PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Shenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Sonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Shenko
vs
Sonnen

185 cm
20
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
198 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pablo Shenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dick Sonnen!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sonnen scores a takedown into full mount!
Shenko in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Shenko knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sonnen on the ground.
Shenko is trying to escape the mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Sonnen there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Sonnen is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Shenko working to try and regain half guard.
Sonnen raining down shots from the mount!
Sonnen lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Shenko hang on?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonnen looking to finish Shenko with some ground and pound. This is bad for Shenko!
Sonnen lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Shenko is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sonnen throws some wild stikes that Shenko manages to avoid easily.
Sonnen landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sonnen looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Shenko on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Shenko tries to get out of the position.
Sonnen is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Shenko can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Shenko is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shenko is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sonnen with the ground and pound from mount.
Sonnen working Shenko over with strikes here.
Shenko is in a horrible position here. Sonnen smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shenko is trying to escape the mount.
Sonnen controlling from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Sonnen.
Sonnen working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Sonnen working Shenko over with strikes here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sonnen cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Shenko is breathing heavily.
Sonnen putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Shenko is bucking up trying to escape but Sonnen cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sonnen cracks Shenko with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sonnen avoids the attempt from Shenko to control.
Sonnen landing strikes from the mount and Shenko is in trouble!
Sonnen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sonnen scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sonnen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sonnen unloading with bombs!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dick Sonnen dominated that round.
That's time! Shenko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Sonnen closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Sonnen with the ground and pound but Shenko uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Sonnen throwing strikes but missing.
Sonnen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sonnen throws a big right hand that misses.
Sonnen content to stall in guard here.
Sonnen postures up and lands a big shot to Shenko's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonnen not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Shenko keeping moving, preventing Sonnen from controlling successfully.
Sonnen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Shenko tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sonnen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sonnen postures up in Shenko's guard and throws a big left but Shenko blocks it.
Sonnen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sonnen postures up in Shenko's guard and throws a big left but Shenko blocks it.

Shenko is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sonnen is aware though and is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sonnen seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Sonnen distracts Shenko with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen sitting in guard here, content to control.
Sonnen pushes down on Shenko's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Shenko is trying to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sonnen moves nicely into side control.
Shenko trying to remain calm as Sonnen controls from the top position.
Shenko taking punishment in the form of punches.
The referee asks Sonnen politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Sonnen prefers to stall for the moment though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dick Sonnen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Shenko gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Sonnen counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Shenko!
Sonnen working Shenko over with strikes here.
Sonnen controlling from the full mount.

Despite being in the dominant position, Dick Sonnen just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Shenko closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sonnen to the mat! Sonnen manages to get full guard.
Sonnen pulls Shenko in close to his closed guard and prevents Shenko from doing any damage or advancing position.
Sonnen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Shenko's guard.
Dick Sonnen has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonnen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shenko avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Shenko can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sonnen controls the pace.
Shenko working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sonnen.
Sonnen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sonnen's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sonnen passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sonnen looks up at the clock and then as Shenko 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 diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Shenko seems a little lost for a moment, as Sonnen dominates the positioning.
Shenko is working to avoid the ground and pound but Sonnen connects with a decent elbow.
Shenko taking punishment in the form of punches.
The ground and pound from Sonnen seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Shenko taking punishment in the form of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Shenko is letting Sonnen control him for a moment.
Sonnen is putting a hurting on Shenko here, landing some big shots from side control.
Shenko trying to remain calm as Sonnen controls from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shenko takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dick Sonnen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sonnen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 26:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 26:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dick Sonnen!