PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jens Neustadt (ranked 2651 p4p, 3153 weight class) and Charles Sobhraj (ranked 150 p4p, 182 weight class). Neustadt comes to the cage accompanied by GZUZ - Warum. Sobhraj has chosen hurragutt as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Neustadt
vs
Sobhraj

165 cm
26
140
6 - 3 - 0

171 cm
25
135
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Very strong

Good wrestler
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jens Neustadt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Charles Sobhraj!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Peter Branson and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobhraj pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sobhraj throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sobhraj throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Neustadt avoids the body shot from Sobhraj.
Neustadt definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sobhraj throws a sloppy head kick and Neustadt moves out of range easily.
Neustadt tries to clinch up.

Sobhraj is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Neustadt's half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sobhraj trying to control from half guard but Neustadt is working away.
Neustadt is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobhraj not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sobhraj working over Neustadt with some ground and pound. Neustadt looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Neustadt on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Neustadt tries to get out of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobhraj wants to control but Neustadt is keeping him busy.
Neustadt on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Neustadt avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sobhraj.
Sobhraj throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sobhraj has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sobhraj wants to pass to mount but Neustadt is defending the position.
Neustadt is trying to get back to full guard.
Sobhraj missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sobhraj is thwarting Neustadt's attempts to control the position.
Sobhraj is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neustadt avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sobhraj.
Sobhraj is keen to just control but Neustadt is a slippery customer.
Sobhraj thows a huge punch but Neustadt dodges it nicely.
Neustadt keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A low kick from Sobhraj misses

and Neustadt moves into the clinch.
Neustadt keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sobhraj's efforts to push away.
Neustadt landing knees to the head.
Sobhraj tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Neustadt obliges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neustadt scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Charles Sobhraj has been cut.
Sobhraj misses with a punch to the body.
Neustadt with a knee to the head.

Sobhraj is rocked!
Sobhraj is trying to break the clinch but Neustadt is controlling him.
Sobhraj is looking to break free of the clinch but Neustadt has double underhooks.
Sobhraj throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Neustadts head.
Sobhraj is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sobhraj is trying to break the clinch but Neustadt is controlling him.
Sobhraj is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Neustadt with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Neustadt letting Sobhraj take a breather here.
Sobhraj is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sobhraj is trying to break the clinch but Neustadt has him pressed against the cage.
Neustadt landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sobhraj has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Neustadt seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Sobhraj can turn it around.
Knees in the clinch landing for Neustadt.
Neustadt lands a knee to the head.
Sobhraj is still on wobbly legs! Can Neustadt finish him?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neustadt lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Neustadt lands a knee to the body.
Sobhraj looks winded!
Neustadt is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Neustadt lands a nice knee to the body.
Neustadt with a knee to the head.
Sobhraj tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sobhraj takes a knee to the side of the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sobhraj.
Neustadt unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sobhraj lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sobhraj tries to circle away but Neustadt has him pinned against the cage.
Sobhraj trying to control the position but instead, Neustadt has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sobhraj into the cage.
Sobhraj seems to have recovered his senses.
Sobhraj takes a knee right on the jaw!
Neustadt with a knee to the head.
Sobhraj wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jens Neustadt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Charles Sobhraj's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Sobhraj misses with a body shot.
Sobhraj throws a right hand that Neustadt ducks under and follows up with a left that Neustadt also avoids with ease.
Neustadt tries to clinch there but Sobhraj circles away.
Neustadt moves in looking to clinch but Sobhraj pushes him off.
Neustadt wants to clinch.
Sobhraj feints a counter leg kick.
Neustadt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sobhraj swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Neustadt closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sobhraj takes a knee to the side of the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neustadt misses with a knee strike.

Neustadt decides to pull guard.
Neustadt not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sobhraj sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobhraj cracks Neustadt with a solid left hand.
Sobhraj works over Neustadt with some ground and pound from guard.
Sobhraj trying to control but Neustadt is working from the bottom.
Sobhraj won't allow Neustadt to sweep him here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sobhraj missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sobhraj missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Neustadt wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Neustadt trying to control the position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Neustadt tries to clinch up.
Sobhraj missing with a left hand there. Neustadt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Neustadt wants to clinch.
Sobhraj throws a sloppy head kick and Neustadt moves out of range easily.
An inside leg kick from Sobhraj misses.
As Sobhraj tries to get set, Neustadt tries to push him back and clinch up but Sobhraj manages to avoid the attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobhraj thows a left - swing and a miss!
Neustadt tries to counter by clinching up but Sobhraj breaks away and moves out of range.
Sobhraj throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sobhraj throws a body shot but no joy.
Sobhraj has a takedown stuffed.
Neustadt takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Neustadt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sobhraj swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sobhraj fails with the takedown.
Sobhraj misses with a straight right.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Neustadt checks a leg kick.
Neustadt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neustadt is looking to clinch but Sobhraj is avoiding it.
Neustadt slips under a jab from Sobhraj.
Jens Neustadt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Neustadt just misses with a punch to the body.
Sobhraj throws a leg kick

and Neustadt moves into the clinch.
Neustadt connects with a knee to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Knees in the clinch landing for Neustadt.
Jens Neustadt has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sobhraj is breathing heavily.
Neustadt connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sobhraj's face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sobhraj is trying to force a seperation but Neustadt has the dominant position.

Neustadt has the Thai plumb, controlling the head nicely. He loads up with a big knee to the head and Sobhraj goes down! Neustadt pounces into side control - this one could be over soon!
Neustadt tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Neustadt knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sobhraj on the ground.
Sobhraj regains half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jens Neustadt dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Charles Sobhraj's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Neustadt fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sobhraj, pushing him back against the cage.
Neustadt landing knees to the body.
Sobhraj is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Knees to the body from Neustadt.
Knees to the body from Neustadt.
Sobhraj is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Neustadt pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sobhraj doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Neustadt scores a nice knee to the body.
Neustadt scores with a knee to the head.
Neustadt keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sobhraj's efforts to push away.
Sobhraj is defending well against a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobhraj is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Neustadt is keeping busy.
A frustrated look appears on Sobhraj's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sobhraj takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A frustrated look appears on Sobhraj's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sobhraj tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Neustadt's elbow.
Neustadt landing knees to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neustadt putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sobhraj in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sobhraj trying to control the position but instead, Neustadt has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sobhraj into the cage.
Neustadt working Sobhraj over with knees to the body.
Sobhraj is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Neustadt lands a good knee to the midsection. Sobhraj won't want to take too many of those.
Neustadt lands a good knee to the midsection. Sobhraj won't want to take too many of those.
Knees to the body from Neustadt.
A knee to the head by Neustadt.
Neustadt lands a knee to the body.
Neustadt connects with a knee to the head.
Neustadt landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Neustadt lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Neustadt scores a nice knee to the body.
Sobhraj takes a knee right on the jaw!
Neustadt lands a knee to the body.
Neustadt with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobhraj takes a knee right on the jaw!
Neustadt connects with a knee to the head.
Neustadt slowing the pace effectively.

Sobhraj breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sobhraj looks to throw the jab but Neustadt is out of range.
Neustadt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sobhraj.
Neustadt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sobhraj.
Sobhraj tries to land a front kick but Neustadt steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Neustadt tries to clinch up but Sobhraj circles away and keeps his distance.
Sobhraj misses with a looping right.
Sobhraj swings for the body but Neustadt moves out of range.
Neustadt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sobhraj can do to turn this around?

Neustadt gets a clinch.
Neustadt with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sobhraj tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Neustadt's elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobhraj looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Neustadt as Sobhraj tries to tie him up.
Neustadt goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sobhraj prevents it.
Neustadt lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Neustadt with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Charles Sobhraj has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Neustadt lands a knee to the head.
Neustadt utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sobhraj fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sobhraj softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Neustadt lands a knee to the body.
Neustadt connects with a knee to the head.
Neustadt with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Neustadt connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sobhraj's face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neustadt has Sobhraj pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Sobhraj is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Neustadt - that's hurt Sobhraj badly! Oh, another knee lands and Sobhraj is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Sobhraj doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Jens Neustadt!
An intense looking Jens Neustadt took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'HAHAHAHA, THE EASIEST MONEY'.