PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dick Doss (ranked 22255 p4p, 338 weight class) and Walter Sobchak (ranked 22475 p4p, 311 weight class). Sobchak is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In). Walter Sobchak is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Doss
vs
Sobchak

212 cm
22
294 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

215 cm
22
300 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

World class MT
Granite chin

World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dick Doss!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Walter Sobchak!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doss misses with a hook.
Sobchak pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Doss connects with a looping right hand.
Sobchak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Doss throws an off balance right hand
and Doss takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sobchak misses with a left hand
and Doss counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Doss throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Doss misses with a hook. Sobchak ducked under it nicely.
Sobchak drops his hands momentarily and Doss takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sobchak steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Doss.
Sobchak uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Doss.
Doss lands a nice shot that snaps Sobchak's head back.
Sobchak misses with an uppercut.
A quick step to the side and Doss tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sobchak throws a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sobchak looks to score with a jab to the body but Doss is just out of range.
Doss has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Legion's PIT Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Sobchak clobbers Doss with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Doss displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sobchak throws out the jab.
Sobchak fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sobchak misses with a hook.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Doss avoids the body shot from Sobchak.
Doss misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doss throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sobchak sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sobchak looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Walter Sobchak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doss moves out of range as Sobchak strikes.
Doss jabs Sobchak right on the nose. Sobchak blinks but takes it well.
Doss is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sobchak throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Doss missing with a left hand there. Sobchak was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sobchak lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

It looks like Dick Doss has been cut.
Doss takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Doss lands a nice looking body shot.
Sobchak misses with an uppercut
and Doss counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sobchak swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Doss counters with a straight right hand.
Doss moves out of range as Sobchak strikes.
Doss moves forwards but Sobchak connects with a nice, crisp jab.
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!
Sobchak is looking to chop away at Doss's legs.
Sobchak slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sobchak swings widly with a right hand
and Doss counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Doss connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Doss throws a shot from downtown. Sobchak moves away and avoids it.
Sobchak finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sobchak getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doss's corner calls for a 1-2. Doss obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Doss throws a hook to the side of Sobchak's head but Sobchak sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sobchak throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Doss connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sobchak's hands.
Doss throws a poor cross that misses
and Sobchak makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

Doss closes the distance and pushes Sobchak back into the ropes.
Doss blocks an uppercut.
Sobchak throws a head punch that misses.
Sobchak misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Sobchak fails to land.
Sobchak swings wildly with an uppercut but Doss uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sobchak blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sobchak.
Sobchak goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sobchak misses with some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sobchak has a couple of punches blocked by Doss.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Doss.
Doss lands a nice uppercut.
Doss makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sobchak lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Dick Doss will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dick Doss's cut.
That's time! Doss's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

The fighters circling - Sobchak throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Doss avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Doss looks to land a left hand but Sobchak moved out of range nicely.
Sobchak digs a good hook to Doss's body.
Sobchak staying out of range there.
A nice side step and Sobchak releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

Doss clinches up with Sobchak and pushes him back against the ropes.
Sobchak can't find room to land a body shot as Doss controls the action.
Doss blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sobchak misses with some punches.
Sobchak is leaning against Doss and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sobchak tries a body shot but Doss blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Doss.
Doss blocking some punches.
Doss throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doss tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Sobchak.
Sobchak lands with a short shot to the head.
Sobchak misses with the head strike.
A right hand to the body from Sobchak.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sobchak misses with a short punch on the inside.
Doss blocking some punches.
Walter Sobchak seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doss has a couple of punches blocked by Sobchak.

Sobchak escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Doss on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sobchak swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Doss takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sobchak changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sobchak throws a body shot but no joy.
Walter Sobchak seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sobchak looks to land a body kick but Doss moved away.
Doss throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sobchak sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sobchak connects with a good right hand that stumbles Doss. Doss circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A big right from Doss misses.
Sobchak lands a leg kick that knocks Doss off balance momentarily.
Sobchak ducks under a wild hook from Doss.
A jab from Doss misses.
Doss looks to land a right hand but Sobchak moved out of range.
Sobchak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sobchak feints a jab promting Doss to slip. Sobchak then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Doss slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sobchak moves out of range of the strikes.
Sobchak looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Doss moves out of range of the body kick from Sobchak.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobchak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sobchak looks to throw the jab but Doss is out of range.
Sobchak misses with a straight left.
Sobchak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doss.
A swing and a miss from Sobchak.
Sobchak doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sobchak connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sobchak throws out a leg kick but Doss moves out of range and Sobchak only half commits.
Doss keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sobchak.
Doss throws a hook but Sobchak avoids it easily.
Sobchak is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Doss misses with an uppercut.
Sobchak takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sobchak waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Doss.
Doss appears to be looking for a big counter.
Doss keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sobchak.
Sobchak connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doss misses with a hook. Sobchak ducked under it nicely.
A little jabbing left from Sobchak on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Doss scores with a punch to the head.
Doss avoids the body shot from Sobchak.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Walter Sobchak showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dick Doss's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Sobchak misses with a straight right.
Doss bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sobchak is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Doss.
Sobchak blocks a jab.
Doss throws an overhand right that lands on Sobchak's shoulder, as Sobchak tries to avoid the shot.
Sobchak has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Doss moves away from the strike by Sobchak.
Sobchak misses the jab.
A big left from Doss misses.
Doss with a hook.
Doss keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sobchak ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sobchak swings widly with a right hand
and Sobchak takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sobchak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doss manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobchak tried to score with a low kick but Doss checks it.
Doss keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sobchak throws a hook to the side of Doss's head but Doss sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sobchak waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Doss.
Sobchak misses with a left hand
enabling Doss to counter with a crisp jab.
Sobchak throws a shot from downtown. Doss moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobchak keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Doss.
Sobchak steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Doss.
It seemed like Sobchak was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Doss throws out a loose jab but Sobchak uses good head movement to avoid it.
It seemed like Sobchak was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Doss throws a lazy right hand but Sobchak sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Doss misses with a hook.
Sobchak throws out a counter right but Doss avoids it with no problem.
A leg kick checked by Doss.
Good standup being displayed there by Doss as he connects with a hook.
Sobchak tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Doss paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sobchak on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sobchak throws a leg kick that is checked
and Doss cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Doss looks to score with a jab to the body but Sobchak is just out of range.
Doss slips a straight right by Sobchak.
Sobchak misses with a two punch combination.
Sobchak walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Doss checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sobchak ducks under a wild hook from Doss.
Sobchak looks to throw the jab but Doss is out of range.
Doss misses the jab.
The fighters circling - Doss throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobchak catches Doss with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sobchak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sobchak jabs Doss to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sobchak uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Doss.
Doss cracks Sobchak with an open hand slap.
Sobchak ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Doss defending well as Sobchak loads up on a big left hand.
An attempted straight right counter from Doss misses the target.
Sobchak misses with a body shot.
Sobchak misses the shot to the body.
Doss lands with a hook. Sobchak tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sobchak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doss.
A slow jab from Sobchak misses its intended target.
Doss throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sobchak wants to counter the offense by Doss and move into the clinch position.
Doss tries to move into range but Sobchak moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sobchak uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Doss.
Doss scores with a jab to the body.
Sobchak misses with a hook.
Doss moves into range and connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dick Doss clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Dick Doss's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Sobchak waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Doss.
Sobchak throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Doss stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Doss scores with a hook to the body. Sobchak takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A slow jab from Doss misses its intended target.
A little jabbing left from Sobchak on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sobchak stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Doss looks to clinch
and Sobchak counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sobchak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doss was well out of range. Poor timing from Sobchak.
Sobchak throws a big shot that misses.
Sobchak has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sobchak gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Doss.
Nice uppercut lands for Sobchak. That snapped Doss's head back.
Doss misses with a hook. Sobchak ducked under it nicely.
Sobchak lands with a good body shot.
Sobchak scores with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sobchak lands a slapping body shot.
Sobchak slips a jab from Doss.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Sobchak throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Doss digs a good body shot into Sobchak's ribs.
Doss takes a jab right on the kisser.
A big left from Doss misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doss uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sobchak.
Sobchak takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sobchak tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Donk. Doss catches Sobchak right on the button with a cross.
A lazy left from Doss finds it's target.
Doss misses with a straight right.
Doss takes a swing at Sobchak's ribcage but misses.
Sobchak thuds his right hand into Doss's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sobchak misses the jab.
Doss works Sobchak's body with a nice hook.
Sobchak takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sobchak blocks a jab.
Doss throws a body shot but no joy.
Sobchak works the jab nicely.
Doss misses with a looping right.
Sobchak avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sobchak cracks Doss with an open hand slap.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doss takes one to the side of the head.
Doss throws a lazy right hand but Sobchak sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sobchak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doss.
Sobchak misses with a looping left.
Doss misses with a looping left.
Sobchak is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Doss.
Sobchak connects with a crisp jab.
Sobchak attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Doss was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sobchak connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Doss's hands.
Doss uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sobchak.
Doss slips a jab from Sobchak.
Sobchak moves out of range of the strikes.
Sobchak avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Doss throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sobchak takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Doss throws the left hand but Sobchak avoids the punch easily.
Sobchak uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sobchak looks to land a right hand but Doss moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Walter Sobchak dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Dick Doss's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Nice shot lands for Doss.
Sobchak misses with a body shot.
Doss walks into a left hand.
Doss uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sobchak.
Doss throws a jab when Sobchak was well out of range.
Doss loads up on a big right hand but Sobchak slips the punch.
Doss blocks a low kick nicely.
Sobchak throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Doss was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A slow jab from Doss misses its intended target.
Doss is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sobchak.
Sobchak staying out of range there.
Sobchak throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobchak throws out a loose jab but Doss uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doss scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Doss stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sobchak misses with a looping left.
Doss is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sobchak waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Doss.
Sobchak missing with a left hand there. Doss was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobchak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doss moves away.
Sobchak misses with an uppercut.
Sobchak changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Doss slips a jab from Sobchak.
Sobchak uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Doss.
Sobchak throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Doss sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab from Sobchak finds it's way through Doss's defenses.

Doss rushes Sobchak and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Good body shot from Sobchak.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Sobchak lands a nice uppercut.
Sobchak lands a right hand that snaps the head of Doss backwards.
Sobchak misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sobchak misses with some punches.
Sobchak has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Doss seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Sobchak can turn it around.
A right handed body shot lands from Sobchak.
Sobchak lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sobchak.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doss tries to throw a body punch but Sobchak avoids it by throwing Doss back against the ropes.
A short right from Sobchak on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doss goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sobchak.
Sobchak doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Doss fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sobchak throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sobchak can't find room to land a body shot as Doss controls the action.
Doss can't find room to land a body shot as Sobchak controls the action.
Sobchak lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Doss blocks an uppercut.
Sobchak lands with a short shot to the head.
Sobchak misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sobchak has a couple of punches blocked by Doss.
Doss blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sobchak prevents a body shot from Doss.
Sobchak swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sobchak misses with a hook from the clinch.
Doss lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sobchak backwards.
Sobchak lands a left hand.
Sobchak pressing his opponent against the ropes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Walter Sobchak comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sobchak has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 47:48
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 47:48
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Walter Sobchak!
Walter Sobchak is the new super heavyweight champion!
Walter Sobchak decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Dick Doss spoke after the fight, saying 'gran chin'.