PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Rampage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Soprano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Soprano has chosen Got Yourself a Gun as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Rampage
vs
Soprano

191 cm
32
225 lbs
22 - 10 - 1

188 cm
36
215 lbs
33 - 16 - 1

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World class boxer
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World class MT
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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 22 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kyle Rampage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Tony Soprano!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rampage tries to clinch but Soprano moves away
and Soprano counters with a solid body kick.
Soprano circles away from the clinch attempt
and Soprano counters with a body kick that stops Rampage in his tracks momentarily.
Rampage fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice body kick from Rampage.
Rampage tries to clinch there but Soprano circles away.
Rampage tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Soprano counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rampage thinking.
Rampage tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Soprano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Soprano misses with a hook.
Soprano avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rampage wants to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Rampage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soprano circles away from the clinch attempt
and Soprano counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Soprano circles away from the clinch attempt.
Soprano thuds his shin into the meat of Rampage's side.
Soprano takes one on the button.
Soprano lands with a good body shot.
Rampage wants to clinch up but Soprano keeps it at a distance.
Soprano tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rampage avoids the head kick by Soprano.
Rampage tries to clinch but Soprano moves out of range.
Rampage looks to clinch
and Soprano counters with a right hand to the body.
Soprano is looking to land body kicks.
Soprano looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Soprano avoids a kick to the body.
Rampage doesn't manage to clinch there - Soprano circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soprano connects with the punch.
Rampage wants to clinch
and Soprano counters with a thumping low kick.
Rampage is looking to clinch but Soprano is avoiding it.
Rampage is looking to clinch.
Nice body kick there by Soprano.
Soprano misses with a body kick.
Soprano connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rampage momentarily.
Soprano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Soprano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rampage moves away.
Rampage moves out of range of the leg kick from Soprano.
Soprano lands a nice looking body shot.
A swing and a miss from Soprano.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rampage looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Soprano connects with a solid leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soprano throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rampage counters with an inside leg kick.
Rampage plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Good leg kick by Rampage there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rampage fails in his attempt to clinch.

Rampage drives through and clinches with Soprano against the cage.
Soprano avoids a wild elbow strike from Rampage.
Soprano lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rampage just misses with a elbow thrown towards Soprano's brow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rampage throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Soprano.
Rampage pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rampage lands an elbow inside that Soprano shrugs off.
Rampage throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Soprano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rampage throws an elbow but it misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Soprano.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soprano just leaning against Rampage, taking a breather.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rampage throws an elbow but misses.
Rampage throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Soprano softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Soprano is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rampage is keeping busy.
Soprano avoids a wild elbow strike from Rampage.
Soprano swings wildly with an uppercut but Rampage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Soprano throws a head punch that misses.

Soprano breaks the clinch.
Rampage tries to clinch
and Soprano counters with an inside leg kick.
Rampage wants to clinch.
Rampage tries to clinch but Soprano is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Soprano lands a nice shot that snaps Rampage's head back.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Soprano.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tony Soprano will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Rampage closes the distance but Soprano moves to the side
and Soprano makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rampage throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Rampage instigates a clinch.
Rampage creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Soprano's defenses.
Soprano wants to get back to striking at distance but Rampage won't allow it.

Soprano's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Soprano jabs at Rampage's body.
Rampage wants to clinch.
Soprano scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rampage in his tracks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Soprano.
Rampage has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Soprano avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Soprano misses with a head kick.
Rampage moves in looking to clinch but Soprano pushes him off.
Soprano cracks Rampage with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rampage lands a nice looking body kick.
Rampage thows a body kick. Soprano tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A jab from Soprano misses.
Rampage tries to close the distance and clinch up but Soprano swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Soprano swats away the attempt to clinch by Rampage.
Soprano keeps Rampage at a distance using the push kick.
Soprano circles away from the clinch attempt
and Soprano counters with a slapping leg kick.
Soprano lands with a shot to the body.
Kyle Rampage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rampage uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Soprano.
Rampage tries to clinch up but Soprano circles away and keeps his distance.
Soprano throws a leg kick but Rampage sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rampage tries to clinch but Soprano moves away
and Soprano counters with a stiff right hand.
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!
Rampage defending well as Soprano loads up on a big left hand.
Rampage tries to clinch there but Soprano circles away.
Soprano with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rampage tries to close the distance and clinch up but Soprano swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Soprano throws a wild body kick that Rampage sees coming a mile off.
Tony Soprano seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice uppercut there from Soprano.
Rampage looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rampage has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Soprano.
Rampage wants to clinch.
Soprano lands a leg kick that knocks Rampage off balance momentarily.
Soprano connects with a leg kick. Rampage looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rampage is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rampage tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Soprano manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soprano misses with a body shot.
Soprano getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Soprano throws a shot from downtown. Rampage moves away and avoids it.
Rampage doesn't manage to clinch there - Soprano circles away.
Rampage stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Soprano.
Rampage tries to clinch up.
Soprano tries a head kick but it misses.
Soprano scores with a hook to the body. Rampage takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Soprano connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rampage. Rampage circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Soprano lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Soprano looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Soprano circles away from the clinch attempt.
Soprano buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rampage steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Soprano.

Rampage clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soprano dodges an elbow strike from Rampage.
Rampage throws an elbow but it misses.
Soprano dodges an elbow strike from Rampage.
Soprano wants to break free but Rampage has control.
Rampage pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rampage just leaning against Soprano, taking a breather.
Rampage lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Soprano blocks an elbow strike.
Rampage throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rampage pushes off an throws an elbow but Soprano leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rampage comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Soprano avoids a wild elbow strike from Rampage.
Rampage looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Soprano is trying to stall.

Soprano escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Rampage takes the fight into the clinch.
Soprano blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Soprano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Rampage is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Soprano swats away the attempt to clinch by Rampage.
Rampage wants to clinch up but Soprano keeps it at a distance.
Nice body kick there by Soprano.
Soprano digs a good hook to Rampage's body.
Soprano connects with a body shot.
Rampage loads up on a big right hand but Soprano slips the punch.
Rampage will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Soprano scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Soprano throws a right hand that misses
and Rampage counters with a nice body kick.
Rampage throws a sloppy head kick and Soprano moves out of range easily.
Soprano circles away from the clinch attempt.
Good standup being displayed there by Soprano as he connects with a hook.
Soprano throws a body punch but Rampage moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rampage tries to clinch up.
Rampage has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Soprano.
Soprano keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Soprano throws a hook to the side of Rampage's head but Rampage sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Rampage rushes Soprano and presses him up against the cage.
Soprano misses with a punch to the body.
Soprano blocks an elbow strike from Rampage.

Soprano breaks from the clinch.
Rampage tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Soprano counter with a right hand.
Soprano swats away the attempt to clinch by Rampage.
Soprano moves out of range as Rampage throws a body kick.
Soprano throws a solid leg kick but Rampage takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Soprano.
Rampage moves out of range of the body kick.
Rampage is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rampage tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Soprano finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Soprano misses with a head kick.
Soprano throws a big shot that misses.
Rampage is looking to clinch but Soprano is avoiding it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rampage tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Soprano manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Soprano lands with a kick to the ribs.
Soprano throws a right hand that misses
and Rampage makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Soprano really felt that one!
Soprano cracks Rampage with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rampage tries to clinch up
and Soprano counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rampage staying out of range there.
Rampage keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rampage is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rampage moves in looking to clinch but Soprano pushes him off.
Soprano scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rampage doesn't manage to clinch there - Soprano circles away.
Rampage is looking to clinch.
Soprano scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rampage tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Soprano to counter with a crisp jab.
A head kick misses from Rampage.
Soprano scores with a head kick.
Rampage walks forward, straight into a front kick from Soprano.
Rampage tries to clinch up.
Nice shot lands for Soprano.
Rampage tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tony Soprano is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rampage is looking to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A good leg kick by Soprano.
Soprano is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rampage.
Nice body punch from Soprano.
Soprano misses with a leg kick.
Soprano slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Soprano.
Soprano on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Soprano.
Kyle Rampage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rampage tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Soprano manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rampage tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Soprano manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Soprano misses the jab.
Rampage looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Soprano blocks a head kick by Rampage.
Rampage misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Soprano comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Soprano winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Soprano!
A relieved looking Tony Soprano thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.