PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Big Guns (ranked 984 p4p, 144 weight class) and Basten Sodergren (ranked 699 p4p, 99 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Guns
vs
Sodergren

180 cm
30
192 lbs
13 - 14 - 1

180 cm
30
192 lbs
20 - 10 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

IniTech Nutrition

KAISER Nutrition - Q160

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 13 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Big Guns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Basten Sodergren!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sodergren pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sodergren wants to slow Guns down by chopping away at his legs.
Guns pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Guns avoids the body shot from Sodergren.
Guns tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Guns chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sodergren can pounce on him.
Sodergren misses with a leg kick
and Guns counters with a stiff right hand.
Sodergren ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Guns moves away.
Sodergren throws an off balance right hand
and Guns counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sodergren's knee momentarily.
Sodergren goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sodergren takes a swing at Guns's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sodergren misses with a left hand
and Guns counters with a nice leg kick.
Sodergren throws an off balance right hand
and Guns counters with a slapping leg kick.

Guns darts in and clinches Sodergren up against the cage.
Guns digs a right hand underneath Sodergren's ribcage. Sodergren let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sodergren misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guns blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Guns tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sodergren's elbow.
Guns misses with an elbow over the top.
Guns lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sodergren.
Guns working hard to break the clinch.
Sodergren blocks a body shot from Guns.
Guns looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Guns misses with a punch to the body.
Guns tries to break the clinch but Sodergren is controlling the position.
Sodergren fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Guns tries to land knees in the clinch but Sodergren avoids the damage to the body.

Sodergren breaks the clinch.
Guns tries to close the distance and clinch but Sodergren swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Guns misses with a kick to the body
and Sodergren counters with a two punch combo.
Guns motions for Sodergren to come forward. Guns throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sodergren avoids the head kick by Guns.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guns misses with a leg kick.
Guns throws a leg kick
and Sodergren counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Guns misses with a wild body shot.
Sodergren throws a hook to the side of Guns's head but Guns sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guns throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Guns misses with a straight right.
Sodergren thinks about the counter body kick.
Sodergren scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sodergren fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sodergren paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice cross by Sodergren.
Sodergren misses with a looping right.
Guns throws a counter high kick but Sodergren was just alert enough to avoid it.
Guns defending well as Sodergren loads up on a big left hand.
Guns tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sodergren swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sodergren now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Crunch! Guns slams his shin into Sodergren's torso.
Guns bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sodergren.
Sodergren misses with an uppercut.

Guns gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Guns slows down the pace here.
Sodergren being controlled against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Guns for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sodergren.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Guns as Sodergren tries to tie him up.
Sodergren swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Guns being controlled against the cage.
Sodergren avoids a wild elbow strike from Guns.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sodergren fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Guns blocking some punches.
Guns scores a nice knee to the body.
Guns blocks a body shot from Sodergren.
Sodergren is looking to break free of the clinch but Guns has double underhooks.

Sodergren breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Guns. That's going to slow Sodergren down.
Sodergren throws a body punch but Guns moves out of range.
Sodergren fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sodergren wants to slow Guns down by chopping away at his legs.
Sodergren turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sodergren tries to clinch but Guns is having none of it.
Sodergren throws a low kick, looking for Guns's leg but Guns calmly moves out of range.
Sodergren misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Guns to counter with a crisp jab.
Sodergren misses with a straight right.
Guns half committed to a counter leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Basten Sodergren will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Sodergren throws a big shot that misses.
Sodergren throws a low kick but Guns moves out of range easily.
Guns is looking to counter with head kicks.
Guns lands with a kick to the temple. Sodergren shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sodergren takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Guns throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A shot to the liver by Guns. Beautiful body shot.
Guns walks into a left hand.
Sodergren lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sodergren connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sodergren misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Guns.
Sodergren 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.
Basten Sodergren seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sodergren fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Guns is out of range.
Guns moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guns throws a nice inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Guns. That's going to slow Sodergren down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sodergren tries to score with a low kick but Guns moves his leg out of the way.
Guns throws a body kick that misses.
Sodergren lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Guns is looking to clinch but Sodergren is avoiding it.
Guns 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.

Guns has managed to clinch.
A short right from Sodergren on the inside.
Sodergren tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Guns's elbow.
Guns pressing his opponent against the cage.
Guns makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Guns escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sodergren connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Guns walks into a left hand.
Sodergren tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Guns was well out of range. Poor timing from Sodergren.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Guns.
Sodergren digs a good body shot into Guns's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guns looks to score with a jab to the body but Sodergren is just out of range.
Guns cracks Sodergren with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sodergren scores with a hook to the body. Guns takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sodergren avoids the head kick by Guns.
Guns looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Guns takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sodergren delivers a nice body kick.
Guns steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sodergren.
Guns throws a leg kick but Sodergren sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sodergren throws out a counter right but Guns avoids it with no problem.
Sodergren is looking to chop away at Guns's legs.
Guns is looking to wear down Sodergren with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A head kick by Guns misses
enabling Sodergren to counter with a crisp jab.
Sodergren wants to slow Guns down by chopping away at his legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guns tries to clinch but Sodergren moves out of range.
Guns throws a sloppy head kick and Sodergren moves out of range easily.
Guns lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sodergren takes a kick to the side of the head.
A low kick from Guns is predictable there
and Sodergren counters with a left to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sodergren.
Guns slips a jab from Sodergren.
Guns throws a jab when Sodergren was well out of range.
Sodergren keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Guns.
Sodergren gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Guns counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Guns lands a leg kick that knocks Sodergren off balance momentarily.
Sodergren is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Guns.
Sodergren misses with a body kick.
Guns tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sodergren keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
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!
Guns throws out a leg kick but Sodergren moves out of range and Guns only half commits.
Sodergren dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Guns. That did some damage!
Guns throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sodergren only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Sodergren takes one to the side of the head.
Sodergren misses with a body kick.
Guns looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Guns avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Guns throws a low kick but Sodergren avoids it.
Guns blocks a head kick by Sodergren.
Guns misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Sodergren misses the target.
Sodergren checks a low kick from Guns.
Sodergren replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Guns blocks it well.
Guns works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sodergren moves out of range of the body kick from Guns.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Big Guns will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Nice uppercut there from Guns.
Guns staying out of range there.
Sodergren on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sodergren connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Guns fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sodergren is out of range.
Sodergren misses the shot to the body.
Sodergren connects with a looping right hand.
Guns takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sodergren tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sodergren throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guns is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Guns tries to score with a low kick but Sodergren moves his leg out of the way.
Guns misses with a body kick.
A good leg kick by Guns.
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 misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guns avoids a kick to the body.
Guns digs a good hook to Sodergren's body.
A jab from Sodergren does it's job there.
Guns throws a solid leg kick but Sodergren takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Guns.
Guns misses with an uppercut. Sodergren saw that one coming.
Sodergren thinks about the counter body kick.
Guns takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Guns misses with a head kick.
It looks like Guns has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Sodergren's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Guns avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Guns moves out of range of the body kick from Sodergren.
Guns thinks about countering with a body kick.
Guns throws a head kick but Sodergren moves out of range.
Sodergren throws a wild body kick that Guns sees coming a mile off.
Guns is looking to counter with a body kick.
Guns thows a body kick. Sodergren tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Sodergren checks the leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guns is looking to clinch but Sodergren is avoiding it.
Sodergren feints a counter leg kick.
Sodergren connects with a leg kick. Guns looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Guns takes one to the chin there.
Sodergren takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sodergren connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sodergren wants to clinch
and Guns counters with a stiff right hand.
Sodergren moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sodergren misses with the body kick
and Guns counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sodergren ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Guns moves away.
Guns misses with a leg kick
and Sodergren counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sodergren with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sodergren takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A countering left hand to the body from Sodergren misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sodergren.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guns connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Guns misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sodergren stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Guns.

Guns clinches.
Guns prevents a body shot from Sodergren.
Guns stalling in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Sodergren scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short left from Sodergren.
Guns is pushing Sodergren up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Guns breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Guns moves in looking to clinch but Sodergren pushes him off.
Guns tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guns throws the left hand but Sodergren avoids the punch easily.
A head kick misses from Guns.
Sodergren throws a lazy right hand but Guns sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sodergren misses with a straight left.
Guns throws a hook but Sodergren avoids it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sodergren.
Guns uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sodergren.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sodergren lands with a hook. Guns tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sodergren throws a front kick aimed at Guns's knee but Guns avoids it well.
Guns wants to land a leg kick but Sodergren is out of range.
Sodergren fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Guns manages to avoid it.
Nice shot by Sodergren.
Guns uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sodergren.
Sodergren tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Basten Sodergren.
I think Sodergren has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Basten Sodergren!