PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Azamat Secoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ludvig Ericsson (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.

Secoy
vs
Ericsson

188 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
18
212 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Azamat Secoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ludvig Ericsson!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Secoy.
Secoy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ericsson. That did some damage!
A looping hook to the body misses from Ericsson. Secoy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Secoy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Secoy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Secoy feints and then cracks Ericsson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ericsson down.
Secoy avoids the head kick by Ericsson.
Secoy moves out of range of the body kick.
Secoy looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Ericsson wants to clinch
and Secoy counters with a head kick. That will keep Ericsson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Secoy delivers a nice body kick.
Secoy scores with a leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Secoy blocks the leg kick.
Secoy moves out of range of the body kick.
Secoy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ericsson's calf.
Ericsson looks to throw the jab but Secoy is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Secoy connects with an inside leg kick.
A low kick from Ericsson misses
and Secoy counters with a nice body kick.
Secoy throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Secoy throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ericsson's head.
Ericsson misses with a hook
and Secoy counters with a body kick that stops Ericsson in his tracks momentarily.
Secoy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ericsson throws a leg kick but Secoy sees it coming and moves out of range.
Secoy plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Secoy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Secoy scores with a spinning back kick!
Ericsson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ericsson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ericsson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ericsson misses with a straight left.
Nice body kick from Secoy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Secoy lands but Ericsson takes it in his stride.
Secoy throws a wild body kick that Ericsson sees coming a mile off.
A head kick from Secoy lands but Ericsson takes it in his stride.
Ericsson looks to land a body kick but Secoy moved away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Secoy.
Ericsson throws a sloppy head kick and Secoy moves out of range easily.
Ericsson throws a head kick that misses.
Ericsson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Secoy throws a push kick but Ericsson slaps the foot to one side.
Ericsson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Ericsson blocks a leg kick.
Ericsson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Secoy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ericsson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ericsson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ericsson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Secoy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Secoy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ericsson throws a head kick but Secoy moves out of range.
Secoy feints and then cracks Ericsson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ericsson down.
Secoy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ericsson throws out the jab.
A head kick from Secoy lands but Ericsson takes it in his stride.
Ericsson connects with an inside leg kick.
Secoy moves out of range of the body kick.
Secoy throws a quick counter head kick but Ericsson was just out of range.
Secoy fakes the leg kick and cracks Ericsson in the body.
Ericsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Secoy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ericsson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Secoy is breathing heavily.
Secoy blocks a head kick by Ericsson.
Secoy feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Ericsson throws a shot from downtown. Secoy moves away and avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ericsson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Secoy can pounce on him.
Ericsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Secoy blocks a head kick by Ericsson.
A slapping body kick lands there for Secoy.
Ericsson looks for the body kick but Secoy saw that one coming.
Ericsson misses with a leg kick
and Secoy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Secoy blocks a head kick by Ericsson.
Secoy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ericsson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Secoy.
Ericsson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Azamat Secoy 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.

A decent looking body kick lands there for Secoy.
Ericsson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Secoy thinks about countering with a head kick.
Secoy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ericsson throws a head kick that misses.
Secoy is looking to counter with head kicks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Secoy.
Ericsson misses with a low kick.
Azamat Secoy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body kick from Secoy.
Secoy tries a head kick but it misses.
Azamat Secoy is winning the standup battle so far.
Ericsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Secoy throws a leg kick that misses.
Ericsson is trying to counter with his kicks.
Ericsson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ericsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Secoy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ericsson's calf.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Secoy lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Ericsson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Secoy has got the better of the exchanges.
Ericsson avoids the head kick by Secoy.
Ericsson misses with a leg kick
and Secoy counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ericsson's knee momentarily.
Secoy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Secoy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A head kick by Ericsson misses
and Secoy counters with an outside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Secoy. That's going to slow Ericsson down.
Secoy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ericsson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Secoy blocks a head kick by Ericsson.
Secoy throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ericsson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ericsson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ericsson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Secoy is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Secoy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ericsson throws out the jab.
Good work by Ericsson as he checks the leg kick.
Secoy pushes Ericsson away with a front kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ericsson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Secoy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A solid leg kick lands there for Secoy.
Secoy throws a leg kick which misses Ericsson's front leg but catches the back leg as Ericsson tries to avoid it.
Good work by Ericsson as he checks the leg kick.
Ericsson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Secoy counters with a nice body kick.
Secoy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ericsson's calf.
Secoy throws a nice outside leg kick.
That kick from Secoy tenderised Ericsson's leg. Ericsson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ericsson throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Secoy counters with an outside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Secoy misses with a body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Good work by Secoy as he checks the leg kick.
Ericsson tries a low kick but Secoy avoids it.
Secoy appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Secoy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ericsson can do to turn this around?
Secoy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ericsson is looking to score with low kicks.
Secoy is looking to counter with a body kick.
Ericsson misses with a straight right.
Secoy looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Ericsson throws the kick towards the body but Secoy avoids it.
Ericsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Secoy attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ericsson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ericsson wants to land a leg kick but Secoy is out of range.
Ericsson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Secoy.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ericsson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Secoy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Secoy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ericsson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Secoy - that will leave a mark!
Secoy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ericsson throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Secoy counters with a thumping low kick.
Ericsson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Secoy.
Ericsson throws a chopping leg kick but Secoy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Secoy wants to slow Ericsson down by chopping away at his legs.
Ericsson is looking to land body kicks.
A low kick from Ericsson misses
and Secoy counters with a thumping low kick.
Ericsson misses with a leg kick.
Secoy tries to land a leg kick but Ericsson saw it coming and moves away.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Secoy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Azamat Secoy dominated that second round.
That's time! Secoy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Ericsson throws a head kick that misses.
Ericsson throws a leg kick
and Secoy finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Ericsson is looking to score with low kicks.
Ericsson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A low kick from Ericsson is predictable there
and Secoy counters with a low kick, right behind Ericsson 's knee.
Secoy staying out of range there.
Ericsson misses with a leg kick
and Secoy counters with a good, hard body kick but Ericsson shrugs it off.
Ericsson is looking to clinch but Secoy is avoiding it.
Ericsson tries a low kick but Secoy avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ericsson throws a push kick but Secoy slaps the foot to one side.
Secoy bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Crunch! Secoy slams his shin into Ericsson's torso.
Secoy blocks a head kick by Ericsson.
Secoy appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ericsson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Secoy misses with a low kick as Ericsson jumps back.
Secoy blocks the body kick.
Ericsson wants to clinch.
Secoy scores with a push kick.
Ericsson misses with a kick to the body.
Ericsson throws a big shot that misses.
A low kick from Ericsson misses
and Secoy counters with a low kick, right behind Ericsson 's knee.
Ludvig Ericsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Secoy.
Ericsson throws a leg kick but Secoy moved away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Secoy.
Ericsson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Secoy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Secoy throws a head kick that misses.
Ericsson misses with a jab to the body
and Secoy counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Azamat Secoy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Secoy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ericsson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Secoy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good work by Secoy as he checks the leg kick.
Secoy lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ericsson throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Secoy counters with an outside leg kick.
Secoy connects with a high kick.
Secoy misses with a leg kick.
Secoy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ericsson misses with a hook
and Secoy counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Secoy throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ericsson.
Secoy fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ericsson just manages to avoid it.
Secoy slips a jab and a cross from Ericsson.
Secoy quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.

Ericsson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Secoy, pushing him back against the cage.
Secoy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Ericsson fails to land.

Ericsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Secoy avoids a kick to the body.
Secoy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Secoy scores with a nice body kick.
Ericsson misses with a leg kick
and Secoy counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ericsson's knee momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ericsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ericsson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Secoy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ericsson throws a head kick that misses.
Ericsson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Secoy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Secoy thows a body kick. Ericsson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A low kick from Ericsson misses
and Secoy counters with a thumping low kick.
Secoy throws a nice head kick!
Secoy goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Azamat Secoy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Secoy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Azamat Secoy!