PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jaun-Paul Fredrickson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mats Sundvison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Fredrickson
vs
Sundvison

177 cm
35
180 lbs
17 - 11 - 2

180 cm
37
182 lbs
25 - 16 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

Helsinki Xtreme Fightwear
Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jaun-Paul Fredrickson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mats Sundvison!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sundvison looks to score with a jab to the body but Fredrickson is just out of range.
Sundvison scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fredrickson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
No joy there for Fredrickson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sundvison scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fredrickson doesn't seem bothered though.
Sundvison throws a shot from downtown. Fredrickson moves away and avoids it.
Sundvison defending well as Fredrickson loads up on a big left hand.
Mats Sundvison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fredrickson's corner calls for a 1-2. Fredrickson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fredrickson walks into a stiff left hand from Sundvison.
Fredrickson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sundvison.

Sundvison rushes Fredrickson and presses him up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good body shot from Fredrickson.
Fredrickson throws a punch but it's blocked by Sundvison.
Fredrickson pushes Sundvison back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sundvison.
Fredrickson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sundvison's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fredrickson manages to break the clinch.
Sundvison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fredrickson was well out of range. Poor timing from Sundvison.
Fredrickson tries to counter with a takedown but Sundvison is quick to defend against it.
Fredrickson blocks a head kick by Sundvison.
Sundvison tried to score with a low kick but Fredrickson checks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sundvison. Fredrickson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fredrickson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sundvison sprawls and moves away.
Fredrickson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sundvison defends well and Fredrickson ends up having to push Sundvison into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Sundvison has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Sundvison jabs Fredrickson right on the nose. Fredrickson blinks but takes it well.
Mats Sundvison is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sundvison walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fredrickson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sundvison thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fredrickson throws a jab but it's blocked by Sundvison.
A good leg kick by Sundvison.
Fredrickson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sundvison throws a chopping leg kick but Fredrickson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Fredrickson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Fredrickson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Urban Achievers in the buildup to the fight.
Fredrickson takes a swing at Sundvison's ribcage but misses.
Sundvison avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fredrickson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fredrickson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sundvison.
Sundvison throws a hook but Fredrickson avoids it easily.
Fredrickson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sundvison moves away.
Sundvison pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sundvison misses with an uppercut
and Fredrickson counters with a left to the body.
A slow jab from Fredrickson misses its intended target.
Sundvison ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fredrickson scores with a jab to the body.
Fredrickson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fredrickson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sundvison misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fredrickson misses with a hook
and Sundvison counters with a good low kick that Fredrickson was not able to check.
Fredrickson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sundvison.
Sundvison uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fredrickson.
Sundvison thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fredrickson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Sundvison throws a series of strikes that have Fredrickson backpedaling.
Sundvison lands a leg kick that knocks Fredrickson off balance momentarily.
Sundvison throws a front kick aimed at Fredrickson's knee but Fredrickson avoids it well.
A low kick from Sundvison is predictable there
and Fredrickson counters with a right hand to the body.
Fredrickson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fredrickson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sundvison looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fredrickson misses with a straight left.
Fredrickson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fredrickson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sundvison misses with a wild body shot.
Fredrickson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sundvison connects with an inside leg kick.
Sundvison lands a leg kick that knocks Fredrickson off balance momentarily.
Fredrickson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sundvison throws out the jab.
Sundvison gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Fredrickson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Fredrickson.

Sundvison has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Fredrickson off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Fredrickson swings for the body but Sundvison moves out of range.
Sundvison throws a nice head kick!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fredrickson slips under a jab from Sundvison.
Fredrickson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Sundvison lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fredrickson's sensitive parts.
Sundvison throws a leg kick that is checked

and Fredrickson counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Sundvison!
Sundvison wants to get back to his feet but Fredrickson is dominant here and he's now got Sundvison's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mats Sundvison dominated 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.

Sundvison throws a lazy right hand but Fredrickson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sundvison uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fredrickson.
Fredrickson throws a jab when Sundvison was well out of range.
Fredrickson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good leg kick by Sundvison there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sundvison throws an overhand right that lands on Fredrickson's shoulder, as Fredrickson tries to avoid the shot.
Sundvison misses with a head kick.
Fredrickson blocks a head kick by Sundvison.
The fighters circling - Fredrickson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fredrickson misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sundvison swinging wildly here.
Fredrickson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sundvison sprawls and moves away.
Sundvison scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sundvison uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fredrickson has time to react.
Fredrickson misses with a takedown
and Sundvison counters with a series of strikes. Fredrickson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sundvison misses with a hook. Fredrickson ducked under it nicely.
Sundvison swinging wildly here.
Sundvison has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sundvison throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sundvison misses with the combination.
Sundvison misses with a body punch
and Fredrickson counters with a stiff right hand.
Fredrickson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sundvison misses with a body shot
and Fredrickson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fredrickson misses with a straight left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sundvison stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sundvison wants it to stay on the feet.
Sundvison lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sundvison takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fredrickson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sundvison.
Sundvison's corner calls for a 1-2. Sundvison obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sundvison throws a leg kick but Fredrickson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Fredrickson just misses with a punch to the body.
Sundvison blocks a jab.
Sundvison throws a low kick, looking for Fredrickson's leg but Fredrickson calmly moves out of range.
Fredrickson wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Fredrickson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sundvison looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fredrickson tries to clinch but Sundvison is having none of it.
Fredrickson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sundvison.
Mats Sundvison seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fredrickson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sundvison.
Sundvison lands with an uppercut that bounces Fredrickson off the cage and back into range.
Fredrickson dodges the punch combination from Sundvison.
Sundvison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fredrickson was well out of range. Poor timing from Sundvison.
Fredrickson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice straight punches there by Sundvison. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sundvison.
Fredrickson slips a straight right by Sundvison.
Fredrickson moves out of range as Sundvison strikes.
Fredrickson misses with a wild body shot.
Sundvison connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sundvison chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fredrickson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sundvison throws a lazy uppercut

and Fredrickson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sundvison's guard.
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!
Fredrickson connects with a couple of short punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fredrickson landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Fredrickson is stalling in the full guard.
Sundvison trying to control the position here.
Fredrickson trying to control but Sundvison is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sundvison is trying to control the position but Fredrickson postures up.
Sundvison has his hands on Fredrickson's head, controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mats Sundvison showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Fredrickson loads up on a big right hand but Sundvison slips the punch.
Sundvison feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fredrickson's calf.

Sundvison rushes Fredrickson and presses him up against the cage.
Fredrickson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sundvison's elbow.

Sundvison breaks from the clinch.
Sundvison cracks Fredrickson with a good jab.

Fredrickson rushes Sundvison and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Fredrickson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good leg kick by Sundvison there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sundvison tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sundvison misses with a hook. Fredrickson ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sundvison misses with an uppercut
and Fredrickson counters with a nice uppercut.
Sundvison misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fredrickson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sundvison looks to land a combination but Fredrickson avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Sundvison misses the target.
Sundvison throws a head kick that Fredrickson semi-blocks.
An inside leg kick from Sundvison misses.
Fredrickson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Sundvison scores with a hook to the body. Fredrickson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fredrickson swats away the attempt to clinch by Sundvison.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sundvison darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fredrickson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sundvison but Sundvison pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sundvison misses with a low kick.
Fredrickson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fredrickson has a takedown stuffed.
Jaun-Paul Fredrickson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mats Sundvison is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sundvison keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sundvison pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sundvison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fredrickson was well out of range. Poor timing from Sundvison.
Fredrickson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Fredrickson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sundvison sprawls well. Sundvison wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fredrickson gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jaun-Paul Fredrickson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fredrickson checks a low kick from Sundvison.
Fredrickson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fredrickson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sundvison throws a wild body kick that Fredrickson sees coming a mile off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sundvison throws a sloppy head kick
and Fredrickson counters with a nice uppercut.
Sundvison with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sundvison throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sundvison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fredrickson moves away.
Sundvison throws a looping overhand right but Fredrickson ducks down to avoid it.
Sundvison misses with a wild body shot.
Sundvison throws a series of strikes that have Fredrickson backpedaling.
Fredrickson swats away the attempt to clinch by Sundvison.
Sundvison connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fredrickson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sundvison uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fredrickson.
Sundvison connects with an inside leg kick.
Sundvison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fredrickson manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sundvison throws a solid leg kick but Fredrickson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sundvison.
Fredrickson attempts a counter takedown but Sundvison avoids it well and moves away.
Sundvison bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fredrickson's head.
Fredrickson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sundvison scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fredrickson doesn't seem bothered though.
Fredrickson walks into a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fredrickson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fredrickson attempts a counter takedown but Sundvison avoids it well and moves away.
Sundvison throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Fredrickson's head.
Fredrickson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sundvison.
Sundvison only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Sundvison swings widly with a right hand
and Fredrickson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sundvison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fredrickson was well out of range. Poor timing from Sundvison.
Sundvison tests Fredrickson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fredrickson loads up on a big right hand but Sundvison slips the punch.
Sundvison swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Fredrickson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mats Sundvison comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sundvison 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mats Sundvison!
Mats Sundvison seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.