PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Wagner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dylan Sober (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sober has chosen Pantera - Walk as his entrance music. Kurt Wagner had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Wagner
vs
Sober

176 cm
23
166 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

175 cm
19
155 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kurt Wagner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dylan Sober!
The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sober tries to close the distance and clinch but Wagner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wagner lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sober backs up against the cage.
Sober doesn't manage to clinch there - Wagner circles away.
Wagner scores with a shot to the body.
Wagner connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wagner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sober tries to clinch up.
Wagner lands a two punch combo.

Sober is rocked!

Wagner shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sober's guard.
Sober is still in real trouble! Can Wagner finish him?

Wagner thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sober wants to get back to his feet but Wagner is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wagner trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sober seems to have recovered his senses.
Sober is looking to stand up but Wagner isn't so interested in that idea.

Wagner gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Wagner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wagner with a nice cross.

Sober closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sober using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wagner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sober has had enough of the clinch but Wagner keeps him there for the moment.
Wagner is looking to break free of the clinch but Sober has double underhooks.
Wagner looking to stall.
Wagner wants to get back to striking at distance but Sober won't allow it.
Wagner blocks an uppercut.
Sober is leaning against Wagner and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sober has had enough of the clinch but Wagner keeps him there for the moment.
Wagner is trying to stall.
Sober is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Sober unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wagner lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sober tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sober is looking to break free of the clinch but Wagner has double underhooks.
Wagner managing to block the knees to the body from Sober.
Wagner prevents Sober from breaking the clinch.
Sober missing with knees to the body.
Wagner tries to break the clinch but Sober is controlling the position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sober.
Sober is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sober.
Sober is looking to control Wagner's arms but Wagner gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sober has his back to the cage.
Sober is trying to break free.
Wagner jumps guard but Sober stands there with Wagner around his waist. Wagner gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sober connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wagner's face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sober breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wagner scores with a nice head shot.

Wagner closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Wagner tries for a kimura but Sober is defending well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Wagner looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Wagner stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Wagner is breathing heavily.
Wagner misses with a looping right.
Sober tries to clinch up.
Sober tries to clinch there but Wagner circles away.
Wagner smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wagner's corner calls for a 1-2. Wagner obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sober takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Sober clinches.

Sober breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sober tries to clinch but Wagner is having none of it.
Sober tries to clinch but Wagner moves out of range.
Wagner lands with a straight right. Sober didn't see that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sober gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sober tries to clinch up.
Sober stuffs the takedown.
Sober wants to clinch.
Sober is looking to clinch.
Sober tries to close the distance and clinch but Wagner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wagner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Sober moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stalling in the clinch from Sober.
Sober connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wagner's face.

Sober escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kurt Wagner dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Sober tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wagner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wagner catches Sober with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sober fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wagner throws a series of strikes that have Sober backpedaling.
Wagner cracks Sober with an open hand slap.
Sober tries to move into range but Wagner moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wagner lands a lovely overhand right.
Sober fails in his attempt to clinch.
BOOM! Wagner lands a beautiful left hook that drops Sober. Sober tries to recover but Wagner is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Sober lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kurt Wagner!