PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kraig Mackey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seth Midas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Seth Midas was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Mackey
vs
Midas

190 cm
19
225 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

213 cm
20
276 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kraig Mackey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Seth Midas!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Illya Tyunina and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mackey swings for the body but Midas moves out of range.
Midas wants to clinch.
Midas fails with a takedown attempt.

Midas shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Mackey manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Midas lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Mackey is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Midas cracks Mackey with a solid left hand.
Midas chips away with some ground and pound.
Midas lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Mackey is looking for a triangle but Midas pushes his legs off easily.
Mackey is breathing heavily.
Midas keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mackey's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Midas 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Midas stands up over Mackey, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Midas is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mackey pulls Midas in close to prevent any damage.
Midas controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Midas accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Midas trying to control the position from guard on top but Mackey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mackey preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Midas wants to stand but Mackey has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Midas working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Midas keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mackey's head.

Mackey is working an open guard so Midas takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Midas throws a head kick but Mackey moves out of range.

Mackey closes the distance and clinches.
Mackey prevents the takedown attempt.
Mackey looking to slow down the pace here.
Midas tries for a takedown but Mackey manages to get underhooks.
Kraig Mackey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seth Midas.

Midas successfully pulls guard.
Midas wants to stand up but Mackey is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mackey's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Mackey has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Midas keeping moving, preventing Mackey from controlling successfully.
Mackey is really struggling to control Midas but he's trying to hold on to the position.

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.

Midas wriggles free and stands up.
Midas throws a one two combo.

It looks like Kraig Mackey has been cut.
Midas tries for a takedown but Mackey sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Midas scores with a head kick.
Seth Midas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for Midas with that takedown attempt.
Mackey shoots for a takedown but Midas saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Midas bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mackey is trying to control Midas's posture but Midas avoids it.
Mackey tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Midas wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seth Midas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kraig Mackey's cut.
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.

Mackey with a lazy takedown attempt

and Midas counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Midas scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Midas works over Mackey with some ground and pound from guard.
Midas passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Midas scoring with punches and elbows.
Mackey is trying to get back to half guard.
Midas lands a nice forearm strike.
Seth Midas has got the better of the ground game so far.
Midas is working Mackey over with some ground and pound from side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mackey takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mackey on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Mackey on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mackey tries to get out of the position.
Midas working the ground and pound from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mackey can't do much from the bottom here.
Mackey takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Mackey tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Midas wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Check out the look on Midas's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Mackey takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Mackey might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Check out the look on Midas's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Mackey is trying to improve his position.
Midas landing a few strikes.
Mackey can't do much from the bottom here.
Mackey on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mackey prevents Midas from moving into mount.
Midas lands a decent elbow from side control.
Mackey tries to improve position but can't.
Midas lands an elbow.
Midas landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Mackey is looking to reverse the position.
Midas wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mackey keeps working.
Mackey wants to control but Midas postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mackey is not content to let Midas control the position.
Mackey gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Midas winds up and cracks Mackey with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mackey is trying to control but can't.
Mackey is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Midas scores with a couple of nice shots.
Mackey has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Midas is working away from the top position though.
Midas is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Midas is trying to control the action in half guard but Mackey is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Midas working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Midas working over Mackey with some ground and pound. Mackey looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Midas lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Midas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Midas is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Midas working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mackey trying to control from the bottom.
Midas scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Midas stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Mackey to get to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seth Midas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kraig Mackey's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Midas shoots in for a double leg but Mackey sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Midas throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mackey's waist but Mackey gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Midas off to one side.
Midas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mackey.
Mackey staying out of range there.
Mackey lands with a kick to the temple. Midas shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mackey throws a combination. Midas tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mackey ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Midas gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mackey to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Mackey's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Midas tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Midas trying to control the position here.
Midas looking for a sweep. Not yet Midas, not yet.
Midas keeping moving, preventing Mackey from controlling successfully.
Mackey looking to pass the guard.
Midas is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

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.
Mackey throwing strikes but missing.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Midas looks to score with a jab to the body but Mackey is just out of range.
Midas scoring well with a low kick there.
Midas keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Midas looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Midas stands up over Mackey, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mackey working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Midas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Midas is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Midas must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Midas throws a big right hand that misses.
Midas postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mackey keeping moving, preventing Midas from controlling successfully.
Midas throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mackey has momentary wrist control but Midas slips an elbow through the middle.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Mackey darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Midas is positioning himself well to prevent Mackey advancing to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Midas is trying to maintain the position but Mackey is very close to passing his half guard.
Mackey wants to take a breather but Midas is having none of it.
Mackey throwing shots but Midas is blocking nicely.
Midas keeping control of the position.
Midas is trying to control but can't.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kraig Mackey.
I think Midas has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seth Midas!