PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Sorokov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bee Jay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bee Jay has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sorokov
vs
Jay

178 cm
26
146 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

163 cm
25
140 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

GREEN!160

Sun-Tzu

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 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yuri Sorokov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bee Jay!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Leandro Rodrigues and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jay looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sorokov is fending him off so far but Jay persists. Nope, Sorokov circles away and we're back to standing.
Sorokov throws a hook to the side of Jay's head but Jay sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Jay gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sorokov to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Jay is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jay is trying to hold Sorokov in close to prevent damage but Sorokov has managed to pass into half guard.
Jay is looking to improve his position.
Jay is still trying to improve position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sorokov passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Jay!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jay is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sorokov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jay is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sorokov looking to control but Jay is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jay is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jay is in a horrible position here. Sorokov smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Sorokov landing punches.
Sorokov is landing with some decent strikes but Jay is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Jay is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jay taking shots to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sorokov landing shots from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sorokov looking to finish Jay with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jay!
Sorokov trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sorokov lands with some strikes.
Jay in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Sorokov is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jay can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sorokov cracks Jay with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jay tries to hold on but Sorokov pushes him away.
Sorokov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jay sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

Jay is defending against the submission attempts here by Sorokov.
Sorokov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sorokov is looking for a kimura here.
Jay has hold of Sorokov's hands but Sorokov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jay trying to hold on to Sorokov's head to control him but Sorokov postures up.
Sorokov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jay is looking for a sweep. Sorokov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sorokov connects with a nice short shot to Jay's temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sorokov connects with a nice short shot to Jay's temple.
Jay trying to hold on to Sorokov's head to control him but Sorokov postures up.
Nice strikes from Sorokov there.
Jay has his hands clasped together around Sorokov's back. He's all about the action.
Sorokov winds up and cracks Jay with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jay desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Jay is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've been hearing that Sorokov has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sorokov lands a nice short elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yuri Sorokov dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A slow jab from Sorokov misses its intended target.
Jay takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Jay drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Jay wants to pass the guard but Sorokov is keeping the position.
Sorokov keeping moving, preventing Jay from controlling successfully.
Jay pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sorokov is keeping the position for now.

Sorokov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jay trying to control the position from guard on top but Sorokov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jay got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sorokov has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jay has managed to get both his arms back between Sorokov's legs - danger averted.
Sorokov keeping moving, preventing Jay from controlling successfully.
Jay stopping the sweep attempt from Sorokov.
Jay trying to control but Sorokov is working from the bottom.
Jay slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Jay wants to control from the top but Sorokov keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Sorokov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sorokov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jay can do to turn this around?
Sorokov wants to sweep but no luck.
Jay trying to control but Sorokov is working from the bottom.

Sorokov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jay looking to pass the guard.
Jay trying to control the position from guard on top but Sorokov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jay preventing the sweep.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Sorokov.
Sorokov in the domination position with Jay hanging on.
Sorokov throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Sorokov lands a few punches from side control.
Jay is not content to let Sorokov control the position.
Jay tries to improve position but can't.
Sorokov scores with punches from side control.
Yuri Sorokov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jay tries to buck Sorokov off but Sorokov is having none of it.
Jay struggling a bit here.

Sorokov working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Sorokov working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Sorokov wants to control but Jay is keeping him busy.
A lull in the action here as Sorokov stalls from top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sorokov is working Jay over with some ground and pound from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yuri Sorokov dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Jay gets caught flat footed, as Sorokov shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Sorokov is in close to Jay's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jay not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sorokov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sorokov trying to control but Jay is working from the bottom.
Jay trying to keep a closed guard but Sorokov is proving a slippery customer.
Sorokov won't allow Jay to sweep him here.
Sorokov wants to control from the top but Jay keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sorokov chips away with some ground and pound.
Sorokov trying to control but Jay is working from the bottom.
Sorokov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sorokov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sorokov postures up.
Sorokov trying to control the position from guard on top but Jay is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jay wants to sweep but no luck.
Our spies down at at Body Pain_12elite_599$+VM inform us that Jay has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Sorokov trying to control the position from guard on top but Jay is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jay looking to control.

Jay is looking for a triangle but Sorokov pushes his legs off easily.
Sorokov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sorokov postures up.
Sorokov chips away with some ground and pound.
Sorokov with a nice head shot there.
Jay trying to keep a closed guard but Sorokov is proving a slippery customer.
Sorokov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jay not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sorokov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sorokov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sorokov is looking to work some ground and pound but Jay has wrist control.
Sorokov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Sorokov drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sorokov jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jay is trying to control the position but Sorokov postures up.
Jay looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Sorokov throwing strikes from guard but Jay blocks nicely.
Yuri Sorokov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jay is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Jay being controlled here, momentarily.
Jay working a defensive guard here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sorokov seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jay looks to score with a jab to the body but Sorokov is just out of range.
It looked like Sorokov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Jay.
Jay dives in for a single leg takedown but Sorokov sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Sorokov seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Jay on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A jab from Sorokov does it's job there.
Jay scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice cross by Sorokov.
A bone on bone clash there as Sorokov blocks the leg kick.
Jay misses with a hook to the body
and Sorokov counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jay swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sorokov.
Sorokov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jay looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice takedown defense from Sorokov. No joy for Jay on that attempt.
Sorokov wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Bee Jay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jay takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Sorokov rushes Jay and presses him up against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yuri Sorokov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sorokov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:26
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:26
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuri Sorokov!