PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Pendragon (ranked 1940 p4p, 245 weight class) and Publius Sestius (ranked 3492 p4p, 394 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Pendragon
vs
Sestius

189 cm
24
195 lbs
9 - 5 - 1

185 cm
25
192 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

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 9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arthur Pendragon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Publius Sestius!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sestius closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sestius slips a jab and a cross from Pendragon.
A big right from Pendragon misses.
Sestius looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A lazy left from Pendragon finds it's target.
A head kick misses from Sestius.
A jab from Pendragon misses.
Sestius slips a jab from Pendragon.
Pendragon tries to work over Sestius's front leg with a kick but Sestius checks it.
Pendragon misses with a double jab.
Sestius lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pendragon's sensitive parts.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pendragon. Sestius does a little dance to reset his feet.

Sestius has closed the distance and engaged Pendragon in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sestius.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sestius throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pendragons head.
Sestius lands an elbow that stopped Pendragon in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Arthur Pendragon has been cut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pendragon.
I was talking to Pendragon's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

Sestius pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sestius uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pendragon.
Sestius tries to clinch up but Pendragon circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sestius instigates a clinch.
Sestius creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sestius throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sestius throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sestius lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short left from Sestius.
Pendragon swings wildly with an uppercut but Sestius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pendragon looking to slow down the pace here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sestius misses with an elbow over the top.
Sestius tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pendragon avoids it.
Sestius gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sestius throws an elbow but misses.

Pendragon breaks from the clinch.
Sestius fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pendragon.
Sestius keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pendragon misses with a straight left.
Sestius will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sestius gets a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Pendragon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pendragon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pendragon takes a swing at Sestius's ribcage but misses.
Sestius is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Pendragon bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sestius's head backwards.
Pendragon takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sestius displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pendragon throws out the jab.
Pendragon throws a hook to the side of Sestius's head but Sestius sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A combination from Pendragon does no damage.
Sestius slips a jab from Pendragon.
Sestius throws a series of strikes that have Pendragon backpedaling.
Sestius lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pendragon circles away quickly and effectively.
Sestius wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon connects with a nice looking jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Pendragon misses the target.
Sestius is looking for the big counter here.

Sestius forces Pendragon back against the cage and clinches.
Pendragon trying to control the position but instead, Sestius has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pendragon into the cage.
Sestius lands an elbow just above Pendragon 's eye.
Sestius throws an elbow that misses.
Sestius throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pendragons head.
Sestius missing with knees to the body.
Sestius lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pendragon lands a nice uppercut.
Sestius lands an elbow inside.
Sestius lands an elbow just above Pendragon 's eye.
Sestius lands an elbow that stopped Pendragon in his tracks for a moment.

Arthur Pendragon's cut is getting worse.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pendragon throws a punch but it's blocked by Sestius.
Pendragon is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pendragon trying to control the position but instead, Sestius has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pendragon into the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sestius just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pendragon's brow.
Sestius tries to throw a body punch but Pendragon avoids it by throwing Sestius back against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sestius.
Sestius softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Sestius's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sestius avoids the body shot from Pendragon.
As Pendragon backs off Sestius throws a huge counter combo but Pendragon manages to avoid it all.
Sestius takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sestius. That's going to slow Pendragon down.
Pendragon misses with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sestius tries to clinch but Pendragon moves out of range.
Pendragon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Publius Sestius dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arthur Pendragon's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Sestius avoids the body shot from Pendragon.
Pendragon throws a jab when Sestius was well out of range.
Sestius has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sestius doesn't manage to clinch there - Pendragon circles away.
Pendragon is looking to counter punch.
A swing and a miss from Pendragon.
Sestius lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Sestius is looking to clinch but Pendragon is avoiding it.
Pendragon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sestius moves away.
Sestius throws a counter combo.
Pendragon scores with a three punch combo!
No joy there for Pendragon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sestius throws a counter combo.
Publius Sestius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pendragon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sestius lands a front kick.
Arthur Pendragon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sestius looks to land a combination. Pendragon sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Pendragon missing with a left hand there. Sestius was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sestius throws a nice head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pendragon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pendragon throws a big shot that misses.

Sestius takes the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sestius lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pendragon pushes Sestius back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pendragon throws a punch but it's blocked by Sestius.
Sestius lands an elbow inside.
Sestius throws an elbow but it misses.
Sestius lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sestius throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pendragons head.
Pendragon is leaning against Sestius and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pendragon takes an elbow to the temple.
Pendragon has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

Sestius manages to break the clinch.
Pendragon throws a body punch but Sestius moves out of range.

Sestius closes the distance and clinches.
Pendragon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Sestius escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sestius fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pendragon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sestius is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Good leg kick by Pendragon there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sestius lands a head kick!

Arthur Pendragon's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sestius slips under a jab from Pendragon.
Sestius takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Sestius closes the distance and pushes Pendragon back into the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pendragon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pendragon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sestius lands with a short shot to the head.
Pendragon is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Sestius lands a damaging elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Sestius.
Pendragon tries to throw a body punch but Sestius avoids it by throwing Pendragon back against the cage.

Pendragon breaks the clinch.
Pendragon wants to slow Sestius down by chopping away at his legs.
Sestius is looking for the big counter here.
Pendragon lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pendragon throws a big shot that misses.
Sestius fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pendragon with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Sestius there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sestius throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sestius misses with a low kick.
Pendragon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sestius's hands.

Sestius is rocked!
Pendragon lands with a right and another and another! Sestius is in big trouble! Pendragon lands again and this time it's lights out for Sestius! A quality knockout there for Pendragon.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Arthur Pendragon!