PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pitbull Sevla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Champion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Sevla
vs
Champion

174 cm
23
180 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

182 cm
24
183 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pitbull Sevla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sam Champion!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sevla looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Champion!
Nice uppercut there from Champion.
Sevla takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sevla throws a combination that misses
and Champion connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sevla on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sevla swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Champion counters with a one-two to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Champion drops Sevla with a big left hand and mounts him. Sevla is in big trouble!

Sevla is rocked!
Champion content just to control the position here.
Oh Sevla is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sevla trying desperately to get to his feet.
Sevla seems to have got his legs back now.
Champion trying to control but Sevla is having none of it.
Sevla trying desperately to get to his feet.
Champion wants to control the pace but Sevla is squirming around nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sevla's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Sevla on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sevla tries to get out of the position.
Sevla is squirming around, avoiding Champion's attempts to control the action.
Sevla is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Champion looking to control and managing it successfully.

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.
Champion can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sevla is looking to escape.

Despite being in the dominant position, Sam Champion just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Champion uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sevla.
Pitbull Sevla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Champion moves out of range of the strikes.
Sevla misses with a hook.
A big right from Champion misses.
Sevla takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sevla bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Sevla misses.
Sevla rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Champion moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch lands to the side of Champion 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Champion scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sevla thows a left - swing and a miss!
Champion throws a right and a left that Sevla avoids nicely.
Sevla listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Champion changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sevla misses with a combination
and Champion counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Champion with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sevla to score with a decent uppercut.
Champion swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sevla takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sevla scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Champion ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sevla moves away.
Sevla misses with a series of wild punches.
Champion defending well as Sevla loads up on a big left hand.
Sevla swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Champion counters with a three punch combo that has Sevla backing up. Sevla nods at Champion to acknowledge the strikes.
No joy there for Sevla, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sevla is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Champion lands a jab to the head.
Sevla misses with an uppercut.
Sevla throws a left and a right that both miss
and Champion counters with a straight right hand.
Champion moves out of range of the strikes.
Champion thows a body shot but no joy.
Champion moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Champion keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sevla.
Champion swings for the body but Sevla moves out of range.
Sevla is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Champion slips under a jab from Sevla.
Sevla throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Champion sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sevla swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Champion counters with a right hand to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Champion!
Champion swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Champion misses with a few strikes there.
Champion moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Champion misses with a hook. Sevla ducked under it nicely.
Champion throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Champion dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

The fighters circling - Sevla throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sevla scores with a nice head shot.
Sevla throws a hook but Champion avoids it easily.
Champion slips a straight right by Sevla.
Sevla slips under a jab.
Champion throws a nice looking combination but Sevla bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sevla throws a right and a left that Champion avoids nicely.
A left and a right from Champion both land. Nice combination.
Sevla circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sevla misses with a straight left.
Champion throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Champion ducks under a wild hook from Sevla.
Champion lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sevla circles away quickly and effectively.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Champion in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Sevla throws a left and a right that both miss
and Champion counters with a straight right hand.
A lazy left from Sevla finds it's target.

It looks like Sam Champion has been cut.
Champion is breathing heavily.
Champion misses with the combination.
Sevla throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Champion tries to clinch there but Sevla circles away.
Sevla uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Champion.
A slow jab from Sevla misses its intended target.
Sevla lands with a right hand.
Sevla keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sevla lands a jab to the nose.
Sevla tries to bum rush Champion with a series of wild strikes but Champion uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sevla misses with the combination.
Champion moves out of range of the strikes.
Sevla throws an overhand right that lands on Champion's shoulder, as Champion tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Sevla misses.
A slow jab from Sevla misses its intended target.
Sevla keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Champion keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sevla.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Champion cracks Sevla with an open hand slap.
Sevla is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Champion.
Champion tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sevla was well out of range. Poor timing from Champion.
A big right from Sevla misses.
Champion will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Champion slips a straight right by Sevla.
Sevla will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice shot lands for Sevla.
A cross from Sevla lands.
Sevla bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Champion's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sevla misses with a combination
and Champion counters with a straight right hand.
Champion scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sevla in his tracks.
Champion displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sevla throws out the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Sevla misses.
Champion uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sevla.
Champion bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A shot to de liver by Champion. Beautiful body shot.
Sevla defending well as Champion loads up on a big left hand.
Champion throws a jab when Sevla was well out of range.
Champion keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Champion throws out a powerful jab.
Champion misses with a hook.
Champion missing with a left hand there. Sevla was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sam Champion seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Champion tries to bum rush Sevla with a series of wild strikes but Sevla uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Champion throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sevla.
Champion throws out a loose jab but Sevla uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sevla misses with a combination
and Champion counters with a nice uppercut.
Pitbull Sevla is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sevla misses with a double jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sevla jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Champion waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sevla.
Champion scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sevla throws a looping overhand right but Champion ducks down to avoid it.
Sevla will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Champion fails to land with a series of punches.
Champion bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sevla lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Champion takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Champion lands a two punch combo.
Champion throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sevla lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Champion walks into a stiff left hand from Sevla.
Champion slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sevla swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pitbull Sevla dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sam Champion's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Champion slips a jab and a cross from Sevla.
Champion fails to land with a series of punches.
Champion throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sevla cracks a nice hook into Champion's ribs.
Champion ducks right into an uppercut from Sevla.
Champion takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sevla connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Champion is rocked!
No joy there for Sevla, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Champion is still on wobbly legs! Can Sevla finish him?
Good shot there by Sevla.
Sevla cracks Champion with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Sevla finds it's way through Champion's defenses.
Champion steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sevla.
Sevla moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Champion throws out a loose jab but Sevla uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sevla looks to land a combination but Champion avoids it well.
Champion seems to have recovered his senses.
Sevla looks to throw the jab but Champion is out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sevla tries to bum rush Champion with a series of wild strikes but Champion uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sevla looks to land a right hand but Champion moved out of range.
Sevla misses with an uppercut.
Champion keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sevla.
Sevla moves away from the strike by Champion.
Sevla throws a jab but it's blocked by Champion.
Champion has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sevla scores with a sloppy right hand. Champion should have avoided that one.
Sevla throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Champion to counter with a crisp jab.
Sevla throws a right hand that Champion ducks under and follows up with a left that Champion also avoids with ease.
Champion uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sevla.
Champion throws a combination. Sevla tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Champion connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Champion misses with a jab, cross combination.
Champion throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sevla counters with a stiff right hand.
Sevla throws a right and a left that both miss.
A swing and a miss from Champion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

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

Champion's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Champion slips a straight right by Sevla.
Sevla misses with a few strikes there.
Sevla throws a body punch but Champion moves out of range.
Champion looks to score with a jab to the body but Sevla is just out of range.
Champion slips a straight right by Sevla.
A slow jab from Champion misses its intended target.
Champion throws the left hand but Sevla avoids the punch easily.
Champion misses with a body shot
and Sevla counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sevla with a nice cross.
Sevla swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Champion uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sevla.
Champion swings for the body but Sevla moves out of range.
Sevla misses with a looping left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sevla scores with a hook.
Sevla waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Champion.
Sevla falls off balance throwing a combination
and Champion counters with a left and a right that stings Sevla.
Sevla throws a combination that misses
and Champion counters with a nice uppercut.
Sevla throws a nice looking combination but Champion bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Champion lands with a nice body punch.
Sevla misses with a body punch
and Champion counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sevla thinking.
Champion swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sevla.
A left and a right from Champion both land. Nice combination.
Champion dips to his left and cracks Sevla with an uppercut!
Sevla misses with a double jab
and Champion makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sevla lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Champion circles away quickly and effectively.
A cross from Champion lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sevla bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Champion's head backwards.
Champion slips a jab and a cross from Sevla.
A combination from Champion does no damage.
Nice jab there from Champion.
Sevla throws a right and a left that Champion avoids nicely.
Champion has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sevla lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Champion misses with a body shot.
Sevla misses with a looping right.
Sevla misses with a shot to the body
and Champion counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Champion is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sevla.
Champion takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Champion lands a nice looking body shot.
Champion misses with the combination.
Sevla connects with a crisp jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pitbull Sevla showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sevla has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pitbull Sevla!