PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Renato Sobral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dinsdale Pirhana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sobral comes to the cage accompanied by Kanye West-Stronger. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Sobral
vs
Pirhana

175 cm
24
160 lbs
14 - 3 - 2

190 cm
23
165 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Resistance

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 14 - 3 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Renato Sobral!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dinsdale Pirhana!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pirhana throws a lazy right hand but Sobral sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pirhana is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pirhana is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sobral dodges the punch combination from Pirhana.
Pirhana staying out of range there.
Pirhana throws a right hand that Sobral ducks under and follows up with a left that Sobral also avoids with ease.
Sobral throws a right hand that Pirhana ducks under and follows up with a left that Pirhana also avoids with ease.
Pirhana tries to close the distance and clinch but Sobral swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pirhana cracks the inside of Sobral's front leg.
Pirhana connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sobral throws out a powerful jab.
Pirhana throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pirhana takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pirhana throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A slapping body kick lands there for Pirhana.
Pirhana throws a leg kick
and Sobral counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pirhana tries a head kick but it misses.
Sobral misses with a body shot.
Pirhana throws a leg kick but Sobral checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobral fakes the leg kick and cracks Pirhana in the body.
Pirhana throws a right and a left that Sobral avoids nicely.
Sobral fails in his attempt to clinch.

Sobral pushes Pirhana up against the cage in a clinch.
Pirhana is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Pirhana manages to break the clinch.
The crowd cheers as Sobral lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pirhana doesn't seem phased though.
Pirhana throws a good cross that connects.
Sobral swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sobral lands a nice looking body shot.
Pirhana throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sobral counters with a stiff right hand.
Pirhana steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sobral.
Pirhana dodges the punch combination from Sobral.
Sobral throws a body punch but Pirhana moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pirhana dodges the punch combination from Sobral.
Sobral checks a leg kick.
A big right from Sobral misses.
Sobral throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Pirhana connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pirhana throws the left hand but Sobral avoids the punch easily.
Pirhana feints and then cracks Sobral's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sobral down.
Pirhana sizes up Sobral with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pirhana uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sobral.
Pirhana throws a right and a left that Sobral avoids nicely.

Pirhana has managed to clinch.
Sobral has a couple of punches blocked by Pirhana.
Sobral just leaning against Pirhana, taking a breather.
Sobral prevents a body shot from Pirhana.
Sobral working aggressively here.
Pirhana lands a knee to the head.

Pirhana breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobral lands a nice hook to Pirhana's body. Pirhana takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sobral drops his hands momentarily and Pirhana takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sobral tries to clinch there but Pirhana circles away.
Pirhana throws a chopping leg kick but Sobral manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sobral crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pirhana - the referee stops the clock and Sobral gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pirhana. Sobral manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A shot to the body from Pirhana misses
and Sobral connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pirhana lands a head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sobral. Pirhana does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pirhana digs a good body shot into Sobral's ribs.
A jab from Sobral misses.
Pirhana misses with a body shot.
Pirhana misses with an uppercut.
Pirhana slips a jab from Sobral.
Sobral misses with a wild body shot.
Sobral avoids the body shot from Pirhana.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pirhana uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sobral.
Sobral jabs Pirhana to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pirhana turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sobral on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pirhana pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sobral avoids the body shot from Pirhana.
Sobral checks a low kick from Pirhana.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pirhana.
Pirhana lands a body shot.
Pirhana showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sobral.
Sobral pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pirhana throws an overhand right that lands on Sobral's shoulder, as Sobral tries to avoid the shot.
Pirhana throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pirhana takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pirhana throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dinsdale Pirhana will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A solid leg kick lands there for Pirhana.
Sobral takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Both fighters circling a little - Pirhana finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sobral avoids the head kick by Pirhana.
Pirhana throws a hook but Sobral avoids it easily.
Sobral moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pirhana dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sobral. That did some damage!
Sobral scores with a jab to the head.
Sobral pushes Pirhana away with a front kick.
Sobral changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sobral fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pirhana checks it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sobral misses with an uppercut.
Pirhana connects with an inside leg kick.
Sobral scores with a jab. Pirhana acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dinsdale Pirhana seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pirhana throws a head kick but Sobral moves out of range.
Sobral drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobral has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pirhana finds it's way round the side to connect with Sobral's head.
Sobral swats away the attempt to clinch by Pirhana.
Sobral connects with a right hand. Pirhana shakes it off.
Sobral misses with a low kick.
Sobral throws a body punch but Pirhana moves out of range.
Pirhana throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sobral throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pirhana scores with a nice strike.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pirhana checks a leg kick.
Sobral swats away the attempt to clinch by Pirhana.
Sobral misses with an uppercut.
Pirhana looks to land a body kick but Sobral moved away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pirhana.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobral throws a big shot that misses.
Nice cross by Pirhana.
Pirhana steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sobral.
Pirhana throws a low kick but Sobral avoids it.
Pirhana slips a jab from Sobral.
Nice shot by Pirhana.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pirhana darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sobral looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pirhana misses with a wild body shot.
Sobral lands a nice shot to the body.
Sobral thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Pirhana if he has to take too many more of those.
Pirhana blocks a jab.
Sobral avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some wild striking there from Pirhana.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobral bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pirhana has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Pirhana throws a low kick but Sobral avoids it.
Pirhana keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pirhana throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sobral's head.
Pirhana throws a hook but Sobral avoids it easily.
Sobral is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pirhana misses with a double jab.
Sobral checks a leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Sobral finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A jab lands there for Sobral.
Pirhana throws a push kick but Sobral slaps the foot to one side.
Sobral misses with a body kick.
Pirhana has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pirhana there as he acknowledges the shot.

Pirhana is rocked!
Pirhana on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Pirhana is still on wobbly legs! Can Sobral finish him?
Pirhana is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sobral connects with a solid leg kick.
Sobral throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobral scores with a body shot.
Sobral drops Pirhana with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Pirhana! Sobral dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Renato Sobral!
A victorious Renato Sobral thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.