PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Seens (ranked 2701 p4p, 3606 weight class) and Antonio Bertarelli (ranked 395 p4p, 496 weight class). Seens comes to the cage accompanied by SexyBack. Antonio Bertarelli has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jonny Seens's chin.

Seens
vs
Bertarelli

183 cm
20
185
4 - 2 - 0

189 cm
20
192
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

FEEBLE FIGHTWEAR
METTLE

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jonny Seens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antonio Bertarelli!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Ben Hemmingworth and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seens shoots in but no luck this time.
Seens slips a straight right by Bertarelli.
Seens shoots in looking for a takedown but Bertarelli manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Seens's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bertarelli lands with an uppercut that bounces Seens off the cage and back into range.
Bertarelli throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Seens has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonny Seens. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bertarelli moves away from the strike by Seens.
Bertarelli slips a jab from Seens.
Seens has a takedown stuffed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bertarelli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Seens.
Seens throws a big shot that misses.
Bertarelli scores with a hook to the body. Seens takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bertarelli keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bertarelli lands a nice shot to the body.
Jonny Seens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from Bertarelli as Seens shoots in.
Seens throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bertarelli connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bertarelli stalks Seens and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Seens's face. Seens staggers backwards, shaken.
Seens shoots in and drives through. Bertarelli sprawls well.
Bertarelli connects with a looping right hand.
Jab from Bertarelli.
Seens shoots in looking for a takedown. Bertarelli tries to sprawl out of it but Seens keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bertarelli manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A shot to the liver by Bertarelli. Beautiful body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bertarelli displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Seens.
Seens shoots and misses
and Bertarelli counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Seens shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bertarelli as he jumps to the side.
Bertarelli throws out a counter right but Seens avoids it with no problem.
Seens loads up on a big right hand but Bertarelli slips the punch.
Seens gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bertarelli.
Bertarelli has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Seens tries for a takedown but Bertarelli sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Seens throws a hook to the side of Bertarelli's head but Bertarelli sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Seens shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Seens shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Antonio Bertarelli is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Seens missing with a left hand there. Bertarelli was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bertarelli lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Seens takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sloppy strikes from Bertarelli. Those never looked like landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bertarelli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bertarelli punishes Seens's body with a nice straight punch.
Seens scores with a jab. Bertarelli acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Bertarelli gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Seens drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Seens jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Seens stopping the sweep attempt from Bertarelli.
Bertarelli is trying to keep Seens in close.
Seens preventing the sweep.

Seens drops back looking for a leg! Bertarelli is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bertarelli manages to kick Seens off! Seens jumps back into Bertarelli's guard.
Seens postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seens looking to pass the guard.
Seens has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Bertarelli has his foot on Seens's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Seens works his way back into a safe position though.
Bertarelli looking for a sweep. Not yet Bertarelli, not yet.
Seens trying to control but Bertarelli is working from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Seens slips nicely into half guard.
Seens throwing shots but Bertarelli is blocking nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Bertarelli 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.

Bertarelli lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Seens at a distance.
Seens displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bertarelli throws out the jab.
Bertarelli steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Seens.
Bertarelli misses with a body shot.
Seens has his takedown stuffed
and Bertarelli cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bertarelli takes a swing at Seens's ribcage but misses.
Seens doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bertarelli counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice takedown defense from Bertarelli. No joy for Seens on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonny Seens. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seens tries for a takedown but Bertarelli sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bertarelli lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bertarelli bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Seens throws a looping overhand right but Bertarelli ducks down to avoid it.
Seens shoots in looking for a takedown but Bertarelli manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Seens's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bertarelli scores with a jab to the body.
Seens feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bertarellis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Seens tries for a takedown but Bertarelli sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bertarelli leaves Seens with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bertarelli cracks Seens with a good jab.
Bertarelli connects with a nice looking jab.
Seens tries for a takedown but Bertarelli sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Seens shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bertarelli counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Seens is rocked!
Bertarelli lands a brutal uppercut that launches Seens off his feet! Seens tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Antonio Bertarelli!
After winning the bout, Antonio Bertarelli thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.