PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pappy Boyington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustaf Sobral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Boyington
vs
Sobral

178 cm
22
148 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

173 cm
22
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pappy Boyington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gustaf Sobral!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Sobral.
Boyington is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Sobral is controlling him well.
Sobral wants to control but Boyington is keeping him busy.
Boyington wants to get back to his feet.
Boyington on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Boyington tries to get out of the position.
Sobral throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boyington is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Sobral working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Boyington pushes Sobral away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Sobral gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sobral shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Boyington pinned against the cage. Boyington gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sobral walks into a jab.
Sobral misses with a body kick.
Boyington rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sobral moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sobral looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Boyington is fending him off so far but Sobral persists. Nope, Boyington circles away and we're back to standing.

Sobral shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Sobral looking to control but Boyington is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Boyington avoids a series of strikes thrown by Sobral.
Boyington is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Sobral throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Boyington because Sobral loaded up on that one.

Sobral is working for a guillotine from mount but Boyington frees his head quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobral unloads with some shots from mount but Boyington bucks and avoids them well.
Sobral trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sobral has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sobral throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Boyington really wants to buck Sobral off and get back to his feet.

Sobral looking to secure an arm triangle but Boyington defends it well.
Boyington is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobral trying to control but Boyington is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Boyington tries to buck Sobral off but he can't manage it.

Sobral is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Boyington is surviving well by controlling Sobral's body position as best he can.
Boyington is trying to stand up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sobral can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Boyington is looking to escape.
Sobral punching from mount but Boyington doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Boyington is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Sobral trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Boyington tries to buck Sobral off but he can't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gustaf Sobral dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Sobral avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Sobral gets a takedown into half guard.
Boyington knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sobral on the ground.
Sobral stops Boyington from getting back to his feet.
Boyington is not content to let Sobral control the position.
Boyington tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Sobral manages to move to mount!

Sobral with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Sobral controlling the pace for now.
Boyington is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyington trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Sobral throwing strikes here but Boyington is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Boyington wants to get back to his feet.
Sobral punching from mount but Boyington doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Boyington is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Sobral tries to control but Boyington wriggling away.
Sobral looking to finish with strikes here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Boyington is squirming around, avoiding Sobral's attempts to control the action.
You get the feeling that Boyington really doesn't like being in this position too much.

Sobral jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Boyington manages to avoid the submission attempt.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sobral walks into a left hand.
Boyington listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Sobral looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Boyington!
Poor strikes thrown by Sobral there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Boyington wants to try and get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobral thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Boyington's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Sobral throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Sobral misses with a head shot.
Sobral trying to control but Boyington is having none of it.
Boyington wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Sobral trying to control but Boyington is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Sobral looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Boyington is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sobral thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

Sobral with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gustaf Sobral showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Boyington misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Boyington with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Boyington fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sobral on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice defenses there by Sobral.
Boyington darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sobral staying out of range there.
Boyington lands a nice shot that snaps Sobral's head back.
A jab from Boyington finds it's way through Sobral's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boyington throws a jab when Sobral was well out of range.
Sobral needs to keep his hands up - Boyington had a free shot at his head there.
Pappy Boyington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boyington jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boyington throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sobral stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sobral misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boyington.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boyington connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sobral's hands.
Sobral shoots in for a takedown but Boyington shows good takedown defense.
Boyington lands with a right that hurts Sobral. Sobral looks to clinch but Boyington throws a short knee that drops Sobral. This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Pappy Boyington!