PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jiis DeKuyt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Sobchak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). DeKuyt comes to the cage accompanied by Wynona's Big Brown Beaver. Jeff Sobchak has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

DeKuyt
vs
Sobchak

185 cm
24
230 lbs
7 - 1 - 1

182 cm
22
265 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Fight Club Clothing™

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 7 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jiis DeKuyt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeff Sobchak !
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeKuyt misses with a two punch combination.
Jiis DeKuyt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sobchak dodges the punch combination from DeKuyt.
DeKuyt digs a good body shot into Sobchak 's ribs.
Sobchak moves away from the strike by DeKuyt.
DeKuyt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
DeKuyt bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sobchak 's head.
DeKuyt swinging wildly here.
A slow jab from DeKuyt misses its intended target.
Sobchak wants to clinch up but DeKuyt keeps it at a distance.
Good leg kick by Sobchak there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sobchak looks for the body kick but DeKuyt saw that one coming.
Sobchak moves away from the strike by DeKuyt.

Sobchak darts in and clinches DeKuyt up against the cage.
Sobchak looking to throw knees to the head but DeKuyt is blocking nicely.
Sobchak tries to land knees in the clinch but DeKuyt avoids the damage to the body.
DeKuyt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sobchak backwards.
Sobchak tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and DeKuyt avoids it.
DeKuyt wants to break free but Sobchak has control.
DeKuyt dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Sobchak landing knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
DeKuyt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sobchak has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobchak tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
DeKuyt wants to get back to striking at distance but Sobchak won't allow it.
DeKuyt lands with a light punch inside.
DeKuyt swings wildly with an uppercut but Sobchak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sobchak is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
DeKuyt is breathing heavily.
DeKuyt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sobchak is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sobchak misses with a knee strike.
DeKuyt takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Jiis DeKuyt has been cut.
Sobchak misses with a knee to the head.
Sobchak dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Sobchak throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but DeKuyt blocks it with crossed arms.
DeKuyt is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sobchak is keeping busy.
DeKuyt is trying to force a seperation but Sobchak has the dominant position.
Sobchak tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sobchak obliges.
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!
Sobchak lands a knee to the body.
Sobchak lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sobchak lands a knee to the head.
Sobchak with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sobchak working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sobchak with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobchak is trying to work for a single leg takedown but DeKuyt pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on DeKuyt's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sobchak stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
DeKuyt is looking to break free of the clinch but Sobchak has double underhooks.
DeKuyt can't break the clinch.
Sobchak crunches a lovely knee into DeKuyt's ribcage.
DeKuyt is trying to force a seperation but Sobchak has the dominant position.
DeKuyt misses with some punches.
Knees to the body from Sobchak .
Sobchak misses with a knee strike.
DeKuyt takes an elbow to the forehead.
DeKuyt tries to circle away but Sobchak has him pinned against the cage.
Sobchak scores a nice knee to the body.
DeKuyt tries to break the clinch but Sobchak is controlling the position.
Sobchak lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sobchak misses with a knee strike.
DeKuyt wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
DeKuyt wants to break free but Sobchak has control.
Sobchak displaying some good clinch control by pressing DeKuyt up against the cage.
DeKuyt is trying to force a seperation but Sobchak has the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Sobchak .
DeKuyt has had enough of the clinch but Sobchak keeps him there for the moment.
DeKuyt working hard to break the clinch.
Sobchak lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice elbow from Sobchak .
Sobchak with a knee to the head.

Sobchak has dropped down and is working for a takedown. DeKuyt is trying to keep an underhook but Sobchak manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Sobchak thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sobchak throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sobchak is trying to control. DeKuyt wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sobchak sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. DeKuyt defending well though.
Sobchak not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sobchak is trying to control. DeKuyt wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobchak not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
DeKuyt gets back to full guard.
Sobchak preventing the sweep.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A big left from DeKuyt misses.
Sobchak tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
DeKuyt looks to throw the jab but Sobchak is out of range.
Sobchak with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sobchak moves out of range as DeKuyt strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sobchak uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from DeKuyt.
Sobchak turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sobchak tries to clinch but DeKuyt moves out of range.
DeKuyt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeff Sobchak dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jiis DeKuyt's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Sobchak wants to clinch up but DeKuyt keeps it at a distance.
DeKuyt throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
DeKuyt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sobchak with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
DeKuyt chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sobchak can pounce on him.
DeKuyt lands with a hook. Sobchak tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice body kick there by Sobchak .
DeKuyt keeps the fight on the outside.
DeKuyt takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
DeKuyt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sobchak lets loose with a powerful body kick. DeKuyt will feel that in the morning.
Nice body kick there by Sobchak .
Sobchak has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sobchak . That's going to slow DeKuyt down.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sobchak works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jeff Sobchak seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Sobchak moves into the clinch.

Sobchak gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobchak working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sobchak throwing strikes but missing.
Sobchak throwing strikes from guard but DeKuyt blocks nicely.
DeKuyt looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sobchak is one step ahead there.
Sobchak missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sobchak loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
DeKuyt avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sobchak is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sobchak takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sobchak . DeKuyt shrugs it off though.

Sobchak moves into the clinch successfully.
Sobchak tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sobchak unloads a knee to the mid-section. DeKuyt lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sobchak lands a nice elbow.
Sobchak throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sobchak throws a knee to the head but misses.
DeKuyt is trying to break the clinch but Sobchak is controlling him.
Sobchak using the Thai plumb to throw knees but DeKuyt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for DeKuyt.
DeKuyt is trying to break the clinch but Sobchak is controlling him.

Sobchak gets a trip takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeKuyt is trying to stand.
DeKuyt is trying to get back to full guard.
DeKuyt is staying active underneath Sobchak , who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sobchak throws a strike but DeKuyt avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Sobchak thows a big elbow that misses.
Sobchak scoring with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
DeKuyt avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sobchak thows a big elbow that misses.

DeKuyt wriggles free and stands up.
Sobchak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sobchak slips a jab and a cross from DeKuyt.
Sobchak ducks under a wild hook from DeKuyt.
Sobchak throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Sobchak closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming DeKuyt to the mat! DeKuyt manages to get full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sobchak throws and elbow that misses. DeKuyt uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sobchak 's guard. Nice move by DeKuyt!
DeKuyt stopping the sweep attempt from Sobchak .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeff Sobchak showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jiis DeKuyt's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

DeKuyt looks to land a combination. Sobchak sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sobchak displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as DeKuyt throws out the jab.
DeKuyt misses with a series of wild punches.
DeKuyt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sobchak .
Sobchak looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
DeKuyt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sobchak .
DeKuyt checks a low kick from Sobchak .
Sobchak tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
DeKuyt throws a hook but Sobchak blocks it.
DeKuyt moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sobchak takes one on the chin but seems OK.
DeKuyt throws a right and a left that Sobchak avoids nicely.
DeKuyt connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
DeKuyt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sobchak swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobchak walks into a jab.
DeKuyt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sobchak feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to DeKuyt's calf.
Sobchak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by DeKuyt.

Sobchak moves into the clinch.
Sobchak scores with a shot to the side of DeKuyt's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
DeKuyt tries to break the clinch but Sobchak is controlling the position.
DeKuyt avoiding damage as Sobchak throws knees to the body.
Sobchak lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Jiis DeKuyt's cut is getting worse.
Sobchak slows down the pace here.
Sobchak keeps control of DeKuyt as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
DeKuyt can't break the clinch.
Sobchak throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but DeKuyt blocks it with crossed arms.
Sobchak is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. DeKuyt is defending well for now.
DeKuyt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sobchak misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from DeKuyt.

DeKuyt breaks the clinch.
A swing and a miss from DeKuyt.
DeKuyt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobchak takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
DeKuyt misses the shot to the body.
Sobchak wants to clinch up but DeKuyt keeps it at a distance.
A combination from DeKuyt does no damage.
Sobchak with a nice cross.
Sobchak shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with DeKuyt but DeKuyt pushes him off and we're back to square one.
DeKuyt misses with an uppercut.
DeKuyt misses with the combination.
Jeff Sobchak is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
DeKuyt missing with a left hand there. Sobchak was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sobchak scoring well with a low kick there.
DeKuyt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
DeKuyt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sobchak .
Sobchak throws a head kick that misses.

Sobchak has managed to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by DeKuyt.
Sobchak stalling in the clinch.
Sobchak has DeKuyt pressed against the cage, preventing DeKuyt from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
DeKuyt wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on DeKuyt's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sobchak crunches a lovely knee into DeKuyt's ribcage.
Sobchak lands an elbow just above DeKuyt 's eye.
Jiis DeKuyt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
DeKuyt wants to get back to striking at distance but Sobchak won't allow it.
Sobchak connects with a knee to the head.
Sobchak lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Jiis DeKuyt's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Sobchak with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
DeKuyt is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sobchak tries a knee to the head but DeKuyt blocks it.
Sobchak lands a knee to the head.

Jeez, Jiis DeKuyt's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Sobchak tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sobchak is trying to drag DeKuyt to the mat but DeKuyt just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
DeKuyt has had enough of the clinch but Sobchak keeps him there for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobchak is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. DeKuyt is defending well for now.
DeKuyt tries to circle away but Sobchak has him pinned against the cage.
Sobchak tries for a takedown but DeKuyt manages to get underhooks.
Jiis DeKuyt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeff Sobchak .
Sobchak misses with a knee strike.
Still in the clinch, DeKuyt scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sobchak creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sobchak has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. DeKuyt is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

DeKuyt manages to break the clinch.
DeKuyt misses with a series of wild punches.
DeKuyt looks to throw the jab but Sobchak is out of range.
DeKuyt misses the body punch

and Sobchak holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sobchak tries for a takedown but DeKuyt manages to get underhooks.

DeKuyt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sobchak avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
DeKuyt clobbers Sobchak with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
DeKuyt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jiis DeKuyt.
Well Sobchak 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeff Sobchak !