PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Darius Pudzianowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and High Sodium (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Pudzianowski
vs
Sodium

175 cm
41
156 lbs
26 - 12 - 0

166 cm
30
142 lbs
20 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Darius Pudzianowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, High Sodium!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pudzianowski fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sodium wants to land a leg kick but Pudzianowski is out of range.
Pudzianowski ducks under a wild hook from Sodium.
Sodium lands a right hook to the body.
Sodium swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pudzianowski counters with a nice body shot.

Pudzianowski tries to keep at a distance but Sodium has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sodium goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Sodium.
Sodium tries to circle away but Pudzianowski has him pinned against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sodium pushes Pudzianowski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sodium throws a punch but it's blocked by Pudzianowski.
Sodium is trying to break free.
Sodium digs a right hand underneath Pudzianowski's ribcage. Pudzianowski let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pudzianowski gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sodium.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sodium doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sodium has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Pudzianowski after a bit of a struggle.
Sodium tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sodium tries to work over Pudzianowski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pudzianowski keeps control of Sodium as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sodium has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Sodium makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Sodium.
Sodium drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pudzianowski gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Darius Pudzianowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of High Sodium.
Sodium can't get the takedown.
Pudzianowski wants to get back to striking at distance but Sodium won't allow it.
Sodium misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sodium lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pudzianowski backwards.

Sodium gets control of Pudzianowski's arms and successfully pulls guard. Sodium will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Pudzianowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Sodium is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Pudzianowski avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pudzianowski not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Sodium is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

Sodium had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pudzianowski defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sodium controls Pudzianowski momentarily but Pudzianowski frees himself.
Sodium wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Pudzianowski is now in half guard.
Pudzianowski prevents Sodium from improving his position.
Sodium is still trying to improve position.
Pudzianowski is looking to take a break and control but Sodium is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sodium is looking for a sweep. Pudzianowski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pudzianowski seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sodium.
Sodium throws a lazy uppercut
and Pudzianowski counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pudzianowski stuns Sodium with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pudzianowski moves out of range as Sodium strikes.
Pudzianowski moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sodium showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pudzianowski.
Sodium changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Pudzianowski staying out of range there.
Sodium shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pudzianowski pinned against the cage. Pudzianowski gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pudzianowski is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sodium throws a jab but it's blocked by Pudzianowski.
Sodium scores with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pudzianowski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sodium manages to avoid it.
Sodium cracks a nice hook into Pudzianowski's ribs.
Pudzianowski scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A big left from Sodium misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pudzianowski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sodium was well out of range. Poor timing from Pudzianowski.
Pudzianowski is looking to wear down Sodium with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pudzianowski on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sodium looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pudzianowski is fending him off so far but Sodium persists. Nope, Pudzianowski circles away and we're back to standing.
Sodium misses with a straight right.
Sodium connects with a high kick.
Sodium darts in looking for a takedown but Pudzianowski gets double underhooks and turns Sodium into the cage.
Pudzianowski swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Darius Pudzianowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of High Sodium.
Sodium shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pudzianowski as he jumps to the side.
Pudzianowski swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pudzianowski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sodium connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Sodium takes the fight into the clinch.
Sodium has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sodium fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sodium is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Sodium avoiding damage as Pudzianowski throws knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pudzianowski.
Sodium tries a body shot but Pudzianowski blocks it.
Pudzianowski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sodium is defending well for now.
Pudzianowski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Sodium breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sodium doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pudzianowski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sodium throws a jab when Pudzianowski was well out of range.
Sodium tries a low kick but Pudzianowski avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pudzianowski. Sodium does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sodium with the counter takedown but Pudzianowski avoids it easily.
Sodium throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pudzianowski lands a nice looking body shot.
Pudzianowski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Sodium drives through and clinches with Pudzianowski against the cage.
Sodium tries a body shot but Pudzianowski blocks it.
High Sodium seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pudzianowski trying to control the position but instead, Sodium has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pudzianowski into the cage.
Pudzianowski takes a shot to the head.
Sodium misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sodium is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sodium misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sodium lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sodium throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Pudzianowski scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sodium lands a right hand.
Sodium misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pudzianowski lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sodium.
Sodium wants a takedown but no success 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!
Pudzianowski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sodium.
A head punch on the inside from Sodium fails to land.
A short left from Sodium.
Sodium misses with a punch on the inside.
Sodium on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sodium lands with a short shot to the head.
Pudzianowski scores a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

High Sodium showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Sodium looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Sodium shoots in and bounces Pudzianowski off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Sodium tries to free his leg and advance position but Pudzianowski is retaining full guard.
Sodium stands and throws Pudzianowski's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Sodium tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sodium has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pudzianowski tries to bench press Sodium off him but Sodium keeps the position.
You can see the frustration on Pudzianowski's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sodium creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Pudzianowski sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Pudzianowski is looking for a sweep.
Sodium working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Sloppy strikes there by Sodium.
Pudzianowski has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Pudzianowski manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Pudzianowski trying to control the pace.
Pudzianowski tries to pass to full mount but Sodium defends it.
Sodium is looking for a sweep. Pudzianowski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sodium is looking to control Pudzianowski's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sodium avoid being mounted?
Pudzianowski is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sodium is trying to get back to full guard.
Pudzianowski trying to control from Sodium's half guard. Sodium has other ideas though and has regained full guard.

Sodium working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pudzianowski doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pudzianowski manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Pudzianowski trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sodium's guard.
Darius Pudzianowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sodium keeping moving, preventing Pudzianowski from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sodium is on top in guard.

Pudzianowski wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Pudzianowski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Pudzianowski looking for a guillotine here but Sodium defends easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pudzianowski looking to control.
Sodium throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Sodium landing some decent shots from guard.
Pudzianowski trying to keep a closed guard but Sodium is proving a slippery customer.
Sodium postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sodium throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
High Sodium seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pudzianowski digs a good hook to Sodium's body.
Darius Pudzianowski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Pudzianowski gets tackled into the cage by Sodium. Sodium maintains the clinch.
Sodium misses with a punch to the body.
High Sodium is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pudzianowski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sodium.

And that's the end of the fight!
High Sodium comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sodium winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... High Sodium!