PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Born Loner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustavo Seia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Loner
vs
Seia

170 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
157 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Born Loner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gustavo Seia!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seia keeps the fight on the outside.
Loner throws a body kick that misses.
Born Loner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Loner fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Seia avoids it really well and circles away.
Loner misses with a straight left.
Seia lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Loner misses with a wild body shot.
Seia avoids a punch combination nicely.
Loner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Seia circles away quickly and effectively.
Loner moves in looking to clinch but Seia pushes him off.

Seia shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Seia was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Seia controlling the position.
Seia lands a few punches from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seia working the ground and pound but Loner is defending the strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Seia creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Loner sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Loner dodges the ground and pound from Seia.
Loner parries the strikes from Seia easily there. Seia is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Loner to escape.
You can see the frustration on Loner's face as Seia controls the position.
You can see the frustration on Loner's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Loner managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Seia.
Seia wants to control but Loner is keeping him busy.
Loner prevents Seia from moving into mount.
Loner regains half guard, as Seia was trying to land strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seia missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Seia thows a huge punch but Loner dodges it nicely.
Seia takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Seia wants to pass to mount but Loner is defending the position.
Seia trying to control the action but Loner is working from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Seia there.
Loner regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Seia.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Seia scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
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.
Seia postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Seia lands a couple of elbows.
Seia must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Loner working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Seia.
Seia lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Loner is breathing heavily.
Loner preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Seia throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Seia seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Seia wants to control from the top but Loner keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loner wants to get back to his feet but Seia is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Seia throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Loner has momentary wrist control but Seia slips an elbow through the middle.
Loner working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Seia.
Seia works over Loner with some ground and pound from guard.
Seia throws an elbow that misses. Loner uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Seia's guard. Nice move by Loner!
Seia wants to sweep here but Loner controlling him for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gustavo Seia dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Seia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Good leg kick by Seia there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Seia keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Seia showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Loner.
Loner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A thudding body kick lands there by Seia!
Loner swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Seia counters with a takedown into side control.
Gustavo Seia has got the better of the ground game so far.
Seia is trying to ground and pound but Loner uses the momentary lack of control by Seia to regain half guard.
Seia is trying to control the action in half guard but Loner is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seia throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Loner is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Seia scores with a couple of nice shots.
Seia thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Loner's head.
Seia lands with a punch from half guard.
Seia missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Seia throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Loner blocking the ground and pound attempt from Seia.
Loner avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Seia.
Ground and pound from Seia.
Seia with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Seia seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Loner does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loner keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Loner keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Seia is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Loner wants to control but Seia is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Loner stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Seia.
Loner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Seia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Seia fails with a takedown attempt.
Loner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Seia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Seia moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Loner looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Loner looks to land a combination but Seia avoids it well.
An inside leg kick lands from Seia.
Seia throws a leg kick which misses Loner's front leg but catches the back leg as Loner tries to avoid it.
Born Loner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Seia thuds his shin into the meat of Loner's side.
Seia misses with an uppercut.

Seia scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Seia tries to advance to mount but can't.
Seia lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Loner down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seia working the ground and pound.
Seia trying to control the position but Loner is working away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Loner is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Loner is working to avoid the ground and pound but Seia connects with a decent elbow.
Seia lands a nice forearm strike.
Seia is looking to take a break and control but Loner is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Loner is working to avoid the ground and pound but Seia connects with a decent elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gustavo Seia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Seia throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Loner.
Loner throws a right hand that Seia ducks under and follows up with a left that Seia also avoids with ease.

Seia throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Loner was covering up waiting for the punch and Seia finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Seia wants to pass the guard but Loner is keeping the position.
Loner is pulling down on Seia's head. It's preventing any offense from Seia, at least for the moment.
Loner keeping moving, preventing Seia from controlling successfully.
Seia throws an elbow that misses. Loner uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Seia's guard. Nice move by Loner!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loner stopping the sweep attempt from Seia.
Seia is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Seia really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Loner. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Seia has his hands on Loner's head, controlling the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Gustavo Seia was stalling too much, according to the referee.
An inside leg kick lands from Seia.
Loner misses with a jab, cross combination.
Seia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Seia lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loner fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Loner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No joy there for Loner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Seia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Seia misses.
Seia chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Loner misses with a two punch combination.
An inside leg kick lands from Seia.
Loner throws a big shot that misses.
Seia connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Seia throws out a loose jab but Loner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Seia moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Loner throws a low kick but Seia avoids it.
Seia looks to land a left hand but Loner moved out of range nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seia scores with a nice body kick.
Seia digs a good body shot into Loner's ribs.
Loner takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Loner stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Seia.
Loner on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Seia. Seia obviously looking to wear him down.
Loner moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Seia keeps the fight on the outside.
Seia lands with a kick to the temple. Loner shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Seia connects with a solid leg kick.
Seia lands a leg kick that knocks Loner off balance momentarily.
Loner throws a series of punches but Seia avoids them all with ease.
Both fighters circling a little - Seia finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Seia buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Seia connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Seia fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Seia fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Loner tries to sprawl but Seia drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Seia thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Loner avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Seia.
Seia missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Born Loner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Seia working over Loner with some ground and pound. Loner looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Seia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Seia lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Seia wants to stand up but Loner has a hold of him and won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Loner on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gustavo Seia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Seia has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gustavo Seia!