PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kai Allard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luna Soleil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Soleil is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Solitaire Unraveling. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Allard
vs
Soleil

205 cm
25
190 lbs
16 - 5 - 0

186 cm
33
195 lbs
25 - 13 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Brute

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 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kai Allard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luna Soleil!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Patrick Alders and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soleil connects with a nice looking jab.
Kai Allard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Allard connects with a good right hand that stumbles Soleil. Soleil circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Allard tries to close the distance and clinch but Soleil swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Soleil tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Allard was well out of range. Poor timing from Soleil.
Allard really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Allard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Soleil.
Soleil misses with a low kick.
Allard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Soleil.
Allard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Allard thows a body shot but no joy.
Allard throws a series of punches but Soleil moves out of range.
Soleil misses with a hook. Allard ducked under it nicely.
Allard ducks under a wild hook from Soleil.
Soleil ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Allard moves away.
Allard swings for the body but Soleil moves out of range.
Soleil throws a hook to the side of Allard's head but Allard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Allard digs a good hook to Soleil's body.
Soleil moves away from the strike by Allard.
Soleil looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soleil jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Allard avoids a kick to the body.
Allard swings for the body but Soleil moves out of range.
Soleil wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Soleil scores with a jab to the jaw.
Allard digs a good hook to Soleil's body.
Soleil fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Allard tries to clinch up.
Soleil shoots in for a takedown but Allard shows good takedown defense.
Allard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Allard takes the fight into the clinch.
Allard lands with a light punch inside.
Allard lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Soleil lands with a right to the head.

Soleil's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Allard throws a looping overhand right but Soleil ducks down to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allard takes a head kick and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Allard lands with an uppercut that bounces Soleil off the cage and back into range.
Allard is looking to wear down Soleil with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Soleil slips a jab from Allard.
The fighters circling - Soleil throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Allard misses with a body shot.
Allard scores with a jab. Soleil acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Soleil misses the jab.
Soleil walks into a stiff left hand from Allard.
Allard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Soleil.
Soleil takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Allard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Soleil.
Allard is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A jab from Soleil finds it's way through Allard's defenses.
Allard just misses with a punch to the body.
Allard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Horrible takedown by Soleil or perhaps it was just good defense by Allard which made him look bad.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soleil misses with a kick to the body.
Allard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Soleil.
Soleil lands a nice hook to Allard's body. Allard takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Allard misses with a body shot.
Soleil wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Allard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Soleil throws a body punch but Allard moves out of range.

Soleil shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Allard manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Soleil is looking to work some ground and pound but Allard has wrist control.
Soleil trying to control but Allard is working from the bottom.
Allard wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soleil looking to sit in guard and control but Allard gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Allard would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Allard gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soleil thows a left - swing and a miss!
Allard connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Allard looks to land a left hand but Soleil moved out of range nicely.
Soleil throws a hook but Allard blocks it.
Soleil fails to land the takedown.
Kai Allard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luna Soleil.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Allard moves into range and connects with a jab.
Soleil waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Allard.
Allard checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Luna Soleil will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Allard fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Soleil walks into a jab.
Allard just misses with a punch to the body.
Soleil throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Soleil uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Allard.
Soleil lands with a right hand.
Soleil keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Soleil throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Allard lands a right hook to the body.
Allard just misses with a punch to the body.
Allard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Allard scores with a crisp jab that stopped Soleil in his tracks.
Allard is looking to clinch but Soleil is avoiding it.
The fighters circling - Soleil throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Allard misses the shot to the body.
Kai Allard is winning the standup battle so far.
Allard avoids the body shot from Soleil.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Allard clinches with his opponent.
Allard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Soleil cracks Allard with a nice body shot.
Soleil stalling in the clinch but Allard improves position.
Soleil tries a body shot but Allard blocks it.
Allard on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Allard lands a hook that snaps the head of Soleil backwards.
Stalling in the clinch from Soleil.
Soleil wants to break free but Allard has control.
Allard throws a punch but it's blocked by Soleil.
Allard swings wildly with an uppercut but Soleil uses good head movement to avoid it.
Allard blocking some punches.
Allard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Soleil tries a body shot but Allard blocks it.
Soleil digs a right hand underneath Allard's ribcage. Allard let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Soleil stalling in the clinch but Allard improves position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Allard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Soleil manages to break the clinch.
Soleil shoots in for a takedown but Allard shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Allard misses with a body shot.
Allard misses with a shot to the body
and Soleil counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Soleil throws a shot to the body.
Soleil bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kai Allard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Allard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Allard misses the shot to the body.
Soleil looks to score with a jab to the body but Allard is just out of range.
Soleil scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Allard takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Soleil missing with a left hand there. Allard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Allard cracks Soleil with an open hand slap.
Soleil fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Soleil takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soleil moves away from the strike by Allard.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Soleil 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 Allard has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Allard and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Allard misses with a two punch combination.
Soleil misses with a hook. Allard ducked under it nicely.
Soleil thows a left - swing and a miss!
Allard slips a jab from Soleil.
Soleil takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Allard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Soleil.
Soleil listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Allard lands with a shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Allard as he connects with a hook.
A punch lands to the side of Allard 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Allard fails to land with a series of punches.
Soleil throws a wild body kick that Allard sees coming a mile off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allard's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Soleil connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Allard scrambles back to his feet.
Allard doesn't manage to clinch there - Soleil circles away.
Soleil misses with a straight right.
Soleil loads up on a big right hand but Allard slips the punch.
Soleil thows a body shot but no joy.
Soleil throws a leg kick but Allard moved away.
Allard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Allard scores with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Allard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Allard swings away with a body shot that misses
and Soleil counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Allard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Soleil was well out of range. Poor timing from Allard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Allard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Soleil was well out of range. Poor timing from Allard.
Allard swings for the body but Soleil moves out of range.
Allard throws a right and a left that both miss.
Soleil throws an overhand right that lands on Allard's shoulder, as Allard tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Luna Soleil will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Soleil tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Soleil misses with an uppercut.
Soleil tries for a takedown but Allard sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Allard gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Soleil breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Allard avoids the body shot from Soleil.
Allard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Soleil manages to avoid it.
Allard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Soleil manages to avoid it.
Allard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Allard missing with a left hand there. Soleil was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Allard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Soleil was well out of range. Poor timing from Allard.
Sloppy strikes from Allard. Those never looked like landing.
Allard swings for the body but Soleil moves out of range.

Soleil shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Soleil showed some decent athleticism there.
Soleil sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Allard defending well though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soleil not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Soleil missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Allard blocking the ground and pound attempt from Soleil.
Soleil wants to take a breather but Allard is having none of it.
Soleil has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Soleil stalling away here and it's allowed Allard to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Allard avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Soleil distracts Allard with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kai Allard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soleil postures up in Allard's guard and throws a big left but Allard blocks it.
Soleil throwing strikes but missing.
Soleil postures up.
Soleil stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Allard swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Soleil trying to control the position from guard on top but Allard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Soleil won't allow Allard to sweep him here.
Soleil loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Soleil is looking to work some ground and pound but Allard has wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allard trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Allard avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Soleil is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Soleil throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Soleil works over Allard with some ground and pound from guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Allard is on top in guard.

Soleil throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Soleil is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Allard avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Allard trying to stand up but can't free himself from Soleil's guard.
Allard with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Soleil manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Soleil throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Luna Soleil is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soleil lands a heavy elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Soleil scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Allard?
Soleil working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Soleil looking to finish Allard with some ground and pound. This is bad for Allard!

And that's the end of the fight!
Luna Soleil comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Soleil 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luna Soleil!