PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gesias Sobral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjamin Knox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Sobral
vs
Knox

182 cm
18
200 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

179 cm
21
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gesias Sobral!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Benjamin Knox!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sobral feints and as Knox raises his hands in defense, Sobral changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sobral stopping the sweep attempt from Knox.
Knox working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sobral.

Knox is looking for a triangle but Sobral pushes his legs off easily.
Sobral stopping the sweep attempt from Knox.

Knox escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sobral gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Knox has a closed guard, preventing Sobral from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knox bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sobral's guard.
Sobral tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sobral manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Sobral lands a nice shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobral wants to control the pace but Knox is squirming around nicely.
Knox is wriggling around trying to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sobral lands with some strikes.
Knox looks gassed!
Sobral scoring with strikes but Knox is staying in there.

Knox is rocked!
Sobral raining down shots from the mount!
Knox is still in real trouble! Can Sobral finish him?
Sobral lands with some strikes.

Sobral is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Sobral misses with a series of wild punches.
Knox shoots for a double leg takedown but Sobral sprawls well. He's pushed Knox's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sobral rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Knox moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sobral swinging wilding here.

Sobral closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobral lands a big right hand that drops Knox! The killer instinct kicks in and Sobral finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Sobral!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gesias Sobral!