an elbow just above Weatherbottom 's eye.
Weatherbottom lands with a light punch inside.
A nice left hand lands by Weatherbottom.
Weatherbottom lands a shot to the body.
Weatherbottom lands a right hand.
Weatherbottom lands a body shot.
Weatherbottom makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Weatherbottom lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Weatherbottom lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
soprano pushes off an throws an elbow but Weatherbottom leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Weatherbottom dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Weatherbottom lands a nice shot to the body.

Weatherbottom breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Weatherbottom connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
soprano throws a combination that misses

and Weatherbottom counters by clinching up.
soprano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Weatherbottom content to slow the pace in the clinch.
soprano is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Weatherbottom pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Weatherbottom blocks an elbow strike.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
soprano pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
soprano wants to stall.
Good body shot from Weatherbottom.
Weatherbottom dodges an elbow strike from soprano.
A nice right hand lands inside from Weatherbottom.
Weatherbottom lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Weatherbottom breaks the clinch.
Weatherbottom cracks a nice hook into soprano's ribs.
soprano throws a leg kick but Weatherbottom checks it.
Nice shot lands for Weatherbottom.

Weatherbottom has closed the distance and engaged soprano in a clinch.
Weatherbottom lands a right hand.

Weatherbottom breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Weatherbottom misses with a few strikes there.
Weatherbottom drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
soprano avoids a punch combination nicely.
Weatherbottom stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
soprano misses with a leg kick

and Weatherbottom counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
soprano wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Weatherbottom has him pressed against the cage.
soprano has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Weatherbottom.

Weatherbottom breaks from the clinch.
soprano looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
soprano misses with a combination
and Weatherbottom counters with a nice body shot.
soprano fails to land the takedown.
Danyl Weatherbottom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of tony soprano.
Weatherbottom dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Weatherbottom scores with a shot to the body.
A shot to de liver by Weatherbottom. Beautiful body shot.
Weatherbottom throws a leg kick which misses soprano's front leg but catches the back leg as soprano tries to avoid it.
soprano misses with a double jab

and Weatherbottom counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

soprano breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A shot to de liver by Weatherbottom. Beautiful body shot.
soprano throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
soprano misses with a low kick as Weatherbottom jumps back.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Weatherbottom lands a nice shot that snaps soprano's head back.
soprano moves forwards but Weatherbottom connects with a nice, crisp jab.
soprano throws a left and a right that both miss
and Weatherbottom counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
soprano throws a combination that misses
and soprano takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
soprano throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
soprano falls off balance throwing a combination
and Weatherbottom counters with a one-two to the body.
Weatherbottom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
soprano falls off balance throwing a combination

and Weatherbottom counters by moving into the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Weatherbottom.
soprano tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Weatherbottom lands with a left to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Weatherbottom working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Weatherbottom lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of soprano backwards.

Weatherbottom's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Weatherbottom is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
soprano needs to keep his hands up - Weatherbottom had a free shot at his head there.
Horrible takedown by soprano or perhaps it was just good defense by Weatherbottom which made him look bad.

And that's the end of the fight!
Danyl Weatherbottom showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Weatherbottom 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 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 10:8
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 10:8
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 10:8

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danyl Weatherbottom!