PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ninja Samurai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderlei Sonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Samurai
vs
Sonnen

193 cm
27
214 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

185 cm
20
217 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

//buriedALIVE// Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ninja Samurai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wanderlei Sonnen!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sonnen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Samurai.
Samurai slips a jab and a cross from Sonnen.
Samurai is looking to clinch.
Samurai doesn't manage to clinch there - Sonnen circles away.
Samurai wants to clinch up but Sonnen keeps it at a distance.
Sonnen misses with a double jab.
Samurai tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sonnen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Samurai dodges the punch combination from Sonnen.

Samurai gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sonnen has had enough of the clinch but Samurai keeps him there for the moment.
Samurai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Samurai lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Samurai misses with a hook to the ribs.

Sonnen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sonnen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Samurai fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sonnen throws a one two combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sonnen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Samurai.
The fight stays on the outside here - Samurai looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Samurai fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonnen tries a head kick but it misses.
Sonnen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sonnen throws a nice looking combination but Samurai bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sonnen looks winded!

Samurai lands a big head kick that sends Sonnen tumbling to the mat! Samurai takes a step backwards and waves Sonnen back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Sonnen is rocked!

It looks like Wanderlei Sonnen has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Samurai gets a clinch.
Sonnen is still on wobbly legs! Can Samurai finish him?
Sonnen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sonnen seems to have recovered his senses.

Sonnen breaks from the clinch.
Samurai tries to clinch but Sonnen moves out of range.

Samurai closes the distance and clinches.
Sonnen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Samurai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sonnen blocks it with crossed arms.

Samurai breaks from the clinch.
Samurai tries a head kick but it misses.
Samurai tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sonnen paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Samurai rushes Sonnen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Samurai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sonnen swats away the attempt to clinch by Samurai.
Samurai tries to clinch there but Sonnen circles away.
Samurai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sonnen circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samurai tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sonnen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Samurai tries to clinch but Sonnen is having none of it.
Sonnen throws a looping overhand right but Samurai ducks down to avoid it.
Samurai tries to clinch but Sonnen moves out of range.
Sonnen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sonnen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sonnen works over Samurai's head and body with a nice combination.
A punch combination from Sonnen misses.
Samurai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sonnen.
Samurai tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sonnen misses with the combination.
Samurai wants to clinch.
Sonnen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sonnen throws a nice looking combination but Samurai bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Samurai manages to break the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Samurai wants to clinch up but Sonnen keeps it at a distance.
Sonnen keeps the fight on the outside.
Samurai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Samurai fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sonnen swats away the attempt to clinch by Samurai.
Sonnen throws a series of punches but Samurai avoids them all with ease.
Sonnen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Samurai darts in trying to clinch
and Sonnen counters with a three punch combo that has Samurai backing up. Samurai nods at Sonnen to acknowledge the strikes.
Samurai doesn't manage to clinch there - Sonnen circles away.

Samurai fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sonnen, pushing him back against the cage.
Samurai keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sonnen's efforts to push away.
Sonnen tries to break the clinch but Samurai is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samurai prevents Sonnen from breaking the clinch.
Sonnen is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Sonnen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Samurai misses with a knee strike.
Samurai leaning his opponent against the cage.
Samurai utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Samurai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sonnen swats away the attempt to clinch by Samurai.

Samurai pushes Sonnen up against the cage in a clinch.

Samurai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Samurai tries to close the distance and clinch but Sonnen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sonnen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sonnen fails to land with a series of punches.
Sonnen keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ninja Samurai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wanderlei Sonnen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Samurai tries to clinch but Sonnen is having none of it.

Samurai moves into range and clinches up with Sonnen.
Samurai misses with a knee to the head.
Sonnen avoiding damage as Samurai throws knees to the body.
Sonnen letting Samurai take a breather here.

Samurai breaks from the clinch.
Sonnen throws a left and a right that both miss

and Samurai counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Samurai.
Sonnen is looking to break free of the clinch but Samurai has double underhooks.
Sonnen wants to get back to striking at distance but Samurai won't allow it.

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

Samurai gets a clinch.
Samurai connects with a knee to the head.

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

Samurai moves into the clinch.
Samurai throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sonnen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Samurai using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonnen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Sonnen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sonnen misses with a series of wild punches.
Sonnen is breathing heavily.
Sonnen lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Samurai tries to clinch there but Sonnen circles away.
Samurai closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Sonnen! Samurai dives in looking to finish! Sonnen is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ninja Samurai!