PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ukobach Hasmal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Sobieski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sobieski has chosen Kto Cię Obroni Polsko as his entrance music. Ukobach Hasmal could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jan Sobieski's chin.

Hasmal
vs
Sobieski

194 cm
29
217 lbs
16 - 5 - 1

188 cm
26
220 lbs
19 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Ukobach Hasmal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jan Sobieski!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hasmal throws a sloppy head kick
and Sobieski counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hasmal is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Nice takedown defense from Hasmal. No joy for Sobieski on that attempt.
Sobieski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sobieski fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hasmal looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Hasmal clinches with his opponent.
Hasmal lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hasmal misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hasmal throws an elbow but misses.
Sobieski blocks a body shot from Hasmal.
Hasmal lands a right hand.
Hasmal pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hasmal lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobieski effectively controlling the action here.
Hasmal lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Sobieski.
Sobieski controlling the action here for a moment.
Hasmal tries to land a knee to the head but Sobieski blocks with his arms.
Hasmal holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hasmal swings wildly with an uppercut but Sobieski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hasmal throws an elbow but it misses.
Sobieski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hasmal is defending well for now.
Hasmal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sobieski slows down the pace here.
Sobieski has Hasmal pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hasmal manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A bit of stalling here from Sobieski.
Hasmal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hasmal creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sobieski is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hasmal pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ukobach Hasmal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jan Sobieski.
Hasmal working hard to break the clinch.
Sobieski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sobieski blocking some punches.
Hasmal lands an elbow that stopped Sobieski in his tracks for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski looking for a takedown.
Sobieski blocks a body shot from Hasmal.
Hasmal lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sobieski backwards.
Sobieski manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hasmal taking a breather.
Hasmal utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sobieski looks winded!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hasmal is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hasmal tries to work over Sobieski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hasmal missing with knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hasmal.
Sobieski being controlled against the cage.
Hasmal lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sobieski backwards.
Hasmal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sobieski wants to take the fight to the mat but Hasmal manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Sobieski is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A head punch on the inside from Hasmal fails to land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hasmal swings wildly with an uppercut but Sobieski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hasmal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ukobach Hasmal dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Sobieski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hasmal throws a leg kick
and Sobieski counters with a thumping low kick.
Hasmal lands with a nice body punch.
Hasmal tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Sobieski counters with a takedown into side control.
Sobieski trying to control the action but Hasmal is working from the bottom.

Sobieski tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sobieski has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sobieski tries to score with some ground and pound. Hasmal controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

Sobieski swings around for an armbar but Hasmal sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Sobieski's guard.
Sobieski has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sobieski looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hasmal pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sobieski is keeping the position for now.
Hasmal stopping the sweep attempt from Sobieski.
Sobieski looking to control.
Sobieski manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hasmal manages to get himself to full guard.
Sobieski preventing the sweep.
Hasmal utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sobieski accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sobieski wants to control from the top but Hasmal keeps moving.
Sobieski forces his way into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hasmal keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sobieski throws a strike but Hasmal avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sobieski accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sobieski throws an elbow that misses. Hasmal uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sobieski's guard. Nice move by Hasmal!
Hasmal preventing the sweep.

Sobieski looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hasmal wants to control from the top but Sobieski keeps moving.
Sobieski trying to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hasmal looking to pass the guard.
Sobieski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hasmal wants to control from the top but Sobieski keeps moving.
Hasmal stays in close to Sobieski's body and controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ukobach Hasmal wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Hasmal tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sobieski misses with a low kick as Hasmal jumps back.
Hasmal throws a leg kick
and Hasmal takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hasmal tries to clinch up

and Sobieski counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hasmal has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sobieski is working away from the top position though.

Sobieski is working for a submission of some sort.
Sobieski wants to pass to mount but Hasmal is defending the position.
Hasmal is trying to control but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hasmal avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sobieski.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hasmal is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Sobieski jumps into side control!
Sobieski throws an elbow but Hasmal slips to the side and avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jan Sobieski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Hasmal swings for the body but Sobieski moves out of range.
Hasmal stuns Sobieski with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A jab from Hasmal misses.
Sobieski fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sobieski thuds a left hand into Hasmal's body.

Sobieski manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Hasmal on his heels. He'll look to pass Hasmal's guard now, I'm sure.
Hasmal working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sobieski.
Sobieski with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hasmal looking for a sweep. Not yet Hasmal, not yet.
Sobieski slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hasmal is looking to stand up but Sobieski isn't so interested in that idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobieski trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sobieski tries to free his leg and advance position but Hasmal is retaining full guard.
Sobieski trying to control the position from guard on top but Hasmal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Sobieski postures up.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hasmal leaves Sobieski with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hasmal tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Hasmal gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sobieski postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski looking to pass the guard.
Hasmal not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sobieski throws an elbow that misses. Hasmal uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sobieski's guard. Nice move by Hasmal!
Sobieski looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hasmal is one step ahead there.
Hasmal trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sobieski looking for a sweep. Not yet Sobieski, not yet.
Hasmal tries to stand but Sobieski is controlling from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hasmal stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sobieski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sobieski manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Sobieski lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hasmal hang on?
Hasmal tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Sobieski connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sobieski throws some wild stikes that Hasmal manages to avoid easily.
Sobieski looking to finish Hasmal with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hasmal!
Hasmal avoids a series of strikes thrown by Sobieski.
Sobieski lands a heavy elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sobieski landing strikes from the mount.
Sobieski is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hasmal can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sobieski has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hasmal's face.
Sobieski prevents Hasmal from getting the reversal.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hasmal wants to control but Sobieski is having none of it.
Sobieski prevents Hasmal from getting the reversal.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jan Sobieski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sobieski has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jan Sobieski!