PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brick Tamlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Runar Soegaard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Soegaard has chosen Final countdown as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Tamlin
vs
Soegaard

185 cm
21
192 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

187 cm
28
199 lbs
9 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brick Tamlin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Runar Soegaard!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Reed Andrews and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soegaard misses with a double jab
and Tamlin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Soegaard throws out a leg kick but Tamlin moves out of range and Soegaard only half commits.

Tamlin drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Soegaard wants to get back to his feet.
Tamlin lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Soegaard is not content to let Tamlin control the position.
Tamlin taking a break here but Soegaard is having none of it and regains half guard.
Soegaard tries to get to full guard but Tamlin has control of the leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamlin stalling.
Tamlin seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Soegaard for as long as he can get away with.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tamlin thows a huge punch but Soegaard dodges it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Soegaard trying to control from the bottom.
Tamlin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Soegaard is looking to control Tamlin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Soegaard avoid being mounted?
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Soegaard tries to kick Tamlin off but Tamlin keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Soegaard trying to hold on to Tamlin's head to control him but Tamlin postures up.
Tamlin wants to take a breather but Soegaard is having none of it.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Runar Soegaard was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Soegaard misses with a leg kick

and Tamlin counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soegaard regains full guard. Nicely done.

Soegaard wriggles free and stands up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soegaard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tamlin punishes Soegaard's body with a nice straight punch.
Soegaard falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tamlin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Soegaard misses with a combination

and Tamlin moves into the clinch.
Soegaard looks gassed!
Tamlin leaning his opponent against the cage.
Tamlin drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Soegaard tries a knee to the head but Tamlin blocks it.
Tamlin avoids the elbow strike from Soegaard, against the cage.
Soegaard is trying to force a seperation but Tamlin has the dominant position.
Soegaard is trying to break the clinch but Tamlin is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Tamlin has Soegaard pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Soegaard manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Soegaard landing knees to the head.
Soegaard is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Soegaard with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Soegaard pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Soegaard using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tamlin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Soegaard tries a knee to the head but Tamlin blocks it.
Soegaard misses with an elbow strike.
Soegaard creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Soegaard tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Soegaard tries a knee to the head but Tamlin blocks it.
Soegaard throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tamlin stalling in the clinch.
Tamlin dodges an elbow strike from Soegaard.
Soegaard is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tamlin is defending well for now.
Soegaard gets underhooks to prevent Tamlin's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brick Tamlin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Tamlin for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brick Tamlin dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Soegaard takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Soegaard tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Tamlin counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Soegaard's guard now.
Tamlin wants to pass the guard but Soegaard is keeping the position.
Soegaard manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tamlin manages to get himself to full guard.
Tamlin wants to sweep here but Soegaard controlling him for the moment.
Tamlin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Soegaard won't allow Tamlin to sweep him here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soegaard postures up in Tamlin's guard and throws a big left but Tamlin blocks it.
Soegaard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tamlin is keeping the position for now.
Tamlin trying to control the position here.
Tamlin keeping moving, preventing Soegaard from controlling successfully.
Tamlin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tamlin tries to get out of the position.
Tamlin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Soegaard is one step ahead there.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Soegaard trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Soegaard stalks Tamlin and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tamlin's face. Tamlin staggers backwards, shaken.
Soegaard throws a left and a right that both miss

and Tamlin counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Tamlin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Soegaard is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Soegaard is breathing heavily.
Soegaard is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tamlin controls from within his opponent's guard.
Soegaard trying to keep a closed guard but Tamlin is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Runar Soegaard was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Soegaard tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Tamlin counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Soegaard!
Tamlin working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Soegaard in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Tamlin thowing shots but they're missing.
Tamlin sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Brick Tamlin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soegaard is squirming around, avoiding Tamlin's attempts to control the action.
BOOM! Tamlin connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Tamlin controlling from mount.
Tamlin landing strikes from the mount and Soegaard is in trouble!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tamlin working Soegaard over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brick Tamlin dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Tamlin throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Soegaard tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Tamlin is in Soegaard's guard.
Soegaard trying to keep a closed guard but Tamlin is proving a slippery customer.
Tamlin tries to free his leg and advance position but Soegaard is retaining full guard.
Tamlin trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Soegaard manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Tamlin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Soegaard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tamlin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Soegaard postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soegaard working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Soegaard working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tamlin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Soegaard on the ground.
Soegaard with a flurry of punches that miss.
Soegaard throws a strike but Tamlin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Soegaard trying to keep a closed guard but Tamlin is proving a slippery customer.
Soegaard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tamlin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Tamlin looking to pass the guard.

That's two 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.
Tamlin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Soegaard throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Tamlin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tamlin dodges an elbow strike from Soegaard.
Tamlin dodges an elbow strike from Soegaard.
Tamlin avoids the elbow strike from Soegaard, against the cage.
Tamlin avoiding damage as Soegaard throws knees to the body.
Soegaard is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Soegaard tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soegaard looking to throw knees to the head but Tamlin is blocking nicely.
Soegaard prevents the takedown attempt.
Soegaard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tamlin has him pressed against the cage.
Tamlin controlling the action here for a moment.
Tamlin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Soegaard trying to land knees to the body.
Soegaard throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tamlin takes an elbow to the temple.
Soegaard is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tamlin is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Soegaard is trying to maintain a safe position but Tamlin gets an underhook and turns Soegaard into the cage.

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.
Soegaard is trying to break free.
Stalling in the clinch from Tamlin.
Soegaard tries to land knees in the clinch but Tamlin avoids the damage to the body.
Tamlin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Soegaard is trying to break free.
Soegaard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tamlin.
Soegaard tries a knee to the head but Tamlin blocks it.
Tamlin blocks the elbow strike.

Tamlin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Runar Soegaard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tamlin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Runar Soegaard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Soegaard misses with a right hand
and Tamlin counters with a left to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tamlin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Soegaard looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tamlin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Soegaard in his tracks.
Brick Tamlin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Tamlin feints and as Soegaard raises his hands in defense, Tamlin changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brick Tamlin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tamlin, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brick Tamlin!