PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Renato Sobral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vurak Vobrisa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Vobrisa's choice of entrance music: The Knife - Pass This On (Live Mix). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Sobral
vs
Vobrisa

189 cm
26
205 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

190 cm
25
221 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renato Sobral!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vurak Vobrisa!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Vobrisa.
Vobrisa throws a jab but it's blocked by Sobral.
Vobrisa digs a good hook to Sobral's body.
Vobrisa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sobral fails to land with a series of punches.
Vobrisa fails to land with a series of punches.
Sobral swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vobrisa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sobral throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Vobrisa's head.

It looks like Vurak Vobrisa has been cut.
A head kick misses from Sobral.
Vobrisa misses with a two punch combination.
Sobral pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Renato Sobral seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Sobral misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vobrisa. Sobral does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sobral on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sobral throws a head kick but Vobrisa moves out of range.
Vobrisa avoids the head kick by Sobral.
Vobrisa pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sobral back to the cage. Vobrisa follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

It looks like Renato Sobral has been cut.
Vobrisa misses with a wild combination.
Vobrisa misses with the combination.
Sobral throws a sloppy head kick and Vobrisa moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vobrisa misses with a few strikes there.
Sobral throws a sloppy head kick and Vobrisa moves out of range easily.
Sobral lands a head kick!
Vobrisa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sobral pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vobrisa lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vobrisa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vobrisa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vobrisa avoids the head kick by Sobral.
Sobral fails to land with a series of punches.
Vobrisa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sobral avoids the body shot from Vobrisa.
Sobral throws an off balance right hand
and Vobrisa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sobral throws a head kick but Vobrisa moves out of range.
Vobrisa has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobral swings widly with a right hand
and Vobrisa counters with a one-two to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sobral misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sobral misses with a looping right.
Vobrisa misses with a combination
enabling Sobral to counter with a crisp jab.
Sobral throws a shot from downtown. Vobrisa moves away and avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sobral misses with a few strikes there.
Vobrisa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vobrisa throws a series of punches but Sobral avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Vurak Vobrisa will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Vobrisa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sobral.
Sobral misses with a hook. Vobrisa ducked under it nicely.
Renato Sobral is winning the standup battle so far.
Vobrisa moves out of range of the strikes.
Vobrisa blocks a head kick by Sobral.
Vobrisa swinging wildly here.
A big left from Sobral misses.
A right-left combo lands from Vobrisa.
A punch combination from Vobrisa misses.
Sobral moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vobrisa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Vobrisa takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sobral throws a hook to the side of Vobrisa's head but Vobrisa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vobrisa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sobral.
Sobral lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sobral.

That has opened up Vurak Vobrisa's cut even more.
Vobrisa swinging wildly here.
Sobral throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Vobrisa's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Vobrisa throws a right hand that Sobral ducks under and follows up with a left that Sobral also avoids with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobral throws a sloppy head kick and Vobrisa moves out of range easily.
Sobral lands with a straight right. Vobrisa didn't see that one coming.
Vobrisa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sobral sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sobral lands a head kick!
Sobral showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vobrisa.
Sobral throws an off balance right hand
and Vobrisa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sobral misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sobral is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Vobrisa misses with a lunging right hand
and Sobral counters with a head kick. That will keep Vobrisa thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

The cut above Vurak Vobrisa's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Sobral throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Vobrisa's head.

Vobrisa is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vobrisa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sobral fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sobral throws a jab when Vobrisa was well out of range.
Sobral throws a lazy right hand but Vobrisa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sobral throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sobral avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vobrisa just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobral pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vobrisa dodges the punch combination from Sobral.
Sobral throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sobral throws a nice head kick!
Vobrisa blocks a head kick by Sobral.
Vobrisa connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vobrisa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sobral.
Vobrisa works Sobral's body with a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Renato Sobral dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Sobral throws a sloppy head kick and Vobrisa moves out of range easily.
Vobrisa looks to land a combination but Sobral avoids it well.
Sobral misses with an uppercut. Vobrisa saw that one coming.
Renato Sobral is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sobral misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vobrisa fails to land with a series of punches.
Sobral throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Vobrisa.
Sobral misses with a head kick.
Vobrisa avoids the head kick by Sobral.
Vobrisa avoids the head kick by Sobral.
Sobral throws the left hand but Vobrisa avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vobrisa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sobral misses with a right hand
and Vobrisa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sobral thinking.
Sobral walks into a straight right hand from Vobrisa.
A head kick from Sobral lands but Vobrisa takes it in his stride.
Vobrisa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sobral.
Sobral lands a high kick!
A jab from Vobrisa does it's job there.
Vobrisa scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vobrisa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sobral was well out of range. Poor timing from Vobrisa.
Sobral on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sobral tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vobrisa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sobral throws a right hand that Vobrisa ducks under and follows up with a left that Vobrisa also avoids with ease.
Vobrisa scores with a hook.
Vobrisa uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sobral has time to react.
Sobral misses with a head kick.
Sobral throws a lazy uppercut
and Vobrisa counters with a two punch combo.
Vobrisa lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vobrisa cracks Sobral with a good jab.
Vobrisa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sobral lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sobral misses with a straight left.
Vobrisa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sobral misses with an uppercut
and Vobrisa counters with a nice body shot.
Vobrisa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sobral lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vobrisa circles away quickly and effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobral scores with a head kick.

Vurak Vobrisa's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Sobral scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Vobrisa lands with a cross.
Sobral throws an overhand right that lands on Vobrisa's shoulder, as Vobrisa tries to avoid the shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sobral throws a jab but it's blocked by Vobrisa.
Sobral walks into a stiff left hand from Vobrisa.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vobrisa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sobral misses with a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vurak Vobrisa.
I think Vobrisa has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Renato Sobral!