PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Seppo Taalasmaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Payne Stewart Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stewart Jr has chosen YC feat. Future - Racks as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Taalasmaa
vs
Stewart Jr

170 cm
33
160 lbs
39 - 20 - 0

178 cm
28
166 lbs
19 - 8 - 0

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Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 39 - 20 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Seppo Taalasmaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Payne Stewart Jr!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taalasmaa throws a wild body kick that Stewart Jr sees coming a mile off.

Taalasmaa closes the distance and pushes Stewart Jr back into the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Stewart Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Taalasmaa's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stewart Jr.
A frustrated look appears on Stewart Jr's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Taalasmaa has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Stewart Jr regains guard immediately.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Taalasmaa throws a big right hand that misses.
Taalasmaa throwing strikes from guard but Stewart Jr blocks nicely.
Taalasmaa is looking to work some ground and pound but Stewart Jr has wrist control.
Stewart Jr has control of Taalasmaa's left arm, preventing Taalasmaa from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taalasmaa is in close to Stewart Jr's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Taalasmaa has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Stewart Jr looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Taalasmaa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stewart Jr works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stewart Jr is looking to stand up but Taalasmaa isn't so interested in that idea.
Stewart Jr controls Taalasmaa momentarily but Taalasmaa frees himself.
Taalasmaa tries to free his leg and advance position but Stewart Jr is retaining full guard.
Taalasmaa is looking to pass into half guard but Stewart Jr pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Stewart Jr is in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stewart Jr wants to control from the top but Taalasmaa keeps moving.

Taalasmaa looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Taalasmaa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Taalasmaa is working hard here to advance position.
Taalasmaa can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Stewart Jr controls the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Payne Stewart Jr was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Taalasmaa - that will leave a mark!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice shot by Taalasmaa.
A telegraphed right hand from Taalasmaa misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stewart Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stewart Jr stuffs the takedown.
Taalasmaa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stewart Jr's calf.
Taalasmaa shoots in and drives through. Stewart Jr sprawls well.
Taalasmaa misses with a wild body shot.
Taalasmaa is looking to chop away at Stewart Jr's legs.
Taalasmaa looks to land a right hand but Stewart Jr moved out of range.
Stewart Jr cracks Taalasmaa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Seppo Taalasmaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taalasmaa tries to clinch up
and Stewart Jr counters with a solid body kick.
Payne Stewart Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stewart Jr moves out of range of the body kick.
Taalasmaa cracks Stewart Jr with a good jab.
Stewart Jr takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Taalasmaa lands a nice looking body shot.
Taalasmaa misses with a looping right.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Taalasmaa crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Stewart Jr - the referee stops the clock and Taalasmaa gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Stewart Jr. Taalasmaa manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Taalasmaa throws a low kick but it's checked well by Stewart Jr.

Taalasmaa dives in and scores a takedown into Stewart Jr's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stewart Jr keeping moving, preventing Taalasmaa from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taalasmaa throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seppo Taalasmaa dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Taalasmaa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stewart Jr stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Taalasmaa moves out of range of the body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Taalasmaa.
Stewart Jr lands a nice looking body kick.
Taalasmaa tries for a takedown but Stewart Jr sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Stewart Jr avoids a kick to the body.
Taalasmaa feints and then cracks Stewart Jr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stewart Jr down.
Stewart Jr misses with an uppercut.
Taalasmaa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Stewart Jr takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Taalasmaa misses with a kick to the body
letting Stewart Jr counter with a right hand.
Taalasmaa throws a right hand that Stewart Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Stewart Jr also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Stewart Jr as Taalasmaa shoots in.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Taalasmaa.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seppo Taalasmaa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taalasmaa throws a body punch but Stewart Jr moves out of range.
Stewart Jr scores with a decent looking hook.
Taalasmaa connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Stewart Jr momentarily.

Taalasmaa decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Stewart Jr trying to control but Taalasmaa postures up.
Stewart Jr regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stewart Jr keeping moving, preventing Taalasmaa from controlling successfully.
Taalasmaa stays in close to Stewart Jr's body and controls the position.
Stewart Jr preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Taalasmaa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Stewart Jr looking for a sweep. Not yet Stewart Jr, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa postures up in Stewart Jr's guard and throws a big left but Stewart Jr blocks it.
Taalasmaa working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Taalasmaa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Stewart Jr preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Taalasmaa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stewart Jr works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Taalasmaa lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Taalasmaa wants to control from the top but Stewart Jr keeps moving.
Taalasmaa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa looking to sit in guard and control but Stewart Jr gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Taalasmaa looking to control.
Taalasmaa bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Stewart Jr's guard.
Taalasmaa lands a couple of digs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stewart Jr keeping moving, preventing Taalasmaa from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taalasmaa is looking to work some ground and pound but Stewart Jr has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seppo Taalasmaa dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Stewart Jr stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Taalasmaa.
Stewart Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Taalasmaa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Taalasmaa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Stewart Jr misses with a jab to the body
and Taalasmaa counters with a slapping leg kick.
Taalasmaa lands a jab-cross combination.
Taalasmaa fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Stewart Jr avoids it really well and circles away.
A leg kick checked by Taalasmaa.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stewart Jr slips a jab from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa tries to bum rush Stewart Jr with a series of wild strikes but Stewart Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Taalasmaa thumps Stewart Jr with a low kick.

Taalasmaa closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Stewart Jr quickly recovers to half guard.
Stewart Jr makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Stewart Jr.
Stewart Jr keeping moving, preventing Taalasmaa from controlling successfully.
Taalasmaa preventing the sweep.
Seppo Taalasmaa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Taalasmaa lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stewart Jr preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Taalasmaa is in close to Stewart Jr's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Stewart Jr avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Taalasmaa slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Taalasmaa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taalasmaa postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Taalasmaa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Taalasmaa working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Stewart Jr's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stewart Jr avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Taalasmaa distracts Stewart Jr with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Taalasmaa throws a big elbow that misses.
Taalasmaa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stewart Jr works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stewart Jr avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stewart Jr working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Taalasmaa preventing the sweep.
Stewart Jr utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa wants to control from the top but Stewart Jr keeps moving.
Stewart Jr wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Taalasmaa wants to pass the guard but Stewart Jr is keeping the position.
Taalasmaa is looking to work some ground and pound but Stewart Jr has wrist control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taalasmaa working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Stewart Jr's head.
Stewart Jr keeping moving, preventing Taalasmaa from controlling successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Seppo Taalasmaa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Taalasmaa 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seppo Taalasmaa!