PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dmitriy Levitan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renato Sobral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sobral has chosen Kanye West-Stronger as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Levitan
vs
Sobral

165 cm
28
163 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

175 cm
24
160 lbs
12 - 2 - 2

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

160! - Sale!
Adam's NORTHERN WILD

160! - Sale!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dmitriy Levitan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Renato Sobral!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobral circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Sobral counter with a right hand.
Levitan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Levitan throws a poor cross that misses
and Sobral connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A clash of legs there as Levitan blocks the low kick.

Sobral has closed the distance and engaged Levitan in a clinch.
Levitan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sobral misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Levitan.
Sobral misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Levitan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sobral tries to stall but Levitan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sobral tries to land knees in the clinch but Levitan avoids the damage to the body.

Levitan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Levitan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sobral circles away quickly and effectively.
Levitan throws the left hand but Sobral avoids the punch easily.
Sobral misses with a hook. Levitan ducked under it nicely.
Sobral throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Levitan takes a swing at Sobral's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobral ducks under a wild hook from Levitan.
Sobral scores with a jab to the head.
Sobral uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Levitan.
Sobral keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Levitan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jab, jab by Sobral - just one landing.
Levitan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sobral counters with a straight right hand.
Sobral scores with a jab. Levitan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Levitan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Levitan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sobral counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Levitan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sobral counters with a three punch combo that has Levitan backing up. Levitan nods at Sobral to acknowledge the strikes.
Levitan throws an off balance right hand

and Sobral counters by moving into the clinch.
Levitan taking a breather.
Levitan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sobral throws an elbow that misses.
Sobral missing with knees to the body.
Levitan tries to stall but Sobral uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sobral tries to work over Levitan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Levitan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sobral.
Sobral tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Sobral.
Sobral on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sobral blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sobral lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sobral avoiding damage as Levitan throws knees to the body.
Sobral trying to land knees to the body.
Sobral has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sobral connects with a knee to the head.
Levitan working hard to break the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Sobral.

Levitan breaks from the clinch.
Sobral thuds his shin into the meat of Levitan's side.
Levitan blocks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobral lands a nice shot to the body.
Sobral scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Levitan is rocked!
Sobral slips a straight right by Levitan.
Oh Levitan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice shot lands for Levitan.
Levitan seems to have got his legs back now.
Levitan throws a leg kick
and Sobral counters with a nice kick to the body.
Levitan is breathing heavily.
Levitan throws a leg kick
and Sobral counters with a stiff right hand.
Levitan misses with an uppercut.
Levitan misses with a left hand
and Sobral counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Levitan thinking.
Dmitriy Levitan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sobral catches Levitan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Levitan misses with a low kick.

Sobral lands a big right hand that sends Levitan crashing to the mat! Sobral stays standing though and waves Levitan back to his feet!
That kick from Sobral tenderised Levitan's leg. Levitan is trying to keep his angry face on.

Sobral rushes Levitan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sobral lands a nice elbow.
Sobral content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The crowd are getting on Sobral's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Levitan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sobral blocks it with crossed arms.
Sobral has Levitan pressed against the cage, preventing Levitan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Levitan is trying to break free.
Sobral tries a body shot but Levitan blocks it.
Sobral's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Sobral managing to block the knees to the body from Levitan.
Levitan is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Sobral's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Levitan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Levitan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sobral trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Levitan misses with some punches.
Levitan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sobral blocks it with crossed arms.
Sobral creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Levitan's defenses.
A left hand lands to the body for Sobral.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Renato Sobral dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Levitan misses with a kick to the body.
Levitan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Levitan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sobral cracks a nice hook into Levitan's ribs.
Levitan misses with a straight right.
Levitan misses with a right hand
and Sobral makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Levitan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sobral. Sobral obviously looking to wear him down.
Sobral lands a glancing blow to the side of Levitan's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sobral connects with a jab.
Renato Sobral seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Levitan misses with a hook.
Levitan throws a leg kick
and Levitan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Levitan walks straight into a right hand from Sobral - that's dropped him! Sobral jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Levitan from any more punishment! Levitan 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 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Renato Sobral!
Renato Sobral decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.