PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Renato Sobral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christopher Wilt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sobral
vs
Wilt

175 cm
25
284 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

186 cm
26
265 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Spartan Nutrition
GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Renato Sobral!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Christopher Wilt!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Phil Schofield and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilt shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sobral defends it nicely.
Sobral ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wilt moves away.
Wilt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sobral moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wilt moves away from the strike by Sobral.
Sobral throws a big shot that misses.

Sobral looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilt avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sobral.
Sobral is looking to take a break and control but Wilt is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wilt is trying to control but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sobral wants to work for an arm triangle but Wilt is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Sobral seems to be looking for submissions.
Wilt gets full guard.
Wilt is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Sobral preventing the sweep.
Sobral distracts Wilt with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sobral knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wilt on the ground.
Sobral trying to control the position from guard on top but Wilt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sobral pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wilt is keeping the position for now.
Wilt has control of Sobral's left arm, preventing Sobral from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sobral postures up.
Wilt keeping full guard, as Sobral tries to pass.
Sobral might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wilt is on top in guard.

Wilt prevents Sobral from getting back to his feet.
Sobral wants to sweep but no luck.
Wilt trying to control the position from guard on top but Sobral is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wilt controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sobral is keeping the position for now.
Wilt is still trying to improve position.
Sobral is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Sobral working a defensive guard here.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Wilt tries for a takedown but Sobral sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sobral appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Wilt.
Wilt misses with a head kick.
A combination from Wilt does no damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobral swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wilt feints the counter takedown.
Renato Sobral seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sobral.
A punch combination from Wilt misses.
Sobral half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Wilt lands a head shot.
Sobral takes a swing at Wilt's ribcage but misses.
Sobral has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Sobral drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Sobral is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Wilt has escaped the position, nice work there.
Wilt told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Sobral in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Renato Sobral will probably get the nod.
That's time! Sobral's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Sobral drives through with a takedown into Wilt's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Sobral has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Wilt has control of Sobral's left arm, preventing Sobral from doing any damage.
Sobral stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wilt swivels though and keeps the full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wilt is on top in guard.

Wilt slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Wilt looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobral pushes Wilt away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Wilt gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Sobral on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sobral tries to get out of the position.
An elbow from Wilt crashes against the mat.
Sloppy strikes there by Wilt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobral wants to get back to his feet.
Renato Sobral overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sobral tries to bench press Wilt off him but Wilt keeps the position.
Sobral is trying to work for a sweep but Wilt has mounted him!

Wilt is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Sobral has managed to escape the submission attempt.

Wilt working for a submission but Sobral is keeping him at bay.
Sobral tries to lock up and control but Wilt gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sobral working to try and regain half guard.
Wilt wants to control the pace but Sobral is squirming around nicely.
Wilt looking to finish with strikes here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilt wants to control the pace but Sobral is squirming around nicely.
Sobral tries to lock up and control but Wilt gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Wilt sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Sobral is desperately trying to improve his position but Wilt has a good base and remains in mount.
Wilt looking to control but Sobral is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Wilt takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Wilt looking to ground and pound but Sobral is blocking nicely.
Sobral is in all sorts of trouble here.
Wilt wants to control the pace but Sobral is squirming around nicely.
Wilt working the ground and pound effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilt looking to control but Sobral is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Wilt sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sobral is looking to improve his position but Wilt isn't that keen on the idea.

Wilt gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Sobral takes a kick to the side of the head.
Wilt throws a combination that misses

and Sobral counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wilt is not content to let Sobral control the position.
Sobral scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilt gets back to full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wilt is on top in guard.

Wilt throws a big elbow that misses.

Wilt drops back looking for a leg! Sobral is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sobral manages to kick Wilt off! Wilt jumps back into Sobral's guard.

Wilt is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sobral wants to stand up but Wilt is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christopher Wilt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Sobral looks to score with a jab to the body but Wilt is just out of range.
Christopher Wilt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Wilt shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Wilt is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sobral trying to control but Wilt postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobral is trying to get back to full guard.

Wilt wants to work for an arm triangle but Sobral is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Wilt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wilt stalling away here and it's allowed Sobral to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilt being controlled here momentarily.

Wilt drops back looking for a leg! Sobral is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sobral manages to kick Wilt off! Wilt jumps back into Sobral's guard.
Sobral is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Wilt dives into side control.
Sobral manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

Sobral wants to work for an arm triangle but Wilt is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Sobral throwing shots but Wilt is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilt slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Wilt is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Wilt bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sobral's guard.

Wilt wants to control from the top but Sobral keeps moving.

Wilt is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Wilt stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sobral swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wilt trying to control the position from guard on top but Sobral is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilt might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Sobral haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Wilt postures up.
Wilt stops Sobral from standing up.
Sobral wants to sweep but no luck.
Wilt looking to pass the guard.
Wilt trying to control but Sobral is working from the bottom.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Wilt feints a jab promting Sobral to slip. Wilt then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sobral slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sobral.
Sobral ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wilt moves away.
Wilt with the counter takedown but Sobral avoids it easily.
Wilt fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sobral waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wilt.
Sloppy strikes from Wilt. Those never looked like landing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sobral misses with a straight right.
Wilt ducks under a wild hook from Sobral.

And that's the end of the fight!
Christopher Wilt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wilt has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christopher Wilt!
A relieved looking Christopher Wilt thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.