PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ray Rabago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Sobral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rabago comes to the cage accompanied by Dance Gavin Dance - Strawberry Swisher Pt1 . Sobral has chosen Eros Ramazzotti - Un'Emozione Per Sempre as his entrance music. Ray Rabago has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rabago
vs
Sobral

180 cm
24
163 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

150 cm
21
167 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Good elbows
Fast

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 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ray Rabago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antonio Sobral!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sobral takes the fight into the clinch.
Sobral creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rabago's defenses.

It looks like Ray Rabago has been cut.
Sobral utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sobral scores with a knee to the head.
Sobral lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sobral tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rabago avoids it.
Sobral landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rabago is breathing heavily.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sobral.
Sobral lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sobral lands an elbow that stopped Rabago in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sobral throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sobral tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rabago avoids it.
Sobral comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sobral obliges.
Sobral with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sobral missing with knees to the body.
Rabago being controlled against the cage.
Sobral unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sobral lands an elbow that stopped Rabago in his tracks for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobral using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sobral lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sobral with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sobral looking to throw knees to the head but Rabago is blocking nicely.
Sobral lands an elbow inside that Rabago shrugs off.

Ray Rabago's cut is getting worse.
Sobral creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rabago's defenses.
Sobral lands a damaging elbow.
Rabago lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rabago misses with a punch on the inside.
Rabago working aggressively here.
Sobral lands a nice elbow.
Sobral lands a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sobral lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Ray Rabago's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Sobral lands an elbow inside that Rabago shrugs off.

Rabago is rocked!
Sobral unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Oh Rabago is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sobral lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sobral lands a knee to the head.
Clinched against the cage, Sobral lands a big elbow that drops Rabago! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Rabago is complaining that he's OK but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antonio Sobral!
A relieved looking Antonio Sobral thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.