PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexandru Turandru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nayvy Seal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Turandru kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bohemian Rhapsody . Alexandru Turandru could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nayvy Seal's chin.

Turandru
vs
Seal

190 cm
21
173 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

187 cm
18
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Likes musicals

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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alexandru Turandru!
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, Nayvy Seal!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Turandru gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Seal trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Turandru wants to stand and escape but Seal is having none of it.
Seal pushes down on Turandru's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Turandru is trying to escape back to his feet but Seal uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Turandru bucks up and tries to throw Seal off but instead Seal has got his back!
Turandru is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

Seal working for the choke.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Seal throwing sloppy strikes.
Seal biding his time, controlling Turandru.
Turandru looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seal has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Turandru's body.
Turandru holding both Seal 's hands and preventing any damage.
Seal has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A lull in the action here.
Turandru is trying to get back to his feet but Seal has full control of the position and if anything, Turandru has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Turandru is breathing heavily.
Turandru is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Turandru has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Turandru fending off the submission attempt from Seal.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Seal controlling the positon.
Turandru trying to get back to his feet but Seal is in full control for now.
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!
Turandru looking very determined here, making life difficult for Seal.

Seal is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Turandru knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Turandru for a finish.
Seal lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turandru is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Seal.
Seal controls the position.
Seal trying to control momentarily.

Seal working for a choke but Turandru is defending well.
Seal controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turandru trying to get back to his feet but Seal is in full control for now.
Seal biding his time, controlling Turandru.
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!
Turandru looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Good control from Seal.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A lull in the action here.
Turandru is trying to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nayvy Seal dominated that round.
That's time! Turandru's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Seal closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Turandru's guard.
Seal passes into half guard.
Turandru has hold of Seal's hands but Seal slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Seal sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Turandru defending well though.
Seal stops Turandru from getting back to his feet.

Seal is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Seal lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Seal is trying to work for a kimura but Turandru is defending well.
Turandru tries to kick Seal off but Seal keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Turandru is not content to let Seal control the position.
Turandru is trying to stand back up but Seal is controlling him
Seal seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Seal is trying to control the action in half guard but Turandru is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Turandru pushes Seal off looking to stand but Seal dives back in and keeps control.
Seal is trying to control the action in half guard but Turandru is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seal content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Nayvy Seal wasn't active enough on the ground.
Seal attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

Seal scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Nayvy Seal has got the better of the ground game so far.
Turandru wants to get back to his feet.
Seal trying to control the action but Turandru is working from the bottom.
Seal with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Seal wants to lay and pray for a moment but Turandru keeps working.
Turandru looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Nayvy Seal was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Seal shoots in and bounces Turandru off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Seal trying to control the position from guard on top but Turandru is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Seal won't allow Turandru to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Seal landing some decent shots from guard.
Turandru can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Seal controls the pace.
Seal trying to stand up but can't free himself from Turandru's guard.
Turandru wants to stand and escape but Seal is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seal lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Seal controlling from the top position.
Seal wants to control from the top but Turandru keeps moving.

Nayvy Seal has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Turandru misses with the combination.
Turandru blocks a head kick by Seal.
Turandru throws a right hand that Seal ducks under and follows up with a left that Seal also avoids with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Turandru throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Seal looking to score a takedown here. Turandru is defending well but Seal drives through and ends up in Turandru's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Seal wants to stand but Turandru has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nayvy Seal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Turandru scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Seal instigates a clinch.

Seal successfully pulls guard.
Seal seems keen to control Turandru's posture.
Turandru trying to stand up but can't free himself from Seal's guard.
Seal wants to sweep but no luck.
Turandru has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Seal is proving hard to escape from.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Seal looking for a sweep. Not yet Seal, not yet.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Turandru would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seal trying to keep a closed guard but Turandru is proving a slippery customer.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Nayvy Seal wasn't active enough on the ground.
Turandru throws a combination that misses

so Seal counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Turandru keeping moving, preventing Seal from controlling successfully.
Seal stops Turandru from standing up.
Seal stays in close to Turandru's body and controls the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Seal stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Alexandru Turandru is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Seal is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Turandru.

Seal looking to score a takedown here. Turandru is defending well but Seal drives through and ends up in Turandru's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turandru wants to get back to his feet but Seal passes into half guard.
Seal moves nicely into side control.
Alexandru Turandru has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turandru is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Seal has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Seal advances to full mount.
Turandru tries to buck Seal off but he can't manage it.
Seal postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Turandru looks a forlorn figure.
Turandru is trying to stand up.
Seal scoring with strikes but Turandru is staying in there.
Turandru is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Seal trying to control but Turandru is having none of it.
Seal scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turandru is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Seal looking to control but Turandru is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Turandru is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Seal lands a nice shot to the head.
Seal tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Seal trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Turandru trying desperately to get to his feet.

Seal working for a guillotine from mount but Turandru is in no mood to give up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seal trying to control but he's not successful this time.
You get the feeling that Turandru really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Seal controlling from the full mount.
Seal trying to control but Turandru is having none of it.
Turandru srikes from the bottom but he's lost position and has given up his back.
Nayvy Seal is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Turandru is trying to get back to his feet but Seal has full control of the position and if anything, Turandru has just worked his way into a worse spot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nayvy Seal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Seal 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... Nayvy Seal!
Alexandru Turandru was interviewed post fight and said 'I Lost ! :('.