PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Primo Self (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hepatitis See (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Self
vs
See

182 cm
25
180 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

175 cm
25
175 lbs
12 - 11 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
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 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Primo Self!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hepatitis See!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Donatello Bradman and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
See looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Self takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
See lands with a hook. Self tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Self will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
See thows a body shot but no joy.
See scores with a nice strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Self lunges at See with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by See's hand.
See takes a swing at Self's ribcage but misses.
Nice body kick from Self.
Self throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
See fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Self looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
See throws a right hand that Self ducks under and follows up with a left that Self also avoids with ease.
Self showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from See.
Nice body punch from Self.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Self misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from See.
Self throws out a leg kick but See moves out of range and Self only half commits.
An inside leg kick lands from Self.
Self uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by See.
Sloppy strikes from See. Those never looked like landing.
See digs a good body shot into Self's ribs.
No luck with that takedown attempt from See.
Self avoids the body shot from See.
See throws a jab but it's blocked by Self.
Self takes one on the button.
See swings widly with a right hand
and Self counters with a left to the body.
See on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Self swings for the body but See moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from See.
Self throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent See stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
See throws a nice looking combination but Self bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
See with a nice cross.
Self connects with a body shot that sends See's belly button to the back.
See misses with an uppercut
and Self counters with a series of strikes. See will be more careful next time no doubt.
See avoids a punch combination nicely.
See takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Self throws a series of punches but See avoids them all with ease.
See swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
See misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Self lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sloppy strikes from See. Those never looked like landing.
See throws a nice looking combination but Self bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Self thows a body shot but no joy.
See blocks a head kick by Self.
Hepatitis See seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Self throws a combination but it was largely blocked by See.
See catches Self with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
See misses with a wild body shot.
See keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Self is looking to wear down See with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
See swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Self throws a right and a left that both miss.
See smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Self swinging wildly here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
See misses with a series of wild punches.
Self connects with a nice looking jab.
A punch combination from See misses.
See slips a jab and a cross from Self.
Sloppy strikes from Self. Those never looked like landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Self works See's body with a nice hook.
Self misses the body punch
and See counters with a series of strikes. Self will be more careful next time no doubt.
See throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Self.
Primo Self is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Left hook, right uppercut from See.
Self misses the shot to the body.
See takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Hepatitis See will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Self throws a right and a left that See avoids nicely.
Self misses with a series of wild punches.
See just misses with a punch to the body.
A punch combination from Self misses.
Self throws a jab but it's blocked by See.
See looks to land a combination but Self avoids it well.
A chopping leg kick lands by Self.
See rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Self moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
See uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Self.
See scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
See just misses with a punch to the body.
Self throws a series of punches but See moves out of range.
Self misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Self misses with a jab, cross combination.
See misses with a jab, cross combination.
Self showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from See.
Self swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and See counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Self thinking.
Self lands a straight punch to the body, keeping See at a distance.
Primo Self is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
See shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Self eats them both and turns towards See to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Self throws a hook but See blocks it.
Self takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
See throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
See throws a right and a left that both miss.
See slips a jab and a cross from Self.
Self swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Self slips a jab and a cross from See.
No joy there for Self, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Self looks to throw the jab but See is out of range.
See looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hepatitis See seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good exchange - Self coming out on top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
See swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from See misses.
See misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Self.
See misses with a wild combination.
See is breathing heavily.
Self throws a combination but it was largely blocked by See.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
See fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
See thuds a left hand into Self's body.
See dodges the punch combination from Self.
Self throws a good cross that connects.
A combination from See does no damage.
See throws a nice looking combination but Self bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
See loads up on a big right hand but Self slips the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Self. See does a little dance to reset his feet.
Self 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.
See misses the jab.
No joy there for Self, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Self misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
See misses with a series of wild punches.
No luck for See with that takedown attempt.
See avoids a kick to the body.
See takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
See throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Self.
Self is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A bone on bone clash there as See blocks the leg kick.
A combination from Self does no damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
See will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
See lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Hepatitis See will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

See swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Self counters with a straight right hand.
Self avoids a punch combination nicely.
Self works the jab nicely.
Self throws a right and a left that both miss.
Self fakes high and swings low for a body shot but See manages to avoid it.
Self has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from See finds it's way round the side to connect with Self's head.
Self misses with a double jab.
Self showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from See.
See throws a right and a left that Self avoids nicely.
Self works over See's head and body with a nice combination.
Self avoids the body shot from See.

That's one minute gone in the round.
See swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Self.

See is rocked!

It looks like Hepatitis See has been cut.
Self will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
See is still on wobbly legs! Can Self finish him?
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Self thows a body shot but no joy.
See throws out a powerful jab.
See seems to have recovered his senses.
Self throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Self tries to bum rush See with a series of wild strikes but See uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
See will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice straight punches there by Self. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Self.
See fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
See takes a swing at Self's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
See swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Oooooh!!! Self has knocked See down with a huge combo! Self steps away and waves a wobbly See back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
This has been an exciting period of action!
See swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Self lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Self throws a shot to the body.
Self misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
See looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Self is fending him off so far but See persists. Nope, Self circles away and we're back to standing.
Self throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Self with a body punch. A glancing blow.
See misses with a body shot
and Self makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Self takes a body punch but keeps moving.
See takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
See looks to land a combination but Self avoids it well.
See scores with a body shot.
See tries to bum rush Self with a series of wild strikes but Self uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
See throws a nice looking combination but Self bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Self misses with a jab, cross combination.
See looks to land a right hand but Self moved out of range.
Self pushes See away with a front kick.
See shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Self as he jumps to the side.
Primo Self has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hepatitis See.
See takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Self lands a body shot.
See uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
See falls off balance throwing a combination
and Self counters with a series of strikes. See will be more careful next time no doubt.
See is trying desperately to land a takedown but Self is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for See.
See looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hepatitis See is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
No luck with that takedown attempt from See.
Self throws a right and a left that See avoids nicely.
Primo Self has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
See misses with a series of wild punches.
Self keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
See throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
See avoids the body shot from Self.
Self showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from See.
See keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Primo Self showed his dominance in that final round.
I think See has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hepatitis See!
A very excited looking Hepatitis See made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.