PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Sewell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Huso Cevap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Sewell is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Sewell
vs
Cevap

186 cm
20
205 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

194 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Sewell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Huso Cevap!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sewell keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cevap throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cevap looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cevap fails with a takedown attempt.

Sewell gets a takedown into half guard.
Sewell passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Cevap!
Sewell sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Cevap tries to lock up and control but Sewell gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sewell landing strikes from the mount and Cevap is in trouble!
Sewell unloads with some shots from mount but Cevap bucks and avoids them well.
Sewell landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sewell controlling the pace for now.
Cevap wants to control but Sewell is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sewell landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sewell tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Cevap working to try and regain half guard.
Sewell sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Sewell goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Cevap is on top in guard.
Sewell looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cevap is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cevap is looking to work some ground and pound but Sewell has wrist control.
Cevap trying to control but Sewell is working from the bottom.
Sewell is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Cevap scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sewell keeping full guard, as Cevap tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sewell is pulling down on Cevap's head to control his posture.

Sewell has his feet on Cevap's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Sewell is breathing heavily.

Sewell shoots in and bounces Cevap off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Cevap wants to stand up but Sewell is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Sewell dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Cevap misses with a head kick.
Sewell throws a big shot that misses.
Cevap has his takedown stuffed

and Sewell counters with a single leg into guard. Cevap didn't expect that.
Sewell has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cevap is trying to keep Sewell in close.
Sewell tries to free his leg and advance position but Cevap is retaining full guard.
Cevap thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cevap looking to control.
Cevap is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sewell is controlling him.
Sewell knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cevap on the ground.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Sewell closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Sewell has hold of one of Cevap's legs. Cevap is fighting the takedown attempt but Sewell gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Sewell sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Cevap trying to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sewell prevents Cevap from getting back to his feet.
Cevap working a defensive guard but Sewell passes into half guard.
Sewell sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cevap wants to control but Sewell is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Cevap is trying to get back to full guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A solid body kick from Sewell.
Michael Sewell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sewell wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Sewell takes the fight into the clinch.
Sewell taking a breather.

Sewell jumps into guard, dragging Cevap to the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sewell keeping moving, preventing Cevap from controlling successfully.

Sewell pushes Cevap off and scrambles back to his feet.
Sewell throws a head kick but Cevap moves out of range.
Sewell blocks a low kick nicely.

Cevap rushes Sewell and presses him up against the cage.
Cevap has had enough of the clinch but Sewell keeps him there for the moment.
Sewell is working Cevap over against the cage.
Sewell keeps control of Cevap as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sewell content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Sewell decides to pull guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Sewell dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Cevap misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sewell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sewell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cevap can pounce on him.

Sewell fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cevap, pushing him back against the cage.

Sewell pulls guard effortlessly.
Sewell looking to control.
Cevap scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sewell looking to control.
Cevap wants to control from the top but Sewell keeps moving.
Cevap missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sewell wants to control the position but Cevap says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cevap passes the guard and advances to mount!
Cevap tries to control but Sewell wriggling away.
Cevap working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sewell is looking to improve his position but Cevap isn't that keen on the idea.
Cevap tries to control but Sewell wriggling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Cevap lands with some strikes.
Cevap with good strikes from the mount here!
Cevap looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sewell tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Sewell defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Cevap.
Cevap tries to control but Sewell wriggling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sewell tries to hold on but Cevap postures up.
Cevap controlling his opponent.
Cevap scoring with strikes but Sewell is staying in there.
Cevap can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sewell is looking to escape.
Sewell is trying desperately to improve position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cevap trying to control but Sewell is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sewell really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Huso Cevap comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sewell has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Sewell!