PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Armand Agasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Seven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Agasi
vs
Seven

177 cm
37
195 lbs
30 - 32 - 0

186 cm
29
185 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Kore Fight Nutrition [TG]

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 32 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Armand Agasi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Patrick Seven!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seven misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Seven shoots in but no luck this time.
Agasi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Seven displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Agasi throws out the jab.
Seven shoots in but Agasi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Armand Agasi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick Seven.
Seven goes for a double leg but Agasi avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Agasi continues to drive forward.
Agasi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Seven backwards.

Agasi wants the takedown. Seven is fighting it off but Agasi persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Seven's guard against the cage.
Agasi lands a couple of digs.
Seven has control of Agasi's left arm, preventing Agasi from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Agasi wants to control from the top but Seven keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Agasi's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Agasi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Seven working for submissions but it's allowed Agasi to get to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Seven manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Agasi postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Agasi postures up.
Seven wants to sweep here but Agasi controlling him for the moment.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Agasi's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Seven looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Agasi passes into half guard.
Seven is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Agasi scores with a couple of nice shots.
Agasi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Seven wants to get back to his feet.
Agasi trying to mount his opponent but Seven defends it.
Seven is staying active underneath Agasi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Agasi landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Seven trying to control from the bottom.
Agasi prevents Seven from improving his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Agasi trying to mount his opponent but Seven defends it.
Agasi prevents Seven from improving his position.
Seven keeps trying to improve his position.
Agasi is taking a breather. Seven says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Seven tries to roll over but Agasi keeps him under control.
Agasi wants to free his trapped foot but Seven is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Agasi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Seven keeps working.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Agasi scores with a jab. Seven acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Agasi.
Seven moves out of range of the strikes.
Seven fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Seven misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Seven fails with a takedown attempt.
Agasi tests Seven's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Agasi just misses with a punch to the body.
Agasi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Seven on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Agasi checks a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Agasi.
Agasi throws an overhand right that lands on Seven's shoulder, as Seven tries to avoid the shot.
Agasi missing with a left hand there. Seven was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Agasi looks to land a left hand but Seven moved out of range nicely.
Armand Agasi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Agasi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Agasi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Seven looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Seven shoots in looking for a takedown. Agasi tries to sprawl out of it but Seven keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Agasi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Seven fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Agasi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Seven takes one to the side of the head.
Agasi with a jab.
Agasi lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Seven fails to land the takedown.
Agasi swings away with a body shot that misses

so Seven counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Seven looks winded!
Agasi wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Seven cracks Agasi with a solid left hand.
Seven wants to control from the top but Agasi keeps moving.

Agasi is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Seven is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Armand Agasi dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Agasi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Seven has time to react.
Agasi misses with a body shot.
Seven fails to land the takedown.
Agasi throws out a loose jab but Seven uses good head movement to avoid it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Seven or perhaps it was just good defense by Agasi, which made it look bad.
Agasi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Seven.
Seven moves out of range of the strikes.
Seven takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Agasi connects with a jab.
Seven shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Agasi as he jumps to the side.
Armand Agasi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick Seven.
Seven ducks right into an uppercut from Agasi.
Seven dives in for a single leg takedown but Agasi sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

Agasi gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Agasi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Agasi passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Agasi cracks Seven with a big right hand but Seven just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Agasi creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Seven is not content to let Agasi control the position.
Seven tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Agasi prevents Seven from escaping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Seven tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Agasi trying to control the position but Seven is working away.
Agasi lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Agasi tries to move to mount but Seven blocks the move with his legs.

Agasi tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Agasi has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seven tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Agasi presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Seven is in all sorts of trouble here.
Agasi tries to control but Seven wriggling away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Agasi looking to finish Seven with some ground and pound. This is bad for Seven!
Agasi with good strikes from the mount here!

Agasi goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Seven is on top in guard.
Seven postures up in Agasi's guard and throws a big left but Agasi blocks it.
My spies in CB Gym inform me that Seven has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!

Seven is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Agasi is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Agasi has escaped and now he's on top!
Agasi wants to control from the top but Seven keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agasi forces his way into half guard.
Nice strikes from Agasi there.
Agasi trying to control from half guard but Seven is working away.

Agasi seems to be looking for submissions.
Agasi wants to take a breather but Seven is having none of it.

Seven actively working from the bottom here.
Armand Agasi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Agasi looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Seven with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Agasi is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Seven is just riding it out for now. Agasi eventually gives up the hold.
Seven is looking to escape.
Agasi is nestled in close to Seven, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Agasi seems to be working for a kimura but Seven defends the submission attempt.
Seven trying to control from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Agasi working Seven over with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Agasi not doing much here.

Seven looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Armand Agasi dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Seven shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Agasi pinned against the cage. Agasi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Seven looks for a takedown but Agasi sprawls well.
Agasi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Armand Agasi is winning the standup battle so far.
Agasi throws a good cross that connects.
Agasi lands a nice looking body shot.
Agasi works Seven's body with a nice hook.
Seven fails to land the takedown.
Armand Agasi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick Seven.
Agasi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Seven gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Agasi.
Agasi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Seven.
Agasi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Agasi lands a jab-cross combination.
Agasi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Agasi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Seven takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Agasi gets caught napping as Seven dives in and scores a takedown. Agasi manages to retain guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Agasi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Seven postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Seven in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Agasi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Seven is one step ahead there.
Seven stands and throws Agasi's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Agasi defending against the ground and pound.
Seven lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Agasi down.
Agasi can't do much from the bottom here.
Seven scores with a couple of short elbows.
Armand Agasi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seven scoring with punches and elbows.
Seven wants to control for a moment but Agasi uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Seven throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Seven is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Agasi is positioning himself well to prevent Seven advancing to mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Agasi is refusing to be controlled, as Seven sits in half guard.
Agasi manages to get to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agasi has Seven pulled in close to control his posture.
Agasi lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Agasi is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Seven keeping moving, preventing Agasi from controlling successfully.
Agasi postures up.
Agasi is stalling in the full guard.
Seven looking to control but Agasi passes into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agasi slows the pace down in half guard.
Seven wants to control but Agasi is keeping busy.
Patrick Seven has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Agasi slips a jab from Seven.
Seven has a takedown stuffed.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Agasi misses with the combination.
Agasi shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Seven eats them both and turns towards Agasi to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Agasi stuffs the takedown attempt from Seven. Seven gets slowly back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Armand Agasi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Agasi 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Armand Agasi!
A very excited looking Armand Agasi 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.