PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hafir Dharris (ranked 2161 p4p, 2412 weight class) and Jana Iii Sobieskiego (ranked 302 p4p, 329 weight class). 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?

Dharris
vs
Sobieskiego

190 cm
27
205
12 - 8 - 1

185 cm
28
206
11 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Brooklyn Apothecary
Bondi MMA ðŸï¸

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 12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hafir Dharris !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Jana Iii Sobieskiego!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dharris connects with a right hand. Sobieskiego shakes it off.
Sobieskiego connects with a looping right hand.
Dharris takes a swing at Sobieskiego's ribcage but misses.
Sobieskiego lands with a slapping head kick.
Dharris throws a jab but it's blocked by Sobieskiego.
Dharris lands a head shot.
Dharris scores with a jab to the body.
Dharris cracks Sobieskiego with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sobieskiego avoids the body shot from Dharris .
Dharris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sobieskiego.
Sobieskiego is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

Sobieskiego gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sobieskiego lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dharris lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sobieskiego lands with a short shot to the head.
We've been hearing reports that Dharris has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Dharris scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dharris stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dharris wants a takedown.
A head punch on the inside from Dharris fails to land.
A short uppercut from Sobieskiego.

Dharris is trying to trip Sobieskiego. He has hold of a leg but Sobieskiego is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Dharris persists though and gets the takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dharris is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Dharris in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dharris throws a big right hand that misses.
Dharris postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dharris in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dharris throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sobieskiego bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dharris 's guard.

Sobieskiego trying to control but Dharris is working from the bottom.
Sobieskiego sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Dharris can't keep his opponent in guard - Sobieskiego advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobieskiego is trying to control. Dharris wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dharris is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Sobieskiego is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dharris defends it well.
Dharris tries to roll over but Sobieskiego keeps him under control.
Dharris controlling the position well.
Dharris is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sobieskiego's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sobieskiego's back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobieskiego trying to control but not successfully.
Dharris has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dharris throwing strikes and Sobieskiego squirms under the pressure, ending up mounted.
Dharris scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dharris misses with a head shot.
Dharris lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sobieskiego hang on?
Sobieskiego tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dharris raining down hammerfists from mount.
Dharris connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Dharris controlling the position easily from mount.
Dharris unloading with bombs!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dharris punishing his opponent with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sobieskiego can't escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dharris fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Sobieskiego is bucking up trying to escape but Dharris cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Sobieskiego manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Dharris takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Dharris performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sobieskiego fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dharris checks it well.
Sobieskiego lands the left hand.
Sobieskiego displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dharris .
Dharris scores with a jab.
Sobieskiego fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dharris on the side of the head.
Dharris misses with a hook.
Sobieskiego tries a head kick but it misses.
Dharris attempts a counter takedown but Sobieskiego avoids it well and moves away.
Sobieskiego takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sobieskiego circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobieskiego misses with a head kick.
Dharris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sobieskiego can do to turn this around?
Dharris avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dharris thuds a left hand into Sobieskiego's body.
Sobieskiego is looking to clinch.
Dharris throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sobieskiego stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dharris dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sobieskiego is breathing heavily.
Dharris lands a slapping body shot.
Dharris misses with a body shot.
Sobieskiego appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.

Dharris gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dharris creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sobieskiego lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sobieskiego wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dharris has him pressed against the cage.
Dharris lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sobieskiego lands with a light punch inside.
Sobieskiego lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Dharris .
Sobieskiego gets through Dharris 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sobieskiego has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Dharris seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Sobieskiego can turn it around.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dharris tries a body shot but Sobieskiego blocks it.
Sobieskiego throws a head punch that misses.

Dharris wants the takedown. Sobieskiego is fighting it off but Dharris persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Sobieskiego's guard against the cage.
Dharris trying to control the position from guard on top but Sobieskiego is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dharris seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dharris trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dharris wants to control from the top but Sobieskiego keeps moving.
Dharris chips away with some ground and pound.
Dharris slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Dharris postures up in Sobieskiego's guard and throws a big left but Sobieskiego blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dharris looking to pass the guard.
Dharris throws a strike but Sobieskiego rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Sobieskiego trying to control but Dharris is working from the bottom.
Sobieskiego wants to stand and escape but instead Dharris has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Sobieskiego keeping full guard, as Dharris tries to pass.
Dharris throwing strikes from guard but Sobieskiego blocks nicely.
Dharris throws a big right hand that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dharris loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dharris in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dharris scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dharris throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dharris wants to control from the top but Sobieskiego keeps moving.
Dharris is looking to pass into half guard but Sobieskiego pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Sobieskiego is in guard.

Dharris pulls Sobieskiego in close to prevent any damage.
Sobieskiego sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Dharris 's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hafir Dharris dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Dharris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dharris keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sobieskiego lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dharris with a poor takedown
and Sobieskiego counters with a stiff right hand.
Sobieskiego slaps away a takedown attempt from Dharris , before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sobieskiego doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dharris .
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hafir Dharris . That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut lands for Sobieskiego. That snapped Dharris 's head back.
Sobieskiego misses with a low kick.
Dharris misses the body punch
and Sobieskiego connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dharris cracks Sobieskiego with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobieskiego throws a leg kick

and Dharris counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sobieskiego won't be happy with that.
Sobieskiego is looking to get back to his feet here but Dharris is keeping cool and he's managed to take Sobieskiego's back.
Dharris is landing with strikes. Sobieskiego can't take much more of this.
Sobieskiego tries to escape but Dharris has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Dharris is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Sobieskiego. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Dharris missing with strikes from the back.
Dharris is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dharris just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dharris softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Sobieskiego takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dharris is punishing Sobieskiego with strikes - can he finish him?!
Sobieskiego is trying to escape under a series of strikes and manages to escape from Dharris 's hooks.
The referee warns Sobieskiego that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Sobieskiego is rocked!
Dharris with shots to the head and body - Sobieskiego looks very uncomfortable down there.
Sobieskiego is still in real trouble! Can Dharris finish him?
Oooooh, big shot lands for Dharris ! Sobieskiego is hurt baaadly! Dharris is firing away with more strikes - Sobieskiego is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hafir Dharris !
After winning the bout, Hafir Dharris thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.