PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Uadab Aguiar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rasmus Soderstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Soderstrom has chosen Rammstein - Sonne as his entrance music. Uadab Aguiar has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Aguiar
vs
Soderstrom

180 cm
24
172 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

180 cm
24
170 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Canadian Fighter Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Uadab Aguiar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rasmus Soderstrom!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Soderstrom closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Soderstrom lands a nice knee to the body.
Soderstrom connects with a knee to the head.
Aguiar jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Soderstrom walks away with a smile on his face. Aguiar gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Aguiar tries to clinch but Soderstrom moves away

and Soderstrom counters by moving into the clinch.
Aguiar tries to pull guard but Soderstrom won't allow it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Soderstrom.
Aguiar is looking to control Soderstrom's arms but Soderstrom gets an underhook and turns him. Now Aguiar has his back to the cage.
Aguiar has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Soderstrom avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Uadab Aguiar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aguiar tries to work over Soderstrom's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aguiar jumps guard but Soderstrom stands there with Aguiar around his waist. Aguiar gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Aguiar tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Soderstrom smiles and moves away.
Soderstrom plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Uadab Aguiar has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aguiar is looking to clinch.
Aguiar works over Soderstrom's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like Rasmus Soderstrom has been cut.

Soderstrom takes the fight into the clinch.
Soderstrom with a knee to the head.
Aguiar has Soderstrom pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Soderstrom manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Soderstrom unloads a knee to the mid-section. Aguiar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Aguiar is breathing heavily.
Soderstrom using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Soderstrom connects with a nasty looking knee right to Aguiar's face.
Aguiar takes a knee right on the jaw!
Soderstrom unloads a knee to the mid-section. Aguiar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Soderstrom connects with a knee to the head.
Soderstrom with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Soderstrom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soderstrom connects with a knee to the head.
Aguiar takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Soderstrom.
Soderstrom scores a nice knee to the body.
Soderstrom lands a knee to the head.
Soderstrom landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Soderstrom crunches a lovely knee into Aguiar's ribcage.
Soderstrom connects with a knee to the head.
Aguiar tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Soderstrom just stands there and leans against the cage.
Aguiar takes a knee right on the jaw!
Aguiar is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Soderstrom is keeping busy.
Soderstrom lands a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Soderstrom.
Soderstrom connects with a knee to the head.
Soderstrom landing knees to the body.
Aguiar wants to stall.
Aguiar takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees in the clinch landing for Soderstrom.
Soderstrom lands a nice knee to the body.
Soderstrom misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Aguiar.
Aguiar trying to control the position but instead, Soderstrom has worked for underhooks and has pushed Aguiar into the cage.
Soderstrom lands a nice knee to the body.
Aguiar goes for a takedown attempt but Soderstrom pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soderstrom with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Soderstrom lands a knee to the head.
Soderstrom landing knees to the head.
Soderstrom tries to land a knee to the head but Aguiar blocks with his arms.
Soderstrom with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Aguiar tries for a takedown. No joy.
A knee to the head by Soderstrom.
Soderstrom connects with a nasty looking knee right to Aguiar's face.
Soderstrom lands a knee to the head.
Soderstrom scores with a knee to the head.
Soderstrom lands a knee to the head.
Aguiar is pushing Soderstrom up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Soderstrom with a knee to the head.
Soderstrom lands a nice knee to the body.
Soderstrom lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Soderstrom landing knees to the head.
Soderstrom lands a knee to the head.
Aguiar wants to break the clinch but can't.
Aguiar takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soderstrom using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Soderstrom.
Soderstrom lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees in the clinch landing for Soderstrom.
A short body shot lands from Aguiar as the two fighters clinch.
Soderstrom with a knee to the head.
Soderstrom landing knees to the head.
Aguiar tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Soderstrom smiles and moves away.
Aguiar clinches but Soderstrom breaks the clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Aguiar.

Soderstrom has Aguiar up against the cage in a clinch.
Knees to the body from Soderstrom.
Soderstrom with a knee to the head.
Soderstrom landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Soderstrom lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Soderstrom landing knees to the body.
Soderstrom lands a nice knee to the body.
Soderstrom lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Aguiar takes a knee right on the jaw!
Aguiar is looking to break free of the clinch but Soderstrom has double underhooks.
Soderstrom lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aguiar can't get the takedown.
Knees in the clinch landing for Soderstrom.
Aguiar is trying to break free.
Aguiar has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Soderstrom avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Soderstrom using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Aguiar is looking to break free of the clinch but Soderstrom has double underhooks.
Knees in the clinch landing for Soderstrom.
Soderstrom prevents the takedown attempt.
Soderstrom landing knees to the head.
Soderstrom unloads a knee to the mid-section. Aguiar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Aguiar takes a knee right on the jaw!
Aguiar changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Soderstrom fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Aguiar lands a nice hook to Soderstrom's body. Soderstrom takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Soderstrom plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Soderstrom gets a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Soderstrom is pressed up against the cage. Aguiar has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Soderstrom down to the mat. Soderstrom avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Soderstrom throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Aguiar's head.
Soderstrom throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A thudding body kick lands there by Soderstrom!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rasmus Soderstrom dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Soderstrom lands with a kick to the temple. Aguiar shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Soderstrom plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Aguiar fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Soderstrom takes the fight into the clinch.
Aguiar takes a knee right on the jaw!
Aguiar tries to stall but Soderstrom uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Soderstrom landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A knee to the head by Soderstrom.
Soderstrom scores with a knee to the head.
Soderstrom blocks an uppercut.
Soderstrom scores with a knee to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Soderstrom scores with a knee to the head.
Soderstrom scores with a knee to the head.
Aguiar takes a knee right on the jaw!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Soderstrom using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Soderstrom crunches a lovely knee into Aguiar's ribcage.
Aguiar throws a head punch that misses.
Soderstrom lands a knee to the head.

Aguiar pulls guard.

Aguiar has his foot on Soderstrom's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Soderstrom works his way back into a safe position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aguiar trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

Aguiar is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Aguiar wants to stand up but Soderstrom is controlling him.
Aguiar 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.

Aguiar looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Aguiar throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Soderstrom won't allow Aguiar to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soderstrom's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Soderstrom gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Soderstrom.
Soderstrom with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Soderstrom unloads a knee to the mid-section. Aguiar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Soderstrom landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Soderstrom lands a knee to the head.
Soderstrom crunches a lovely knee into Aguiar's ribcage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Soderstrom.
Soderstrom with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Soderstrom.
Soderstrom lands a knee to the body.
Aguiar tries to pull guard but Soderstrom holds him up against the cage and eventually Aguiar drops back down to his feet.
A knee to the head by Soderstrom.
Knees in the clinch landing for Soderstrom.
Aguiar jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Soderstrom walks away with a smile on his face. Aguiar gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Uadab Aguiar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aguiar clinches but Soderstrom breaks the clinch
and Soderstrom counters with a nice body kick.
Aguiar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Soderstrom was well out of range. Poor timing from Aguiar.

Soderstrom closes the distance and clinches.
Aguiar can't break the clinch.
Soderstrom unloads a knee to the mid-section. Aguiar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Soderstrom unloads a knee to the mid-section. Aguiar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Soderstrom landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Aguiar tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Soderstrom smiles and moves away.
Aguiar shoots in for a takedown but Soderstrom shows good takedown defense.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Soderstrom closes the distance and clinches.
Aguiar takes a knee right on the jaw!
Aguiar wants to get back to striking at distance but Soderstrom won't allow it.
Soderstrom lands a nice knee to the body.
Soderstrom prevents a takedown attempt there.
Soderstrom scores a nice knee to the body.
Soderstrom with a knee to the head.
Aguiar swings wildly with an uppercut but Soderstrom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Soderstrom unloads a knee to the mid-section. Aguiar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Soderstrom connects with a nasty looking knee right to Aguiar's face.

Aguiar gets control of Soderstrom's arms and successfully pulls guard. Aguiar will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Aguiar is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Aguiar isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Soderstrom stacks Aguiar on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Soderstrom!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rasmus Soderstrom showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Soderstrom pushes Aguiar up against the cage in a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Soderstrom lands a knee to the head.
Soderstrom lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Soderstrom.
Aguiar tries to pull guard but Soderstrom won't allow it.
Knees to the body from Soderstrom.
Knees in the clinch landing for Soderstrom.
Soderstrom landing knees to the head.
Soderstrom unloads a knee to the mid-section. Aguiar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Soderstrom crunches a lovely knee into Aguiar's ribcage.
Aguiar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Soderstrom has him pressed against the cage.
Soderstrom lands a knee to the head.
Rasmus Soderstrom seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Knees to the body from Soderstrom.
Aguiar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Soderstrom is pressed up against the cage. Aguiar has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Soderstrom down to the mat. Soderstrom avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Aguiar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Soderstrom.
Soderstrom throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Soderstrom has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Soderstrom stuffs the takedown attempt from Aguiar. Aguiar gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Uadab Aguiar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aguiar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aguiar has a takedown stuffed.
Soderstrom dodges the punch combination from Aguiar.
Soderstrom lands a head kick!
Soderstrom throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Soderstrom clinches.
Aguiar wants to get back to striking at distance but Soderstrom won't allow it.
Soderstrom crunches a lovely knee into Aguiar's ribcage.
Soderstrom scores a nice knee to the body.
Soderstrom using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Aguiar wants to get back to striking at distance but Soderstrom won't allow it.
Soderstrom with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Soderstrom with a knee to the head.
Soderstrom using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Aguiar wants a takedown.
Soderstrom scores with a knee to the head.
Aguiar tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Aguiar tries to pull guard but Soderstrom won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soderstrom landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Soderstrom lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Soderstrom scores with a knee to the head.
Soderstrom with a knee to the head.
Soderstrom crunches a lovely knee into Aguiar's ribcage.
A knee to the head by Soderstrom.
Soderstrom unloads a knee to the mid-section. Aguiar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Aguiar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Aguiar goes for a takedown in the clinch but Soderstrom prevents it.
Aguiar looking to stall.
Soderstrom with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Soderstrom landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Soderstrom prevents the takedown attempt.
Soderstrom lands a knee to the head.
Soderstrom lands a knee to the head.
Soderstrom landing knees to the head.
Aguiar fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Aguiar tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Soderstrom with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Soderstrom prevents a takedown attempt there.
Aguiar throws an elbow that misses.
Soderstrom prevents the takedown attempt.
Soderstrom with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Aguiar jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Soderstrom walks away with a smile on his face. Aguiar gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Soderstrom moves into the clinch successfully.
Soderstrom with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Soderstrom scores a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Soderstrom.
Soderstrom landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Soderstrom scores a nice knee to the body.
Aguiar wants to get back to striking at distance but Soderstrom won't allow it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Soderstrom.
Aguiar tries to pull guard but Soderstrom won't allow it.
Soderstrom with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Soderstrom with a knee to the head.
Soderstrom landing knees to the head.
Soderstrom lands a knee to the body.
Aguiar is trying to break the clinch but Soderstrom has him pressed against the cage.
Aguiar is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Aguiar is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Soderstrom pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Soderstrom lands a knee to the head.
Soderstrom connects with a nasty looking knee right to Aguiar's face.
Aguiar misses with a punch on the inside.
A knee to the head by Soderstrom.
Soderstrom landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Aguiar takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees in the clinch landing for Soderstrom.
A knee to the head by Soderstrom.
Aguiar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Soderstrom lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Soderstrom lands a nice knee to the body.
Soderstrom lands a knee to the body.
Soderstrom lands a knee to the body.
Soderstrom landing knees to the head.
Soderstrom landing knees to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Soderstrom.
Knees to the body from Soderstrom.
Aguiar tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Soderstrom just stands there and leans against the cage.
Soderstrom landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Soderstrom connects with a knee to the head.
Soderstrom lands a knee to the head.
Soderstrom lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Soderstrom.

Aguiar lands a takedown into guard.
Aguiar looking to pass the guard.
Aguiar passes Soderstrom's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Uadab Aguiar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rasmus Soderstrom is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Soderstrom keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rasmus Soderstrom comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Soderstrom 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 Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rasmus Soderstrom!