PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Goon (ranked 2742 p4p, 2153 weight class) and Jan Sokol (ranked 148 p4p, 117 weight class). Jerry Goon could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jan Sokol's chin.

Goon
vs
Sokol

178 cm
29
145
8 - 2 - 0

182 cm
23
135
6 - 6 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful

Brooklyn Threads

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jerry Goon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jan Sokol!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Phil Schofield and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sokol shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Goon napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Goon bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Goon sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Goon connects with a jab.
Sokol is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sokol fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Goon seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Sokol misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sokol - that will leave a mark!
Sokol shoots in and drives through. Goon sprawls well.
Sokol pushes Goon away with a front kick.
Goon throws a lazy right hand but Sokol sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sokol throws a sloppy head kick and Goon moves out of range easily.

Sokol drives through with a takedown into Goon's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Sokol thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sokol throws a big elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokol in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sokol throwing strikes from guard but Goon blocks nicely.
Sokol controls from within his opponent's guard.
Sokol passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sokol working the ground and pound.
Sloppy strikes there by Sokol.
Sokol misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Sokol lands a decent elbow from side control.
Sokol misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sokol working the ground and pound but Goon is defending the strikes.
Sokol wants to lay and pray for a moment but Goon keeps working.

Sokol working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Goon is not content to let Sokol control the position.
Sokol happy to just control the position for now.
Sokol fails to land a wild elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sokol in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Sokol scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Goon to see if he's OK.
Sokol wants to control but Goon is keeping him busy.
Goon knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sokol on the ground.

Sokol tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sokol has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sokol lands a nice forearm strike.
Goon parries the strikes from Sokol easily there. Sokol is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Goon to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sokol in side control, throwing shots but Goon defends.
Sokol scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Goon to see if he's OK.
Sokol scoring with punches from side control.
Sokol working the body and head with strikes.
Goon takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Sokol creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

Sokol goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Goon has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Sokol but great work by Goon.
Sokol is looking for a sweep.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goon wants to stand but Sokol has his arm trapped.
Sokol is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Sokol wants to improve his position but Goon is controlling well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jan Sokol 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.

Goon stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Goon wants it to stay on the feet.

Sokol drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Goon is not content to let Sokol control the position.
Goon takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Goon takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Sokol in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sokol throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Sokol tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Sokol postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Sokol is looking to take a break and control but Goon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sokol has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sokol creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokol lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Goon down.
Jan Sokol has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sokol trying to control the position but Goon is working away.
Check out the look on Sokol's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

Sokol working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
An elbow from Sokol crashes against the mat.
Sokol wants to lay and pray for a moment but Goon keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sokol misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Sokol working the body and head with strikes.
Sokol in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Sokol in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Goon is not content to let Sokol control the position.
Goon avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Sokol.
Sokol scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Goon to see if he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sokol scoring with punches from side control.
Sokol throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Sokol controlling from side mount.
Sokol is looking to take a break and control but Goon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The strikes coming from Sokol are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Sokol landing a few strikes.
Goon takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Sokol cracks Goon with a big right hand but Goon just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goon takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Sokol throws a strike aimed at the side of Goon's head but Goon avoids it well.
Sokol lands a few punches from side control.
An elbow from Sokol crashes against the mat.
Sokol working the ground and pound.
Goon is not content to let Sokol control the position.
Sokol working the ground and pound but Goon is defending the strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sokol lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Sokol looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Goon is avoiding damage well.
Sokol has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sokol wants to lay and pray for a moment but Goon keeps working.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jan Sokol showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Goon takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sokol shoots for a takedown but Goon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A lazy left from Goon finds it's target.
Goon leaves Sokol with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sokol fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jerry Goon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jan Sokol.
Sokol shoots in looking for a takedown. Goon tries to sprawl out of it but Sokol keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Goon manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A little feinted left hand from Goon on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goon lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sokol doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sokol takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goon displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sokol.
Goon sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Jerry Goon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sokol takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sokol scores with a head kick.

Sokol closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Goon did well to prevent Sokol getting side control.
Goon is looking for a sweep. Sokol is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Sokol is working for a submission of some sort.

Goon is defending against the submission attempts here by Sokol.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sokol seems to be working for a kimura but Goon defends the submission attempt.
Sokol wants to take a breather but Goon is having none of it.
Sokol trying to mount his opponent but Goon defends it.
Sokol is still trying to improve position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sokol not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Goon trying to control from the bottom.
Sokol thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Goon's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Goon has hold of Sokol's hands but Sokol slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sokol works his way into side control.
Sokol trying to control the action but Goon is working from the bottom.
Sokol looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Goon is avoiding damage well.
Sokol lands an elbow.
Jan Sokol is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sokol in side control, just content to control the action for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Let's hope that Sokol has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jan Sokol.
I've got Sokol winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jan Sokol!