PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Christian Soendergaard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ren Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie has chosen Wu-Tang Clan - Protect Ya Neck as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Soendergaard
vs
Gracie

186 cm
31
195 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

188 cm
30
194 lbs
16 - 12 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Good kicks
Very quick

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Powerful

Wolfpack Threadz

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 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Christian Soendergaard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ren Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soendergaard throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gracie counters with a good low kick that Soendergaard was not able to check.
Gracie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Soendergaard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Soendergaard checks the leg kick.
Gracie throws a series of punches but Soendergaard moves out of range.

Soendergaard scores a takedown into full mount!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Soendergaard working the ground and pound effectively.
Soendergaard trying to control but he's not successful this time.
A nice elbow there by Soendergaard.
Soendergaard postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Gracie looks a forlorn figure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice elbow there by Soendergaard.

Gracie is rocked!

It looks like Ren Gracie has been cut.
Gracie in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Gracie is still in real trouble! Can Soendergaard finish him?
Soendergaard landing shots from mount.

That has opened up Ren Gracie's cut even more.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is looking to get to half guard.
Soendergaard working away from the top, dropping strikes.

The cut above Ren Gracie's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Gracie is trying to escape the mount.

Soendergaard is working for a guillotine from mount but Gracie frees his head quite easily.
Gracie is bucking up trying to escape but Soendergaard cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

Ren Gracie's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ren Gracie's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Christian Soendergaard!
An out of breath Christian Soendergaard thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.