PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Basten Sodergren (ranked 293 p4p, 43 weight class) and Archie Moore (ranked 278 p4p, 38 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sodergren
vs
Moore

180 cm
35
192 lbs
34 - 15 - 1

188 cm
36
201 lbs
33 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Basten Sodergren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Archie Moore!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sodergren moves away from the strike by Moore.
Sodergren ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Moore thows a left - swing and a miss!
Moore closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've been informed that Moore has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Sodergren feints and then cracks Moore's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Moore down.
Sodergren throws a jab but it's blocked by Moore.
Moore lands the left hand.
Sodergren misses with a hook.
A little jabbing left from Moore on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Moore lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sodergren misses with a low kick.
Moore lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sodergren circles away quickly and effectively.
Moore throws a poor cross that misses
and Sodergren connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Archie Moore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moore takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moore throws an overhand right that lands on Sodergren's shoulder, as Sodergren tries to avoid the shot.
Moore misses with a hook.
Moore has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sodergren finds it's way round the side to connect with Moore's head.
Moore misses with a looping right.
Sodergren throws a big shot that misses.
Moore checks the leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sodergren getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Moore throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sodergren cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Moore scores with a jab. Sodergren acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sodergren throws a shot to the body.
Sodergren takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sodergren lands a leg kick that knocks Moore off balance momentarily.
Moore misses the jab.
Sodergren ducks under a wild hook from Moore.
Sodergren jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sodergren slips under a jab.
Sodergren will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sodergren fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Moore is out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sodergren waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Moore.
Sodergren misses with the combination.
Moore looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sodergren takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sodergren lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore misses with a right hand
and Moore takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Moore avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sodergren walks into a straight right hand from Moore.
Sodergren lands a body shot.
Moore avoids a kick to the body.
A shot to the liver by Sodergren. Beautiful body shot.
Sodergren misses with a body kick.
Moore avoids a kick to the body.
Sodergren avoids the body shot from Moore.
Sodergren half committed to a counter leg kick.
Moore throws a jab but it's blocked by Sodergren.
Moore smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sodergren clobbers Moore with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sodergren throws a head kick but Moore moves out of range.
Moore connects with a nice looking jab.
Moore throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sodergren sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sodergren throws a body shot but no joy.
Sodergren turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sodergren.
Moore doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sodergren throws a leg kick but Moore checks it.
Sodergren looks to land a left hand but Moore moved out of range nicely.
Sodergren throws a half hearted mid kick.

Moore cracks Sodergren with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Sodergren looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Moore finish him?

Sodergren is rocked!
Moore throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sodergren scores with a leg kick.
A jab from Moore misses.
Sodergren scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sodergren ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Moore.
Moore checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Moore throws an off balance right hand
and Sodergren counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Moore throws a low kick but Sodergren moves out of range easily.

Moore sends Sodergren crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Moore is motioning to the referee to let Sodergren up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Oh Sodergren is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sodergren staying out of range there.
A little feinted left hand from Sodergren on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sodergren throws a leg kick
and Moore counters with a good low kick that Sodergren was not able to check.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Sodergren.
A clash of legs there as Moore blocks the low kick.
A solid body kick from Moore.
Sodergren seems to have got his legs back now.
Sodergren closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sodergren.
Moore scores with a jab to the body.
Sodergren is breathing heavily.
Sodergren slips a straight right by Moore.
Sodergren uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moore.
Sodergren jabs at Moore's body.
Moore jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Moore throws out a loose jab but Sodergren uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sodergren moves out of range as Moore strikes.
Sodergren slips a jab from Moore.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moore misses with an uppercut
and Sodergren counters with a straight right hand.
Moore throws a body kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Sodergren misses the target.
Moore darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Moore is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Archie Moore will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Sodergren moves in looking to clinch but Moore pushes him off.

Sodergren has taken the fight to the clinch.

Sodergren breaks the clinch.
Sodergren bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Moore misses with a left hand
and Sodergren counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Moore thinking.
Moore checks a leg kick.

Sodergren gets a clinch.
Sodergren lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Moore has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sodergren lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Moore or not.
Sodergren working aggressively here.
Sodergren scores with a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short uppercut from Sodergren.
Sodergren softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sodergren misses with a punch to the body.
Moore looking to slow down the pace here.
Sodergren misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sodergren managing to block the knees to the body from Moore.
Sodergren lands a shot to the body.
Moore is breathing heavily.
Sodergren lands a right hand.
Sodergren misses with a hook from the clinch.
Moore blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Moore takes a shot to the head.
Moore blocking some punches.
Sodergren lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Moore struggles to land a body shot inside as Sodergren controls his hands.
Moore blocking some punches.
Moore blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Sodergren fails to land.
Sodergren slowing the pace effectively.
Sodergren misses with the head strike.
Moore tries to land a knee to the head but Sodergren blocks with his arms.
Moore is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sodergren lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sodergren throws a punch but it's blocked by Moore.

Moore breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Moore steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sodergren. That one must have hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sodergren uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Moore.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Sodergren! Moore is out on his feet! Sodergren rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Moore is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Moore is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Basten Sodergren!
A relieved looking Basten Sodergren thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Archie Moore stepped up to the mic, saying 'Ugh'.