PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rastaphan Dominatrix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Les Sobrante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dominatrix comes to the cage accompanied by "Trenches" by Pop Evil. Sobrante is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Primus - Fisticuffs. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Dominatrix
vs
Sobrante

190 cm
33
215 lbs
27 - 11 - 1

185 cm
31
221 lbs
17 - 17 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

King of Fists

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 27 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rastaphan Dominatrix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Les Sobrante!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dominatrix jabs Sobrante right on the nose. Sobrante blinks but takes it well.
Sobrante tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dominatrix was well out of range. Poor timing from Sobrante.
Dominatrix throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dominatrix throws a jab but it's blocked by Sobrante.
Dominatrix cracks a nice hook into Sobrante's ribs.
Sobrante drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dominatrix lands with an overhand left.
Dominatrix misses the shot to the body.
Sobrante punishes Dominatrix's body with a nice straight punch.
Sobrante throws a hook to the side of Dominatrix's head but Dominatrix sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An attempted straight right counter from Dominatrix misses the target.
Sobrante connects with a single shot there.
Rastaphan Dominatrix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dominatrix slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sobrante misses the shot to the body.
Dominatrix appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dominatrix connects with a body shot.
Good shot there by Dominatrix.
Dominatrix uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sobrante.

Sobrante shoots in and gets a takedown into Dominatrix's guard.

Dominatrix working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sobrante doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sobrante manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Dominatrix throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dominatrix is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sobrante defends well.

Dominatrix looking for a guillotine here but Sobrante defends easily.
Sobrante pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dominatrix is keeping the position for now.

Sobrante got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dominatrix has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sobrante has managed to get both his arms back between Dominatrix's legs - danger averted.
Sobrante pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dominatrix is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sobrante passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Dominatrix tries to improve position but can't.
Dominatrix prevents Sobrante from moving into mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sobrante is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dominatrix is looking to reverse the position.

Sobrante is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dominatrix has escaped the position, nice work there.
Dominatrix avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Sobrante.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominatrix gets back to half guard.

Sobrante is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dominatrix doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sobrante.

Sobrante is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Dominatrix trying to control from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sobrante wants to pass to mount but Dominatrix is defending the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dominatrix trying to hold on to Sobrante's head to control him but Sobrante postures up.
Dominatrix wants to get back to full guard.
Dominatrix is working hard here to advance position.
Sobrante looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Dominatrix looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sobrante is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Dominatrix reverses the position - he's now on top in Sobrante's guard.
Dominatrix postures up and lands a big shot to Sobrante's brow.
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 Rastaphan Dominatrix will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Sobrante walks into a jab.

Dominatrix fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Sobrante to the ground. Dominatrix is now in Sobrante's guard.

Sobrante has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dominatrix can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dominatrix pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sobrante is keeping the position for now.
Sobrante looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sobrante keeps trying to improve his position.
Dominatrix lands a couple of elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dominatrix wants to control from the top but Sobrante keeps moving.
Dominatrix working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominatrix missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Sobrante pushes a forearm under Dominatrix's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Dominatrix is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Les Sobrante!
A relieved looking Les Sobrante thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.