PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eagles Giants (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seifer Almasy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Giants
vs
Almasy

190 cm
22
215 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

188 cm
27
215 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eagles Giants!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Seifer Almasy!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Almasy wants to clinch up but Giants keeps it at a distance.
Almasy tries to clinch but Giants moves away
and Giants counters with a low kick, right behind Almasy 's knee.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Almasy checks a leg kick.
Almasy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Almasy tries to clinch but Giants is having none of it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Almasy checks a leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Almasy checks a leg kick.
Giants connects with a body shot.
Almasy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Giants tries to avoid it but Almasy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Giants to the ground. Giants escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Giants throws a leg kick that misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Giants.
Giants throws a quick inside leg kick.
Giants is looking to chop away at Almasy's legs.
Almasy darts in trying to clinch
and Giants counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Giants.
Giants throws a jab but it's blocked by Almasy.
Giants pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A slapping leg kick lands for Almasy.
Giants tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Almasy defends well and Giants ends up having to push Almasy into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Almasy.
Giants throws a punch but it's blocked by Almasy.
Almasy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Giants avoids it.
Giants fails to pull guard.
Giants lands a nice uppercut.
Almasy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Giants.
Giants lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Almasy backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giants working aggressively here.
Almasy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Almasy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Giants is trying to push Almasy away but Almasy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Almasy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Giants avoids it.
Almasy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Giants.
Almasy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Giants avoiding damage as Almasy throws knees to the body.
Almasy gets underhooks to prevent Giants's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eagles Giants. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Giants lands a hook that snaps the head of Almasy backwards.
Giants doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Almasy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almasy looking for a takedown.
Giants tries for a takedown. No joy.
Almasy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Giants jumps into guard, dragging Almasy to the mat.
Giants is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Almasy stops Giants from standing up.
Almasy content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Almasy sitting in guard here, content to control.
My spies in VIP / 16 Elite Coaches / 1000$ inform me that Almasy has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Giants is pulling down on Almasy's head. It's preventing any offense from Almasy, at least for the moment.
Almasy stopping the sweep attempt from Giants.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giants trying to control the position.
Almasy trying to control but Giants is working from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Giants drives through with a takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Almasy has Giants pulled in close to control his posture.
Almasy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Giants loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Almasy is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Giants dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Almasy. That did some damage!
Almasy avoids the head kick by Giants.
Giants throws a low kick but Almasy moves out of range easily.
Giants circles away from the clinch attempt.
Giants scores with a body shot.
Giants shoots in for a double leg but Almasy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Giants cracks Almasy with a good jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Giants.
Giants swats away the attempt to clinch by Almasy.
Almasy tries to clinch but Giants moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Almasy slips a jab and a cross from Giants.
Almasy misses with a wild combination.
A bone on bone clash there as Almasy blocks the leg kick.

Almasy rushes Giants and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Giants lands a hook to the side of the head.
Giants wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Almasy has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Giants fails to land.
Almasy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A knee to the head by Almasy.
Giants fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Giants scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Almasy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Giants breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Giants pivots, looking for a leg kick but Almasy is out of range and Giants settles back down.
Eagles Giants seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Giants bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Giants attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Eagles Giants is winning the standup battle so far.
Giants circles away from the clinch attempt.
Seifer Almasy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Almasy tries to clinch up.

Almasy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Giants gets through Almasy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Almasy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Giants blocks it with crossed arms.
Giants is trying to pull guard but Almasy turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eagles Giants. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Giants tries to work over Almasy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Giants swings wildly with an uppercut but Almasy uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Giants.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Giants breaks from the clinch.
Almasy tries to close the distance and clinch but Giants swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Giants throws a solid leg kick but Almasy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Giants.
Giants connects with a high kick.
Almasy is looking to clinch but Giants is avoiding it.
Giants dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Almasy. That did some damage!
Almasy tries to clinch up.
A leg kick checked by Giants.

Giants shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Almasy manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almasy looking for a sweep. Not yet Almasy, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Almasy lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Giants!
Giants is looking to improve his position but Almasy isn't that keen on the idea.
Giants avoids a series of strikes thrown by Almasy.
Almasy throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Giants can't escape the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Almasy content just to control the position here.
Giants really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eagles Giants dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Giants throws a right hand that Almasy ducks under and follows up with a left that Almasy also avoids with ease.
Giants throws a leg kick that is checked

and Almasy counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Almasy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Almasy tries to land a knee to the head but Giants blocks with his arms.
Almasy tries to land knees in the clinch but Giants avoids the damage to the body.
Giants misses with a punch on the inside.
Almasy blocking some punches.
Almasy misses with some punches.
Almasy blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Giants has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Almasy uses from the top position.
Almasy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Giants is keeping the position for now.
Almasy passes Giants's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Almasy seems content to control.
Almasy wants to pass to mount but Giants is defending the position.
Almasy keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Giants is pressing down on Almasy's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Giants has his hands on Almasy's head, controlling the position.
Giants trying to keep a closed guard but Almasy is proving a slippery customer.
Almasy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Almasy throws an elbow that misses. Giants uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Almasy's guard. Nice move by Giants!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giants tries to stand but Almasy is controlling from the bottom.
Almasy wants to sweep but no luck.
Almasy controlling the position.
Giants stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Almasy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Almasy trying to control the position here.
Giants throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Almasy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Seifer Almasy.
Almasy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Giants finds it's way round the side to connect with Almasy's head.
Almasy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Almasy looking to score a takedown here. Giants is defending well but Almasy drives through and ends up in Giants's guard.
Almasy postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Almasy trying to control but Giants is working from the bottom.
Eagles Giants is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Seifer Almasy was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Almasy tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giants dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Almasy. That did some damage!
Giants swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Giants fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Almasy manages to avoid it.
Giants will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Giants throws a right hand that Almasy ducks under and follows up with a left that Almasy also avoids with ease.
Seifer Almasy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A slow jab from Giants misses its intended target.
Almasy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Giants is looking to wear down Almasy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Almasy has a takedown stuffed.
Almasy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Giants throws out a leg kick but Almasy moves out of range and Giants only half commits.
Giants does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

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 Eagles Giants.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Giants, 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eagles Giants!