PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Colin Kaepernick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Seleznyov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Kaepernick
vs
Seleznyov

188 cm
33
218 lbs
20 - 15 - 1

193 cm
35
224 lbs
23 - 11 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)
Spartan Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Colin Kaepernick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Roberto Seleznyov!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Seleznyov.
Kaepernick works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kaepernick.

Kaepernick gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kaepernick misses with a punch on the inside.
Kaepernick is looking to control Seleznyov's arms but Seleznyov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kaepernick has his back to the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Seleznyov being controlled against the cage.
Kaepernick working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kaepernick avoiding damage.
Kaepernick lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Seleznyov backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaepernick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Seleznyov swings wildly with an uppercut but Kaepernick uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left hand lands to the body for Kaepernick.
Seleznyov controlling the action here for a moment.
Kaepernick stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaepernick lands with a right to the head.
Seleznyov throws a punch but it's blocked by Kaepernick.
Seleznyov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kaepernick taking a breather.
Kaepernick tries to land a knee to the head but Seleznyov blocks with his arms.
Kaepernick misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kaepernick.
Kaepernick blocks a body shot from Seleznyov.
Kaepernick tries to throw a body punch but Seleznyov avoids it by throwing Kaepernick back against the cage.
Seleznyov stalling.
Kaepernick misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kaepernick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Seleznyov looking to slow down the pace here.
Seleznyov has a couple of punches blocked by Kaepernick.
Seleznyov blocking some punches.
The referee calls for Seleznyov to work.
Seleznyov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Seleznyov working aggressively here.
A right hand to the body from Seleznyov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seleznyov dodges an elbow strike from Kaepernick.
Kaepernick throws a head punch that misses.
Seleznyov is working Kaepernick over against the cage.
Seleznyov lands a shot to the body.
Seleznyov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kaepernick backwards.
Seleznyov throws a head punch that misses.
Seleznyov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kaepernick has a couple of punches blocked by Seleznyov.
A short body shot lands from Seleznyov as the two fighters clinch.
Kaepernick is breathing heavily.
Kaepernick trying to stall but Seleznyov improves his position.
Kaepernick can't find room to land a body shot as Seleznyov controls the action.
Seleznyov misses with a punch to the body.
Seleznyov misses with a punch on the inside.
Seleznyov lands a hook that snaps the head of Kaepernick backwards.
Seleznyov effectively controlling the action here.
Kaepernick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kaepernick lands with a left to the head.
Seleznyov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Seleznyov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Kaepernick.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kaepernick.
A short right from Kaepernick.
Kaepernick working aggressively here.
Kaepernick makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kaepernick lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Kaepernick on the inside.
Seleznyov has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kaepernick seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Seleznyov can turn it around.
Seleznyov is working for takedown but Kaepernick is calmly controlling the position for now.
Seleznyov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Seleznyov misses with a punch on the inside.
Kaepernick trying to stall but Seleznyov improves his position.
Kaepernick blocking some punches.
Seleznyov letting Kaepernick take a breather here.
Seleznyov lands a right hand.
Kaepernick scores with a shot to the side of Seleznyov's head.
A short right from Kaepernick on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Seleznyov prevents a body shot from Kaepernick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaepernick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Seleznyov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kaepernick's elbow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kaepernick.
Kaepernick takes a shot to the head.
Seleznyov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kaepernick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Seleznyov's elbow.
Kaepernick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kaepernick with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kaepernick is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Seleznyov is keeping busy.
Kaepernick stops a takedown attempt from Seleznyov.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kaepernick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kaepernick blocks an uppercut.
Kaepernick looking to throw knees to the head but Seleznyov is blocking nicely.
A short right from Kaepernick on the inside.
Seleznyov misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Colin Kaepernick dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Seleznyov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kaepernick lands a head kick!
Kaepernick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Kaepernick clinches up with Seleznyov and pushes him back against the cage.
Kaepernick blocking some punches.
Kaepernick misses with a punch to the body.
Seleznyov is leaning against Kaepernick and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kaepernick taking a breather.
Seleznyov wants to stall.
Kaepernick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Seleznyov looking to stall.
Seleznyov misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seleznyov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Seleznyov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

It looks like Colin Kaepernick has been cut.
Seleznyov pressing his opponent against the cage.
Seleznyov is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kaepernick is defending well.
Seleznyov scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaepernick misses with a hook to the ribs.
I was talking to Kaepernick's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Seleznyov lands a shoulder strike.
Kaepernick throws a punch but it's blocked by Seleznyov.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kaepernick.
Kaepernick working aggressively here.
Kaepernick working aggressively here.
Seleznyov is trying to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Seleznyov.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kaepernick creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kaepernick misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kaepernick avoiding damage.
A short right from Seleznyov on the inside.
Seleznyov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kaepernick looking to slow down the pace here.
Kaepernick struggles to land a body shot inside as Seleznyov controls his hands.
Kaepernick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Seleznyov has a couple of punches blocked by Kaepernick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seleznyov pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kaepernick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A body shot lands from Seleznyov.
Seleznyov misses with a body punch.
Seleznyov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good body shot from Seleznyov.
Kaepernick stalling the fight.
Seleznyov misses with some punches.
Kaepernick misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Seleznyov pushes Kaepernick back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Seleznyov leaning against his opponent.
Stalling in the clinch from Seleznyov.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Seleznyov content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kaepernick lands a right hand that snaps the head of Seleznyov backwards.
Seleznyov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kaepernick backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seleznyov is stalling here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Roberto Seleznyov.
Kaepernick throws a head kick but Seleznyov moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Kaepernick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Seleznyov - that will leave a mark!
Seleznyov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Seleznyov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Some wild striking there from Seleznyov.
Kaepernick appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kaepernick. Seleznyov does a little dance to reset his feet.
A lazy body kick from Seleznyov
and Kaepernick counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kaepernick tries to land a front kick but Seleznyov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

Kaepernick rushes Seleznyov and presses him up against the cage.
Kaepernick is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Seleznyov has a couple of punches blocked by Kaepernick.
Kaepernick misses with a body punch.
Seleznyov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Seleznyov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A hook to the body from Kaepernick.
Kaepernick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seleznyov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kaepernick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Seleznyov struggles to land a body shot inside as Kaepernick controls his hands.
Seleznyov scores with a shoulder strike.
Kaepernick taking a breather.
Kaepernick lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Seleznyov.
Kaepernick dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Seleznyov working aggressively here.
Kaepernick lands a left hand.
A hook to the body from Seleznyov.
Kaepernick struggles to land a body shot inside as Seleznyov controls his hands.
Kaepernick tries to work over Seleznyov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short body shot lands from Kaepernick as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kaepernick.
Kaepernick misses with the head strike.
Seleznyov can't find room to land a body shot as Kaepernick controls the action.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roberto Seleznyov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Colin Kaepernick's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Seleznyov throws the left hand but Kaepernick avoids the punch easily.
Seleznyov is looking to score with low kicks.

Kaepernick has managed to clinch.
Seleznyov prevents a body shot from Kaepernick.
Seleznyov lands a right hand.
Seleznyov misses with a punch on the inside.
Kaepernick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short body shot lands from Seleznyov as the two fighters clinch.
Seleznyov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kaepernick's elbow.
Seleznyov is leaning against Kaepernick and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Seleznyov lands with a short shot to the head.
Seleznyov lands with a left to the head.
Kaepernick lands with a left to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hand to the body from Seleznyov.
Seleznyov lands a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Seleznyov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Seleznyov lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kaepernick can't find room to land a body shot as Seleznyov controls the action.
A short left from Seleznyov.
Kaepernick working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seleznyov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Seleznyov.
Seleznyov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Seleznyov works on Kaepernick's body with a couple of short punches.
Seleznyov wants to stall.
Seleznyov lands with a light punch inside.
Seleznyov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Good body shot from Kaepernick.
Kaepernick misses with some punches.
Kaepernick misses with an elbow over the top.
Seleznyov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kaepernick backwards.
Seleznyov lands a left hand.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kaepernick is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Maybe Kaepernick would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Seleznyov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kaepernick's elbow.
Seleznyov throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kaepernick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaepernick throws a punch but it's blocked by Seleznyov.
Kaepernick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Seleznyov dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Seleznyov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kaepernick throws a head punch that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kaepernick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kaepernick creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Seleznyov lands an uppercut.
Kaepernick misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kaepernick takes a shot to the head.
Kaepernick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kaepernick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kaepernick has a couple of punches blocked by Seleznyov.
Seleznyov blocks a body shot from Kaepernick.
Seleznyov is working Kaepernick over against the cage.
Kaepernick is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Seleznyov wants to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaepernick misses with an elbow strike.
Kaepernick tries a body shot but Seleznyov blocks it.
Kaepernick struggles to land a body shot inside as Seleznyov controls his hands.
Seleznyov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Seleznyov is looking to control Kaepernick's arms but Kaepernick gets an underhook and turns him. Now Seleznyov has his back to the cage.
Kaepernick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Seleznyov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Seleznyov.
Seleznyov holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Seleznyov takes a shot to the head.
Kaepernick has a couple of punches blocked by Seleznyov.
Kaepernick misses with a knee strike.
Kaepernick misses with a short punch on the inside.
Seleznyov lands a hook that snaps the head of Kaepernick backwards.
Kaepernick is trying to stall.
Seleznyov throws a punch but it's blocked by Kaepernick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seleznyov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kaepernick lands a body punch.
Kaepernick prevents a body shot from Seleznyov.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Seleznyov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Seleznyov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kaepernick.
Seleznyov tries to stall but Kaepernick uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Seleznyov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kaepernick's elbow.
Kaepernick can't find room to land a body shot as Seleznyov controls the action.
Seleznyov scores with a shoulder strike.
Seleznyov lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kaepernick slowing the pace effectively.
Kaepernick takes a shot to the head.
Kaepernick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Seleznyov lands with a short shot to the head.
Kaepernick lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roberto Seleznyov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Seleznyov 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roberto Seleznyov!
In his post fight interview, Roberto Seleznyov started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
Colin Kaepernick was interviewed post fight and said 'shit balls'.