PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Sobieski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonah Sumrall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sobieski might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Kto Cię Obroni Polsko. Sumrall is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Kutless - Smile. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sobieski
vs
Sumrall

188 cm
31
220 lbs
27 - 9 - 0

180 cm
28
205 lbs
18 - 5 - 0

Great wrestler
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 27 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jan Sobieski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jonah Sumrall!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobieski looks for a takedown but Sumrall sprawls well.
Sobieski throws a leg kick but Sumrall checks it.
Sobieski looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sobieski throws a leg kick but Sumrall sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sumrall stuffs the takedown attempt from Sobieski. Sobieski gets slowly back to his feet.
Sobieski wants to clinch up but Sumrall keeps it at a distance.
Sobieski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sobieski fails with 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.
Sobieski feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sumrall's calf.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobieski fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sobieski throws a lazy uppercut
and Sumrall counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sobieski keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice takedown defense from Sumrall. No joy for Sobieski on that attempt.

Sobieski clinches up against the cage.
Sobieski leaning his opponent against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sumrall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sumrall slowing the pace effectively.
Sobieski is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sumrall to keep the fight standing.
Sumrall is trying to push Sobieski away but Sobieski has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sumrall taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sobieski throws a punch but it's blocked by Sumrall.
Sobieski avoiding damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sumrall holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Sobieski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sumrall tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sobieski avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Sumrall.
Sobieski throws a punch but it's blocked by Sumrall.
Sobieski fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sobieski lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sumrall.

Sobieski pulls guard effortlessly.
Sumrall's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sumrall stopping the sweep attempt from Sobieski.

Sobieski working for submissions but it's allowed Sumrall to get to half guard.
Sumrall is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sobieski looking for submissions off his back.
Sobieski wants to improve his position but Sumrall is controlling well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sumrall is thwarting Sobieski's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jan Sobieski dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A head kick misses from Sobieski.
Sobieski throws a head kick but Sumrall moves out of range.

Sobieski closes the distance and pushes Sumrall back into the cage.
Sumrall with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sumrall obliges.
Sumrall tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sobieski's elbow.
Sumrall blocking some punches.
Sobieski tries to pull guard but Sumrall won't allow it.
Sobieski lands with a left to the head.
Still in the clinch, Sobieski scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sumrall trying to control the position but instead, Sobieski has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sumrall into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sumrall is pushing Sobieski up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sobieski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sumrall.
Sobieski misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sumrall.
Sobieski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sobieski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sumrall wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sobieski tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sumrall just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski misses with a punch on the inside.
Sobieski misses with some punches.
Sobieski tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jan Sobieski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sumrall 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.
Sumrall tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sumrall lands a right hand.
Sobieski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sumrall's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Sobieski fails to land.
Sobieski displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sumrall up against the cage.
Sumrall blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski trying to control the position but instead, Sumrall has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sobieski into the cage.

Sumrall breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sumrall on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sobieski shoots in looking for a takedown. Sumrall tries to sprawl out of it but Sobieski keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sumrall manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sumrall takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sobieski tries a head kick but it misses.
Jonah Sumrall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sobieski thows a leg kick but Sumrall checks it
and Sumrall counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sumrall has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sobieski, right into the meat.
Sobieski shoots in and drives through. Sumrall sprawls well.
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!
A good leg kick by Sobieski.
Nice takedown defense from Sumrall. No joy for Sobieski on that attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sobieski will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A low kick from Sobieski is predictable there
and Sumrall cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jonah Sumrall will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Sobieski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Sobieski connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sobieski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sumrall paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice body kick there by Sobieski.
Sobieski scores with a head kick. Sumrall tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Sobieski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sumrall swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sumrall checks a leg kick.
Sobieski lands a glancing blow to the side of Sumrall's head.
Sobieski wants to slow Sumrall down by chopping away at his legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobieski lands a head kick. Sumrall smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sumrall is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sobieski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sumrall paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sobieski just misses with a punch to the body.
Sumrall avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sumrall on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sobieski. Sobieski obviously looking to wear him down.
Sobieski wants to clinch.
Sobieski is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sumrall sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jonah Sumrall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sumrall takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sobieski misses the shot to the body.
Sobieski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jan Sobieski is winning the standup battle so far.
Sobieski lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Sobieski.
Sobieski jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sumrall manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sobieski misses with a kick to the body.
Sobieski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sumrall paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sobieski tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Sumrall to counter with a crisp jab.

Sobieski rushes Sumrall and presses him up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sumrall.
Sobieski working aggressively here.
Sobieski misses with the head strike.
Sumrall tries to circle away but Sobieski has him pinned against the cage.
Sumrall throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sobieski struggles to land a body shot inside as Sumrall controls his hands.
Sumrall's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sumrall blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sobieski struggles to land a body shot inside as Sumrall controls his hands.
Sobieski swings wildly with an uppercut but Sumrall uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sobieski jumps guard but Sumrall turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sumrall using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sobieski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sobieski scores with a nice hook to the head.

Sobieski jumps guard and drags Sumrall to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jan Sobieski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sobieski has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

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