PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Keyser Soze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Egeland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Soze comes to the cage accompanied by Momma said Knock you out. Egeland is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Jan Egeland. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Soze
vs
Egeland

183 cm
31
192 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

187 cm
22
200 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent 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 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Keyser Soze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jan Egeland!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Daniel Cesar and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soze throws a big shot that misses.
Keyser Soze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Soze darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Egeland trying to control here.
Egeland might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Soze haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Egeland is looking for a sweep. Soze is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Egeland is refusing to be controlled, as Soze sits in half guard.
Soze thows a huge punch but Egeland dodges it nicely.
Soze trying to control from half guard but Egeland is working away.
Egeland wants to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Soze looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Egeland keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Egeland tries to get to full guard but Soze has control of the leg.
Soze tries to stand and escape but Egeland is controlling the position.
Soze tries to pass to full mount but Egeland defends it.

Egeland is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Soze pulls his head out easily.
Soze slows the pace down in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egeland works his way to full guard. Good work.
Egeland can't keep his opponent in guard - Soze advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Soze missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Soze looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Soze throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Soze in particular looking to stall.
Soze looks to land a strike but Egeland avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soze wants to stand but Egeland is controlling his posture from full guard.
Soze won't allow Egeland to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egeland utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Egeland tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Soze wants to control from the top but Egeland keeps moving.
Soze controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Keyser Soze.
Soze fails with the takedown.
Soze misses with an uppercut.
Soze misses the jab.
Soze fails to land with a series of punches.
Soze tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
An inside leg kick from Soze misses.
Egeland has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Egeland on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soze misses with a body shot.
Egeland defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Soze.
Soze wants to clinch.
Soze looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Egeland fails with a takedown attempt.
Egeland uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Soze.
Egeland buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Soze comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donk. Soze catches Egeland right on the button with a cross.
Egeland tests Soze's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Soze scores with a punch to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Egeland throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Soze connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Egeland on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Soze. Soze obviously looking to wear him down.
Soze connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Soze throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Soze throws a low kick but Egeland avoids it.
Soze pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Egeland misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Soze.
A head kick misses from Soze.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Soze 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 Egeland has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Egeland and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Soze looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Soze wants to clinch up but Egeland keeps it at a distance.
Egeland is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Egeland tries a low kick but Soze avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Egeland on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Egeland looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Soze misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Soze throws a head kick that misses.
Egeland stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Soze.
Soze is looking to clinch.
Soze tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Soze throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Soze scores with a leg kick.
Soze moves in looking to clinch but Egeland pushes him off.
Soze tries to close the distance and clinch up but Egeland swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Egeland avoids a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egeland throws a jab when Soze was well out of range.
Soze lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Egeland keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Soze.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soze misses with a two punch combination.
Soze looks to land a body kick but Egeland moved away.
Soze scores with a hook to the body. Egeland takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Soze circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Soze. Egeland shrugs it off though.
Egeland uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Soze.
Soze throws a right hand that misses
and Egeland counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Egeland fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Soze looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Egeland - that will leave a mark!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Egeland.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Soze.
Soze tries a head kick but it misses.
Egeland lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Egeland lands with a nice body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Soze. Egeland does a little dance to reset his feet.
Soze lands a head shot.
Soze misses with a straight left.
Soze is looking to clinch but Egeland is avoiding it.
Soze misses with a head kick.
Soze tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Soze throws a right hand that Egeland ducks under and follows up with a left that Egeland also avoids with ease.
Egeland takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Egeland ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soze tries to clinch there but Egeland circles away.
Soze takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Soze misses with a lunging right hand
and Egeland counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Soze thinking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Egeland cracks Soze with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Egeland ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Soze moves away.
A slapping body kick lands there for Soze.
Keyser Soze is winning the standup battle so far.
Egeland throws out a powerful jab.
Soze lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Soze.
Soze looks for the body kick but Egeland saw that one coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Egeland moves away from the strike by Soze.
Egeland slips under a jab.
Soze tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Egeland was well out of range. Poor timing from Soze.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keyser Soze dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Egeland tries to land a front kick but Soze steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Soze tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Egeland was well out of range. Poor timing from Soze.
Soze thows a leg kick but Egeland checks it
and Egeland counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Soze is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Egeland takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Soze walks forward, straight into a front kick from Egeland.
Egeland throws the left hand but Soze avoids the punch easily.
Egeland bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Soze's head.
Soze misses with a takedown attempt

and Egeland decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Soze's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soze controls Egeland momentarily but Egeland frees himself.
Egeland 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.
Soze keeping moving, preventing Egeland from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soze working a defensive guard but Egeland manages to pass into side control anyway.
Sloppy strikes there by Egeland.
Soze is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Soze tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Egeland presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Egeland scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Soze?
Egeland thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Jan Egeland has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soze is squirming around, avoiding Egeland's attempts to control the action.
Egeland punching from mount but Soze doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Egeland scoring with strikes but Soze is staying in there.
Egeland lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Soze hang on?
Egeland misses with a head shot.
Egeland working Soze over with strikes here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Soze really wants to buck Egeland off and get back to his feet.
Egeland breaks from Soze's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Egeland lands a big elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egeland connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Egeland cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Egeland unloading with bombs!
Soze wants to control but Egeland is having none of it.
Egeland raining down shots from the mount!

Soze is rocked!
Egeland landing strikes from the mount.
Oh Soze is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Egeland cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egeland in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Egeland landing punches.
BOOM! Egeland connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Egeland has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Soze tries to buck Egeland off but he can't manage it.
Egeland landing punches.
Soze is squirming around, avoiding Egeland's attempts to control the action.
Egeland drops a big elbow. That's hurt Soze! More shots from Egeland and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jan Egeland!
Jan Egeland decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.