PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Cave (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ali Seyedi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seyedi has chosen Hypnotize- Biggie smalls as his entrance music. 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.

Cave
vs
Seyedi

184 cm
35
190 lbs
22 - 14 - 0

181 cm
37
195 lbs
29 - 15 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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 22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nick Cave!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ali Seyedi!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Cave there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Seyedi lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Seyedi.

It looks like Nick Cave has been cut.
Seyedi cracks Cave with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Seyedi tries a head kick but it misses.
Seyedi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Seyedi misses with a body kick.
Seyedi missing with a left hand there. Cave was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cave finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Seyedi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Seyedi tries to work over Cave's front leg with a kick but Cave checks it.
Cave moves out of range as Seyedi strikes.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Seyedi checks a leg kick.
Seyedi tries to work over Cave's front leg with a kick but Cave checks it.
Seyedi throws a leg kick but Cave sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cave has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cave there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cave takes one to the side of the head.
Cave throws a right hand that Seyedi ducks under and follows up with a left that Seyedi also avoids with ease.
Seyedi swats away the attempt to clinch by Cave.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seyedi throws a leg kick but Cave moved away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cave.
A head kick by Cave misses
and Seyedi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cave's knee momentarily.
Good leg kick by Seyedi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Seyedi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cave throws a low kick but it's checked well by Seyedi.
Seyedi tries a low kick but Cave avoids it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Seyedi.
Seyedi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Seyedi cracks the inside of Cave's front leg.
Cave uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Seyedi.
Cave throws a big counter combination but Seyedi scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Cave looks for the body kick but Seyedi saw that one coming.
Seyedi jabs Cave right on the nose. Cave blinks but takes it well.
Seyedi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Seyedi blocks a head kick by Cave.
Seyedi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Seyedi lands with a good body shot.
Cave is breathing heavily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Seyedi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seyedi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cave checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cave checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Seyedi just misses with a punch to the body.
Cave throws a nice inside leg kick.
Seyedi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Seyedi scoring well with a low kick there.
Seyedi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Seyedi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cave.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Seyedi checks a leg kick.
Seyedi misses with a head kick.
Seyedi thumps Cave with a low kick.
Cave tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Seyedi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cave is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cave stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Seyedi.
Cave takes a kick to the side of the head.
Cave looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seyedi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Seyedi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cave counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cave on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Seyedi. Seyedi obviously looking to wear him down.
Cave uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Seyedi.
Cave doesn't manage to clinch there - Seyedi circles away.
Seyedi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Seyedi throws a leg kick that misses.
Cave appears to be looking for a big counter.
Cave takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Seyedi avoids the head kick by Cave.
Cave has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cave there as he acknowledges the shot.
Seyedi connects with a jab.
Seyedi 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.
Cave has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Seyedi.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cave cracks the inside of Seyedi's front leg.
Seyedi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A head kick misses from Seyedi.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cave tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Seyedi is able to avoid easily.
Cave's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Seyedi connects with an inside leg kick.
Seyedi throws a hook but Cave avoids it easily.
Seyedi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cave on the side of the head.
Cave misses with a combination
and Seyedi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Seyedi lands a body shot.
Cave tries to score with a low kick but Seyedi moves his leg out of the way.
Seyedi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A combination from Seyedi does no damage.
Cave is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cave misses with a double jab
letting Seyedi counter with a right hand.
A low kick from Cave is predictable there
and Seyedi counters with a thumping low kick.
Seyedi connects with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ali Seyedi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nick Cave's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Seyedi throws out a leg kick but Cave moves out of range and Seyedi only half commits.
Seyedi lands an overhand right.
Seyedi throws a head kick that misses.
Cave is looking for a counter combo.
Cave drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Seyedi lands with an overhand left.

Cave is rocked!
Cave connects with a leg kick. Seyedi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Oh Cave is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Seyedi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cave seems to have got his legs back now.
Seyedi throws a head kick but Cave moves out of range.
Cave appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Seyedi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cave on the side of the head.

Nick Cave's cut is getting worse.
Seyedi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Danga de danga de dang - Cave scores with a four punch combination!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cave blocks the body kick.
Seyedi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cave checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Seyedi cracks the inside of Cave's front leg.
Cave checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cave avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cave tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cave feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Seyedi's calf.
Seyedi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cave checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Seyedi connects with a jab.
Cave gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Seyedi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Seyedi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Seyedi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Seyedi is looking to slow Cave down with leg kicks.
Seyedi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cave tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Seyedi motions for Cave to come forward. Seyedi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cave is looking to chop away at Seyedi's legs.
Cave throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cave.
Seyedi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cave fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seyedi lands a really nice looking cross but Cave seems unphased.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Seyedi 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.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Cave might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Jab from Seyedi.
Seyedi misses with an uppercut.
Seyedi lands a leg kick that knocks Cave off balance momentarily.
Cave gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Seyedi gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ali Seyedi!
During a confident post fight interview, Ali Seyedi thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.