PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don Sobolinski (ranked 4542 p4p, 3893 weight class) and Putin Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sobolinski kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Rammstein - Amerika. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Sobolinski
vs
Boy

175 cm
22
255
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
25
255
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Don Sobolinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Putin Boy!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Boy clinches up against the cage.
Boy lands a nice uppercut.
Boy scores with a hook to the body.
Boy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sobolinski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Boy scores with a shoulder strike.
Boy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Boy digs a right hand underneath Sobolinski's ribcage. Sobolinski let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Boy.
Sobolinski is breathing heavily.
Boy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Boy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Boy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sobolinski backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boy lands a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Boy.
Boy lands a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Boy.
Boy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Boy lands a shot to the body.
Boy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Boy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short uppercut from Boy.
Sobolinski is trying to break the clinch but Boy has him pressed against the cage.
Boy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Boy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Boy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Boy lands a left hand.
Boy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boy is struggling to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy lands a right hand.
Boy lands a hook that snaps the head of Sobolinski backwards.
Boy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sobolinski or not.
A short right from Boy on the inside.
Boy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sobolinskis head.
Boy is leaning against Sobolinski and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Boy lands with a right to the head.
Boy lands a hook that snaps the head of Sobolinski backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Boy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Boy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Boy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sobolinski is trying to push Boy away but Boy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Boy gets through Sobolinski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Boy scores with a shoulder strike.
Boy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Boy lands a left hand.
Boy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Boy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Boy.
Boy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sobolinski backwards.
Boy lands a nice shot to the body.
Sobolinski takes a shot to the head.
Sobolinski is trying to break free.
Boy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sobolinski backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boy is working for takedown but Sobolinski is calmly controlling the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boy is looking for a takedown.

Boy breaks from the clinch.
Sobolinski throws a combination that misses
and Boy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Sobolinski tries to keep at a distance but Boy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Boy lands a right hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Boy.
Boy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Boy lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Boy is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Boy lands a body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Putin Boy dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Boy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Putin Boy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Boy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Boy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sobolinski backwards.
Sobolinski looking to stall.
Sobolinski is pressed up against the cage. Boy has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sobolinski down to the mat. Sobolinski avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sobolinski doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Boy throws a shot to the body.
Boy fails to land the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobolinski scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sobolinski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Boy has closed the distance and engaged Sobolinski in a clinch.
Boy works on Sobolinski's body with a couple of short punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Boy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sobolinski backwards.
Boy keeps control of Sobolinski as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Boy lands a hook that snaps the head of Sobolinski backwards.
Boy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sobolinski backwards.
Boy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sobolinski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Boy has him pressed against the cage.
Boy lands a right hand.
Boy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Boy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Boy lands with a light punch inside.
Sobolinski takes a shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sobolinski backwards.
Boy has Sobolinski pressed against the cage, preventing Sobolinski from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nice body punch from Boy - that landed with a thud.
Boy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Boy pushes Sobolinski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sobolinski is trying to break the clinch but Boy has him pressed against the cage.
Boy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sobolinski backwards.
Boy scores with a shot to the side of Sobolinski's head.

Boy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot by Boy.
Boy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sobolinski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice straight punches there by Boy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Boy.
Boy lands a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Boy forces Sobolinski back against the cage and clinches.
Boy lands with a short shot to the head.
Sobolinski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Boy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Boy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Boy lands a right hand.
Boy presses Sobolinski against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Boy digs a right hand underneath Sobolinski's ribcage. Sobolinski let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Boy scores with a nice hook to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Boy.

Boy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sobolinski takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Boy closes the distance and clinches.

Boy breaks from the clinch.
Sobolinski misses with a lunging right hand
and Boy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sobolinski throws an off balance right hand
and Boy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Don Sobolinski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Boy closes the distance and pushes Sobolinski back into the cage.
Boy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Boy.
A shot in the inside from Boy.
Boy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sobolinski backwards.
Boy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Sobolinski is rocked!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Boy.
Oh Sobolinski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boy lands a left hand.
Sobolinski is trying to break the clinch but Boy is controlling him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Putin Boy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Boy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sobolinski seems to have got his legs back now.

Boy takes the fight into the clinch.
Boy lands with a left to the head.
Boy is leaning against Sobolinski and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Boy manages to break the clinch.

Boy clinches up with Sobolinski and pushes him back against the cage.
Boy lands a body punch.
Sobolinski has had enough of the clinch but Boy keeps him there for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Boy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Boy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Boy.
Boy lands a body punch.
Sobolinski takes a shot to the head.
Sobolinski takes a shot to the head.
Boy presses Sobolinski against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Boy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A right hand to the body from Boy.
Boy lands with a left to the head.
Boy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sobolinskis head.
Boy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Boy lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sobolinskis head.
Boy has Sobolinski pressed against the cage.
Boy is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sobolinski is defending well.
A hook to the body from Boy.
Boy lands a nice uppercut.
Boy cracks Sobolinski with a nice body shot.
Boy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Boy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Boy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Boy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sobolinskis head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy lands a nice uppercut.
The referee calls for Boy to work.

Boy manages to break the clinch.
A combination from Sobolinski does no damage.

Boy clinches with his opponent.
Putin Boy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sobolinski or not.
Boy lands with a short shot to the head.
Sobolinski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Boy.
Sobolinski can't break the clinch.
Sobolinski working hard to break the clinch.
Sobolinski is trying to break free.
Boy struggles to land a body shot inside as Sobolinski controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Boy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Putin Boy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Boy has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 24:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 24:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Putin Boy!
Don Sobolinski was interviewed post fight and said 'Live to train another day!'.