PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Booger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rufus Soderberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Booger
vs
Soderberg

185 cm
46
185 lbs
34 - 26 - 0

179 cm
43
186 lbs
31 - 28 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 34 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chris Booger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 28 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rufus Soderberg!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soderberg gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
No joy there for Booger, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Booger misses with a wild body shot.
Booger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Soderberg throws out the jab.
Booger changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Soderberg enables Booger to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Soderberg manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Booger stands and throws Soderberg's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Soderberg tries to improve position but can't.
Soderberg can't do much from the bottom here.
Booger is putting a hurting on Soderberg here, landing some big shots from side control.
Soderberg is trying to improve his position.
Soderberg wants to control but Booger postures up.
Booger lands some shots froms side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soderberg is looking to regain half guard here but Booger keeps moving and retains side control.
Soderberg wants to control but Booger postures up.
Soderberg is looking to regain half guard here but Booger keeps moving and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Soderberg's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Booger cracks Soderberg with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Booger landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Soderberg takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Booger in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Booger lands an elbow.
Booger throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Soderberg takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Soderberg is looking to regain half guard here but Booger keeps moving and retains side control.
Booger lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Soderberg down.
Soderberg tries to bench press Booger off him but Booger keeps the position.
Booger tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Booger lands some shots froms side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Soderberg is looking to reverse the position.
Booger scoring with punches from side control.
Booger lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Booger is putting a hurting on Soderberg here, landing some big shots from side control.

Soderberg is rocked!
A big shot lands for Booger! That's hurt Soderberg! Will he recover? Booger fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Booger!
A relieved looking Chris Booger thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Rufus Soderberg was interviewed post fight and said 'I'm not done. I'm not done. '.