PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Sobieski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Petr Vondrachek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sobieski kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Kto Cię Obroni Polsko. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Sobieski
vs
Vondrachek

188 cm
26
220 lbs
19 - 6 - 0

185 cm
33
216 lbs
27 - 14 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jan Sobieski!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Petr Vondrachek!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vondrachek pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sobieski throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vondrachek tries to bum rush Sobieski with a series of wild strikes but Sobieski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sobieski closes the distance and clinches up with Vondrachek, looking for a takedown. Sobieski pushes Vondrachek against the cage but Vondrachek circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sobieski drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sobieski just misses with a punch to the body.
Vondrachek throws a head kick that misses.
Vondrachek lands a right hook to the body.
Sobieski throws a low kick but it's checked well by Vondrachek.
Sobieski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sobieski is looking to land body kicks.
Vondrachek ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sobieski moves away.
Sobieski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vondrachek lands a nice hook to Sobieski's body. Sobieski takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sobieski scores with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sobieski fails with a takedown attempt.
Sobieski thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobieski throws a right hand that misses
letting Vondrachek counter with a right hand.
Sobieski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vondrachek checks the leg kick.
Vondrachek misses with a head kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Sobieski blocks the leg kick.
Vondrachek avoids a kick to the body.
Vondrachek lands a head kick!

Vondrachek rushes Sobieski and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Vondrachek has a couple of punches blocked by Sobieski.
Sobieski is trying to break the clinch but Vondrachek is controlling him.
Vondrachek fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vondrachek doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vondrachek misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vondrachek works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sobieski has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sobieski has had enough of the clinch but Vondrachek keeps him there for the moment.
Vondrachek misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vondrachek misses with a punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vondrachek is working Sobieski over against the cage.
Vondrachek misses with a body punch.
Vondrachek can't find room to land a body shot as Sobieski controls the action.
Vondrachek gets through Sobieski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vondrachek tries a knee to the head but Sobieski blocks it.
Vondrachek swings wildly with an uppercut but Sobieski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vondrachek scores with a shoulder strike.
Vondrachek tries to work over Sobieski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vondrachek misses with a knee strike.
Vondrachek tries to throw a body punch but Sobieski avoids it by throwing Vondrachek back against the cage.
Vondrachek tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vondrachek unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A short left from Vondrachek.
Vondrachek working aggressively here.
Vondrachek is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jan Sobieski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vondrachek using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sobieski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Sobieski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vondrachek lands the left hand.
Vondrachek fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A lazy left from Vondrachek finds it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sobieski tries a head kick but it misses.
Vondrachek throws a lazy right hand but Sobieski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Vondrachek. That snapped Sobieski's head back.

Vondrachek rushes Sobieski and presses him up against the cage.
Sobieski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sobieski tries to circle away but Vondrachek has him pinned against the cage.
Vondrachek lands a shoulder strike.
Sobieski tries to break free but Vondrachek pushes him back against the cage.
Vondrachek tries to work over Sobieski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vondrachek misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sobieski tries to circle away but Vondrachek has him pinned against the cage.

Sobieski manages to break the clinch.
Vondrachek goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vondrachek jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Vondrachek tries to clinch up but Sobieski circles away and keeps his distance.
Vondrachek throws a big shot that misses.
Vondrachek lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Petr Vondrachek dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Sobieski swats away the attempt to clinch by Vondrachek.
Vondrachek throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sobieski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vondrachek tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sobieski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vondrachek misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sobieski.
Sobieski throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Vondrachek's head.
Vondrachek misses with a kick to the body.
Sobieski throws a nice head kick!
Sobieski tries to land a body kick
and Vondrachek connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sobieski gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vondrachek takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Sobieski scores with a spinning back kick!
Sobieski takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sobieski scores with a nice body kick.
Sobieski shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobieski throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vondrachek counters with a nice kick to the body.
Sobieski misses with the body kick

and Vondrachek moves into the clinch.
Vondrachek trying to land knees to the body.
Vondrachek lands an uppercut.
Vondrachek misses with the head strike.
Vondrachek misses with a punch on the inside.
Vondrachek tries to throw a body punch but Sobieski avoids it by throwing Vondrachek back against the cage.
Vondrachek tries a body shot but Sobieski blocks it.
Vondrachek throws a head punch that misses.
Sobieski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Petr Vondrachek seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sobieski blocking some punches.
Vondrachek struggles to land a body shot inside as Sobieski controls his hands.
Vondrachek lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sobieski backwards.
Vondrachek has a couple of punches blocked by Sobieski.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vondrachek is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sobieski is defending well for now.
Vondrachek can't find room to land a body shot as Sobieski controls the action.
Vondrachek lands a nice uppercut.
Sobieski tries to circle away but Vondrachek has him pinned against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sobieski.
Vondrachek gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sobieski.
Vondrachek misses with the head strike.
Sobieski wants to break free but Vondrachek has control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vondrachek misses with a body punch.
Vondrachek scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vondrachek scores with a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vondrachek stops a takedown attempt from Sobieski.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jan Sobieski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sobieski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vondrachek tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vondrachek tries to work over Sobieski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sobieski tries to circle away but Vondrachek has him pinned against the cage.
Sobieski is trying to break the clinch but Vondrachek has him pressed against the cage.
Vondrachek tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sobieski's elbow.
Sobieski has had enough of the clinch but Vondrachek keeps him there for the moment.
Vondrachek trying to land knees to the body.
Vondrachek misses with a body punch.
Sobieski blocks an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Sobieski's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Sobieski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sobieski throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vondrachek works Sobieski's body with a nice hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski misses with a low kick.
Sobieski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vondrachek feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sobieski's calf.
Vondrachek is looking to clinch.
Sobieski goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sobieski shoots in for a takedown but Vondrachek shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sobieski will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Vondrachek throws a lazy right hand but Sobieski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vondrachek pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vondrachek.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vondrachek looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Petr Vondrachek is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vondrachek throws a nice head kick!
Sobieski looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A big right from Sobieski misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Petr Vondrachek will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action!

Sobieski lands a jab.

Vondrachek rushes Sobieski and presses him up against the cage.
Vondrachek throws a head punch that misses.
Sobieski tries to score a body lock takedown but Vondrachek shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vondrachek.
Sobieski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vondrachek keeps control of Sobieski as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vondrachek is working Sobieski over against the cage.
Vondrachek throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sobieski blocks it with crossed arms.
Vondrachek lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sobieski backwards.
Vondrachek misses with a punch on the inside.
Sobieski can't break the clinch.
Vondrachek misses with a punch on the inside.
Sobieski is looking to break free of the clinch but Vondrachek has double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobieski wants to get back to striking at distance but Vondrachek won't allow it.
Vondrachek tries to throw a body punch but Sobieski avoids it by throwing Vondrachek back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Vondrachek.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vondrachek throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sobieskis head.
Sobieski takes a shot to the head.
Sobieski takes a shot to the head.
Sobieski is looking to break free of the clinch but Vondrachek has double underhooks.
A nice left hand lands by Vondrachek.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stalling in the clinch from Vondrachek.
Vondrachek tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sobieski's elbow.
A short uppercut from Vondrachek.
Vondrachek lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Sobieski is rocked!
Vondrachek will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sobieski up against the cage.
Oh Sobieski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sobieski blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vondrachek working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sobieski blocking some punches.
Sobieski seems to have got his legs back now.
Vondrachek tries a body shot but Sobieski blocks it.
Vondrachek presses Sobieski against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Vondrachek tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Vondrachek floors Sobieski with a big punch on the inside! Sobieski is trying to recover but Vondrachek dives into side control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Vondrachek has hold of Sobieski's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Sobieski seems comfortable defending it but Vondrachek has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Sobieski is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Sobieski is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Vondrachek couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Petr Vondrachek! Petr Vondrachek retains his light heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Petr Vondrachek thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.