PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Renato Sobral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raul Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sobral kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Kanye West-Stronger. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Sobral
vs
Sanchez

175 cm
22
160 lbs
8 - 2 - 2

182 cm
29
165 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Bushido Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 2, fighting out of London, Renato Sobral!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Raul Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez misses with a wild body shot.
Sanchez misses with a wild body shot.
Sobral swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sanchez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sanchez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sobral misses with an uppercut.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sanchez just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanchez throws a body kick that misses.
Sobral throws out a leg kick but Sanchez moves out of range and Sobral only half commits.
Sanchez walks into a left hand.
Sanchez misses with a body shot.
Sanchez jabs at Sobral's body.
Sanchez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sanchez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sobral takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a hook to the side of Sobral's head but Sobral sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sanchez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sobral keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanchez. Sobral does a little dance to reset his feet.
Raul Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sobral displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sanchez.
Sobral throws a jab but it's blocked by Sanchez.
Sobral scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sanchez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sanchez walks into a jab.
Sanchez throws a body kick that misses.
Sanchez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sanchez thuds a left hand into Sobral's body.
Sobral fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sobral misses with an uppercut. Sanchez saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sobral.
Sobral keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sanchez.
Sanchez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sobral rather than just go for the knockout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sobral.
Sanchez misses with a wild body shot.
Sanchez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sobral lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sanchez throws a sloppy body shot
and Sobral counters with a good, hard body kick but Sanchez shrugs it off.
Sobral with a hook.
Sobral swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanchez sizes up Sobral with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sanchez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sobral.
Sobral fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sanchez.
Sanchez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sanchez looks to land a left hand but Sobral moved out of range nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Sobral lands.
Sanchez throws a chopping leg kick but Sobral manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Renato Sobral is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sobral takes a swing at Sanchez's ribcage but misses.
Sanchez throws a body kick that misses.
Sobral takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sobral lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sanchez loads up on a big right hand but Sobral slips the punch.
Sanchez just misses with a punch to the body.
Sobral misses the jab.
Sanchez slips under a jab.
Sanchez lands a jab to Sobral's midsection.
Sobral throws a looping overhand right but Sanchez ducks down to avoid it.
Sanchez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sanchez tries to score with a low kick but Sobral moves his leg out of the way.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sobral on the side of the head.
Sanchez thows a body shot but no joy.
Sobral walks into a jab.
Sanchez throws a lazy right hand but Sobral sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sobral is looking to slow Sanchez down with leg kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sobral scores with a jab to the head.
Sobral scores with a one two! Sanchez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sanchez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sobral.
Sobral throws out a loose jab but Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big right from Sobral misses.
Sanchez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sobral.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanchez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sanchez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sobral throws a looping overhand right but Sanchez ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Renato Sobral will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Nice cross by Sobral.
Sanchez misses with a leg kick
and Sobral counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sobral lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sanchez tries to score with a low kick but Sobral moves his leg out of the way.
Renato Sobral is winning the standup battle so far.
Sobral cracks Sanchez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sanchez looks to score with a jab to the body but Sobral is just out of range.
Sanchez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sobral stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanchez throws an off balance right hand
and Sobral counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Sanchez is rocked!
Sobral slips a jab from Sanchez.
Sanchez is still on wobbly legs! Can Sobral finish him?
Sanchez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sanchez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sobral keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Sanchez got wobbled bad by a big combination! Sobral presses forward with punches and knees until Sanchez stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Sanchez closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Renato Sobral!