PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Calros Vasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Sorenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nate Sorenson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Vasquez
vs
Sorenson

188 cm
22
163 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

175 cm
21
165 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Calros Vasquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nate Sorenson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasquez walks into a stiff left hand from Sorenson.
Vasquez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Vasquez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sorenson.
Vasquez slips a jab from Sorenson.
Vasquez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vasquez fails to land the takedown.
Sorenson throws a looping overhand right but Vasquez ducks down to avoid it.
Vasquez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Vasquez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Calros Vasquez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sorenson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vasquez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sorenson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vasquez moves away.
Sorenson just misses with a punch to the body.
Sorenson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vasquez moves away.
Sorenson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Vasquez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sorenson.
Vasquez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sorenson throws a jab but it's blocked by Vasquez.
Vasquez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sorenson.
Sorenson scores with a hook to the body. Vasquez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sorenson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vasquez's hands.
Vasquez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sorenson misses with a hook. Vasquez ducked under it nicely.
Vasquez shoots in for a takedown but Sorenson shows good takedown defense.
Sorenson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vasquez.
Vasquez dives in and grabs Sorenson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sorenson pushes down on Vasquez's head and hops out.
Sorenson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vasquez was well out of range. Poor timing from Sorenson.
Vasquez misses with a takedown attempt - Sorenson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sorenson misses with a hook.
Vasquez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sorenson loads up on a big right hand but Vasquez slips the punch.
Sorenson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sorenson lands a nice looking body shot.

Vasquez is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Sorenson's half guard.
Vasquez looks to land a strike but Sorenson avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Vasquez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sorenson pulls Vasquez in close to prevent any damage.
Vasquez trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Sorenson manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Vasquez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sorenson defends well.
Sorenson wants to get up but he can't break Vasquez's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Vasquez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sorenson is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Vasquez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Vasquez wants to sweep but no luck.

Sorenson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Sorenson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sorenson throws a shot to the body.
Vasquez slips a jab from Sorenson.
Sorenson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Vasquez is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sorenson misses the shot to the body.
Good work by Vasquez as he checks the leg kick.
Sorenson throws a lazy right hand but Vasquez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Vasquez is defended easily by Sorenson.
Sorenson throws a body punch but Vasquez moves out of range.
Sorenson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sorenson misses with a double jab.
Sorenson loads up on a big right hand but Vasquez slips the punch.
Sorenson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sorenson looks to score with a jab to the body but Vasquez is just out of range.
The crowd cheers as Sorenson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Vasquez doesn't seem phased though.
A big right from Sorenson misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nate Sorenson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Sorenson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vasquez was well out of range. Poor timing from Sorenson.
Sorenson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sorenson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Sorenson duly obliges.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sorenson looks to score with a jab to the body but Vasquez is just out of range.
Sorenson throws a big shot that misses.
Vasquez moves out of range as Sorenson strikes.
Sorenson looks to throw the jab but Vasquez is out of range.
Sorenson thows a body shot but no joy.
Sorenson stuffs the takedown.
Sorenson scores with a nice right hand.
Vasquez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sorenson avoids it really well and circles away.
Sorenson lands an overhand right.
Sorenson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sorenson just misses with a punch to the body.
Sorenson scores with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sorenson misses with a hook. Vasquez ducked under it nicely.
Nate Sorenson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sorenson misses with a looping left.
Sorenson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vasquez was well out of range. Poor timing from Sorenson.
Sorenson looks to throw the jab but Vasquez is out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Sorenson.
Sorenson leaves Vasquez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Calros Vasquez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sorenson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vasquez.
Sorenson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vasquez.
Sorenson throws the left hand but Vasquez avoids the punch easily.
Vasquez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sorenson missing with a left hand there. Vasquez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Vasquez.
Sorenson misses with a straight left.
Sorenson tries to bum rush Vasquez with a series of wild strikes but Vasquez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sorenson misses with a head kick.
Sorenson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vasquez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sorenson lands a jab to the head.
Vasquez avoids the body shot from Sorenson.
Sorenson misses with a straight left.
Vasquez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sorenson throws out the jab.
Vasquez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice takedown defense from Sorenson. No joy for Vasquez on that attempt.
Sorenson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Vasquez closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Vasquez swings around for an armbar but Sorenson sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Vasquez's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Sorenson stands and steps away. Vasquez gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Sorenson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sorenson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sorenson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A jab from Sorenson does it's job there.
Vasquez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nate Sorenson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sorenson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Vasquez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A slow jab from Sorenson misses its intended target.
Sorenson throws a big shot that misses.
Sorenson lands a jab to Vasquez's midsection.
Vasquez staying out of range there.
Sorenson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sorenson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sorenson lands an overhand right.
Sorenson lands with an overhand left.
Vasquez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sorenson.
Sorenson throws a body punch but Vasquez moves out of range.
Vasquez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sorenson.
Sorenson takes a swing at Vasquez's ribcage but misses.
Sorenson throws a body punch but Vasquez moves out of range.
Sorenson misses with a body kick.
Sorenson throws a body punch but Vasquez moves out of range.
Sorenson misses the shot to the body.
Sorenson just misses with a punch to the body.
Vasquez slips under a jab from Sorenson.
Sorenson throws a hook to the side of Vasquez's head but Vasquez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sorenson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vasquez.
Vasquez slips under a jab from Sorenson.
Sorenson just misses with a punch to the body.
Sorenson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sorenson misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nate Sorenson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Sorenson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vasquez closes the distance and clinches up with Sorenson, looking for a takedown. Vasquez pushes Sorenson against the cage but Sorenson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sorenson thows a body shot but no joy.
Vasquez moves forwards but Sorenson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Vasquez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sorenson is fending him off so far but Vasquez persists. Nope, Sorenson circles away and we're back to standing.
Sorenson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sorenson punishes Vasquez's body with a nice straight punch.
Sorenson throws a series of punches but Vasquez avoids them all with ease.
Calros Vasquez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sorenson lands a slapping body shot.
Vasquez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vasquez shoots for a double leg takedown but Sorenson sprawls well. He's pushed Vasquez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Calros Vasquez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vasquez avoids the body shot from Sorenson.
Vasquez avoids the body shot from Sorenson.
Sorenson connects with a right hand. Vasquez shakes it off.

Vasquez scores with a takedown into Sorenson's guard.
Sorenson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasquez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sorenson is keeping the position for now.

Vasquez drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Sorenson dives on top into guard.
Sorenson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Sorenson gets to his feet - Vasquez follows without any prompting.
Jab, jab by Sorenson - just one landing.
Sorenson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sorenson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sorenson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sorenson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Vasquez.
Sorenson throws a shot from downtown. Vasquez moves away and avoids it.
Sorenson lands a nice shot to the body.
Sorenson scores with a hook.
Vasquez defending well as Sorenson loads up on a big left hand.
Sorenson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sorenson lands with a right hand.
Sorenson scores with a nice strike.
Vasquez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sorenson throws out the jab.
Nate Sorenson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vasquez shoots in looking for a takedown. Sorenson tries to sprawl out of it but Vasquez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sorenson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice sprawl there from Sorenson as Vasquez shoots in.
Sorenson connects with a body shot.
Sorenson takes a swing at Vasquez's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sorenson digs a good hook to Vasquez's body.
Sorenson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sorenson works over Vasquez's head and body with a nice combination.
Sorenson swings for the body but Vasquez moves out of range.
Sorenson missing with a left hand there. Vasquez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice shot lands for Sorenson.
Sorenson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sorenson misses with a wild body shot.
Sorenson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sorenson misses with a straight right.
Vasquez slips under a jab.
Sorenson lands a nice shot to the body.
Vasquez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sorenson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vasquez.
Sorenson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Calros Vasquez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez shoots for a takedown but Sorenson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sorenson misses with a wild body shot.
Sorenson throws a head kick but Vasquez moves out of range.
Sorenson throws out a loose jab but Vasquez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sorenson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sorenson connects with a jab.
Jab, jab by Sorenson - just one landing.
Vasquez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sorenson.
Vasquez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sorenson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vasquez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sorenson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vasquez.
Sorenson misses with a body shot.
A jab from Sorenson misses.
Sorenson looks to throw the jab but Vasquez is out of range.
No joy there for Sorenson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nate Sorenson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vasquez slips a straight right by Sorenson.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nate Sorenson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sorenson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nate Sorenson!