PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Castle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Sokolov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sergei Sokolov will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Castle
vs
Sokolov

185 cm
26
210 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

188 cm
19
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Pegasus Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Frank Castle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergei Sokolov!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castle throws a head kick that misses.
Sokolov scores with a one two! Castle had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sokolov misses with a series of wild punches.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sokolov.
Castle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sokolov throws a shot to the body.
Sokolov throws a right and a left that Castle avoids nicely.
Sergei Sokolov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sokolov misses with a few strikes there.
Castle shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sokolov cracks Castle with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sokolov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Castle counters with a leg kick.
Castle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Castle shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sokolov defends it nicely.
Sokolov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Castle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Castle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Castle is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sokolov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Castle throws a head kick that misses.
Sokolov tries to bum rush Castle with a series of wild strikes but Castle uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Castle fails with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokolov looks to land a combination but Castle avoids it well.
Castle shoots in for a takedown but Sokolov shows good takedown defense.
Castle takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sokolov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Castle is breathing heavily.
Castle throws a head kick but Sokolov moves out of range.
Sokolov tries to bum rush Castle with a series of wild strikes but Castle uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sokolov moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sokolov connects with a jab.
Castle shoots in looking for a takedown but Sokolov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Castle's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sokolov with a nice cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sloppy strikes from Sokolov. Those never looked like landing.
Sokolov swinging wildly here.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Castle. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Castle shoots in looking for a takedown but Sokolov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Castle's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sokolov scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A nice combination there by Sokolov.
Sergei Sokolov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sokolov misses with a wild combination.
Sokolov misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sokolov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sokolov with a hook.
Sokolov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Castle.
Sokolov scores with a one two! Castle had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sokolov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sokolov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sokolov misses with a series of wild punches.
Sokolov jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sokolov throws a right hand that Castle ducks under and follows up with a left that Castle also avoids with ease.
Sokolov throws a series of punches but Castle moves out of range.
Sokolov misses with a double jab

and Castle counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Sokolov is trying to stand up here but Castle is controlling him well.
Castle trying to control the action but Sokolov is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sokolov gets back to full guard.
Sokolov wants to sweep here but Castle controlling him for the moment.
Sokolov looking to control.
Sokolov has his hands on Castle's head, controlling the position.
Castle pushes down on Sokolov's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Castle is looking for a kimura here.
Castle is trying to control the action in half guard but Sokolov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Castle is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sokolov sees it coming and defends easily.
Castle is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergei Sokolov dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Sokolov looks to land a combination but Castle avoids it well.
Sokolov falls off balance throwing a combination

and Castle counters with a single leg into guard. Sokolov didn't expect that.
Castle looking to pass the guard.
Sokolov wants to sweep but no luck.
Sokolov keeping full guard, as Castle tries to pass.
Sokolov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Castle is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Sokolov is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Sokolov has escaped and now he's on top!

That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Castle is on top in guard.
Castle trying to control the position from guard on top but Sokolov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Castle throws and elbow that misses. Sokolov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Castle's guard. Nice move by Sokolov!
Sokolov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Castle. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Castle manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Castle throws some wild stikes that Sokolov manages to avoid easily.
Castle throwing strikes here but Sokolov is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Castle looking to control but Sokolov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Castle connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sokolov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Castle trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sokolov is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sokolov is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Castle content just to control the position here.

Castle looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Castle dominated that second 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. And we move into the final round!

Sokolov throws a series of punches but Castle avoids them all with ease.
Sokolov scores with a nice right hand.
Castle fails with a takedown attempt.
Castle will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Castle shoots for a takedown but Sokolov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Castle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from Castle.
Sokolov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sokolov.
No joy there for Sokolov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sokolov with a hook.
Sokolov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Castle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sokolov scores with a jab to the head.
Castle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sokolov.
Sergei Sokolov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice takedown defense from Sokolov. No joy for Castle on that attempt.
Sokolov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Some wild striking there from Sokolov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castle looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Castle fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sokolov shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Castle eats them both and turns towards Sokolov to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sokolov moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Castle has a takedown stuffed.
Castle slips a jab and a cross from Sokolov.
Sokolov moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sokolov moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sokolov scores with a three punch combo!
Castle wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Castle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sokolov.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sokolov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sokolov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Sokolov. Those never looked like landing.
A left and a right from Sokolov both land. Nice combination.
Sokolov might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Sokolov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sokolov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sokolov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sokolov fails to land with a series of punches.
Sokolov's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sokolov duly obliges.

Castle is rocked!
Sokolov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Castle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Castle shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sokolov misses with a two punch combination.
Sokolov tries to bum rush Castle with a series of wild strikes but Castle uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sokolov throws a nice looking combination but Castle bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Castle.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sokolov!
Sokolov throws a right hand that Castle ducks under and follows up with a left that Castle also avoids with ease.
Nice cross by Sokolov.
Sokolov lands a two punch combo.
Oh Castle is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sokolov batters Castle with a massive right followed by a huge left! Castle is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Sokolov lands a final crushing right hand to drop Castle to the mat with a gruesome thud! Sokolov is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Sergei Sokolov!