PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jacek Sobotniewski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Baxter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Sobotniewski
vs
Baxter

184 cm
18
197 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

184 cm
18
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jacek Sobotniewski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Adam Baxter!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baxter lands a jab to the nose.
Baxter dips to his left and cracks Sobotniewski with an uppercut!
Baxter displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Baxter looks to land a combination but Sobotniewski avoids it well.
Baxter throws a series of strikes that have Sobotniewski backpedaling.
Baxter swinging wildly here.
Baxter with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Baxter misses with a two punch combination.

Baxter gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sobotniewski to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Sobotniewski wants to control from the top but Baxter keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baxter preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Baxter keeping moving, preventing Sobotniewski from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Jacek Sobotniewski has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Sobotniewski scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sobotniewski controls the position.
Sobotniewski is looking to take a break and control but Baxter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobotniewski landing a few strikes.
Sobotniewski in side control, throwing shots but Baxter defends.

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.
Baxter takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Baxter avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Sobotniewski.
Sobotniewski wants to control but Baxter is keeping him busy.

Sobotniewski is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Baxter is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacek Sobotniewski dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Sobotniewski is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Baxter's half guard.

Sobotniewski is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Baxter doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sobotniewski.
Baxter is refusing to be controlled, as Sobotniewski sits in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baxter has hold of Sobotniewski's hands but Sobotniewski slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sobotniewski wants to control but Baxter is keeping him busy.

That's two 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.
Baxter wants to get back to his feet.
Sobotniewski passes the guard and advances to mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sobotniewski can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Baxter is looking to escape.
Sobotniewski scoring with strikes but Baxter is staying in there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baxter is squirming around, avoiding Sobotniewski's attempts to control the action.
Sobotniewski throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Baxter because Sobotniewski loaded up on that one.
Baxter's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Baxter is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sobotniewski thowing shots but they're missing.
Sobotniewski trying to control but Baxter is having none of it.
Sobotniewski cracks Baxter with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacek Sobotniewski dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Sobotniewski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Baxter.
Jacek Sobotniewski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sobotniewski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Baxter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sobotniewski circles away quickly and effectively.

Sobotniewski scores a takedown into full mount!
Sobotniewski content just to control the position here.
Sobotniewski wants to control the pace but Baxter is squirming around nicely.
Baxter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobotniewski sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Sobotniewski trying to control but Baxter is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sobotniewski is really struggling to control Baxter but he's trying to hold on to the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobotniewski throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Sobotniewski can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Baxter is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sobotniewski with a couple of short strikes.
Sobotniewski trying to control but Baxter is having none of it.
Sobotniewski is in the full mount, landing strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jacek Sobotniewski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sobotniewski, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacek Sobotniewski!