PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iosif Cobzone (ranked 1317 p4p, 172 weight class) and Alojz Sanel (ranked 1898 p4p, 230 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cobzone
vs
Sanel

220 cm
26
265 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

175 cm
26
220 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Rogue Clothing

Urban Fighter
Rogue Clothing

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Iosif Cobzone!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alojz Sanel!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Atkins and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cobzone really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cobzone is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sanel.
Sanel doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sanel tries to clinch up but Cobzone circles away and keeps his distance.

Sanel has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sanel throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cobzone wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sanel has him pressed against the cage.
Cobzone tries to stall but Sanel uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sanel lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Sanel.
Cobzone looking to stall.
Sanel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cobzone backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanel prevents Cobzone from breaking the clinch.
Sanel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sanel works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cobzone blocks an uppercut.
Cobzone is looking to control Sanel's arms but Sanel gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cobzone has his back to the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Sanel on the inside.
Sanel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cobzone blocking some punches.
Sanel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sanel has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Cobzone seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Sanel can turn it around.
Cobzone has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sanel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sanel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cobzone backwards.
Sanel tries to throw a body punch but Cobzone avoids it by throwing Sanel back against the cage.
Cobzone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cobzone stalling in the clinch but Sanel improves position.
A right handed body shot lands from Sanel.
Sanel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cobzone blocks a body shot from Sanel.
Sanel works on Cobzone's body with a couple of short punches.
Cobzone is breathing heavily.
Cobzone wants to get back to striking at distance but Sanel won't allow it.
Sanel stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sanel lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cobzone.
A right hand to the body from Sanel.
Sanel lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanel presses Cobzone against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sanel scores with a hook to the body.
Sanel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Sanel.
Sanel lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cobzone takes a shot to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Sanel.
Good body shot from Sanel.
Sanel has Cobzone pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Cobzone manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sanel pushes Cobzone back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sanel cracks Cobzone with a nice body shot.
Sanel scores with a shot to the side of Cobzone's head.
Cobzone takes a shot to the head.
Sanel lands a body punch in the clinch.
Good body shot from Sanel.
Sanel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cobzone backwards.
Sanel lands a hook that snaps the head of Cobzone backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cobzones head.
Sanel misses with a punch to the body.
Sanel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sanel cracks Cobzone with a nice body shot.
Sanel throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sanel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cobzone backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sanel.
Sanel scores with a shoulder strike.
Sanel struggles to land a body shot inside as Cobzone controls his hands.
Sanel digs a right hand into Cobzone's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cobzone's gas tank.
Sanel stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sanel lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sanel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sanel lands with a right to the head.

Sanel manages to break the clinch.

Sanel has closed the distance and engaged Cobzone in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanel digs a right hand underneath Cobzone's ribcage. Cobzone let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Sanel.
Sanel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cobzone backwards.
A body shot lands from Sanel.
A right handed body shot lands from Sanel.
Sanel lands an uppercut.
Cobzone's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sanel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sanel pushes Cobzone back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sanel lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sanel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cobzone has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sanel lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sanel lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cobzone or not.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanel prevents Cobzone from breaking the clinch.
Sanel lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sanel tries a body shot but Cobzone blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Sanel scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cobzone tries to circle away but Sanel has him pinned against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alojz Sanel dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sanel as Cobzone tries to tie him up.
Cobzone is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sanel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sanel cracks Cobzone with a nice body shot.
Cobzone prevents a body shot from Sanel.
Cobzone has had enough of the clinch but Sanel keeps him there for the moment.
Cobzone is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Sanel.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanel has Cobzone pressed against the cage, preventing Cobzone from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Alojz Sanel seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cobzone wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sanel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sanel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sanel lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cobzone or not.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sanel.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanel has Cobzone pressed against the cage, preventing Cobzone from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sanel.
A shot in the inside from Sanel.

Sanel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sanel lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sanel ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sanel jabs Cobzone to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Alojz Sanel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanel cracks Cobzone with a hook to the temple - Cobzone is on wobbly legs here! Sanel swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Cobzone falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Sanel wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Alojz Sanel!
Alojz Sanel is the new heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Alojz Sanel made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.