PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexey Juravlev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Soto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexey Juravlev has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Juravlev
vs
Soto

182 cm
25
240 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

194 cm
25
275 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alexey Juravlev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jonathan Soto!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Daniel Franklin and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soto wants to clinch up but Juravlev keeps it at a distance.
Soto looks to clinch
and Juravlev counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Soto thinking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Soto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Soto moves out of range of the strikes.
Soto tries to clinch up
and Juravlev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Soto closes the distance and clinches.
Soto prevents Juravlev from breaking the clinch.
Soto lands a body shot.
Juravlev is trying to push Soto away but Soto has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Soto misses with a punch to the body.
Soto working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soto throws a punch but it's blocked by Juravlev.
Soto misses with a punch to the body.
Juravlev blocks a body shot from Soto.
A frustrated look appears on Juravlev's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Soto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Soto misses with a hook from the clinch.

Juravlev breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Juravlev. Soto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Soto gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Juravlev.

It looks like Jonathan Soto has been cut.
Juravlev seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Juravlev clobbers Soto with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Juravlev looks to score with a jab to the body but Soto is just out of range.
A jab from Juravlev does it's job there.
Soto tries to clinch up.
Soto tries to clinch but Juravlev moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Juravlev.
Juravlev circles away from the clinch attempt.
Soto tries to clinch but Juravlev is having none of it.

Soto has closed the distance and engaged Juravlev in a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Juravlev manages to break the clinch.
Soto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Juravlev swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Soto moves in looking to clinch but Juravlev pushes him off.
Juravlev circles away from the clinch attempt
and Juravlev counters with a right hand to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juravlev listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Soto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Juravlev swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Soto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Juravlev keeps the fight on the outside.
Soto tries to close the distance and clinch but Juravlev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Soto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Juravlev paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Juravlev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Soto moves away.
Soto is looking to clinch.
Soto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Soto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Soto drops his hands momentarily and Juravlev takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A lazy left from Juravlev finds it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juravlev fails to land with a series of punches.
Juravlev dips to his left and cracks Soto with an uppercut!
Juravlev swats away the attempt to clinch by Soto.
Juravlev works Soto's body with a nice hook.

Soto clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Juravlev fails to land.
Juravlev blocks an uppercut.
Juravlev wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Soto has him pressed against the cage.
Soto lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Juravlev or not.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Juravlev.
Soto misses with a punch to the body.
Soto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Soto tries a body shot but Juravlev blocks it.
Juravlev has had enough of the clinch but Soto keeps him there for the moment.
Juravlev working hard to break the clinch.
Juravlev looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Juravlev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Soto fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juravlev keeps the fight on the outside.
Soto tries to close the distance and clinch but Juravlev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Soto takes one on the button.
Soto walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That has opened up Jonathan Soto's cut even more.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Soto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Juravlev swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Juravlev avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Soto is looking to clinch but Juravlev is avoiding it.
Soto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Soto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Juravlev uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Soto has time to react.
Juravlev throws an overhand right that drops Soto like a sack of potatoes! Juravlev dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexey Juravlev!