PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harald Udd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Azinho Solomon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harald Udd has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Udd
vs
Solomon

185 cm
27
185 lbs
4 - 0 - 1

177 cm
27
199 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

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 4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Harald Udd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Azinho Solomon!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Winston Alpacca and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Udd rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Solomon counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Solomon lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Udd keeping full guard, as Solomon tries to pass.
Solomon with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Udd trying to control the position.
Udd is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Solomon postures up in Udd's guard and throws a big left but Udd blocks it.
Solomon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Solomon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Udd tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Solomon stays in close to Udd's body and controls the position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Udd looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Solomon shoots in and drives through. Udd sprawls well.

Udd clinches with his opponent.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Udd throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Udd.
Solomon is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Udd to keep the fight standing.
Solomon jumps guard but Udd turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Harald Udd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Azinho Solomon.
Udd throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Solomons head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Udd fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Solomon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Solomon.
Udd softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Solomon blocking some punches.
Udd lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Udd fails to land.
Solomon goes for a takedown in the clinch but Udd prevents it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Udd throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Solomons head.
Solomon can't get the takedown.
Solomon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Udd backwards.
A body shot lands from Udd.
Udd misses with the head strike.
Solomon blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Udd lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Udd misses with a punch on the inside.
Udd lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Solomon backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Solomon.
Solomon changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Udd fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Udd scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A jab from Udd finds it's way through Solomon's defenses.
Udd staying out of range there.
Udd is looking to counter the offense by Solomon and move into the clinch.
Solomon tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Udd swivels and escapes.
Azinho Solomon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Udd lands a jab to the nose.
Solomon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Udd uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Udd takes the fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Udd scores with a shot to the side of Solomon's head.
Udd will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Solomon up against the cage.
Udd tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Solomon takes a shot to the head.
Solomon trying to control the position but instead, Udd has worked for underhooks and has pushed Solomon into the cage.
Udd lands a hook to the side of the head.
Solomon content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Udd lands a right hand.
Udd lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Udd scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harald Udd dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Solomon misses with a lunging right hand
and Udd makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Udd needs to keep his hands up - Solomon had a free shot at his head there.
Udd is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Solomon can do to turn this around?
Udd slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Udd throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Solomon takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Udd connects with a nice looking jab.

Solomon is rocked!
Udd on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Solomon is still on wobbly legs! Can Udd finish him?
Solomon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Udd.
Solomon seems to have recovered his senses.
A telegraphed right hand from Solomon misses the target.
Udd is looking to counter punch.
Solomon misses the jab.
Solomon loads up on a big right hand but Udd slips the punch.
Nice sprawl there from Udd as Solomon shoots in.
Solomon misses with an uppercut
enabling Udd to counter with a crisp jab.
Udd is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Udd lands with an uppercut that bounces Solomon off the cage and back into range.
Solomon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Solomon uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Udd stuns Solomon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Solomon misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Udd misses the target.
Solomon keeps the fight on the outside.
Solomon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice takedown defense from Udd. No joy for Solomon on that attempt.
A cross from Udd lands.
Udd scores with a body shot.
Solomon misses with a body kick.
Solomon with a poor takedown
and Udd counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harald Udd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Azinho Solomon.
Udd jabs Solomon to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Harald Udd is winning the standup battle so far.

Udd waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Solomon. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Solomon to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Solomon is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solomon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Udd trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Solomon is adopting a defensive guard.
Udd passes Solomon's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Udd is trying to control the action in half guard but Solomon is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Udd slows the pace down in half guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Solomon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Solomon closes the distance and clinches up with Udd, looking for a takedown. Solomon pushes Udd against the cage but Udd circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Udd takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Udd digs a good body shot into Solomon's ribs.
Udd misses with an uppercut. Solomon saw that one coming.
Nice uppercut there from Udd.
Solomon might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Udd throws a looping overhand right but Solomon ducks down to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solomon swings widly with a right hand

and Udd counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Solomon looking to slow down the pace here.
A shot in the inside from Udd.
Udd swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Solomon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Solomon looks to land a right hand but Udd moved out of range.
Udd slips under a jab.
Udd scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice shot lands for Udd.
Udd moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Solomon blocks a jab.
Solomon slips under a jab from Udd.
Udd takes one to the chin there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harald Udd dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Udd throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Udd uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Solomon.
Solomon misses with a low kick.
Udd is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Udd connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Solomon's hands.
Udd misses with an uppercut. Solomon saw that one coming.
Udd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Udd paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Solomon takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Udd drops Solomon with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Solomon! Udd dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harald Udd!
After winning the bout, Harald Udd thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.