PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elliot Ness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hawk Seibold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seibold has chosen SCOTTISH PIPE as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ness
vs
Seibold

191 cm
24
245 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

198 cm
29
276 lbs
16 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Granite chin

[CBK] The Smashwear Corporation

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Elliot Ness!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Hawk Seibold!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seibold fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Seibold digs a good body shot into Ness's ribs.
Ness tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Seibold paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ness pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Seibold takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ness looks to land a left hand but Seibold moved out of range nicely.
Seibold shoots in for a double leg but Ness sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A combination from Seibold does no damage.

Ness clinches up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Ness.
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!
Seibold on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Seibold blocks a body shot from Ness.
Ness prevents the takedown attempt.
Elliot Ness has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hawk Seibold.
Nice body punch from Ness.
Seibold looks gassed!
Ness scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ness lands a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Ness on the inside.
Ness lands a nice knee to the body.
Ness lands a good knee to the midsection. Seibold won't want to take too many of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ness.
Ness gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Seibold.

Ness escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ness scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ness tries to close the distance and clinch up but Seibold swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Good shot there by Ness.
Ness ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ness thows a body shot but no joy.
Ness cracks Seibold with a good jab.
Seibold moves out of range of the body kick from Ness.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seibold takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ness explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ness looks to land a combination but Seibold avoids it well.
Ness misses the shot to the body.
Ness connects with a right hand. Seibold shakes it off.
Ness delivers a nice body kick.
Ness lunges at Seibold with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Seibold's hand.

Ness rushes Seibold and presses him up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Ness.

Ness escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ness throws a wild body kick that Seibold sees coming a mile off.
Ness throws the kick towards the body but Seibold avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Ness.
Ness works Seibold's body with a nice hook.
Seibold moves out of range as Ness throws a body kick.
Ness slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ness scores with a punch to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ness listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ness smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ness paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ness digs a good body shot into Seibold's ribs.
Elliot Ness is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ness pushes Seibold away with a front kick.
Seibold keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ness looks to land a combination. Seibold sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ness takes a swing at Seibold's ribcage but misses.

Ness drops Seibold with a beautiful combination! Seibold stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Ness is looking for the KO!

Seibold is rocked!
A head kick misses from Ness.
Seibold is still on wobbly legs! Can Ness finish him?
Seibold tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Seibold seems to have recovered his senses.
Ness throws a push kick but Seibold slaps the foot to one side.
Ness misses with a body shot.
Ness looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Seibold is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ness sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ness throws a solid leg kick but Seibold takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ness.
Ness lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Seibold slips under a jab.
Ness looks to land a body kick but Seibold moved away.
Ness misses with a body shot.
Ness fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Seibold has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ness.
Ness thows a body shot but no joy.
Ness moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Seibold has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ness.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick from Ness lands but Seibold takes it in his stride.
Ness tries to close the distance and clinch up but Seibold swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Seibold takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ness connects with an inside leg kick.
Seibold has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ness.
Ness lands with a nice body kick.
Seibold is trying desperately to land a takedown but Ness is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Seibold.
Seibold takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Ness closes the distance and pushes Seibold back into the cage.
Ness lands a nice elbow.
Ness using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Seibold has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ness lands a body punch.
Ness landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A knee to the head by Ness.
Good body shot from Ness.
Ness landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Ness.
Knees to the body from Ness.
Ness lands a left hand that snaps the head of Seibold backwards.
Ness lands a hook that snaps the head of Seibold backwards.
Ness is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ness misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Seibold tries for a takedown but Ness manages to get underhooks.
Ness putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Seibold in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ness crunches a lovely knee into Seibold's ribcage.

Ness breaks the clinch.
Seibold keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Ness closes the distance and pushes Seibold back into the cage.
Ness lands with a right to the head.
Ness lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Seibold.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ness working Seibold over with knees to the body.
Ness scores with a knee to the head.
Ness is leaning against Seibold and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ness is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ness lands a damaging elbow.
Ness utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ness putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Seibold in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.

Ness escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Seibold shoots in and drives through. Ness sprawls well.
Ness lands with a right hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ness lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Seibold has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Seibold and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Seibold misses with a two punch combination.
Ness cracks Seibold with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ness is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Seibold has his takedown stuffed
and Ness connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ness, right into the meat.
Ness scores with a nice body kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Ness finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ness lands a front kick.
Ness misses with a series of wild punches.
Ness misses with a body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ness.
Ness tries to clinch there but Seibold circles away.
Seibold throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ness's waist but Ness gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Seibold off to one side.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ness lands a nice leg kick that just misses Seibold's sensitive parts.
Ness throws a body punch but Seibold moves out of range.

Ness clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elliot Ness dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Ness moves into the clinch successfully.
Seibold wants a takedown but no success here.
Ness prevents the takedown attempt.

Ness breaks the clinch.
Ness slaps away a takedown attempt from Seibold, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Elliot Ness has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hawk Seibold.
Ness has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ness throws a quick inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ness. Seibold does a little dance to reset his feet.
Seibold walks into a left hand.
Ness connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Seibold is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Seibold misses with a takedown attempt
and Ness counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ness explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seibold circles away from the clinch attempt.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Ness here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Seibold takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ness throws a low kick but Seibold moves out of range easily.
Seibold's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ness looks for the body kick but Seibold saw that one coming.
Elliot Ness is winning the standup battle so far.
Ness defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Seibold.
Seibold on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nice shot by Ness.
Ness tries to clinch there but Seibold circles away.
Ness tries a head kick but it misses.
Seibold looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ness is fending him off so far but Seibold persists. Nope, Ness circles away and we're back to standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ness moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
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!
Ness looks for the body kick but Seibold saw that one coming.

Ness fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Seibold, pushing him back against the cage.
Ness scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ness lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ness is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ness lands a left hand that snaps the head of Seibold backwards.
Seibold drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ness pulls his leg out and moves away.
A jab from Ness finds it's way through Seibold's defenses.
Ness throws a leg kick which misses Seibold's front leg but catches the back leg as Seibold tries to avoid it.
Ness connects with a solid leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seibold takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ness is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Seibold can do to turn this around?
Ness fails in his attempt to clinch.
Seibold ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Ness moves into the clinch.
Ness missing with knees to the body.
Ness stops a takedown attempt from Seibold.
Seibold takes a shot to the head.
Ness lands a knee to the head.
Seibold goes for a takedown attempt but Ness pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ness looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Seibold moves out of range as Ness throws a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seibold takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ness misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ness defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Seibold.
Seibold is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Seibold shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ness sprawls well. Ness wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Seibold gets slowly back to his feet.
Ness tries to close the distance and clinch up but Seibold swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Seibold tries to bum rush Ness with a series of wild strikes but Ness uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ness tries to clinch up.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Ness there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Seibold has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Seibold is defended easily by Ness.
Ness fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Seibold.
Ness delivers a nice body kick.
Ness throws a right and a left that both miss.
Seibold takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ness lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Seibold tries for a takedown but Ness circles away easily
and Ness counters with a body kick that stops Seibold in his tracks momentarily.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ness lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Seibold ducks right into an uppercut from Ness.
Ness scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Seibold slips under a jab from Ness.
Seibold fails to land the takedown.
Ness cracks a nice hook into Seibold's ribs.
A good leg kick by Ness.
Seibold stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ness.
Ness lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Seibold circles away quickly and effectively.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ness keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ness lands with a straight right. Seibold didn't see that one coming.
Seibold avoids a kick to the body.
Ness throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ness tries to land a front kick but Seibold steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nice body kick from Ness.
Ness thuds a left hand into Seibold's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Seibold takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ness tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Seibold paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ness lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Seibold takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A good leg kick by Ness.
Ness is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Seibold fails with the takedown
and Ness counters with a body kick that stops Seibold in his tracks momentarily.
Seibold tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ness lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ness fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Seibold takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ness ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Ness moves into range and clinches up with Seibold.
Ness utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ness connects with a knee to the head.
Ness lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Seibold backwards.
Ness lands with a left to the head.
Nice elbow from Ness.
Ness with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Seibold tries for a takedown. No joy.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ness.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knees to the body from Ness.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ness.
Ness working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Ness escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ness lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elliot Ness dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Ness scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Seibold shoots in and drives through. Ness sprawls well.
Seibold shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ness counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ness throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ness misses with a body kick.
Ness misses with a series of wild punches.
Ness is looking to clinch but Seibold is avoiding it.
Ness swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick from Ness misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seibold shoots in for a takedown but Ness shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Elliot Ness has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hawk Seibold.
Seibold closes the distance and clinches up with Ness, looking for a takedown. Seibold pushes Ness against the cage but Ness circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Seibold takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A jab from Ness misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Seibold is defended easily by Ness.
Ness fails with an attempt to clinch.
Seibold avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ness stuffs the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ness tries a head kick but it misses.
Seibold shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ness defends it nicely.
Ness throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Seibold's head.
Ness finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Seibold thuds a left hand into Ness's body.
Ness motions for Seibold to come forward. Ness throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Seibold tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ness throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ness throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ness throws a quick inside leg kick.
Seibold shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ness pinned against the cage. Ness gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Seibold looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Good leg kick by Ness there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Seibold has a takedown stuffed.
Seibold shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ness - that will leave a mark!
Ness lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Seibold takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ness comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ness throws a sloppy head kick and Seibold moves out of range easily.
Seibold on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That kick from Ness tenderised Seibold's leg. Seibold is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ness fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Seibold manages to avoid it.
Ness looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ness misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Seibold.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Seibold shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ness as he avoids it easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Seibold.
Ness misses with the combination.
Hawk Seibold is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Seibold misses with a takedown
and Ness counters with an inside leg kick.
Seibold shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ness pinned against the cage. Ness gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Seibold closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ness circles away.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ness connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ness scores with a three punch combo!
Seibold takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ness throws a hook to the side of Seibold's head but Seibold sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ness tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Seibold was well out of range. Poor timing from Ness.
Ness looks for the body kick but Seibold saw that one coming.
Seibold throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ness's waist but Ness gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Seibold off to one side.
Ness is looking to slow Seibold down with leg kicks.
Ness scores with a head kick. Seibold tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Seibold walks into a left hand.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ness. Seibold does a little dance to reset his feet.
Seibold fails with the takedown
and Ness counters with a good low kick that Seibold was not able to check.
Ness is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Seibold.
Seibold shoots in looking for a takedown. Ness tries to sprawl out of it but Seibold keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ness manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Seibold with a poor takedown
and Ness counters with a straight right hand.
Ness throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Seibold has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Seibold there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ness throws a head kick that Seibold semi-blocks.
Seibold swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.

Ness closes the distance and pushes Seibold back into 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!

Ness breaks the clinch.
Ness misses with a body shot.
Ness misses with a head kick.
Seibold misses with a takedown
and Ness counters with a straight right hand.
Seibold throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ness.
Nice takedown defense from Ness. No joy for Seibold on that attempt.
Seibold staying out of range there.
Hawk Seibold has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Seibold shoots for a double leg takedown but Ness sprawls well. He's pushed Seibold's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Seibold shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ness as he avoids it easily.
A right-left combo lands from Ness.
Ness connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Seibold decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ness is trying to control but can't.
Seibold looks to land a strike but Ness avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Seibold missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ness wants to hit a switch here but Seibold passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Ness there!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ness manages to regain half guard. Good work.

And that's the end of the fight!
Elliot Ness showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ness, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Elliot Ness!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Elliot Ness!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Elliot Ness!

Elliot Ness wins by unanimous decision!