PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Trezeguet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hjalmar Soderberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David Trezeguet has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Trezeguet
vs
Soderberg

193 cm
41
220 lbs
27 - 49 - 0

189 cm
40
225 lbs
25 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Good kicks
Experienced

BJJ Red Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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 27 - 49 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, David Trezeguet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hjalmar Soderberg!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Konstantin Menshow and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trezeguet misses with a leg kick.
Soderberg blocks the body kick.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Trezeguet enables Soderberg to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Trezeguet manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Trezeguet avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Soderberg working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Trezeguet being controlled here, momentarily.
Soderberg in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soderberg trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Soderberg missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Trezeguet is trying to control the position but Soderberg postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soderberg with a flurry of punches that miss.
Soderberg trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Soderberg with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Soderberg is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Trezeguet keeping full guard, as Soderberg tries to pass.
Soderberg not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Soderberg pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Trezeguet is keeping the position for now.
Soderberg controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Soderberg stuns Trezeguet with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Trezeguet throws a low kick but it's checked well by Soderberg.
Trezeguet misses with a looping left.
Trezeguet throws a leg kick
and Soderberg makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Trezeguet attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Soderberg wants to counter with a clinch but Trezeguet pushes him away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Soderberg checks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Soderberg. That's going to slow Trezeguet down.
Soderberg is looking to slow Trezeguet down with leg kicks.
Soderberg throws an overhand right that drops Trezeguet like a sack of potatoes! Soderberg dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hjalmar Soderberg!
Hjalmar Soderberg took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'This was my retirement-fight. Thank you for everything. My chin just didn't hold up in past fights.'.