PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Seltzer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abulah Kei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Seltzer
vs
Kei

185 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tom Seltzer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Abulah Kei!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Seltzer gets a clinch.
Seltzer lands an elbow just above Kei 's eye.

It looks like Abulah Kei has been cut.
A knee to the head by Seltzer.
Seltzer stalling the fight.
Seltzer landing knees to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Seltzer.

Seltzer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Seltzer wants to clinch.
Seltzer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Seltzer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kei paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Seltzer pushes Kei up against the cage in a clinch.
Seltzer with a knee to the head.
Kei wants a takedown.

Kei breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Kei closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Seltzer to the mat! Seltzer manages to get full guard.
Kei stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Seltzer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kei postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kei trying to control but Seltzer is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seltzer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kei pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Seltzer is keeping the position for now.
Seltzer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kei is one step ahead there.
Seltzer keeping moving, preventing Kei from controlling successfully.
Kei prevents Seltzer from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kei tries to close the distance and clinch but Seltzer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kei misses with a series of wild punches.
Kei tries a head kick but it misses.
Seltzer closes the distance looking to clinch

and Kei counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Seltzer's guard now.

Kei drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Seltzer dives on top into guard.
Seltzer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kei on the ground.
Kei looks gassed!
Seltzer is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kei tries to strike from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kei has a closed guard, preventing Seltzer from standing up.

Kei scrambles and gets back to his feet.

Seltzer forces Kei back against the cage and clinches.
A knee to the head by Seltzer.
Seltzer gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kei.
Seltzer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kei's face.

Seltzer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Seltzer wants to clinch but Kei slips to the side

and Kei counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kei trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Seltzer manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Kei seems keen to control Seltzer's posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kei is looking to stand up but Seltzer isn't so interested in that idea.
Kei is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Kei is looking to sinch up a triangle. Seltzer throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Kei's body to avoid the submission. Kei has instead reached around Seltzer's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Kei arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Abulah Kei!