PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jan Sokol (ranked 1659 p4p, 1894 weight class) and Tiaoali Lvavatai (ranked 85 p4p, 103 weight class). Lvavatai is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by You Can Get It If You Really Want. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Sokol
vs
Lvavatai

182 cm
23
135
7 - 6 - 0

171 cm
26
144
9 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Bondi MMA 🏝️

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jan Sokol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tiaoali Lvavatai !
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lvavatai tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sokol shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

Sokol bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Lvavatai regains half guard.
Lvavatai wants to get back to his feet.
Sokol wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lvavatai keeps working.
Lvavatai gets back to full guard.
Sokol wants to pass the guard but Lvavatai is keeping the position.
Sokol really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sokol is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sokol won't allow Lvavatai to sweep him here.
Sokol has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lvavatai is trying to control the position but Sokol postures up.

Lvavatai working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sokol doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Lvavatai is tightening it up a little... Sokol has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Sokol reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Sokol taps out! Nice BJJ there by Lvavatai !

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Tiaoali Lvavatai !
An out of breath Tiaoali Lvavatai thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.