PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tomasz Adamek (ranked 4727 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konstantin Sogrin (ranked 4926 p4p, 0 weight class). Sogrin is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Rammstein - Sonne. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Adamek
vs
Sogrin

185 cm
25
183 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
18
196 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tomasz Adamek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Konstantin Sogrin!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Adamek drives through and clinches with Sogrin against the cage.
Sogrin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sogrin scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Sogrin.
Sogrin content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Adamek tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sogrin smiles and moves away.
Adamek looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sogrin is fending him off so far but Adamek persists. Nope, Sogrin circles away and we're back to standing.
Adamek tries for a takedown but Sogrin circles away easily
and Sogrin counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tomasz Adamek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adamek dives in and grabs Sogrin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sogrin pushes down on Adamek's head and hops out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adamek misses with a jab, cross combination.
It seemed like Sogrin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

Sogrin closes the distance and pushes Adamek back into the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Sogrin.
Sogrin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Adamek is breathing heavily.
Adamek is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sogrin is defending well for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Sogrin.
A short uppercut from Sogrin.
Sogrin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Still in the clinch, Sogrin scores with a nice short uppercut.

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

Sogrin has Adamek up against the cage in a clinch.
Sogrin is leaning against Adamek and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sogrin lands a hook that snaps the head of Adamek backwards.
Sogrin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sogrin lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sogrin lands with a light punch inside.
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!
Sogrin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Adameks head.
Sogrin works on Adamek's body with a couple of short punches.
Sogrin has Adamek pressed against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sogrin.
Sogrin lands a hook that snaps the head of Adamek backwards.
Sogrin controlling the action here for a moment.
A short right from Sogrin on the inside.
Sogrin is leaning against Adamek and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sogrin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Adamek or not.
Sogrin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Adamek or not.
Sogrin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Good body shot from Sogrin.
Sogrin leaning against his opponent.
Adamek tries to stall but Sogrin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A short right from Sogrin on the inside.
Sogrin is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sogrin breaks the clinch.
Adamek throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Sogrin forces Adamek back against the cage and clinches.
A short body shot lands from Sogrin as the two fighters clinch.
Sogrin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Adamek backwards.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sogrin - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Adamek jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sogrin walks away with a smile on his face. Adamek gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Adamek lands a jab to the head.
Tomasz Adamek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sogrin jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
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!

Sogrin moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Konstantin Sogrin dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Sogrin clinches up with Adamek and pushes him back against the cage.
Sogrin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sogrin content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sogrin lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Sogrin on the inside.
Sogrin lands a hook that snaps the head of Adamek backwards.

Adamek is rocked!
Sogrin lands a body punch.
Adamek letting Sogrin take a breather here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sogrin controlling the action here for a moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Adamek tries for a takedown but Sogrin manages to get underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sogrin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sogrin - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Adamek is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sogrin to keep the fight standing.
Sogrin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sogrin stalling.
Sogrin has Adamek pushed against the cage.
Sogrin receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Sogrin is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Konstantin Sogrin.

Adamek clinches with his opponent.
Konstantin Sogrin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sogrin is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Sogrin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sogrin lands a hook that snaps the head of Adamek backwards.
Sogrin working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Sogrin manages to break the clinch.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sogrin instigates a clinch.
A short right from Sogrin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sogrin holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sogrin breaks from the clinch.
Adamek fails with the takedown
and Sogrin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tomasz Adamek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adamek shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sogrin pinned against the cage. Sogrin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sogrin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tomasz Adamek is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Adamek tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sogrin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Adamek somewhat.

Sogrin has managed to clinch.
Sogrin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sogrin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Sogrin.
Sogrin lands a body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sogrin.

Sogrin drops Adamek onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Adamek is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Oh Adamek is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
Sogrin stalling the fight.
Sogrin pressing his opponent against the cage.
Adamek seems to have got his legs back now.
Nice body punch from Sogrin.
Sogrin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Konstantin Sogrin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Sogrin rushes Adamek and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Sogrin.
Sogrin lands with a right to the head.
Sogrin lands with a light punch inside.
Sogrin unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Adamek! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Sogrin is unloading with more strikes now! Adamek drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Konstantin Sogrin!
A very excited looking Konstantin Sogrin made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.