PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Soderstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Trueman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Soderstrom comes to the cage accompanied by Base 10 - new day. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Soderstrom
vs
Trueman

210 cm
20
230 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

190 cm
25
250 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

Fight 4 America
Fight 4 America

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Magnus Soderstrom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean Trueman!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Alyssa Summers and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trueman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Soderstrom swivels and escapes.
Soderstrom really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Trueman looks for a takedown but Soderstrom sprawls well.
Sean Trueman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trueman ducks under a wild hook from Soderstrom.
Trueman looks for a takedown but Soderstrom sprawls well.
Magnus Soderstrom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean Trueman.
Trueman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Soderstrom throws a hook to the side of Trueman's head but Trueman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Trueman scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Trueman cracks Soderstrom with a big right hand but Soderstrom just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Soderstrom is trying to control Trueman's posture but Trueman avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ground and pound from Trueman seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Soderstrom wants to control but Trueman postures up.
Trueman scores with punches from side control.
Soderstrom manages to work his way to half guard, despite Trueman's best efforts.
Trueman looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Trueman prevents Soderstrom from improving his position.
Trueman stops Soderstrom from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soderstrom trying to control from the bottom.
Trueman lands strikes from half guard.
Trueman looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Soderstrom with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Trueman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trueman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Soderstrom slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Soderstrom will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Soderstrom utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Trueman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Soderstrom avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Soderstrom manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Trueman manages to get himself to full guard.
Trueman lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
Soderstrom wants to control from the top but Trueman keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soderstrom preventing the sweep.
Soderstrom trying to control but Trueman is working from the bottom.
Soderstrom slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Trueman wants to sweep here but Soderstrom controlling him for the moment.
Soderstrom trying to control but Trueman is working from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Trueman closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Trueman working away.
Soderstrom tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Trueman working away.
Soderstrom managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Trueman.
Soderstrom struggling a bit here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soderstrom manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Soderstrom gets back to full guard.
Trueman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Soderstrom trying to keep a closed guard but Trueman is proving a slippery customer.
Trueman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Soderstrom looking to control.
Soderstrom wants to stand up but Trueman is controlling him.
Trueman throws and elbow that misses. Soderstrom uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Trueman's guard. Nice move by Soderstrom!
Trueman wants to improve his position but instead Soderstrom has moved into half guard.
Trueman is looking for a sweep. Soderstrom is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Trueman bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soderstrom wants to control but Trueman postures up.
Trueman landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Trueman tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Trueman working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Soderstrom is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Soderstrom can't do much from the bottom here.
Trueman looks up at the clock and then as Soderstrom takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Trueman smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Soderstrom sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Soderstrom trying to control but Trueman postures up.
Trueman looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Trueman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Trueman winds up and cracks Soderstrom with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Soderstrom wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Trueman dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Trueman takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Trueman drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Trueman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Soderstrom works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Soderstrom is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Trueman is working Soderstrom over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Trueman working some strikes from top position.
Soderstrom is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Trueman postures up in Soderstrom's guard and throws a big left but Soderstrom blocks it.
Soderstrom tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Trueman pushing down on Soderstrom's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Soderstrom wants to control but Trueman is keeping busy.
Trueman trying to control the action but Soderstrom is working from the bottom.
Trueman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Trueman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trueman is pressing down on Soderstrom's thigh, looking to free his foot. Soderstrom is holding on for now.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Trueman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Soderstrom throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Soderstrom lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

It looks like Sean Trueman has been cut.
Soderstrom misses with a straight right.
Nice jab there from Soderstrom.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Soderstrom!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trueman closes this distance looking for a takedown but Soderstrom circles away.
Trueman is breathing heavily.

Trueman drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Soderstrom is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Soderstrom lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Trueman!
Trueman is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trueman is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Soderstrom looking to control but Trueman is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Trueman tries to reverse the position but Soderstrom maintains control.
Soderstrom can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Trueman is looking to escape.
Soderstrom blocks Trueman's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Soderstrom controlling his opponent.
Sean Trueman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Trueman can't escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trueman throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Trueman is squirming around, avoiding Soderstrom's attempts to control the action.

Soderstrom is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Trueman can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Trueman is looking to improve his position but Soderstrom isn't that keen on the idea.
Soderstrom sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Trueman swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Soderstrom is landing with some decent strikes but Trueman is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Soderstrom lands a heavy elbow.
Trueman is trying to escape the mount.
Trueman throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Soderstrom can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Trueman is looking to escape.
Soderstrom controlling the position easily from mount.
Trueman is desperately trying to improve his position but Soderstrom has a good base and remains in mount.
Soderstrom tries to control but Trueman wriggling away.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Magnus Soderstrom just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Trueman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Trueman shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Soderstrom but Soderstrom pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Magnus Soderstrom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean Trueman.
Trueman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Magnus Soderstrom dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sean Trueman's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Soderstrom works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Soderstrom pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Trueman drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Trueman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Soderstrom striking off his back but it's not causing Trueman any problems.
Soderstrom not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Soderstrom trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Trueman scoring with some ground and pound.
Soderstrom is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Soderstrom trying to control the position.
Trueman passes Soderstrom's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Trueman prevents Soderstrom from improving his position.
Soderstrom trying to control here.
Soderstrom keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trueman trying to pass the guard but Soderstrom defending well.
Soderstrom is controlling Trueman's trapped leg to prevent Trueman from advancing to side control.
Soderstrom trying to control but Trueman postures up.
Soderstrom is trying to stand.
Trueman is thwarting Soderstrom's attempts to control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Trueman closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Trueman working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Soderstrom regains half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Trueman throwing shots but Soderstrom is blocking nicely.
Trueman winds up and cracks Soderstrom with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Trueman misses with a head shot. Soderstrom uses the momentum to regain guard.
Trueman postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trueman preventing the sweep.
Trueman trying to control the position from guard on top but Soderstrom is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Soderstrom holds on and takes a little breather.
Soderstrom looking to control.
Trueman stopping the sweep attempt from Soderstrom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Trueman closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Trueman stops Soderstrom from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soderstrom is looking to control Trueman's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Soderstrom avoid being mounted?
Trueman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Trueman slips a nice elbow through Soderstrom's hands, connecting with Soderstrom's forehead.
Soderstrom is looking to improve his position.
Trueman looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Trueman is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Trueman looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Trueman working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Trueman scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Trueman is thwarting Soderstrom's attempts to control the position.
Trueman is trying to control the action in half guard but Soderstrom is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Soderstrom is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soderstrom has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Trueman is working away from the top position though.
Trueman is looking to take a break and control but Soderstrom is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Soderstrom tries to roll over but Trueman keeps him under control.
Soderstrom wants to control but Trueman is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Soderstrom is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Trueman is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Trueman ducks under a wild hook from Soderstrom.

Trueman shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Soderstrom keeping full guard, as Trueman tries to pass.
Soderstrom wants to sweep but no luck.
Soderstrom wants to stand and escape but Trueman is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Trueman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Trueman 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight for Sean Trueman!
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight for Sean Trueman!
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight for Sean Trueman!

Sean Trueman wins by unanimous decision!