PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giovani Sobrinho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brett Larson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brett Larson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Sobrinho
vs
Larson

192 cm
25
220 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

200 cm
21
224 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Giovani Sobrinho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brett Larson!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larson looks to score with a jab to the body but Sobrinho is just out of range.
Larson throws the kick towards the body but Sobrinho avoids it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Larson!
Sobrinho fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brett Larson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Larson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sobrinho misses with the combination.
Larson tries a head kick but it misses.
Sobrinho misses with a wild combination.
Sobrinho swats away the attempt to clinch by Larson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Larson misses.
Larson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sobrinho.
A head kick misses from Larson.
Sobrinho keeps the fight on the outside.
Larson throws a sloppy head kick and Sobrinho moves out of range easily.
Larson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sobrinho is out of range.
A clash of legs there as Sobrinho blocks the low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobrinho throws a right and a left that both miss.
Larson thumps Sobrinho with a low kick.
Larson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sobrinho's sensitive parts.
Sobrinho cracks Larson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Larson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick from Larson lands but Sobrinho takes it in his stride.

It looks like Giovani Sobrinho has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sobrinho steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Larson. That one must have hurt.
Sobrinho is breathing heavily.
Larson throws a sloppy head kick and Sobrinho moves out of range easily.

Larson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sobrinho is defending well for now.
Sobrinho managing to block the knees to the body from Larson.
Sobrinho lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Larson tries to land a knee to the head but Sobrinho blocks with his arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for Larson.
Larson stalling against the cage.
Larson lands a knee to the body.
Larson slowing the pace effectively.
Larson misses with a knee to the head.
Sobrinho tries to break free but Larson pushes him back against the cage.
Larson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Larson leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobrinho tries to score a body lock takedown but Larson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Larson tries a knee to the head but Sobrinho blocks it.
Sobrinho blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Larson trying to land knees to the body.
Larson lands an elbow inside that Sobrinho shrugs off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sobrinho is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Larson leaning against his opponent.
Larson trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brett Larson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Giovani Sobrinho's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Sobrinho looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Larson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Larson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sobrinho checks a leg kick nicely.
Larson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nice uppercut lands for Larson. That snapped Sobrinho's head back.
Giovani Sobrinho is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Larson tries a head kick but it misses.
Larson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Larson scores with a head kick. Sobrinho tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Sobrinho swats away the attempt to clinch by Larson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobrinho uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Larson.
A clash of legs there as Larson blocks the low kick.
Larson tries to land a front kick but Sobrinho steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Brett Larson seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Larson has Sobrinho up against the cage in a clinch.
Larson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sobrinho has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A frustrated look appears on Sobrinho's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Larson stalling against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobrinho takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sobrinho tries to circle away but Larson has him pinned against the cage.
Larson prevents Sobrinho from breaking the clinch.
Sobrinho can't find room to land a body shot as Larson controls the action.
Larson taking a breather.

Larson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Larson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Some bone on bone action there as Sobrinho checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobrinho takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Larson misses with a low kick.
Sobrinho displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Larson throws out the jab.
Larson tries to land a leg kick but Sobrinho saw it coming and moves away.
Larson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sobrinho. That did some damage!
Sobrinho throws a series of punches but Larson avoids them all with ease.
Larson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Giovani Sobrinho's cut is getting worse.
A nice leg kick lands there from Larson.
Sobrinho checks a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sobrinho paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Larson tries to clinch but Sobrinho moves out of range.
Larson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sobrinho looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sobrinho looks to land a combination but Larson avoids it well.
Larson tries to close the distance and clinch but Sobrinho swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Larson throws a leg kick which misses Sobrinho's front leg but catches the back leg as Sobrinho tries to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sobrinho gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Larson throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brett Larson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Giovani Sobrinho's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

A bone on bone clash there as Sobrinho blocks the leg kick.
Sobrinho fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Larson fails with a takedown attempt.
Sobrinho's corner calls for a 1-2. Sobrinho obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Larson lands a head kick!
Larson keeps Sobrinho at a distance using the push kick.
Larson scoring well with a low kick there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobrinho chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Larson can pounce on him.
Larson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Larson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sobrinho moves out of range as Larson throws a body kick.
Larson tries to clinch there but Sobrinho circles away.
Sobrinho looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sobrinho moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Larson throws a nice head kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An inside leg kick from Larson misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Larson. That's going to slow Sobrinho down.
Sobrinho avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Larson misses with a kick to the body.
Sobrinho on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Larson. Larson obviously looking to wear him down.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Larson closes the distance and clinches.
Larson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sobrinho's face.
Larson missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larson prevents Sobrinho from breaking the clinch.
Larson throws a knee to the head but misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Larson tries a knee to the head but Sobrinho blocks it.
Larson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Larson prevents Sobrinho from breaking the clinch.
Larson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Larson just leaning against Sobrinho, taking a breather.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Larson.

Giovani Sobrinho's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Larson has Sobrinho pressed against the cage.
Sobrinho on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brett Larson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sobrinho's efforts to push away.
Sobrinho is trying to force a seperation but Larson has the dominant position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sobrinho.
The referee calls for Larson to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A frustrated look appears on Sobrinho's face as he tries to break the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brett Larson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Larson 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brett Larson!
Brett Larson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.