PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ove Sundberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Troubled Soul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Sundberg
vs
Soul

158 cm
18
138 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

162 cm
25
143 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Granite chin

Vikai Gear Island

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ove Sundberg!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Troubled Soul!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Sandra Marshall and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sundberg misses the shot to the body.
Soul takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Soul, right into the meat.
Sundberg misses with a shot to the body
and Soul counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sundberg darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sundberg has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Hut - $50 in the buildup to the fight.
Sundberg connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sundberg throws a body shot but no joy.
Sundberg misses with a few strikes there.
Soul takes one to the chin there.
Sundberg throws a jab but it's blocked by Soul.
Soul wants to slow Sundberg down by chopping away at his legs.
Soul throws a leg kick but Sundberg moved away.
Sundberg throws a series of punches but Soul avoids them all with ease.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Soul uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sundberg.
Sundberg chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Soul can pounce on him.
Sundberg lands a nice looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sundberg digs a good body shot into Soul's ribs.
Sundberg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Soul moves away.
Sundberg scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sundberg fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Soul looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Soul's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Soul's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Sundberg misses with a straight right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sundberg. Soul does a little dance to reset his feet.
Soul pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sundberg is out of range and Soul settles back down.
Sundberg works the jab nicely.
Soul throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
As Soul looks to move away, Sundberg throws a big counter combo bu Soul just gets out of the way.
Sundberg throws a nice looking combination but Soul bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Soul avoids the body shot from Sundberg.
Soul with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sundberg misses with a body shot.
Soul throws an off balance right hand
and Sundberg counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Soul misses with a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sundberg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soul misses with a low kick.
Soul throws an off balance right hand
and Sundberg counters with a left to the body.
Sundberg works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Soul swings for the body but Sundberg moves out of range.
Soul explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sundberg paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Soul takes one to the chin there.

Soul clinches.
Sundberg stalling in the clinch but Soul improves position.
Soul misses with a punch to the body.
Soul blocks a body shot from Sundberg.
Soul misses with a punch on the inside.
Sundberg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Soul scores a nice knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soul doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sundberg wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Soul with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sundberg throws a head punch that misses.
Sundberg tries to stall but Soul uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sundberg stalling in the clinch.
Sundberg struggles to land a body shot inside as Soul controls his hands.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Soul.
Sundberg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Soul holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Soul.
Soul working Sundberg over with knees to the body.
Sundberg misses with the head strike.
Soul misses with a punch to the body.
Soul unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sundberg lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soul controlling the action here for a moment.
Soul putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sundberg in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Soul with a knee to the head.
Soul scores with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Sundberg's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A shot to the liver by Sundberg. Beautiful body shot.
Soul's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sundberg connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Soul scrambles back to his feet.
Sundberg catches Soul with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A big left from Sundberg misses.
Soul appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sundberg connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Soul's hands.
Sundberg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Soul was well out of range. Poor timing from Sundberg.
Soul replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Sundberg blocks it well.
Sundberg lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Soul backs up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sundberg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Soul manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ove Sundberg dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Soul throws a head kick that misses.
Sundberg was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Soul is looking to land body kicks.
Sundberg throwing a counter right hand but Soul manages to avoid it.
Troubled Soul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sundberg scores with a hook to the body. Soul takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Good leg kick by Soul there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Soul tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sundberg lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Soul at a distance.
Sundberg scores with a body shot.
Sundberg throws a body punch but Soul moves out of range.
Sundberg lunges at Soul with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Soul's hand.
Sundberg works the jab nicely.
Sundberg swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big right from Sundberg misses.
Sundberg blocks a head kick by Soul.
Sundberg bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Soul's head backwards.
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!
Soul swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Sundberg.
Sundberg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Soul gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Sundberg counters with a two punch combo.
Sundberg works Soul's body with a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sundberg. Soul does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ove Sundberg is winning the standup battle so far.
Soul lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sundberg's sensitive parts.
Sundberg works the jab nicely.
A swing and a miss from Soul.
Soul looks to land a right hand but Sundberg moved out of range.
Soul takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sundberg fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Soul takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Soul tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sundberg paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A quick step to the side and Sundberg tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soul throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Soul throws a sloppy head kick
and Sundberg connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A nice inside leg kick there by Soul. That's going to slow Sundberg down.
Sundberg defending well as Soul loads up on a big left hand.
Sundberg throws a big counter combination but Soul scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Sundberg moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sundberg throws a body punch but Soul moves out of range.
Sundberg dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Soul misses with an attempted mid kick.
Soul connects with an inside leg kick.
Soul throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sundberg counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sundberg misses with a jab to the body
and Soul counters with a body kick that stops Sundberg in his tracks momentarily.
Soul misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sundberg appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Soul throws a leg kick that misses.
Sundberg fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soul cracks the inside of Sundberg's front leg.
A right-left combo lands from Sundberg.
Soul throws a sloppy head kick and Sundberg moves out of range easily.
Soul tries a head kick but it misses.
Soul throws a head kick that misses.
Sundberg misses with a wild body shot.
Sundberg moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Soul throws a head kick that misses.
It looked like Sundberg wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Soul fakes the leg kick and cracks Sundberg in the body.
Soul keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sundberg bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soul swings widly with a right hand
enabling Sundberg to counter with a crisp jab.
Sundberg throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soul throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sundberg counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Soul avoids the body shot from Sundberg.
Soul swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sundberg counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Soul keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Sundberg. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sundberg.
Sundberg is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Soul fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Soul throws a sloppy head kick and Sundberg moves out of range easily.
Sundberg checks the leg kick nicely there.
Soul throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Soul pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sundberg is out of range and Soul settles back down.
Soul throws a sloppy head kick
and Sundberg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Soul keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Soul 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Soul scores with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ove Sundberg dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Sundberg scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Soul tries a head kick but it misses.
Soul has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Soul throws a leg kick but Sundberg sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sundberg swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Sundberg moves into range and connects with a jab.
Soul tries to work over Sundberg's front leg with a kick but Sundberg checks it.
Sundberg is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sundberg is looking to wear down Soul with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sundberg lands a nice shot that snaps Soul's head back.
Soul misses with an uppercut
and Sundberg counters with a stiff right hand.
Soul pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Soul lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Soul tries a low kick but Sundberg avoids it.
Sundberg is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sundberg swings for the body but Soul moves out of range.
Sundberg has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soul uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sundberg.
Sundberg 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Soul misses
and Sundberg counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Soul misses with the body kick
and Sundberg counters with a stiff right hand.
Sundberg avoids the head kick by Soul.
Sundberg changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Soul misses with a combination
and Sundberg counters with a nice body shot.
Soul takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Soul throws a leg kick
and Soul takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Soul swings for the body but Sundberg moves out of range.
Sundberg uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Soul wants to slow Sundberg down by chopping away at his legs.
Sundberg lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sundberg stuns Soul with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Soul throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sundberg.
Sundberg was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Soul throws a body kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soul scores with a leg kick.
Soul tries to land a body kick
and Sundberg counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sundberg misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Soul throws a leg kick
and Sundberg counters with a stiff right hand.
Sundberg scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sundberg ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Soul connects with an inside leg kick.
Soul throws a push kick but Sundberg slaps the foot to one side.
Soul throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sundberg.
Sundberg is looking to counter punch.
Sundberg lands with a hook. Soul tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sundberg jabs Soul right on the nose. Soul blinks but takes it well.
Sundberg blocks a low kick nicely.
Soul thows a leg kick but Sundberg checks it
and Sundberg counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sundberg chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Soul can pounce on him.
Soul cracks the inside of Sundberg's front leg.
Sundberg checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sundberg connects with a body shot that sends Soul's belly button to the back.
Sundberg misses with a shot to the body

and Soul counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Soul.
A knee to the head by Soul.

Soul breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sundberg throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Soul stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Soul takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Soul walks into a jab.
Sundberg misses the shot to the body.
Soul throws a leg kick
and Sundberg counters with a two punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sundberg gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Soul pushes Sundberg up against the cage in a clinch.
Sundberg blocks an uppercut.
Sundberg misses with the head strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Soul takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sundberg lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sundberg tries to stall but Soul uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Sundberg fails to land.

Soul escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sundberg checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Soul throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sundberg counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ove Sundberg clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Soul throws a leg kick
and Sundberg counters with a nice uppercut.
Sundberg takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Soul throws a front kick aimed at Sundberg's knee but Sundberg avoids it well.
An attempted straight right counter from Sundberg misses the target.
Sundberg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Soul counters with a body kick.
Sundberg lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sundberg missing with a left hand there. Soul was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Soul throws a front kick aimed at Sundberg's knee but Sundberg avoids it well.
Sundberg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Soul was well out of range. Poor timing from Sundberg.
A left and a right from Sundberg both land. Nice combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sundberg ducks under a wild hook from Soul.
Sundberg circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sundberg counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sundberg closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sundberg takes a swing at Soul's ribcage but misses.
Jab, jab by Sundberg - just one landing.
Soul throws a head kick that misses
and Soul takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Soul thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sundberg moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Soul lands a leg kick that knocks Sundberg off balance momentarily.
Soul throws a low kick but Sundberg moves out of range easily.
Sundberg scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Soul doesn't seem bothered though.
Sundberg is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Soul can do to turn this around?
Soul lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sundberg keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Soul.
Sundberg just misses with a punch to the body.
Soul tries to move into range but Sundberg moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Soul fakes the leg kick and cracks Sundberg in the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Soul swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sundberg is looking for a counter combo.
Sundberg misses with an uppercut.
Sundberg checks a leg kick nicely.
Sundberg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sundberg throws a series of punches but Soul avoids them all with ease.
Sundberg loads up on a big right hand but Soul slips the punch.
A head kick by Soul misses
and Sundberg counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sundberg throws a shot to the body.
Sundberg comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Soul fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Soul attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sundberg throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sundberg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Soul.
Soul is trying to counter with his kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sundberg loads up on a big right hand but Soul slips the punch.
Soul wants to land a leg kick but Sundberg is out of range.
Sundberg pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Soul back to the cage. Sundberg follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Sundberg swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Soul fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sundberg, pushing him back against the cage.
Sundberg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Soul blocks a body shot from Sundberg.
Soul's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Soul blocks an uppercut.
Sundberg misses with a punch on the inside.
Sundberg blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soul misses with a hook to the ribs.
Soul is stalling here.
Soul tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sundberg is leaning against Soul and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sundberg lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Soul backwards.
Sundberg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sundberg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sundberg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sundberg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sundberg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sundberg working aggressively here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sundberg misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ove Sundberg had his way with Troubled Soul in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Soul lands a nice looking body kick.
Soul pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sundberg fails to land with a series of punches.
Soul has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Soul there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sundberg will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Sundberg scores with a four punch combination!
Soul tries to land a body kick
letting Sundberg counter with a right hand.
A good leg kick by Soul.
Sundberg misses the jab.
Soul throws a leg kick
and Sundberg counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sundberg.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Soul goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Soul throws a head kick but Sundberg moves out of range.
Sundberg misses the jab.
Sundberg throws a lazy right hand but Soul sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sundberg throws a hook but Soul blocks it.
Sundberg takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sundberg connects with a right hand. Soul shakes it off.
Sundberg dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sundberg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sundberg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Soul takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sundberg comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sundberg lands a nice looking body shot.
Soul fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sundberg has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sundberg. Soul does a little dance to reset his feet.
Soul flicks out a counter leg kick but Sundberg steps away.
Sundberg misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soul moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sundberg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Soul moves away.
Sundberg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Soul was well out of range. Poor timing from Sundberg.
Sundberg throws a nice looking combination but Soul bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Soul pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sundberg throws a right and a left that both miss.
Soul avoids the body shot from Sundberg.
Sundberg lands a really nice looking cross but Soul seems unphased.
Soul throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Sundberg sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A low kick from Soul misses
and Sundberg counters with a two punch combo.
Soul misses with a head kick.
Soul tries to move into range but Sundberg moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sundberg moves out of range of the body kick.
Sundberg is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sundberg pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Soul throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sundberg counters with a straight right hand.
Sundberg takes a swing at Soul's ribcage but misses.
Soul throws a right hand that misses
letting Sundberg counter with a right hand.
Soul throws a wild body kick that Sundberg sees coming a mile off.
Sundberg moves out of range as Soul throws a body kick.
Sundberg is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sundberg fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sundberg throws a series of punches but Soul moves out of range.
Soul thinks about the counter body kick.
Sundberg moves out of range of the body kick.
A jab from Sundberg misses.
The crowd cheers as Sundberg lands an impressive looking overhand right. Soul doesn't seem phased though.
Soul throws a leg kick
enabling Sundberg to counter with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sundberg throws a body punch but Soul moves out of range.
Soul throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sundberg lands a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sundberg misses with a two punch combination.
Soul was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Soul avoids the body shot from Sundberg.
Sundberg moves out of range as Soul strikes.
Good leg kick by Soul there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Soul uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sundberg.
Sundberg looks to land a right hand but Soul moved out of range.
Sundberg misses with the combination.
Ove Sundberg is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Soul swings for the body but Sundberg moves out of range.
Troubled Soul has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A looping hook to the body misses from Sundberg. Soul does a little dance to reset his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ove Sundberg showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sundberg, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 50:45
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 50:45
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ove Sundberg!
Ove Sundberg retains his bantamweight title!
Ove Sundberg took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Vikai Gear Island for their support in the buildup to the fight.