PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mac Mooseheads (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Sorokov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yuri Sorokov will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Mooseheads
vs
Sorokov

150 cm
32
147 lbs
21 - 9 - 1

178 cm
25
146 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mac Mooseheads!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yuri Sorokov!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mooseheads will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sorokov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mooseheads.
Sorokov misses the shot to the body.
Mooseheads moves out of range of the strikes.
Mooseheads throwing a counter right hand but Sorokov manages to avoid it.
Sorokov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

Mooseheads shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Mooseheads looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Mooseheads is working for a submission of some sort.
Mooseheads has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Mooseheads is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mooseheads is trying to work for a kimura but Sorokov is defending well.
Mooseheads missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sorokov wants to get back to full guard.
Sorokov moves into full guard.
Mooseheads wants to control from the top but Sorokov keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Mooseheads drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Sorokov dives on top into guard.

Mooseheads is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Sorokov rolls with it to try and escape but Mooseheads cranks on the arm and Sorokov is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mac Mooseheads!
A pretty intense looking Mac Mooseheads took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.