PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Equinox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Sobral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Equinox is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Equinox
vs
Sobral

172 cm
48
147 lbs
61 - 33 - 1

181 cm
36
168 lbs
34 - 20 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 61 - 33 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Equinox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 20 - 1, fighting out of London, Julio Sobral!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobral rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Equinox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sobral connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Equinox momentarily.

Equinox closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sobral misses with a punch on the inside.
Equinox scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Equinox stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sobral tries to score a body lock takedown but Equinox shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Equinox working aggressively here.
A right hand to the body from Equinox.
Equinox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Equinox throws a punch but it's blocked by Sobral.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Equinox lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Sobral breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sobral shoots in for a double leg but Equinox sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sobral misses with a right hand
and Equinox counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sobral misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Equinox.
Equinox tries to counter by clinching up but Sobral breaks away and moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Equinox tries to close the distance and clinch but Sobral swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sobral throws a counter combo.
Sobral throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Equinox was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Equinox displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sobral throws out the jab.
Sobral tries for a takedown but Equinox sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Equinox throws a quick counter head kick but Sobral was just out of range.
John Equinox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julio Sobral.
Sobral changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Equinox wants to clinch.
Equinox has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Warehouse in the buildup to the fight.
A jab from Equinox finds it's way through Sobral's defenses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sobral fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Equinox to the ground. Sobral is now in Equinox's guard.
Equinox tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sobral throws a big elbow that misses.
Sobral throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Equinox works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sobral postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sobral throwing strikes but missing.
Sobral slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Equinox is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Sobral off and has taken his back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobral manages to reverse the position and now he's in Equinox's guard. Nice work there by Sobral.
Sobral lands a couple of digs.
Equinox keeping moving, preventing Sobral from controlling successfully.
Sobral is fighting to break Equinox's control of his arms but Equinox is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Sobral controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Sobral throwing strikes but missing.
Sobral slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobral's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Equinox keeping full guard, as Sobral tries to pass.
Sobral in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sobral postures up in Equinox's guard and throws a big left but Equinox blocks it.
Sobral postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sobral sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sobral trying to control but Equinox is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Julio Sobral will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Sobral scores with the left hand. Equinox knows he should have avoided that one.
Sobral blocks a jab.
Equinox steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sobral.
Equinox seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Sobral digs a good body shot into Equinox's ribs.
Equinox is looking to clinch but Sobral is avoiding it.
Sobral misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobral gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Equinox counters with a three punch combo that has Sobral backing up. Sobral nods at Equinox to acknowledge the strikes.
Equinox steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sobral.
Sobral lands a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Equinox closes the distance and clinches.
Equinox lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sobral backwards.
Sobral blocks an uppercut.
Equinox misses with a punch on the inside.
Equinox gets underhooks to prevent Sobral's takedown attempt.
Sobral lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Equinox backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Equinox.
A hook to the body from Equinox.
Sobral is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Sobral looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sobral blocks an uppercut.
Sobral is looking to take this one to the mat.
John Equinox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julio Sobral.
Sobral throws a punch but it's blocked by Equinox.
Sobral has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Equinox seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Sobral can turn it around.
Sobral goes for a takedown in the clinch but Equinox prevents it.
Sobral lands a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Equinox fails to land.
Equinox swings wildly with an uppercut but Sobral uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sobral can't break the clinch.
Sobral misses with a hook from the clinch.
John Equinox has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Sobral breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Sobral misses the target.
Equinox gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sobral throws a nice looking combination but Equinox bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Equinox missing with a left hand there. Sobral was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Julio Sobral seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Sobral finds it's way through Equinox's defenses.

Equinox is rocked!
Equinox avoids the body shot from Sobral.
Oh Equinox is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sobral shoots and misses

and Equinox counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Equinox seems to have got his legs back now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Equinox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sobral.
A head punch on the inside from Equinox fails to land.
Equinox scores with a shoulder strike.
Equinox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sobral changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Equinox fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Equinox defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sobral.
It looked like Equinox was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sobral.
Sobral lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Equinox at a distance.
Equinox tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sobral shoots in looking for a takedown but Equinox manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sobral's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sobral misses with a body punch

and Equinox counters with a crisp one two that drops Sobral! Equinox thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Sobral to his feet! Sobral is in big trouble!

Sobral is rocked!
John Equinox is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sobral swings widly with a right hand
and Equinox counters with a huge left! Sobral is in big trouble! He's backing up but Equinox isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Sobral from any more damage. A dominating finish by Equinox!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Equinox!
A very excited looking John Equinox made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.