PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tony Soprano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Austin Wheeler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Austin Wheeler looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Soprano
vs
Wheeler

210 cm
25
185 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

172 cm
25
190 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tony Soprano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Austin Wheeler!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soprano throws an off balance right hand

and Wheeler counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Soprano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Soprano gets underhooks to prevent Wheeler's takedown attempt.
Soprano gets underhooks to prevent Wheeler's takedown attempt.
Soprano misses with the head strike.
Soprano swings wildly with an uppercut but Wheeler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Soprano misses with a punch on the inside.

Wheeler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Soprano misses the jab.
Soprano waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wheeler.
Wheeler slips a straight right by Soprano.
Soprano defending well as Wheeler loads up on a big left hand.
Soprano throws the left hand but Wheeler avoids the punch easily.
Soprano waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wheeler.
Soprano throws a jab when Wheeler was well out of range.
Wheeler thuds a left hand into Soprano's body.
Wheeler uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Soprano.
Soprano misses with an uppercut
and Wheeler counters with a nice uppercut.
Wheeler keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Soprano.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soprano misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wheeler scores with a nice strike.
Wheeler tries to score a power double leg takedown but Soprano sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wheeler somewhat.
Tony Soprano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Austin Wheeler.
Wheeler slips under a jab.
Soprano misses with a hook.
Soprano really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Soprano swings widly with a right hand
and Wheeler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wheeler with a jab.
Wheeler throws a jab but it's blocked by Soprano.
Wheeler fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Soprano is out of range.
Wheeler moves out of range of the strikes.
Soprano throws a lazy uppercut
and Wheeler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Soprano throws a looping overhand right but Wheeler ducks down to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Soprano.
Wheeler shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Soprano sprawls well. Soprano wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wheeler gets slowly back to his feet.
Wheeler looks winded!
Soprano misses with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Soprano misses its intended target.
Soprano loads up on a big right hand but Wheeler slips the punch.
Soprano misses with a straight left.
Wheeler ducks under a wild hook from Soprano.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wheeler throws a right and a left that Soprano avoids nicely.
Soprano throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wheeler sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Soprano missing with a left hand there. Wheeler was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wheeler slips under a jab from Soprano.
Wheeler throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Soprano on the side of the head.
Soprano thows a left - swing and a miss!
Soprano looks to throw the jab but Wheeler is out of range.
Soprano bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wheeler uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Soprano.
Soprano looks to land a right hand but Wheeler moved out of range.
Soprano throws a hook but Wheeler blocks it.
Wheeler tries to close the distance and clinch but Soprano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Soprano definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Wheeler slips a straight right by Soprano.
Soprano misses with a straight right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soprano throws a right hand that misses
and Wheeler counters with a nice leg kick.
Soprano connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wheeler. Wheeler circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wheeler misses with a wild combination.
Nice defenses there by Wheeler.
Nice defenses there by Wheeler.
Tony Soprano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soprano loads up on a big right hand but Wheeler slips the punch.
Soprano misses the jab.
Wheeler ducks under a wild hook from Soprano.
Soprano rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Wheeler counter with a right hand.
Soprano misses with a lunging right hand
and Wheeler counters with a left and a right that stings Soprano.
Soprano throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Soprano throws a poor cross that misses
and Wheeler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wheeler moves out of range of the strikes.
Wheeler walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Soprano checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wheeler throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Soprano throws a poor cross that misses
and Wheeler makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wheeler slips under a jab.
Soprano throws an overhand right that lands on Wheeler's shoulder, as Wheeler tries to avoid the shot.
Nice defenses there by Wheeler.
Soprano misses with a hook. Wheeler ducked under it nicely.
We've been informed that Wheeler has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Wheeler slips under a jab.
Wheeler defending well as Soprano loads up on a big left hand.
Soprano misses with a hook.
The fighters circling - Soprano throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Soprano throws a shot from downtown. Wheeler moves away and avoids it.
A big right from Soprano misses.
Wheeler staying out of range there.
Soprano misses with a hook. Wheeler ducked under it nicely.
A left and a right from Wheeler both land. Nice combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Soprano throws a lazy right hand but Wheeler sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Soprano throws a right hand that misses
and Wheeler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Soprano looks to land a left hand but Wheeler moved out of range nicely.
Jab by Wheeler.
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 fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Soprano checks a leg kick nicely.
Soprano misses with a straight left.
Soprano throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wheeler sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big left from Soprano misses.
Wheeler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Soprano was well out of range. Poor timing from Wheeler.
Wheeler bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wheeler defending well as Soprano loads up on a big left hand.
Soprano misses with a left hand
letting Wheeler counter with a right hand.
Wheeler ducks under a wild hook from Soprano.
Soprano avoids the head kick by Wheeler.
Soprano pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Soprano throws a shot from downtown. Wheeler moves away and avoids it.
Soprano swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Soprano loads up on a big right hand but Wheeler slips the punch.
Nice shot lands for Soprano.
Soprano looks to land a right hand but Wheeler moved out of range.
Soprano misses with a left hand
and Wheeler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wheeler is breathing heavily.
Wheeler avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wheeler lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tony Soprano is winning the standup battle so far.
Wheeler ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tony Soprano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Soprano throws the left hand but Wheeler avoids the punch easily.
Soprano throws a right hand that misses
and Wheeler counters with a three punch combo that has Soprano backing up. Soprano nods at Wheeler to acknowledge the strikes.

Soprano is rocked!
Wheeler lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Soprano can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Wheeler and Soprano drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Wheeler.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Austin Wheeler!
A victorious Austin Wheeler thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.