PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vazren Rigogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vasiliy Sobolev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rigogo might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Parapapapa. Sobolev has chosen Ya kuplu tebe dom as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rigogo
vs
Sobolev

193 cm
31
287 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

201 cm
31
265 lbs
13 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Reaper Combatwear

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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 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vazren Rigogo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vasiliy Sobolev!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobolev fails to land the takedown.
Rigogo shoots in looking for a takedown. Sobolev tries to sprawl out of it but Rigogo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sobolev manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sobolev rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rigogo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rigogo throws a series of strikes that have Sobolev backpedaling.

It looks like Vasiliy Sobolev has been cut.
Sobolev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rigogo manages to avoid it.
Sobolev looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sobolev pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rigogo back to the cage. Sobolev follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Sobolev showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rigogo.
Sobolev fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rigogo avoids it really well and circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sobolev fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Vazren Rigogo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vasiliy Sobolev.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rigogo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sobolev backs up against the cage.
Sobolev avoids the head kick by Rigogo.
Nice straight punches there by Rigogo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rigogo.
A punch combination from Sobolev misses.
Rigogo lands a lovely overhand right.
Sobolev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rigogo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sobolev throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice takedown defense from Rigogo. No joy for Sobolev on that attempt.
Rigogo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rigogo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Rigogo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sobolev shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobolev slips under a jab.
Sobolev takes a swing at Rigogo's ribcage but misses.
No luck for Sobolev with that takedown attempt.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rigogo.
Sobolev looks gassed!
Sobolev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sobolev looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rigogo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Rigogo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Rigogo sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Rigogo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rigogo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Rigogo drops back looking for a leg! Sobolev is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sobolev manages to kick Rigogo off! Rigogo jumps back into Sobolev's guard.
Sobolev wants to stand but Rigogo is controlling the position.
Rigogo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rigogo won't allow Sobolev to get back to his feet.
Sobolev keeping moving, preventing Rigogo from controlling successfully.
Rigogo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sobolev is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rigogo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rigogo is working Sobolev over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rigogo stays in close to Sobolev's body and controls the position.
Rigogo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sobolev works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rigogo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sobolev is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Rigogo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That has opened up Vasiliy Sobolev's cut even more.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rigogo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rigogo trying to control but Sobolev is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rigogo landing some decent shots from guard.
Rigogo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rigogo trying to control but Sobolev is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vazren Rigogo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vasiliy Sobolev's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Rigogo's corner calls for a 1-2. Rigogo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

The cut above Vasiliy Sobolev's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Sobolev misses with a two punch combination.
Rigogo misses with a straight left.
Rigogo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sobolev.
Rigogo slips a jab and a cross from Sobolev.
Rigogo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sobolev tries for a takedown but Rigogo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sobolev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rigogo.

Rigogo scores a takedown into full mount!
Rigogo throwing strikes here but Sobolev is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rigogo breaks from Sobolev's wrist control and lands an elbow.

Sobolev is rocked!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Vasiliy Sobolev's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Vazren Rigogo!
Vazren Rigogo very nearly forgot to thank Reaper Combatwear amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.