PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arjan Bhullar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksey Sokolov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bhullar comes into the arena with Lords of the Underground - Chief Rocka blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Sokolov's choice of entrance music: Stelio Kontos. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bhullar
vs
Sokolov

180 cm
21
265 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

189 cm
20
275 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Amped Performance

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arjan Bhullar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aleksey Sokolov!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bhullar misses with an uppercut

and Sokolov counters with a shoot takedown. Bhullar fights it but they end up in guard.
Bhullar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sokolov manages to get himself to full guard.

Sokolov wants to stand but Bhullar is controlling the position.
Bhullar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sokolov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bhullar throwing strikes from guard but Sokolov blocks nicely.
Bhullar is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sokolov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bhullar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bhullar wants to control from the top but Sokolov keeps moving.
Bhullar 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.
Bhullar slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bhullar postures up in Sokolov's guard and throws a big left but Sokolov blocks it.
Bhullar tries to free his leg and advance position but Sokolov is retaining full guard.
Bhullar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bhullar trying to control but Sokolov is working from the bottom.
Bhullar won't allow Sokolov to get back to his feet.
Bhullar working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sokolov's head.
Bhullar postures up in Sokolov's guard and throws a big left but Sokolov blocks it.
Bhullar is standing up over Sokolov. Sokolov looks to escape but Bhullar dives into side control.
Bhullar is looking to take a break and control but Sokolov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bhullar working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Sokolov managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Bhullar.
Bhullar landing strikes.

It looks like Aleksey Sokolov has been cut.
Sloppy strikes there by Bhullar.
Bhullar trying to control the action but Sokolov is working from the bottom.
Bhullar throws an elbow but Sokolov slips to the side and avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Bhullar seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
An elbow from Bhullar crashes against the mat.
An elbow from Bhullar crashes against the mat.
Bhullar is putting a hurting on Sokolov here, landing some big shots from side control.
Bhullar throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Sokolov works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sokolov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bhullar.
Bhullar trying to mount his opponent but Sokolov defends it.
Ground and pound from Bhullar.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sokolov is looking to escape.
Nice strikes from Bhullar there.

That has opened up Aleksey Sokolov's cut even more.
Sokolov wants to get back to his feet.
Bhullar is keen to just control but Sokolov is a slippery customer.
Bhullar with the ground and pound but Sokolov uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Sokolov wants to stand but Bhullar is controlling the position.
Bhullar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bhullar is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sokolov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bhullar.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bhullar's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Aleksey Sokolov's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Aleksey Sokolov's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Arjan Bhullar!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Arjan Bhullar made sure he mentioned Amped Performance, along with how happy he was to win his fight.