PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vasiliy Sobolev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Mallon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sobolev comes to the cage accompanied by Ya kuplu tebe dom. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Sobolev
vs
Mallon

201 cm
26
265 lbs
7 - 9 - 0

194 cm
20
245 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
World class boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vasiliy Sobolev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Danny Mallon!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mallon!
Sobolev with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mallon to score with a decent uppercut.

Sobolev bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Sobolev working the head with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Check out the look on Sobolev's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sobolev landing strikes.
Sobolev advances to full mount.
Mallon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sobolev. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sobolev is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Mallon can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sobolev with a couple of short strikes.
Mallon's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Sobolev lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Mallon hang on?
Sobolev lands a heavy elbow.
Sobolev scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mallon?
Sobolev is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Mallon goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Sobolev!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Vasiliy Sobolev!