PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Juliusz Sobczak (ranked 1026 p4p, 1717 weight class) and Blazej Maleszewski (ranked 112 p4p, 181 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sobczak
vs
Maleszewski

170 cm
27
145
5 - 0 - 0

173 cm
27
131
8 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juliusz Sobczak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Blazej Maleszewski!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobczak loads up on a big right hand but Maleszewski slips the punch.
Blazej Maleszewski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sobczak connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Maleszewski's hands.

Maleszewski moves into the clinch.
Sobczak tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maleszewski's elbow.
Maleszewski tries to pull guard but Sobczak holds him up against the cage and eventually Maleszewski drops back down to his feet.
Maleszewski is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sobczak pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Sobczak's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sobczak looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sobczak scores with a shot to the side of Maleszewski's head.
Maleszewski is working for takedown but Sobczak is calmly controlling the position for now.
Juliusz Sobczak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blazej Maleszewski.
Still in the clinch, Sobczak scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sobczak tries to work over Maleszewski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maleszewski drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobczak doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maleszewski looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Maleszewski wants a takedown but no success here.
Maleszewski wants to take the fight to the mat but Sobczak manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Maleszewski is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Maleszewski has Sobczak pressed against the cage, preventing Sobczak from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Sobczak manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maleszewski throws a body punch but Sobczak moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Maleszewski.
Maleszewski is looking to clinch but Sobczak is avoiding it.
Sobczak jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maleszewski takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Maleszewski moves out of range of the strikes.
Sobczak seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.

Maleszewski forces Sobczak back against the cage and clinches.
Sobczak tries to break the clinch but Maleszewski is controlling the position.
Sobczak wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sobczak tries to circle away but Maleszewski has him pinned against the cage.
Maleszewski stalls.
Maleszewski wants to take the fight to the mat but Sobczak manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Maleszewski tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sobczak smiles and moves away.
Maleszewski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Sobczak misses the target.

Maleszewski closes the distance and clinches.
Sobczak wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Maleszewski gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Sobczak regains guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maleszewski pushing down on Sobczak's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Maleszewski is looking to take a break and control but Sobczak is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sobczak is looking for a sweep. Maleszewski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sobczak throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Sobczak trying to control but Maleszewski postures up.
Sobczak is not content to let Maleszewski control the position.
Sobczak is trying to stand.
Maleszewski is trying to control the action in half guard but Sobczak is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sobczak is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Maleszewski scores with a couple of nice shots.

Sobczak is defending against the submission attempts here by Maleszewski.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maleszewski is thwarting Sobczak's attempts to control the position.
Maleszewski not doing much here.
Sobczak knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Maleszewski on the ground.

Maleszewski is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sobczak wants to get back to his feet.
Maleszewski is looking to take a break and control but Sobczak is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

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.
Maleszewski blocks a jab.
Sobczak throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maleszewski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maleszewski feints the counter takedown.
Maleszewski on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Maleszewski darts in trying to clinch
and Sobczak counters with a straight right hand.
Maleszewski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Maleszewski doesn't manage to clinch there - Sobczak circles away.

Maleszewski clinches with his opponent.
Maleszewski keeps control of Sobczak as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Maleszewski is working for takedown but Sobczak is calmly controlling the position for now.
Maleszewski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maleszewski is looking to take this one to the mat.
Maleszewski tries for a takedown but Sobczak manages to get underhooks.
A short right from Sobczak on the inside.
Sobczak digs a right hand into Maleszewski's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Maleszewski's gas tank.
Maleszewski looks winded!
Maleszewski can't get the takedown.
Maleszewski is looking to control Sobczak's arms but Sobczak gets an underhook and turns him. Now Maleszewski has his back to the cage.
Sobczak misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sobczak has had enough of the clinch but Maleszewski keeps him there for the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Juliusz Sobczak dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Sobczak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maleszewski manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Sobczak.

Maleszewski moves into the clinch successfully.
Sobczak prevents the takedown attempt.
Sobczak digs a right hand underneath Maleszewski's ribcage. Maleszewski let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sobczak lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sobczak is pressed up against the cage. Maleszewski has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sobczak down to the mat. Sobczak avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sobczak throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Maleszewski moves away from the strike by Sobczak.
Sobczak scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Maleszewski tries to clinch but Sobczak is having none of it.
Sobczak takes a swing at Maleszewski's ribcage but misses.
Maleszewski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sobczak connects with a jab.

Maleszewski is rocked!
Sobczak throws an overhand right that drops Maleszewski like a sack of potatoes! Sobczak dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juliusz Sobczak!
After winning the bout, Juliusz Sobczak thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.