PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Krister Soderberg (ranked 3260 p4p, 2613 weight class) and Kajulik Van Dorner (ranked 349 p4p, 291 weight class). Van Dorner comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Fancy Fan Action kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Kajulik Van Dorner will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Soderberg
vs
Van Dorner

180 cm
23
195
1 - 0 - 0

187 cm
29
196
7 - 9 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Brawler
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Krister Soderberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kajulik Van Dorner!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Steve Erwin and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Dorner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Soderberg was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Dorner.
Soderberg looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Van Dorner is fending him off so far but Soderberg persists. Nope, Van Dorner circles away and we're back to standing.
A nice side step and Van Dorner releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Soderberg just misses with a punch to the body.

Soderberg shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Van Dorner really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Soderberg. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Soderberg throws a big right hand that misses.

Van Dorner escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Soderberg gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Soderberg 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soderberg preventing the sweep.
Van Dorner wants to get back to his feet but Soderberg is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Van Dorner keeping moving, preventing Soderberg from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soderberg is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Soderberg won't allow Van Dorner to sweep him here.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Soderberg shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Van Dorner counters with a slapping leg kick.
Van Dorner throws a body shot but no joy.

Soderberg feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Van Dorner working a defensive guard here.
Soderberg slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Soderberg throws a big elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Soderberg drops back, looking for a kneebar! Van Dorner looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Van Dorner looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Van Dorner!

Van Dorner tries to stand but Soderberg controls the position and pulls Van Dorner into his guard.
Soderberg keeping moving, preventing Van Dorner from controlling successfully.

Soderberg working for a triangle but Van Dorner defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van Dorner loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soderberg is trying to keep Van Dorner in close.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Dorner wants to stand but Soderberg is controlling his posture from full guard.
Soderberg wants to sweep here but Van Dorner controlling him for the moment.
Van Dorner is looking to work some ground and pound but Soderberg has wrist control.
Soderberg is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Van Dorner must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's four 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.
Van Dorner trying to control but Soderberg is working from the bottom.
Van Dorner is stalling in the full guard.
Soderberg manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Van Dorner manages to get himself to full guard.

Soderberg not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Soderberg trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Dorner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Soderberg looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Van Dorner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Soderberg.
Van Dorner lands with a nice body punch.
Van Dorner throws a chopping leg kick but Soderberg manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Van Dorner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Soderberg shoots in for a double leg but Van Dorner sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Van Dorner misses with a kick to the body.
Soderberg has a takedown stuffed.
We've been informed that Van Dorner has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Van Dorner fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Soderberg has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Dorner shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Soderberg shoots in but Van Dorner avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Krister Soderberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van Dorner throws a sloppy head kick and Soderberg moves out of range easily.
Van Dorner throws a wild body kick that Soderberg sees coming a mile off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Dorner throws a head kick but Soderberg moves out of range.
Van Dorner takes a swing at Soderberg's ribcage but misses.
Van Dorner chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Soderberg scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Van Dorner is looking to control Soderberg's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Van Dorner avoid being mounted?
Van Dorner keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Van Dorner is refusing to be controlled, as Soderberg sits in half guard.
Van Dorner pushes Soderberg off looking to stand but Soderberg dives back in and keeps control.
Soderberg works his foot free and advances to mount.
Krister Soderberg overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Van Dorner is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soderberg takes Van Dorner's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Van Dorner is in trouble.
Van Dorner is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Soderberg.

Van Dorner preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Soderberg.
Soderberg is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Soderberg missing with strikes from the back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Dorner trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Soderberg biding his time, controlling Van Dorner.
Van Dorner is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Van Dorner controlling Soderberg 's hands.

Soderberg has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Van Dorner is in real trouble here. Soderberg gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Van Dorner is tapping out! Soderberg wins by rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Krister Soderberg!
During a confident post fight interview, Krister Soderberg thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.