PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Jonathon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Les Sobrante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sobrante comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Primus - Fisticuffs kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! On his way into the cage it seems that Ben Jonathon has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Ben Jonathon seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Jonathon
vs
Sobrante

190 cm
20
215 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

185 cm
19
221 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

GREEN!160

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Jonathon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Les Sobrante!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobrante throws a right hand that Jonathon ducks under and follows up with a left that Jonathon also avoids with ease.
Jonathon fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sobrante cracks Jonathon with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sobrante throws a hook to the side of Jonathon's head but Jonathon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sobrante has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Jonathon is landing a low percentage of strikes.
A slow jab from Sobrante misses its intended target.
Sobrante connects with a solid leg kick.
Jonathon lands a jab to Sobrante's midsection.
Sobrante avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Sobrante. No joy for Jonathon on that attempt.
Sobrante throws a hook to the side of Jonathon's head but Jonathon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sobrante fails to land with a series of punches.
Sobrante misses with a hook. Jonathon ducked under it nicely.

Sobrante moves into range and clinches up with Jonathon.
A short right from Sobrante.

Sobrante pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Jonathon is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Sobrante's half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sobrante tries to roll over but Jonathon keeps him under control.
Jonathon tries to pass to full mount but Sobrante defends it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jonathon is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sobrante defends it well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Jonathon seems to be looking for submissions.

Sobrante is defending against the submission attempts here by Jonathon.
Sobrante is trying to stand back up but Jonathon is controlling him

Jonathon is looking for a kimura but Sobrante is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jonathon to get the leverage.

Jonathon is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sobrante doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jonathon.
Sobrante works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jonathon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sobrante works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jonathon trying to control but Sobrante is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobrante not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jonathon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sobrante is keeping the position for now.
Jonathon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sobrante is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jonathon trying to control the position from guard on top but Sobrante is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sobrante is on top in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jonathon trying to control the position.

Jonathon has his foot on Sobrante's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sobrante works his way back into a safe position though.
Jonathon definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jonathon keeping moving, preventing Sobrante from controlling successfully.
Jonathon manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sobrante manages to get himself to full guard.
Sobrante has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Jonathon has passed into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobrante can't do much from the bottom here.
Jonathon has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Sobrante!
Sobrante is working to get back to half guard.
Sobrante keeps trying to improve his position.
Jonathon tries to control but Sobrante wriggling away.

Jonathon jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Sobrante manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Sobrante is looking to regain half guard here but Jonathon keeps moving and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Jonathon is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sobrante is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sobrante managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Jonathon.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jonathon landing strikes.
Sobrante takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Sobrante tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Sobrante throws Jonathon to one side and escapes!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sobrante throws a jab but it's blocked by Jonathon.
Sobrante throws a hook but Jonathon avoids it easily.
Sobrante throws a head kick but Jonathon moves out of range.

Jonathon drives through with a takedown into Sobrante's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Jonathon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sobrante is keeping the position for now.
Jonathon lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Jonathon drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jonathon jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jonathon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sobrante is keeping the position for now.
Sobrante trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

The fight stays on the outside here - Sobrante looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sobrante fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sobrante throws an overhand right that lands on Jonathon's shoulder, as Jonathon tries to avoid the shot.

Jonathon shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jonathon showed some decent athleticism there.
Jonathon is thwarting Sobrante's attempts to control the position.

Jonathon is looking for a kimura here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jonathon uses his free foot to push down on Sobrante's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Sobrante.
Jonathon landing punches.
Sobrante gets back to half guard.
Jonathon is trying to control the action in half guard but Sobrante is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sobrante is trying to control but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jonathon is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sobrante doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jonathon.
Sobrante is looking for a sweep. Jonathon is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sobrante is trying to control but can't.

Jonathon is looking for a kimura here.
Jonathon wants to control but Sobrante is keeping him busy.
Sobrante trying to control here.
Sobrante wants to improve his position but Jonathon is controlling well.
Sobrante is trying to control but can't.
Sobrante is looking to escape.

Jonathon is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sobrante doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jonathon.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jonathon is pressing down on Sobrante's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sobrante is holding on for now.
Jonathon is trying to control the action in half guard but Sobrante is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jonathon is thwarting Sobrante's attempts to control the position.
Jonathon passes to full mount!
Jonathon is in the full mount, landing strikes.
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!
Jonathon trying to control but Sobrante is having none of it.
Sobrante wants to hold on but Jonathon pushes him away.

Jonathon has hold of Sobrante's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Sobrante manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jonathon landing punches.
Sobrante prevents Jonathon from taking his back.
Sobrante takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Sobrante is rocked!
Jonathon avoids the attempt from Sobrante to control.
Sobrante is still in real trouble! Can Jonathon finish him?
Jonathon looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Sobrante covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Jonathon!
Our winner, Ben Jonathon, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.