PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ditte Sebastien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zai Mongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Sebastien
vs
Mongo

185 cm
27
193 lbs
2 - 2 - 1

178 cm
28
200 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

Russian Top Team Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ditte Sebastien!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zai Mongo!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mongo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mongo throws a leg kick but Sebastien sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mongo misses with a lunging right hand
and Sebastien counters with a three punch combo that has Mongo backing up. Mongo nods at Sebastien to acknowledge the strikes.
Mongo tries to bum rush Sebastien with a series of wild strikes but Sebastien uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sebastien tries to clinch there but Mongo circles away.
Mongo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sebastien slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sebastien is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mongo is looking to chop away at Sebastien's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sebastien rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mongo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mongo lunges at Sebastien with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sebastien's hand.
Mongo is looking to land body kicks.
Sebastien steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mongo.
Mongo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mongo throws a lazy right hand but Sebastien sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sebastien closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mongo counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mongo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sebastien was well out of range. Poor timing from Mongo.
Mongo connects with a single shot there.
Sebastien moves away from the strike by Mongo.
A big right from Mongo misses.
Mongo swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mongo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sebastien sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sebastien avoids a kick to the body.
Mongo throws a poor cross that misses
and Sebastien counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mongo misses with a body punch
and Sebastien counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mongo misses with an uppercut
and Sebastien counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mongo catches Sebastien with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sebastien tries to clinch up but Mongo circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mongo throws a lazy uppercut
and Sebastien counters with a one-two to the body.

Mongo is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mongo throws a hook but Sebastien avoids it easily.
Zai Mongo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot by Mongo.
Mongo swings for the body but Sebastien moves out of range.
Mongo misses with a straight left.
Sebastien misses with the combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sebastien fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ditte Sebastien will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Mongo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sebastien moves away.
Mongo takes a swing at Sebastien's ribcage but misses.
Sebastien bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sebastien throws a nice looking combination but Mongo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mongo misses with an uppercut
and Sebastien counters with a two punch combo.
Sebastien tries to clinch there but Mongo circles away.
Sebastien avoids the body shot from Mongo.
Mongo throws a leg kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mongo misses with a jab to the body

and Sebastien holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mongo misses with a punch to the body.
Mongo tries to work over Sebastien's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Mongo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sebastien ducks under a wild hook from Mongo.
Mongo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sebastien checks a leg kick.

Sebastien takes the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mongo has Sebastien pressed against the cage, preventing Sebastien from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Mongo breaks the clinch.
Mongo throws a lazy uppercut

and Sebastien counters by clinching up.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Sebastien manages to break the clinch.
Mongo misses with a hook

and Sebastien counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sebastien.
Sebastien tries to break the clinch but Mongo is controlling the position.
Mongo tries a body shot but Sebastien blocks it.
Mongo swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sebastien pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Sebastien forces Mongo back against the cage and clinches.
Mongo can't find room to land a body shot as Sebastien controls the action.
Mongo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sebastien avoiding damage as Mongo throws knees to the body.
Mongo misses with a body punch.
Sebastien looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mongo controlling the action here for a moment.
Mongo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sebastien breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sebastien moves out of range of the leg kick from Mongo.
Sebastien misses with a double jab.
Mongo looks to score with a jab to the body but Sebastien is just out of range.
Sebastien throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mongo.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sebastien tries to clinch but Mongo moves away
and Mongo counters with a stiff right hand.
Mongo throws a sloppy body shot
and Sebastien counters with a series of strikes. Mongo will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ditte Sebastien will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Mongo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mongo misses with a low kick.
Sebastien fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mongo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sebastien manages to avoid it.
Mongo misses with a body shot.
Mongo swats away the attempt to clinch by Sebastien.
Mongo looks to land a right hand but Sebastien moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mongo misses with a body punch
and Sebastien counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sebastien scores with a three punch combo!
Sebastien fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mongo tries to score with a low kick but Sebastien moves his leg out of the way.
Sebastien lands with a nice combination. Mongo backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Zai Mongo has been cut.
Mongo throws a shot from downtown. Sebastien moves away and avoids it.
Mongo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sebastien counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mongo misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Sebastien to counter with a crisp jab.
Mongo is still on wobbly legs! Can Sebastien finish him?
Mongo misses the body punch
and Sebastien counters with a series of strikes. Mongo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ditte Sebastien is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mongo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mongo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sebastien moves away.
A punch combination from Sebastien misses.
Mongo scores with a punch to the head.
Mongo seems to have recovered his senses.
Sebastien throws a nice looking combination but Mongo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sebastien misses with a two punch combination.
Mongo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mongo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sebastien avoids the body shot from Mongo.
Sebastien moves to clinch but Mongo breaks away
and Mongo counters with a left to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mongo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sebastien uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mongo.
An inside leg kick from Mongo misses.
Sebastien throws a jab but it's blocked by Mongo.
Sebastien tries to clinch
and Mongo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ditte Sebastien is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mongo misses with a few strikes there.
Zai Mongo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mongo misses with a few strikes there.

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 Ditte Sebastien.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sebastien, 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ditte Sebastien!