PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Haluk Sevim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Argo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcus Argo is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Sevim
vs
Argo

173 cm
25
217 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
24
210 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Knockout power

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Haluk Sevim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcus Argo!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sevim tries to bum rush Argo with a series of wild strikes but Argo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sevim misses with a kick to the body.
Argo blocks a head kick by Sevim.
Argo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sevim paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Argo moves out of range of the body kick.
Sevim is looking to land body kicks.
Sevim throws a head kick but Argo moves out of range.
Sevim swats away the attempt to clinch by Argo.
Argo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice defenses there by Argo.

Sevim tries to keep at a distance but Argo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Argo.
Sevim looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sevim looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sevim has had enough of the clinch but Argo keeps him there for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Sevim's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Sevim's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Argo wants to clinch up but Sevim keeps it at a distance.
Sevim scores with a head kick. Argo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The fight stays on the outside here - Argo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Argo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sevim paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Argo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sevim manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sevim circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sevim misses with a head kick.

Argo closes the distance and clinches.
Argo scores a nice knee to the body.
Argo slows down the pace here.
Argo continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sevim is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sevim tries to break free but Argo pushes him back against the cage.
Sevim drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sevim working hard to break the clinch.
Argo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sevim is breathing heavily.
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!
Argo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sevim in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sevim blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Argo's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Sevim is trying to push Argo away but Argo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Argo prevents Sevim from breaking the clinch.
Argo avoiding damage.
Argo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Haluk Sevim has been cut.
Argo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A bit of stalling here from Argo.
Argo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sevim in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Argo.
The crowd are getting on Argo's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Argo scores a nice knee to the body.
Argo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Argo landing knees to the head.
Argo taking a breather.
Sevim looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Argo obliges.
Argo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sevim up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Marcus Argo.
Argo tries to clinch there but Sevim circles away.
Argo tries to clinch but Sevim moves out of range.
Marcus Argo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sevim circles away from the clinch attempt.
Argo doesn't manage to clinch there - Sevim circles away.
Argo moves out of range of the body kick from Sevim.

Argo rushes Sevim and presses him up against the cage.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sevim wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Argo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sevim tries to break free but Argo pushes him back against the cage.
Sevim is trying to break the clinch but Argo has him pressed against the cage.
Sevim is trying to push Argo away but Argo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sevim is trying to break free.
Argo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Argo lands a nice knee to the body.
Sevim takes a knee right on the jaw!
Argo landing knees to the body.
Argo is pushing Sevim up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Argo crunches a lovely knee into Sevim's ribcage.
Argo lands a nice knee to the body.
Argo landing knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Argo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Argo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Argo obliges.
Argo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Argo.
Argo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Argo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Argo avoiding damage.
Sevim can't break the clinch.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Argo obliges.
Stalling in the clinch from Argo.
Argo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Argo stalling the fight.
Argo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Argo has Sevim pressed against the cage.
Argo keeps control of Sevim as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Argo scores with a knee to the head.
Argo lands a good knee to the midsection. Sevim won't want to take too many of those.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Argo.
Argo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Argo obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Argo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Marcus Argo.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Argo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sevim has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Argo avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Argo lands a knee to the head.
Argo lands a good knee to the midsection. Sevim won't want to take too many of those.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Argo controlling the action here for a moment.
Argo crunches a lovely knee into Sevim's ribcage.
Sevim working hard to break the clinch.
Sevim takes a knee to the side of the body.
Argo stalling in the clinch.
Argo lands a good knee to the midsection. Sevim won't want to take too many of those.
Argo crunches a lovely knee into Sevim's ribcage.
Sevim takes a knee to the side of the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Argo's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Argo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Argo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Haluk Sevim's cut.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Argo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Argo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Argo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Argo forces Sevim back against the cage and clinches.
Argo avoiding damage as Sevim throws knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Argo.
Argo is struggling to control the position.
Argo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sevim's face.
Argo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sevim is trying to force a seperation but Argo has the dominant position.
Sevim is looking to break free of the clinch but Argo has double underhooks.
Sevim tries to break the clinch but Argo is controlling the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Argo landing knees to the head.
Sevim wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Argo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Marcus Argo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Argo stalls.
Argo landing knees to the head.
Argo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Argo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Argo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Argo has Sevim pressed against the cage.
Sevim tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Argo avoids it.
Argo landing knees to the body.
Argo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Stalling in the clinch from Argo.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Argo obliges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Argo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Argo lands a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Argo controlling the action here for a moment.
Argo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sevim lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Argo controlling the action here for a moment.
Sevim looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Marcus Argo.

Sevim gets tackled into the cage by Argo. Argo maintains the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Argo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Argo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sevim is defending well for now.
Argo scores a nice knee to the body.
Argo lands a knee to the body.
Argo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Haluk Sevim's cut is getting worse.
Argo avoiding damage.
A knee to the head by Argo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sevim takes a knee right on the jaw!
Argo scores with a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Argo.
Argo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sevim letting Argo take a breather here.
A frustrated look appears on Sevim's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Argo.
Argo lands a good knee to the midsection. Sevim won't want to take too many of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Argo landing knees to the body.
Sevim takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sevim is looking to take this one to the mat.
Argo crunches a lovely knee into Sevim's ribcage.
Argo stalling in the clinch.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Argo landing knees to the head.
Sevim tries to break free but Argo pushes him back against the cage.
Argo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Argo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Argo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Argo leaning his opponent against the cage.
Argo scores with a knee to the head.
Argo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Sevim is rocked!
Argo pushes Sevim back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Oh Sevim is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Argo avoiding damage.
Sevim takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sevim seems to have got his legs back now.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sevim is trying to force a seperation but Argo has the dominant position.
A knee to the head by Argo.

Haluk Sevim's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Argo stalls.
Sevim missing with knees to the body.
Sevim wants to break the clinch but can't.
Argo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Argo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Argo.
Argo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Argo landing knees to the body.
Argo pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Argo obliges.
Argo landing knees to the body.
Argo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Argo stalling the fight.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Marcus Argo.
Argo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sevim throws a head kick that misses.

Argo has managed to clinch.
Argo has Sevim pushed against the cage.
Argo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Argo effectively controlling the action here.
Argo keeps control of Sevim as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Argo lands a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Argo stalls.
Sevim has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Argo is struggling to control the position.
Argo prevents a takedown attempt there.
Argo landing knees to the head.
Argo lands a knee to the body.
Argo landing knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Argo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Argo 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Marcus Argo!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Marcus Argo!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Marcus Argo!

Marcus Argo wins by unanimous decision!