PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rayful Edmond (ranked 1672 p4p, 977 weight class) and Jan Sobieski (ranked 222 p4p, 145 weight class). Sobieski has chosen Karnivool - Lifelike as his entrance music. Rayful Edmond could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jan Sobieski's chin.

Edmond
vs
Sobieski

190 cm
26
215
9 - 3 - 0

199 cm
26
222
10 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Core Combat
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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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rayful Edmond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jan Sobieski!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edmond throws a looping overhand right but Sobieski ducks down to avoid it.
Sobieski feints the counter takedown.
Sobieski avoids the head kick by Edmond.
Sobieski misses with a low kick as Edmond jumps back.
Edmond tried to counter with a leg kick but Sobieski avoided it.
Edmond swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Sobieski gets the takedown into side control.
Edmond tries to buck Sobieski off but Sobieski is having none of it.
Sobieski wants to control but Edmond is keeping him busy.
Sloppy strikes there by Sobieski.
Sobieski is chipping away with strikes.
Edmond tries to escape but Sobieski is in control.
Edmond is letting Sobieski control him for a moment.
Edmond avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Sobieski.
Sobieski lands a decent elbow from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobieski is looking to take a break and control but Edmond is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sobieski working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Sobieski has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sobieski lands a nice forearm strike.
Edmond tries to escape but Sobieski is in control.
Sobieski misses with the ground and pound.
Sobieski trying to control the position but Edmond is working away.
Edmond tries to improve position but can't.
Edmond is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Sobieski is controlling him well.
Edmond is looking for a sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Who's going to make the next move?
Sobieski works to advance to full mount. Edmond defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Poor strikes thrown by Sobieski there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Sobieski throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Edmond because Sobieski loaded up on that one.
Sobieski controlling from mount.
Sobieski unloads with some shots from mount but Edmond bucks and avoids them well.
Edmond wants to control but Sobieski is having none of it.
Sobieski is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Edmond can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edmond is bucking up trying to escape but Sobieski cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Sobieski content just to control the position here.
Edmond wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Sobieski.
Sobieski throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Sobieski pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Sobieski looking to control but Edmond is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sobieski tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Sobieski wants to finish this one by submission but Edmond is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Sobieski.
Edmond squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Edmond is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sobieski throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Sobieski throws some wild stikes that Edmond manages to avoid easily.
Sobieski thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

Sobieski looking to secure an arm triangle but Edmond defends it well.
Sobieski controlling his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sobieski avoids the attempt from Edmond to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jan Sobieski dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Nice jab there from Sobieski.
Sobieski misses with a body shot.
Edmond swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sobieski with the counter takedown but Edmond avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Sobieski misses its intended target.
A combination from Sobieski does no damage.
Sobieski misses with a body shot.
Sobieski lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sobieski lands with a good body shot.
Sobieski avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edmond tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sobieski avoids the head kick by Edmond.
Sobieski tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Sobieski lands a jab-cross combination.
Sobieski moves out of range as Edmond strikes.
Sobieski misses with a straight left.
Rayful Edmond is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edmond lands a nice hook to Sobieski's body. Sobieski takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Edmond tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Edmond tries to bum rush Sobieski with a series of wild strikes but Sobieski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sobieski changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Edmond looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Edmond tries to bum rush Sobieski with a series of wild strikes but Sobieski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rayful Edmond is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Edmond lands a high kick!
Sobieski throws out a loose jab but Edmond uses good head movement to avoid it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sobieski.
Edmond is looking to slow Sobieski down with leg kicks.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Edmond enables Sobieski to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Edmond manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

Edmond pushes Sobieski off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sobieski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
No joy there for Sobieski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sobieski lands with a good body shot.
Sobieski scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sobieski scores with the left hand. Edmond knows he should have avoided that one.
Jan Sobieski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Edmond throws a jab but it's blocked by Sobieski.
Edmond moves out of range of the leg kick from Sobieski.
A jab from Sobieski misses.
Sobieski throws a looping overhand right but Edmond ducks down to avoid it.
Edmond appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Sobieski cracks Edmond with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Edmond misses with a wild body shot.
Sobieski changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Edmond. That's going to slow Sobieski down.
Sobieski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Edmond moves away.
Edmond misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edmond is looking to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Sobieski.
Edmond swings for the body but Sobieski moves out of range.
Edmond throws a leg kick that misses.
Sobieski scoring well with a low kick there.

Sobieski gets the takedown into side control.
Sobieski throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Edmond wants to control but Sobieski postures up.
Sobieski remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Edmond regains half guard, as Sobieski was trying to land strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sobieski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sobieski perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Sobieski is pressing down on Edmond's thigh, looking to free his foot. Edmond is holding on for now.
Sobieski thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sobieski trying to control the action but Edmond is working from the bottom.
Sobieski lands with a punch from half guard.
Sobieski with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Sobieski throwing shots but Edmond is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jan Sobieski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Edmond's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Edmond lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sobieski circles away quickly and effectively.
Sobieski drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Edmond defends it well.
Rayful Edmond seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sobieski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A head kick misses from Sobieski.

Edmond has Sobieski up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Edmond.
A head punch on the inside from Edmond fails to land.
Edmond lands a hook that snaps the head of Sobieski backwards.
Sobieski is looking for a takedown.
A nice left hand lands by Edmond.

Edmond breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sobieski connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Edmond lands a nice shot that snaps Sobieski's head back.
Edmond throws a body shot but no joy.
Edmond lands a high kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sobieski.
Edmond tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sobieski is able to avoid easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edmond moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Edmond has Sobieski up against the cage in a clinch.
Sobieski looking for a takedown.
Edmond trying to control the position but instead, Sobieski has worked for underhooks and has pushed Edmond into the cage.
Edmond misses with a punch on the inside.
Edmond has a couple of punches blocked by Sobieski.
Edmond blocks an uppercut.
Edmond's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Edmond is looking to control Sobieski's arms but Sobieski gets an underhook and turns him. Now Edmond has his back to the cage.
Edmond is trying to force a seperation but Sobieski has the dominant position.
Sobieski stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Edmond looking to stall.
Sobieski looking for a takedown.
Rayful Edmond has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jan Sobieski.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Edmond.
Sobieski blocks an uppercut.

Edmond pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Sobieski tries to keep at a distance but Edmond has taken the fight into the clinch.

Edmond manages to break the clinch.
Sobieski loads up on a big right hand but Edmond slips the punch.
Edmond lands a glancing blow to the side of Sobieski's head.
Edmond is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sobieski throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Sobieski looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Edmond!
Edmond dodges the ground and pound from Sobieski.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski controlling the position from side mount.
Sobieski wants to take a breather but Edmond manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Sobieski.
Edmond can't keep his opponent in guard - Sobieski advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Rayful Edmond has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Edmond regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Sobieski.
Edmond utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Edmond keeping full guard, as Sobieski tries to pass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jan Sobieski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sobieski trying to control the position from guard on top but Edmond is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sobieski is stalling in the full guard.
Sobieski slips nicely into half guard.
Sobieski sitting and controlling from the half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rayful Edmond showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sobieski has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jan Sobieski!
Jan Sobieski really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Threads of HARDCORE logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.