PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Seehaver (ranked 2498 p4p, 24627 weight class) and Rafiki Adebayo (ranked 302 p4p, 573 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Seehaver
vs
Adebayo

183 cm
42
163
13 - 21 - 1

180 cm
26
155
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

Altitude Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 21 - 1, fighting out of London, Kyle Seehaver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rafiki Adebayo!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seehaver stuffs the takedown attempt from Adebayo. Adebayo gets slowly back to his feet.
Seehaver feinted with a counter takedown.
Seehaver looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Adebayo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Seehaver as he avoids it easily.
Seehaver changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Adebayo tries to avoid it but Seehaver manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Adebayo to the ground. Adebayo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Adebayo has a takedown stuffed.
Kyle Seehaver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafiki Adebayo.

Adebayo looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Adebayo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Adebayo looking to sit in guard and control but Seehaver gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Seehaver not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adebayo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Adebayo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Seehaver tries to free his leg and advance position but Adebayo is retaining full guard.
Seehaver controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adebayo looking to control.
Seehaver controls from within his opponent's guard.
Adebayo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Adebayo wants to hit a sweep here but Seehaver passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Adebayo there!

Seehaver is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Adebayo has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Seehaver controlling the position easily from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adebayo working to try and regain half guard.
Adebayo tries to hold on but Seehaver postures up.

Seehaver working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Adebayo tries to lock up and control but Seehaver gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Adebayo tries to reverse the position but Seehaver maintains control.
Seehaver sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Adebayo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Seehaver content just to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seehaver seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Adebayo for as long as he can get away with.
Seehaver's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Adebayo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Seehaver controlling from the full mount.
Adebayo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Seehaver looking to control and managing it successfully.
Adebayo is trying to escape the mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Seehaver working for a submission but Adebayo is keeping him at bay.
Seehaver controlling the pace for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Adebayo looks to clinch

and Seehaver counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Seehaver preventing the sweep.
Seehaver sitting in guard here, content to control.
Kyle Seehaver overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Seehaver has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Seehaver.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adebayo is pulling down on Seehaver's head. It's preventing any offense from Seehaver, at least for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adebayo controls Seehaver momentarily but Seehaver frees himself.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Adebayo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adebayo being controlled here, momentarily.
Adebayo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Seehaver looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Adebayo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Seehaver pinned against the cage. Seehaver gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Adebayo shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Seehaver napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Adebayo is looking to take a break and control but Seehaver is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Adebayo might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Seehaver haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seehaver manages to work his way to half guard, despite Adebayo's best efforts.
Adebayo is looking to take a break and control but Seehaver is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Adebayo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Seehaver knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Seehaver is trying to maintain the position but Adebayo is very close to passing his half guard.
Seehaver is refusing to be controlled, as Adebayo sits in half guard.
Adebayo is stalling here. Seehaver is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Adebayo seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Seehaver has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Adebayo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Adebayo is letting Seehaver control him for a moment.
Adebayo tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Seehaver presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Adebayo tries to hold on but Seehaver pushes him away.
Seehaver controlling the pace for now.
Adebayo is looking to get to half guard.
Seehaver controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adebayo is looking to improve his position but Seehaver isn't that keen on the idea.
Seehaver controlling the pace for now.
Adebayo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Seehaver controlling from the full mount.
Adebayo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Seehaver controlling the pace for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Seehaver dominated that second round.
That's time! Seehaver's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Seehaver stuffs the takedown attempt from Adebayo. Adebayo gets slowly back to his feet.
Adebayo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Seehaver fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Seehaver is defended easily by Adebayo.
No luck for Adebayo with that takedown attempt.
Kyle Seehaver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafiki Adebayo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Adebayo looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Seehaver keeping moving, preventing Adebayo from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adebayo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Adebayo looking to sit in guard and control but Seehaver gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Seehaver is fighting to break Adebayo's control of his arms but Adebayo is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Adebayo being controlled here, momentarily.
Adebayo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Seehaver looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Seehaver continues to hold on tight.
Seehaver is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Adebayo can do to turn this around?
Adebayo wants to sweep but no luck.
Adebayo is adopting a defensive guard.
Adebayo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Seehaver is one step ahead there.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seehaver controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Adebayo tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Seehaver defends well and Adebayo ends up having to push Seehaver into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

Seehaver shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Adebayo is trying to defend but Seehaver finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Seehaver is thwarting Adebayo's attempts to control the position.
Seehaver performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

Seehaver seems to be looking for submissions.
Adebayo trying to hold on to Seehaver's head to control him but Seehaver postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adebayo has a hand on Seehaver's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Seehaver takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Adebayo is trying desperately to improve position.
Seehaver tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Rafiki Adebayo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adebayo is looking to get to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Adebayo wants to hold on but Seehaver pushes him away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle Seehaver showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Seehaver has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyle Seehaver!