PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dale Doback (ranked 1785 p4p, 2698 weight class) and Jana Iii Sobieskiego (ranked 258 p4p, 366 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Doback
vs
Sobieskiego

200 cm
29
215
19 - 9 - 2

185 cm
32
206
15 - 15 - 1

Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible

Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Brooklyn Threads
Brooklyn Apothecary

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 19 - 9 - 2, fighting out of New York, Dale Doback!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Jana Iii Sobieskiego!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doback swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sobieskiego counters with a left to the body.
Sobieskiego slips under a jab.
Dale Doback seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doback closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sobieskiego counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sobieskiego uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Doback.
Doback moves in looking to clinch but Sobieskiego pushes him off.
Sobieskiego is trying to counter with his kicks.
Doback stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A jab from Doback misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The crowd cheers as Doback lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sobieskiego doesn't seem phased though.
Sobieskiego thows a left - swing and a miss!
Doback is looking to counter the offense by Sobieskiego and move into the clinch.
Doback looks to land a left hand but Sobieskiego moved out of range nicely.
Doback throws a lazy right hand but Sobieskiego sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sobieskiego shapes to counter with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobieskiego avoids the body shot from Doback.
Sobieskiego is looking for the big counter here.
Doback misses with a hook
and Sobieskiego cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big right from Doback misses.
It seemed like Sobieskiego was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

Doback closes the distance and clinches.
Doback misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Doback.
Doback lands with a left to the head.
Doback doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Doback prevents a body shot from Sobieskiego.
Doback misses with the head strike.
Sobieskiego tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Doback misses with the head strike.
Sobieskiego lands an uppercut.
Doback lands a nice uppercut.
Doback is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sobieskiego is defending well for now.
Sobieskiego misses with a hook to the ribs.
Our sources have told us that Doback has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobieskiego digs a right hand into Doback's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Doback's gas tank.
A shot in the inside from Sobieskiego.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sobieskiego tries a body shot but Doback blocks it.
Doback working aggressively here.
Doback lands with a right to the head.
Sobieskiego takes a knee right on the jaw!
Doback missing with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Doback obliges.
Doback lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Doback misses with the head strike.
Doback misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sobieskiego.
Doback lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Doback fails to land.
Doback can't find room to land a body shot as Sobieskiego controls the action.
Doback misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sobieskiego lands a hook that snaps the head of Doback backwards.
Sobieskiego tries to work over Doback's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sobieskiego lands a right hand that snaps the head of Doback backwards.
Sobieskiego tries to work over Doback's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sobieskiego lands with a light punch inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sobieskiego scores with a shot to the body.
Doback tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sobieskiego looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Doback ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sobieskiego moves away.
Sobieskiego scores with a hook to the body. Doback takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A punch lands to the side of Sobieskiego 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sobieskiego takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sobieskiego.
Doback wants to clinch
and Sobieskiego counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobieskiego waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Doback.
Doback throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sobieskiego on the side of the head.
Doback throws a lazy right hand but Sobieskiego sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sobieskiego tries a quick counter leg kick but Doback is wise to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobieskiego moves out of range as Doback strikes.
Sobieskiego pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Doback throws a lazy right hand but Sobieskiego sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Doback connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sobieskiego. Sobieskiego circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Doback misses with a hook to the body
and Sobieskiego counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sobieskiego blocks a leg kick.
Doback throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sobieskiego counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Doback thinking.
Doback moves in looking to clinch but Sobieskiego pushes him off.
Sobieskiego steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Sobieskiego throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sobieskiego tries to land a front kick but Doback steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Doback feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Doback misses with a hook
and Sobieskiego counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobieskiego staying out of range there.
Sobieskiego avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sobieskiego feints a counter leg kick.
Doback throws a low kick but Sobieskiego avoids it.
Sobieskiego throws a lazy right hand but Doback sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Doback misses the target.
Doback connects with a body shot that sends Sobieskiego's belly button to the back.
Sobieskiego swats away the attempt to clinch by Doback.
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!
Sobieskiego checks a leg kick.
Despite the aggression on Sobieskiego's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

Doback clinches up against the ropes.
Doback tries to land a knee to the head but Sobieskiego blocks with his arms.
Sobieskiego blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short left from Sobieskiego.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jana Iii Sobieskiego will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

A telegraphed right hand from Doback misses the target.
Doback wants to clinch.
Nice body punch from Doback.
Sobieskiego sizes up Doback with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobieskiego takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Doback feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sobieskiegos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

Doback gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Doback misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobieskiego blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sobieskiego misses with a body punch.
Doback blocks a body shot from Sobieskiego.
Sobieskiego digs a right hand underneath Doback's ribcage. Doback let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sobieskiego lands a body punch.
Sobieskiego scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sobieskiego lands a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sobieskiego lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Doback backwards.
Doback tries a body shot but Sobieskiego blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Doback.
Sobieskiego misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Sobieskiego breaks the clinch.
Doback misses the body punch
and Sobieskiego counters with a nice body shot.
Sobieskiego keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sobieskiego throws a fast counter high kick but Doback manages to duck under it in time.
Sobieskiego delivers a nice body kick.
Nice straight punches there by Sobieskiego. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sobieskiego.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sobieskiego misses with a straight right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doback paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Doback ducks right into an uppercut from Sobieskiego.
Sobieskiego throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Doback stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sobieskiego connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sobieskiego throws a right hand that Doback ducks under and follows up with a left that Doback also avoids with ease.
Sobieskiego misses the jab.
Sobieskiego misses the shot to the body.
Doback is looking to counter the offense by Sobieskiego and move into the clinch.
Doback loads up on a big right hand but Sobieskiego slips the punch.
Sobieskiego swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sobieskiego has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sobieskiego is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Doback is defending well for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jana Iii Sobieskiego comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sobieskiego 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jana Iii Sobieskiego!
A relieved looking Jana Iii Sobieskiego thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Dale Doback stepped up to the mic, saying 'Te Mauri, te Raoi ao te Tabomoa'.