PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yermolai Sokoloff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonah Jamm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sokoloff's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, USS / Yin Yang. Yermolai Sokoloff had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Sokoloff
vs
Jamm

189 cm
29
202 lbs
13 - 7 - 2

178 cm
28
225 lbs
9 - 0 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Yermolai Sokoloff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jonah Jamm!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sokoloff throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sokoloff. Jamm does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jamm buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jamm misses with a looping right.
Jamm misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jamm, right into the meat.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sokoloff.
Sokoloff misses with a kick to the body.
Sokoloff tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jamm was well out of range. Poor timing from Sokoloff.
Sokoloff tries a head kick but it misses.
Sokoloff tries to clinch but Jamm moves out of range.
Sokoloff misses with an uppercut. Jamm saw that one coming.
Jamm ducks right into an uppercut from Sokoloff.
Sokoloff misses with a two punch combination.
Sokoloff lands a front kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sokoloff misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sokoloff takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sokoloff avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sokoloff throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jamm wants to slow Sokoloff down by chopping away at his legs.
Sokoloff misses with an uppercut.
Sokoloff tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jamm paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jamm missing with a left hand there. Sokoloff was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jamm attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sokoloff misses with a left hand
and Jamm counters with a leg kick.
Sokoloff looks to land a body kick but Jamm moved away.
Yermolai Sokoloff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sokoloff on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sokoloff misses with a looping right.
Sokoloff misses with a head kick.
Sokoloff comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jamm.
Sokoloff bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jamm's head.
Sokoloff connects with a right hand. Jamm shakes it off.
Jamm keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sokoloff.
Sokoloff misses with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jamm moves out of range as Sokoloff throws a body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sokoloff is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jamm looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sokoloff ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jamm buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sokoloff takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sokoloff takes one to the side of the head.
Jamm displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sokoloff throws out the jab.
Jamm chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jamm slips under a jab.
Sokoloff stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jamm.
Jamm scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The fighters circling - Sokoloff throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jamm misses with a wild combination.
Nice jab there from Sokoloff.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sokoloff lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sokoloff.
Sokoloff fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jamm 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.
Sokoloff connects with a nice looking jab.
Sokoloff throws a head kick that misses.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sokoloff.
Sokoloff lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Jamm breaks from the clinch.
Sokoloff loads up on a big right hand but Jamm slips the punch.
Jamm slips a jab from Sokoloff.
Jamm throws a leg kick but Sokoloff sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sokoloff blocks a jab.
Sokoloff misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sokoloff is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Sokoloff is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jamm takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
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!
Sokoloff moves out of range as Jamm throws a body kick.
Sokoloff on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jamm chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sokoloff can pounce on him.
Sokoloff is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sokoloff throws a combination that misses
and Jamm counters with an inside leg kick.
Jamm scores with a nice strike.
Sokoloff throws a lazy head kick
and Jamm counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sokoloff darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jamm takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sokoloff throws a right and a left that both miss.
A leg kick checked by Sokoloff.
Jamm misses with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sokoloff swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sokoloff displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jamm throws out the jab.
Sokoloff closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sokoloff is looking to clinch.
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 Yermolai Sokoloff will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Jamm darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sokoloff looks to score with a jab to the body but Jamm is just out of range.
Sokoloff slips a jab from Jamm.
Sokoloff throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jamm.
Sokoloff moves in looking to clinch but Jamm pushes him off.
Sokoloff scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Yermolai Sokoloff is winning the standup battle so far.
Sokoloff throws a head kick but Jamm moves out of range.
Sokoloff thows a leg kick but Jamm checks it
and Jamm counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jamm throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sokoloff.
Sokoloff misses with an attempted mid kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sokoloff. That's going to slow Jamm down.
Jamm scores with a kick to the midsection.
Jamm thumps Sokoloff with a low kick.
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!
Jamm changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jamm misses with a low kick as Sokoloff jumps back.
A slow jab from Jamm misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sokoloff clinches.
Jamm misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sokoloff has Jamm pushed against the cage.
Sokoloff fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sokoloff.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sokoloff.

Sokoloff escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sokoloff slips a jab from Jamm.
Jamm moves away from the strike by Sokoloff.
Sokoloff fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jamm manages to avoid it.
Jamm throws a leg kick that misses.
Jamm connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jamm throws out a loose jab but Sokoloff uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sokoloff is looking to clinch but Jamm is avoiding it.
Jamm feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sokoloffs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Good shot there by Jamm.
Sokoloff looks to throw a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sokoloff throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jamm.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sokoloff paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sokoloff bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jamm's head.
Sokoloff throws a right and a left that Jamm avoids nicely.
Jamm dodges the punch combination from Sokoloff.
Jamm lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sokoloff scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jamm lands with a good body shot.
Sokoloff misses the jab.
Good exchange - Jamm coming out on top.

It looks like Yermolai Sokoloff has been cut.
Jamm lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sokoloff throws a sloppy head kick
and Jamm counters with a solid body kick.
Jamm scores with a jab to the body.
Jamm dodges the punch combination from Sokoloff.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sokoloff instigates a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Jamm.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sokoloff.
Sokoloff misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sokoloff.
A short right from Sokoloff on the inside.
Sokoloff lands with a left to the head.
Sokoloff tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jamm lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sokoloff misses with some punches.
Jamm presses Sokoloff against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jamm lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sokoloff backwards.
Jamm lands a shot to the body.
Our sources have told us that Sokoloff has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Sokoloff looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jamm scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jamm stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Jamm struggles to land a body shot inside as Sokoloff controls his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sokoloff.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Jamm on the inside.
Sokoloff blocking some punches.
Sokoloff blocks an uppercut.
Jamm makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jamm is working Sokoloff over against the cage.
Jamm misses with a punch on the inside.
Jamm lands a left hand.
Jamm lands a shot to the body.
Jamm scores with a hook to the body.
Jamm scores with a shoulder strike.
Jamm lands with a short shot to the head.
Jamm throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A body shot lands from Jamm.
Jamm unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sokoloff lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jamm lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jamm lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jamm.

Sokoloff is rocked!
Jamm throws a knee to the head but misses.
Oh Sokoloff is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jamm lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonah Jamm showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Yermolai Sokoloff's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

BOOM! Jamm lands a beautiful left hook that drops Sokoloff. Sokoloff tries to recover but Jamm is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Sokoloff lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jonah Jamm!
A very excited looking Jonah Jamm made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.