PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sott Jorgesen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Utter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sott Jorgesen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Charlie Utter's chin.

Jorgesen
vs
Utter

182 cm
25
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
177 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Inexperienced

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sott Jorgesen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charlie Utter!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jorgesen fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Utter sprawls well initially but Jorgesen persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Utter trying to control but Jorgesen postures up.
Jorgesen controlling the pace.
Jorgesen tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Utter.
Utter keeping control of the position.
Utter regains full guard. Nicely done.
Utter keeping moving, preventing Jorgesen from controlling successfully.
Jorgesen wants to stand but Utter has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Utter is trying to control the position but Jorgesen postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jorgesen fails with the takedown

and Utter decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jorgesen's guard.
Utter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Utter in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Utter is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Utter trying to control but Jorgesen is working from the bottom.
Utter postures up.
Jorgesen keeping full guard, as Utter tries to pass.
Utter is looking to work some ground and pound but Jorgesen has wrist control.
Utter has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Utter working some strikes from top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Utter wants to control from the top but Jorgesen keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Utter postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jorgesen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Utter connects with a couple of short punches.
Utter is in close to Jorgesen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Utter throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Utter throwing strikes from guard but Jorgesen blocks nicely.
Utter with a flurry of punches that miss.
Utter 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.
Jorgesen keeping full guard, as Utter tries to pass.
Utter throwing strikes but missing.
Jorgesen on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jorgesen tries to get out of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Utter trying to control the position from guard on top but Jorgesen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Utter with a flurry of punches that miss.
Utter stands up over Jorgesen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Utter stopping the sweep attempt from Jorgesen.
Jorgesen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Utter chips away with some ground and pound.
Utter tries to free his leg and advance position but Jorgesen is retaining full guard.
Jorgesen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Utter scoring with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jorgesen wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Utter is now in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Utter lands a nice short elbow.
Utter looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Jorgesen is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Utter scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jorgesen is pressing down on Utter's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Utter working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jorgesen's head.
Utter with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jorgesen is breathing heavily.
Utter distracts Jorgesen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Utter is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Utter wants to control from the top but Jorgesen keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Utter content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charlie Utter dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Jorgesen with a poor takedown

and Utter decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jorgesen's guard.
Utter tries to free his leg and advance position but Jorgesen is retaining full guard.
Utter throws a big right hand that misses.
Utter cracks Jorgesen with a solid left hand.
Utter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Utter is working Jorgesen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Utter trying to control but Jorgesen is working from the bottom.
Utter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Utter landing with the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jorgesen is trying to keep Utter in close.
Utter content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Utter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Utter postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Utter throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jorgesen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jorgesen working a defensive guard here.
Jorgesen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jorgesen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Utter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Utter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Utter loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Utter throws an elbow that misses. Jorgesen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Utter's guard. Nice move by Jorgesen!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Utter is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Utter missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jorgesen wants to control the action here but instead Utter manages to pass to full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Utter lands a nice shot to the head.
Utter lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Utter lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

Jorgesen is rocked!
Jorgesen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Oh Jorgesen is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Utter cracks Jorgesen with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charlie Utter!
An out of breath Charlie Utter thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.