PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between White Sons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chael Sonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). White Sons has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Sons
vs
Sonnen

180 cm
18
183 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
196 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, White Sons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chael Sonnen!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sons tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sonnen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sons somewhat.
Sons with a poor takedown
and Sonnen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sons misses with a takedown attempt
and Sonnen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for White Sons. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sons.
Sons with a poor takedown

and Sonnen counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sonnen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sons swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sonnen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sonnen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sons is keeping the position for now.
Sons wants to sweep but no luck.
Sons manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sons pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Sonnen in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Sonnen can't escape the position.
Sons looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sons landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonnen takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sons avoids the attempt from Sonnen to control.
Sons with a couple of short strikes.
Sonnen is looking to get to half guard.
Sonnen regains half guard.
Sons lands with a punch from half guard.
Sonnen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sons sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sonnen defending well though.
Sonnen is looking to improve his position.
Sons seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sons thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sons.
Sons is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sonnen can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ground and pound from Sons.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sons lands a nice short elbow.
Sonnen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sons.
Sons throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sons sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sonnen defending well though.
Sonnen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sons.
Sonnen has hold of Sons's hands but Sons slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sons is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sons 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 is trying to maintain the position but Sons is very close to passing his half guard.
Sonnen keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sons landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Sonnen is looking to control Sons's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sonnen avoid being mounted?
Sons drops an elbow to the side of Sonnen's head.
Sons lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sons thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sons working over Sonnen with some ground and pound. Sonnen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sons lands with a punch from half guard.
Sonnen wants to control but Sons is keeping busy.
Sonnen has his hands clasped together around Sons's back. He's all about the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sons looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sonnen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sons thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sonnen's head.
Sons looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sonnen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sons.
Sons is nestled in close to Sonnen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sons missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sonnen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sons is working away from the top position though.
Sonnen is pressing down on Sons's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sons in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sonnen working a defensive guard here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sons accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

White Sons dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

No luck for Sonnen with that takedown attempt.
White Sons seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sons.
Sonnen throws a nice looking combination but Sons bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sonnen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sons dives in and grabs Sonnen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sonnen pushes down on Sons's head and hops out.
Sonnen dives in and grabs Sons's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sons pushes down on Sonnen's head and hops out.
Sonnen shoots in looking for a takedown. Sons tries to sprawl out of it but Sonnen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sons manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
White Sons has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chael Sonnen.
Sons with a poor takedown
and Sonnen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sonnen digs a good hook to Sons's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sonnen. Sons does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sons has a takedown stuffed.
Sonnen jabs at Sons's body.
Sons with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sonnen counters with a left to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sonnen. Sons does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sons closes the distance and clinches up with Sonnen, looking for a takedown. Sons pushes Sonnen against the cage but Sonnen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sons gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sonnen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sons fails with the takedown
and Sonnen counters with a nice body shot.
Sonnen misses with a wild body shot.
Sons fails with a takedown attempt.
Sonnen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sonnen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sonnen misses with a two punch combination.
Sons shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sonnen pinned against the cage. Sonnen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sonnen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Sonnen cracks a nice hook into Sons's ribs.
Sons shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sons stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sons shoots in and drives through. Sonnen sprawls well.
Sonnen throws a body punch but Sons moves out of range.
Sonnen stuffs the takedown attempt from Sons. Sons gets slowly back to his feet.
Sonnen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sons rather than just go for the knockout.

Sonnen decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sons wants to improve his position but Sonnen is controlling well.
White Sons overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sons missing with punches from the bottom.
Sons wants to sweep but Sonnen has passed to side control!
Sonnen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sons. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sons prevents Sonnen from moving into mount.
Sonnen connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Sons some visible discomfort.
Sons striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Sonnen creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen avoids the strikes from the bottom by Sons.
Sons is trying to improve his position.
Sonnen scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Sons to see if he's OK.
Sonnen avoids the strikes from the bottom by Sons.
Sonnen scores with a couple of short elbows.
Sonnen grinds an elbow into Sons's temple.
Sons takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Sonnen avoids the strikes from the bottom by Sons.
Sonnen blocks the strikes from Sons.
Sons tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Sonnen slips into full mount, dodging the strikes by Sons.
Sons is trying to escape the mount.
Sonnen looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sons throwing hammer fists to the chest of Sonnen. What's that going to do exactly?
Sons is trying to escape the mount.
Sonnen wants to control the pace but Sons is squirming around nicely.
Sonnen scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sons?
Sonnen blocks Sons's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Sons is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Sonnen dominating with strikes here.
Sonnen putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Sons working to try and regain half guard.
Sons is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sons throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Sons working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chael Sonnen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Sons misses with a takedown attempt - Sonnen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sons shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Sons drives through with a takedown into Sonnen's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Sons with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sons stands up over Sonnen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sonnen lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Sons!
Sons is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Sons throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Sonnen lands a big shot there that rocks Sons but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Sonnen looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
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!
Sons is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Sons is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sons in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonnen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sons is looking to escape.
Sonnen scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sons is desperately trying to improve his position but Sonnen has a good base and remains in mount.
Sons is bucking up trying to escape but Sonnen cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Sonnen lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Sons gets back to half guard.
Sons punching from the bottom.
Sons flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Sonnen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sonnen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sons keeps working.
Sons flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Sonnen wants to pass the guard but Sons is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sons striking from half guard on the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sons tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Sons strikes from the bottom but Sonnen uses the opportunity to move to side control.
Sons prevents Sonnen from improving position.
Sonnen cracks Sons with a big right hand but Sons just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Sons throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Sonnen working the ground and pound.
Sons throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Sonnen avoids the strikes from the bottom by Sons.
Sonnen is looking to take a break and control but Sons is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sonnen is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sons wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Sonnen landing a few strikes.
Sons regains half guard.
Sons punching from the bottom.
Sonnen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sons is refusing to be controlled, as Sonnen sits in half guard.
Sonnen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sons flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Sonnen is looking to take a break and control but Sons is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sons flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen throwing shots but Sons is blocking nicely.
Sonnen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sons works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sons throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Sons striking off his back.
Sonnen postures up in Sons's guard and throws a big left but Sons blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sons thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Sonnen is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
Sons is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sons not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sonnen keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Sons scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Chael Sonnen.
I think Sonnen 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 29:29
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... White Sons!