PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mclovin Mclovin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cedric Seed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mclovin comes to the cage accompanied by Bulls On Parade . The crowd seem to be enjoying Seed's choice of entrance music: Enter the dragon. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Mclovin Mclovin
vs
Seed

184 cm
23
180 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

175 cm
19
173 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

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STEEL PENN NUTRITION - STEEL RESERVE 158+ ONLY$89

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Mclovin Mclovin !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Cedric Seed!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mclovin throws a push kick but Seed slaps the foot to one side.
Seed fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Mclovin shoots in and bounces Seed off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Mclovin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mclovin throwing strikes from guard but Seed blocks nicely.
Seed pulls Mclovin in close to prevent any damage.
Mclovin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mclovin trying to control the position from guard on top but Seed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seed is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mclovin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mclovin lands a two punch combo.
Mclovin misses with a head kick.
Seed scores with a head kick.
Mclovin misses with a wild combination.
Seed throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mclovin tries to clinch up but Seed circles away and keeps his distance.
Mclovin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mclovin looks for a takedown but Seed sprawls well.
Mclovin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Seed.
Mclovin throws a head kick that misses
and Seed counters with a slapping leg kick.
A lazy left from Mclovin finds it's target.
Seed displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mclovin .

Seed shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Mclovin really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Seed sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seed misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Seed scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mclovin ?
Mclovin tries to lock up and control but Seed gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Seed tries to control but Mclovin wriggling away.
Mclovin tries to hold on but Seed pushes him away.
Mclovin sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Mclovin trying to hold on to Seed's head to control him but Seed postures up.
Seed looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

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.
Seed tries to stand but can't do so whilst Mclovin controls his leg.
Mclovin tries to roll over but Seed keeps him under control.
Seed tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Mclovin .
Seed is looking to take a break and control but Mclovin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Seed wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Cedric Seed will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Seed throws a head kick but Mclovin moves out of range.
Mclovin Mclovin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick by Mclovin misses
and Seed counters with a thumping low kick.
Seed circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mclovin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Seed counters with a nice leg kick.
Mclovin throws a combination that misses
and Seed counters with a three punch combo that has Mclovin backing up. Mclovin nods at Seed to acknowledge the strikes.
Mclovin misses with a combination
and Seed counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mclovin thinking.
A slapping leg kick lands for Seed.
Seed tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mclovin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Seed avoids a punch combination nicely.
Seed tries to work over Mclovin 's front leg with a kick but Mclovin checks it.
Mclovin pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seed tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mclovin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Seed somewhat.
Mclovin lands with a kick to the temple. Seed shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mclovin lands with a nice combination. Seed backs away looking to recover.
Mclovin tries to clinch up
and Seed counters with a body kick that stops Mclovin in his tracks momentarily.
Seed feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mclovin 's calf.
Seed throws a right and a left that Mclovin avoids nicely.
Mclovin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Seed circles away quickly and effectively.
Mclovin Mclovin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Seed scoring well with a low kick there.
Mclovin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Seed counters with a good low kick that Mclovin was not able to check.
Mclovin tries to close the distance and clinch but Seed swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mclovin throws a lazy head kick
and Seed counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mclovin tries to clinch
and Seed counters with a slapping leg kick.
Mclovin closes the distance and clinches up with Seed, looking for a takedown. Mclovin pushes Seed against the cage but Seed circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Seed tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Seed clinches up against the cage.
Seed with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mclovin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

Seed's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mclovin throws a sloppy head kick
and Seed counters with a low kick, right behind Mclovin 's knee.
Mclovin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Seed defends it nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mclovin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Seed but Seed pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mclovin Mclovin . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mclovin throws a lazy right hand but Seed sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mclovin takes a kick to the side of the head.
Mclovin misses with a combination
enabling Seed to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seed tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mclovin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Seed misses with a head kick.
Mclovin tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Seed counters with a one-two to the body.

Seed scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Seed decides to stand back up. Seed steps back and let's Mclovin get back to his feet.
Mclovin cracks Seed with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mclovin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mclovin throws a nice looking combination but Seed bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Seed misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Seed throws a head kick that misses.
Seed tries to close the distance and clinch but Mclovin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Seed is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mclovin tries to clinch but Seed moves away
and Seed counters with a body kick that stops Mclovin in his tracks momentarily.
Mclovin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mclovin lands with a nice combination. Seed backs away looking to recover.
Mclovin misses with a combination
and Seed counters with a good low kick that Mclovin was not able to check.
Mclovin throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Mclovin blocks a head kick by Seed.
Mclovin with a poor takedown
and Seed counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mclovin 's knee momentarily.
Mclovin walks forward, straight into a front kick from Seed.
Mclovin with a poor takedown
and Seed counters with an outside leg kick.
Seed shoots in and drives through. Mclovin sprawls well.
Cedric Seed seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Seed misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Seed scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Seed connects with a solid leg kick.
Mclovin tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Seed counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Mclovin is lucky that one didn't land flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Seed misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cedric Seed showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Seed shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Mclovin manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Seed trying to control but Mclovin is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mclovin controls Seed momentarily but Seed frees himself.

Mclovin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Seed wants to stand but Mclovin has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Mclovin looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Seed has picked Mclovin up and slammed him! Mclovin can't keep hold of the triangle and Seed manages to pass to side control!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mclovin tries to buck Seed off but Seed is having none of it.
Mclovin is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Seed is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mclovin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Seed content just to control the position here.
Mclovin tries to hold on but Seed postures up.
Mclovin in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Mclovin in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

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.
Mclovin is trying to escape the mount.
Mclovin wants to hold on but Seed pushes him away.
Mclovin working to try and regain half guard.
Seed lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Mclovin is squirming around, avoiding Seed's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mclovin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Seed stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seed feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mclovin 's calf.
Seed scores with a kick to the body.
Seed with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Seed throws a nice head kick!
Seed tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Seed stuffs the takedown.
Seed fails with a takedown attempt.
Seed tries to clinch but Mclovin is having none of it.
Seed misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mclovin tries to score a power double leg takedown but Seed sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mclovin somewhat.
Mclovin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Seed counters with a nice leg kick.
Cedric Seed is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Seed prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mclovin Mclovin . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Seed tries to pull guard but Mclovin won't allow it.

Seed breaks from the clinch.
Mclovin throws a leg kick
and Seed counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Seed fails with a takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Seed looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mclovin darts in trying to clinch

and Seed counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Seed is looking to stand up but Mclovin won't let him.
Mclovin Mclovin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Cedric Seed comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Seed 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cedric Seed!