PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zidane Sephiroth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Furcal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Sephiroth
vs
Furcal

190 cm
22
220 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

187 cm
23
218 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zidane Sephiroth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Furcal!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Furcal misses.
Sephiroth tries to close the distance and clinch but Furcal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Furcal defending well as Sephiroth loads up on a big left hand.
Furcal throws a looping overhand right but Sephiroth ducks down to avoid it.
Sephiroth ducks under a wild hook from Furcal.
Furcal swings for the body but Sephiroth moves out of range.
Sephiroth connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Furcal throws an overhand right that lands on Sephiroth's shoulder, as Sephiroth tries to avoid the shot.
Furcal clobbers Sephiroth with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A slow jab from Sephiroth misses its intended target.
Sephiroth misses the jab.
Furcal misses the shot to the body.
Sephiroth missing with a left hand there. Furcal was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Furcal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big right from Furcal misses.
Sephiroth throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Furcal misses.
Furcal misses with a wild combination.
Furcal misses with a hook. Sephiroth ducked under it nicely.
Furcal misses the jab.
Sephiroth scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Furcal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sephiroth manages to avoid it.
A big right from Furcal misses.
Sephiroth throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Furcal to counter with a crisp jab.
Furcal misses with an uppercut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Furcal.
A looping hook to the body misses from Furcal. Sephiroth does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sephiroth swats away the attempt to clinch by Furcal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sephiroth uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Furcal.
Furcal scores with a jab.
A big left from Furcal misses.
A jab from Furcal misses.
Furcal throws a right and a left that Sephiroth avoids nicely.
Furcal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Furcal swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Furcal misses the target.
Furcal takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Furcal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sephiroth throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Furcal sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mike Furcal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Sephiroth misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Sephiroth.
Sephiroth throws out a loose jab but Furcal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sephiroth slips under a jab.
Sephiroth defending well as Furcal loads up on a big left hand.
Sephiroth shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Furcal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sephiroth misses with a hook.
Furcal tries to clinch up
and Sephiroth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Furcal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sephiroth.

Sephiroth closes the distance and pushes Furcal back into the cage.
Sephiroth lands a shot to the body.
Sephiroth misses with a body punch.
Furcal softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Sephiroth.
Sephiroth scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Furcal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sephiroth has a couple of punches blocked by Furcal.
Sephiroth blocking some punches.
Furcal is working Sephiroth over against the cage.
Furcal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Furcal lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sephiroth lands with a light punch inside.
Furcal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sephiroth softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sephiroth lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sephiroth lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Sephiroth.
Furcal lands a nice uppercut.
Sephiroth lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Furcal backwards.
Furcal looks gassed!
Furcal blocks an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Sephiroth as the two fighters clinch.
Sephiroth lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sephiroth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sephiroth.
A nice left hand lands by Sephiroth.
A nice left hand lands by Sephiroth.
A right hook to the body lands for Sephiroth.
Sephiroth scores with a shoulder strike.
Sephiroth pushes Furcal back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zidane Sephiroth 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.

Sephiroth digs a good hook to Furcal's body.
Furcal throws a looping overhand right but Sephiroth ducks down to avoid it.
Furcal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Furcal takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sephiroth moves in looking to clinch but Furcal pushes him off.
Sephiroth scores with a one two! Furcal had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sephiroth cracks Furcal with a right hand to the side of the head.
Furcal throws an overhand right that lands on Sephiroth's shoulder, as Sephiroth tries to avoid the shot.
Furcal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Furcal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sephiroth lands an overhand right.
A right-left combo lands from Sephiroth.
Sephiroth connects with a right hand. Furcal shakes it off.
Furcal is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Furcal misses.
Furcal might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Sephiroth staying out of range there.
Furcal staying out of range there.
Furcal misses the body punch
and Sephiroth counters with a series of strikes. Furcal will be more careful next time no doubt.

Furcal is rocked!
Sephiroth lands a body shot.
Furcal takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Zidane Sephiroth is winning the standup battle so far.
Sephiroth tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Furcal counters with a straight right hand.
Furcal throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sephiroth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sephiroth wants to clinch up but Furcal keeps it at a distance.
Sephiroth clobbers Furcal with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Furcal loads up on a big right hand but Sephiroth slips the punch.
Sephiroth scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Furcal doesn't seem bothered though.
Sephiroth ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sephiroth uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Furcal.
Sephiroth with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A lazy left from Sephiroth finds it's target.
Furcal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab lands there for Sephiroth.
Sephiroth avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Sephiroth gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sephiroth lands an uppercut.
Sephiroth lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Furcal is still on wobbly legs! Can Sephiroth finish him?
Sephiroth misses with some punches.
Furcal seems to have recovered his senses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furcal tries to stall but Sephiroth uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sephiroth swings wildly with an uppercut but Furcal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sephiroth throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Furcal tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sephiroth's elbow.
Sephiroth scores with a shoulder strike.
Furcal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sephiroth lands with a right to the head.
Sephiroth lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sephiroth misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sephiroth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Sephiroth.
Sephiroth lands a shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Sephiroth as the two fighters clinch.
Sephiroth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Sephiroth.
Nice body punch from Sephiroth - that landed with a thud.
Sephiroth misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sephiroth makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sephiroth scores with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sephiroth lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sephiroth lands with a short shot to the head.
Furcal misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sephiroth lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Sephiroth on the inside.
Sephiroth digs a right hand into Furcal's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Furcal's gas tank.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sephiroth.
A left hand lands to the body for Sephiroth.
Sephiroth misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Sephiroth - that landed with a thud.
Sephiroth presses Furcal against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nice body punch from Sephiroth - that landed with a thud.
Sephiroth blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sephiroth cracks Furcal with a nice body shot.
Sephiroth is working Furcal over against the cage.
Sephiroth lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sephiroth swings wildly with an uppercut but Furcal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sephiroth is working Furcal over against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sephiroth creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Furcal throws a head punch that misses.
Furcal blocks a body shot from Sephiroth.
Furcal lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sephiroth pushes Furcal back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sephiroth lands a left hand that snaps the head of Furcal backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Sephiroth.
A short uppercut from Sephiroth.
Sephiroth throws a punch but it's blocked by Furcal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zidane Sephiroth 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. This is the final round!

Sephiroth lands a right hook to the body.
A big right from Furcal misses.
Sephiroth tries to clinch there but Furcal circles away.
Furcal tests Sephiroth's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Furcal has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sephiroth finds it's way round the side to connect with Furcal's head.
Furcal misses with a few strikes there.
A swing and a miss from Furcal.
Furcal fails in his attempt to clinch.
Furcal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sephiroth.
Furcal throws a big shot that misses.
Furcal takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Furcal throws a looping overhand right but Sephiroth ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Furcal moves out of range of the strikes.
Sephiroth throws a jab but it's blocked by Furcal.
Sephiroth is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Furcal can do to turn this around?
Sephiroth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Furcal throws a shot to the body.
Sephiroth is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Furcal.
Sephiroth takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Furcal throws a hook but Sephiroth blocks it.
Furcal punishes Sephiroth's body with a nice straight punch.
Sephiroth throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sephiroth slips a straight right by Furcal.
Sephiroth scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sephiroth swings for the body but Furcal moves out of range.
Furcal slips a jab from Sephiroth.
Sephiroth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sephiroth staying out of range there.
Furcal keeps the fight on the outside.
Sephiroth jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sephiroth looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fighters circling - Sephiroth throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A swing and a miss from Furcal.
Sephiroth scores with a jab to the head.
Zidane Sephiroth is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Furcal throws a shot from downtown. Sephiroth moves away and avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sephiroth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Furcal.
Furcal swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sephiroth counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Furcal fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sephiroth looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Furcal throws a jab when Sephiroth was well out of range.
Sephiroth tries to clinch up
and Furcal counters with a left and a right that stings Sephiroth.
Mike Furcal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sephiroth avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sephiroth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Furcal was well out of range. Poor timing from Sephiroth.
Sephiroth throws a hook but Furcal blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Furcal throws a hook but Sephiroth blocks it.
Furcal looks to land a left hand but Sephiroth moved out of range nicely.
Sephiroth walks into a left hand.
Sephiroth works over Furcal's head and body with a nice combination.
Sephiroth avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Furcal misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sephiroth counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sephiroth scores with a three punch combo!
Sephiroth lunges at Furcal with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Furcal's hand.
Furcal misses the jab.
Sephiroth lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Furcal circles away quickly and effectively.
Sephiroth takes a swing at Furcal's ribcage but misses.
Sephiroth doesn't manage to clinch there - Furcal circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Furcal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sephiroth 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zidane Sephiroth!