PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tito Sobis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darryl Haze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haze has chosen Border Patrol - Eek A Mouse as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Darryl Haze was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Sobis
vs
Haze

210 cm
38
278 lbs
27 - 6 - 0

197 cm
27
224 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)

Hellbent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tito Sobis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Darryl Haze!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sobis clinches up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Haze.
Haze looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sobis missing with knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Haze wants to get back to striking at distance but Sobis won't allow it.
Sobis is looking to control Haze's arms but Haze gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sobis has his back to the cage.
Haze told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Sobis takes a shot to the head.
Sobis stalling against the cage.
Come on Sobis - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sobis takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tito Sobis.
Haze works Sobis's body with a nice hook.
Sobis has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Broken Halo's -Temple of Illumination in the buildup to the fight.
Sobis throws an off balance right hand
and Haze counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sobis. Haze shrugs it off though.
Haze displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sobis throws out the jab.
Haze throws a big counter head kick but Sobis avoids it with no problem.
Sobis throws the kick towards the body but Haze avoids it.
Sobis connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Haze's hands.
Haze takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sobis misses with a hook to the body
and Haze counters with an outside leg kick.
Haze throws a jab when Sobis was well out of range.
Haze checks a leg kick.
It seemed like Haze was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sobis sizes up Haze with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A punch combination from Sobis misses.
Sobis misses with a hook
enabling Haze to counter with a crisp jab.
Sobis throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sobis misses with a lunging right hand
and Haze counters with a left to the body.
Haze has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sobis.
Sobis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice side step and Haze releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sobis throws a jab but it's blocked by Haze.
Haze looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tito Sobis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haze connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sobis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Haze.
Haze moves out of range of the body kick from Sobis.
Sobis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sobis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Haze counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sobis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Haze counters with a head kick. That will keep Sobis thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobis lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Haze defending well as Sobis loads up on a big left hand.
Sobis connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sobis misses with a looping right.
The fighters circling - Sobis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Haze swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sobis looks to score with a jab to the body but Haze is just out of range.
Haze slips under a jab.
A head kick misses from Sobis.
Haze looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sobis throws a poor cross that misses
and Haze counters with a stiff right hand.
Sobis cracks Haze with an open hand slap.
Haze ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Haze unleashes a big counter combination but Sobis bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Haze slips under a jab.
Haze let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobis misses with a looping left.
Haze throws out a counter right but Sobis avoids it with no problem.
Sobis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haze was well out of range. Poor timing from Sobis.
A big right from Sobis misses.
A little jabbing left from Haze on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Sobis misses the target.
A solid body kick from Sobis.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haze avoids the body shot from Sobis.
Haze swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Haze with a nice cross.
Sobis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Haze throws out a counter right but Sobis avoids it with no problem.
Sobis misses with a body kick.
Sobis loads up on a big right hand but Haze slips the punch.
Haze appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sobis misses with a hook. Haze ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tito Sobis dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Sobis throws a sloppy head kick
and Haze counters with a head kick. That will keep Sobis thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Haze ducks under a wild hook from Sobis.
Sobis moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromHaze.
Sobis loads up on a big right hand but Haze slips the punch.

Sobis darts in and clinches Haze up against the cage.
Sobis wants to stall.
Haze scores with a nice hook to the head.
Haze tries to break the clinch but Sobis is controlling the position.
Sobis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Haze can do to turn this around?
Haze scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sobis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haze throws an elbow but it misses.
Sobis tries to throw a body punch but Haze avoids it by throwing Sobis back against the cage.
Sobis avoiding damage.
Sobis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Haze has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobis trying to land knees to the body.
Haze slowing the pace effectively.
Stalling in the clinch from Sobis.
Haze misses with a punch on the inside.
Haze lands a nice uppercut.
Sobis throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Haze.
Haze lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sobis backwards.
Haze tries to circle away but Sobis has him pinned against the cage.
Sobis landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Haze is breathing heavily.
Sobis displaying some good clinch control by pressing Haze up against the cage.
Sobis blocking some punches.
Sobis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haze slowing the pace effectively.
Haze leaning his opponent against the cage.
Haze misses with an elbow over the top.
Sobis is trying to stall.
Sobis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Haze is defending well for now.
Sobis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Haze avoids it.
Haze throws a punch but it's blocked by Sobis.
Sobis blocks an elbow strike.
Sobis trying to control the position but instead, Haze has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sobis into the cage.
Sobis lands a good knee to the midsection. Haze won't want to take too many of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobis avoiding damage.
Sobis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Haze lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sobis backwards.
Haze displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sobis up against the cage.
Sobis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sobis dodges an elbow strike from Haze.
Sobis stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Haze on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Haze has a couple of punches blocked by Sobis.
Sobis blocking some punches.
Sobis trying to stall but Haze improves his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Sobis to work.
Haze letting Sobis take a breather here.
Sobis gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Sobis tries to stall but Haze uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sobis avoids a wild elbow strike from Haze.
Haze stalling in the clinch.
Sobis being controlled against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Haze's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Darryl Haze seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sobis controlling the action here for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sobis trying to land knees to the body.
Haze wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darryl Haze showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A cross from Sobis lands.
Sobis lands an overhand right.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sobis, as that shot connected.
Sobis misses with a straight right.
Haze scores with a three punch combo!
Sobis is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Sobis throws a looping overhand right but Haze ducks down to avoid it.

Sobis sends Haze crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Sobis is motioning to the referee to let Haze up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Haze is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sobis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sobis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sobis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It seemed like Haze was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobis throws a hook but Haze avoids it easily.
Haze is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Sobis wants to slow Haze down by chopping away at his legs.
Sobis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Haze.
Haze blocks a head kick by Sobis.
Decent striking displayed by Sobis there.
Haze lands a glancing blow to the side of Sobis's head.
Sobis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haze.
Sobis throws a hook to the side of Haze's head but Haze sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Haze throws out a counter right but Sobis avoids it with no problem.
Sobis misses the body punch
and Haze counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sobis misses with a left hand
and Haze counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sobis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Haze lands with a short shot to the head.
Haze scores with a shot to the side of Sobis's head.

Haze pulls guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sobis won't allow Haze to get back to his feet.
Sobis will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Sobis stands up and waves to Haze to follow him.
Sobis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Haze counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sobis throws a sloppy head kick
and Haze counters with a one-two to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Haze looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

Haze pushes Sobis up against the cage in a clinch.
Sobis unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sobis takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Haze is trying to break free.
Haze swings wildly with an uppercut but Sobis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sobis stalling in the clinch but Haze improves position.
Sobis avoiding damage.
Haze holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Haze fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sobis.
A head punch on the inside from Haze fails to land.
Haze misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sobis avoids a wild elbow strike from Haze.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Haze.
Haze swings wildly with an uppercut but Sobis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sobis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Haze avoids it.
Haze is trying to force a seperation but Sobis has the dominant position.
Haze has a couple of punches blocked by Sobis.
Haze blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Tito Sobis did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Back to the action!

Sobis's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Haze connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sobis scrambles back to his feet.
Sobis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sobis misses the shot to the body.
Sobis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sobis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Haze follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Haze connects with a nice looking jab.
Tito Sobis is winning the standup battle so far.
Sobis throws a front kick that sends Haze stumbling back into the cage.
Haze avoids the head kick by Sobis.
It seemed like Haze was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haze blocks a head kick by Sobis.
Haze is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sobis with a body shot.

Sobis has closed the distance and engaged Haze in a clinch.
Haze takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haze throws a punch but it's blocked by Sobis.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sobis.
Sobis manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Haze swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sobis is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Haze is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Sobis with a knee to the head.
Sobis's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Sobis blocking some punches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Haze pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Haze lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sobis stalling in the clinch.
Sobis throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sobis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sobis tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knees to the body from Sobis.
Haze is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sobis is keeping busy.
Sobis stalling in the clinch.
Sobis missing with knees to the body.
Sobis stalling in the clinch.
Sobis avoids the elbow strike from Haze, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sobis.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobis just leaning against Haze, taking a breather.
Sobis blocks an uppercut.
Sobis misses with a knee strike.
Sobis is trying to stall.
Sobis effectively controlling the action here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tito Sobis.
A swing and a miss from Sobis.
A left lands for Sobis.
Sobis looks to score with a jab to the body but Haze is just out of range.
Haze looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sobis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Haze manages to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Haze! But no joy.
Sobis throws a body punch but Haze moves out of range.
Haze avoids the body shot from Sobis.
Haze is looking for the big counter here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobis loads up on a big right hand but Haze slips the punch.
It seemed like Haze was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sobis throws a lazy uppercut
and Haze connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Haze cracks Sobis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Haze drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice defenses there by Haze.
Sobis with a jab.
Haze blocks the body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Haze! But no joy.
Sobis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sobis throws a body punch but Haze moves out of range.
Sobis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Haze. Haze obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tito Sobis had his way with Darryl Haze in that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Haze slips a jab from Sobis.
Sobis takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sobis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sobis throws a lazy head kick
and Haze cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Haze slips under a jab from Sobis.
Sobis throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Haze counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sobis throws a poor cross that misses
and Haze counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobis lands a jab to the head.
Sobis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sobis throws a wild body kick that Haze sees coming a mile off.
Haze replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Sobis blocks it well.
Sobis scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobis misses with a wild combination.
Sobis misses the body punch
and Haze counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Some bone on bone action there as Haze checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Haze throws a counter combo.
Sobis jabs at Haze's body.
Sobis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Haze connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sobis looks to land a combination. Haze sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Haze ducks under a wild hook from Sobis.
Haze throws out a counter right but Sobis avoids it with no problem.
Sobis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haze.
Sobis misses with a lunging right hand
and Haze counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haze keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Haze now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Haze lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sobis throws an overhand right that lands on Haze's shoulder, as Haze tries to avoid the shot.
Haze ducks under a wild hook from Sobis.
It seemed like Haze was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sobis swings for the body but Haze moves out of range.
Haze misses with a few strikes there.
Sobis throws a sloppy head kick
and Haze counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Darryl Haze has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sobis's corner calls for a 1-2. Sobis obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sobis scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sobis throws a sloppy head kick and Haze moves out of range easily.
Haze looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobis swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sobis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sobis throws a lazy uppercut
and Haze counters with a straight right hand.
Sobis misses with a body kick.
Haze is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A head kick misses from Sobis.
Haze looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Sobis throws a right hand that misses
and Haze counters with a nice uppercut.
Sobis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sobis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haze.
Sobis keeps the fight on the outside.
Sobis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haze.
Sobis misses the jab.
Tito Sobis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobis just misses with a punch to the body.
Sobis feints and then cracks Haze's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Haze down.
Sobis looks to land a right hand but Haze moved out of range.
A little jabbing left from Haze on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Haze avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sobis slips under a jab.
Sobis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Haze on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sobis throws an off balance right hand
and Haze cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A shot to the liver by Sobis. Beautiful body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tito Sobis showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sobis has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 49:46
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 49:46
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tito Sobis!
Tito Sobis retains his heavyweight title!
Darryl Haze spoke after the fight, saying 'I lost because I was spat on by a venomous snake on my way to the arena and I had trouble seeing on account of the bright lights in my dressing room. I had blurred vision and numbness in my neck, eyes, arms, and lower torso. No way I would have lost otherwise!'.