PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Fred Burton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Sobchak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burton comes to the ring accompanied by Carcass - Keep on Rotting in the Free World. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Burton
vs
Sobchak

183 cm
27
273 lbs
23 - 15 - 0

182 cm
29
269 lbs
21 - 11 - 0

Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Fred Burton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Jeff Sobchak !
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobchak has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sobchak there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jeez, both these guys look absolutely knackered already, that's not a good sign!
Burton keeps the fight on the outside.
Burton wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sobchak digs a good body shot into Burton's ribs.
Sobchak showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Burton.
Sobchak wants to clinch up but Burton keeps it at a distance.
Burton misses with a wild body shot.
Sobchak misses with an attempted mid kick.
Burton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sobchak moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Burton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sobchak scores with a spinning back kick!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sobchak .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burton doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jeff Sobchak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sobchak works Burton's body with a nice hook.
Burton throws a nice looking combination but Sobchak bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sobchak pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sobchak .
Burton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sobchak moves away.
Sobchak tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Burton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sobchak throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Burton thuds a left hand into Sobchak 's body.
Burton thows a body shot but no joy.
Sobchak is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sobchak closes the distance and clinches.
Sobchak prevents Burton from breaking the clinch.
Burton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sobchak landing knees to the head.

Burton breaks from the clinch.
Sobchak takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Burton, as that shot connected.
Burton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sobchak .
Sobchak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burton takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Sobchak clinches with his opponent.
Sobchak with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sobchak has a couple of punches blocked by Burton.
Burton wants to break free but Sobchak has control.
Sobchak with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Burton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Burton avoiding damage as Sobchak throws knees to the body.
Burton wants to get back to striking at distance but Sobchak won't allow it.
Burton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sobchak has him pressed against the ropes.
Sobchak keeps control of Burton as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Burton.
Burton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sobchak prevents Burton from breaking the clinch.
Sobchak lands an elbow inside.
Burton tries to break free but Sobchak pushes him back against the ropes.
Sobchak tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Burton avoids it.
Burton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sobchak has him pressed against the ropes.
Sobchak tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burton tries to break the clinch but Sobchak is controlling the position.
Burton is trying to push Sobchak away but Sobchak has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Sobchak using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Burton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeff Sobchak dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Burton throws a one two combo.
Burton walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sobchak checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sobchak smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Burton wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Burton with a nice cross.
Burton looks to land a left hand but Sobchak moved out of range nicely.
Sobchak throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sobchak tries a head kick but it misses.
Sobchak takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Burton lands with a nice combination. Sobchak backs away looking to recover.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Burton connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sobchak wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burton throws out a loose jab but Sobchak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sobchak just misses with a punch to the body.
Sobchak throws a head kick that misses.
Sobchak has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Burton finds it's way round the side to connect with Sobchak 's head.
Sobchak bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sobchak is looking to clinch.
Burton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Burton lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sobchak has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sobchak and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A nice combination there by Burton.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burton throws a big shot that misses.
Burton throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sobchak counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sobchak moves out of range as Burton strikes.
Burton doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sobchak lands a body shot.
Sobchak thows a body shot but no joy.
Burton takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Burton looks to throw the jab but Sobchak is out of range.
Sobchak fails with an attempt to clinch.
Burton scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burton scores with a hook to the body. Sobchak takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A swing and a miss from Sobchak .
Sobchak walks into a straight right hand from Burton.
Sobchak throws a head kick that misses.
Burton getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Burton lands a jab.
A head kick misses from Sobchak .
Burton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sobchak was well out of range. Poor timing from Burton.
Sobchak throws a head kick that half lands.
Burton lands a slapping body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobchak 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Burton connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sobchak scrambles back to his feet.
Burton has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sobchak .
Burton just misses with a punch to the body.
Burton throws a body punch but Sobchak moves out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sobchak .
Sobchak with a jab.
Burton thumps Sobchak with a low kick.
Burton misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sobchak misses with a head kick.
Burton throws a series of punches but Sobchak avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fred Burton dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

A jab from Burton finds it's way through Sobchak 's defenses.
Sobchak lands a head kick!
Burton scores with a jab to the body.
Sobchak attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A jab lands there for Burton.
Sobchak is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Burton rather than just go for the knockout.
Burton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A combination from Burton does no damage.
Fred Burton is winning the standup battle so far.
Burton closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sobchak slips a jab from Burton.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobchak tries to clinch but Burton moves away
letting Burton counter with a right hand.
Sobchak takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sobchak throws a head kick but Burton moves out of range.
Burton lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sobchak cracks the inside of Burton's front leg.
Burton swings for the body but Sobchak moves out of range.
Sobchak uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Burton.
Sobchak misses with an uppercut.
Sobchak ducks under a wild hook from Burton.
The crowd cheers as Sobchak lands an impressive looking overhand right. Burton doesn't seem phased though.
Burton swinging wildly here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobchak tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Burton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Burton just misses with a punch to the body.
A big right from Burton misses.
Burton looks to score with a jab to the body but Sobchak is just out of range.
A head kick misses from Sobchak .
Burton lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sobchak slips under a jab.
Some wild striking there from Burton.
Sobchak throws a head kick that half lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burton swinging wildly here.
Sobchak throws a nice inside leg kick.
Burton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Burton checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Burton connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sobchak . Sobchak circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sobchak scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Burton avoids the body shot from Sobchak .
Burton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sobchak wants to clinch up but Burton keeps it at a distance.
Sobchak takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burton on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sobchak . Sobchak obviously looking to wear him down.
Burton misses the jab.
Sobchak lands a head kick!
Burton thows a body shot but no joy.
Sobchak misses with a kick to the body.
Nice jab there from Burton.
Burton comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burton throws a jab but it's blocked by Sobchak .
An inside leg kick lands from Sobchak .
Burton swings for the body but Sobchak moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Fred Burton.
I think Burton has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Fred Burton!

The fight ends as a draw!