PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Leszek Sobota (ranked 2831 p4p, 304 weight class) and Jo Boo (ranked 2719 p4p, 294 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Leszek Sobota has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Leszek Sobota seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Sobota
vs
Boo

180 cm
26
180 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

187 cm
25
180 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leszek Sobota!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jo Boo!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobota keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
As Boo tries to get set, Sobota tries to push him back and clinch up but Boo manages to avoid the attempt.
Sobota misses the shot to the body.
Sobota lands a jab.
Leszek Sobota seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Boo darts in and clinches Sobota up against the cage.
Boo landing knees to the body.
Boo lands a good knee to the midsection. Sobota won't want to take too many of those.
Sobota is breathing heavily.
Sobota prevents the takedown attempt.
Boo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sobota in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Boo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Leszek Sobota has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jo Boo.
Boo connects with a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Boo.

Boo pulls Sobota into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sobota won't allow Boo to sweep him here.
Sobota has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boo keeps trying to improve his position.

Boo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Our spies down at at Roosters Coop inform us that Boo has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?

Sobota got a little sloppy there for a moment and Boo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sobota has managed to get both his arms back between Boo's legs - danger averted.

Boo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sobota is aware though and is defending well.
Sobota is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Boo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sobota can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Boo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sobota defends well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sobota is sitting in close to Boo's body. Boo has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Sobota is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Sobota is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Boo.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jo Boo!