PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Igor Svetnela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlad Sorokin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Svetnela might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Angel of Death by Slayer. Sorokin has chosen "Black BMW" by Seryoga as his entrance music. Igor Svetnela has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Svetnela
vs
Sorokin

187 cm
22
194 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

172 cm
23
191 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Svetnela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vlad Sorokin!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Svetnela tries to clinch but Sorokin is having none of it.
Svetnela throws a quick inside leg kick.
A head kick lands from Svetnela that sends Sorokin to the canvas. Sorokin tries to scramble back to his feet but Svetnela brings him back down into side control.

Sorokin is rocked!

It looks like Vlad Sorokin has been cut.
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!
Svetnela wants to stand but Sorokin is controlling his arm.
Sorokin is still in real trouble! Can Svetnela finish him?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sorokin tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Svetnela wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Svetnela knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sorokin on the ground.
Svetnela tries to stand but Sorokin is controlling his head.
Sorokin seems to have recovered his senses.
Sorokin manages to work his way to half guard, despite Svetnela's best efforts.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Sorokin wants to control but Svetnela is keeping busy.
Svetnela wants to get back to his feet.
Sorokin desperately trying to maintain half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Svetnela wants to control but Sorokin is keeping him busy.
Svetnela is controlling the pace.
Sorokin tries to roll over but Svetnela keeps him under control.
Svetnela stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Svetnela is keen to just control but Sorokin is a slippery customer.
Sorokin pushes Svetnela off looking to stand but Svetnela dives back in and keeps control.
Svetnela missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sorokin wants to improve his position but Svetnela is controlling well.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sorokin looks to land a left hand but Svetnela moved out of range nicely.
Svetnela fails with an attempt to clinch.
Svetnela jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Svetnela throws a sloppy head kick and Sorokin moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svetnela connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Sorokin to the floor! Svetnela dives in looking for the finish!
Svetnela wants to take a breather but Sorokin is having none of it.
Sorokin moves into full guard.
Svetnela will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Svetnela preventing the sweep.
Sorokin looks gassed!
Sorokin can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Svetnela controls the pace.

Sorokin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sorokin trying to keep a closed guard but Svetnela is proving a slippery customer.
Svetnela has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Svetnela tries to stand but Sorokin is controlling from the bottom.
Svetnela trying to control but Sorokin is working from the bottom.
Svetnela won't allow Sorokin to sweep him here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Svetnela keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Svetnela plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Igor Svetnela dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vlad Sorokin's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Sorokin ducks right into an uppercut from Svetnela.
Svetnela showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sorokin.
Svetnela misses with a straight left.
Decent striking displayed by Sorokin there.
A bone on bone clash there as Svetnela blocks the leg kick.
Sorokin waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Svetnela.
Svetnela is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sorokin moves out of range of the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Svetnela throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sorokin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sorokin misses with a wild body shot.
Good shot there by Sorokin.
Sorokin tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Svetnela counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Sorokin down! Svetnela is looking to finish but Sorokin is intelligently defending himself.
Sorokin is breathing heavily.
Sorokin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Svetnela has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Sorokin is proving hard to escape from.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sorokin keeping moving, preventing Svetnela from controlling successfully.
Sorokin is trying to control the position but Svetnela postures up.
Sorokin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Svetnela is one step ahead there.
Svetnela trying to control the position from guard on top but Sorokin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Svetnela stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sorokin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Svetnela throws a series of punches but Sorokin moves out of range.
Igor Svetnela is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svetnela lands with a thumping leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Svetnela.
Svetnela scores with a spinning back kick!
Svetnela fails in his attempt to clinch.
Svetnela with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A solid leg kick lands there for Svetnela.
Svetnela connects with a high kick.
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!
Svetnela lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sorokin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Svetnela goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Svetnela looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Svetnela keeps Sorokin at a distance using the push kick.
Svetnela tests Sorokin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sorokin takes a kick to the side of the head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Svetnela.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Igor Svetnela dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vlad Sorokin's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Svetnela changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch combination from Svetnela misses.
Sorokin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Svetnela staying out of range there.
Svetnela moves in looking to clinch but Sorokin pushes him off.
Sorokin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Svetnela swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Igor Svetnela is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Svetnela throws a sloppy head kick and Sorokin moves out of range easily.
Sorokin fails with a takedown attempt.
Sorokin throws a big shot that misses.
Sorokin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sorokin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Svetnela scores with the left hand. Sorokin knows he should have avoided that one.
Svetnela works Sorokin's body with a nice hook.
Svetnela lands a left and a right that sends Sorokin crashing to the canvas! Svetnela dives into mount looking to finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Svetnela can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sorokin is looking to escape.
Sorokin can't escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svetnela looking to control but Sorokin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sorokin is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Svetnela trying to control but Sorokin is having none of it.
Svetnela unloads with some shots from mount but Sorokin bucks and avoids them well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sorokin wants to hold on but Svetnela pushes him away.

Svetnela looking to secure an arm triangle but Sorokin defends it well.
Svetnela is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sorokin can do to turn this around?
Svetnela controlling the position easily from mount.
Sorokin regains half guard.
Svetnela prevents Sorokin from improving his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sorokin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sorokin makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sorokin.
Igor Svetnela is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Svetnela stands up and waves to Sorokin to follow him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Svetnela.

And that's the end of the fight!
Igor Svetnela showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Svetnela, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:25
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Igor Svetnela!