PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Sobieski (ranked 773 p4p, 520 weight class) and Pierre Joseph Proudhon (ranked 111 p4p, 79 weight class). Sobieski comes to the cage accompanied by Karnivool - Lifelike. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Sobieski
vs
Proudhon

199 cm
33
222
20 - 11 - 0

188 cm
38
193
31 - 14 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Voodoo Nutrition

Grunge Nutrition

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 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jan Sobieski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pierre Joseph Proudhon!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobieski swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sobieski thows a leg kick but Proudhon checks it
and Proudhon counters with a stiff right hand.
Sobieski throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Proudhon counter with a right hand.
Proudhon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sobieski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sobieski fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Proudhon avoids it really well and circles away.
Proudhon jabs Sobieski right on the nose. Sobieski blinks but takes it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Proudhon throws a body shot but no joy.
Sobieski looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jan Sobieski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Proudhon swings for the body but Sobieski moves out of range.
Proudhon fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sobieski thuds his shin into the meat of Proudhon's side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Proudhon fails to land with a series of punches.
A good leg kick by Sobieski.
Sobieski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Proudhon.
Sobieski darts in looking for a takedown but Proudhon gets double underhooks and turns Sobieski into the cage.
Sobieski looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jan Sobieski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Proudhon struggles to land a body shot inside as Sobieski controls his hands.
Proudhon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Proudhon struggles to land a body shot inside as Sobieski controls his hands.
Proudhon swings wildly with an uppercut but Sobieski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Proudhon has a couple of punches blocked by Sobieski.
Proudhon throws a punch but it's blocked by Sobieski.
Proudhon prevents a body shot from Sobieski.
Sobieski tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Proudhon just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sobieski tries to throw a body punch but Proudhon avoids it by throwing Sobieski back against the cage.

Proudhon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Proudhon.
A low kick from Sobieski misses
and Proudhon counters with a stiff right hand.
Proudhon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Proudhon takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Proudhon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Proudhon throws a hook to the side of Sobieski's head but Sobieski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sobieski looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Proudhon misses with a lunging right hand

and Sobieski counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sobieski.
Proudhon working a defensive guard here.
Sobieski cracks Proudhon with a solid left hand.
Sobieski wants to control from the top but Proudhon keeps moving.
Sobieski in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Sobieski's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Proudhon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sobieski.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Proudhon trying to keep a closed guard but Sobieski is proving a slippery customer.
Proudhon keeping moving, preventing Sobieski from controlling successfully.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sobieski throws a nice looking combination but Proudhon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A countering left hand to the body from Proudhon misses.
Sobieski lands a really nice looking cross but Proudhon seems unphased.
Sobieski moves out of range of the strikes.
Sobieski drops down looking for a counter takedown but Proudhon sprawls and moves away.
Sobieski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Proudhon! But no joy.
Sobieski misses with a right hand
and Proudhon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Proudhon lands a left and a right that send Sobieski crashing to the mat, dazed. Proudhon thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Sobieski is trying hard to land a takedown here. Proudhon sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sobieski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sobieski just misses with a punch to the body.
As Sobieski backs off Proudhon throws a huge counter combo but Sobieski manages to avoid it all.
Sobieski misses the jab.
Proudhon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Proudhon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sobieski.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Pierre Joseph Proudhon dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Proudhon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sobieski manages to avoid it.
Sobieski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Proudhon.
Proudhon moves out of range of the body kick.
Proudhon misses with a straight left.
Proudhon misses with a wild body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sobieski.
Proudhon tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Proudhon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Proudhon slips under a jab.
Sobieski connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Proudhon gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Proudhon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sobieski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Proudhon scores with a hook to the body. Sobieski takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Proudhon misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobieski takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Proudhon. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Sobieski misses with a hook
and Proudhon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sobieski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sobieski scores with a punch to the head.
Proudhon just misses with a punch to the body.
Proudhon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sobieski misses the shot to the body.
Despite the aggression on Proudhon's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Sobieski throws a hook to the side of Proudhon's head but Proudhon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Proudhon scores with a punch to the head.
Sobieski misses with a takedown attempt - Proudhon sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Proudhon misses the target.
Sobieski throws out a loose jab but Proudhon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pierre Joseph Proudhon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Proudhon throws a shot from downtown. Sobieski moves away and avoids it.
Sobieski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As Sobieski backs off Proudhon throws a huge counter combo but Sobieski manages to avoid it all.
Sobieski misses with a looping right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Proudhon misses with a right hand
letting Sobieski counter with a right hand.
Sobieski takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Proudhon misses with a hook.
Sobieski appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Proudhon loads up on a big right hand but Sobieski slips the punch.
Proudhon throws the left hand but Sobieski avoids the punch easily.
Proudhon misses with a wild body shot.
Proudhon tests Sobieski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sobieski takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sobieski tries a head kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Proudhon lands a right hook to the body.
Proudhon misses with a hook.
Proudhon tests Sobieski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sobieski walks straight into a right hand from Proudhon - that's dropped him! Proudhon jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Sobieski from any more punishment! Sobieski complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Pierre Joseph Proudhon!
A relieved looking Pierre Joseph Proudhon thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.