PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chak Leddil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renato Sobral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Leddil
vs
Sobral

225 cm
19
216 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chak Leddil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Renato Sobral!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Anthony Taglia and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobral looks to land a combination but Leddil avoids it well.
Sobral tries a head kick but it misses.
Leddil scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Decent striking displayed by Sobral there.
Sobral misses with a series of wild punches.
Sobral swinging wilding here.
Sobral misses with a wild combination.
Sobral looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Horrible takedown by Leddil or perhaps it was just good defense by Sobral which made him look bad.
Sobral fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Leddil dodges the punch combination from Sobral.
A punch combination from Sobral misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leddil blocks a head kick by Sobral.
Sobral scores with a push kick.
A punch combination from Sobral misses.
A punch combination from Sobral misses.
Sobral throws a shot from downtown. Leddil moves away and avoids it.
Leddil really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sobral stuffs the takedown.
Leddil tries to clinch up.
Leddil is breathing heavily.
Sobral tries to bum rush Leddil with a series of wild strikes but Leddil uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sobral throws a right and a left that Leddil avoids nicely.
A combination from Sobral does no damage.
Sobral misses with a few strikes there.
Sobral throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Leddil shoots in looking for a takedown. Sobral tries to sprawl out of it but Leddil keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sobral manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chak Leddil. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leddil fails with the takedown.
Renato Sobral seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sobral swinging wilding here.
Sobral tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Leddil closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sobral to the mat! Sobral manages to get full guard.
Sobral keeping moving, preventing Leddil from controlling successfully.
Leddil advances to half guard.

Leddil stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Sobral to get to his feet.
Sobral swinging wilding here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leddil misses with a few strikes there.
Sobral lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Leddil misses with the combination.
Sobral misses with the combination.
Leddil walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sobral.
Sobral misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sobral throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sobral fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sobral looks to land a combination but Leddil avoids it well.
Sobral swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Leddil connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Leddil wants to clinch up but Sobral keeps it at a distance.
Sobral swinging wilding here.
Sobral displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Leddil scores with a decent looking hook.
Leddil tries to close the distance and clinch but Sobral swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Leddil shoots in for a takedown but Sobral shows good takedown defense.
Sobral is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Leddil.

Leddil drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Sobral is rocked!
Sobral tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Leddil wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sobral is still in real trouble! Can Leddil finish him?

Leddil decides to stand back up. Leddil steps back and let's Sobral get back to his feet.
Sobral rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Leddil moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sobral swinging wilding here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Leddil looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sobral is fending him off so far but Leddil persists. Nope, Sobral circles away and we're back to standing.
Sobral seems to have recovered his senses.
Sobral shoots in but Leddil avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sobral throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sobral throws a series of punches but Leddil avoids them all with ease.
Leddil avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sobral throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Leddil's head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Leddil drives through with a takedown into guard.

Leddil gets to his feet - Sobral follows without any prompting.
A punch combination from Sobral misses.
Sobral lands a nice looking kick to the body. Leddil takes a step back to recover.
Sobral throws a right hand that Leddil ducks under and follows up with a left that Leddil also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sobral darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sobral looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Leddil moves out of range of the body kick from Sobral.
Leddil shoots in but Sobral avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Leddil tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sobral swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chak Leddil. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sobral lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A nice combination there by Sobral.
Nice cross by Sobral.
Sobral misses with a wild combination.
Sobral throws a right and a left that Leddil avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Leddil shoots in for a double leg but Sobral sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sobral tries to bum rush Leddil with a series of wild strikes but Leddil uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sobral throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A big left from Sobral misses.
A combination from Sobral does no damage.
Leddil drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Sobral right on the button. Sobral goes down! Leddil follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Leddil gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chak Leddil!