PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Phil Harrass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Sorokov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harrass kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Tomorrow. On his way into the cage it seems that Phil Harrass has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Phil Harrass seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Harrass
vs
Sorokov

171 cm
27
148 lbs
4 - 7 - 0

178 cm
29
146 lbs
15 - 14 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Phil Harrass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yuri Sorokov!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sorokov thuds a left hand into Harrass's body.
Harrass connects with a right hand. Sorokov shakes it off.
Harrass throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sorokov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sorokov misses with a shot to the body
letting Harrass counter with a right hand.
Sorokov swings widly with a right hand
and Harrass counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harrass comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Harrass misses with a right hand
and Harrass takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Harrass takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sorokov misses with a hook.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sorokov has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Harrass throws a lazy right hand but Sorokov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sorokov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Harrass on the side of the head.
Sorokov jabs Harrass right on the nose. Harrass blinks but takes it well.
Harrass uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sorokov.
Harrass throws a body shot but no joy.
Harrass works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sorokov throws out a loose jab but Harrass uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sorokov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Harrass lands with a straight right. Sorokov didn't see that one coming.
Sorokov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Harrass counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sorokov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Harrass scores with a hook to the body. Sorokov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sorokov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harrass misses with an uppercut. Sorokov saw that one coming.
Sorokov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sorokov moves out of range as Harrass strikes.

Harrass tries to sprawl but Sorokov drives through with a takedown into half guard.
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!
Sorokov moves nicely into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sorokov tries for a kimura but Harrass is defending well.
Sorokov in side control lands a decent elbow.
Sorokov working away.
Harrass gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Sorokov is thwarting Harrass's attempts to control the position.

Sorokov is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Harrass wants to control but Sorokov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Harrass taking some punishment here, with Sorokov in his half guard.
Harrass trying to control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sorokov is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Harrass trying to control here.
Harrass keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Harrass actively working from the bottom here.

Harrass looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sorokov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sorokov performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Harrass gets back to full guard.
Sorokov postures up and lands a big shot to Harrass's brow.
Sorokov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Harrass has momentary wrist control but Sorokov slips an elbow through the middle.

Harrass is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sorokov postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Harrass looking for a guillotine here but Sorokov defends easily.

Harrass is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Yuri Sorokov will probably get the nod.
That's time! Harrass's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Sorokov doesn't manage to clinch there - Harrass circles away.
Sorokov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Harrass takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sorokov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Harrass is looking to counter punch.
The fighters circling - Harrass throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sorokov ducks under a wild hook from Harrass.
Sorokov scores with a hook to the body. Harrass takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Harrass scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sorokov looks to land a right hand but Harrass moved out of range.
Harrass throwing a counter right hand but Sorokov manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sorokov throws a jab when Harrass was well out of range.
Sorokov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've been told by Harrass's head coaches at Hellfire Antechamber that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sorokov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Harrass counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jab from Sorokov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sorokov. Harrass does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harrass throwing a counter right hand but Sorokov manages to avoid it.
Harrass goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sorokov throws a right hand that Harrass ducks under and follows up with a left that Harrass also avoids with ease.
Sorokov slips a jab from Harrass.
Harrass throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Sorokov counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sorokov.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Harrass lands a right hand.
Harrass throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sorokovs head.
Harrass wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sorokov takes a shot to the head.
Harrass leaning his opponent against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harrass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Harrass.

Sorokov is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harrass has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Sorokov after a bit of a struggle.
Sorokov is still on wobbly legs! Can Harrass finish him?
Harrass misses with a punch on the inside.
Harrass taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Harrass working aggressively here.
Harrass fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Harrass has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Sorokov clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!

Harrass tightening his grip on Sorokov, looking for the choke.

Harrass patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Sorokov breaks Harrass's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Sorokov seems to have recovered his senses.
Sorokov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Sorokov is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Harrass wants to control the position but Sorokov says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Yuri Sorokov has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sorokov lands a nice short elbow.

Harrass looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sorokov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sorokov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Sorokov.
Harrass is not content to let Sorokov control the position.

Harrass actively working from the bottom here.
Sorokov is nestled in close to Harrass, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sorokov is thwarting Harrass's attempts to control the position.
Sorokov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Sorokov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sorokov working over Harrass with some ground and pound. Harrass looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sorokov is nestled in close to Harrass, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Harrass is defending against the submission attempts here by Sorokov.
Sorokov working the head and body with strikes.

Harrass is rocked!
Harrass is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sorokov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Oh Harrass is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sorokov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sorokov is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Sorokov postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Harrass badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Sorokov around the waist but Sorokov pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Sorokov is the winner by TKO! Sorokov jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yuri Sorokov!