PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arvydas Sabonis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Olhoffer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sabonis comes to the cage accompanied by James Brown - Superbad. Ray Olhoffer will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Sabonis
vs
Olhoffer

210 cm
39
289 lbs
42 - 25 - 0

225 cm
47
277 lbs
40 - 34 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 42 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arvydas Sabonis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 40 - 34 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ray Olhoffer!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sabonis swings for the body but Olhoffer moves out of range.
Olhoffer throws a counter combo.
Sabonis gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Olhoffer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sabonis throws a lazy head kick
and Sabonis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Sabonis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sabonis lands with a right to the head.
Olhoffer is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Sabonis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Olhoffer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Olhoffer throws a jab when Sabonis was well out of range.

Sabonis gets a clinch.
Olhoffer is looking to break free of the clinch but Sabonis has double underhooks.
Olhoffer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sabonis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sabonis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sabonis holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A short left from Sabonis.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Olhoffer misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabonis lands a shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Sabonis.
Sabonis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sabonis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sabonis pushes Olhoffer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sabonis lands a body shot.
Sabonis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Olhoffer backwards.
Sabonis lands with a right to the head.
Sabonis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sabonis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Olhoffer looks winded!
Sabonis is working Olhoffer over against the cage.
Sabonis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sabonis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Olhoffer backwards.
Sabonis's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A right hand to the body from Sabonis.
Sabonis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sabonis has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Sabonis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olhoffer takes a shot to the head.
A short left from Sabonis.
Sabonis stalling against the cage.
Sabonis wants a takedown but no success here.
Sabonis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sabonis lands with a light punch inside.
A short uppercut from Sabonis.
Sabonis scores with a shot to the side of Olhoffer's head.
Olhoffer misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Sabonis.
Sabonis wants to take the fight to the mat but Olhoffer manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sabonis.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sabonis.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sabonis.
Sabonis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Olhoffer backwards.
A short left from Sabonis.

Olhoffer is rocked!
Sabonis throws a big uppercut that drops Olhoffer! More strikes from Sabonis and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Olhoffer lies dazed against the cage as Sabonis celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arvydas Sabonis!
Arvydas Sabonis bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.