PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred Burton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Sobchak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burton comes to the cage accompanied by Carcass - Keep on Rotting in the Free World. Fred Burton looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Burton
vs
Sobchak

183 cm
25
260 lbs
18 - 5 - 0

182 cm
26
265 lbs
16 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Fred Burton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jeff Sobchak !
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobchak slips under a jab.
Sobchak looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Burton avoids a kick to the body.
Burton has a takedown stuffed.
Sobchak misses with a leg kick.
Sobchak shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Burton but Burton pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sobchak has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sobchak takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Burton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sobchak sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sobchak steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Burton.
Burton scores with a nice right hand.
Sobchak takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burton. Sobchak does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burton lands a jab to the nose.
Sobchak avoids the body shot from Burton.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Burton.
Burton dips to his left and cracks Sobchak with an uppercut!
Burton listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Burton throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Burton connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sobchak . Sobchak circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sobchak pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Burton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sobchak was well out of range. Poor timing from Burton.
Burton misses with the combination.
Burton fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fred Burton. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burton throws a jab but it's blocked by Sobchak .

Burton closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sobchak did well to prevent Burton getting side control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Burton looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Sobchak is trying to maintain the position but Burton is very close to passing his half guard.
Burton trying to mount his opponent but Sobchak defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burton prevents Sobchak from improving his position.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jeff Sobchak .
Burton pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sobchak back to the cage. Burton follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

Burton closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Burton trying to control the position but Sobchak is working away.
Burton is really struggling to control Sobchak but he's trying to hold on to the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobchak wants to get back to his feet but Burton drags him back down.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Burton wants to control but Sobchak is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Burton lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sobchak tries to score with a low kick but Burton moves his leg out of the way.
Burton throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Burton slips under a jab from Sobchak .
Burton misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sobchak walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Burton swats away the attempt to clinch by Sobchak .
Sobchak bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Burton connects with the punch.
Jeff Sobchak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sobchak is breathing heavily.
Nice uppercut lands for Burton. That snapped Sobchak 's head back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobchak walks into a jab.
A head kick misses from Sobchak .
Burton throws a right and a left that Sobchak avoids nicely.
Burton misses with a series of wild punches.
Burton throws a body punch but Sobchak moves out of range.
Sobchak throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sobchak avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Burton lands with a right hand.
Sobchak has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sobchak there as he acknowledges the shot.
A punch combination from Burton misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobchak takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Burton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sobchak moves away.
Sobchak tries to move into range but Burton moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Burton blocks the leg kick.
Burton lands a right hook to the body.
Burton scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Burton throws a hook to the side of Sobchak 's head but Sobchak sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Burton shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sobchak as he avoids it easily.
Burton has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Burton there as he acknowledges the shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Burton, as that shot connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sobchak avoids the body shot from Burton.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Burton.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fred Burton. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burton shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sobchak pinned against the cage. Sobchak gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sobchak shoots in for a takedown but Burton shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Burton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Burton throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Good shot there by Burton.
Burton uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sobchak has time to react.
Burton shoots in but Sobchak avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Sobchak has Burton up against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burton is trying to force a seperation but Sobchak has the dominant position.
Sobchak misses with a knee to the head.
Burton wants a takedown.
Burton drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sobchak gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sobchak stalls.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sobchak misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fred Burton dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jeff Sobchak 's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Sobchak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burton was well out of range. Poor timing from Sobchak .
Burton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sobchak moves away.
Sobchak takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Burton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burton fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Burton misses with a hook
and Sobchak counters with a nice uppercut.
Burton moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sobchak thows a body shot but no joy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Burton throws a jab when Sobchak was well out of range.
The fighters circling - Burton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sobchak buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Burton lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sobchak moves away.
Burton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burton scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Burton fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Burton with a jab.
Burton throws a shot from downtown. Sobchak moves away and avoids it.
Burton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sobchak scores with a nice head shot.
Burton misses with a looping left.
Burton swinging wildly here.
Burton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobchak misses with the combination.
Sobchak has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Burton scores with a nice strike.
Burton thows a body shot but no joy.
Burton connects with a body shot.
Sobchak lands a head kick!
A decent looking cross lands there for Burton.
Nice takedown defense from Sobchak . No joy for Burton on that attempt.
A swing and a miss from Burton.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burton keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sobchak tries a head kick but it misses.
Sobchak pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Burton scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Burton will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sobchak leaves Burton with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fred Burton. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Sobchak shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Burton is trying to defend but Sobchak finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Burton avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sobchak .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burton is pressing down on Sobchak 's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Burton lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Sobchak !
Burton avoids the attempt from Sobchak to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sobchak working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fred Burton clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Jeff Sobchak 's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Sobchak tries to clinch but Burton moves out of range.
Fred Burton is winning the standup battle so far.
Sobchak misses with a body kick.
Burton jabs Sobchak to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Burton.
Sobchak moves in looking to clinch but Burton pushes him off.
Burton shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sobchak but Sobchak pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sobchak keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Burton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sobchak misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Burton closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Burton lands in his opponent's guard.
Burton pushing down on Sobchak 's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Burton prevents Sobchak from improving his position.
Jeff Sobchak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burton stops Sobchak from getting back to his feet.
Burton is thwarting Sobchak 's attempts to control the position.

Jeff Sobchak has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Burton throws a shot to the body.
Burton shoots in looking for a takedown. Sobchak tries to sprawl out of it but Burton keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sobchak manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fred Burton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some bone on bone action there as Burton checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burton works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A big left from Burton misses.
Sobchak throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Burton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Burton scores with a hook.

Burton drives through with a takedown into Sobchak 's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Burton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sobchak swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sobchak has momentary wrist control but Burton slips an elbow through the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sobchak has his foot on Burton's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Burton works his way back into a safe position though.
Burton trying to control the position from guard on top but Sobchak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Burton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fred Burton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sobchak tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Burton is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fred Burton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Burton, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 40:36
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 40:36
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 40:36

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fred Burton!
Fred Burton was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.