PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Kyotaro Fujita (ranked 5849 p4p, 4465 weight class) and Andrei Sobral (ranked 596 p4p, 514 weight class). Andrei Sobral is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Fujita
vs
Sobral

190 cm
25
230
0 - 1 - 0

200 cm
19
265
4 - 5 - 0

Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyotaro Fujita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrei Sobral!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobral misses with a body kick.
Sobral just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromFujita.
Fujita tries to clinch up.
Sobral is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Sobral has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Sobral avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fujita plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Fujita tries to keep at a distance but Sobral has taken the fight into the clinch.

Sobral manages to break the clinch.

Sobral takes the fight into the clinch.

Sobral manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fujita tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Sobral manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Sobral gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fujita tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sobral avoids it.
Fujita wants to get back to striking at distance but Sobral won't allow it.
Fujita taking a breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujita pressing his opponent against the ropes.

Sobral breaks the clinch.
Andrei Sobral seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fujita tries to clinch up.
Fujita checks a leg kick nicely.
Fujita throws a sloppy head kick and Sobral moves out of range easily.
Despite the aggression on Sobral's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Fujita showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sobral.
Sobral looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A shot to the liver by Sobral. Beautiful body shot.
Fujita pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sobral is looking for the big counter here.
Fujita tries to clinch there but Sobral circles away.
Sobral flicks out a counter leg kick but Fujita steps away.
Sobral misses with a wild body shot.
Sobral rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fujita moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fujita swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sobral has closed the distance and engaged Fujita in a clinch.

Sobral breaks the clinch.
Sobral blocks a head kick by Fujita.
Sobral is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

Sobral drives through and clinches with Fujita against the ropes.

Sobral's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sobral tests Fujita's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Sobral closes the distance and pushes Fujita back into the ropes.
A short left from Sobral.

Sobral breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A bone on bone clash there as Fujita blocks the leg kick.

Sobral darts in and clinches Fujita up against the ropes.
Fujita is trying to break the clinch but Sobral is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujita tries to break free but Sobral pushes him back against the ropes.
Fujita has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fujita wants to get back to striking at distance but Sobral won't allow it.
Sobral blocks a body shot from Fujita.
Fujita looking to stall.

Sobral manages to break the clinch.
Fujita tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sobral swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fujita motions for Sobral to come forward. Fujita throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Sobral rushes Fujita and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Fujita is trying to maintain a safe position but Sobral gets an underhook and turns Fujita into the ropes.
Sobral blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fujita wants to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sobral breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fujita fails with an attempt to clinch.

Sobral has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sobral throws a knee to the head but misses.

Sobral breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Sobral cracks Fujita with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Fujita is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Fujita is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9, he's up! Wow, he cut that one a bit fine!

It looks like Kyotaro Fujita has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Sobral pushes Fujita up against the ropes in a clinch.

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

Sobral moves into the clinch.

Sobral breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Sobral closes the distance and clinches.

Sobral's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Having scored a knockdown, Andrei Sobral should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
The cut man is working on Kyotaro Fujita's cut.
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.

Sobral closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Fujita crashing to the mat! Fujita uses the ropes to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!
Fujita blocks a head kick by Sobral.
Fujita throws a big counter combination but Sobral scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

Fujita gets tackled into the ropes by Sobral. Sobral maintains the clinch.

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

Sobral rushes Fujita and presses him up against the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Sobral breaks from the clinch.

Sobral moves into the clinch.

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

Sobral has managed to clinch.
Sobral prevents Fujita from breaking the clinch.

Sobral's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Andrei Sobral seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Sobral clinches up with Fujita and pushes him back against the ropes.
Sobral has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sobral as Fujita tries to tie him up.
Fujita working hard to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sobral escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fujita throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Sobral to counter with a crisp jab.

Sobral takes the fight into the clinch.

Sobral breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Andrei Sobral is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Sobral forces Fujita back against the ropes and clinches.
Sobral lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fujita tries to circle away but Sobral has him pinned against the ropes.

Sobral breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fujita throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sobral counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Sobral rushes Fujita and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.

Sobral's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sobral has taken the fight to the clinch.

Sobral manages to break the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fujita tries to clinch up.
Fujita tries to clinch there but Sobral circles away.

Sobral has Fujita up against the ropes in a clinch.
Sobral keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fujita's efforts to push away.

Sobral breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Sobral rushes Fujita and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Fujita is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sobral is working Fujita over against the ropes.

Sobral breaks the clinch.
Sobral bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fujita's head.
Sobral moves away from the strike by Fujita.

Sobral gets a clinch.
Sobral keeps control of Fujita as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Sobral breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Sobral clinches with his opponent.
Fujita with an attempt at a knee that misses.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobral circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sobral swats away the attempt to clinch by Fujita.

Sobral closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Fujita crashing to the mat! Fujita uses the ropes to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fujita looks to throw the jab but Sobral is out of range.

Sobral closes the distance and clinches.
Fujita tries to circle away but Sobral has him pinned against the ropes.
Andrei Sobral seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Sobral's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fujita thumps Sobral with a low kick.
Fujita misses with a combination
letting Sobral counter with a right hand.

Sobral closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sobral as Fujita tries to tie him up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Andrei Sobral will take that one after putting his opponent down more than once in the round.
The cut man is working on Kyotaro Fujita's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Sobral gets a clinch.
Sobral lands a right hand.

Sobral breaks the clinch.
Fujita pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Sobral has Fujita up against the ropes in a clinch.

Sobral breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fujita fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Sobral moves into the clinch successfully.

Sobral breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fujita tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sobral was well out of range. Poor timing from Fujita.
Fujita tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Sobral manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sobral was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Fujita throws a hook to the side of Sobral's head but Sobral sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sobral! But no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobral throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fujita.

Sobral fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fujita, pushing him back against the ropes.
Fujita working hard to break the clinch.

Sobral breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Sobral clinches with his opponent.

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

Sobral gets a clinch.
Fujita goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sobral lands a hook to the side of the head.

Sobral breaks from the clinch.
Sobral connects with a stiff jab that staggers Fujita - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Andrei Sobral!
A very excited looking Andrei Sobral 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.