PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Junior Seto (ranked 481 p4p, 1465 weight class) and Roy Kalama (ranked 59 p4p, 200 weight class). Seto comes to the cage accompanied by The Doors - Roadhouse Blues. The crowd seem to be enjoying Kalama's choice of entrance music: Firestarter - The Prodigy. Junior Seto could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Roy Kalama's chin.

Seto
vs
Kalama

183 cm
26
167
10 - 1 - 0

184 cm
26
175
4 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Junior Seto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Roy Kalama!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalama cracks Seto with an open hand slap.
Kalama connects with a body shot.
Kalama waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Seto.
Seto misses with a looping left.
Seto misses with a hook
and Kalama counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kalama avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kalama waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Seto.
Seto definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Seto checks a leg kick.
Seto throws a jab when Kalama was well out of range.
Seto takes one to the side of the head.
Seto looks to score with a jab to the body but Kalama is just out of range.
Seto lands with an uppercut that bounces Kalama off the cage and back into range.
Kalama stuns Seto with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Seto misses with a hook. Kalama ducked under it nicely.
Seto fails with the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalama uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Seto.
Kalama ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Seto moves away.
Kalama scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kalama tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Seto was well out of range. Poor timing from Kalama.
Seto throws an overhand right that lands on Kalama's shoulder, as Kalama tries to avoid the shot.
Kalama connects with a right hand. Seto shakes it off.
Seto swings widly with a right hand
and Kalama counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Seto takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Seto misses with a right hand
and Kalama counters with a straight right hand.
Kalama throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Seto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Kalama misses the target.
Seto looks to land a right hand but Kalama moved out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Seto slips under a jab.
Kalama looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kalama lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kalama paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Seto misses with a right hand
and Kalama counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kalama throws an off balance right hand

and Seto holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Seto wants to take the fight to the mat but Kalama manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Seto wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Junior Seto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Seto has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kalama after a bit of a struggle.
Seto goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kalama prevents it.

Kalama's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Kalama.
Seto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kalama.
Kalama throws out a loose jab but Seto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kalama tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Seto was well out of range. Poor timing from Kalama.
Seto takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Seto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kalama.
Kalama jabs Seto right on the nose. Seto blinks but takes it well.
Kalama takes one to the side of the head.
Kalama pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kalama connects with a looping right hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kalama.
Seto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kalama.
Seto takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

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!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kalama. Seto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Seto misses with a lunging right hand
and Kalama counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kalama slips under a jab from Seto.
Seto misses with an uppercut
and Kalama counters with a nice body shot.
Kalama is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Seto had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Kalama uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Seto.
Kalama scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kalama cracks Seto with a good jab.
Kalama loads up on a big right hand but Seto slips the punch.
Seto ducks under a wild hook from Kalama.
Kalama misses the shot to the body.
Kalama lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Seto checks the leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Roy Kalama 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.

Kalama swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Seto decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Seto is looking to advance position but Kalama won't allow it.
Seto is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Seto throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

Seto is working for a guillotine from mount but Kalama frees his head quite easily.
Seto sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kalama tries to hold on but Seto postures up.

Seto is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Kalama to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Kalama shrugs it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seto wants to take Kalama's back but he can't do it this time.
Seto content just to control the position here.
Seto wants to control but Kalama has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Kalama is not content to let Seto control the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kalama can do anything to dispel that myth.

Seto is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Seto wants to control but Kalama is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Kalama is defending against the submission attempts here by Seto.
Seto wants to free his trapped foot but Kalama is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Seto controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Seto is trying to control. Kalama wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seto thows a huge punch but Kalama dodges it nicely.
Seto is pressing down on Kalama's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kalama is holding on for now.

Seto is trying to work for a kimura but Kalama is defending well.
Seto looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Seto slows the pace down in half guard.

Seto is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Seto is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kalama sees it coming and defends easily.
Kalama trying to control but Seto postures up.
Seto is pressing down on Kalama's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kalama is holding on for now.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Seto wants to control but Kalama is keeping him busy.
Seto trying to pass the guard but Kalama defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Junior Seto dominated that second 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.

Seto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kalama was well out of range. Poor timing from Seto.
Seto shoots in and drives through. Kalama sprawls well.
Seto is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Seto shoots in looking for a takedown but Kalama manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Seto's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kalama swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kalama throws out a powerful jab.
Seto staying out of range there.
Seto tries to clinch up.
Seto misses with a lunging right hand
and Kalama counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kalama pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kalama lands a jab to Seto's midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seto falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kalama counters with a left to the body.
Kalama with a jab.
Kalama clobbers Seto with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalama connects with a body shot.
Seto misses the shot to the body.
Kalama looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Seto checks a leg kick.
Roy Kalama is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Seto with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kalama counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Junior Seto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kalama smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kalama lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kalama throws a body punch but Seto moves out of range.
Seto was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Seto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Seto throws a lazy uppercut
and Kalama cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Seto throws the left hand but Kalama avoids the punch easily.
Kalama fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Seto looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Seto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kalama.
Kalama has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seto takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Seto closes the distance and clinches up with Kalama, looking for a takedown. Seto pushes Kalama against the cage but Kalama circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kalama throws a body shot but no joy.
Seto shoots and misses
and Kalama counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kalama scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kalama missing with a left hand there. Seto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kalama scores with a shot to the body.
Seto on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Good exchange - Kalama coming out on top.
Seto shoots for a takedown but Kalama saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kalama waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Seto.
Seto misses with a left hand
and Kalama counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kalama.
Seto throws a lazy uppercut
and Kalama counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Seto throws a right hand that misses
and Kalama counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kalama swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Seto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kalama.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Seto is defended easily by Kalama.
Kalama looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice shot lands for Kalama.
Seto swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seto misses with a few strikes there.
Kalama lands a slapping body shot.
Kalama throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kalama lands a nice shot to the body.
Seto takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kalama scores with the left hand. Seto knows he should have avoided that one.
Seto misses with a straight left.
Kalama lands a glancing blow to the side of Seto's head.
Kalama with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Seto misses with a takedown
letting Kalama counter with a right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Roy Kalama really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Kalama scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Seto checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kalama slips under a jab from Seto.
Seto swings widly with a right hand

and Kalama counters with a crisp right hand that drops Seto! Kalama lets Seto back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Seto is rocked!
Seto throws a right hand that misses
and Kalama scores with a counter punch that sends Seto to the canvas! Kalama smells blood - he's punishing Seto with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Seto has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roy Kalama!
Roy Kalama is the new welterweight champion!
Roy Kalama seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.