PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dylan Sober (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Floyd Maywetherr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sober's entrance music is Pantera - Walk. A fine choice. Floyd Maywetherr will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Sober
vs
Maywetherr

175 cm
21
155 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

187 cm
22
157 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Deadly 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 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dylan Sober!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Floyd Maywetherr!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sober clinches.
Maywetherr looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Maywetherr lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Maywetherr is pressed up against the cage. Sober has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Maywetherr down to the mat. Maywetherr avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Sober closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sober holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Sober landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sober content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sober.

Sober has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Maywetherr uses from the top position.
Sober has Maywetherr pulled in close to control his posture.
Sober wants to sweep but no luck.
Sober throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Sober managing to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sober scrambles and gets back to his feet.

Sober moves into range and clinches up with Maywetherr.

Sober breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maywetherr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sober.
Maywetherr darts in trying to clinch

and Sober counters with a single leg into guard. Maywetherr didn't expect that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sober controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Sober with a flurry of punches that miss.

Sober stands and steps away. Maywetherr gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Maywetherr tries to clinch
and Sober counters with a big head kick but Maywetherr shrugs it off.

Sober closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sober working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Sober gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Sober is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Sober missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sober takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Maywetherr pushes Sober off looking to stand but Sober dives back in and keeps control.
Sober not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sober in particular looking to stall.
Sober working the head and body with strikes.
Maywetherr tries to kick Sober off but Sober keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Sober decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Sober lands an overhand right.

Sober feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Sober gets to his feet - Maywetherr follows without any prompting.

Sober clinches with his opponent.
Sober has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Maywetherr avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Sober pulls Maywetherr into guard.
Sober looking to hit a scissor sweep but Maywetherr is one step ahead there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sober manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Maywetherr manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dylan Sober dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Maywetherr wants to clinch but Sober slips to the side

and Sober counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Sober trying to pass the guard but Maywetherr defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Sober decides to stand and escape the position.

Sober rushes Maywetherr and presses him up against the cage.

Sober jumps guard and drags Maywetherr to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Sober seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sober has a closed guard, preventing Maywetherr from standing up.

Sober is looking for a triangle here but Maywetherr uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Sober is trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sober sneaks back into half guard.
Sober preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sober manages to get to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Maywetherr preventing the sweep.
Sober bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Maywetherr's guard.
Maywetherr has momentary wrist control but Sober slips an elbow through the middle.
Maywetherr avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sober pushing down on Maywetherr's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dylan Sober dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Maywetherr closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sober counters with a nice body kick.

Sober shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Sober gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Sober is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maywetherr can do to turn this around?

Sober closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Maywetherr did well to prevent Sober getting side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Sober is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Maywetherr sees it coming and defends easily.
Sober trying to pass the guard but Maywetherr defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sober perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Sober uses his free foot to push down on Maywetherr's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Maywetherr.
Sober sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sober scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Maywetherr?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sober controlling the pace for now.

Sober is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Maywetherr is surviving well by controlling Sober's body position as best he can.
Maywetherr is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sober looking to control and managing it successfully.
Floyd Maywetherr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Maywetherr taking shots to the head.
Sober fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Sober controlling his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dylan Sober showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sober has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:25
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:26
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dylan Sober!