PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hironimus Sokrateles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamii Banana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hironimus Sokrateles has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Sokrateles
vs
Banana

175 cm
22
170 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

175 cm
20
179 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Chainsaw Shack - dress for less
Chainsaw Shack - dress for less

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hironimus Sokrateles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jamii Banana!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sokrateles misses with a hook
and Banana counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sokrateles throws a right hand that misses
letting Banana counter with a right hand.
Banana keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sokrateles displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Jamii Banana has been cut.
Sokrateles misses with a straight left.

Sokrateles decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Banana tries to get to full guard but Sokrateles has control of the leg.
Sokrateles is keen to just control but Banana is a slippery customer.
Sokrateles moves nicely into side control.

Sokrateles tries for a kimura but Banana is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokrateles tries to move to mount but Banana blocks the move with his legs.
Sokrateles working away.
An elbow from Sokrateles crashes against the mat.
Banana is looking for a sweep.
Sokrateles sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Banana is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Sokrateles lands a decent elbow from side control.
Banana prevents Sokrateles from moving into mount.
Banana is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Banana parries the strikes from Sokrateles easily there. Sokrateles is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Banana to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banana parries the strikes from Sokrateles easily there. Sokrateles is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Banana to escape.
Banana manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Sokrateles winds up and cracks Banana with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sokrateles tries to pass to full mount but Banana defends it.
Sokrateles has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Sokrateles misses with a head shot.
Banana holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Sokrateles tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sokrateles avoids the attempt from Banana to control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Banana is working to get back to half guard.
Sokrateles raining down shots from the mount!
Banana is bucking up trying to escape but Sokrateles cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sokrateles cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That has opened up Jamii Banana's cut even more.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Banana is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Sokrateles is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Banana can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sokrateles lands a nice shot to the head.

The cut above Jamii Banana's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jamii Banana's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Hironimus Sokrateles!