PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Murky McTavern (ranked 1010 p4p, 138 weight class) and Jan Sobieski (ranked 485 p4p, 76 weight class). Jan Sobieski has the eye of the tiger tonight.

McTavern
vs
Sobieski

186 cm
22
205 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

199 cm
22
215 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

UnderGround Supplements
Destructive Striking Clothing

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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Murky McTavern!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jan Sobieski!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobieski tries to clinch up but McTavern circles away and keeps his distance.
McTavern was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sobieski.
Sobieski connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McTavern looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sobieski lands a front kick.
Sobieski lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sobieski throws a lazy head kick
and McTavern counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sobieski explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

Sobieski shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sobieski showed some decent athleticism there.
Sobieski is pressing down on McTavern's thigh, looking to free his foot. McTavern is holding on for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McTavern is looking for a sweep. Sobieski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Sobieski is sneakily working for an arm triangle but McTavern sees it coming and defends easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McTavern regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Sobieski.
Sobieski stands up over McTavern, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
My spies in ~T~ Troid - Gym inform me that Sobieski has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
McTavern trying to keep a closed guard but Sobieski is proving a slippery customer.
Sobieski sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Sobieski thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sobieski throwing strikes but missing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sobieski's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sobieski sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski looking to pass the guard.
Sobieski keeps trying to improve his position.
Sobieski trying to control the position from guard on top but McTavern is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sobieski content to stall in guard here.
Sobieski keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of McTavern's head.
Sobieski trying to control but McTavern is working from the bottom.
Sobieski working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McTavern is trying to keep Sobieski in close.
Sobieski is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
McTavern utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
McTavern not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
McTavern might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sobieski not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Sobieski has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sobieski being controlled here momentarily.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sobieski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McTavern manages to avoid it.
Jan Sobieski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Sobieski changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. McTavern looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
McTavern is trying to get back to half guard.

Sobieski thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McTavern takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Sobieski cracks McTavern with a big right hand but McTavern just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
McTavern can't do much from the bottom here.
Sobieski scoring with punches and elbows.
Sobieski is looking to take a break and control but McTavern is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
McTavern tries to bench press Sobieski off him but Sobieski keeps the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McTavern can't do much from the bottom here.
You can see the frustration on McTavern's face as Sobieski controls the position.

Sobieski wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by McTavern, who protects the arm well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jan Sobieski dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Sobieski throws a head kick but McTavern moves out of range.
McTavern swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sobieski plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Sobieski has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sobieski has McTavern pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. McTavern manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
McTavern working hard to break the clinch.
McTavern wants to break free but Sobieski has control.
Sobieski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McTavern gets through Sobieski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McTavern blocks a body shot from Sobieski.
McTavern can't break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobieski lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McTavern or not.
Sobieski misses with a body punch.
McTavern pushes Sobieski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sobieski stalling against the cage.
Sobieski stops a takedown attempt from McTavern.

That's one minute gone in the round.

McTavern breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McTavern takes a swing at Sobieski's ribcage but misses.
Sobieski stuns McTavern with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sobieski wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sobieski scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sobieski connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McTavern momentarily.
McTavern avoids the head kick by Sobieski.
Sobieski tries to land a front kick but McTavern steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
McTavern is looking to counter punch.
Sobieski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McTavern.
McTavern misses with a body shot.
McTavern throws a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sobieski drives through with a takedown into McTavern's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sobieski controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sobieski looking to pass the guard.
McTavern controls Sobieski momentarily but Sobieski frees himself.
McTavern has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Sobieski is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
McTavern trying to keep a closed guard but Sobieski is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sobieski accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Sobieski got a little sloppy there for a moment and McTavern has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sobieski has managed to get both his arms back between McTavern's legs - danger averted.
Sobieski content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
McTavern trying to keep a closed guard but Sobieski is proving a slippery customer.
Sobieski content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
McTavern not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sobieski postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sobieski forces his way into half guard.
Sobieski is keen to just control but McTavern is a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski passes to full mount!
McTavern is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sobieski landing strikes from the mount and McTavern is in trouble!
McTavern is working to get back to half guard.
Sobieski lands with some strikes.
Sobieski lands a big elbow.
McTavern wants to control but Sobieski is having none of it.
Sobieski lands a big elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McTavern is working to get back to half guard.
Sobieski pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jan Sobieski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Sobieski misses with a body shot.
McTavern avoids the head kick by Sobieski.

Sobieski lands a high kick to the side of McTavern's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Sobieski dives into guard, looking to finish.

McTavern is rocked!
Sobieski distracts McTavern with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Oh McTavern is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sobieski cracks McTavern with a solid left hand.
Sobieski stands up over McTavern, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sobieski loads up on a big left hand. McTavern felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Sobieski looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! McTavern can't hide his disappointment, as Sobieski celebrates the victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jan Sobieski!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Jan Sobieski waved his t-shirt featuring Destructive Striking Clothing's logo in front of the cameras.
In defeat, Murky McTavern stepped up to the mic, saying 'Take me back to the sea and throw me to the fishes'.