PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jon Bash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Soendergaard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bash's entrance music is Hollywood Undead-Undead. A fine choice. Christian Soendergaard has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bash
vs
Soendergaard

184 cm
27
199 lbs
16 - 13 - 1

186 cm
32
195 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jon Bash!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Christian Soendergaard!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Sam Margolis and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Soendergaard manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Bash on his heels. He'll look to pass Bash's guard now, I'm sure.
Bash working a defensive guard here.
Soendergaard trying to control but Bash is working from the bottom.
Bash has Soendergaard pulled in close to control his posture.
Bash keeping moving, preventing Soendergaard from controlling successfully.
Bash looking for a sweep. Not yet Bash, not yet.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bash throws out a loose jab but Soendergaard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Soendergaard closes the distance and clinches up with Bash, looking for a takedown. Soendergaard pushes Bash against the cage but Bash circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Soendergaard shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bash sprawls well. Bash wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Soendergaard gets slowly back to his feet.
Bash misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soendergaard misses with a takedown attempt - Bash sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jon Bash has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Christian Soendergaard.

Soendergaard manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Bash on his heels. He'll look to pass Bash's guard now, I'm sure.
Soendergaard throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bash keeping moving, preventing Soendergaard from controlling successfully.
Soendergaard being controlled here momentarily.
Bash wants to get back to his feet but Soendergaard is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soendergaard throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Soendergaard postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Soendergaard wants to pass the guard but Bash is keeping the position.
Bash keeping moving, preventing Soendergaard from controlling successfully.
Bash wants to stand but Soendergaard is controlling the position.
Bash keeping moving, preventing Soendergaard from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Donk. Bash catches Soendergaard right on the button with a cross.

It looks like Christian Soendergaard has been cut.
Bash fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Soendergaard shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bash defends it nicely.

Bash bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Soendergaard gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Soendergaard trying to control from the bottom.
Bash not doing much here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soendergaard trying to hold on to Bash's head to control him but Bash postures up.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Christian Soendergaard.

Soendergaard gets a double leg takedown into Bash's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Soendergaard is looking to work some ground and pound but Bash has wrist control.
Soendergaard trying to control but Bash is working from the bottom.
Bash seems keen to control Soendergaard's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christian Soendergaard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Christian Soendergaard's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bash clinches.

Bash breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Soendergaard takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bash pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Soendergaard fails with the takedown.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Soendergaard.
Bash stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bash wants it to stay on the feet.
Jon Bash has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Christian Soendergaard.
Soendergaard fails with the takedown.
Bash rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Soendergaard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bash goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Bash! Soendergaard is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jon Bash!
Jon Bash retains his middleweight title!
A very excited looking Jon Bash made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.