PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Doyle (ranked 2135 p4p, 213 weight class) and Yuri Sorokov (ranked 2932 p4p, 272 weight class). Jimmy Doyle has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Doyle
vs
Sorokov

171 cm
32
150 lbs
18 - 10 - 1

178 cm
33
146 lbs
19 - 18 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Bullet Proof System

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jimmy Doyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yuri Sorokov!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sorokov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Doyle counters with a right hand to the body.
Doyle looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sorokov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sorokov scores with a sloppy right hand. Doyle should have avoided that one.
Sorokov shoots and misses
and Doyle makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sorokov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Doyle swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sorokov scores with a punch to the head.
Sorokov scores with a nice strike.

Doyle gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sorokov to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Doyle is trying to control the position from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sorokov is looking to work some ground and pound but Doyle has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sorokov throwing strikes but missing.
Sorokov trying to control the position from guard on top but Doyle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Doyle is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sorokov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Doyle trying to control the position.
Sorokov throws a strike but Doyle rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Sorokov wants to sweep here but Doyle controlling him for the moment.
Sorokov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sorokov wants to improve his position but instead Doyle has moved into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doyle is trying to control the action in half guard but Sorokov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sorokov manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Doyle tries to free his leg and advance position but Sorokov is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sorokov lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Sorokov throws a big right hand that misses.
Doyle lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Doyle works over Sorokov with some ground and pound from guard.
Sorokov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sorokov is still trying to improve position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Doyle accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sorokov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Doyle manages to get himself to full guard.

Doyle trying to keep a closed guard but Sorokov is proving a slippery customer.
Doyle keeping moving, preventing Sorokov from controlling successfully.
Sorokov stopping the sweep attempt from Doyle.
Sorokov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sorokov with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sorokov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Doyle has Sorokov pulled in close to control his posture.
Doyle lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Doyle scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sorokov wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Doyle trying to control the position from guard on top but Sorokov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sorokov looking for a sweep. Not yet Sorokov, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Yuri Sorokov will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Sorokov works Doyle's body with a nice hook.
Doyle throws a poor cross that misses
and Sorokov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sorokov misses with a body shot
and Doyle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sorokov misses with a lunging right hand
and Doyle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sorokov dips to his left and cracks Doyle with an uppercut!
Sorokov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Sorokov is rocked!
Doyle lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Sorokov head around and knocks him out cold! Doyle hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jimmy Doyle!
Our winner, Jimmy Doyle, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.