PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yermolai Sokoloff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ross Ocipzak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ross Ocipzak is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Sokoloff
vs
Ocipzak

189 cm
23
202 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

182 cm
35
195 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

ADCC Champion
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yermolai Sokoloff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ross Ocipzak!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sokoloff checks a leg kick.
Ocipzak misses the shot to the body.
Sokoloff throws a wild body kick that Ocipzak sees coming a mile off.
A left lands for Sokoloff.
Ocipzak misses with a wild body shot.
Ocipzak checks a low kick from Sokoloff.
Ocipzak throws a low kick, looking for Sokoloff's leg but Sokoloff calmly moves out of range.
Ocipzak shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Decent striking displayed by Sokoloff there.
Ocipzak misses with a shot to the body
and Sokoloff counters with an outside leg kick.
Sokoloff checks the leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sokoloff darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ocipzak throws a low kick but Sokoloff moves out of range easily.
Ocipzak takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ocipzak takes a swing at Sokoloff's ribcage but misses.
Ocipzak on the wrong end of a nice hook.

It looks like Ross Ocipzak has been cut.
Ocipzak has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sokoloff finds it's way round the side to connect with Ocipzak's head.
Sokoloff misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ross Ocipzak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ocipzak misses with a body punch
and Sokoloff counters with a good, hard body kick but Ocipzak shrugs it off.

Sokoloff lands a big head kick that sends Ocipzak tumbling to the mat! Sokoloff takes a step backwards and waves Ocipzak back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Ocipzak is rocked!
Sokoloff lands a leg kick that knocks Ocipzak off balance momentarily.
Ocipzak is still on wobbly legs! Can Sokoloff finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ocipzak throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ocipzak seems to have recovered his senses.
Sokoloff uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ocipzak.
Ocipzak looks to score with a jab to the body but Sokoloff is just out of range.
Ocipzak throws a low kick but Sokoloff avoids it.
Ocipzak misses with a body shot.
Sokoloff lands a body shot.
Ocipzak looks winded!
Sokoloff lands a nice looking body kick.

Sokoloff lands a big head kick that sends Ocipzak tumbling to the mat! Sokoloff takes a step backwards and waves Ocipzak back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sokoloff connects with an inside leg kick.
Sokoloff throws a pinpoint strike between Ocipzak's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Ocipzak crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Sokoloff scores a great knockout victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yermolai Sokoloff!