PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Blood Seeker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Sessions (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manny Sessions has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Seeker
vs
Sessions

178 cm
19
170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

169 cm
19
156 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Blood Seeker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Manny Sessions!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seeker misses with a hook. Sessions ducked under it nicely.
Seeker throws a hook but Sessions avoids it easily.
Sessions looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sessions looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sessions looks to score with a jab to the body but Seeker is just out of range.
Sessions slips under a jab.
Seeker misses with an uppercut. Sessions saw that one coming.
Seeker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sessions sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Seeker throws an overhand right that lands on Sessions's shoulder, as Sessions tries to avoid the shot.
Sessions gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sessions with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sessions defending well as Seeker loads up on a big left hand.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sessions is defended easily by Seeker.
Seeker throws a hook but Sessions avoids it easily.
Seeker looks to land a right hand but Sessions moved out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sessions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sessions.
Seeker swinging wilding here.
Seeker throws a jab when Sessions was well out of range.
Good leg kick by Sessions there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Seeker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sessions sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sessions.
Sessions bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sessions throws a quick inside leg kick.
Seeker swings for the body but Sessions moves out of range.
Sessions throws a nice outside leg kick.
Seeker throws the left hand but Sessions avoids the punch easily.

Sessions closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sessions sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Seeker is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Sessions sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Seeker is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Sessions sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Seeker is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sessions working the strikes but Seeker uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Seeker avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sessions.
Sessions thows a huge punch but Seeker dodges it nicely.
Sessions thows a huge punch but Seeker dodges it nicely.
Sessions throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Sessions shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Sessions was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Seeker is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Seeker is breathing heavily.
Poor strikes thrown by Sessions there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Sessions trying to control but Seeker is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sessions sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seeker tries to reverse the position but Sessions maintains control.
Seeker wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Sessions.
Sessions throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Sessions looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sessions looking to ground and pound but Seeker is blocking nicely.
Seeker suckers Sessions into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Seeker is now in Sessions's guard!
Sessions is trying to keep Seeker in close.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sessions.
Seeker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Seeker throws a hook but Sessions blocks it.
A head kick from Sessions lands but Seeker takes it in his stride.
Seeker avoids the body shot from Sessions.
Seeker is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Seeker throws a hook to the side of Sessions's head but Sessions sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sessions throws a leg kick which misses Seeker's front leg but catches the back leg as Seeker tries to avoid it.
Blood Seeker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Sessions shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Seeker manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Sessions not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Sessions trying to control the position from guard on top but Seeker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sessions stands up over Seeker, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manny Sessions dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Seeker misses with an uppercut. Sessions saw that one coming.
Seeker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Seeker chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sessions can pounce on him.
Seeker missing with a left hand there. Sessions was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sessions shoots in looking for a takedown. Seeker tries to sprawl out of it but Sessions keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Seeker manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sessions lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sessions. That's going to slow Seeker down.
Seeker misses with a few strikes there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sessions.
Blood Seeker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sessions lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Seeker thows a body shot but no joy.
Sessions fails with a takedown attempt.
Sessions shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Blood Seeker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manny Sessions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seeker just misses with a punch to the body.
Seeker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sessions uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Seeker.
Sessions scores with a leg kick.
Sessions throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sessions moves away from the strike by Seeker.
A swing and a miss from Seeker.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Seeker looks to land a right hand but Sessions moved out of range.
Seeker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sessions feints and then cracks Seeker's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Seeker down.

Seeker gets caught flat footed, as Sessions shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Seeker utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Seeker working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sessions.
Sessions wants to pass the guard but Seeker is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sessions loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sessions stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Seeker swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sessions slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Seeker thows a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Seeker misses.
Sessions scoring well with a low kick there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seeker misses the jab.
Seeker fails to land with a series of punches.
Sessions throws a head kick that half lands.
Seeker is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Seeker takes a swing at Sessions's ribcage but misses.
Seeker defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sessions.
Seeker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sessions.
Seeker gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Seeker misses with a straight right.
Seeker misses the shot to the body.
Sessions steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Seeker.
Sessions uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Seeker.
A swing and a miss from Seeker.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sessions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sessions slips under a jab.
Seeker misses with an uppercut. Sessions saw that one coming.
A jab from Seeker misses.

Sessions pushes Seeker up against the cage in a clinch.

Sessions gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Seeker regains guard.
Seeker keeping moving, preventing Sessions from controlling successfully.
Seeker working a defensive guard here.
Sessions throws a strike but Seeker rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sessions wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Seeker is now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manny Sessions showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

A chopping leg kick lands by Sessions.
Sessions displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Seeker throws out the jab.

Sessions has Seeker up against the cage in a clinch.

Sessions has picked Seeker up - he's going for a ride! Sessions dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Seeker is not content to let Sessions control the position.
Sessions missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sessions sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Seeker defending well though.
Sessions lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sessions working over Seeker with some ground and pound. Seeker looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sessions missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Seeker has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sessions is working away from the top position though.
Sessions thows a huge punch but Seeker dodges it nicely.
Sessions thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Seeker's head.
Sessions is nestled in close to Seeker, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sessions not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sessions thows a huge punch but Seeker dodges it nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice strikes from Sessions there.
Seeker is staying active underneath Sessions, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Manny Sessions is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two 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.
Sessions has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Sessions content just to control the position here.
Seeker is squirming around, avoiding Sessions's attempts to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seeker trying desperately to get to his feet.
Sessions controlling the pace for now.
Seeker keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sessions tries to control but Seeker wriggling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

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

Sessions shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sessions showed some decent athleticism there.
Sessions controlling the pace.
Sessions is looking to take a break and control but Seeker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sessions with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

And that's the end of the fight!
Manny Sessions comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sessions 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manny Sessions!