PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Arones (ranked 425 p4p, 44 weight class) and Konstantin Sokolov (ranked 915 p4p, 92 weight class). Arones comes into the arena with Lonely is the night blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Arones
vs
Sokolov

190 cm
26
265 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

198 cm
26
230 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gabriel Arones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Konstantin Sokolov!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Sokolov. Beautiful body shot.
Arones walks into a straight right hand from Sokolov.

It looks like Gabriel Arones has been cut.
Arones misses with a hook
letting Sokolov counter with a right hand.
Sokolov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sokolov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sokolov misses with an uppercut.
A little feinted left hand from Arones on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sokolov looks to land a left hand but Arones moved out of range nicely.
A quick step to the side and Arones tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sokolov.
Jab by Arones.
Sokolov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Arones.
Sokolov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arones takes a swing at Sokolov's ribcage but misses.
Sokolov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sokolov misses with a hook. Arones ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Arones was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sokolov.
Arones looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Arones connects with a body shot.
Sokolov throws a body punch but Arones moves out of range.
A left and a right from Arones both land. Nice combination.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Arones.

It looks like Konstantin Sokolov has been cut.
Arones misses with a double jab.
Sokolov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Arones with a body shot.
Sokolov scores with a jab. Arones acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Arones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sokolov.
Arones has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sokolov finds it's way round the side to connect with Arones's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sokolov avoids a punch combination nicely.
A nice side step and Sokolov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Arones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A big left from Arones misses.
Arones lands with a good body shot.
Sokolov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sokolov misses with a straight left.
Sokolov misses with a straight right.
Arones appears to be looking for a big counter.
Arones dives in and grabs Sokolov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sokolov pushes down on Arones's head and hops out.
Sokolov scores with a sloppy right hand. Arones should have avoided that one.

Gabriel Arones's cut is getting worse.
Sokolov misses with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sokolov cracks Arones with a right hand to the side of the head.
A punch combination from Arones misses.
Sokolov has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Arones is looking to wear down Sokolov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sokolov throws an off balance right hand
letting Arones counter with a right hand.
Arones throws a shot from downtown. Sokolov moves away and avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Sokolov.
Arones scores with a jab. Sokolov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sokolov connects with a right hand. Arones shakes it off.
Sokolov connects with a single shot there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sokolov.

Arones is rocked!
Arones throws an off balance right hand
and Sokolov counters with a right hand from hell and Arones is out cold! A vicious knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Konstantin Sokolov!
After winning the bout, Konstantin Sokolov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.