PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Orange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Les Sobrante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sobrante comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Primus - Fisticuffs kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Orange
vs
Sobrante

200 cm
43
214 lbs
41 - 25 - 0

185 cm
29
221 lbs
12 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
KO power

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Sun-Tzu

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 41 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jake Orange!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Les Sobrante!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobrante connects with a right hand. Orange shakes it off.
Orange throws a sloppy head kick
and Sobrante counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Orange is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A head kick from Orange lands but Sobrante takes it in his stride.
Orange throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Orange cracks Sobrante with a right hand to the side of the head.
Orange throws a head kick that misses.
Sobrante throws a fast counter high kick but Orange manages to duck under it in time.
Sobrante takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Orange throws a sloppy head kick and Sobrante moves out of range easily.
Orange throws a sloppy head kick and Sobrante moves out of range easily.
Orange takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donk. Sobrante catches Orange right on the button with a cross.
Orange pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A good leg kick by Sobrante.
Orange pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Orange throws a head kick but Sobrante moves out of range.
Orange uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sobrante has time to react.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orange swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Orange cracks a nice hook into Sobrante's ribs.
Orange takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Orange throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sobrante scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Orange misses with an uppercut. Sobrante saw that one coming.
Sobrante lands a nice shot to the body.
Orange throws a sloppy head kick
and Sobrante counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Orange scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Orange looks to land a right hand but Sobrante moved out of range.
Sobrante drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Orange defends it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Orange. Sobrante does a little dance to reset his feet.
Orange misses with an uppercut. Sobrante saw that one coming.
Orange throws a head kick that misses
and Sobrante counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orange pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've been informed that Sobrante has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Orange is breathing heavily.
Orange avoids the head kick by Sobrante.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orange throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sobrante counters with a nice low kick that buckles Orange's knee momentarily.
Orange swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sobrante counters with a nice low kick that buckles Orange's knee momentarily.
Orange misses with a wild combination.
Sobrante with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sobrante misses with a two punch combination.
Orange throws a big shot that misses.

Sobrante closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Orange is trying to stand back up but Sobrante is controlling him
Sobrante wants to free his trapped foot but Orange is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Sobrante is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sobrante trying to mount his opponent but Orange defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobrante prevents Orange from standing back up.
Sobrante sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Orange defending well though.
Sobrante wants to free his trapped foot but Orange is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Sobrante is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sobrante wants to pass to mount but Orange is defending the position.
Sobrante has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sobrante stops Orange from getting back to his feet.
Sobrante has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Orange knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sobrante on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Orange tries to buck Sobrante off so he can stand up but Sobrante has got his back now - this could be big trouble! He's slapped on a rear naked choke that looks really tight! Orange falls backwards, slamming Sobrante to the mat but Sobrante holds on tight! Orange is forced to tap and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Les Sobrante!
After winning the bout, Les Sobrante thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Jake Orange had this to say: 'Just wanna say thanks man, to everyone, Joe River, The whole Burns and Punishment team helping me out everyday. I got my ass beat today by a better fighter, plain and simple congrats I'd love a rematch in the future. Much love, Agent out.'.