PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dylan Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Sokolov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Carter
vs
Sokolov

179 cm
26
191 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

180 cm
25
185 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dylan Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Fedor Sokolov!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Daniel Franklin and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sokolov lands a body shot.
Carter throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sokolov misses with a hook.
Sokolov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Carter wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Carter tries to work over Sokolov's front leg with a kick but Sokolov checks it.
A lazy left from Carter finds it's target.
A big right from Sokolov misses.
Carter moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Carter buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Carter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sokolov.
Carter connects with a leg kick. Sokolov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Carter slips under a jab from Sokolov.
Sokolov throws a big shot that misses.
Carter pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sokolov is out of range and Carter settles back down.
Carter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Carter thinks about countering with a body kick.
Carter tried to score with a low kick but Sokolov checks it.
Sokolov checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sokolov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Carter lands with a thumping leg kick.
Carter connects with a body shot.
Sokolov misses with an uppercut
and Carter counters with a low kick, right behind Sokolov 's knee.
Sokolov loads up on a big right hand but Carter slips the punch.
Carter feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Carter.
Sokolov just misses with a punch to the body.
Sokolov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Carter can pounce on him.
Carter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sokolov tries to clinch up.
Carter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sokolov manages to avoid it.
Sokolov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sokolov loads up on a big right hand but Carter slips the punch.
Carter went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Nice body kick from Carter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sokolov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Carter lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carter connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sokolov momentarily.

It looks like Fedor Sokolov has been cut.
Carter looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Sokolov throws an overhand right that lands on Carter's shoulder, as Carter tries to avoid the shot.
Carter thows a body kick. Sokolov tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Sokolov looks to score with a jab to the body but Carter is just out of range.
Carter throws a body shot but no joy.
Sokolov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carter.
Carter slips under a jab.
Carter moves away from the strike by Sokolov.
Sokolov doesn't manage to clinch there - Carter circles away.
Carter tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Carter lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sokolov just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sokolov checks a low kick from Carter.
Carter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sokolov throws out a loose jab but Carter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carter fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sokolov on the side of the head.
Sokolov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carter was well out of range. Poor timing from Sokolov.

Sokolov clinches.
Sokolov gets through Carter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Carter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sokolov misses with a hook from the clinch.

Carter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Carter moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sokolov doesn't manage to clinch there - Carter circles away.
Carter throws a quick inside leg kick.
Carter throws a low kick but Sokolov avoids it.
Carter is looking to score with low kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sokolov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sokolov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Carter throws a quick counter kick to the body but Sokolov avoids it.
Carter throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sokolov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sokolov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Carter misses with a few strikes there.
Sokolov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carter moves away.
Carter 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.
Sokolov throws a body punch but Carter moves out of range.
Carter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sokolov digs a good body shot into Carter's ribs.
Carter is looking to wear down Sokolov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sokolov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Carter throws a quick counter head kick but Sokolov was just out of range.
Carter throws a low kick, looking for Sokolov's leg but Sokolov calmly moves out of range.
Carter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sokolov tries to move into range but Carter moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dylan Carter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fedor Sokolov's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sokolov checks a leg kick.
Carter slips a jab from Sokolov.
Carter fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sokolov is out of range.
Sokolov avoids the head kick by Carter.
It seemed like Sokolov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Carter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sokolov.
Carter half committed to a counter leg kick.
Sokolov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Carter takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sokolov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sokolov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Carter finds it's way round the side to connect with Sokolov's head.
Carter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sokolov can do to turn this around?
Carter motions for Sokolov to come forward. Carter throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Carter looks to land a body kick but Sokolov moved away.
Dylan Carter is winning the standup battle so far.
Sokolov checks a leg kick.
Carter lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokolov misses with an uppercut. Carter saw that one coming.
Sokolov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Sokolov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Carter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sokolov's elbow.
Sokolov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sokolov misses with some punches.
Sokolov misses with the head strike.
Sokolov tries to stall but Carter uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sokolov misses with a punch on the inside.
Sokolov lands a hook that snaps the head of Carter backwards.
Sokolov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carter's elbow.
Sokolov misses with a punch on the inside.
Sokolov working aggressively here.

Carter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sokolov throws out a loose jab but Carter uses good head movement to avoid it.

Sokolov rushes Carter and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sokolov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Sokolov on the inside.
Sokolov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sokolov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sokolov manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sokolov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Carter.
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!
Carter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sokolov pushes Carter back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sokolov tries to throw a body punch but Carter avoids it by throwing Sokolov back against the cage.
Carter tries to work over Sokolov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sokolov misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Carter manages to break the clinch.
Carter throws a head kick that misses.
Sokolov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Carter.
Sokolov misses with a looping right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sokolov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Carter misses with a body kick.
Carter throws a leg kick but Sokolov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Carter slips a straight right by Sokolov.
Sokolov scores with a sloppy right hand. Carter should have avoided that one.
Carter swings for the body but Sokolov moves out of range.
Carter looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Carter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Carter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sokolov.
Sokolov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Carter thows a body kick. Sokolov tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Sokolov throws a lazy right hand but Carter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sokolov misses with a left hand
and Carter counters with a nice uppercut.
Sokolov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Carter on the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sokolov.
As Sokolov backs away, Carter returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sokolov on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That has opened up Fedor Sokolov's cut even more.
Carter scores with a jab to the jaw.
Carter 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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sokolov. Carter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carter chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Carter throws a leg kick that is checked
and Carter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sokolov throws a body punch but Carter moves out of range.
Sokolov throws a sloppy body shot
and Carter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Carter scores with a jab. Sokolov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Carter is looking to chop away at Sokolov's legs.
Carter lands with a right hand.
Carter lands with a kick to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Dylan Carter will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Fedor Sokolov's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sokolov checks a leg kick.
Sokolov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sokolov misses with a wild body shot.
Carter will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Carter fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sokolov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carter was well out of range. Poor timing from Sokolov.
Carter throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Carter dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sokolov. That did some damage!
Carter shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Carter throws a lazy right hand but Sokolov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A swing and a miss from Sokolov.
A slow jab from Sokolov misses its intended target.
Carter delivers a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sokolov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Carter.

Carter tries to keep at a distance but Sokolov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sokolov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Carter is keeping busy.
Carter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Carter misses with the head strike.
Carter controlling the action here for a moment.
Carter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sokolov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Carter.

Carter breaks the clinch.
Carter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sokolov.
Carter tried to counter with a leg kick but Sokolov avoided it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter lands a head kick. Sokolov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Carter slips a straight right by Sokolov.
Carter attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sokolov throws the left hand but Carter avoids the punch easily.
Carter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sokolov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sokolov swings for the body but Carter moves out of range.
Sokolov misses with a wild body shot.
Sokolov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carter walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sokolov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Carter feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sokolov's calf.
Carter lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sokolov has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Carter.
A leg kick checked by Sokolov.
Carter stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

The cut above Fedor Sokolov's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter throws a head kick that misses.
Carter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carter misses with a low kick.
Sokolov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sokolov slips a straight right by Carter.
Sokolov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Carter throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sokolov.
Carter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Carter works Sokolov's body with a nice hook.
Carter fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sokolov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Carter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sokolov.
As Sokolov backs away, Carter returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.

Carter rushes Sokolov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Carter tries a body shot but Sokolov blocks it.
Sokolov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carter lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sokolov has a couple of punches blocked by Carter.
Dylan Carter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sokolov has Carter pressed against the cage.
Sokolov stalling.
Sokolov misses with a hook from the clinch.

Carter manages to break the clinch.
Carter avoids the body shot from Sokolov.
Carter scores with a sloppy right hand. Sokolov should have avoided that one.
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!
Sokolov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sokolov blocks a low kick nicely.
A little jabbing left from Sokolov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sokolov misses with a straight left.
A nice inside leg kick there by Carter. That's going to slow Sokolov down.
Sokolov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sokolov! But no joy.
Fedor Sokolov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sokolov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Carter circles away quickly and effectively.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dylan Carter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Carter, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dylan Carter!