PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Sorokov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Santiago Sorias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sorias has chosen Fight - Future World Music as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Juan Santiago Sorias has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sorokov
vs
Santiago Sorias

178 cm
28
146 lbs
13 - 12 - 0

169 cm
29
146 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 13 - 12 - 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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Juan Santiago Sorias!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sorokov lands with a nice body punch.
Sorias avoids the body shot from Sorokov.
Sorokov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sorias misses with a left hand
and Sorias takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sorokov throws a right hand that Sorias ducks under and follows up with a left that Sorias also avoids with ease.
Sorokov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sorias sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sorias jabs Sorokov right on the nose. Sorokov blinks but takes it well.
Sorokov moves out of range as Sorias strikes.
Sorokov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sorias misses with a hook.
Sorokov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Sorias with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sorias staying out of range there.
Sorokov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sorokov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sorokov misses with a straight left.
Sorias swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sorokov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sorokov tries for a takedown but Sorias circles away easily
and Sorias counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sorias dodges the punch combination from Sorokov.
Sorokov tries for a takedown but Sorias sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuri Sorokov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sorokov takes a swing at Sorias's ribcage but misses.
Sorokov throws a hook to the side of Sorias's head but Sorias sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sorokov's corner calls for a 1-2. Sorokov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sorokov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A swing and a miss from Sorokov.
Sorias lands with a straight right. Sorokov didn't see that one coming.

Sorias moves into the clinch.
Sorokov is looking for a takedown.
Sorias misses with a knee strike.
Sorokov lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short left from Sorias.
Sorias stops a takedown attempt from Sorokov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sorias is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sorias misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Sorias fails to land.
Sorokov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Sorias pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sorokov wants to clinch.
Sorokov jabs at Sorias's body.
Sorokov swings for the body but Sorias moves out of range.

Sorokov takes the fight into the clinch.
Sorokov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sorias's efforts to push away.
A short body shot lands from Sorokov as the two fighters clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sorokov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sorias is pressed up against the cage. Sorokov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sorias down to the mat. Sorias avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Sorokov clinches with his opponent.
Sorokov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sorias looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sorokov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sorokov tries to score a body lock takedown but Sorias shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sorias wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sorokov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sorias tries to throw a body punch but Sorokov avoids it by throwing Sorias back against the cage.
Sorias throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sorias misses with a punch on the inside.
Sorokov tries to throw a body punch but Sorias avoids it by throwing Sorokov back against the cage.
Sorias working aggressively here.
Sorias is trying to break the clinch but Sorokov is controlling him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sorias.
Sorokov is working for takedown but Sorias is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sorokov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sorias gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sorias presses Sorokov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sorias throws a head punch that misses.
Sorokov swings wildly with an uppercut but Sorias uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sorias is trying to break the clinch but Sorokov is controlling him.

Sorias escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sorokov takes one to the side of the head.
Sorias uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sorokov.
Juan Santiago Sorias is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sorias smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sorokov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sorias.

Sorias pushes Sorokov up against the cage in a clinch.
Sorokov is looking for a takedown.
Sorokov struggles to land a body shot inside as Sorias controls his hands.
Sorias tries to throw a body punch but Sorokov avoids it by throwing Sorias back against the cage.
Sorias misses with a knee strike.

Sorokov turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Sloppy strikes there by Sorokov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Yuri Sorokov will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Sorokov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Sorias takes the fight into the clinch.
Sorias prevents a body shot from Sorokov.
Sorokov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sorias gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sorias trying to control the position but instead, Sorokov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sorias into the cage.
Sorias misses with a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Sorokov scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sorias doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sorokov keeps control of Sorias as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sorias misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sorokov looking to stall.
Sorokov just leaning against Sorias, taking a breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sorias breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good exchange - Sorokov coming out on top.
Sorokov on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sorias takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sorokov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sorokov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sorokov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sorias counters with a nice uppercut.
Sorokov walks into a jab.
Good exchange - Sorokov coming out on top.
Sorokov shoots in for a double leg but Sorias sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sorias is looking for the big counter here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuri Sorokov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sorias scores with a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Sorokov misses the target.
Juan Santiago Sorias is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sorias tries to land a front kick but Sorokov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sorias blocks a jab.
Sorokov tries to move into range but Sorias moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sorias scores with a nice right hand.

Sorokov is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sorokov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sorias.
Oh Sorokov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sorias throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sorokov.
Sorias dances in with a quick combination. Sorokov is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Sorias snaps Sorokov's head back. Sorokov stumbles backwards against the cage. Sorias steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Sorokov's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Sorokov just didn't come prepared.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Juan Santiago Sorias!
During a confident post fight interview, Juan Santiago Sorias thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.