PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Sokolov (ranked 4308 p4p, 4448 weight class) and Rustam Alvah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sokolov's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Jack Wood - Murder. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Sokolov
vs
Alvah

213 cm
25
300
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
24
300
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergei Sokolov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rustam Alvah!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sokolov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Alvah throws an elbow but misses.
Sokolov gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Alvah.
Alvah jumps guard but Sokolov turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Sokolov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sokolov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Alvahs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

It looks like Rustam Alvah has been cut.
Sokolov throws a low kick but Alvah moves out of range easily.
A combination from Sokolov does no damage.
Sokolov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Alvah's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Alvah closes the distance and pushes Sokolov back into the cage.
Sokolov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Alvah breaks the clinch.
Alvah shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sokolov defends it nicely.
Sergei Sokolov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rustam Alvah.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokolov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Alvah manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sokolov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alvah circles away quickly and effectively.
Sokolov plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Alvah to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Alvah just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Sergei Sokolov!
Post fight, Sergei Sokolov took to the microphone: 'This deserves a bottle of vodka.'.