PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Corpus Satani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter Sobchek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Satani
vs
Sobchek

190 cm
24
200 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

192 cm
19
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Corpus Satani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Walter Sobchek!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Satani will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Sobchek moves into range and clinches up with Satani.
Satani is trying to drag Sobchek to the mat but Sobchek just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Satani tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sobchek just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Corpus Satani. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Satani pulls guard successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sobchek trying to stand up but can't free himself from Satani's guard.
Sobchek wants to stand and escape but instead Satani has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Satani pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sobchek is keeping the position for now.
Satani missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Satani is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Satani clinches but Sobchek breaks the clinch

and Sobchek holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sobchek lands a damaging elbow.
Sobchek unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Satani is breathing heavily.
Sobchek is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Satani is defending well for now.
Sobchek lands a damaging elbow.
Satani fails to pull guard.
Sobchek lands a good knee to the midsection. Satani won't want to take too many of those.
Sobchek landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sobchek.
Sobchek utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sobchek lands a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Sobchek's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sobchek connects with a crisp jab.

Sobchek moves into range and clinches up with Satani.
Sobchek with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Corpus Satani has been cut.
Sobchek landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sobchek lands a good knee to the midsection. Satani won't want to take too many of those.
Sobchek landing knees to the head.
Sobchek comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sobchek content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sobchek landing knees to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobchek leaning against his opponent.
Sobchek crunches a lovely knee into Satani's ribcage.
Satani tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sobchek lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Sobchek.
A knee to the head by Sobchek.
Satani takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sobchek connects with a knee to the head.
Sobchek unloads a knee to the mid-section. Satani lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sobchek tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sobchek lands a knee to the body.
Sobchek comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sobchek unloads a knee to the mid-section. Satani lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sobchek taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sobchek trying to land knees to the body.
Sobchek holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Sobchek misses with a knee to the head.
Sobchek unloads a knee to the mid-section. Satani lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Sobchek breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Satani wants to clinch but Sobchek slips to the side
and Sobchek counters with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satani shoots in but no luck this time.

Sobchek closes the distance and clinches.
Sobchek holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Satani takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sobchek putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Satani in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Satani jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sobchek walks away with a smile on his face. Satani gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nice jab there from Sobchek.
Sobchek throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Satani's head.
Satani avoids the head kick by Sobchek.

Sobchek closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Satani wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sobchek has him pressed against the cage.
Sobchek lands a nice elbow.
Sobchek using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sobchek landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Satani takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sobchek.
Satani fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sobchek connects with a nasty looking knee right to Satani's face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobchek unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sobchek leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sobchek misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Satani.
Stalling in the clinch from Sobchek.
Satani takes an elbow to the temple.
Sobchek landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sobchek misses with a knee strike.
Satani fails to pull guard.
Sobchek with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sobchek tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Satani avoids it.
Satani fails to pull guard.
Satani fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sobchek scores with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sobchek.
Sobchek tries to land knees in the clinch but Satani avoids the damage to the body.
Sobchek 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.
Sobchek scores with a knee to the head.
Sobchek utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sobchek missing with knees to the body.
Sobchek working Satani over with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Walter Sobchek dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Corpus Satani's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Satani fails with a takedown attempt.
Satani shoots for a takedown but Sobchek saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sobchek lands with a kick to the temple. Satani shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sobchek scores with a head kick.
Sobchek misses with a head kick.
Nice sprawl there from Sobchek as Satani shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Corpus Satani. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Satani gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Satani avoids the head kick by Sobchek.
Corpus Satani is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from Sobchek.
Sobchek lands a nice leg kick that just misses Satani's sensitive parts.

Sobchek fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Satani, pushing him back against the cage.
Sobchek crunches a lovely knee into Satani's ribcage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sobchek putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Satani in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Satani being controlled against the cage.
Satani fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobchek landing knees to the body.
Sobchek working Satani over with knees to the body.
Sobchek utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Satani tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sobchek smiles and moves away.

Sobchek drives through and clinches with Satani against the cage.
Sobchek working Satani over with knees to the body.
Walter Sobchek seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sobchek stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Satani takes an elbow to the temple.
Sobchek crunches a lovely knee into Satani's ribcage.
Sobchek is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sobchek lands a damaging elbow.
Sobchek landing knees to the body.
Sobchek scores a nice knee to the body.
Satani tries to pull guard but Sobchek won't allow it.
Satani takes an elbow to the forehead.

Sobchek breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Satani looks for a takedown but Sobchek sprawls well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sobchek, right into the meat.
Satani wants to clinch but Sobchek slips to the side
and Sobchek counters with a big head kick but Satani shrugs it off.
Sobchek feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Satani's calf.
Walter Sobchek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sobchek scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sobchek tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Satani takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Sobchek gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Satani jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sobchek walks away with a smile on his face. Satani gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Satani has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sobchek.
Sobchek circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sobchek counters with a nice leg kick.
Sobchek scores with a sloppy right hand. Satani should have avoided that one.
Sobchek throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Satani's head.
Satani darts in trying to clinch

and Sobchek moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satani takes a knee right on the jaw!
Satani takes a knee to the side of the body.
Satani tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Satani tries to pull guard but Sobchek won't allow it.
Sobchek lands an elbow inside.
Sobchek lands an elbow inside.
Sobchek with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sobchek has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sobchek missing with knees to the body.
Sobchek lands a knee to the body.
Sobchek lands a knee to the body.
Sobchek landing knees to the body.
Satani jumps guard but Sobchek stands there with Satani around his waist. Satani gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sobchek tries to land knees in the clinch but Satani avoids the damage to the body.
Satani tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sobchek smiles and moves away.
Sobchek misses with a head kick.
Satani tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Satani takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Satani chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sobchek can pounce on him.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sobchek.
Sobchek scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Satani blocks a head kick by Sobchek.
Sobchek pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Satani is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sobchek sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Good leg kick by Sobchek there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Satani shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sobchek sprawls well. Sobchek wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Satani gets slowly back to his feet.
Sobchek lands a head kick!
Satani takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Satani shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sobchek pinned against the cage. Sobchek gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sobchek connects with the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Walter Sobchek showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Corpus Satani's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Sobchek darts in and clinches Satani up against the cage.
Sobchek gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sobchek lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Satani tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Knees to the body from Sobchek.
Sobchek unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sobchek with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sobchek.
Sobchek lands an elbow inside.
Sobchek lands an elbow just above Satani 's eye.
Sobchek unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Satani fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A knee to the head by Sobchek.
Satani jumps guard but Sobchek stands there with Satani around his waist. Satani gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Corpus Satani. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Satani fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sobchek lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Satani tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sobchek smiles and moves away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Sobchek has managed to clinch.
Satani changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sobchek fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobchek tests Satani's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sobchek lands with a slapping head kick.

Sobchek gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sobchek unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sobchek utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sobchek lands a good knee to the midsection. Satani won't want to take too many of those.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sobchek obliges.
Satani tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sobchek smiles and moves away.
Sobchek lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Satani is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

Sobchek clinches up against the cage.
Sobchek crunches a lovely knee into Satani's ribcage.
Sobchek lands a good knee to the midsection. Satani won't want to take too many of those.
Sobchek lands a nice elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Satani tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sobchek smiles and moves away.
Sobchek throws a head kick that misses.
Satani doesn't manage to clinch there - Sobchek circles away.
Sobchek scores with a head kick.

Sobchek moves into range and clinches up with Satani.
Sobchek unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sobchek lands an elbow inside.
Satani tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sobchek smiles and moves away.
Nice uppercut there from Sobchek.
Sobchek throws a head kick that Satani semi-blocks.
Satani drops his hands momentarily and Sobchek takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sobchek misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Satani on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sobchek. Sobchek obviously looking to wear him down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobchek fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Satani on the side of the head.
Satani throws a nice head kick!
Sobchek lands a head kick. Satani smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sobchek is looking to slow Satani down with leg kicks.
A head kick from Sobchek lands but Satani takes it in his stride.
Good exchange - Sobchek coming out on top.
Sobchek tries a head kick but it misses.
Sobchek misses with a series of wild punches.
Satani tries to clinch but Sobchek moves away
and Sobchek counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sobchek throws a sloppy head kick and Satani moves out of range easily.
Sobchek keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sobchek.
Sobchek lands with a slapping head kick.
Sobchek goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Satani tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Sobchek counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobchek crunches a lovely knee into Satani's ribcage.
Sobchek with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Satani tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sobchek smiles and moves away.
Sobchek tries a head kick but it misses.
Sobchek throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Sobchek has closed the distance and engaged Satani in a clinch.
Satani jumps guard but Sobchek stands there with Satani around his waist. Satani gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sobchek putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Satani in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Satani blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sobchek trying to land knees to the body.

Sobchek breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sobchek.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Sobchek has Satani up against the cage in a clinch.
Knees to the body from Sobchek.
Corpus Satani has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Satani pulls Sobchek into guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Walter Sobchek comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sobchek 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 25:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 24:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Walter Sobchek!