PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chael Sonnen (ranked 1185 p4p, 152 weight class) and Kirill Belyakov (ranked 1705 p4p, 203 weight class). Belyakov has chosen Misha Mavashi - Moya krepost as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Sonnen
vs
Belyakov

185 cm
27
180 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

183 cm
27
177 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chael Sonnen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kirill Belyakov!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belyakov throws a jab but it's blocked by Sonnen.

Sonnen pushes Belyakov up against the cage in a clinch.
Belyakov lands a nice uppercut.
Belyakov tries to throw a body punch but Sonnen avoids it by throwing Belyakov back against the cage.
Belyakov lands a shot to the body.
Belyakov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Belyakov lands a shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Belyakov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sonnen blocking some punches.
Belyakov effectively controlling the action here.
Belyakov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Belyakov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sonnen has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belyakov prevents the takedown attempt.
Sonnen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Belyakov gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sonnen jumps guard but Belyakov turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chael Sonnen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sonnen is looking to take this one to the mat.
Sonnen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Belyakov.
Belyakov throws a head punch that misses.
Sonnen goes for a takedown in the clinch but Belyakov prevents it.
Belyakov lands a nice uppercut.

Belyakov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice shot by Belyakov.
Kirill Belyakov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belyakov misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belyakov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sonnen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Belyakov lands with a shot to the body.
Belyakov misses with an uppercut.
Belyakov misses with a right hand

and Sonnen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sonnen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Belyakov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sonnen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Belyakov wants to get back to full guard.
Belyakov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sonnen. 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen working the head and body with strikes.
Belyakov is trying to get back to full guard.
Sonnen throwing shots but Belyakov is blocking nicely.
Sonnen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Belyakov's head.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Sonnen throwing shots but Belyakov is blocking nicely.
Sonnen throwing shots but Belyakov is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Belyakov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sonnen scores with a couple of nice shots.
Belyakov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sonnen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen content to control rather than advance.
Sonnen throwing shots but Belyakov is blocking nicely.
Sonnen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Belyakov defending well though.
Sonnen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Belyakov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sonnen.
Sonnen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Belyakov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Belyakov has hold of Sonnen's hands but Sonnen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Belyakov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sonnen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sonnen throwing shots but Belyakov is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kirill Belyakov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Belyakov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Sonnen counters with a nice double leg into side control. Belyakov won't be happy with that.
Belyakov takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Sonnen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Belyakov keeps working.
Sonnen postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Belyakov taking punishment in the form of punches.
Sonnen grinds an elbow into Belyakov's temple.
Sonnen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Belyakov keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sonnen lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Sonnen tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Belyakov takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belyakov is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sonnen lands a nice forearm strike.
Sonnen landing a few strikes.
Sonnen working the ground and pound.
Sonnen misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Belyakov taking punishment in the form of punches.
Sonnen lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Sonnen working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Belyakov can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sonnen working the ground and pound.
Sonnen trying to control the position but Belyakov is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belyakov takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Sonnen working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Belyakov dodges the ground and pound from Sonnen.
Belyakov is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Sonnen in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Belyakov pushes Sonnen away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Sonnen gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Belyakov dodges the ground and pound from Sonnen.
Sonnen trying to control the position but Belyakov is working away.
Sonnen throws an elbow but Belyakov slips to the side and avoids it well.
Belyakov is looking to regain half guard here but Sonnen keeps moving and retains side control.
Sonnen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Belyakov can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen landing strikes.
Sonnen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sonnen in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Belyakov taking punishment in the form of punches.
Belyakov is trying to improve his position.
Sonnen throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Sonnen lands a decent elbow from side control.
Belyakov taking a bit of punishment here - Sonnen scoring with strikes.
Belyakov is trying to escape the position but Sonnen is controlling the position.
Sonnen in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
You can see the frustration on Belyakov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Sonnen tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Sonnen throws a strike aimed at the side of Belyakov's head but Belyakov avoids it well.
Sonnen connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Belyakov some visible discomfort.
Chael Sonnen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Belyakov is not content to let Sonnen control the position.
Sonnen scoring with punches and elbows.
Belyakov dodges the ground and pound from Sonnen.
Sonnen cracks Belyakov with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Belyakov is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chael Sonnen dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Belyakov throws a body punch but Sonnen moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Sonnen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sonnen shoots in looking for a takedown but Belyakov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sonnen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A little jabbing left from Belyakov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sonnen misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Belyakov counter with a right hand.
Sonnen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sonnen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sonnen shoots in but Belyakov avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belyakov scores with a nice strike.
Sonnen ducks right into an uppercut from Belyakov.
Sonnen shoots in looking for a takedown but Belyakov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sonnen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chael Sonnen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sonnen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Belyakov.
Sonnen tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Belyakov manages to circle out of the way.
Belyakov digs a good hook to Sonnen's body.
The fighters circling - Belyakov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sonnen appears to be looking for a counter takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belyakov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Belyakov looks to land a left hand but Sonnen moved out of range nicely.
Belyakov jabs at Sonnen's body.
Belyakov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sonnen. Sonnen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Belyakov throws a jab but it's blocked by Sonnen.
Sonnen attempts a counter takedown but Belyakov avoids it well and moves away.
Belyakov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belyakov misses with a right hand

and Sonnen counters with a takedown into side control.
Sonnen connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Belyakov some visible discomfort.
Sonnen working the head and body with strikes.
Sonnen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Belyakov keeps working.
Sonnen misses with the ground and pound.
Belyakov is not content to let Sonnen control the position.
Sonnen cracks Belyakov with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Sonnen cracks Belyakov with a big right hand but Belyakov just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen grinds an elbow into Belyakov's temple.
Sonnen working the ground and pound.

Belyakov is rocked!
Sonnen cracks Belyakov with a big elbow.
Belyakov is still in real trouble! Can Sonnen finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sonnen working the ground and pound from side control.
Sonnen throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Sonnen misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Sonnen throws a strike aimed at the side of Belyakov's head but Belyakov avoids it well.
Belyakov seems to have recovered his senses.
Sonnen lands some shots froms side control.
Belyakov is not content to let Sonnen control the position.
Sonnen is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kirill Belyakov.
I think Belyakov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a majority draw!