PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ed Rollack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacare Sobral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rollack's entrance music is Will T. Bear - For a Few Dollars More . A fine choice. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Rollack
vs
Sobral

189 cm
19
229 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

198 cm
19
247 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Solid boxing
Big right hand

Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ed Rollack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacare Sobral!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobral pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good exchange - Sobral coming out on top.
Rollack fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
No joy there for Sobral, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sobral throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rollack.
Rollack tests Sobral's chin there with a solid looking shot.

It looks like Jacare Sobral has been cut.
Sobral doesn't manage to clinch there - Rollack circles away.
Rollack throws a big shot that misses.
Rollack avoids the head kick by Sobral.

Sobral gets tackled into the ropes by Rollack. Rollack maintains the clinch.

Sobral pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rollack swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rollack throws a jab when Sobral was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sobral looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jacare Sobral seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rollack scores with a body shot.
Sobral throws a series of punches but Rollack avoids them all with ease.
Rollack misses with a straight left.
Rollack connects with a single shot there.
Rollack tries to clinch up but Sobral circles away and keeps his distance.
Sobral tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rollack swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rollack tries to clinch there but Sobral circles away.
Sobral lands with an uppercut that bounces Rollack off the ropes and back into range.
Sobral wants to clinch up but Rollack keeps it at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Rollack misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobral is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Rollack closes the distance and clinches.

Sobral breaks the clinch.
Rollack lands with a nice body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rollack scores with a jab to the head.
Rollack tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sobral paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sobral walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rollack is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rollack pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Rollack clinches up against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ed Rollack dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jacare Sobral's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Rollack gets tackled into the ropes by Sobral. Sobral maintains the clinch.

Sobral manages to break the clinch.
Rollack misses the shot to the body.
Sobral misses with a few strikes there.
Sobral connects with a nice looking jab.
Rollack looks to score with a jab to the body but Sobral is just out of range.
Rollack throws a nice looking combination but Sobral bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rollack avoids the head kick by Sobral.
Rollack throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sobral counters with a series of strikes. Rollack will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sobral misses with a double jab

and Rollack counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rollack is leaning against Sobral and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobral is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sobral.

Rollack's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sobral is looking to clinch but Rollack is avoiding it.
Rollack throws a poor cross that misses
and Sobral counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rollack misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rollack throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sobral wants to clinch.
Sobral lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sobral looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jacare Sobral seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rollack fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sobral does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rollack scores with a hook to the body. Sobral takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rollack tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sobral swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sobral avoids the body shot from Rollack.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sobral swats away the attempt to clinch by Rollack.
Sobral tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacare Sobral showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jacare Sobral's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Rollack gets tackled into the ropes by Sobral. Sobral maintains the clinch.

Sobral escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Rollack has managed to clinch.
Sobral scores with a hook to the body.

Sobral breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rollack ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sobral moves away.

Sobral gets tackled into the ropes by Rollack. Rollack maintains the clinch.

Sobral manages to break the clinch.
Rollack will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Rollack moves into the clinch successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rollack is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Sobral misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rollack.
Sobral presses Rollack against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Sobral breaks the clinch.
Rollack tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Sobral manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Sobral has Rollack up against the ropes in a clinch.
Rollack is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

Rollack's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A jab from Rollack does it's job there.
Sobral throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rollack scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sobral throws a leg kick but Rollack moved away.
Sobral will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rollack rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sobral moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd cheers as Rollack lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sobral doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Rollack closes the distance and clinches.
Rollack is looking to break free of the clinch but Sobral has double underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sobral looking to slow down the pace here.

Sobral's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ed Rollack clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Jacare Sobral's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Sobral tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Rollack moves into the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Rollack.
Sobral looking to slow down the pace here.
Sobral missing with knees to the body.
Rollack doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.

Sobral escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rollack is looking to clinch.
Rollack throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sobral.
Rollack throws a nice looking combination but Sobral bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sobral wants to clinch.

Sobral gets tackled into the ropes by Rollack. Rollack maintains the clinch.

Rollack breaks from the clinch.
Sobral is looking to clinch but Rollack is avoiding it.

Rollack has closed the distance and engaged Sobral in a clinch.
Sobral wants to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rollack is trying to break the clinch but Sobral has him pressed against the ropes.
Rollack has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sobral has Rollack pressed against the ropes, preventing Rollack from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rollack blocks an elbow strike from Sobral.

Sobral pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sobral fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rollack has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sobral misses with a head kick.
Sobral tries to clinch but Rollack moves out of range.
Sobral is looking to clinch but Rollack is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Jacare Sobral will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jacare Sobral's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Sobral tries to land a front kick but Rollack steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rollack is looking to clinch but Sobral is avoiding it.
Sobral throws a one two combo.
Rollack on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sobral tries a head kick but it misses.

Rollack has managed to clinch.

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

Rollack forces Sobral back against the ropes and clinches.

Rollack manages to break the clinch.
Rollack just misses with a punch to the body.
Rollack swats away the attempt to clinch by Sobral.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sobral throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rollack.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobral keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sobral moves out of range of the strikes.
Sobral fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sobral doesn't manage to clinch there - Rollack circles away.
Rollack throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rollack lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sobral at a distance.
Rollack throws a shot to the body.
Rollack is looking to wear down Sobral with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sobral closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Rollack clinches with his opponent.
A body shot lands from Rollack.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobral misses with a knee to the head.
Rollack is trying to break the clinch but Sobral is controlling him.
Sobral trying to control the position but instead, Rollack has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sobral into the ropes.
Rollack blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Sobral manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sobral throws a head kick that misses.
Rollack throws a jab when Sobral was well out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sobral.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ed Rollack showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rollack 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 48:47
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 49:47
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 49:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ed Rollack!
Ed Rollack bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.