PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tysen Fricke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Runar Soegaard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Soegaard has chosen Final countdown as his entrance music. Runar Soegaard is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Fricke
vs
Soegaard

178 cm
18
190 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

187 cm
25
199 lbs
6 - 2 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tysen Fricke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Runar Soegaard!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soegaard swings for the body but Fricke moves out of range.
Soegaard tries to clinch up but Fricke circles away and keeps his distance.
Soegaard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fricke takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fricke dodges the punch combination from Soegaard.
Soegaard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Soegaard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fricke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Soegaard connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
No joy there for Soegaard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Soegaard lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Soegaard throws a series of strikes that have Fricke backpedaling.
Soegaard tries to close the distance and clinch but Fricke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fricke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Soegaard throws a series of punches but Fricke moves out of range.
Soegaard fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fricke takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A punch combination from Soegaard misses.
Nice takedown defense from Soegaard. No joy for Fricke on that attempt.
Fricke swats away the attempt to clinch by Soegaard.
Soegaard connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fricke momentarily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Soegaard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fricke looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fricke shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Soegaard but Soegaard pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tysen Fricke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Soegaard.

Soegaard fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fricke, pushing him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soegaard crunches a lovely knee into Fricke's ribcage.
Fricke is breathing heavily.
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!

Soegaard breaks from the clinch.
Soegaard throws a series of punches but Fricke moves out of range.

Soegaard has Fricke up against the cage in a clinch.
Soegaard comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Soegaard lands an elbow that stopped Fricke in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Tysen Fricke has been cut.

Soegaard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Soegaard lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Fricke takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A punch combination from Soegaard misses.

Soegaard throws a left that rocks Fricke and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Soegaard dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Fricke regain composure!

Fricke is rocked!
Soegaard is chipping away with strikes.
Oh Fricke is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Soegaard moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Fricke seems to have got his legs back now.
Soegaard lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soegaard lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Fricke is being controlled here.
Soegaard scoring with punches from side control.

Soegaard is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Fricke has escaped the position, nice work there.
Soegaard working the ground and pound from side control.
Soegaard controlling from side mount.
Soegaard grinds an elbow into Fricke's temple.
Soegaard connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Fricke some visible discomfort.
Soegaard works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soegaard is staying tight to Fricke's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Fricke taking punishment in the form of punches.

Soegaard is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Fricke knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Fricke is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Soegaard is controlling him well.
Soegaard staying calm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fricke is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Soegaard has just dragged him back down to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Runar Soegaard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tysen Fricke's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Fricke shoots in and drives through. Soegaard sprawls well.
Soegaard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fricke pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fricke dives in and grabs Soegaard's left leg, looking for a takedown. Soegaard pushes down on Fricke's head and hops out.
Fricke misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tysen Fricke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fricke shoots in for a takedown but Soegaard shows good takedown defense.
Soegaard throws a right and a left that Fricke avoids nicely.
Fricke misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soegaard looks to land a combination. Fricke sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Soegaard plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Soegaard lands a nice looking body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Soegaard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fricke swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soegaard tries to clinch but Fricke is having none of it.
Some wild striking there from Soegaard.
Soegaard tries to close the distance and clinch but Fricke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Soegaard moves in looking to clinch but Fricke pushes him off.
Fricke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Soegaard scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fricke doesn't seem bothered though.
Soegaard scores with a one two! Fricke had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Soegaard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fricke walks forward, straight into a front kick from Soegaard.
Soegaard moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fricke steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Soegaard. That one must have hurt.
Soegaard tries to clinch but Fricke moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soegaard explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soegaard is looking to clinch but Fricke is avoiding it.
Soegaard looks to land a combination but Fricke avoids it well.

Soegaard moves into the clinch successfully.
Soegaard lands an elbow inside.
Fricke goes for a takedown in the clinch but Soegaard prevents it.
Soegaard lands a knee to the body.
Fricke letting Soegaard take a breather here.
Fricke tries to pull guard but Soegaard holds him up against the cage and eventually Fricke drops back down to his feet.

Soegaard breaks from the clinch.

Soegaard has managed to clinch.
Soegaard's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Fricke takes an elbow to the temple.

Tysen Fricke's cut is getting worse.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soegaard lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Soegaard lands a good knee to the midsection. Fricke won't want to take too many of those.
Soegaard has Fricke pressed against the cage.

Soegaard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Soegaard clinches up with Fricke and pushes him back against the cage.
Nice elbow from Soegaard.
Soegaard using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Soegaard is stalling here.
Soegaard lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Soegaard connects with a knee to the head.

Soegaard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good leg kick by Soegaard there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soegaard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Fricke. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Fricke keeps the fight on the outside.

Soegaard has taken the fight to the clinch.
Soegaard gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Soegaard has Fricke pressed against the cage.
Soegaard with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Soegaard is pushing Fricke up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Fricke takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Soegaard gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Soegaard looking to throw knees to the head but Fricke is blocking nicely.
Runar Soegaard seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fricke tries to circle away but Soegaard has him pinned against the cage.

Soegaard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Soegaard connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Runar Soegaard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tysen Fricke's cut.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Soegaard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Soegaard doesn't manage to clinch there - Fricke circles away.
Fricke gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Soegaard counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Soegaard slowing the pace effectively.
Soegaard throws an elbow that misses.
Soegaard stops a takedown attempt from Fricke.
Soegaard comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Fricke gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Fricke would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Soegaard has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Fricke wants to get up but he can't break Soegaard's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fricke is looking to work some ground and pound but Soegaard has wrist control.
Fricke with a flurry of punches that miss.
Soegaard managing to control the position.
Fricke wants to get up but he can't break Soegaard's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Fricke wants to control from the top but Soegaard keeps moving.

That's two 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.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Soegaard.
Soegaard is looking to slow Fricke down with leg kicks.
Soegaard lands a two punch combo.
Soegaard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fricke circles away quickly and effectively.
Soegaard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fricke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fricke is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fricke swats away the attempt to clinch by Soegaard.
Runar Soegaard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soegaard closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Soegaard lands a glancing blow to the side of Fricke's head.

Soegaard gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Soegaard with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soegaard gets through Fricke's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Soegaard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Soegaard scores with a hook to the body. Fricke takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fricke shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Soegaard counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Soegaard obliges.
Soegaard working Fricke over with knees to the body.

Soegaard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Soegaard.
Runar Soegaard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Soegaard scoring well with a low kick there.
Runar Soegaard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Soegaard tries to clinch up but Fricke circles away and keeps his distance.
Soegaard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Soegaard lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Soegaard dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fricke. That did some damage!
Runar Soegaard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Soegaard clinches.
Soegaard landing knees to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Soegaard.
Fricke takes an elbow to the forehead.
Soegaard landing knees to the head.

Soegaard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Soegaard gets a clinch.
Runar Soegaard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Soegaard slows down the pace here.
Tysen Fricke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Soegaard lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Soegaard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Soegaard delivers a nice body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Runar Soegaard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Soegaard has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 25:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 24:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Runar Soegaard!