PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fail Sonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stonecold Humbertto Huulihalkio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Sonnen
vs
Humbertto Huulihalkio

180 cm
22
191 lbs
2 - 0 - 1

185 cm
19
204 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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 2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fail Sonnen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stonecold Humbertto Huulihalkio!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huulihalkio thows a body shot but no joy.
Sonnen slips under a jab.
Huulihalkio throws a looping overhand right but Sonnen ducks down to avoid it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sonnen is defended easily by Huulihalkio.
Huulihalkio scores with a punch to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huulihalkio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sonnen.
Sonnen tried to score with a low kick but Huulihalkio checks it.
Sonnen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sonnen.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fail Sonnen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Huulihalkio avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A slow jab from Huulihalkio misses its intended target.
Sonnen moves away from the strike by Huulihalkio.
Huulihalkio uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sonnen has time to react.
Huulihalkio swinging wildly here.
Huulihalkio throws a right hand that Sonnen ducks under and follows up with a left that Sonnen also avoids with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Huulihalkio scores with a hook.
Huulihalkio defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sonnen.
No luck for Sonnen with that takedown attempt.
Huulihalkio throws a hook to the side of Sonnen's head but Sonnen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Huulihalkio pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sonnen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Huulihalkio moves away.
Fail Sonnen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stonecold Humbertto Huulihalkio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sonnen looks to score with a jab to the body but Huulihalkio is just out of range.
Sonnen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Huulihalkio sprawls well. Huulihalkio wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sonnen gets slowly back to his feet.
Huulihalkio swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Huulihalkio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sonnen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sonnen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Huulihalkio sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Huulihalkio throws a hook but Sonnen blocks it.
Sonnen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Huulihalkio.
Huulihalkio looks to land a left hand but Sonnen moved out of range nicely.
Sonnen throws a leg kick but Huulihalkio moved away.
Sonnen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Huulihalkio.
Sonnen dives in and grabs Huulihalkio's left leg, looking for a takedown. Huulihalkio pushes down on Sonnen's head and hops out.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sonnen takes a swing at Huulihalkio's ribcage but misses.
Huulihalkio throws a series of strikes that have Sonnen backpedaling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sonnen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sonnen shoots in for a takedown but Huulihalkio shows good takedown defense.
Huulihalkio misses the jab.
Sonnen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Huulihalkio slips under a jab from Sonnen.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sonnen 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 Huulihalkio has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Huulihalkio and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huulihalkio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sonnen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sonnen blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonnen misses with a takedown attempt - Huulihalkio sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sonnen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Huulihalkio sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sonnen somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fail Sonnen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Huulihalkio slaps away a takedown attempt from Sonnen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sonnen shoots in for a takedown but Huulihalkio shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sonnen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Huulihalkio but Huulihalkio pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Huulihalkio throws the left hand but Sonnen avoids the punch easily.
Sonnen looks for a takedown but Huulihalkio sprawls well.
Sonnen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Huulihalkio as he jumps to the side.
Huulihalkio stuffs the takedown attempt from Sonnen. Sonnen gets slowly back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sonnen closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Huulihalkio did well to prevent Sonnen getting side control.
Huulihalkio is trying to stand back up but Sonnen is controlling him

Sonnen is looking for submissions but instead, Huulihalkio has regained full guard.
Huulihalkio pulls Sonnen in to control the position.

Huulihalkio pushes Sonnen off and scrambles back to his feet.
Sonnen avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen moves in looking to clinch but Huulihalkio pushes him off.
Huulihalkio throws out a loose jab but Sonnen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sonnen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Huulihalkio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Huulihalkio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Huulihalkio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sonnen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stonecold Humbertto Huulihalkio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Huulihalkio misses with the combination.
Sonnen is looking to clinch but Huulihalkio is avoiding it.
Huulihalkio misses with a straight right.

Huulihalkio gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sonnen to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Sonnen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huulihalkio wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huulihalkio controlling Sonnen's posture.

Huulihalkio looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sonnen tries to free his leg and advance position but Huulihalkio is retaining full guard.
Huulihalkio is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Sonnen drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Huulihalkio dives on top into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Huulihalkio is fighting to break Sonnen's control of his arms but Sonnen is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Huulihalkio trying to control but Sonnen is working from the bottom.
Huulihalkio wanted to stand there but Sonnen had control of the position.
Huulihalkio stays in close to Sonnen's body and controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huulihalkio trying to control but Sonnen is working from the bottom.
Huulihalkio advances position into side control!

Huulihalkio goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Sonnen rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Huulihalkio's guard! Nice work there by Sonnen!
Sonnen tries to free his leg and advance position but Huulihalkio is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Huulihalkio is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Huulihalkio looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Sonnen passes into half guard.
Huulihalkio takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Huulihalkio is defending against the submission attempts here by Sonnen.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Huulihalkio is looking to control Sonnen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Huulihalkio avoid being mounted?

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Fail Sonnen.
I think Huulihalkio 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stonecold Humbertto Huulihalkio!