PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alistair De Jong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valeri Sobotkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sobotkin comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Metallica - Enter Sandman kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Alistair De Jong has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

De Jong
vs
Sobotkin

195 cm
23
260 lbs
4 - 3 - 1

189 cm
21
250 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Experienced

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Very confident

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 4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alistair De Jong!
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, Valeri Sobotkin!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

De Jong connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Sobotkin to the floor! De Jong dives in looking for the finish!

It looks like Valeri Sobotkin has been cut.
De Jong tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Sobotkin.
De Jong is looking to take a break and control but Sobotkin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
De Jong is pressing down on Sobotkin's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sobotkin is holding on for now.
Sobotkin regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from De Jong.
De Jong trying to control the position from guard on top but Sobotkin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sobotkin looking to hit a scissor sweep but De Jong is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Jong trying to control the position from guard on top but Sobotkin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
De Jong wants to stand but Sobotkin has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

We're going to have a standup here because Alistair De Jong wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

De Jong gets caught flat footed, as Sobotkin shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Sobotkin trying to control the position from guard on top but De Jong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sobotkin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sobotkin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sobotkin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sobotkin trying to control the position from guard on top but De Jong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobotkin looking to pass the guard.
De Jong is wriggling around but Sobotkin manages to pass to half guard.
Sobotkin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sobotkin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Sobotkin is trying to work for a kimura but De Jong is defending well.

Sobotkin seems to be looking for submissions.
De Jong missing with punches from the bottom.
Sobotkin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

De Jong looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sobotkin is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Sobotkin controlling the pace.
Sobotkin slips a nice elbow through De Jong's hands, connecting with De Jong's forehead.
Sobotkin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sobotkin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sobotkin is looking to advance position but De Jong won't allow it.

Sobotkin is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. De Jong doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sobotkin.
Sobotkin slips a nice elbow through De Jong's hands, connecting with De Jong's forehead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sobotkin is looking for a kimura but De Jong is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sobotkin to get the leverage.
Sobotkin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Sobotkin is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, De Jong has managed to free his arm - good work.
De Jong on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
De Jong is trying to stand.
De Jong is breathing heavily.
Sobotkin is trying to control the action in half guard but De Jong is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sobotkin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sobotkin is looking to take a break and control but De Jong is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

De Jong is defending against the submission attempts here by Sobotkin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Valeri Sobotkin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Valeri Sobotkin's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

De Jong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alistair De Jong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Sobotkin shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sobotkin showed some decent athleticism there.
Sobotkin working De Jong over with strikes.
Sobotkin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

De Jong is defending against the submission attempts here by Sobotkin.
Valeri Sobotkin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sobotkin tries to pass the half guard into mount. De Jong knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sobotkin lands strikes from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobotkin wants to pass to mount but De Jong is defending the position.
Sobotkin works his way into side control.
De Jong is trying to control Sobotkin's posture but Sobotkin avoids it.

Sobotkin thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
De Jong taking a bit of punishment here - Sobotkin scoring with strikes.
Sobotkin scores with punches from side control.
Sobotkin is working De Jong over with some ground and pound from side control.
De Jong is looking for a sweep.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sobotkin lands a strong strike to the head of De Jong. That's dazed him! Sobotkin looking to finish here. De Jong is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Sobotkin lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Valeri Sobotkin!