PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Konstantin Sogrin (ranked 2890 p4p, 316 weight class) and Manolo Ribera (ranked 5455 p4p, 479 weight class). Sogrin comes to the cage accompanied by Rammstein - Sonne. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Sogrin
vs
Ribera

186 cm
19
196 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

188 cm
19
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Powerful

Sportivité
Arcticus University: London

KAISER

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Konstantin Sogrin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Manolo Ribera!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Joseph Jones and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribera throws a nice outside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Sogrin misses the target.
Sogrin catches Ribera with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

It looks like Manolo Ribera has been cut.
Ribera misses with a looping left.
A big right from Sogrin misses.
Sogrin jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Sogrin closes the distance and clinches.
Ribera prevents a body shot from Sogrin.
Ribera misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ribera's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sogrin swings wildly with an uppercut but Ribera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sogrin lands a body punch.
Sogrin slows down the pace here.
Sogrin blocking some punches.
Ribera misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ribera throws a punch but it's blocked by Sogrin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sogrin misses with a body punch.
Ribera struggles to land a body shot inside as Sogrin controls his hands.
Sogrin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ribera backwards.
Sogrin pushes Ribera back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Sogrin - that landed with a thud.
Sogrin holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Sogrin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ribera digs a right hand into Sogrin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sogrin's gas tank.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sogrin.
Ribera misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ribera fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ribera misses with a body punch.
Ribera misses with the head strike.
Sogrin blocking some punches.
Ribera has a couple of punches blocked by Sogrin.
Ribera fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ribera takes a shot to the head.
Sogrin is working Ribera over against the cage.
Sogrin is trying to push Ribera away but Ribera has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sogrin scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ribera misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ribera keeps control of Sogrin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sogrin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ribera backwards.
Sogrin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sogrin lands a shot to the body.
Ribera looks winded!
Ribera misses with a punch on the inside.
Ribera misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Sogrin.
Sogrin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ribera backwards.
Ribera fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sogrin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sogrin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ribera backwards.
Ribera looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sogrin will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ribera up against the cage.
Sogrin stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ribera swings wildly with an uppercut but Sogrin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ribera swings wildly with an uppercut but Sogrin uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sogrin scores with a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Sogrin.
Ribera misses with some punches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Sogrin.
Sogrin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from Sogrin on the inside.
Sogrin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sogrin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ribera backwards.
A body shot lands from Sogrin.
A right hook to the body lands for Sogrin.
A short right from Sogrin.
Sogrin lands an uppercut.
Sogrin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Sogrin - that landed with a thud.
A short right from Sogrin.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribera takes a shot to the head.
Sogrin manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ribera tries to work over Sogrin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sogrin.
Sogrin lands a left hand.
Ribera swings wildly with an uppercut but Sogrin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ribera has a couple of punches blocked by Sogrin.
Sogrin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ribera fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sogrin lands a nice uppercut.

Ribera is rocked!
Sogrin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ribera is still on wobbly legs! Can Sogrin finish him?
Sogrin lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sogrin lands with a light punch inside.
Sogrin creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Ribera's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Ribera drops to his knees and Sogrin pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Konstantin Sogrin!
An out of breath Konstantin Sogrin thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.