PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tito Sonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oskar Bergren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sonnen might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Mosh by Eminem. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Sonnen
vs
Bergren

185 cm
19
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
19
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

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 London, Tito Sonnen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Oskar Bergren!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bergren tries to bum rush Sonnen with a series of wild strikes but Sonnen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bergren avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sonnen moves in looking to clinch but Bergren pushes him off.
Bergren keeps the fight on the outside.
Sonnen tries to clinch up.
Sonnen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A combination from Bergren does no damage.
Bergren circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sonnen tries to clinch up.
Bergren throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sonnen dodges the punch combination from Bergren.
Sonnen misses with a low kick.
Oskar Bergren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bergren throws a right and a left that Sonnen avoids nicely.
Sonnen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bergren fails in his attempt to clinch.

Sonnen gets the takedown into side control.

Sonnen decides to stand back up.
A combination from Bergren does no damage.
Bergren misses with a two punch combination.
Bergren looks to land a combination but Sonnen avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonnen shoots for a double leg takedown but Bergren sprawls well. He's pushed Sonnen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bergren!
Bergren throws a body punch but Sonnen moves out of range.
Bergren lands a really nice looking cross but Sonnen seems unphased.
Bergren circles away from the clinch attempt.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Sonnen.
Bergren is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Sonnen asserts his dominance and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Bergren's face as Sonnen controls the position.
Bergren pushes Sonnen away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Sonnen gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergren is being controlled here.
Bergren prevents Sonnen from improving position.
Sonnen scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Bergren to see if he's OK.
Bergren is being controlled here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergren is pushing Sonnen's head away, looking to escape. Sonnen manages to hold on to the position though.
Bergren is trying to escape the position but Sonnen is controlling the position.
Sonnen is trying to move to mount but Bergren reverses beautifully and ends up in Sonnen's guard.
Sonnen on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sonnen tries to get out of the position.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sonnen is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
A frustrated look appears on Bergren's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bergren can't break the clinch.
Sonnen can't get the takedown.
Bergren is trying to break free.
Sonnen looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tito Sonnen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bergren wants to break free but Sonnen has control.
Bergren keeps control of Sonnen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bergren wants to get back to striking at distance but Sonnen won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen prevents Bergren from breaking the clinch.
Sonnen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sonnen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bergren has him pressed against the cage.
Sonnen tries to pull guard but Bergren holds him up against the cage and eventually Sonnen drops back down to his feet.
Sonnen is breathing heavily.
Bergren keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sonnen's efforts to push away.
Bergren is trying to break free.
Sonnen is trying to stall.
Sonnen wants a takedown.
Sonnen has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bergren is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bergren is trying to break the clinch but Sonnen is controlling him.
Sonnen just leaning against Bergren, taking a breather.
Bergren can't break the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sonnen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bergren tries to stall but Sonnen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tito Sonnen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bergren connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sonnen momentarily.
Bergren throws out a powerful jab.
Bergren wants to clinch but Sonnen slips to the side

and Sonnen counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Bergren!
Sonnen controlling his opponent.
Sonnen sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Sonnen controlling the position easily from mount.
Bergren is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonnen controlling the pace for now.
Bergren trying desperately to get to his feet.
Bergren is breathing heavily.
Sonnen with the ground and pound from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Sonnen working for a submission but Bergren is keeping him at bay.
Sonnen unloading with bombs!
Bergren's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Sonnen is trying to control here but Bergren has managed to regain half guard.
Sonnen controlling the action here.
Sonnen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bergren does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergren is trying to stand.
Sonnen throwing shots but Bergren is blocking nicely.
Sonnen is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Sonnen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Sonnen decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Some wild striking there from Bergren.

Sonnen feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Bergren wants to stand but Sonnen is controlling the position.
Sonnen content to stall in guard here.
Sonnen has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bergren is proving hard to escape from.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tito Sonnen dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

Sonnen wants to clinch up but Bergren keeps it at a distance.
Bergren throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sonnen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bergren throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bergren looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bergren scoring well with a low kick there.
Bergren tries to bum rush Sonnen with a series of wild strikes but Sonnen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sonnen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Sonnen changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bergren looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Bergren wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sonnen in side control, throwing shots but Bergren defends.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonnen in side control, throwing shots but Bergren defends.
Bergren is trying to get back to his feet.
Bergren is letting Sonnen control him for a moment.

Sonnen decides to stand up, so the ref orders Bergren to his feet.
Bergren tries a head kick but it misses.
Sonnen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bergren.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Sonnen.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sonnen trying to control the position but Bergren is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sonnen decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Bergren closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bergren connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sonnen's hands.
Bergren is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bergren misses with a two punch combination.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bergren.
Bergren throws a nice looking combination but Sonnen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bergren feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sonnen's calf.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen throws a head kick that misses
and Bergren counters with a three punch combo that has Sonnen backing up. Sonnen nods at Bergren to acknowledge the strikes.
No joy there for Bergren, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sonnen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bergren swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bergren misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bergren throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sonnen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bergren throws a nice looking combination but Sonnen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sonnen tries to clinch but Bergren moves out of range.
Sonnen wants to clinch up but Bergren keeps it at a distance.
Bergren tries to clinch but Sonnen is having none of it.
Bergren plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sonnen closes the distance and clinches up with Bergren, looking for a takedown. Sonnen pushes Bergren against the cage but Bergren circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bergren tries to clinch but Sonnen moves out of range.

Sonnen scores a takedown into full mount!
Bergren wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen looking to ground and pound but Bergren is blocking nicely.
Bergren wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Sonnen.
Sonnen throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Bergren trying desperately to get to his feet.
Sonnen putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

And that's the end of the fight!
Tito Sonnen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sonnen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27

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