PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Basten Sodergren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taneli Hauki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taneli Hauki has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Basten Sodergren's chin.

Sodergren
vs
Hauki

180 cm
27
192 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

188 cm
39
197 lbs
33 - 25 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Amped Performance

Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)

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 14 - 6 - 0, 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 - 25 - 1, fighting out of London, Taneli Hauki!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sodergren swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sodergren throws a leg kick which misses Hauki's front leg but catches the back leg as Hauki tries to avoid it.
Sodergren throws a body punch but Hauki moves out of range.
Hauki lands a jab to the nose.
Sodergren lands with an overhand left.

Sodergren has Hauki up against the cage in a clinch.
Sodergren digs a right hand underneath Hauki's ribcage. Hauki let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hauki throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sodergren tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hauki's elbow.
Sodergren lands with a left to the head.
Hauki misses with a punch on the inside.
Hauki scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hauki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sodergren misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hauki.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hauki scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hauki misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hauki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sodergren blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sodergren scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hauki struggles to land a body shot inside as Sodergren controls his hands.
Sodergren working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sodergren throws a head punch that misses.
Sodergren cracks Hauki with a nice body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hauki.
Sodergren tries a body shot but Hauki blocks it.
Hauki lands a body shot.
Sodergren blocks a body shot from Hauki.
Sodergren lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hauki swings wildly with an uppercut but Sodergren uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hauki can't find room to land a body shot as Sodergren controls the action.
Sodergren has a couple of punches blocked by Hauki.
Hauki swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Sodergren pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sodergren. Hauki does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hauki ducks right into an uppercut from Sodergren.
Hauki checks a leg kick nicely.
Hauki throws a hook but Sodergren blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hauki scores with a nice head shot.
Sodergren dips to his left and cracks Hauki with an uppercut!
Sodergren displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hauki throws out the jab.
Sodergren tries to counter by clinching up but Hauki breaks away and moves out of range.
Hauki throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sodergren stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hauki sizes up Sodergren with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sodergren misses with a wild body shot.
Sodergren fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hauki looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sodergren tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hauki is able to avoid easily.
Sodergren throws an off balance right hand
and Hauki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab from Hauki misses.
A leg kick checked by Hauki.
Sodergren lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sodergren cracks a nice hook into Hauki's ribs.
Hauki takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hauki looks to land a left hand but Sodergren moved out of range nicely.
Sodergren tries to counter by clinching up but Hauki breaks away and moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Sodergren 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hauki misses the shot to the body.
Hauki takes a swing at Sodergren's ribcage but misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Sodergren misses the target.
Hauki has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sodergren looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hauki moves out of range of the leg kick from Sodergren.
Sodergren slips under a jab.
Hauki takes a swing at Sodergren's ribcage but misses.
Hauki will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sodergren throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sodergren misses with an uppercut
and Hauki counters with a stiff right hand.
Sodergren looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sodergren blocks the body kick.
Sodergren misses with a straight left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Hauki finds it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hauki scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sodergren in his tracks.
Sodergren just misses with a punch to the body.
Sodergren on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A swing and a miss from Sodergren.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sodergren.
Hauki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hauki!
Taneli Hauki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sodergren moves out of range of the body kick from Hauki.
Sodergren throws a big counter combination but Hauki scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Hauki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sodergren throws a head kick that misses.
Sodergren connects with a leg kick. Hauki looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sodergren throws a wild body kick that Hauki sees coming a mile off.
Hauki throws a sloppy head kick and Sodergren moves out of range easily.
Sodergren takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Basten Sodergren will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Hauki with a hook.
Good work by Sodergren as he checks the leg kick.
Hauki looks to throw the jab but Sodergren is out of range.
Hauki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sodergren.
Sodergren connects with a jab.
A big left from Hauki misses.
Hauki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hauki throws a head kick but Sodergren moves out of range.
Sodergren is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hauki.
Hauki checks a leg kick.
Sodergren drops his hands momentarily and Hauki takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sodergren needs to keep his hands up - Hauki had a free shot at his head there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Sodergren misses the target.
Hauki looks to land a combination but Sodergren avoids it well.
Sodergren misses with a leg kick.
Sodergren misses with a straight left.
Sodergren on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sodergren swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hauki counters with a nice uppercut.
Sodergren throws a hook but Hauki blocks it.
Hauki throws a sloppy body shot
and Sodergren makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hauki walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sodergren checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Taneli Hauki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sodergren lands an overhand right.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sodergren.
Hauki throws a hook but Sodergren avoids it easily.
Sodergren misses with a low kick.
Hauki throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hauki lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hauki moves away from the strike by Sodergren.
Sodergren is looking to clinch.
Hauki misses with a wild body shot.
Hauki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sodergren shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Sodergren.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hauki throws a leg kick but Sodergren sees it coming and checks it nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hauki.
Hauki connects with an inside leg kick.
Hauki lands with a right hand.
Sodergren thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sodergren misses with a hook. Hauki ducked under it nicely.
Sodergren has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hauki.
A low kick from Sodergren misses
and Hauki counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Sodergren moves into the clinch.
Sodergren misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hauki pushes Sodergren back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hauki stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hauki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sodergren's elbow.
Sodergren stalling the fight.
Hauki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sodergren's elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sodergren prevents a body shot from Hauki.
Sodergren tries a body shot but Hauki blocks it.
Hauki lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sodergren prevents a body shot from Hauki.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sodergren.
Sodergren throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Haukis head.
Hauki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hauki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sodergren backwards.
Hauki tries to throw a body punch but Sodergren avoids it by throwing Hauki back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sodergren.
Hauki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Hauki.
The referee calls for Sodergren to work.
Hauki throws a punch but it's blocked by Sodergren.
Sodergren prevents a body shot from Hauki.
Taneli Hauki seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sodergren lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hauki misses with a body punch.
Sodergren misses with a punch to the body.
Sodergren misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hauki scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sodergren lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sodergren swings wildly with an uppercut but Hauki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hauki misses with a punch on the inside.
Sodergren lands a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hauki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hauki struggles to land a body shot inside as Sodergren controls his hands.
Sodergren lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Sodergren.
Hauki stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sodergren fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hauki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hauki has a couple of punches blocked by Sodergren.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taneli Hauki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Sodergren takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sodergren chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hauki can pounce on him.
Hauki throws a body punch but Sodergren moves out of range.
Hauki throws a predictable looking body shot

and Sodergren counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sodergren throws a head punch that misses.
Hauki throws a punch but it's blocked by Sodergren.
Sodergren lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hauki backwards.
Sodergren softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Sodergren pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sodergren tries to clinch there but Hauki circles away.
Sodergren jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sodergren throws a lazy uppercut
and Hauki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hauki scores with a body shot.
Nice cross by Sodergren.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hauki throws a leg kick which misses Sodergren's front leg but catches the back leg as Sodergren tries to avoid it.
Hauki works the jab nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Hauki.
Hauki looks to throw the jab but Sodergren is out of range.
Sodergren tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hauki was well out of range. Poor timing from Sodergren.
A thudding body kick lands there by Sodergren!
Sodergren scores with a sloppy right hand. Hauki should have avoided that one.
Hauki thuds his right hand into Sodergren's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hauki scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hauki moves forwards but Sodergren connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The fighters circling - Sodergren throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sodergren chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hauki defending well as Sodergren loads up on a big left hand.
A nice side step and Hauki releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sodergren takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hauki connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sodergren wants to land a leg kick but Hauki is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hauki throws a shot from downtown. Sodergren moves away and avoids it.
Sodergren looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hauki blocks a leg kick.
Sodergren lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hauki lands with a nice body punch.
Sodergren uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hauki.
As Hauki tries to get set, Sodergren tries to push him back and clinch up but Hauki manages to avoid the attempt.
Hauki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sodergren checks a low kick from Hauki.
Sodergren seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Sodergren looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sodergren lands a nice shot to the body.
Sodergren tries to move into range but Hauki moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sodergren takes a swing at Hauki's ribcage but misses.
Hauki's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sodergren under the eye.
Sodergren throws a shot from downtown. Hauki moves away and avoids it.
Sodergren ducks under a wild hook from Hauki.
Sodergren tries to counter by clinching up but Hauki breaks away and moves out of range.
Hauki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sodergren sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sodergren tries to land a leg kick but Hauki saw it coming and moves away.

Sodergren moves into the clinch.

Sodergren breaks the clinch.
Hauki throws a jab but it's blocked by Sodergren.
Sodergren misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hauki comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hauki bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sodergren's head backwards.
Sodergren avoids the body shot from Hauki.
Hauki misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sodergren slips under a jab from Hauki.
Sodergren fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hauki is out of range.
Sodergren throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hauki only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Sodergren as he connects with a hook.
Hauki clobbers Sodergren with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Hauki misses its intended target.
Sodergren throws a low kick but Hauki moves out of range easily.
Sodergren connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hauki's hands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hauki throws the left hand but Sodergren avoids the punch easily.
Hauki connects with a solid leg kick.
Sodergren showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hauki.
Sodergren throws a leg kick that misses.
Hauki throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sodergren uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hauki.

Hauki gets tackled into the cage by Sodergren. Sodergren maintains the clinch.
Sodergren prevents a body shot from Hauki.
Sodergren working aggressively here.
Hauki throws a head punch that misses.
Sodergren lands with a light punch inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Taneli Hauki.
I think Hauki has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Taneli Hauki!
Taneli Hauki seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.