PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Munoz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Sokolov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Munoz
vs
Sokolov

183 cm
26
186 lbs
3 - 8 - 1

180 cm
25
185 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

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 3 - 8 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Mark Munoz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Fedor Sokolov!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Peter Branson and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sokolov works over Munoz's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like Mark Munoz has been cut.
Sokolov takes a swing at Munoz's ribcage but misses.
Sokolov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Munoz.
Munoz is looking for a counter combo.
Sokolov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sokolov scores with a hook to the body. Munoz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Munoz is breathing heavily.
Sokolov throws a hook but Munoz avoids it easily.
Mark Munoz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sokolov throws a looping overhand right but Munoz ducks down to avoid it.
Sokolov slips a straight right by Munoz.
Munoz doesn't manage to clinch there - Sokolov circles away.
Sokolov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Munoz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sokolov thuds a left hand into Munoz's body.
Sokolov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sokolov is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Munoz rather than just go for the knockout.

Sokolov forces Munoz back against the cage and clinches.
Sokolov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sokolov lands a right hand.
I was talking to Munoz's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Sokolov lands a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokolov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sokolov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sokolov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Munoz backwards.
Sokolov scores with a hook to the body.
A body shot lands from Sokolov.
A short body shot lands from Sokolov as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from Sokolov.
A shot in the inside from Sokolov.
Sokolov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sokolov lands an uppercut.
Sokolov lands a left hand.

Munoz is rocked!
Sokolov stalling.
Oh Munoz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sokolov lands a hook that snaps the head of Munoz backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short uppercut from Sokolov.
Sokolov is leaning against Munoz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sokolov lands a big right hand that drops Munoz! The killer instinct kicks in and Sokolov finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Sokolov!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fedor Sokolov!
Fedor Sokolov got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'