PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Renato Sobral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Parfait Hilton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hilton is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The man in the moon is a newfie. Renato Sobral has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Sobral
vs
Hilton

189 cm
37
220 lbs
16 - 19 - 0

175 cm
31
215 lbs
13 - 16 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 16 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renato Sobral!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Parfait Hilton!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick there by Hilton.
Sobral is breathing heavily.
Hilton paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

It looks like Renato Sobral has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hilton feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sobral's calf.

Hilton closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sobral to the mat! Sobral manages to get full guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Hilton scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hilton working some strikes from top position.
Sobral has momentary wrist control but Hilton slips an elbow through the middle.
Sobral knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hilton on the ground.
Hilton is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hilton controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hilton chips away with some ground and pound.

Renato Sobral's cut is getting worse.
Hilton stays in close to Sobral's body and controls the position.
Sobral can't keep his opponent in guard - Hilton advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hilton controlling the pace.
Sobral is in trouble now - Hilton has advanced to mount!
Hilton scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sobral?

Renato Sobral's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Hilton lands a big shot to the head and Sobral winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Parfait Hilton!
A victorious Parfait Hilton thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.