PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Philippe Coutinho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edik Seimyr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Coutinho
vs
Seimyr

175 cm
19
154 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

190 cm
21
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Philippe Coutinho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Edik Seimyr!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Viktor Lagutenko and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coutinho fails with a takedown attempt.
Seimyr connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Coutinho shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Coutinho tries to pass to full mount but Seimyr defends it.
Seimyr misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Coutinho prevents Seimyr from improving his position.
Coutinho thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Seimyr is trying to get back to full guard.
Seimyr is trying to control but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seimyr is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Coutinho is staying active.
Seimyr is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Coutinho sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Seimyr defending well though.
Seimyr wants to get back to his feet.
Seimyr works his way to full guard. Good work.
Seimyr wants to get back to his feet but Coutinho is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Coutinho stays in close to Seimyr's body and controls the position.
Coutinho forces his way into half guard.
Coutinho wants to control but Seimyr is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Coutinho wants to work for an arm triangle but Seimyr is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Coutinho is stalling here. Seimyr is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Coutinho seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Seimyr has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Seimyr tries to advance to mount but can't.
Seimyr is looking to take a break and control but Coutinho is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Coutinho parries the strikes from Seimyr easily there. Seimyr is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Coutinho to escape.
Coutinho tries to buck Seimyr off but Seimyr is having none of it.
Seimyr misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Seimyr taking a breather here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coutinho is trying to control Seimyr's posture but Seimyr avoids it.
Seimyr wants to control but Coutinho is keeping him busy.
The ground and pound from Seimyr seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Seimyr trying to control the position but Coutinho is working away.
Coutinho is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Seimyr in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seimyr wants to lay and pray for a moment but Coutinho keeps working.
The ground and pound from Seimyr seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Seimyr throws an elbow but Coutinho slips to the side and avoids it well.
Seimyr working the ground and pound but Coutinho is defending the strikes.
Coutinho knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Seimyr on the ground.
Coutinho tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Coutinho is not content to let Seimyr control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coutinho can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edik Seimyr dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Coutinho tries for a takedown but Seimyr sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Coutinho changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Seimyr tries to avoid it but Coutinho manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Seimyr to the ground. Seimyr escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Seimyr lands a two punch combo.
A combination from Seimyr does no damage.
Seimyr misses with a few strikes there.
Coutinho looks for a takedown but Seimyr sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Philippe Coutinho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Seimyr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Coutinho shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coutinho wants to lay and pray for a moment but Seimyr keeps working.

Coutinho seems to be working for a kimura but Seimyr defends the submission attempt.

Seimyr has one foot on Coutinho's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Seimyr lands with a nice combination. Coutinho backs away looking to recover.
Coutinho has a takedown stuffed.
Seimyr throws a series of strikes that have Coutinho backpedaling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Seimyr.
Coutinho shoots for a double leg takedown but Seimyr sprawls well. He's pushed Coutinho's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Coutinho has a takedown stuffed.
Sloppy strikes from Seimyr. Those never looked like landing.
Coutinho shoots in and drives through. Seimyr sprawls well.
Coutinho will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seimyr lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Seimyr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sloppy strikes from Seimyr. Those never looked like landing.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Coutinho.
Seimyr stuffs the takedown.
Philippe Coutinho is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice takedown defense from Seimyr. No joy for Coutinho on that attempt.
Seimyr throws a series of punches but Coutinho avoids them all with ease.
Coutinho will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seimyr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Coutinho looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Seimyr scores with a hook to the body. Coutinho takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Seimyr misses with a series of wild punches.
Coutinho fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Coutinho shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Seimyr pinned against the cage. Seimyr gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sloppy strikes from Seimyr. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edik Seimyr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Seimyr lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Seimyr stuffs the takedown.
Coutinho throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Seimyr's waist but Seimyr gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Coutinho off to one side.
Philippe Coutinho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coutinho has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Philippe Coutinho. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Coutinho gets caught napping as Seimyr dives in and scores a takedown. Coutinho manages to retain guard.
Seimyr in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Seimyr trying to control but Coutinho is working from the bottom.
Coutinho can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Seimyr controls the pace.
Seimyr trying to control the position from guard on top but Coutinho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Coutinho might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seimyr is looking to work some ground and pound but Coutinho has wrist control.
Coutinho is adopting a defensive guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Edik Seimyr.

Coutinho closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Seimyr's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Seimyr is striking off his back. Coutinho thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Seimyr punching from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Seimyr pushes Coutinho off and gets back to his feet.
Coutinho shoots in for a double leg but Seimyr sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A punch combination from Seimyr misses.

Coutinho scores a takedown into full mount!
Edik Seimyr has got the better of the ground game so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coutinho dominating with strikes here.
Coutinho controlling the pace for now.

Coutinho goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Seimyr turns into him and now he's in Coutinho's guard.
Coutinho on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Coutinho tries to get out of the position.
Seimyr stands and throws Coutinho's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coutinho is looking to regain half guard here but Seimyr keeps moving and retains side control.
Coutinho regains half guard, as Seimyr was trying to land strikes.
Coutinho is staying active underneath Seimyr, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Coutinho is trying is best to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Coutinho looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Coutinho makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Coutinho.
Coutinho keeping moving, preventing Seimyr from controlling successfully.
Seimyr won't allow Coutinho to sweep him here.
Coutinho keeping moving, preventing Seimyr from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Seimyr tries to stand but Coutinho is controlling from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Edik Seimyr.
Well Seimyr 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edik Seimyr!