PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steve Zodiac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcos Sobral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sobral has chosen Cubanito by Pideme as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Zodiac
vs
Sobral

186 cm
20
176 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Very confident

S.W.A.T.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Steve Zodiac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcos Sobral!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Alexandre Firmino and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sobral clinches up against the cage.

Sobral has hold of one of Zodiac's legs. Zodiac is fighting the takedown attempt but Sobral gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Zodiac looking to control.
Zodiac tries to strike from the bottom.

Zodiac working for a triangle but Sobral defends it easily.
Zodiac utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Zodiac wants to sweep here but Sobral controlling him for the moment.
Zodiac keeping moving, preventing Sobral from controlling successfully.
Zodiac has momentary wrist control but Sobral slips an elbow through the middle.

Zodiac is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Sobral stands up and waves to Zodiac to follow him.

Zodiac has closed the distance and engaged Sobral in a clinch.
Sobral drops down looking for an ankle pick but Zodiac pulls his leg out and moves away.
Zodiac throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zodiac throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sobral blocks a head kick by Zodiac.
Zodiac avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zodiac tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Zodiac.
Zodiac misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zodiac looks to clinch

and Sobral decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Zodiac's guard.
Zodiac is breathing heavily.
Sobral trying to control the position from guard on top but Zodiac is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sobral postures up and lands a big shot to Zodiac's brow.
Sobral postures up and lands a big shot to Zodiac's brow.
Sobral postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Zodiac is on top in guard.
Sobral looking to control.
Zodiac wants to pass the guard but Sobral is keeping the position.
Zodiac works over Sobral with some ground and pound from guard.
Sobral is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sobral can do anything to dispel that myth.

Sobral pushes Zodiac off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sobral scores a takedown into full mount!
Sobral landing strikes from the mount and Zodiac is in trouble!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zodiac keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sobral with a couple of short strikes.
Sobral lands a big elbow.
A nice elbow there by Sobral.
Sobral misses with a head shot.
Sobral working the ground and pound effectively.

It looks like Steve Zodiac has been cut.
Sobral loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Zodiac scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Sobral land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Sobral stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcos Sobral!