PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Basten Sodergren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hektor Troy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Basten Sodergren could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Hektor Troy's chin.

Sodergren
vs
Troy

180 cm
26
192 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

187 cm
40
195 lbs
46 - 26 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Hellbent
Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Basten Sodergren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 46 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hektor Troy!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Troy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Troy has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Sodergren is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Sodergren throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sodergren takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sodergren throws a leg kick that is checked
and Troy counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Troy is looking to land body kicks.
Troy takes a swing at Sodergren's ribcage but misses.
Troy's corner calls for a 1-2. Troy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sodergren scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Troy lands a glancing blow to the side of Sodergren's head.
Sodergren throws a jab but it's blocked by Troy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sodergren swings widly with a right hand
and Troy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice defenses there by Troy.
Sodergren lands a nice leg kick that just misses Troy's sensitive parts.
Basten Sodergren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sodergren throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Troy sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Troy tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sodergren misses with a hook.
A low kick from Sodergren misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sodergren has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Troy.
Sodergren misses with a kick to the body
and Troy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sodergren throws a shot from downtown. Troy moves away and avoids it.
Troy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A low kick from Sodergren misses
and Troy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sodergren buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sodergren lunges at Troy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Troy's hand.
Sodergren scores with a nice strike.
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!
Sodergren throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sodergren throws a lazy right hand but Troy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sodergren looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Troy is looking for the big counter here.
Sodergren lands a nice hook to Troy's body. Troy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Troy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sodergren manages to avoid it.
Sodergren is looking to counter with a body kick.
Sodergren thows a leg kick but Troy checks it

and Troy counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Troy lands an uppercut.

Troy manages to break the clinch.
Troy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sodergren.
Sodergren misses with a straight right.
Sodergren throws a body punch but Troy moves out of range.
Troy throws a fast counter high kick but Sodergren manages to duck under it in time.
A low kick from Sodergren is predictable there

and Troy counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sodergren being controlled against the cage.
Sodergren has a couple of punches blocked by Troy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Troy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Troy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Troy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Troy throws a body punch but Sodergren moves out of range.
Troy lands a really nice looking cross but Sodergren seems unphased.
Troy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sodergren throws out a loose jab but Troy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sodergren attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sodergren slips a straight right by Troy.
Sodergren lands a head shot.
Sodergren 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.
Troy misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sodergren misses with the combination.
Sodergren uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Troy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot to the liver by Troy. Beautiful body shot.
Sodergren lands a really nice looking cross but Troy seems unphased.
Troy misses with a kick to the body.
Troy swats away the attempt to clinch by Sodergren.
Troy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Troy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sodergren swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Troy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hektor Troy 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.

Troy gets tackled into the cage by Sodergren. Sodergren maintains the clinch.

It looks like Hektor Troy has been cut.

Troy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Sodergren drives through and clinches with Troy against the cage.
Sodergren is trying to force a seperation but Troy has the dominant position.

Troy manages to break the clinch.
Troy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sodergren looks to score with a jab to the body but Troy is just out of range.
Troy looks to land a combination but Sodergren avoids it well.
Hektor Troy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sodergren tries to close the distance and clinch but Troy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sodergren misses with an uppercut. Troy saw that one coming.
Sodergren keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Troy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sodergren.
Troy steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Troy lands a nice looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sodergren throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sodergren throws a leg kick
and Troy counters with a straight right hand.
Troy throws a lazy right hand but Sodergren sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Troy has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sodergren throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Troy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Troy flicks out a counter leg kick but Sodergren steps away.
Troy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sodergren.
Troy now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Troy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Troy tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sodergren throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Troy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sodergren has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Troy finds it's way round the side to connect with Sodergren's head.
Sodergren 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.
Sodergren keeps the fight on the outside.
Sodergren is looking to counter punch.
Sodergren tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Troy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Troy 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 Sodergren has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sodergren and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sodergren doesn't manage to clinch there - Troy circles away.
Troy thuds a left hand into Sodergren's body.
Sodergren is looking to clinch but Troy is avoiding it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sodergren takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sodergren fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Troy throws a low kick but Sodergren avoids it.
Troy blocks a low kick nicely.

Sodergren moves into the clinch.

Troy breaks the clinch.
Troy avoids the body shot from Sodergren.
Sodergren misses with a looping right.
Sodergren misses the body punch
and Troy counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sodergren.
A slow jab from Sodergren misses its intended target.
Troy avoids the body shot from Sodergren.
Sodergren misses with a body shot.
Troy tries to bum rush Sodergren with a series of wild strikes but Sodergren uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Troy slips a straight right by Sodergren.
Troy steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Sodergren.
Sodergren takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Troy lands an overhand right.
Troy throws a hook but Sodergren blocks it.
Sodergren throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Troy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Sodergren fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Troy, pushing him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Sodergren.
Troy looking to stall.

Troy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Troy throws out a loose jab but Sodergren uses good head movement to avoid it.
Troy moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sodergren misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Troy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Troy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Troy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sodergren lands a head shot.
Troy misses with a straight left.
Sodergren tries to clinch but Troy moves out of range.
Troy throws out a counter right but Sodergren avoids it with no problem.
Troy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sodergren stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hektor Troy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hektor Troy's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Troy thuds his right hand into Sodergren's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Troy does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Sodergren throws a quick counter kick to the body but Troy avoids it.
Troy throws a head kick but Sodergren moves out of range.
It looked like Sodergren wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Troy blocks a jab.
Troy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sodergren looks to clinch
and Troy counters with a stiff right hand.
Sodergren misses with a hook. Troy ducked under it nicely.
Troy is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sodergren with a body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Sodergren there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Troy lands with an overhand left.
Troy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Some wild striking there from Troy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Troy throws a leg kick but Sodergren moved away.
Good standup being displayed there by Sodergren as he connects with a hook.
Sodergren connects with a good right hand that stumbles Troy. Troy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Troy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sodergren. That did some damage!
Sodergren lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Troy.
Troy feints and then cracks Sodergren's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sodergren down.
Troy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Troy checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A lazy body kick from Sodergren
and Troy counters with a nice uppercut.
Sodergren wants to clinch.
Basten Sodergren has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Troy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sodergren manages to avoid it.
Troy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Troy throws an overhand right that lands on Sodergren's shoulder, as Sodergren tries to avoid the shot.
Sodergren throws the left hand but Troy avoids the punch easily.
Troy wants to counter with a clinch but Sodergren pushes him away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sodergren lands with a thumping leg kick.
Troy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sodergren was well out of range. Poor timing from Troy.
Troy lands a leg kick that knocks Sodergren off balance momentarily.
Nice body punch from Troy.
Sodergren misses with an uppercut
and Troy counters with an inside leg kick.
Troy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sodergren.
Sodergren tried to counter with a leg kick but Troy avoided it.
Troy scoring well with a low kick there.
Sodergren is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sodergren throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Troy scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sodergren. Troy shrugs it off though.
Troy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sodergren misses with a hook to the body
and Troy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fighters circling - Sodergren throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sodergren drops his hands momentarily and Troy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Troy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sodergren fails in his attempt to clinch.
Troy throws a shot to the body.
Sodergren throws a leg kick
and Troy counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hektor Troy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Troy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sodergren counters with a low kick, right behind Troy 's knee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Troy scores with a shot to the body.
Sodergren tries to clinch but Troy is having none of it.
Sodergren throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Troy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Troy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sodergren misses with an uppercut

and Troy counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Sodergren pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Troy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sodergren.
Troy throws a looping overhand right but Sodergren ducks down to avoid it.
Troy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sodergren.
Sodergren lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sodergren misses with a right hand
and Troy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sodergren has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Troy finds it's way round the side to connect with Sodergren's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hektor Troy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Troy 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hektor Troy!
In his post fight interview, Hektor Troy started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.