PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ole Solseng (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Natural (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Solseng comes to the cage accompanied by Iron Horse - Hero of the Day. Natural is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Tupac- Me Against The World. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Solseng
vs
Natural

195 cm
22
285 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

185 cm
26
236 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ole Solseng!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Randy Natural!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Winston Howard and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Natural slips under a jab from Solseng.
Solseng throws a solid leg kick but Natural takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Solseng.
Solseng throws a right hand that Natural ducks under and follows up with a left that Natural also avoids with ease.
Solseng jabs Natural to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Solseng throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Natural blocks a leg kick.
Solseng throws a push kick but Natural slaps the foot to one side.
A looping hook to the body misses from Solseng. Natural does a little dance to reset his feet.
Solseng fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Solseng connects with a good right hand that stumbles Natural. Natural circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

It looks like Randy Natural has been cut.
Solseng scores with the left hand. Natural knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Solseng with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Natural keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Natural tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Solseng misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Natural counters with a series of strikes. Solseng will be more careful next time no doubt.
A big right from Solseng misses.
Solseng misses with a low kick.
Natural slips under a jab from Solseng.
Solseng throws a predictable looking body shot

and Natural counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Solseng!

Natural is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Solseng has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Natural prevents Solseng from escaping the position.

Natural tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Natural has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Natural throws an elbow but Solseng slips to the side and avoids it well.

Natural is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Solseng is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Natural creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Solseng sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The ground and pound from Natural seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Natural is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Solseng has escaped the position, nice work there.
Solseng dodges the ground and pound from Natural.

Natural thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Natural wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Solseng, who protects the arm well.
Solseng is trying to get back to his feet.
Natural postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Solseng is trying to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Natural throws a strike aimed at the side of Solseng's head but Solseng avoids it well.

Natural swings around for an armbar but Solseng sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Natural's guard.

Solseng decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Solseng lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Natural blocks a jab.
Solseng scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Natural checks a low kick from Solseng.
Solseng misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ole Solseng dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Randy Natural's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Natural on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Solseng misses with a body shot.
Solseng misses with a shot to the body

and Natural counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Solseng's guard now.

Natural is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Solseng is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Solseng has escaped and now he's on top!
Randy Natural has got the better of the ground game so far.
Natural wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Solseng wants to stand but Natural is controlling his posture from full guard.
Solseng wants to control from the top but Natural keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Solseng wanted to stand there but Natural had control of the position.
Solseng has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Solseng being controlled here momentarily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Natural looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

We're going to have a standup here because Ole Solseng wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Natural walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Solseng throws an off balance right hand
and Natural counters with a one-two to the body.
Solseng feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Natural's calf.
Solseng throws a big shot that misses.
Solseng pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Natural moves out of range of the strikes.
Solseng throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Natural sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Solseng misses with a low kick as Natural jumps back.
Ole Solseng seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Solseng scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Natural doesn't seem bothered though.
Solseng lands a slapping body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Natural ducks under a wild hook from Solseng.
Natural takes one on the button.
Solseng looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Natural blocks a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solseng throws a leg kick

and Natural counters with a shoot takedown. Solseng fights it but they end up in guard.

Natural drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Solseng manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Natural has Solseng in his guard.
Solseng stopping the sweep attempt from Natural.
Natural has Solseng pulled in close to control his posture.
Let's hope that Natural has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solseng won't allow Natural to sweep him here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Natural looking to control.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Randy Natural hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Solseng swings widly with a right hand

and Natural counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Natural throws a strike but Solseng avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Natural throws a big right hand that misses.
Natural missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Solseng manages to escape and get back to his feet.
A low kick from Solseng is predictable there
and Natural counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Solseng looks to score with a jab to the body but Natural is just out of range.
Solseng waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Natural.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Randy Natural will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Randy Natural's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Solseng throws an overhand right that lands on Natural's shoulder, as Natural tries to avoid the shot.
Solseng misses with a double jab
and Natural counters with a series of strikes. Solseng will be more careful next time no doubt.
Solseng throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ole Solseng is winning the standup battle so far.
Solseng swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Natural.
Solseng lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Solseng misses with an uppercut
and Natural counters with a three punch combo that has Solseng backing up. Solseng nods at Natural to acknowledge the strikes.
Solseng throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Solseng rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Natural counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Solseng!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Natural goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Solseng rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Natural's guard! Nice work there by Solseng!
Natural pulls Solseng in close to prevent any damage.
Solseng stopping the sweep attempt from Natural.
Natural working a defensive guard here.

Natural is working an open guard so Solseng takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Solseng.
Randy Natural is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solseng throws a nice inside leg kick.
A big left from Solseng misses.
Solseng lands a body shot.
Natural keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Solseng.
Solseng misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ole Solseng is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Natural walks forward, straight into a front kick from Solseng.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Solseng misses with a combination

so Natural counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Natural lands a couple of digs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Natural accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Natural won't allow Solseng to get back to his feet.
Natural working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Natural throws a strike but Solseng rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Natural seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Solseng trying to stand up but can't free himself from Natural's guard.
Solseng trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Natural is trying to control the position but Solseng postures up.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Randy Natural wasn't active enough on the ground.
Some wild striking there from Solseng.
Natural slips under a jab.
No joy there for Solseng, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Solseng misses with a lunging right hand

and Natural counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Solseng blocking the ground and pound attempt from Natural.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Randy Natural.
I think Natural 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 John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy Natural!
During a confident post fight interview, Randy Natural thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.