PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mentor Guruland (ranked 801 p4p, 108 weight class) and Dao Sonnen (ranked 698 p4p, 95 weight class). Sonnen has chosen Sure to be sure as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Mentor Guruland is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Guruland
vs
Sonnen

188 cm
32
187 lbs
16 - 3 - 0

183 cm
28
198 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

Urban Fighter
IniTech Nutrition

Urban Fighter

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 16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mentor Guruland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dao Sonnen!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guruland wants to slow Sonnen down by chopping away at his legs.
Guruland with a jab.
Sonnen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good leg kick by Guruland there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Sonnen rushes Guruland and presses him up against the cage.
Sonnen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Guruland backwards.
Guruland is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Guruland tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sonnen.
Sonnen blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Guruland.
Guruland can't find room to land a body shot as Sonnen controls the action.
Guruland lands a right hand.
Sonnen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Guruland lands a nice shot to the body.
Sonnen is leaning against Guruland and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Guruland working aggressively here.
Sonnen takes a shot to the head.
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!
Guruland swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Guruland scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guruland lands a nice shot to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Guruland swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sonnen throws a punch but it's blocked by Guruland.
Guruland lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sonnen backwards.

Sonnen gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Guruland regains guard.
Sonnen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Guruland is keeping the position for now.
Sonnen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Guruland works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sonnen trying to control but Guruland is working from the bottom.
Guruland is looking to stand up but Sonnen isn't so interested in that idea.
Guruland keeping moving, preventing Sonnen from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guruland is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sonnen is controlling him.
Sonnen's corner is telling him to maintain position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Sonnen wants to control from the top but Guruland keeps moving.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Guruland ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sonnen moves away.
Sonnen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Guruland.
Sonnen scores with a kick to the midsection.
Sonnen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sonnen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sonnen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guruland misses the shot to the body.
Sonnen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Guruland's sensitive parts.
Sonnen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sonnen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No joy there for Sonnen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Guruland counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Dao Sonnen has been cut.
Guruland scores with a jab. Sonnen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sonnen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sonnen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Guruland.
Guruland throws a lazy uppercut
and Sonnen counters with a left to the body.
Guruland throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sonnen counters with a stiff right hand.
Sonnen misses with a double jab.
Guruland throws a hook but Sonnen avoids it easily.
Guruland throws a body punch but Sonnen moves out of range.
Sonnen throws a body punch but Guruland moves out of range.
Guruland swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Guruland lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Guruland misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sonnen.
Sonnen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Guruland counters with an inside leg kick.
Guruland wants to slow Sonnen down by chopping away at his legs.
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!
Sonnen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Guruland momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen moves out of range as Guruland strikes.
Sonnen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sonnen lunges at Guruland with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Guruland's hand.
Sonnen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sonnen moves out of range as Guruland strikes.
Guruland tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sonnen was well out of range. Poor timing from Guruland.
Sonnen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Guruland throws a right hand that misses
and Sonnen counters with a two punch combo.
Guruland scores with a jab. Sonnen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Guruland scores with a sloppy right hand. Sonnen should have avoided that one.
Sonnen scores with a kick to the body.
Guruland lands with a straight right. Sonnen didn't see that one coming.
Sonnen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Guruland connects with a right hand. Sonnen shakes it off.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guruland swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mentor Guruland dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dao Sonnen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Guruland lands with a shot to the body.
Guruland misses with a wild body shot.
Guruland looks to throw the jab but Sonnen is out of range.
Sonnen scores with a hook.
Guruland 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.
Sonnen scores with a body shot.
Sonnen thumps Guruland with a low kick.
Guruland throws a series of punches but Sonnen avoids them all with ease.
Sonnen keeps Guruland at a distance using the push kick.
Sonnen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sonnen scores with a jab. Guruland acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Guruland throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Guruland misses with a looping right.
Sonnen wants to counter the offense by Guruland and move into the clinch position.
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!
Nice shot lands for Sonnen.
Sonnen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Guruland.
Sonnen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Guruland moves out of range of the leg kick from Sonnen.
It looked like Guruland wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mentor Guruland is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonnen is looking to clinch but Guruland is avoiding it.
Sonnen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sonnen tries to clinch but Guruland moves out of range.
Sonnen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sonnen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sonnen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Guruland looks to land a combination but Sonnen avoids it well.
Guruland lands a nice hook to Sonnen's body. Sonnen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sonnen scores with a jab to the body.
Guruland 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.
Good shot there by Sonnen.
Sonnen defending well as Guruland loads up on a big left hand.
Sonnen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Guruland has time to react.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guruland tests Sonnen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Guruland tries to work over Sonnen's front leg with a kick but Sonnen checks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guruland dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sonnen scores with a sloppy right hand. Guruland should have avoided that one.
Guruland throws a hook but Sonnen avoids it easily.
Guruland throws a body punch but Sonnen moves out of range.
Guruland backing away here, and Sonnen unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Guruland looks to score with a jab to the body but Sonnen is just out of range.
Sonnen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Guruland throwing a counter right hand but Sonnen manages to avoid it.
Guruland swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sonnen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Guruland.
Sonnen counters with a body kick.
Sonnen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Guruland.
Sonnen lands a right hook to the body.
Guruland slips under a jab from Sonnen.
Sonnen throws a leg kick which misses Guruland's front leg but catches the back leg as Guruland tries to avoid it.
Guruland connects with a body shot.

Sonnen closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Guruland quickly recovers to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen is trying to control the action in half guard but Guruland is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Sonnen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Sonnen is working for a kimura here but Guruland manages to reverse the position and he's now in Sonnen's guard.
Guruland tries to stand but Sonnen is controlling from the bottom.

Sonnen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Guruland defends well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen wants to sweep here but Guruland controlling him for the moment.

Sonnen is working an open guard so Guruland takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Guruland takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sonnen connects with a body shot that sends Guruland's belly button to the back.
Sonnen misses with a kick to the body.
Guruland swings widly with a right hand
and Sonnen counters with a stiff right hand.
Sonnen closes the distance and clinches up with Guruland, looking for a takedown. Sonnen pushes Guruland against the cage but Guruland circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Guruland swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Sonnen misses with a body kick.
Guruland misses with a low kick.
Sonnen punishes Guruland's body with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Guruland throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Sonnen stuns Guruland with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Guruland misses with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Sonnen.
Sonnen moves away from the strike by Guruland.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sonnen. That's going to slow Guruland down.
Guruland misses the jab.
Guruland jabs Sonnen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Guruland throws a low kick but Sonnen avoids it.
Good work by Guruland as he checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guruland uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sonnen.
Sonnen throws a low kick but Guruland moves out of range easily.
Sonnen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sonnen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Guruland with a body shot.
Guruland takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Guruland swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonnen throws out a loose jab but Guruland uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sonnen throws a leg kick but Guruland moved away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Guruland checks a leg kick.
Guruland scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sonnen misses with a leg kick
and Guruland counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sonnen's knee momentarily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Guruland checks a leg kick.
Guruland throws a jab but it's blocked by Sonnen.
Sonnen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The fighters circling - Guruland throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sonnen tries to move into range but Guruland moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Guruland fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sonnen checks it well.
Guruland fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sonnen slips a jab from Guruland.

Sonnen gets a clinch.
Sonnen pushes Guruland back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen tries to work over Guruland's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Guruland.
Sonnen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sonnen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Guruland gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sonnen.
Sonnen takes a shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sonnen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sonnen scores with a nice hook to the head.

Sonnen manages to break the clinch.
A big left from Guruland misses.
Sonnen scores with a body shot.
Good work by Guruland as he checks the leg kick.
Sonnen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sonnen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Guruland.
Guruland takes a swing at Sonnen's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guruland throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sonnen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Guruland throws out a loose jab but Sonnen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Guruland 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 Sonnen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sonnen.
Guruland shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Guruland lands a nice hook to Sonnen's body. Sonnen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Guruland takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Guruland misses with a low kick as Sonnen jumps back.
A jab from Sonnen does it's job there.
Guruland misses with an uppercut
and Sonnen counters with a good low kick that Guruland was not able to check.
Guruland thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sonnen only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sonnen, right into the meat.
Sonnen lands a high kick!
Sonnen cracks Guruland with an open hand slap.
An inside leg kick from Guruland misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sonnen swings for the body but Guruland moves out of range.
Guruland swings away with a body shot that misses

and Sonnen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mentor Guruland has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Guruland swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sonnen goes for a takedown in the clinch but Guruland prevents it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sonnen.
Sonnen jumps guard but Guruland turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Mentor Guruland has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dao Sonnen.
Guruland lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sonnen.
Sonnen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sonnen can't find room to land a body shot as Guruland controls the action.
Guruland tries to work over Sonnen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Guruland lands an uppercut.

That has opened up Dao Sonnen's cut even more.
Guruland is pressed up against the cage. Sonnen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Guruland down to the mat. Guruland avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sonnen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sonnen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sonnen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sonnen slips a jab from Guruland.
Nice uppercut lands for Guruland. That snapped Sonnen's head back.
A shot to the liver by Guruland. Beautiful body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mentor Guruland.
I think Guruland has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mentor Guruland!
After the fight, Mentor Guruland was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.