PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giovani Sobrinho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Axurebietta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Sobrinho
vs
Axurebietta

192 cm
24
220 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

188 cm
20
222 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Giovani Sobrinho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marco Axurebietta!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Felipe Paraventi and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Axurebietta dodges the punch combination from Sobrinho.

Sobrinho shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Axurebietta is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sobrinho with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Axurebietta keeping moving, preventing Sobrinho from controlling successfully.
Axurebietta utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Axurebietta pushes Sobrinho off and scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Sobrinho clinches with his opponent.

Sobrinho has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Axurebietta clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Sobrinho gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.

It looks like Marco Axurebietta has been cut.
Axurebietta is covering up but some of the strikes from Sobrinho are getting through and doing damage.
Sobrinho looking to soften up his opponent with punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobrinho scores with punches and elbows.
Sobrinho scores with punches to the body.
Sobrinho punches Axurebietta on the ear.
Sobrinho thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Sobrinho trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.

Sobrinho has his opponent's back but Axurebietta is looking to stand. He manages to get to his feet and shakes off Sobrinho.
Axurebietta throws a head kick that misses.
Axurebietta looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sobrinho is fending him off so far but Axurebietta persists. Nope, Sobrinho circles away and we're back to standing.
Axurebietta looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Axurebietta shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Sobrinho is trying to stand up here but Axurebietta is controlling him well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobrinho on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Still in half guard, Axurebietta seems content to control.
Axurebietta wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sobrinho keeps working.
Sobrinho is trying to control but can't.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Sobrinho is not content to let Axurebietta control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Marco Axurebietta was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Sobrinho closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Axurebietta did well to prevent Sobrinho getting side control.

Sobrinho is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Axurebietta is concentrating on defense, preventing Sobrinho from advancing position.
Axurebietta is not content to let Sobrinho control the position.
It looks like Sobrinho is going to stand back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobrinho prevents Axurebietta from improving his position.
Axurebietta is holding on to half guard well.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Marco Axurebietta hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Sobrinho circles away from the clinch attempt.
Axurebietta shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sobrinho as he jumps to the side.
Sobrinho throws a nice inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Sobrinho scores with a takedown into Axurebietta's guard.

Axurebietta is working an open guard so Sobrinho takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Giovani Sobrinho dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marco Axurebietta's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Axurebietta takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Axurebietta fails with a takedown attempt.

Sobrinho rushes Axurebietta and presses him up against the cage.
Sobrinho keeps control of Axurebietta as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Axurebietta is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Sobrinho breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sobrinho feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Axurebietta's calf.
Axurebietta tries for a takedown but Sobrinho sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Giovani Sobrinho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marco Axurebietta.
Sobrinho looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Sobrinho scores with a takedown into Axurebietta's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sobrinho is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Sobrinho gets to his feet - Axurebietta follows without any prompting.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sobrinho drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Axurebietta can't do much from the bottom here.
Axurebietta is trying to get back to half guard.
Sobrinho knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Axurebietta on the ground.
Axurebietta struggling a bit here.
Axurebietta wants to get back to his feet but Sobrinho is dominant here and he's now got Axurebietta's back!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axurebietta is trying to get back to his feet but Sobrinho has full control of the position and if anything, Axurebietta has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Axurebietta covers up after that shot from Sobrinho.
Sobrinho lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That has opened up Marco Axurebietta's cut even more.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sobrinho lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Sobrinho lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Giovani Sobrinho overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sobrinho lands shots from the back.

The cut above Marco Axurebietta's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Axurebietta wants to escape the position.

Sobrinho looking to break Axurebietta's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Axurebietta remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Sobrinho will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axurebietta tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Sobrinho is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Sobrinho landing strikes from the mount.
Axurebietta can't escape the position.
Sobrinho landing strikes from the mount and Axurebietta is in trouble!
Sobrinho working Axurebietta over with strikes here.
Axurebietta working to try and regain half guard.
Axurebietta wants to hold on but Sobrinho pushes him away.
Axurebietta is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Sobrinho is staying active.
Sobrinho putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobrinho lands with some strikes.

Marco Axurebietta's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Marco Axurebietta's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Giovani Sobrinho!
A relieved looking Giovani Sobrinho thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.