PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Konstantin Sogrin (ranked 1151 p4p, 2961 weight class) and Harold Kerzner (ranked 175 p4p, 398 weight class). Sogrin comes to the cage accompanied by Rammstein - Sonne. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sogrin
vs
Kerzner

186 cm
28
200
12 - 6 - 0

187 cm
25
203
7 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Konstantin Sogrin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Harold Kerzner!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sogrin lands a left and a right that send Kerzner crashing to the mat, dazed. Sogrin thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Kerzner is rocked!
Sogrin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kerzner.
Kerzner is still on wobbly legs! Can Sogrin finish him?
Kerzner blocks a head kick by Sogrin.
Kerzner seems to have recovered his senses.
Sogrin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kerzner counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sogrin thinking.
Sogrin throws a shot from downtown. Kerzner moves away and avoids it.
Sogrin throws a right and a left that Kerzner avoids nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sogrin misses with an uppercut.
Sogrin throws a jab when Kerzner was well out of range.
Kerzner is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Sogrin misses with a hook. Kerzner ducked under it nicely.
Sogrin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kerzner cracks a nice hook into Sogrin's ribs.
Sogrin misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Sogrin misses.
Sogrin throws a leg kick but Kerzner checks it.
Sogrin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kerzner takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kerzner with the counter takedown but Sogrin avoids it easily.
We've been told by Sogrin's head coaches at Tycoon Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sogrin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sogrin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sogrin pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kerzner back to the cage. Sogrin follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Good shot there by Kerzner.
Kerzner moves in looking to clinch but Sogrin pushes him off.
We've been informed that Kerzner has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerzner on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kerzner misses with an uppercut. Sogrin saw that one coming.
Konstantin Sogrin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kerzner checks a leg kick.
Sogrin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sogrin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kerzner changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sogrin. Kerzner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sogrin misses with a wild body shot.
Kerzner feints the counter takedown.
Sogrin throws a leg kick which misses Kerzner's front leg but catches the back leg as Kerzner tries to avoid it.
Sogrin misses with a hook to the body
and Kerzner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sogrin misses with a straight right.
Kerzner lands a nice shot that snaps Sogrin's head back.
Sogrin throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kerzner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Kerzner has managed to clinch.
Kerzner pressing his opponent against the cage.
Sogrin swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Sogrin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sogrin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kerzner was well out of range. Poor timing from Sogrin.
Sogrin throws a lazy body kick
and Kerzner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sogrin gets off balance looking for a body kick

so Kerzner counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sogrin keeping moving, preventing Kerzner from controlling successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kerzner accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kerzner slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kerzner trying to control the position from guard on top but Sogrin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kerzner passes Sogrin's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Sogrin tries to kick Kerzner off but Kerzner keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kerzner with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Sogrin is not content to let Kerzner control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Konstantin Sogrin dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Sogrin throws a series of punches but Kerzner moves out of range.
Kerzner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kerzner misses with a wild body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Sogrin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

Kerzner clinches up with Sogrin and pushes him back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Kerzner scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sogrin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kerzner backwards.
Kerzner lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Sogrin breaks from the clinch.
Sogrin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sogrin thows a left - swing and a miss!

Kerzner has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sogrin breaks the clinch.
Kerzner checks the leg kick.
Kerzner looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Konstantin Sogrin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sogrin connects with a looping right hand.
Sogrin throws a combination that misses
and Kerzner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sogrin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kerzner is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Kerzner on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kerzner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sogrin throws a front kick aimed at Kerzner's knee but Kerzner avoids it well.
Sogrin moves away from the strike by Kerzner.
Sogrin jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Kerzner avoids the head kick by Sogrin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sogrin. Kerzner does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sogrin lands an overhand right.
Kerzner lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sogrin wants to slow Kerzner down by chopping away at his legs.
Kerzner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sogrin.
Kerzner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sogrin circles away quickly and effectively.
Kerzner throws a hook but Sogrin blocks it.
Sogrin misses with a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kerzner lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sogrin at a distance.
A good leg kick by Sogrin.
Kerzner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sogrin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sogrin feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Konstantin Sogrin is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sogrin misses with a double jab
and Kerzner counters with a nice uppercut.
Sogrin misses with an uppercut. Kerzner saw that one coming.
Decent striking displayed by Sogrin there.
Nice body punch from Sogrin.
Sogrin is looking to land body kicks.
Kerzner takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sogrin lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sogrin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sogrin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sogrin.
Kerzner checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nice cross by Sogrin.
Sogrin lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
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!
Sogrin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kerzner.
Kerzner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sogrin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kerzner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sogrin.
Sogrin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kerzner can do to turn this around?
Sogrin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Konstantin Sogrin dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Sogrin is looking to score with low kicks.
Sogrin connects with the punch.

Sogrin cracks Kerzner with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Sogrin has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Kerzner to stand back up!
Sogrin throws a right hand that Kerzner ducks under and follows up with a left that Kerzner also avoids with ease.
Kerzner takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sogrin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kerzner was well out of range. Poor timing from Sogrin.
Kerzner drops his hands momentarily and Sogrin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sogrin throws a hook but Kerzner blocks it.
Kerzner chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sogrin can pounce on him.
Sogrin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sogrin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sogrin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kerzner looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kerzner gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Sogrin gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Konstantin Sogrin!
Konstantin Sogrin decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.