PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Giona Marchesi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Sosnowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Giona Marchesi has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Marchesi
vs
Sosnowski

170 cm
22
184 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

183 cm
23
181 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Giona Marchesi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Robert Sosnowski!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marchesi fails to land with a series of punches.
Marchesi takes a kick to the side of the head.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sosnowski - that will leave a mark!
Sosnowski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marchesi.
Marchesi misses with a double jab.
Sosnowski tries to bum rush Marchesi with a series of wild strikes but Marchesi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A right-left combo lands from Sosnowski.
Marchesi throws a right and a left that Sosnowski avoids nicely.
Sosnowski looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sosnowski throws a sloppy head kick and Marchesi moves out of range easily.
Sosnowski fakes the leg kick and cracks Marchesi in the body.
Marchesi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Marchesi swinging wildly here.
Sosnowski connects with a high kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sosnowski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marchesi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Robert Sosnowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sosnowski throws a sloppy head kick and Marchesi moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marchesi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sosnowski.
Marchesi takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sosnowski. Marchesi shrugs it off though.
Marchesi misses with a two punch combination.
Marchesi throws a nice looking combination but Sosnowski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Marchesi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sosnowski keeps Marchesi at a distance using the push kick.
Sosnowski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Marchesi avoids the head kick by Sosnowski.
Sosnowski swinging wildly here.
Marchesi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sosnowski lands with a slapping head kick.
Marchesi takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sosnowski throws a series of punches but Marchesi moves out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Danga de danga de dang - Marchesi scores with a four punch combination!
Some wild striking there from Marchesi.
Marchesi is breathing heavily.
Marchesi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sosnowski misses with a head kick.
Marchesi misses with a two punch combination.
Sosnowski lands a head kick. Marchesi smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Marchesi staying out of range there.
Sloppy strikes from Marchesi. Those never looked like landing.
Sosnowski lands with a kick to the temple. Marchesi shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Marchesi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sosnowski manages to avoid it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Marchesi crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sosnowski - the referee stops the clock and Marchesi gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sosnowski. Marchesi manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sosnowski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Sosnowski.
Both fighters circling a little - Sosnowski finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sosnowski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sosnowski.
Sosnowski fakes the leg kick and cracks Marchesi in the body.
Sosnowski misses with a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Marchesi.
Sosnowski avoids the body shot from Marchesi.
Sosnowski lands a head kick. Marchesi smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sosnowski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sosnowski throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A head kick misses from Sosnowski.
Sosnowski throws a head kick that Marchesi semi-blocks.
Sosnowski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marchesi.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sosnowski throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Marchesi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sosnowski scores with a kick to the body.
Sosnowski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sosnowski throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Marchesi fails to land with a series of punches.
Marchesi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sosnowski.
A thudding body kick lands there by Sosnowski!
Sosnowski lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sosnowski scores with a head kick. Marchesi tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Marchesi moves out of range as Sosnowski strikes.
A head kick misses from Sosnowski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Sosnowski dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Sosnowski connects with an inside leg kick.
Marchesi blocks a head kick by Sosnowski.
Sosnowski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sosnowski scores with a kick to the body.
Marchesi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sosnowski connects with a high kick.
Marchesi slips a jab and a cross from Sosnowski.
Sosnowski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marchesi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sosnowski lands a head kick. Marchesi smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Marchesi fails to land with a series of punches.
Marchesi swinging wildly here.
Sosnowski throws a nice head kick!
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Marchesi might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Sosnowski throws a sloppy head kick and Marchesi moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marchesi throws a right hand that Sosnowski ducks under and follows up with a left that Sosnowski also avoids with ease.
Marchesi throws a right and a left that Sosnowski avoids nicely.
Giona Marchesi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marchesi tries to bum rush Sosnowski with a series of wild strikes but Sosnowski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Marchesi misses with a two punch combination.
Sosnowski misses with a few strikes there.
Sosnowski throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Robert Sosnowski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sosnowski lands with a kick to the temple. Marchesi shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Marchesi throws a series of punches but Sosnowski avoids them all with ease.
Sosnowski lands a two punch combo.
Sosnowski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marchesi misses with a double jab.
Sosnowski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Marchesi avoids the head kick by Sosnowski.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sosnowski moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sosnowski moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Marchesi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sosnowski circles away quickly and effectively.
Sosnowski scores with a head kick. Marchesi tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Marchesi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sosnowski misses with a head kick.
Marchesi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sosnowski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Marchesi throws a series of strikes that have Sosnowski backpedaling.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sosnowski lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sosnowski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sosnowski fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Marchesi on the side of the head.
Marchesi takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Sosnowski lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Marchesi backs up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Marchesi does no damage.
Sosnowski throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A big left from Sosnowski misses.
Marchesi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sosnowski. Sosnowski obviously looking to wear him down.
Sosnowski throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sosnowski throws a head kick that Marchesi semi-blocks.
Marchesi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sosnowski misses with a head kick.
Sosnowski lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sosnowski tries a head kick but it misses.
Sosnowski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Marchesi moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sosnowski goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marchesi misses with a double jab.
Sosnowski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Marchesi misses with a wild combination.
Sosnowski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sosnowski.
Marchesi throws a nice looking combination but Sosnowski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Marchesi throws a right and a left that Sosnowski avoids nicely.
A head kick from Sosnowski lands but Marchesi takes it in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sosnowski lands with a cross.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A thudding body kick lands there by Sosnowski!
Sosnowski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sosnowski dips to his left and cracks Marchesi with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Sosnowski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Marchesi throws a one two combo.
Marchesi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No joy there for Marchesi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sosnowski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marchesi avoids the head kick by Sosnowski.
Marchesi misses with the combination.
Marchesi throws a right and a left that Sosnowski avoids nicely.
Sosnowski throws a sloppy head kick and Marchesi moves out of range easily.
Marchesi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sosnowski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Marchesi will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Sosnowski explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sosnowski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Marchesi avoids the head kick by Sosnowski.
Sosnowski smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosnowski thuds his shin into the meat of Marchesi's side.
Sosnowski throws a head kick but Marchesi moves out of range.
Nice body kick from Sosnowski.
Sosnowski lands a high kick!
Marchesi misses with a wild combination.
Sosnowski throws a head kick that half lands.
Sosnowski moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sosnowski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sosnowski misses with a head kick.
Marchesi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sosnowski is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Marchesi lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sosnowski swinging wildly here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sosnowski slips a jab and a cross from Marchesi.
Sosnowski misses with a wild combination.
Marchesi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sosnowski with a jab.
Nice jab there from Sosnowski.
Marchesi throws a right hand that Sosnowski ducks under and follows up with a left that Sosnowski also avoids with ease.
Sosnowski pushes Marchesi away with a front kick.
Sosnowski chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marchesi slips a jab and a cross from Sosnowski.
Marchesi scores with a three punch combo!
Marchesi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sosnowski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marchesi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Marchesi avoids the head kick by Sosnowski.
Sosnowski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Marchesi misses with a wild combination.
Sosnowski swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Marchesi.
Marchesi misses with a wild combination.
Crunch! Sosnowski slams his shin into Marchesi's torso.
A head kick misses from Sosnowski.
Sosnowski scores with a head kick.
Marchesi blocks a head kick by Sosnowski.
Sosnowski lands an overhand right.
Giona Marchesi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marchesi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sosnowski lands a nice looking kick to the body. Marchesi takes a step back to recover.
Sosnowski's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sosnowski duly obliges.
Marchesi lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sosnowski scores with a head kick.
A punch combination from Sosnowski misses.
Marchesi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sosnowski throws a head kick that Marchesi semi-blocks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marchesi misses with the combination.
Sosnowski throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Sosnowski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sosnowski has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Sosnowski!
An out of breath and clearly excited Robert Sosnowski thanked xXx - Voodoo Labs - 159+ Energy - $45 for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).