PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Conlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Sobchak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Conlin comes to the cage accompanied by Eminem The Way I Am. Jeff Sobchak has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Conlin
vs
Sobchak

175 cm
30
293 lbs
19 - 9 - 0

182 cm
28
265 lbs
18 - 9 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Kevin Conlin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Jeff Sobchak !
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conlin throws a jab when Sobchak was well out of range.
Sobchak looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Sobchak feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Conlin's calf.
Conlin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sobchak finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Conlin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Conlin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Conlin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Conlin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sobchak .
Conlin scores with a jab to the jaw.

It looks like Jeff Sobchak has been cut.
Conlin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sobchak .

Conlin closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Sobchak quickly recovers to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Sobchak is defending against the submission attempts here by Conlin.
Conlin thows a huge punch but Sobchak dodges it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conlin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sobchak 's head.
Conlin takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Conlin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Conlin wants to take a breather but Sobchak is having none of it.
Conlin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Conlin misses with a head shot. Sobchak uses the momentum to regain guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conlin content to stall in guard here.
Sobchak working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Conlin.
Conlin won't allow Sobchak to sweep him here.
Conlin is working Sobchak over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conlin looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Sobchak is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Conlin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sobchak is keeping the position for now.
Sobchak keeping moving, preventing Conlin from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobchak avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sobchak keeping moving, preventing Conlin from controlling successfully.

Kevin Conlin has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Conlin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sloppy strikes from Conlin. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Conlin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sobchak , pushing him back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Conlin.
Conlin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Conlin working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Conlin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jeff Sobchak 's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Conlin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Conlin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sobchak sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Conlin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Conlin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sobchak avoids it really well and circles away.
Sobchak throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sobchak fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sobchak fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Conlin misses with a wild body shot.
Jab by Conlin.
Sobchak is breathing heavily.
Sobchak ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Conlin misses with a straight left.
Sobchak avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conlin misses with a two punch combination.
Conlin throws a jab when Sobchak was well out of range.

Conlin instigates a clinch.
Conlin lands a nice shot to the body.
Conlin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sobchak backwards.
Conlin misses with a punch to the body.
Conlin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Conlin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sobchak missing with knees to the body.
Conlin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sobchak blocks a body shot from Conlin.
Conlin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sobchak blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Conlin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sobchak blocks an uppercut.
Conlin misses with the head strike.
Conlin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sobchak 's elbow.
Sobchak looking to throw knees to the head but Conlin is blocking nicely.
Conlin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conlin misses with the head strike.
Sobchak is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Conlin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sobchak blocking some punches.
Sobchak prevents a body shot from Conlin.
Conlin throws a head punch that misses.
Conlin throws a punch but it's blocked by Sobchak .
Conlin misses with a punch to the body.
Conlin struggles to land a body shot inside as Sobchak controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Conlin.
Sobchak blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Conlin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sobchak can do to turn this around?
Conlin throws a punch but it's blocked by Sobchak .
Conlin digs a right hand into Sobchak 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sobchak 's gas tank.
Conlin lands a left hand.
A shot in the inside from Conlin.
Conlin prevents a takedown attempt there.
Conlin lands a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conlin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Conlin misses with a punch to the body.
Conlin tries a body shot but Sobchak blocks it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Conlin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That has opened up Jeff Sobchak 's cut even more.
Kevin Conlin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Conlin tries to work over Sobchak 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Conlin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sobchak blocks a body shot from Conlin.
Conlin misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Conlin.
Sobchak blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Conlin misses with a body punch.
Conlin working aggressively here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Conlin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Conlin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Conlin working aggressively here.
Conlin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sobchak looking to throw knees to the head but Conlin is blocking nicely.
Conlin misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conlin misses with a punch to the body.
Conlin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sobchak blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Conlin.
Conlin lands a nice uppercut.
Conlin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Conlin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Conlin swings wildly with an uppercut but Sobchak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Conlin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Conlin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Conlin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Conlin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A hook to the body from Conlin.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Conlin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Conlin lands with a short shot to the head.

Sobchak is rocked!
Conlin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sobchak is still on wobbly legs! Can Conlin finish him?
Conlin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Conlin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Conlin throws a punch but it's blocked by Sobchak .
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sobchak .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Conlin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jeff Sobchak 's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Sobchak moves out of range of the strikes.
Sobchak seems to have recovered his senses.
Sobchak misses with a head kick.
Conlin misses with the combination.
Sobchak slips a jab from Conlin.
Conlin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Conlin misses with a body shot.
Conlin scores with a jab to the head.
Conlin misses with the combination.
Sobchak tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Conlin misses.
Sobchak takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Conlin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Conlin drops Sobchak with a nice combination! Conlin dives into Sobchak 's guard, looking to finish!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conlin trying to control the position from guard on top but Sobchak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sobchak being controlled here, momentarily.
Sobchak working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Conlin.
Conlin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jeff Sobchak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobchak not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Kevin Conlin just wasn't active enough.
Sobchak defending well as Conlin loads up on a big left hand.
Conlin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Conlin is stalking Sobchak . Sobchak circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Conlin, and it's lights out! Sobchak really payed the price for that rookie mistake.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kevin Conlin!