PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Molotov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eugeni Sokolov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sokolov has chosen URSS ANTHEM as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Molotov
vs
Sokolov

205 cm
20
270 lbs
1 - 1 - 1

200 cm
19
225 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrei Molotov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eugeni Sokolov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Fedor Mirinova and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sokolov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Molotov.
Sokolov lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Molotov backs up against the cage.

It looks like Andrei Molotov has been cut.

Sokolov closes the distance and clinches.
Molotov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Molotov tries to circle away but Sokolov has him pinned against the cage.
Sokolov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Molotov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A left and a right from Molotov both land. Nice combination.
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!
Sokolov misses with a body shot.
Sokolov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Molotov throws a head kick but Sokolov moves out of range.
Sokolov takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Molotov throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Sokolov is rocked!
Molotov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sokolov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sokolov is still on wobbly legs! Can Molotov finish him?
Molotov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sokolov seems to have recovered his senses.
Sokolov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Molotov counters with a nice kick to the body.
Sokolov looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Molotov lands a front kick.
Molotov lands a big head kick that sends Sokolov to the canvas! Molotov follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andrei Molotov!