PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikhail Sobotka (ranked 5748 p4p, 622 weight class) and Victor Sanders (ranked 6179 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.

Sobotka
vs
Sanders

192 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
206 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mikhail Sobotka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Victor Sanders!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Santiago Holmes and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sanders moves into the clinch.
Sanders misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Sanders.
Sanders misses with a punch on the inside.
Sobotka tries to stall but Sanders uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sanders.
Sanders has a couple of punches blocked by Sobotka.
Sobotka lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Sanders on the inside.
Sobotka blocking some punches.
Sanders misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sanders.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sanders.
A head punch on the inside from Sanders fails to land.
Sanders scores with a shot to the side of Sobotka's head.
Sobotka jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sanders walks away with a smile on his face. Sobotka gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sobotka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sanders paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Sanders rushes Sobotka and presses him up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sobotka.
Sanders swings wildly with an uppercut but Sobotka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanders fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sanders tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sanders working aggressively here.

Sobotka manages to pull guard.
Sobotka has a closed guard, preventing Sanders from standing up.

Sanders gets to his feet - Sobotka follows without any prompting.
Sobotka is looking to clinch.
Sobotka tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sanders manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Sanders gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobotka trying to stall but Sanders improves his position.
Sobotka trying to control the position but instead, Sanders has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sobotka into the cage.
Sanders working aggressively here.
Sobotka blocks an uppercut.
Sanders working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sanders lands a left hand.
Sanders misses with some punches.
Sobotka looking to slow down the pace here.
Sobotka's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short left from Sanders.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sobotka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sanders misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sanders.
Sanders swings wildly with an uppercut but Sobotka uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobotka blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Sobotka pulls guard successfully.
Sanders wanted to stand there but Sobotka had control of the position.

Sobotka is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sanders is aware though and is defending well.
Sanders wants to stand but Sobotka has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Sanders wants to stand and escape but instead Sobotka has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sanders can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sanders is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sanders is wriggling around but Sobotka manages to pass to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanders pushes Sobotka off looking to stand but Sobotka dives back in and keeps control.

Sanders is pushing off trying to get to his feet. Sobotka has hold of the leg though and he's dropped back for a heel hook… has he got it?? YES! Sanders is tapping! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Heel Hook). Mikhail Sobotka!