PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yermolai Sokoloff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flavio Lazzarini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lazzarini is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Goffredo Mameli - 'Il Canto degli Italiani'. This should be fireworks!

Sokoloff
vs
Lazzarini

189 cm
23
202 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

185 cm
23
201 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

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 3 - 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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Flavio Lazzarini!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sokoloff throws a head kick that misses.
Sokoloff tries a head kick but it misses.
Lazzarini misses the shot to the body.
Lazzarini walks into a stiff left hand from Sokoloff.

It looks like Flavio Lazzarini has been cut.
The fighters circling - Sokoloff throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lazzarini misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sokoloff misses with a shot to the body
and Lazzarini counters with a leg kick.
Sokoloff throws a body punch but Lazzarini moves out of range.
Lazzarini does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nice takedown defense from Lazzarini. No joy for Sokoloff on that attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sokoloff. Lazzarini does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sokoloff just misses with a punch to the body.

Oooooh!!! Lazzarini has knocked Sokoloff down with a huge combo! Lazzarini steps away and waves a wobbly Sokoloff back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

It looks like Yermolai Sokoloff has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good shot there by Lazzarini.
A head kick by Sokoloff misses
and Lazzarini counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lazzarini feints and then cracks Sokoloff's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sokoloff down.
Lazzarini pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lazzarini lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Sokoloff is rocked!
and Lazzarini counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Sokoloff! He's just covering up as Lazzarini starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Flavio Lazzarini!