PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Robert J Fredrick (ranked 2173 p4p, 289 weight class) and Raimundo Sobral (ranked 2507 p4p, 326 weight class). Raimundo Sobral struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 187.8lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

J Fredrick
vs
Sobral

193 cm
27
193 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

180 cm
38
202 lbs
25 - 13 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Very quick

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Fast

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 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robert J Fredrick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raimundo Sobral!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobral needs to keep his hands up - Fredrick had a free shot at his head there.
Fredrick misses with a leg kick.
Sobral looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sobral throws a head kick that misses.
Raimundo Sobral seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sobral throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Fredrick's head.
Sobral has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Sobral throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sobral on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fredrick lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sobral takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fredrick takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from Sobral.
As Sobral looks to move away, Fredrick throws a big counter combo but Sobral just gets out of the way.
Fredrick fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sobral.
Fredrick slips a jab from Sobral.
Fredrick misses with a looping left.
Sobral tries to counter with a clinch but Fredrick shakes him off and moves away.
A head kick misses from Sobral.
Fredrick tries to bum rush Sobral with a series of wild strikes but Sobral uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice cross by Sobral.
Sobral throws a combination that misses
and Fredrick counters with a thumping low kick.
Sobral looks winded!
Fredrick misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sobral misses with a leg kick
and Fredrick counters with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredrick showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sobral.
Fredrick scores with a nice strike.
Fredrick is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Sobral takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Sobral is rocked!
Sobral leaves his chin hanging out and Fredrick seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Sobral crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Robert J Fredrick!