PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mikhail Perkovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yermolai Sokoloff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Perkovic
vs
Sokoloff

183 cm
25
200 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

189 cm
23
202 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mikhail Perkovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yermolai Sokoloff!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sokoloff scores with a kick to the body.
Sokoloff throws a body kick that misses.
Sokoloff throws a head kick that misses.
Sokoloff shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Perkovic but Perkovic pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sokoloff looks to score with a jab to the body but Perkovic is just out of range.
Sokoloff throws a leg kick that misses.
Sokoloff connects with an inside leg kick.
Sokoloff will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Perkovic scores with a punch to the head.
Perkovic swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sokoloff ducks under a wild hook from Perkovic.
Sokoloff is trying hard to land a takedown here. Perkovic sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mikhail Perkovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yermolai Sokoloff.
Sokoloff looks to land a right hand but Perkovic moved out of range.
Perkovic throws a leg kick but Sokoloff moved away.
Perkovic throws out a leg kick but Sokoloff moves out of range and Perkovic only half commits.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkovic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sokoloff.
Perkovic tries to close the distance and clinch but Sokoloff swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Perkovic misses with a leg kick
and Sokoloff counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big left from Sokoloff misses.
Sokoloff shoots in looking for a takedown but Perkovic manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sokoloff's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sokoloff avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sokoloff throws a front kick that sends Perkovic stumbling back into the cage.
Sokoloff throws a right and a left that Perkovic avoids nicely.
Perkovic attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Perkovic avoids a kick to the body.
Perkovic takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sokoloff throws a low kick, looking for Perkovic's leg but Perkovic calmly moves out of range.
Sokoloff has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Perkovic.
Sokoloff misses with a looping right.
Sokoloff throws a hook but Perkovic avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkovic tries to land a leg kick but Sokoloff saw it coming and moves away.
Sokoloff connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sokoloff scores with a head kick.
Perkovic lands a nice looking body shot.
A clash of legs there as Sokoloff blocks the low kick.
Perkovic throws a leg kick but Sokoloff moved away.
Perkovic scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

It looks like Yermolai Sokoloff has been cut.
Yermolai Sokoloff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sokoloff blocks a head kick by Perkovic.
Mikhail Perkovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sokoloff works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Perkovic throws a leg kick
and Sokoloff counters with a stiff right hand.
A head kick from Sokoloff lands but Perkovic takes it in his stride.
An inside leg kick from Perkovic misses.
Perkovic walks into a stiff left hand from Sokoloff.
Some wild striking there from Sokoloff.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sokoloff throws out a leg kick but Perkovic moves out of range and Sokoloff only half commits.
Sokoloff feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Perkovic's calf.
Sokoloff tries a head kick but it misses.
Perkovic throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Perkovic misses with a low kick as Sokoloff jumps back.
Perkovic wants to clinch up but Sokoloff keeps it at a distance.
Sokoloff chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Perkovic can pounce on him.
Perkovic walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sokoloff throws a leg kick but Perkovic moved away.
Perkovic misses with a low kick.
That kick from Sokoloff tenderised Perkovic's leg. Perkovic is trying to keep his angry face on.
Perkovic finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sokoloff throws a series of punches but Perkovic avoids them all with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkovic shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Perkovic throws a low kick but Sokoloff moves out of range easily.
A low kick from Perkovic misses
and Sokoloff counters with a low kick, right behind Perkovic 's knee.
Perkovic misses with a low kick as Sokoloff jumps back.
Perkovic throws a hook to the side of Sokoloff's head but Sokoloff sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sokoloff uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perkovic.
Sokoloff looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sokoloff connects with a solid leg kick.
Perkovic throws a chopping leg kick but Sokoloff manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A good leg kick by Sokoloff.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sokoloff shoots in and drives through. Perkovic sprawls well.
Perkovic fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sokoloff checks it well.
A big right from Perkovic misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yermolai Sokoloff dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yermolai Sokoloff's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Sokoloff throws an overhand right that lands on Perkovic's shoulder, as Perkovic tries to avoid the shot.
Sokoloff walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Perkovic checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sokoloff checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sokoloff blocks a leg kick.
Sokoloff looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Perkovic misses with a body shot.
An inside leg kick from Sokoloff misses.
A clash of legs there as Sokoloff blocks the low kick.
Perkovic misses with a low kick.
Perkovic misses with a low kick as Sokoloff jumps back.
Perkovic connects with a leg kick. Sokoloff looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sokoloff with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sokoloff scores with the left hand. Perkovic knows he should have avoided that one.
Sokoloff misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokoloff throws a leg kick
and Perkovic counters with a big head kick but Sokoloff shrugs it off.
Sokoloff throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sokoloff slips under a jab.
Sokoloff thows a body shot but no joy.
Sokoloff thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sokoloff connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Perkovic blocks a jab.
Sokoloff misses the shot to the body.
Perkovic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Perkovic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sokoloff throws a lazy head kick
and Perkovic counters with a low kick, right behind Sokoloff 's knee.
Perkovic misses with a leg kick.
Sokoloff motions for Perkovic to come forward. Sokoloff throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Perkovic misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sokoloff thows a body shot but no joy.
Perkovic lands a leg kick that knocks Sokoloff off balance momentarily.
Sokoloff throws a head kick that misses.
Perkovic is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sokoloff keeps the fight on the outside.
Perkovic finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Perkovic tries to score with a low kick but Sokoloff moves his leg out of the way.
Perkovic misses with a leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Sokoloff 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sokoloff slips a jab from Perkovic.
Sokoloff misses with a body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Perkovic.
Sokoloff throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Perkovic gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sokoloff.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkovic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sokoloff.
A head kick by Sokoloff misses
and Perkovic counters with a nice body shot.

Sokoloff changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Perkovic looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Sokoloff is breathing heavily.
Perkovic is trying to get back to his feet.
Sokoloff trying to control the position but Perkovic is working away.
Perkovic is trying to get back to his feet.
Perkovic taking punishment in the form of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Perkovic sneaks out the side door and pushes Sokoloff away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sokoloff throws a push kick but Perkovic slaps the foot to one side.
Yermolai Sokoloff seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sokoloff misses with a head kick.
Perkovic throws a leg kick
and Sokoloff counters with a good low kick that Perkovic was not able to check.
Sokoloff attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Perkovic chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sokoloff can pounce on him.
Good leg kick by Perkovic there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sokoloff scoring well with a low kick there.
Sokoloff checks a low kick from Perkovic.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sokoloff misses with a body kick.
Sokoloff shoots in for a double leg but Perkovic sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Perkovic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Mikhail Perkovic will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yermolai Sokoloff's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Sokoloff throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Perkovic was covering up waiting for the punch and Sokoloff finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Perkovic is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sokoloff is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Perkovic trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sokoloff controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkovic wants to stand but Sokoloff is controlling the position.

Perkovic manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Sokoloff fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Perkovic checks it well.
Perkovic throws a leg kick but Sokoloff moved away.
Perkovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Perkovic.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sokoloff uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Perkovic.
Sokoloff connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Perkovic with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sokoloff to score with a decent uppercut.
Perkovic is looking to chop away at Sokoloff's legs.
Sokoloff misses with a low kick.
Sokoloff misses with a body shot.
Sokoloff shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Perkovic but Perkovic pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Perkovic throws a nice outside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Perkovic tries to sprawl but Sokoloff drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Sokoloff takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Perkovic is trying to stand.
Sokoloff wants to lay and pray for a moment but Perkovic keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sokoloff working Perkovic over with strikes.
Sokoloff seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Perkovic does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sokoloff stops Perkovic from getting back to his feet.
Sokoloff slows the pace down in half guard.
Perkovic tries to kick Sokoloff off but Sokoloff keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Sokoloff trying to control the action but Perkovic is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sokoloff passes to full mount!
Sokoloff lands a big elbow.
You get the feeling that Perkovic really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Sokoloff can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Perkovic is looking to escape.
Yermolai Sokoloff has got the better of the ground game so far.
Perkovic is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yermolai Sokoloff comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sokoloff has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yermolai Sokoloff!