PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cezary Siojbka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Sots (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Siojbka
vs
Sots

189 cm
24
162 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

170 cm
25
158 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cezary Siojbka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, George Sots!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Bruno Hogan and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Siojbka shoots in but Sots avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sots has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Siojbka.
Sots circles away from the clinch attempt.
Siojbka scores with a three punch combo!

It looks like George Sots has been cut.
Siojbka lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sots's sensitive parts.
Siojbka throws a right hand that Sots ducks under and follows up with a left that Sots also avoids with ease.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Siojbka 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 Sots has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sots and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sots throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Siojbka tries to clinch up but Sots circles away and keeps his distance.
A head kick misses from Siojbka.
Siojbka scores with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sots has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Siojbka finds it's way round the side to connect with Sots's head.
Sots falls off balance throwing a combination
and Siojbka counters with a nice body shot.
Siojbka throws a body kick that misses.
Sots misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Siojbka misses with a combination
and Sots counters with a series of strikes. Siojbka will be more careful next time no doubt.
Siojbka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Siojbka throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sots's waist but Sots gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Siojbka off to one side.
Sots fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Siojbka shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sots as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cezary Siojbka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sots fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Siojbka shoots for a takedown but Sots saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Siojbka is breathing heavily.
Siojbka tries to score with a low kick but Sots moves his leg out of the way.
The fight stays on the outside here - Siojbka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Siojbka fails with the takedown
and Sots counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Sots shoots in and bounces Siojbka off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Sots stays in close to Siojbka's body and controls the position.
Sots must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sots pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Siojbka is keeping the position for now.
Sots throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sots pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Siojbka is keeping the position for now.
Siojbka can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sots controls the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sots throws a combination. Siojbka tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sots misses with a series of wild punches.
Sots tests Siojbka's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sots throws a right hand that Siojbka ducks under and follows up with a left that Siojbka also avoids with ease.
Siojbka slips a jab and a cross from Sots.
Sots attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sots falls off balance throwing a combination
and Siojbka counters with a thumping low kick.
Sots changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Siojbka really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A punch combination from Sots misses.
Sots scores with a one two! Siojbka had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sots throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Siojbka stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sots scores with a one two! Siojbka had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sots.

Sots drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Sots looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Siojbka wants to stand and escape but Sots is having none of it.
Sots is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sots stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Siojbka swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sots slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but George Sots will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on George Sots's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Sots listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cezary Siojbka is winning the standup battle so far.
Sots throws a nice looking combination but Siojbka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Siojbka throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Siojbka lands a jab-cross combination.
Sots fails with a takedown attempt.
Siojbka stuffs the takedown.
Sots misses with a kick to the body.
Siojbka tries a head kick but it misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sots blocks a head kick by Siojbka.
Siojbka closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sots counters with a one-two to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Siojbka misses with a combination
and Sots counters with a two punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sots looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Sots is looking to advance position but Siojbka won't allow it.
Sots is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. George Sots wasn't active enough on the ground.
Sots fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sots lands a two punch combo.
Siojbka takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A combination from Sots does no damage.
Some wild striking there from Sots.

Sots shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sots showed some decent athleticism there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sots looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Siojbka avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sots.
Siojbka won't allow Sots to pass to mount.
Sots controlling the action here.

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.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Sots wants to work for an arm triangle but Siojbka is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Sots lands with a punch from half guard.
Sots stalling.

Sots decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Sots showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on George Sots's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Sots fails with a takedown attempt.
Cezary Siojbka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sots takes a kick to the side of the head.
Siojbka misses with a takedown

and Sots counters with a nice double leg into side control. Siojbka won't be happy with that.
Siojbka parries the strikes from Sots easily there. Sots is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Siojbka to escape.
Siojbka stops Sots from passing to mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Siojbka is letting Sots control him for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
George Sots has got the better of the ground game so far.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. George Sots wasn't active enough on the ground.
Some wild striking there from Sots.
Danga de danga de dang - Sots scores with a four punch combination!
Siojbka stuffs the takedown attempt from Sots. Sots gets slowly back to his feet.

Sots closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Siojbka tries to kick Sots off but Sots keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Sots not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siojbka avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sots.
Sots wants to pass to mount but Siojbka is defending the position.
Sots trying to control the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

George Sots has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Sots shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Siojbka but Siojbka pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cezary Siojbka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Sots.
A left lands for Sots.
Sots misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sots throws a right and a left that both miss.
Siojbka slaps away a takedown attempt from Sots, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Siojbka dodges the punch combination from Sots.
Sots tries to bum rush Siojbka with a series of wild strikes but Siojbka uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sots throws a series of punches but Siojbka moves out of range.

Siojbka tries to sprawl but Sots drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Siojbka looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sots trying to mount his opponent but Siojbka defends it.
Still in half guard, Sots seems content to control.
Siojbka blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sots.
Sots seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
George Sots is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Sots looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Siojbka with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cezary Siojbka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Siojbka is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sots pulls his head out easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
George Sots comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sots 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Sots!