PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rich Corleone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Runar Soegaard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Corleone comes to the cage accompanied by With the Punches - Keep It Going. Rich Corleone has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Corleone
vs
Soegaard

190 cm
19
213 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

187 cm
23
205 lbs
3 - 0 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rich Corleone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Runar Soegaard!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corleone scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Soegaard shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Corleone cracks Soegaard with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Corleone changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Soegaard looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Corleone trying to control the position but Soegaard is working away.
What's Soegaard going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.

Corleone stands up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soegaard looks to land a combination but Corleone avoids it well.
Corleone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Soegaard was well out of range. Poor timing from Corleone.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Corleone!
Soegaard checks a low kick from Corleone.
Corleone fails with the takedown.
Soegaard misses with a combination

and Corleone counters with a nice double leg into side control. Soegaard won't be happy with that.
What's Soegaard going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Corleone postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soegaard pushes Corleone away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Corleone gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Corleone in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Soegaard pushes Corleone away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Corleone gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Soegaard can do anything to dispel that myth.
Corleone sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Soegaard is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Corleone in side control, throwing shots but Soegaard defends.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corleone misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Soegaard is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Corleone.
Corleone throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Soegaard.
Corleone throws a right and a left that Soegaard avoids nicely.
Corleone lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A left and a right from Corleone both land. Nice combination.
Corleone throws a nice looking combination but Soegaard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Runar Soegaard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Soegaard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Corleone!
Soegaard is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Corleone.
Corleone lands a jab to the head.
Corleone is working the combinations to good effect here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Soegaard takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Soegaard looks gassed!
Corleone lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Soegaard circles away quickly and effectively.
Corleone throws a series of punches but Soegaard avoids them all with ease.
Left hook, right uppercut from Corleone.
Soegaard takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soegaard throws and low kick but Corleone moves out of range easily.
Corleone throws a series of strikes that have Soegaard backpedaling.
Corleone tests Soegaard's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Soegaard takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Soegaard takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Corleone swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Corleone throws a right hand that Soegaard ducks under and follows up with a left that Soegaard also avoids with ease.
Corleone scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Corleone digs a good hook to Soegaard's body.
Corleone misses with a double jab.
Corleone moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Soegaard throws a combination that misses

and Corleone counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Corleone decides to return to a standing position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Corleone throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - Corleone scores with a four punch combination!
Corleone lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rich Corleone dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Nice body punch from Corleone.

Soegaard gets caught flat footed, as Corleone shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Corleone accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Corleone stands up and waves to Soegaard to follow him.
Corleone will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Corleone closes this distance looking for a takedown but Soegaard circles away.
Soegaard takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Soegaard fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Soegaard lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Corleone has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Corleone and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Corleone scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Corleone looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soegaard motions for Corleone to come forward. Soegaard throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Corleone lands a two punch combo.

Corleone drives through with a takedown into guard.
Soegaard wants to stand up but Corleone is controlling him.
Corleone is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Soegaard can do to turn this around?

Corleone gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Some wild striking there from Corleone.
Soegaard swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Corleone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corleone wants to land a leg kick but Soegaard is out of range.
Soegaard misses with a combination
and Corleone counters with a three punch combo that has Soegaard backing up. Soegaard nods at Corleone to acknowledge the strikes.
Soegaard takes a jab right on the kisser.
Corleone tries to land a leg kick but Soegaard saw it coming and moves away.
Corleone scores with a body shot.
Corleone jabs at Soegaard's body.
Corleone throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Soegaard stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Corleone lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Soegaard has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Corleone connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Corleone lands a two punch combo.
Corleone scoring well with a low kick there.
Soegaard blocks the body kick.
Corleone scores with a hook to the body. Soegaard takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Corleone scores with a shot to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Corleone scores with a four punch combination!
Corleone is looking to wear down Soegaard with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Corleone lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Soegaard throws a leg kick

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corleone is looking to work some ground and pound but Soegaard has wrist control.
Corleone trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Corleone gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Corleone lands with a nice combination. Soegaard backs away looking to recover.
Corleone lunges at Soegaard with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Soegaard's hand.
Corleone moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Soegaard takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rich Corleone is winning the standup battle so far.
Corleone lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Soegaard backs up against the cage.

Corleone scores a takedown into full mount!
Soegaard is working to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corleone lands a big elbow.
Corleone scoring with strikes but Soegaard is staying in there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Corleone controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rich Corleone dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Soegaard misses with a combination
and Corleone counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nice jab there from Corleone.
Corleone throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Corleone uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A clash of legs there as Soegaard blocks the low kick.
Corleone lands a head kick!
Soegaard throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Corleone counter with a right hand.
Corleone lands a nice looking body shot.
Soegaard throws a sloppy body shot
and Corleone counters with a left to the body.
Corleone misses with a series of wild punches.
Corleone scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Corleone feints and then cracks Soegaard's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Soegaard down.
Soegaard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Corleone lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Corleone lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Corleone scores a takedown into full mount!
Corleone tries to control but Soegaard wriggling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corleone throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Corleone has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Soegaard's face.
Poor strikes thrown by Corleone there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Corleone can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Soegaard is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Corleone fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corleone punching from mount but Soegaard doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Corleone throws some wild stikes that Soegaard manages to avoid easily.
Corleone wants to control the pace but Soegaard is squirming around nicely.
Corleone scoring with strikes but Soegaard is staying in there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Corleone takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Corleone sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Runar Soegaard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rich Corleone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Corleone scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Soegaard?
Corleone postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Soegaard looks a forlorn figure.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rich Corleone showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Corleone has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:25
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rich Corleone!