PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Soprano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Zoidberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Soprano kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Got Yourself a Gun . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Soprano
vs
Zoidberg

188 cm
30
215 lbs
20 - 6 - 1

190 cm
31
222 lbs
26 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Crippler's Corner
SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI

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 20 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Tony Soprano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Zoidberg!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soprano scores with a jab to the head.
Zoidberg blocks the body kick.
Soprano blocks the body kick.
Good work by Zoidberg as he checks the leg kick.
Soprano misses with a low kick as Zoidberg jumps back.
Zoidberg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Soprano.
An inside leg kick from Zoidberg misses.
Zoidberg is looking to clinch.

Zoidberg moves into the clinch successfully.
Zoidberg lands a good knee to the midsection. Soprano won't want to take too many of those.
Soprano lands a shoulder strike.
Zoidberg is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Soprano is defending well for now.
Zoidberg throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Soprano tries to circle away but Zoidberg has him pinned against the cage.
Soprano is trying to force a seperation but Zoidberg has the dominant position.
Soprano avoids the elbow strike from Zoidberg, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soprano gets through Zoidberg's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zoidberg working Soprano over with knees to the body.
Soprano misses with a hook from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Soprano.
Zoidberg misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Soprano.
Soprano misses with some punches.
Soprano lands a hook to the side of the head.
Soprano misses with some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Soprano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zoidberg using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Soprano dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Soprano lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Soprano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soprano is trying to stall.
Zoidberg tries to land knees in the clinch but Soprano avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Soprano pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tony Soprano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zoidberg tries to land a front kick but Soprano steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Zoidberg tried to score with a low kick but Soprano checks it.
Soprano keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Soprano avoids a kick to the body.
Zoidberg chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Soprano wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Soprano checks a low kick from Zoidberg.
Zoidberg lands with a kick to the temple. Soprano shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Soprano throws a shot to the body.
Soprano throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soprano misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Zoidberg counters with a slapping leg kick.
Soprano connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Good work by Soprano as he checks the leg kick.
Soprano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zoidberg moves away.
Zoidberg uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Soprano.
That kick from Soprano tenderised Zoidberg's leg. Zoidberg is trying to keep his angry face on.
Zoidberg tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Soprano is able to avoid easily.
Soprano throws a sloppy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Soprano throws an overhand right that lands on Zoidberg's shoulder, as Zoidberg tries to avoid the shot.
Zoidberg looks to throw a body kick
enabling Soprano to counter with a crisp jab.
Soprano goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

It looks like John Zoidberg has been cut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Zoidberg.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Zoidberg clinches up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Zoidberg throws an elbow but misses.
Soprano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Soprano avoiding damage as Zoidberg throws knees to the body.
Soprano is trying to force a seperation but Zoidberg has the dominant position.
Zoidberg crunches a lovely knee into Soprano's ribcage.
Soprano stalling the fight.
Zoidberg missing with knees to the body.
Soprano wants to break free but Zoidberg has control.
Soprano misses with the head strike.

Soprano breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Soprano misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zoidberg doesn't manage to clinch there - Soprano circles away.
Soprano tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Soprano misses with a wild body shot.
Soprano jabbing away but nothing is landing.
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 Tony Soprano will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Zoidberg's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Zoidberg takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Zoidberg tries to score with a low kick but Soprano moves his leg out of the way.
Zoidberg buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Zoidberg lands a head kick. Soprano smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Zoidberg walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Soprano checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tony Soprano is winning the standup battle so far.
Zoidberg walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Soprano checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Soprano moves into range and connects with a jab.
Soprano dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zoidberg. That did some damage!
Soprano jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Soprano throws a leg kick which misses Zoidberg's front leg but catches the back leg as Zoidberg tries to avoid it.
Zoidberg throws a chopping leg kick but Soprano manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Zoidberg misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Soprano. Zoidberg does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soprano swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Soprano misses with an attempted mid kick.
Soprano keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Soprano finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Zoidberg misses with a leg kick
and Soprano makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Zoidberg pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A leg kick checked by Soprano.
Soprano moves out of range of the leg kick from Zoidberg.
Zoidberg lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Zoidberg fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zoidberg lands a leg kick that knocks Soprano off balance momentarily.
Soprano throws a hook but Zoidberg avoids it easily.
Soprano missing with a left hand there. Zoidberg was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zoidberg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zoidberg takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Soprano checks a leg kick.
Zoidberg tries to clinch up.
Zoidberg dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Soprano. That did some damage!
Soprano lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soprano jabs Zoidberg right on the nose. Zoidberg blinks but takes it well.
Soprano thuds his shin into the meat of Zoidberg's side.
Soprano finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Zoidberg throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Soprano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zoidberg takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zoidberg connects with a high kick.
Zoidberg motions for Soprano to come forward. Zoidberg throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Zoidberg tries to clinch up.
Zoidberg tries to move into range but Soprano moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Soprano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Soprano is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Soprano gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Zoidberg counters with a thumping low kick.
Soprano throws a leg kick but Zoidberg moved away.
Soprano throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Zoidberg shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Good leg kick by Zoidberg there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Soprano misses with a two punch combination.
Zoidberg lands with a nice body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Soprano throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Soprano stuns Zoidberg with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Soprano.
Soprano lands a head kick!
Soprano thumps Zoidberg with a low kick.
Zoidberg attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Soprano throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Soprano is looking to wear down Zoidberg with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Zoidberg lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Soprano has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Soprano and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zoidberg pivots, looking for a leg kick but Soprano is out of range and Zoidberg settles back down.
Soprano thows a left - swing and a miss!
Soprano lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Soprano dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Zoidberg's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Zoidberg avoids the body shot from Soprano.
Soprano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zoidberg moves away.
Soprano lands a nice looking kick to the body. Zoidberg takes a step back to recover.

Zoidberg has Soprano up against the cage in a clinch.
Zoidberg gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Tony Soprano has been cut.
Soprano avoids a wild elbow strike from Zoidberg.
Zoidberg looking to throw knees to the head but Soprano is blocking nicely.
Soprano lands a nice uppercut.
Soprano misses with a punch on the inside.
Soprano is trying to maintain a safe position but Zoidberg gets an underhook and turns Soprano into the cage.
Soprano working aggressively here.
Zoidberg prevents Soprano from breaking the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soprano managing to block the knees to the body from Zoidberg.
Soprano throws a punch but it's blocked by Zoidberg.
Zoidberg prevents Soprano from breaking the clinch.
Zoidberg lands a good knee to the midsection. Soprano won't want to take too many of those.
Soprano avoids a wild elbow strike from Zoidberg.
Soprano managing to block the knees to the body from Zoidberg.
Zoidberg looking to throw knees to the head but Soprano is blocking nicely.
Soprano dodges an elbow strike from Zoidberg.
Zoidberg connects with a nasty looking knee right to Soprano's face.
Soprano has had enough of the clinch but Zoidberg keeps him there for the moment.
Soprano working aggressively here.
Soprano takes an elbow to the forehead.
Soprano struggles to land a body shot inside as Zoidberg controls his hands.

Soprano breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zoidberg tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Soprano manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
John Zoidberg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soprano throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Zoidberg.
Soprano throws a nice outside leg kick.
Zoidberg tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Zoidberg closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zoidberg blocking some punches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Soprano takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Soprano on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zoidberg lands a nice elbow.
Zoidberg tries to land knees in the clinch but Soprano avoids the damage to the body.
Soprano misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Zoidberg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zoidberg blocks an uppercut.
Zoidberg tries to land knees in the clinch but Soprano avoids the damage to the body.
Zoidberg with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Soprano wants to get back to striking at distance but Zoidberg won't allow it.
Soprano avoids a wild elbow strike from Zoidberg.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Zoidberg obliges.

Soprano manages to break the clinch.
Soprano throws a big shot that misses.
Zoidberg throws the kick towards the body but Soprano avoids it.
Soprano tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Zoidberg throws a leg kick that misses.

Zoidberg fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Soprano, pushing him back against the cage.
Nice elbow from Zoidberg.
Soprano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tony Soprano is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soprano avoiding damage as Zoidberg throws knees to the body.
Soprano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zoidberg throws an elbow that misses.
Soprano blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zoidberg tries to land knees in the clinch but Soprano avoids the damage to the body.
Zoidberg tries to land a knee to the head but Soprano blocks with his arms.
Zoidberg scores a nice knee to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zoidberg blocks an uppercut.
Zoidberg tries to land knees in the clinch but Soprano avoids the damage to the body.
Zoidberg trying to land knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Zoidberg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Soprano has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Soprano!
During a confident post fight interview, Tony Soprano thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.