PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Albert Sojka (ranked 1700 p4p, 1163 weight class) and Roberto Karokaro (ranked 232 p4p, 166 weight class). Albert Sojka could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Roberto Karokaro's chin.

Sojka
vs
Karokaro

183 cm
31
176
15 - 21 - 0

173 cm
32
170
12 - 9 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
KO power

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Albert Sojka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Roberto Karokaro!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Colin Fotheringham and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karokaro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Karokaro tries to keep at a distance but Sojka has taken the fight into the clinch.

Karokaro breaks the clinch.
Karokaro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sojka.
Karokaro misses with a body kick.
Nice shot by Sojka.
Sojka wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sojka looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sojka scores with a crisp jab that stopped Karokaro in his tracks.
Sojka scores with the left hand. Karokaro knows he should have avoided that one.
Karokaro on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sojka dips to his left and cracks Karokaro with an uppercut!
Albert Sojka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karokaro throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karokaro throws a right hand that Sojka ducks under and follows up with a left that Sojka also avoids with ease.
Sojka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sojka swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Sojka just misses with a punch to the body.
Karokaro throws a sloppy body shot
and Karokaro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Sojka pushes Karokaro up against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Sojka.
Karokaro wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sojka content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A short right from Karokaro.

It looks like Albert Sojka has been cut.
Still in the clinch, Karokaro scores with a nice short uppercut.
Karokaro looking to throw knees to the head but Sojka is blocking nicely.
Sojka works on Karokaro's body with a couple of short punches.
Karokaro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sojka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sojka scores with a shoulder strike.
Sojka pressing his opponent against the cage.
Nice body punch from Sojka.
Karokaro has a couple of punches blocked by Sojka.
Karokaro prevents a body shot from Sojka.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karokaro displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sojka up against the cage.
A short right from Sojka.
Karokaro throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sojka blocks it with crossed arms.
Karokaro misses with the head strike.
Karokaro prevents a body shot from Sojka.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sojka lands with a left to the head.
Sojka misses with a punch to the body.
Sojka blocks a body shot from Karokaro.
Sojka misses with some punches.
Sojka tries to work over Karokaro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Karokaro misses with the head strike.
Sojka lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sojka scores with a shot to the side of Karokaro's head.
Sojka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sojka effectively controlling the action here.
A head punch on the inside from Sojka fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sojka.
Karokaro wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sojka lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Karokaro stalling against the cage.
Sojka trying to stall but Karokaro improves his position.
Sojka misses with a punch on the inside.
Karokaro wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sojka has him pressed against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Sojka.
Sojka lands with a light punch inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Sojka lands a left hand that snaps the head of Karokaro backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karokaro blocks a body shot from Sojka.
Sojka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sojka lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sojka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sojka lands with a short shot to the head.
Sojka misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sojka throws a punch but it's blocked by Karokaro.
A nice right hand lands inside from Karokaro.
Karokaro is struggling to control the position.
Still in the clinch, Karokaro scores with a nice short uppercut.
Karokaro tries to break the clinch but Sojka is controlling the position.
Sojka working aggressively here.
Karokaro has a couple of punches blocked by Sojka.

Karokaro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sojka slips a jab and a cross from Karokaro.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Albert Sojka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Albert Sojka's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

A slow jab from Sojka misses its intended target.
Karokaro throws a right hand that Sojka ducks under and follows up with a left that Sojka also avoids with ease.
Karokaro moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sojka looks to land a right hand but Karokaro moved out of range.
Sojka throws a series of punches but Karokaro avoids them all with ease.
Karokaro scores with a shot to the body.
Sojka thuds his right hand into Karokaro's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Karokaro cracks Sojka with an open hand slap.
Good shot there by Sojka.
Sojka has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Karokaro throws the left hand but Sojka avoids the punch easily.
Sojka looks to score with a jab to the body but Karokaro is just out of range.
Karokaro throws out a counter right but Sojka avoids it with no problem.
Karokaro misses with a double jab
and Sojka counters with a straight right hand.
Sojka throws a jab when Karokaro was well out of range.
Sojka lands a head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sojka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sojka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Karokaro can do to turn this around?
Karokaro moves forwards but Sojka connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sojka throws a lazy right hand but Karokaro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Karokaro lands a jab-cross combination.

Sojka closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sojka lands a left hand that snaps the head of Karokaro backwards.
Sojka leaning against his opponent.
Sojka blocks an uppercut.
Sojka is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sojka lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sojka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Albert Sojka has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch on the inside from Sojka fails to land.
Karokaro is trying to break free.
Karokaro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sojka misses with the head strike.
Karokaro blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sojka.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sojka is working Karokaro over against the cage.
Sojka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sojka misses with a punch to the body.
Sojka swings wildly with an uppercut but Karokaro uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karokaro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Karokaro trying to stall but Sojka improves his position.
Karokaro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sojka scores with a hook to the body.
Karokaro is stalling here.
Karokaro blocking some punches.
Sojka misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Sojka.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Sojka.
Sojka tries a body shot but Karokaro blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Sojka scores with a nice short uppercut.
Karokaro pushes Sojka back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Karokaro lands a right hand.
Karokaro is struggling to control the position.
Sojka misses with some punches.
Sojka misses with a punch on the inside.
Sojka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Karokaro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Karokaro has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Sojka seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Karokaro can turn it around.
A left hand lands to the body for Sojka.
Sojka struggles to land a body shot inside as Karokaro controls his hands.
Sojka tries to work over Karokaro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sojka lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Karokaro.
Sojka working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sojka crunches a lovely knee into Karokaro's ribcage.
Sojka misses with a punch on the inside.
Karokaro swings wildly with an uppercut but Sojka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sojka throws a punch but it's blocked by Karokaro.
Karokaro lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sojka stalling in the clinch but Karokaro improves position.
Sojka looking to stall.
Sojka lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Karokaro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Karokaro.
Sojka lands with a short shot to the head.
Karokaro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sojka landing knees to the body.
Sojka misses with a punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Albert Sojka dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Albert Sojka's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Karokaro moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sojka takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A swing and a miss from Sojka.
Karokaro connects with a single shot there.
Sojka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karokaro.
Sojka throws a hook but Karokaro blocks it.
Karokaro rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Sojka to counter with a crisp jab.
Sojka cracks Karokaro with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sojka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Karokaro manages to avoid it.
Sojka cracks Karokaro with a good jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Sojka misses the target.
Sojka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sojka feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Karokaros jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sojka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from Sojka misses.
It seemed like Karokaro was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sojka punishes Karokaro's body with a nice straight punch.
Albert Sojka is winning the standup battle so far.
Sojka darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sojka jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jab from Sojka.
Sojka throws the left hand but Karokaro avoids the punch easily.
Sojka connects with a good right hand that stumbles Karokaro. Karokaro circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Karokaro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sojka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sojka connects with a good right hand that stumbles Karokaro. Karokaro circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sojka slips a jab and a cross from Karokaro.
Sojka misses the jab.
Karokaro throws out a counter right but Sojka avoids it with no problem.
Sojka checks a leg kick nicely.
Karokaro scores with a nice head shot.
Sojka lands a jab to the head.
Jab by Sojka.
Sojka takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Roberto Karokaro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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!
Sojka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Karokaro lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Sojka lands with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sojka throws the left hand but Karokaro avoids the punch easily.
Sojka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karokaro.
Sojka scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Karokaro tries to move into range but Sojka moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sojka throws the left hand but Karokaro avoids the punch easily.
Karokaro is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Karokaro swats away the attempt to clinch by Sojka.
Karokaro swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sojka lands a glancing blow to the side of Karokaro's head.
Sojka with a nice cross.
Karokaro slips under a jab from Sojka.
Sojka blocks the body kick.
Karokaro misses with a hook.
Sojka has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Karokaro finds it's way round the side to connect with Sojka's head.
Sojka cracks Karokaro with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sojka scores with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sojka is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Karokaro avoids the body shot from Sojka.
Karokaro throws the kick towards the body but Sojka avoids it.
It looked like Sojka wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A nice combination there by Karokaro.

Sojka is rocked!
Sojka scores with a jab. Karokaro acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Oh Sojka is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sojka throws a shot from downtown. Karokaro moves away and avoids it.
Karokaro drops Sojka with a huge uppercut! Sojka drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Karokaro is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roberto Karokaro!