PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sebastian Seba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and felisha vanhorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seba has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Seba
vs
vanhorn

181 cm
25
210 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

186 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sebastian Seba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, felisha vanhorn!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Seba takes the fight into the clinch.
vanhorn is pressed up against the cage. Seba has hold of a leg and is looking to drag vanhorn down to the mat. vanhorn avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

vanhorn looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Seba!
Seba is breathing heavily.
Seba is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
vanhorn content just to control the position here.
vanhorn throws some wild stikes that Seba manages to avoid easily.

vanhorn wants to finish this one by submission but Seba is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from vanhorn.
vanhorn content just to control the position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seba swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
vanhorn avoids the attempt from Seba to control.
Seba is in all sorts of trouble here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Seba throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Seba swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
vanhorn lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Seba hang on?
vanhorn controlling the pace for now.
vanhorn working the ground and pound effectively.
vanhorn looking to control and managing it successfully.
vanhorn looking to control but Seba is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seba is desperately trying to improve his position but vanhorn has a good base and remains in mount.
Seba tries to lock up and control but vanhorn gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

vanhorn moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Seba has worked his arm free - good work by Seba!
You can see the frustration on Seba's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Seba is trying to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
You can see the frustration on Seba's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
vanhorn lands an elbow.
You can see the frustration on Seba's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
vanhorn wants to control but Seba is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

felisha vanhorn dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Seba throws a head kick but vanhorn moves out of range.
Sebastian Seba is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No luck with that takedown attempt from vanhorn.
vanhorn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Seba works over vanhorn's head and body with a nice combination.
Nice takedown defense from vanhorn. No joy for Seba on that attempt.
vanhorn shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Seba pinned against the cage. Seba gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Seba circles away from the clinch attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
vanhorn takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
vanhorn gets underhooks to prevent Seba's takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
vanhorn works on Seba's body with a couple of short punches.
vanhorn digs a right hand underneath Seba's ribcage. Seba let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Seba has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. vanhorn is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sebastian Seba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Seba is trying to maintain a safe position but vanhorn gets an underhook and turns Seba into the cage.
vanhorn slows down the pace here.

vanhorn breaks the clinch.
Seba with a poor takedown

so vanhorn counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
vanhorn looking to pass the guard.
Seba trying to keep a closed guard but vanhorn is proving a slippery customer.
vanhorn looking to sit in guard and control but Seba gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Seba got a little sloppy there for a moment and vanhorn has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Seba has managed to get both his arms back between vanhorn's legs - danger averted.
Seba trying to control but vanhorn is working from the bottom.
vanhorn looking for a sweep. Not yet vanhorn, not yet.
vanhorn keeping moving, preventing Seba from controlling successfully.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
vanhorn is trying to keep Seba in close.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Sebastian Seba.

vanhorn drives through and clinches with Seba against the cage.
vanhorn wants a takedown.
vanhorn tries for a takedown but Seba manages to get underhooks.
Seba landing knees to the body.
vanhorn jumps guard but Seba stands there with vanhorn around his waist. vanhorn gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Seba lands with a left to the head.
vanhorn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Seba or not.
vanhorn tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Seba smiles and moves away.
vanhorn throws a head kick that misses
and Seba counters with a good low kick that vanhorn was not able to check.
No luck for vanhorn with that takedown attempt.
vanhorn gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Seba counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Seba tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and vanhorn decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Seba's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
vanhorn trying to control the position from guard on top but Seba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
vanhorn lands a couple of digs.
vanhorn sitting in guard here, content to control.
vanhorn really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Seba. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Seba looking to control.
vanhorn seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
vanhorn looking to sit in guard and control but Seba gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

felisha vanhorn 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! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

vanhorn fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Seba shoots in for a double leg but vanhorn sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Seba with a poor takedown

and vanhorn counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by vanhorn.

vanhorn drops back looking for a leg! Seba is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Seba manages to kick vanhorn off! vanhorn jumps back into Seba's guard.
vanhorn is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Seba is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
vanhorn is stalling in the full guard.
vanhorn trying to control but Seba is working from the bottom.
vanhorn wants to stand but Seba is controlling his posture from full guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by felisha vanhorn.
Seba closes the distance looking to clinch

and vanhorn counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
vanhorn wants to get back to striking at distance but Seba won't allow it.
vanhorn has Seba pressed against the cage, preventing Seba from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
vanhorn displaying some good clinch control by pressing Seba up against the cage.

vanhorn successfully pulls guard.
Seba trying to control the position from guard on top but vanhorn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
vanhorn bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Seba's guard.
vanhorn trying to control but Seba is working from the bottom.
vanhorn might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Seba kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
vanhorn engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

The ref stands the fighters back up. felisha vanhorn was stalling too much, according to the referee.
vanhorn takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

vanhorn gets a takedown into half guard.

vanhorn gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

vanhorn is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Seba's half guard.
vanhorn not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Seba tries to get to full guard but vanhorn has control of the leg.
vanhorn tries to stand and escape but Seba actually recovers to full guard.
Seba looking to control.
Seba wants to control but vanhorn passes easily into half guard.
vanhorn controlling the action here.

And that's the end of the fight!
felisha vanhorn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got vanhorn 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... felisha vanhorn!