PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Izaac Kari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Sobral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kari comes to the cage accompanied by Creed - what if (live) . Julio Sobral has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kari
vs
Sobral

172 cm
33
150 lbs
21 - 13 - 1

181 cm
29
168 lbs
21 - 14 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Knox Energy

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 21 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Izaac Kari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Julio Sobral!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kari instigates a clinch.
Kari swings wildly with an uppercut but Sobral uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sobral blocks an uppercut.
Kari misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sobral tries a body shot but Kari blocks it.
Sobral is trying to maintain a safe position but Kari gets an underhook and turns Sobral into the cage.
Sobral swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sobral lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Kari.
Sobral misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kari lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sobral backwards.
Kari struggles to land a body shot inside as Sobral controls his hands.
Sobral lands with a left to the head.
Kari throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sobrals head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kari misses with a punch to the body.
Sobral wants to stall.
Kari struggles to land a body shot inside as Sobral controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Kari.
Sobral misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sobral misses with some punches.
Kari misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Kari.
Kari misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sobral swings wildly with an uppercut but Kari uses good head movement to avoid it.

Sobral gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Kari preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Sobral stops Kari from getting back to his feet.
Kari is staying active underneath Sobral, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kari controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Sobral throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kari is looking to control Sobral's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kari avoid being mounted?
Sobral has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kari is not content to let Sobral control the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Crunch! Kari slams his shin into Sobral's torso.
Kari lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sobral backs up against the cage.
Sobral just misses with a punch to the body.
Kari feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sobral's calf.
Kari pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kari. That's going to slow Sobral down.
Kari missing with a left hand there. Sobral was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobral keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kari tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sobral manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Kari instigates a clinch.
Sobral tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kari scores with a shoulder strike.
Kari doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short right from Kari.
Kari fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Sobral breaks from the clinch.
Sobral moves out of range as Kari strikes.
Sobral throws a shot from downtown. Kari moves away and avoids it.
Kari thows a body kick. Sobral tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kari throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobral ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kari is looking to land body kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kari throws a predictable looking body shot

and Sobral counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Kari trying to control here.
Kari gets full guard.
Kari is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sobral trying to control but Kari is working from the bottom.
Kari tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sobral landing some decent shots from guard.
Sobral lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Izaac Kari dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Sobral shoots for a takedown but Kari saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kari misses with a kick to the body.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Kari here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kari, right into the meat.
Sobral on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sobral walks into a stiff left hand from Kari.
Kari uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sobral.
Kari dodges the punch combination from Sobral.
Kari misses with a kick to the body.
A big left from Kari misses.

Sobral tries to keep at a distance but Kari has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sobral misses with a body punch.
Sobral blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sobral is trying to trip Kari. He has hold of a leg but Kari is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Sobral persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Kari trying to control the position.
Sobral looking to pass the guard.
Kari trying to control the position.
Sobral is looking to work some ground and pound but Kari has wrist control.
Sobral postures up.
Julio Sobral has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Izaac Kari has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Kari is looking to slow Sobral down with leg kicks.
Kari explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sobral throws a series of punches but Kari avoids them all with ease.
Nice shot by Kari.
Nice defenses there by Kari.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kari tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sobral paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've been told by Kari's head coaches at Red Battle that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kari lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kari fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sobral shoots for a takedown but Kari saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kari lands a head shot.
Kari lands with a slapping head kick.
Sobral takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kari is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sobral thows a body shot but no joy.
Izaac Kari is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sloppy strikes from Kari. Those never looked like landing.
Kari scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Kari moves into the clinch successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kari misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kari lands with a light punch inside.
Kari swings wildly with an uppercut but Sobral uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kari lands a nice uppercut.
Sobral is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sobral blocking some punches.
Kari throws a punch but it's blocked by Sobral.
A short right from Kari on the inside.
Kari tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sobral.
Izaac Kari has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kari scores with a shot to the side of Sobral's head.

Sobral is rocked!
Kari lands with a right to the head.
Sobral is still on wobbly legs! Can Kari finish him?
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kari swings wildly with an uppercut but Sobral uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Kari.
Kari misses with the head strike.
Kari swings wildly with an uppercut but Sobral uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kari.
Kari misses with some punches.
Sobral misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kari misses with the head strike.
Sobral tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sobral blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sobral.
Sobral blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kari throws a head punch that misses.
Kari has a couple of punches blocked by Sobral.
A head punch on the inside from Kari fails to land.
Kari keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sobral's efforts to push away.
Sobral drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kari gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Izaac Kari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julio Sobral.
Sobral blocking some punches.
Sobral seems to have recovered his senses.
A head punch on the inside from Kari fails to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short left from Kari.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kari.
Kari misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kari throws a punch but it's blocked by Sobral.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Izaac Kari dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Sobral paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Izaac Kari is winning the standup battle so far.
Sobral takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sobral takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A shot to the liver by Kari. Beautiful body shot.
Kari fakes the leg kick and cracks Sobral in the body.
Kari defending well as Sobral loads up on a big left hand.
Sobral tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sobral misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kari.
Kari connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kari connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sobral misses the jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sobral avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kari pushes Sobral away with a front kick.
Izaac Kari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kari keeps Sobral at a distance using the push kick.
Sobral takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kari lands a nice shot that snaps Sobral's head back.
Sobral walks into a jab.
Kari throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kari connects with a body shot.
Kari tries to clinch up but Sobral circles away and keeps his distance.
Sobral's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kari connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sobral scrambles back to his feet.
Sobral throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Kari gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kari.
Kari creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Sobral's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Sobral drops to his knees and Kari pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Izaac Kari!
A victorious Izaac Kari thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.