PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Charles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Sonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Charles
vs
Sonnen

182 cm
31
185 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

185 cm
32
185 lbs
24 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

GREEN!160
VICIOUS FIGHT GEAR

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Charles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Sonnen!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Charles throws a head kick but Sonnen moves out of range.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Good body shot from Sonnen.
Charles is trying to break the clinch but Sonnen has him pressed against the cage.
Charles misses with a punch to the body.
Charles throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sonnens head.
A left hand lands to the body for Charles.
Sonnen takes an elbow to the temple.
Charles scores with a hook to the body.
Charles lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Ryan Sonnen has been cut.
Sonnen misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Charles creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sonnen blocks an elbow strike from Charles.
Sonnen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Charles.
Sonnen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Charles's elbow.
Sonnen scores with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sonnen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Charles misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonnen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Charles lands with a right to the head.
Charles lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sonnen backwards.
Sonnen is leaning against Charles and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A shot in the inside from Sonnen.
Charles tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sonnen's elbow.
Charles tries to work over Sonnen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Our sources have told us that Charles has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Charles tries to throw a body punch but Sonnen avoids it by throwing Charles back against the cage.
Charles can't break the clinch.
Sonnen avoids the elbow strike from Charles, against the cage.
Charles gets through Sonnen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sonnen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Charles lands a body shot in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Sonnen.
A shot in the inside from Sonnen.

Charles gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Charles looks to land a strike but Sonnen avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Charles showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Charles trying to control the position from guard on top but Sonnen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Our spies down at at LOD: Top Team inform us that Sonnen has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Charles is stalling in the full guard.
Charles looking to sit in guard and control but Sonnen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Sonnen wanted to stand there but Charles had control of the position.
Sonnen engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Charles wants to sweep but no luck.
Sonnen tries to stand but Charles is controlling from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sonnen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Sonnen walks into a stiff left hand from Charles.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Charles. Sonnen shrugs it off though.
Charles works the jab nicely.
David Charles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Charles lands a jab to the nose.
Sonnen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Charles was well out of range. Poor timing from Sonnen.
Charles connects with a looping right hand.
Sonnen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Charles shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sonnen as he jumps to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Charles dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Sonnen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Charles closes the distance and clinches.
Charles scores with a shot to the side of Sonnen's head.
Sonnen struggles to land a body shot inside as Charles controls his hands.
Charles lands an elbow that stopped Sonnen in his tracks for a moment.

Sonnen is rocked!
Sonnen scores with a hook to the body.
Sonnen is still on wobbly legs! Can Charles finish him?
Sonnen blocking some punches.
Sonnen seems to have recovered his senses.
Charles can't find room to land a body shot as Sonnen controls the action.
Charles is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sonnen can do to turn this around?
Charles lands with a left to the head.
Charles lands with a light punch inside.
Sonnen misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Charles.
Charles throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nice body punch from Sonnen.
Sonnen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sonnen lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Charles throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonnen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Charles's elbow.
Sonnen tries a body shot but Charles blocks it.
Sonnen presses Charles against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Sonnen.
Sonnen has a couple of punches blocked by Charles.
Charles lands a nice elbow.

That has opened up Ryan Sonnen's cut even more.
Charles wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sonnen has him pressed against the cage.
Charles blocks an uppercut.
David Charles has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sonnen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sonnen swings wildly with an uppercut but Charles uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right handed body shot lands from Charles.
Sonnen works on Charles's body with a couple of short punches.
Charles is looking to break free of the clinch but Sonnen has double underhooks.
Sonnen prevents a body shot from Charles.
Charles swings wildly with an uppercut but Sonnen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Charles is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen blocks an elbow strike from Charles.
Sonnen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sonnen can't find room to land a body shot as Charles controls the action.
Sonnen gets through Charles's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Charles breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sonnen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Charles. Sonnen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sonnen swinging wildly here.
Sonnen lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Sonnen has closed the distance and engaged Charles in a clinch.
Charles lands an elbow inside that Sonnen shrugs off.
A body shot lands from Charles.
Charles makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

The cut above Ryan Sonnen's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Sonnen working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen has a couple of punches blocked by Charles.
Sonnen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sonnen pushes Charles back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Charles swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Charles.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Charles just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sonnen's brow.
Sonnen works on Charles's body with a couple of short punches.
Sonnen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sonnen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sonnen misses with a body punch.
Sonnen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sonnen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sonnen digs a right hand into Charles's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Charles's gas tank.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sonnen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Charles's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Charles.
Sonnen misses with the head strike.
Sonnen lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Charles.
Sonnen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sonnen working aggressively here.
Charles goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right hook to the body lands for Sonnen.
Sonnen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Charles comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sonnen gets through Charles's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Charles is rocked!
Charles misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sonnen.
Oh Charles is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sonnen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Sonnen - that landed with a thud.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sonnen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sonnen pushes Charles against the cage. Sonnen is working some dirty boxing. Sonnen pushes off with a quick right hook! Charles goes down! Charles tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Sonnen moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryan Sonnen!
Ryan Sonnen very nearly forgot to thank VICIOUS FIGHT GEAR amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.