PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David Seaman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jozin ZBazin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jozin ZBazin has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with David Seaman's chin.

Seaman
vs
ZBazin

186 cm
20
189 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

172 cm
18
182 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, David Seaman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jozin ZBazin!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seaman has a takedown stuffed.
ZBazin has his takedown stuffed
and Seaman counters with a head kick.
ZBazin with a lazy takedown attempt
and Seaman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Seaman feints and as ZBazin raises his hands in defense, Seaman changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Seaman looking to pass the guard.
ZBazin wants to stand up but Seaman is controlling him.

Seaman drops back, looking for a kneebar! ZBazin looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. ZBazin looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from ZBazin!

That's one minute gone in the round.
ZBazin trying to control the position but Seaman is working away.
ZBazin tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Seaman dodges the ground and pound from ZBazin.
Seaman is not content to let ZBazin control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sloppy strikes there by ZBazin.
Seaman struggling a bit here.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Seaman shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Seaman stops ZBazin from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Seaman seems content to control.

Seaman seems to be working for a kimura but ZBazin defends the submission attempt.
Seaman will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Seaman controlling the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
ZBazin looks like he's trying to stand up.
ZBazin looks gassed!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Seaman is controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Seaman dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Seaman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Seaman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
ZBazin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
ZBazin misses with a takedown attempt

and Seaman counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in ZBazin's guard now.
ZBazin being controlled here, momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Seaman avoids any damage from the ground and pound of ZBazin.
ZBazin tries to score with some ground and pound. Seaman controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Sloppy strikes there by ZBazin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seaman gets back to half guard.
ZBazin should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Seaman works his way to full guard. Good work.
Seaman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Seaman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from ZBazin.
ZBazin is breathing heavily.
Seaman wants to sweep but no luck.
Seaman wants to get back to his feet but ZBazin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
ZBazin postures up and lands a big shot to Seaman's brow.
Seaman looking to control.
ZBazin postures up in Seaman's guard and throws a big left but Seaman blocks it.
Seaman seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A head kick by ZBazin misses

and Seaman counters with a shoot takedown. ZBazin fights it but they end up in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seaman wants to control from the top but ZBazin keeps moving.
Seaman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

ZBazin wriggles free and stands up.
ZBazin has his takedown stuffed
and Seaman counters with a flying knee. Nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Seaman dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

A head kick by Seaman misses
and ZBazin counters with an outside leg kick.
ZBazin misses with a takedown
and Seaman counters with a left and a right that stings ZBazin.
Seaman misses with a body shot.
Seaman lands a high kick!
A head kick from Seaman lands but ZBazin takes it in his stride.
ZBazin leaves Seaman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Seaman looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for ZBazin!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seaman trying to control but ZBazin is having none of it.
Seaman working the ground and pound effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Seaman looking to finish with strikes here!
Seaman lands a big elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seaman sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Seaman goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now ZBazin is on top in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
ZBazin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
ZBazin trying to control the position from guard on top but Seaman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
ZBazin won't allow Seaman to sweep him here.
David Seaman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
ZBazin stops Seaman from standing up.
ZBazin working some strikes from top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Seaman is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Seaman wants to stand and escape but ZBazin is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
David Seaman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Seaman 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 Donald Grub scores the fight for David Seaman!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for David Seaman!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for David Seaman!

David Seaman wins by unanimous decision!