PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Sorokov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastian Shot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Sorokov
vs
Shot

178 cm
27
146 lbs
11 - 10 - 0

162 cm
27
145 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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 11 - 10 - 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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sebastian Shot!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Emerson Jorge and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shot misses with the combination.
Shot throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sorokov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shot throws a lazy right hand but Sorokov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Sorokov decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Sorokov prevents Shot from improving his position.
Shot moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shot working a defensive guard here.
Sorokov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Shot wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shot's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Sorokov throws a big right hand that misses.
Sorokov with a nice head shot there.
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.
Sorokov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shot is keeping the position for now.
Sorokov trying to control but Shot is working from the bottom.
Sorokov works over Shot with some ground and pound from guard.
Sorokov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Shot looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Shot wants to sweep here but Sorokov controlling him for the moment.
Sorokov lands a couple of digs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shot keeping full guard, as Sorokov tries to pass.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sorokov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Shot wants to sweep here but Sorokov controlling him for the moment.
Sorokov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Shot preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sorokov preventing the sweep.
Shot avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Shot looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sorokov is standing up over Shot. Shot looks to escape but Sorokov dives into side control.
Sorokov working away.
Shot avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Sorokov.
Shot has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.

Sorokov looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shot is trying to control Sorokov's posture but Sorokov avoids it.

Sorokov wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Shot, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Shot's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Shot is looking to regain half guard here but Sorokov keeps moving and retains side control.
Sorokov fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Sorokov creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Sorokov misses with the ground and pound.
Sorokov working away.
Shot is looking for a sweep.
Sorokov is chipping away with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sorokov throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Sorokov in side control, throwing shots but Shot defends.
Sorokov wants to control but Shot is keeping him busy.
Sorokov cracks Shot with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Sorokov gets to mount! Shot was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Shot really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sorokov is landing with some decent strikes but Shot is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Shot tries to hold on but Sorokov postures up.
Shot can't escape the position.
Shot holds of for dear life.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sorokov throwing strikes here but Shot is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yuri Sorokov dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Shot lands a right hook to the body.
Shot is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sorokov.
Shot with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Shot rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sorokov counters with a stiff right hand.
Shot lands a jab-cross combination.
Shot scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sorokov in his tracks.
Sorokov moves away from the strike by Shot.
Shot swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sorokov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sorokov connects with a jab.

Shot is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from Shot misses.
Sorokov ducks under a wild hook from Shot.
Shot throws a body shot but no joy.
Sorokov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Shot under the eye.
Shot is still on wobbly legs! Can Sorokov finish him?
Sorokov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shot can do to turn this around?
Shot connects with a body shot.
Shot seems to have recovered his senses.
Shot scores with the left hand. Sorokov knows he should have avoided that one.
A jab from Shot does it's job there.
Decent striking displayed by Sorokov there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shot misses with a hook
and Shot takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sorokov is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Sorokov tries for a takedown but Shot sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Sorokov darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Nice strikes from Sorokov there.
Sorokov prevents Shot from improving his position.
Shot keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Shot wants to improve his position but Sorokov is controlling well.
Shot is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sorokov is keen to just control but Shot is a slippery customer.
Yuri Sorokov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Shot controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shot regains full guard. Nicely done.
Shot looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sorokov is one step ahead there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sorokov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Shot avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Shot working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sorokov.
Sorokov throwing strikes but missing.
Sorokov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Shot is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Sorokov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sorokov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sorokov forces his way into half guard.
Shot moves into full guard.
Shot wants to sweep here but Sorokov controlling him for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sorokov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sorokov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sorokov preventing the sweep.
Sorokov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Shot seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Sorokov lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sorokov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sorokov throws an elbow that misses. Shot uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sorokov's guard. Nice move by Shot!

Shot's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Shot trying to control the position from guard on top but Sorokov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shot looking to sit in guard and control but Sorokov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Sorokov trying to control but Shot is working from the bottom.
Shot avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sorokov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Shot wants to sweep here but Sorokov controlling him for the moment.
Sorokov landing some decent shots from guard.
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 Yuri Sorokov will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Sorokov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shot moves away from the strike by Sorokov.
Shot throws a right and a left that Sorokov avoids nicely.
Sorokov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Shot scores with a nice head shot.
Shot lands a really nice looking cross but Sorokov seems unphased.
Shot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sorokov.
Sorokov moves forwards but Shot connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've been told by Sorokov's head coaches at St Petersburg MMA Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Good exchange - Sorokov coming out on top.
Shot misses with a looping left.
Sorokov lands with a hook. Shot tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sorokov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Shot finds it's way round the side to connect with Sorokov's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sorokov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sorokov defending well as Shot loads up on a big left hand.
Sorokov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shot.
Shot jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sorokov moves out of range as Shot strikes.
Sorokov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shot.
Shot lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Shot's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sorokov under the eye.
Sebastian Shot is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sorokov cracks a nice hook into Shot's ribs.
Shot misses with a wild body shot.
Shot misses with a lunging right hand
and Sorokov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sorokov moves out of range of the strikes.
Shot takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Shot throws a lazy uppercut
and Shot takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shot throws a lazy head kick
and Sorokov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sorokov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sorokov shoots in but Shot avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shot misses with an uppercut.
Sorokov misses the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sorokov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Some wild striking there from Shot.
Sorokov looks for a takedown but Shot sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuri Sorokov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sorokov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shot tries to move into range but Sorokov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Shot throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sorokov throws a body shot but no joy.
A lazy left from Sorokov finds it's target.
Sorokov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shot was well out of range. Poor timing from Sorokov.
Shot throws a big shot that misses.
Shot throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sorokov is looking to counter punch.
Shot throws a body kick that misses.
Sorokov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Shot lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sorokov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sorokov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sorokov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Shot motions for Sorokov to come forward. Shot throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shot moves forwards but Sorokov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nice cross by Sorokov.
Shot throws a head kick that misses.
Sorokov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Shot circles away.
Shot throws a jab when Sorokov was well out of range.
Yuri Sorokov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sebastian Shot seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sorokov slips a jab and a cross from Shot.
Shot scores with a jab.
Sorokov lunges at Shot with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Shot's hand.
Shot throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shot moves out of range of the strikes.
Shot looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Shot throws a hook but Sorokov blocks it.
Sorokov lands the left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Shot misses.
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!
Sorokov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shot was well out of range. Poor timing from Sorokov.
Sorokov throws a good cross that connects.
Shot misses with a hook.
Sorokov looks to score with a jab to the body but Shot is just out of range.
Sorokov doesn't manage to clinch there - Shot circles away.
Sorokov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sorokov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Shot sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sorokov somewhat.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sorokov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Shot rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shot takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sebastian Shot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shot takes a shot right to the bread basket.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Yuri Sorokov.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sorokov, 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29

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