PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Sobral (ranked 4123 p4p, 25302 weight class) and David Thomas (ranked 524 p4p, 729 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Sobral
vs
Thomas

200 cm
18
265
1 - 2 - 0

185 cm
18
250
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrei Sobral!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, David Thomas!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Russell Pearce and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas throws a right and a left that Sobral avoids nicely.

Sobral closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Thomas tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Sobral looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sobral postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Thomas is out cold - huge knockout for Sobral!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Andrei Sobral!
Andrei Sobral decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.