PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yermolai Sokoloff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Halliday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Mickey Halliday was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Sokoloff
vs
Halliday

189 cm
22
202 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

194 cm
28
196 lbs
6 - 7 - 3

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yermolai Sokoloff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mickey Halliday!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sokoloff lands a nice shot that snaps Halliday's head back.

It looks like Mickey Halliday has been cut.

Sokoloff closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Halliday did well to prevent Sokoloff getting side control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Sokoloff is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Halliday wants to get back to full guard.
Sokoloff is looking to take a break and control but Halliday is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sokoloff is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Halliday is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Sokoloff scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sokoloff working Halliday over with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sokoloff passes to full mount!
Sokoloff is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Halliday can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sokoloff lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Halliday hang on?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokoloff lands a big shot there that rocks Halliday but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Sokoloff lands a nice shot to the head.
Halliday is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sokoloff lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sokoloff postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Halliday looks a forlorn figure.

Halliday is rocked!
Halliday takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Sokoloff's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yermolai Sokoloff!