PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Stroony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nil Sorsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Stroony
vs
Sorsky

177 cm
25
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Great elbows
Big heart

Good takedowns
Great elbows
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kevin Stroony!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nil Sorsky!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stroony tries a head kick but it misses.
Stroony really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sorsky tries to clinch up

and Stroony counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Stroony will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sorsky up against the cage.
Stroony utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Stroony lands an elbow inside that Sorsky shrugs off.
Stroony prevents the takedown attempt.

Stroony breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sorsky gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Stroony to score an easy takedown into full guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Stroony controlling from the top position.
Sorsky utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stroony showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

We're going to have a standup here because Kevin Stroony wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Stroony looking to score a takedown here. Sorsky is defending well but Stroony drives through and ends up in Sorsky's guard.
Stroony pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sorsky is keeping the position for now.
Stroony trying to control the position from guard on top but Sorsky is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stroony controls from within his opponent's guard.

Kevin Stroony has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Sorsky slaps away a takedown attempt from Stroony, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Stroony shoots in for a takedown but Sorsky shows good takedown defense.
Nil Sorsky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Stroony moves into the clinch successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stroony scores a nice knee to the body.

Stroony has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Sorsky regains guard immediately.
Stroony is fighting to break Sorsky's control of his arms but Sorsky is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Stroony is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

We're going to have a standup here because Kevin Stroony wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Stroony shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Stroony dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Stroony moves into the clinch.

Stroony pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Stroony closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Sorsky quickly recovers to half guard.
Stroony content to control rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kevin Stroony has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Stroony closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Stroony lands in his opponent's guard.
Stroony wants to pass the guard but Sorsky is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sorsky is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Stroony shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sorsky tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Stroony has advanced to mount. Uh oh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Stroony controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sorsky tries to improve his position but instead Stroony has taken his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Stroony dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Stroony shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sorsky defends it nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Stroony.
Stroony throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stroony gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Sorsky holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Stroony. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroony taking a breather.

Stroony breaks from the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stroony throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sorsky tries to clinch but Stroony moves away

and Stroony counters by clinching up.

Stroony breaks from the clinch.
Sorsky tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stroony swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Stroony has taken the fight to the clinch.
Stroony content to slow the pace in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stroony jumps guard but Sorsky stands there with Stroony around his waist. Stroony gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sorsky changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Stroony fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sorsky uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stroony.
Stroony fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Stroony circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sorsky doesn't manage to clinch there - Stroony circles away.
Sorsky tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stroony swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sorsky wants to clinch up but Stroony keeps it at a distance.
Sorsky is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stroony keeps the fight on the outside.
Sorsky tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Stroony manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sorsky tries to clinch there but Stroony circles away.
Sorsky doesn't manage to clinch there - Stroony circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stroony looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sorsky tries to close the distance and clinch but Stroony swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sorsky fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sorsky tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stroony swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nil Sorsky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kevin Stroony is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Stroony clinches.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kevin Stroony.
Well Stroony has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Stroony!