PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between A J Hearts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tolo Seia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seia has chosen Limp Bizkit - Thieves as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

J Hearts
vs
Seia

179 cm
36
222 lbs
38 - 11 - 0

191 cm
36
212 lbs
36 - 14 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 38 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, A J Hearts!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tolo Seia!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seia lands with a kick to the ribs.
Seia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Seia throws a leg kick but Hearts checks it.
Hearts feinted with a counter takedown.
Seia fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Seia connects with a looping right hand.
Seia has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Donk. Seia catches Hearts right on the button with a cross.

It looks like A J Hearts has been cut.
Hearts jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hearts misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seia tries to clinch up.
Seia throws a hook but Hearts avoids it easily.
Hearts swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A jab from Seia does it's job there.
Seia connects with a single shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hearts blocks a jab.
Hearts keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Seia fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hearts has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hearts looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Seia is fending him off so far but Hearts persists. Nope, Seia circles away and we're back to standing.
Hearts slips a straight right by Seia.
Hearts steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Seia.
Hearts appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Hearts tries for a takedown but Seia sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Seia throws out a counter right but Hearts avoids it with no problem.
Seia lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hearts at a distance.
Hearts tries to score a power double leg takedown but Seia sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hearts somewhat.
It seemed like Seia was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for A J Hearts. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Seia feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Hearts sprawling to the canvas! Hearts rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Seia finish him?!

Hearts is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Seia misses with an uppercut

and Hearts counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hearts.
Seia looking to control.
Hearts is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hearts throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Seia works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hearts stops Seia from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seia is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Seia is trying to control. Hearts wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hearts trying to control here.
Hearts wants to improve his position but Seia is controlling well.
Seia is looking to take a break and control but Hearts is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hearts wants to get back to full guard.
It looks like Seia is going to stand back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Seia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hearts manages to avoid it.
Seia avoids the body shot from Hearts.
Seia now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A cross from Seia lands.
Jab by Seia.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tolo Seia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on A J Hearts's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hearts blocks a jab.
Hearts pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hearts takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hearts swings for the body but Seia moves out of range.
Hearts throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Seia counters with a huge left! Hearts is in big trouble! He's backing up but Seia isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Hearts from any more damage. A dominating finish by Seia!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tolo Seia!
Tolo Seia is the new light heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Tolo Seia thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.