PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rio Vegas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Seeberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seeberg has chosen Alice in chains - Check my brain as his entrance music. Rio Vegas had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Vegas
vs
Seeberg

175 cm
26
170 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

172 cm
21
164 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rio Vegas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anton Seeberg!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seeberg misses with a body kick.
Vegas misses with a double jab.

Seeberg takes the fight into the clinch.
Vegas avoids a wild elbow strike from Seeberg.

Seeberg breaks from the clinch.
Seeberg is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Vegas.

It looks like Anton Seeberg has been cut.
Vegas looks to land a combination but Seeberg avoids it well.
Vegas throws a right hand that Seeberg ducks under and follows up with a left that Seeberg also avoids with ease.
Vegas bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Seeberg's head.
Vegas fails to land with a series of punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Vegas misses the target.
Vegas throws a series of punches but Seeberg avoids them all with ease.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vegas avoids the head kick by Seeberg.
Vegas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Seeberg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vegas changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vegas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vegas misses with a combination
and Seeberg counters with a nice body kick.
Rio Vegas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Seeberg tries to close the distance and clinch but Vegas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fighters circling - Vegas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Seeberg lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Seeberg lands a nice looking body kick.

Seeberg clinches up against the cage.
Seeberg lands a nice elbow.
Vegas tries to throw a body punch but Seeberg avoids it by throwing Vegas back against the cage.
Seeberg lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Seeberg blocks a body shot from Vegas.
Vegas takes an elbow to the temple.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Seeberg creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vegas's defenses.

It looks like Rio Vegas has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Still in the clinch, Vegas scores with a nice short uppercut.
Seeberg pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Vegas takes an elbow to the temple.
Vegas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Seeberg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crunch! Seeberg slams his shin into Vegas's torso.
A big left from Vegas misses.
Vegas lands the left hand.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Vegas enables Seeberg to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Vegas manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Vegas wants to hit a switch here but Seeberg passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Vegas there!
Seeberg avoids the attempt from Vegas to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seeberg controlling from mount.
Vegas working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vegas sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Seeberg thows a huge punch but Vegas dodges it nicely.
Vegas is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Anton Seeberg will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Seeberg throws a sloppy head kick and Vegas moves out of range easily.
Seeberg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vegas swinging wildly here.
Vegas falls off balance throwing a combination
and Seeberg counters with a nice body kick.
Seeberg moves away from the strike by Vegas.
Vegas swings for the body but Seeberg moves out of range.
Seeberg lands with a kick to the temple. Vegas shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Seeberg avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vegas just misses with a punch to the body.
Rio Vegas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Seeberg rushes Vegas and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Seeberg breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Seeberg rushes Vegas and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Seeberg prevents a body shot from Vegas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vegas dodges an elbow strike from Seeberg.

Seeberg breaks the clinch.
Vegas scores with a one two! Seeberg had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Vegas misses the shot to the body.
Vegas misses with a double jab
and Seeberg makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Vegas really felt that one!
Seeberg wants to clinch.
Vegas misses with a few strikes there.
Vegas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Seeberg moves away.
Seeberg explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vegas takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - Vegas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vegas misses with a straight right.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Seeberg.
A head punch on the inside from Vegas fails to land.
Seeberg lands an elbow just above Vegas 's eye.
Seeberg manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Vegas blocks the elbow strike.

Seeberg breaks the clinch.
Vegas works Seeberg's body with a nice hook.
Vegas comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Seeberg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Seeberg instigates a clinch.
Vegas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Seeberg blocks a body shot from Vegas.

Seeberg pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vegas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Seeberg was well out of range. Poor timing from Vegas.
Vegas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Seeberg was well out of range. Poor timing from Vegas.
Vegas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vegas swings for the body but Seeberg moves out of range.
Vegas is looking to wear down Seeberg with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Vegas misses with a body shot.
Both fighters circling a little - Seeberg finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Vegas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Seeberg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vegas lands a jab-cross combination.
Seeberg closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Vegas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Seeberg moves away.

Seeberg closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Vegas takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seeberg comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Vegas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Seeberg.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Seeberg breaks from the clinch.
Seeberg slips under a jab from Vegas.
Seeberg fails to land the takedown.
Vegas swinging wildly here.
Vegas throws a sloppy body shot
and Seeberg counters with a nice leg kick.
Seeberg moves out of range of the strikes.
Vegas will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Vegas throws a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Seeberg rushes Vegas and presses him up against the cage.
Seeberg blocking some punches.

Seeberg breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Danga de danga de dang - Vegas scores with a four punch combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anton Seeberg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Vegas looks to score with a jab to the body but Seeberg is just out of range.

Seeberg closes the distance and clinches.

Seeberg breaks the clinch.
Vegas moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Vegas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Seeberg.
Vegas fails to land with a series of punches.
Seeberg tries a head kick but it misses.
Vegas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Seeberg throws a nice outside leg kick.

Seeberg moves into the clinch.
Vegas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vegas blocks the elbow strike.
Anton Seeberg seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vegas tries to throw a body punch but Seeberg avoids it by throwing Vegas back against the cage.
Vegas struggles to land a body shot inside as Seeberg controls his hands.
Vegas blocks an elbow strike from Seeberg.

Seeberg breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seeberg fails in his attempt to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Vegas.

Seeberg moves into the clinch.
Vegas misses with a punch to the body.

Seeberg breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vegas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Seeberg was well out of range. Poor timing from Vegas.
Vegas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vegas throws an overhand right that lands on Seeberg's shoulder, as Seeberg tries to avoid the shot.
Seeberg lands a front kick.
Seeberg tries to clinch up but Vegas circles away and keeps his distance.
Vegas looks to land a combination but Seeberg avoids it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vegas pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Seeberg back to the cage. Vegas follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Seeberg closes the distance looking to clinch
and Vegas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Seeberg closes the distance and clinches.
Seeberg lands an elbow that stopped Vegas in his tracks for a moment.
Vegas misses with some punches.
Seeberg lands an elbow just above Vegas 's eye.
The referee calls for Seeberg to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vegas swings wildly with an uppercut but Seeberg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vegas blocks an elbow strike.
Vegas takes an elbow to the temple.
Seeberg prevents a body shot from Vegas.
Seeberg creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vegas's defenses.
Nice elbow from Seeberg.
Vegas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vegas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Seeberg looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Seeberg's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Vegas!

Seeberg clinches up with Vegas and pushes him back against the cage.
Seeberg lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Rio Vegas's cut is getting worse.
Seeberg lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Seeberg comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Seeberg breaks the clinch.
Seeberg closes the distance and clinches up with Vegas, looking for a takedown. Seeberg pushes Vegas against the cage but Vegas circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Vegas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Seeberg counters with a head kick. That will keep Vegas thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Seeberg thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Vegas if he has to take too many more of those.
Vegas darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Vegas misses.
Vegas goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Anton Seeberg is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Seeberg bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Seeberg closes the distance and pushes Vegas back into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Seeberg's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vegas throws a series of punches but Seeberg moves out of range.

Seeberg moves into the clinch successfully.
Vegas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vegas misses with a hook from the clinch.

Seeberg breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vegas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Seeberg.
Vegas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Seeberg circles away quickly and effectively.

Seeberg has Vegas up against the cage in a clinch.
Seeberg lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vegas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vegas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rio Vegas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Seeberg stalling.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anton Seeberg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Seeberg winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anton Seeberg!
A relieved looking Anton Seeberg thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.