PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Crahan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seppo Seppo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crahan comes to the ring accompanied by All That Remains - The Last Time. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Crahan
vs
Seppo

182 cm
21
180 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

170 cm
20
170 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shawn Crahan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Seppo Seppo!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seppo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Crahan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Seppo misses with a right hand
and Crahan counters with a low kick, right behind Seppo 's knee.
Seppo throws a shot from downtown. Crahan moves away and avoids it.
Crahan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Seppo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Crahan throws a lazy uppercut
and Seppo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Seppo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Crahan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Crahan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Seppo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Seppo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Shawn Crahan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crahan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Seppo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Crahan does it's job there.
Seppo throws a right hand that Crahan ducks under and follows up with a left that Crahan also avoids with ease.
Seppo lands a jab to the head.
Good standup being displayed there by Crahan as he connects with a hook.
Seppo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Crahan scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Seppo is trying to buck Crahan off.
Seppo looks gassed!
Seppo is not content to let Crahan control the position.
Crahan is working Seppo over with some ground and pound from side control.
Seppo wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Crahan in side control lands a decent elbow.
Seppo takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Seppo takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

Crahan decides to take the fight back to the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seppo drops his hands momentarily and Crahan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Seppo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Seppo lands a two punch combo.
Crahan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Seppo moves away.
Crahan is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Crahan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Seppo looks to land a combination but Crahan avoids it well.
A cross from Crahan lands.
Crahan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Crahan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Crahan thuds a left hand into Seppo's body.
Crahan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Crahan shoots in and drives through. Seppo sprawls well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Crahan throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Seppo was covering up waiting for the punch and Crahan finishes the takedown easily into guard.

Crahan gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Crahan shoots in and bounces Seppo off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Crahan slips nicely into half guard.

Crahan escapes and gets back to his feet.
Seppo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Seppo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Crahan.
Crahan scores with a nice strike.
Crahan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Crahan scores with the left hand. Seppo knows he should have avoided that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crahan cracks Seppo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice uppercut lands for Crahan. That snapped Seppo's head back.
Seppo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Crahan clobbers Seppo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Seppo shoots and misses
and Crahan counters with an outside leg kick.
Crahan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Seppo doesn't seem bothered though.
Crahan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Seppo momentarily.

Crahan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Crahan pushing down on Seppo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ground and pound from Crahan.
Crahan trying to control the pace.
Crahan is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Seppo wants to get back to his feet.
Crahan takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Crahan decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Seppo gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Crahan darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Crahan sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Crahan has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

Crahan stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Seppo to get to his feet.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Seppo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Crahan staying out of range there.
Crahan needs to keep his hands up - Seppo had a free shot at his head there.
Seppo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Good exchange - Crahan coming out on top.
Crahan scores with a nice right hand.
Seppo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Seppo throws a right and a left that Crahan avoids nicely.
Crahan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crahan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Crahan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Seppo.
Crahan lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Crahan connects with a looping right hand.
Seppo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Crahan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Seppo has time to react.
Crahan lands a really nice looking cross but Seppo seems unphased.
Crahan connects with a crisp jab.
Crahan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Crahan darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Crahan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Crahan decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Crahan cracks Seppo with an open hand slap.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Seppo enables Crahan to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Seppo manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Crahan lands a couple of elbows.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Crahan wants to control from the top but Seppo keeps moving.
Crahan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Shawn Crahan just wasn't active enough.
Jab, jab by Crahan - just one landing.
The fighters circling - Crahan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Seppo misses with a series of wild punches.
Seppo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Crahan scores with a one two! Seppo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Crahan scores with a hook to the body. Seppo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A punch combination from Crahan misses.
Seppo misses with an uppercut
and Crahan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Crahan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Seppo at a distance.
Seppo throws a body punch but Crahan moves out of range.
Crahan connects with a single shot there.
Seppo slips under a jab from Crahan.
Seppo takes one to the chin there.
Seppo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crahan misses with a jab to the body
and Seppo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A solid leg kick lands there for Crahan.
Crahan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Seppo's head backwards.
Crahan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Seppo circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shawn Crahan dominated that round.
That's time! Crahan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Crahan avoids the body shot from Seppo.
Crahan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Crahan lands a nice looking body shot.
Seppo is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Crahan lands a really nice looking cross but Seppo seems unphased.
Seppo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Seppo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Crahan!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crahan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Seppo is rocked!
Crahan lands a jab to the head.
Seppo is still on wobbly legs! Can Crahan finish him?

Crahan scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Seppo seems to have recovered his senses.
Crahan advances to mount.
Crahan scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seppo bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Crahan looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Crahan keeping full guard, as Seppo tries to pass.
Seppo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Crahan uses the ropes to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crahan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Crahan dodges the punch combination from Seppo.

Crahan shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Seppo napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Crahan in side control lands a decent elbow.
Crahan working the head with strikes.
Crahan moves into full mount!
Crahan looking to control and managing it successfully.
Seppo taking shots to the head.
Crahan lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crahan in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Crahan cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Shawn Crahan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Crahan controlling his opponent.
Crahan punishing his opponent with strikes.
Crahan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Seppo can do to turn this around?
Crahan scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Crahan raining down hammerfists from mount.
BOOM! Crahan connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Seppo wants to control but Crahan is having none of it.
Seppo is looking to improve his position but Crahan isn't that keen on the idea.
Seppo wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crahan content just to control the position here.
Crahan has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Seppo's face.
Crahan cracks Seppo with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Crahan landing punches.
Crahan trying to control but Seppo is having none of it.
Seppo is in all sorts of trouble here.
Crahan punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Crahan in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Crahan in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Crahan is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Seppo can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Crahan postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Seppo looks a forlorn figure.
Crahan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Crahan landing punches.
Crahan controlling the position easily from mount.
Crahan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Seppo is looking to escape.
Crahan lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Seppo is bucking up trying to escape but Crahan cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Crahan lands a heavy elbow.
Crahan raining down shots from the mount!
Seppo is looking to improve his position but Crahan isn't that keen on the idea.
Crahan controlling from the full mount.
Crahan landing punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Seppo tries to lock up and control but Crahan gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Crahan tries to control but Seppo wriggling away.
Crahan lands a nice shot to the head.
Crahan with the ground and pound from mount.
Crahan lands a nice shot to the head.
Crahan looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Crahan postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Seppo looks a forlorn figure.
Crahan looking to control but Seppo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Seppo is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Crahan scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Seppo?
Seppo is in all sorts of trouble here.
Seppo is bucking up trying to escape but Crahan cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Crahan controlling the position easily from mount.
Crahan tries to control but Seppo wriggling away.
Seppo can't escape the position.
Crahan pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crahan trying to control but Seppo is having none of it.
Crahan controlling from mount.
The referee warns Seppo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Shawn Crahan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Crahan controlling from mount.
You get the feeling that Seppo really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Crahan controlling the position easily from mount.
Seppo is in all sorts of trouble here.
Seppo Seppo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crahan content just to control the position here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shawn Crahan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Crahan 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Shawn Crahan!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Shawn Crahan!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Shawn Crahan!

Shawn Crahan wins by unanimous decision!