PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dilan Seddigh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Reckless (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seddigh comes to the cage accompanied by Brotha Lynch Hung - Refuse To Lose. Reckless has chosen No Heroes by Converge as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Scott Reckless was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Seddigh
vs
Reckless

180 cm
21
220 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

190 cm
20
222 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Prefers standup

Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dilan Seddigh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Scott Reckless !
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Eddie Farnsworth and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seddigh fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Reckless lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Seddigh circles away quickly and effectively.
Reckless fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Seddigh checks it well.
A leg kick checked by Seddigh.
Seddigh dives in and grabs Reckless 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Reckless pushes down on Seddigh's head and hops out.

Seddigh shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Seddigh trying to control the position from guard on top but Reckless is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reckless is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Seddigh wants to control from the top but Reckless keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Seddigh throws a big right hand that misses.
Seddigh trying to control but Reckless is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reckless is looking to stand up but Seddigh isn't so interested in that idea.

Seddigh drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Seddigh jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Seddigh blocks the body kick.
Reckless scores with the left hand. Seddigh knows he should have avoided that one.
Reckless throws a hook to the side of Seddigh's head but Seddigh sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reckless misses with a series of wild punches.
Reckless tries to score with a low kick but Seddigh moves his leg out of the way.
Reckless scores with a jab.
Reckless rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Seddigh moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Reckless ducks under a wild hook from Seddigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Reckless pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reckless turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Reckless gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Seddigh to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Seddigh thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Reckless is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Reckless is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Seddigh is controlling him.

Seddigh drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Seddigh jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Reckless is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Reckless lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Seddigh!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reckless sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Seddigh is desperately trying to improve his position but Reckless has a good base and remains in mount.
Reckless trying to control but Seddigh is having none of it.
Reckless is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Reckless controlling from the full mount.
Seddigh gets back to half 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.
Reckless controlling the action here.

Seddigh looking for submissions off his back.
Seddigh punching from the bottom.
Reckless really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Seddigh. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Reckless sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Seddigh is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Reckless pulls his head out easily.
It looks like Reckless is going to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Scott Reckless will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Seddigh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Seddigh chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Reckless can pounce on him.
Seddigh throws a leg kick that is checked
and Reckless counters with a nice leg kick.
Reckless lands a nice leg kick that just misses Seddigh's sensitive parts.
Seddigh takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Reckless lets loose with a powerful body kick. Seddigh will feel that in the morning.
Reckless rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Seddigh moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Seddigh has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Seddigh there as he acknowledges the shot.
Seddigh with a lazy takedown attempt
and Reckless makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Seddigh with a lazy takedown attempt
and Reckless counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Scott Reckless seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Some wild striking there from Reckless .
A combination from Reckless does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reckless slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Seddigh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Reckless just misses with a punch to the body.
Reckless looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Seddigh has his takedown stuffed
and Reckless counters with a nice body kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dilan Seddigh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reckless throws a right and a left that Seddigh avoids nicely.
Reckless delivers a nice body kick.
Seddigh doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Reckless counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Seddigh on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Reckless . Reckless obviously looking to wear him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reckless looks to land a body kick but Seddigh moved away.
Reckless lands a head kick!
A cross from Reckless lands.
Seddigh thows a leg kick but Reckless checks it
and Reckless counters with a nice body kick.
Reckless chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Reckless waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Seddigh.
Seddigh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reckless .
Reckless has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Reckless misses with a hook. Seddigh ducked under it nicely.
Reckless misses with a few strikes there.
Seddigh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Seddigh takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seddigh gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Reckless counters with a left and a right that stings Seddigh.
Scott Reckless is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reckless avoids the body shot from Seddigh.
Reckless waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Seddigh.
Seddigh is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Reckless misses with a looping right.
Seddigh with a poor takedown
and Reckless counters with a low kick, right behind Seddigh 's knee.
Reckless throws a nice looking combination but Seddigh bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Scott Reckless is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reckless throws a series of punches but Seddigh avoids them all with ease.
Scott Reckless seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reckless takes a swing at Seddigh's ribcage but misses.
Reckless throws a leg kick which misses Seddigh's front leg but catches the back leg as Seddigh tries to avoid it.
Seddigh dodges the punch combination from Reckless .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reckless 's corner calls for a 1-2. Reckless obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Reckless dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Seddigh. That did some damage!
Reckless misses with a series of wild punches.
Reckless explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Reckless scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Seddigh takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Seddigh doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Reckless counters with a body kick that stops Seddigh in his tracks momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reckless lands a nice shot that snaps Seddigh's head back.
Reckless throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Reckless showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Reckless lands with a thumping leg kick.
Reckless throws a big shot that misses.
Reckless looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Reckless misses with a few strikes there.
Reckless looks to throw the jab but Seddigh is out of range.
Reckless throws a jab but it's blocked by Seddigh.
Reckless throws a leg kick but Seddigh moved away.
Seddigh shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Reckless counters with a nice leg kick.
Reckless is looking to slow Seddigh down with leg kicks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Reckless .
Seddigh blocks a jab.
Seddigh takes a swing at Reckless 's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reckless throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Reckless explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Seddigh misses with a takedown
letting Reckless counter with a right hand.
Reckless lands a nice hook to Seddigh's body. Seddigh takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Seddigh takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Reckless throws a head kick but Seddigh moves out of range.
Seddigh with a poor takedown
and Reckless cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dilan Seddigh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Seddigh has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Seddigh there as he acknowledges the shot.
The fighters circling - Reckless throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Reckless misses with a jab, cross combination.
Reckless misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Seddigh.
Dilan Seddigh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Reckless .
Reckless throws a half hearted mid kick.
Reckless bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Seddigh's head.
Seddigh tries for a takedown but Reckless circles away easily
and Reckless counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Seddigh on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Reckless scores with a head kick.
Seddigh tries for a takedown but Reckless circles away easily
and Reckless counters with a low kick, right behind Seddigh 's knee.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reckless throws a head kick that half lands.
Seddigh takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seddigh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Reckless throws a head kick that Seddigh semi-blocks.
Reckless sizes up Seddigh with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A combination from Reckless does no damage.
Reckless has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Reckless connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Seddigh momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from Reckless misses the target.
Seddigh moves out of range as Reckless strikes.
Seddigh misses with a leg kick.

Seddigh scores with a takedown into Reckless 's guard.

Seddigh drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Seddigh jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Reckless controls Seddigh momentarily but Seddigh frees himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seddigh tries to free his leg and advance position but Reckless is retaining full guard.
Reckless has Seddigh pulled in close to control his posture.
Seddigh postures up.
Reckless looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Seddigh accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Reckless wants to sweep here but Seddigh controlling him for the moment.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Reckless tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Seddigh was well out of range. Poor timing from Reckless .
Reckless moves away from the strike by Seddigh.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reckless loads up on a big right hand but Seddigh slips the punch.
Seddigh swings and misses with a hook to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Scott Reckless comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Reckless winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 26:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 26:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scott Reckless !