PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Karate Kid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mats Söderlund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kid comes to the cage accompanied by Kung Fu Fighting. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kid
vs
Söderlund

173 cm
25
148 lbs
19 - 2 - 0

185 cm
25
181 lbs
17 - 9 - 0

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World class boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Karate Kid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mats Söderlund!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Phil Schofield and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Söderlund misses with an attempted mid kick.
Söderlund misses with a straight left.
Söderlund has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Kid misses with a wild body shot.
Kid looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kid.
Söderlund appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jab, jab by Kid - just one landing.
Kid takes one to the chin there.
Kid misses with a straight left.
Kid lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kid throws a shot to the body.
Mats Söderlund seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kid tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Söderlund was well out of range. Poor timing from Kid.
Söderlund moves out of range of the body kick.
Kid slips a jab from Söderlund.
Kid feints and then cracks Söderlund's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Söderlund down.
Söderlund lands with an uppercut that bounces Kid off the cage and back into range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Söderlund stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kid.
Söderlund throws a body kick that misses.
Kid connects with a solid leg kick.
Kid throws a hook to the side of Söderlund's head but Söderlund sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kid lands a nice looking body shot.
Kid chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kid fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Söderlund.
Kid throws a nice looking combination but Söderlund bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Söderlund lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kid has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kid and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Söderlund throws a shot from downtown. Kid moves away and avoids it.
Söderlund throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Söderlund misses with a straight right.
Kid scores with a hook to the body. Söderlund takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Söderlund uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kid.
Kid slips under a jab.
Söderlund bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kid's head.
Kid blocks a jab.
A punch lands to the side of Kid 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Kid is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Söderlund pounces like a tiger and cracks Kid with a vicious hook! Kid is down but not out! Söderlund follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mats Söderlund!
Our winner, Mats Söderlund, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.