PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Adolfo Fernando (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter Sobchak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sobchak has chosen Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In) as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Fernando
vs
Sobchak

207 cm
19
288 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

215 cm
19
300 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adolfo Fernando!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Walter Sobchak!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fernando throws a lazy right hand but Sobchak sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fernando backing away here, and Sobchak unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Sobchak gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fernando with a jab.
Fernando lands with a shot to the body.
Fernando scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fernando lands a nice hook to Sobchak's body. Sobchak takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fernando scores with a hook.
Fernando misses the shot to the body.
We've been told by Fernando's head coaches at LOD: Xtreme MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sobchak avoids the body shot from Fernando.
A little jabbing left from Sobchak on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fernando lands with a good body shot.
Fernando uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sobchak.
A lazy body kick from Sobchak
and Fernando counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fernando works over Sobchak's head and body with a nice combination.
Fernando connects with a right hand. Sobchak shakes it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobchak throws a chopping leg kick but Fernando manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Fernando swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sobchak connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sobchak loads up on a big right hand but Fernando slips the punch.
Fernando is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sobchak misses with a hook. Fernando ducked under it nicely.
Fernando throws a right hand that misses
and Sobchak counters with a straight right hand.
Fernando ducks under a wild hook from Sobchak.
Fernando swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sobchak throws a series of punches but Fernando moves out of range.
Sobchak connects with a leg kick. Fernando looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sobchak throws a poor cross that misses
letting Fernando counter with a right hand.
Sobchak takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fernando misses the jab.
Sobchak is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Fernando with a body shot.
Fernando scores with a jab.
Fernando lands with a hook. Sobchak tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fernando misses with a double jab.
Fernando backing away here, and Sobchak unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Adolfo Fernando seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fernando defending well as Sobchak loads up on a big left hand.
Fernando lands with a straight right. Sobchak didn't see that one coming.
Sobchak has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Fernando pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sobchak avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sobchak scores with the left hand. Fernando knows he should have avoided that one.
Sobchak scores with a leg kick.
Fernando moves away from the strike by Sobchak.
Sobchak takes one on the button.
Fernando steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sobchak.
Fernando misses with a lunging right hand
and Sobchak cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fernando goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sobchak lands with a right hand.
Fernando slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobchak misses with a body kick.
Fernando works the jab nicely.
Sobchak pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fernando misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sobchak.
Fernando staying out of range there.
Fernando fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fernando scores with a hook to the body. Sobchak takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fernando falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sobchak cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fernando lands a body shot.
Fernando swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fernando throws a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Fernando misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fernando looks to land a right hand but Sobchak moved out of range.
Fernando lands with an uppercut that bounces Sobchak off the ropes and back into range.
Fernando fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sobchak looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fernando misses with a right hand
and Sobchak counters with a nice uppercut.
Fernando just misses with a punch to the body.
Sobchak pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fernando is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Fernando looks to score with a jab to the body but Sobchak is just out of range.
Sobchak paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sobchak takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fernando misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sobchak.
Sobchak tries a quick counter leg kick but Fernando is wise to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fernando has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nice shot lands for Fernando.
Sobchak throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adolfo Fernando dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Fernando takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fernando throws out a powerful jab.
Fernando throws a shot from downtown. Sobchak moves away and avoids it.
Fernando stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fernando connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fernando scores with a shot to the body.
Fernando loads up on a big right hand but Sobchak slips the punch.
Sobchak takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sobchak throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Fernando counter with a right hand.
Fernando throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sobchak counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sobchak throws the left hand but Fernando avoids the punch easily.
Fernando misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sobchak.
Fernando fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sobchak manages to avoid it.
Fernando misses the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Sobchak throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fernando uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sobchak.
Fernando stuns Sobchak with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sobchak loads up on a big right hand but Fernando slips the punch.
Fernando swings for the body but Sobchak moves out of range.
Sobchak has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fernando throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fernando keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fernando misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sobchak lands with a shot to the body.
Sobchak throws a series of punches but Fernando moves out of range.
Fernando was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fernando throws the left hand but Sobchak avoids the punch easily.
Fernando misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sobchak.
Fernando takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
An attempted straight right counter from Fernando misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobchak just misses with a punch to the body.
A quick step to the side and Fernando tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fernando lands with a good body shot.
Fernando throws an overhand right that lands on Sobchak's shoulder, as Sobchak tries to avoid the shot.
Sobchak misses the shot to the body.
Fernando was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fernando looks to land a right hand but Sobchak moved out of range.
Sobchak looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sobchak avoids the body shot from Fernando.
Sobchak scores with a body shot.
Fernando ducks under a wild hook from Sobchak.
Sobchak fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fernando misses with a right hand
and Sobchak counters with a low kick, right behind Fernando 's knee.
Fernando keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sobchak.
Fernando lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Sobchak misses.
Sobchak uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fernando.
Sobchak throws a hook to the side of Fernando's head but Fernando sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fernando throwing a counter right hand but Sobchak manages to avoid it.
Fernando rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sobchak counters with a nice uppercut.
Sobchak fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fernando misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sobchak.
Fernando swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fernando throws a big shot that misses.
Fernando catches Sobchak with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The fighters circling - Sobchak throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sobchak throws a body shot but no joy.
Sobchak takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fernando comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fernando misses with a right hand
and Sobchak counters with a low kick, right behind Fernando 's knee.
Fernando throws a body punch but Sobchak moves out of range.
Fernando scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fernando lands a head shot.
Fernando takes a swing at Sobchak's ribcage but misses.
Sobchak wants to counter with a clinch but Fernando pushes him away.
Fernando lands a head shot.
Fernando throws an overhand right that lands on Sobchak's shoulder, as Sobchak tries to avoid the shot.
Fernando lands a lovely overhand right.
Sobchak misses with a hook.
Sobchak takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fernando changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fernando throws a hook but Sobchak blocks it.
A countering left hand to the body from Sobchak misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adolfo Fernando dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A left lands for Fernando.
Sobchak takes a swing at Fernando's ribcage but misses.
A swing and a miss from Sobchak.
Fernando throws a combination that misses
letting Sobchak counter with a right hand.
Fernando throws the left hand but Sobchak avoids the punch easily.
Fernando throws a series of punches but Sobchak avoids them all with ease.
Sobchak throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sobchak throws the left hand but Fernando avoids the punch easily.
Sobchak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fernando was well out of range. Poor timing from Sobchak.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobchak cracks the inside of Fernando's front leg.
Sobchak misses with a double jab.
Sobchak throws a leg kick that misses.
Fernando misses with a straight left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobchak misses with a right hand
and Fernando counters with a straight right hand.
Fernando is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sobchak can do to turn this around?
Fernando moves out of range of the leg kick from Sobchak.
A cross from Fernando lands.
Nice cross by Sobchak.
Adolfo Fernando is winning the standup battle so far.
Fernando swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sobchak let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fernando, as that shot connected.
Sobchak swings widly with a right hand
and Fernando counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sobchak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fernando.
Fernando misses with a hook
and Fernando takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sobchak misses with a two punch combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Fernando misses the target.
Sobchak ducks under a wild hook from Fernando.
Sobchak replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Fernando blocks it well.
Sobchak misses with an uppercut. Fernando saw that one coming.
Fernando swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobchak avoids the body shot from Fernando.
A countering left hand to the body from Sobchak misses.
Sobchak swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fernando lands with a good body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fernando lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sobchak attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sobchak lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fernando circles away quickly and effectively.
Sobchak avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sobchak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sobchak misses with a wild body shot.
Fernando throws a jab but it's blocked by Sobchak.
Sobchak throws a hook but Fernando avoids it easily.
Fernando misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernando on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Fernando swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fernando ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fernando slips a jab from Sobchak.
Sobchak dodges the punch combination from Fernando.
Fernando scores with a hook.
Sobchak throws a chopping leg kick but Fernando manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sobchak misses with a hook
and Sobchak takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fernando misses with a looping left.
Fernando misses with a combination
and Sobchak counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fernando connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fernando's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Fernando duly obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Fernando. Sobchak does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fernando scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sobchak slips under a jab.
Sobchak fails to land with a series of punches.
Fernando fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fernando swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fernando's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sobchak under the eye.
Sobchak throws a hook but Fernando blocks it.
Fernando was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Fernando throws a poor cross that misses
and Sobchak counters with a low kick, right behind Fernando 's knee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adolfo Fernando clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Fernando throws a combination that misses
and Sobchak counters with a straight right hand.
Fernando throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fernando moves out of range as Sobchak strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fernando. Sobchak does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sobchak now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sobchak slips a jab from Fernando.
Fernando stuns Sobchak with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fernando throws a hook but Sobchak blocks it.
Sobchak is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Fernando with a body shot.
Fernando slips a jab from Sobchak.
It looked like Fernando was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sobchak.
Fernando misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobchak looks to score with a jab to the body but Fernando is just out of range.
Sobchak takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fernando swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobchak on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sobchak jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fernando takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sobchak blocks a jab.
Sobchak tries to counter with a clinch but Fernando shakes him off and moves away.
Sobchak looks to score with a jab to the body but Fernando is just out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Fernando misses its target.
Fernando connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fernando scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sobchak in his tracks.
Sobchak misses with a few strikes there.
Fernando scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The fighters circling - Sobchak throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fernando is looking to counter punch.
Fernando rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sobchak counters with a stiff right hand.
Fernando throws out a loose jab but Sobchak uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fernando defending well as Sobchak loads up on a big left hand.
Sobchak shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fernando misses with a two punch combination.
Fernando lands a jab to the head.
Fernando misses the body punch
and Sobchak connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fernando stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fernando lands a nice hook to Sobchak's body. Sobchak takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fernando lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sobchak circles away quickly and effectively.
Sobchak dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fernando on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Fernando is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sobchak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fernando was well out of range. Poor timing from Sobchak.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobchak bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sobchak throws out a counter right but Fernando avoids it with no problem.
Fernando throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sobchak connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fernando ducks under a wild hook from Sobchak.
Fernando misses the shot to the body.
Sobchak is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Fernando with a body shot.
Fernando shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sobchak throws a lazy right hand but Fernando sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fernando was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fernando on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sobchak scores with a nice right hand.

Fernando is rocked!
Fernando throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oh Fernando is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fernando looks to score with a jab to the body but Sobchak is just out of range.
Sobchak throws a body punch but Fernando moves out of range.
Sobchak throws a leg kick but Fernando moved away.
Fernando seems to have got his legs back now.
Fernando is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fernando takes one to the chin there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobchak misses with an uppercut.
Sobchak catches Fernando with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Fernando forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Walter Sobchak!
During a confident post fight interview, Walter Sobchak thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.