PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luck Chiddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Sonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chiddell comes to the cage accompanied by Shmurda Bobby. Sonnen has chosen Scream Aim Fire as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Chiddell
vs
Sonnen

188 cm
22
217 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

178 cm
23
224 lbs
5 - 3 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Héritage!
GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luck Chiddell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leo Sonnen!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Sonnen.
Chiddell is working to avoid the ground and pound but Sonnen connects with a decent elbow.
Sonnen throws a strike aimed at the side of Chiddell's head but Chiddell avoids it well.
Chiddell knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sonnen on the ground.
Chiddell is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Chiddell is looking for a sweep.
Sonnen creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Sonnen lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Chiddell definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Chiddell is looking to regain half guard here but Sonnen keeps moving and retains side control.
Chiddell trying to remain calm as Sonnen controls from the top position.
Sonnen is chipping away with strikes.
Chiddell tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sonnen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sonnen taking a breather here.
Sonnen lands a few punches from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonnen working the body and head with strikes.
Sonnen remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Sonnen landing strikes.
Sonnen lands an elbow.
Sonnen lands a nice forearm strike.
Sonnen creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

It looks like Luck Chiddell has been cut.
Chiddell is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Sonnen is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Sonnen lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Sonnen landing shots from mount.

Chiddell is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Chiddell that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Oh Chiddell is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Jeez, Luck Chiddell's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Luck Chiddell's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Leo Sonnen!
Our winner, Leo Sonnen, 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.
Luck Chiddell was interviewed post fight and said 'He is a little bitch'.