PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Biles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chael Sonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Biles
vs
Sonnen

184 cm
25
187 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

185 cm
29
192 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
KO power

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

KAISER
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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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ryan Biles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chael Sonnen!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Summer Carpenter and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sonnen misses with a straight right.
Biles fails with the takedown
and Biles takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've been told by Biles's head coaches at Madz that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A big right from Sonnen misses.
A leg kick checked by Biles.
Sonnen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sonnen throws a looping overhand right but Biles ducks down to avoid it.
Sonnen misses with a straight right.
Sonnen misses with a straight left.
Sonnen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Biles ducks under a wild hook from Sonnen.
Biles just misses with a punch to the body.
Biles thows a left - swing and a miss!
Biles keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sonnen.
Sonnen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Biles.
Sonnen misses with a straight left.
Sonnen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Biles counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sonnen won't be happy with that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Biles.
Biles trying to control the position but Sonnen is working away.

Biles goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Sonnen has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Biles but great work by Sonnen.
Biles takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Sonnen is looking to take a break and control but Biles is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Biles has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sonnen landing strikes.
Biles is trying to get back to half guard.
Sonnen cracks Biles with a big right hand but Biles just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Biles sneaks back into half guard.
Sonnen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sonnen content to control rather than advance.
Biles trying to control but Sonnen postures up.
Nice strikes from Sonnen there.
Sonnen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Biles defending well though.
Sonnen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Biles punching from the bottom.

Biles is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sonnen pulls his head out easily.
Sonnen passes to full mount!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Biles manages to regain half guard. Good work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sonnen wants to pass the guard but Biles is defending well.
Biles has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sonnen is working away from the top position though.
Biles manages to get to full guard.
Sonnen controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Biles keeping moving, preventing Sonnen from controlling successfully.
Sonnen postures up in Biles's guard and throws a big left but Biles blocks it.

Biles is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Biles utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen wants to control from the top but Biles keeps moving.
Sonnen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sonnen might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Biles haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Sonnen slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Sonnen looks up at the clock and then as Biles takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Sonnen smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Sonnen working away.
Biles tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sonnen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sonnen is looking to take a break and control but Biles is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sonnen tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chael Sonnen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Biles takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sonnen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Biles staying out of range there.
Sonnen throws a hook but Biles avoids it easily.
Sonnen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Biles avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sonnen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sonnen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Biles.
Sonnen punishes Biles's body with a nice straight punch.
Sonnen throws a right and a left that Biles avoids nicely.
Sonnen misses with an uppercut.
Sonnen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Biles slips under a jab.
Sonnen might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Biles showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sonnen.
Chael Sonnen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sonnen misses with a low kick as Biles jumps back.
Chael Sonnen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sonnen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Biles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sonnen misses with a hook. Biles ducked under it nicely.
Biles misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sonnen.
Biles bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Biles throws a leg kick that misses.
Biles is looking to clinch but Sonnen is avoiding it.
Biles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sonnen manages to avoid it.
Biles uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sonnen.
Sonnen swats away the attempt to clinch by Biles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen misses with a few strikes there.
Sonnen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sonnen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sonnen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Biles.
Sonnen looks to land a right hand but Biles moved out of range.
Sonnen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Biles.
Biles shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Biles slips under a jab.
Biles misses with a straight left.
Sonnen works Biles's body with a nice hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sonnen.
Biles chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Biles shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sonnen sprawls well. Sonnen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Biles gets slowly back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Biles misses.
Biles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sonnen looks to throw the jab but Biles is out of range.
Biles displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sonnen throws out the jab.
Sonnen throws a hook but Biles avoids it easily.
Biles misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sonnen.
The fighters circling - Sonnen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Biles uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sonnen.
Chael Sonnen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Biles lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sonnen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Biles.
Sonnen throws a body punch but Biles moves out of range.
Sonnen misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Biles ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sonnen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Biles manages to avoid it.
Sonnen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sonnen jabs Biles to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Biles moves out of range as Sonnen strikes.
Biles throws out a loose jab but Sonnen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sonnen missing with a left hand there. Biles was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sonnen throws a hook but Biles avoids it easily.
Sonnen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Biles moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Biles fails with the takedown
letting Sonnen counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Biles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sonnen takes a swing at Biles's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chael Sonnen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Biles misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sonnen.
Sonnen misses with a hook to the body

and Biles holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Biles's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Biles throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sonnen.
Sonnen misses with an uppercut. Biles saw that one coming.
Biles moves out of range as Sonnen strikes.
Biles lands a nice looking body shot.
Biles is looking to wear down Sonnen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sonnen. Biles does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sonnen misses with a low kick.
Sonnen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Biles on the side of the head.
Biles throws a hook but Sonnen avoids it easily.
Sonnen misses with a looping right.
Sloppy strikes from Sonnen. Those never looked like landing.
Sonnen lands the left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonnen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sonnen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Biles manages to avoid it.
Sonnen throws an overhand right that lands on Biles's shoulder, as Biles tries to avoid the shot.
Biles misses with a looping left.
Sonnen works the jab nicely.
Biles tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sonnen swivels and escapes.
Sonnen cracks Biles with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sonnen misses with a lunging right hand

and Biles counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Biles.
Sonnen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Biles.
Sonnen keeping full guard, as Biles tries to pass.
Biles looking to sit in guard and control but Sonnen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen works over Biles with some ground and pound from guard.
Ryan Biles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sonnen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sonnen is in close to Biles's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sonnen trying to control but Biles is working from the bottom.
Sonnen stopping the sweep attempt from Biles.
Sonnen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Chael Sonnen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sonnen is pushing down on Biles's leg trying to pass to half guard. Biles is fighting to maintain full guard but Sonnen has managed to sneak the leg through.
Sonnen seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Biles looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen drops an elbow to the side of Biles's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sonnen works his way into side control.
Sonnen lands an elbow.
Biles struggling a bit here.
Biles gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Sonnen winds up and cracks Biles with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Biles trying to control but Sonnen postures up.
Biles tries to get to full guard but Sonnen has control of the leg.
Sonnen is looking to advance position but Biles won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sonnen prevents Biles from improving his position.
Sonnen wants to control but Biles is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sonnen content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Sonnen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Biles keeps working.
Sonnen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Biles knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Biles trying to control but Sonnen postures up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sonnen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Biles was well out of range. Poor timing from Sonnen.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chael Sonnen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sonnen 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chael Sonnen!
Chael Sonnen decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.