PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Evgeny Sotin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aemon Oezid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evgeny Sotin could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Aemon Oezid's chin.

Sotin
vs
Oezid

176 cm
20
161 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

176 cm
22
160 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Evgeny Sotin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aemon Oezid!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sotin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Oezid checks it well.
Oezid lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sotin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Oezid lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Oezid scores with a decent looking hook.
Aemon Oezid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sotin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Oezid fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sotin on the side of the head.
Oezid avoids the body shot from Sotin.
Sotin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Oezid can pounce on him.
Sotin on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sotin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oezid moves out of range of the body kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Oezid finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

Sotin instigates a clinch.
Sotin prevents a body shot from Oezid.
Oezid tries to circle away but Sotin has him pinned against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sotin avoiding damage.
A short right from Oezid on the inside.
Oezid throws a punch but it's blocked by Sotin.
Oezid can't find room to land a body shot as Sotin controls the action.

Sotin works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oezid wants to stand and escape but Sotin is having none of it.

Oezid is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
A knee to the head by Sotin.
Sotin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sotin tries a knee to the head but Oezid blocks it.
Sotin trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Oezid.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the fighters up against the cage, Oezid throws an elbow but misses.
Sotin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Oezid is defending well for now.
Sotin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Oezid looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sotin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sotin gets through Oezid's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oezid tries to throw a body punch but Sotin avoids it by throwing Oezid back against the cage.
Sotin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Oezid.
Sotin is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Sotin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sotin tries a knee to the head but Oezid blocks it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Oezid throws an elbow but misses.
Sotin lands a shoulder strike.
Sotin tries a knee to the head but Oezid blocks it.
Sotin misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oezid misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sotin misses with an elbow strike.
Oezid misses with a punch on the inside.
Oezid is trying to break the clinch but Sotin has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Oezid creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sotin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Oezid scores with a shot to the side of Sotin's head.
Sotin blocks an elbow strike.
Sotin looking to throw knees to the head but Oezid is blocking nicely.
Oezid can't find room to land a body shot as Sotin controls the action.
Oezid lands a hook that snaps the head of Sotin backwards.
Oezid goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Sotin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Oezid looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Oezid jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sotin crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Oezid - the referee stops the clock and Sotin gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Oezid. Sotin manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Oezid catches Sotin right on the button with a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oezid lands with an overhand left.
Oezid lands a nice shot that snaps Sotin's head back.
Sotin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sotin throws a solid leg kick but Oezid takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sotin.
Oezid throws a front kick that sends Sotin stumbling back into the cage.
Sotin throws a hook to the side of Oezid's head but Oezid sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sotin throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Oezid to counter with a crisp jab.
Oezid sizes up Sotin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sotin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Oezid, right into the meat.
Oezid scores with a push kick.
Sotin misses with a jab to the body
and Oezid counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aemon Oezid dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Sotin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Oezid.
Sotin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Oezid throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sotin throws a lazy body kick
and Oezid counters with a right hand to the body.
Oezid has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Oezid connects with a leg kick. Sotin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Oezid scores with a kick to the body.
Oezid tries a head kick but it misses.
Sotin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oezid moves away.
Oezid tests Sotin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sotin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Oezid.
Oezid lands with a hook. Sotin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Aemon Oezid seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sotin misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oezid connects with a jab.
Sotin misses with a hook
and Oezid connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Oezid bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A jab from Sotin misses.
Sotin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Oezid counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oezid scores with a kick to the midsection.
Oezid scores with a hook.

Sotin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sotin with a knee to the head.
Sotin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oezid looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sotin working Oezid over with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sotin blocks an elbow strike from Oezid.
Sotin will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Oezid has a couple of punches blocked by Sotin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sotin manages to pull guard.
Oezid wants to stand but Sotin has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Oezid gets to his feet. Sotin looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Oezid throws a half hearted mid kick.
Oezid chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sotin falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Oezid to counter with a crisp jab.
Sotin tries to land a body kick
and Oezid counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Oezid pushes Sotin away with a front kick.
Sotin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sotin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

Sotin clinches up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oezid lands an uppercut.
Oezid lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sotin backwards.
Sotin is working Oezid over against the cage.
Sotin dodges an elbow strike from Oezid.
A shot in the inside from Oezid.
Oezid gets through Sotin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sotin blocks a body shot from Oezid.
Oezid lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sotin wants a takedown.
Evgeny Sotin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Oezid creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sotin's defenses.
Oezid lands a damaging elbow.
Oezid tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sotin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice body punch from Sotin - that landed with a thud.
Sotin lands a damaging elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sotin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Oezid just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oezid takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sotin avoids a wild elbow strike from Oezid.
Sotin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Oezid.
Sotin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Oezid is defending well for now.
Oezid prevents a body shot from Sotin.
Sotin blocks an elbow strike from Oezid.
Sotin misses with the head strike.
A short right from Oezid on the inside.
Oezid pushes off an throws an elbow but Sotin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sotin pressing his opponent against the cage.
Oezid tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sotin's elbow.
Sotin blocks an uppercut.
Oezid tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sotin avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aemon Oezid showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Sotin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Oezid throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sotin's head.
Oezid fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sotin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sotin throws a right hand that misses
and Oezid counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oezid misses with the body kick
and Sotin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Oezid thinking.
Oezid just misses with a punch to the body.
Oezid just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice shot lands for Oezid.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oezid scores with the left hand. Sotin knows he should have avoided that one.
A slapping body kick lands there for Oezid.
Sotin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oezid scores with a decent looking hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sotin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Oezid.

Sotin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short right from Oezid.
Oezid lands an uppercut.

Sotin is rocked!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oezid.
Oh Sotin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Oezid on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sotin blocks an uppercut.
Oezid swings wildly with an uppercut but Sotin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sotin seems to have got his legs back now.
Sotin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sotin blocks an elbow strike.
Oezid misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Oezid throws a head punch that misses.
Oezid misses with a short punch on the inside.

Sotin gets a trip takedown into half guard.
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!
Oezid tries to kick Sotin off but Sotin keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sotin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sotin is nestled in close to Oezid, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Oezid is rocked!
Oezid is trying to stand up here but Sotin is controlling him well.
Oezid is still in real trouble! Can Sotin finish him?
Oezid tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Sotin manages to move to mount!
Oezid really wants to buck Sotin off and get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sotin lands a nice shot to the head.
Oezid takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Sotin's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Evgeny Sotin!
An out of breath Evgeny Sotin thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.