PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Juan Santiago Sorias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Sorokov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sorias comes to the cage accompanied by Fight - Future World Music . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Santiago Sorias
vs
Sorokov

169 cm
30
146 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

178 cm
29
146 lbs
14 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Juan Santiago Sorias!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yuri Sorokov!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick there by Sorias.
Sorias gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sorokov lands with a right hand.
Good leg kick by Sorias there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sorias takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sorokov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sorokov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sorias throws a right and a left that Sorokov avoids nicely.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Sorokov.
Sorias wants to get back to his feet but Sorokov is dominant here and he's now got Sorias's back!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sorokov somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Will Sorokov go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Sorias trying to get back to his feet but Sorokov is in full control for now.
Sorias avoids the strikes from Sorokov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sorokov lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Sorias wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sorokov is landing with strikes. Sorias can't take much more of this.
Sorias trying to get back to his feet but Sorokov is in full control for now.
Our spies down at at St Petersburg MMA Gym inform us that Sorokov has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Sorokov is throwing strikes but Sorias counters by rolling into a better position. After a scramble, Sorias regains half guard.
Sorias blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sorokov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sorias wants to get back to his feet.
Sorokov wants to control but Sorias is keeping him busy.
Sorokov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sorokov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
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 Sorias's temple.
Sorias on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sorokov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sorokov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sorias is trying to stand.
Sorias keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sorokov prevents Sorias from standing back up.
Sorokov thows a huge punch but Sorias dodges it nicely.
Sorokov slips a nice elbow through Sorias's hands, connecting with Sorias's forehead.
Sorokov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sorias is trying to stand.
Sorokov is trying to control the action in half guard but Sorias is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Sorokov is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sorias has managed to free his arm - good work.

Sorokov is working for a submission of some sort.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sorias has hold of Sorokov's hands but Sorokov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sorokov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sorokov not doing much here.

Sorokov is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Sorokov is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sorias is just riding it out for now. Sorokov eventually gives up the hold.
Sorokov working over Sorias with some ground and pound. Sorias looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yuri Sorokov dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Sorias thuds his right hand into Sorokov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sorias throws a right and a left that Sorokov avoids nicely.
Sorias on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sorokov lands with a cross.
Sorias fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A telegraphed right hand from Sorias misses the target.
Sorias connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sorokov. Sorokov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sorokov lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sorias backs up against the cage.
Sorokov swats away the attempt to clinch by Sorias.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sorokov works Sorias's body with a nice hook.

Sorokov shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Sorias napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Sorias is trying to get back to his feet.
Sorokov landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Sorokov in side control, throwing shots but Sorias defends.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sorokov landing a few strikes.
Sorias pushes Sorokov away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Sorokov gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Sorokov is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Sorias looks calm but he's in trouble here. Sorokov gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Sorias is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Sorokov lets go of the hold and Sorias can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Yuri Sorokov!