PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vasiliy Sobolev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zachary Krantz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sobolev's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ya kuplu tebe dom. Vasiliy Sobolev is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Sobolev
vs
Krantz

201 cm
23
265 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

196 cm
20
274 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Crashforce Voodoo Labs
Fight Club Clothing Helsinki™

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vasiliy Sobolev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zachary Krantz!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobolev shoots in but Krantz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A punch combination from Krantz misses.
Sobolev looks for a takedown but Krantz sprawls well.
Sobolev shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Krantz sprawls well. Krantz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sobolev gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vasiliy Sobolev. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Sobolev drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Krantz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sobolev throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Krantz looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Sobolev lands a couple of digs.
Sobolev trying to control the position from guard on top but Krantz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sobolev looking to sit in guard and control but Krantz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobolev controlling Krantz's posture.
Krantz looking to pass the guard.
Sobolev knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Krantz on the ground.
Sobolev looking for a sweep. Not yet Sobolev, not yet.
Sobolev not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sobolev keeping full guard, as Krantz tries to pass.
Krantz won't allow Sobolev to sweep him here.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sobolev fails to land the takedown.
Krantz throws a leg kick which misses Sobolev's front leg but catches the back leg as Sobolev tries to avoid it.
Sobolev is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krantz looks to land a combination but Sobolev avoids it well.
Sobolev tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Krantz swivels and escapes.
Krantz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Krantz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

It looks like Vasiliy Sobolev has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krantz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Krantz tries to clinch but Sobolev is having none of it.
Krantz fails with an attempt to clinch.

Krantz lands a big shot that drops Sobolev! Can he finish him?

Sobolev is rocked!

Krantz drops back looking for a leg! Sobolev is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sobolev manages to kick Krantz off! Krantz jumps back into Sobolev's guard.

Krantz drops back looking for a leg! Sobolev is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sobolev manages to kick Krantz off! Krantz jumps back into Sobolev's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Krantz advances position into side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krantz working the ground and pound.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.

Krantz tries for a kimura but Sobolev is defending well.
Krantz trying to control the position but Sobolev is working away.

Krantz thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Krantz wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sobolev, who protects the arm well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krantz working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Sobolev looks to move to half guard but instead Krantz has passed into mount! Damn!
Sobolev is bucking up trying to escape but Krantz cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Sobolev is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sobolev wants to hold on but Krantz pushes him away.
Sobolev is looking to get to half guard.

Krantz looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Sobolev on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sobolev tries to get out of the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Krantz tries to control but Sobolev wriggling away.
Krantz manages to capitalize on a mistake by Sobolev to take his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zachary Krantz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vasiliy Sobolev's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Krantz closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Krantz lands in his opponent's guard.
Krantz won't allow Sobolev to sweep him here.
Krantz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Krantz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Krantz slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Krantz taking a break here but Sobolev is having none of it and regains half guard.
Krantz tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sobolev knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Krantz prevents Sobolev from improving his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Krantz seems to be working for a kimura but Sobolev defends the submission attempt.
Krantz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sobolev does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Krantz looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Krantz thows a huge punch but Sobolev dodges it nicely.
Krantz wants to control but Sobolev is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Sobolev shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Sobolev looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krantz is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sobolev's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sobolev's back!

Sobolev manages to get to his feet, escaping the difficult position.
Sobolev misses with a takedown attempt
and Krantz counters with a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Krantz wants to clinch.
Krantz throws a leg kick that misses.
Krantz misses with the combination.
Sobolev has his takedown stuffed
and Krantz counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

Krantz scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krantz controls the position.
Sobolev tries to improve position but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobolev gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Krantz lands a nice shot to the head.
Krantz controlling the position easily from mount.

Krantz looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Krantz thowing shots but they're missing.
Krantz raining down shots from the mount!
Krantz landing punches.
Sobolev really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krantz tries to control but Sobolev wriggling away.
Krantz lands a big shot there that rocks Sobolev but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Krantz punching from mount but Sobolev doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Sobolev tries to reverse the position but Krantz maintains control.
Krantz scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Krantz unloads with some shots from mount but Sobolev bucks and avoids them well.
Sobolev is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Krantz trying to control but Sobolev is having none of it.
Zachary Krantz has got the better of the ground game so far.

Sobolev defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Krantz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zachary Krantz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vasiliy Sobolev's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Sobolev shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Krantz napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Sobolev fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Sobolev controls the position.
Krantz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sobolev wants to control for a moment but Krantz uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Krantz taking some punishment here, with Sobolev in his half guard.
Sobolev working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Krantz is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sobolev pulls his head out easily.
Krantz is pressing down on Sobolev's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobolev wants to control from the top but Krantz keeps moving.
Sobolev working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Krantz's head.
Krantz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sobolev accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sobolev thows a big elbow that misses.
Krantz keeping full guard, as Sobolev tries to pass.
Sobolev trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Krantz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sobolev is in close to Krantz's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sobolev throws and elbow that misses. Krantz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sobolev's guard. Nice move by Krantz!
Sobolev is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Krantz tries to free his leg and advance position but Sobolev is retaining full guard.
Sobolev tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Krantz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Krantz advances position into side control!
Sobolev is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Krantz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sobolev keeps working.
Sobolev looks to move to half guard but instead Krantz has passed into mount! Damn!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krantz lands a big shot there that rocks Sobolev but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Vasiliy Sobolev's cut is getting worse.

Krantz wants to finish this one by submission but Sobolev is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Krantz.
Krantz is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sobolev can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

Vasiliy Sobolev's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Vasiliy Sobolev's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Zachary Krantz!