PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Julio Sobral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duncan Pinderhughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Julio Sobral has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sobral
vs
Pinderhughes

181 cm
22
168 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

183 cm
27
168 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Julio Sobral!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Duncan Pinderhughes!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Luis Engracia and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobral shoots in for a takedown but Pinderhughes shows good takedown defense.
Sobral avoids a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Pinderhughes.
Pinderhughes misses with a wild combination.

Sobral bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Sobral trying to control the action but Pinderhughes is working from the bottom.
Sobral scores with punches from side control.
Sobral trying to control the position but Pinderhughes is working away.
Pinderhughes sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Sobral is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Pinderhughes tries to roll over but Sobral keeps him under control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pinderhughes looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sobral thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pinderhughes's head.
Sobral not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Sobral is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Pinderhughes is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sobral pulls his head out easily.

Pinderhughes looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sobral misses with a head shot. Pinderhughes uses the momentum to regain guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobral trying to control the position from guard on top but Pinderhughes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sobral stays in close to Pinderhughes's body and controls the position.

Pinderhughes has his foot on Sobral's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sobral works his way back into a safe position though.
Sobral pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pinderhughes is keeping the position for now.
Sobral 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobral is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Sobral's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

We're going to have a standup here because Julio Sobral wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Pinderhughes walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pinderhughes swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Sobral counters with a nice double leg into side control. Pinderhughes won't be happy with that.
Pinderhughes tries to improve position but can't.
Sobral is looking to take a break and control but Pinderhughes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sobral moves into full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobral controlling from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sobral wants to control the pace but Pinderhughes is squirming around nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Julio Sobral dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Pinderhughes gets caught flat footed, as Sobral shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Julio Sobral overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sobral slips nicely into half guard.
Pinderhughes is not content to let Sobral control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Pinderhughes looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sobral passes to full mount!
Pinderhughes is squirming around, avoiding Sobral's attempts to control the action.
Pinderhughes is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinderhughes sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.

Pinderhughes looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Sobral is working for a kimura but Pinderhughes is defending it quite comfortably.
Sobral slows the pace down in half guard.
Pinderhughes gets back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobral trying to control the position from guard on top but Pinderhughes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sobral tries to free his leg and advance position but Pinderhughes is retaining full guard.

Pinderhughes working for a triangle but Sobral defends it easily.
Pinderhughes keeping moving, preventing Sobral from controlling successfully.
Sobral postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sobral wants to control from the top but Pinderhughes keeps moving.
Sobral is pushing down on Pinderhughes's leg trying to pass to half guard. Pinderhughes is fighting to maintain full guard but Sobral has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobral not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sobral trying to control the action but Pinderhughes is working from the bottom.
Pinderhughes gets back to full guard.
Pinderhughes keeping full guard, as Sobral tries to pass.

Sobral avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sobral trying to control but Pinderhughes is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobral postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pinderhughes keeping moving, preventing Sobral from controlling successfully.
Sobral with a flurry of punches that miss.

Pinderhughes has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sobral can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sobral trying to control the position from guard on top but Pinderhughes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Pinderhughes isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Sobral stacks Pinderhughes on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Sobral!
Sobral in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Julio Sobral dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Sloppy strikes from Sobral. Those never looked like landing.

Sobral fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Pinderhughes sprawls well initially but Sobral persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Pinderhughes tries to get to full guard but Sobral has control of the leg.

Pinderhughes is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sobral pulls his head out easily.
Sobral moves nicely into side control.
Pinderhughes takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Sobral taking a breather here.
Sobral wants to control but Pinderhughes is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sobral tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sobral has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sobral trying to control the position but Pinderhughes is working away.
Pinderhughes is trying to get back to half guard.
The strikes coming from Sobral are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

Sobral tries for a kimura but Pinderhughes is defending well.
Sobral misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sobral wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Pinderhughes, who protects the arm well.
Sobral moves into full mount!
Pinderhughes is trying to escape the mount.
Sobral looking to finish Pinderhughes with some ground and pound. This is bad for Pinderhughes!
Sobral pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sobral is landing with some decent strikes but Pinderhughes is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Duncan Pinderhughes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Julio Sobral is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinderhughes tries to reverse the position but Sobral maintains control.
Sobral takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Pinderhughes is looking to improve his position but Sobral isn't that keen on the idea.
Sobral takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Pinderhughes is trying to escape the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobral tries to control but Pinderhughes wriggling away.
Sobral controlling the pace for now.
Sobral looking to control but Pinderhughes is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

We're going to have a standup here because Julio Sobral wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Pinderhughes lands a nice hook to Sobral's body. Sobral takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Julio Sobral showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sobral, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Julio Sobral!
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight for Julio Sobral!
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for Julio Sobral!

Julio Sobral wins by unanimous decision!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Julio Sobral made sure he mentioned Mango Nutrition (90% Laundry), along with how happy he was to win his fight.