PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Seo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Comanche Todd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Comanche Todd is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Seo
vs
Todd

185 cm
18
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricky Seo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Comanche Todd!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, John Kavanagh and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Todd misses with a two punch combination.
Todd throws a series of punches but Seo moves out of range.
Seo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Seo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Todd sprawls well. Todd wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Seo gets slowly back to his feet.

Seo closes the distance and clinches.

Seo breaks from the clinch.

Todd gets tackled into the cage by Seo. Seo maintains the clinch.
Todd changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Seo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Todd tries to bum rush Seo with a series of wild strikes but Seo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Todd throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Todd scores with a jab to the head.
Todd tries to bum rush Seo with a series of wild strikes but Seo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Todd misses with an uppercut

and Seo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Todd won't be happy with that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Seo working the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seo sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Todd is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Seo trying to control the position but Todd is working away.
A lull in the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Todd gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Seo wants to control the pace but Todd is squirming around nicely.
Seo unloading with bombs!

Seo wants to finish this one by submission but Todd is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Seo.
Seo working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seo looking to control but Todd is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Todd takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Todd is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Seo working for a submission but Todd is keeping him at bay.
Seo thowing shots but they're missing.
Todd really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Seo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seo controlling the pace for now.
Seo scoring with strikes but Todd is staying in there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Seo throws some wild stikes that Todd manages to avoid easily.
Seo punching from mount but Todd doing a good job of avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricky Seo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Seo rushes Todd and presses him up against the cage.
Seo'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.
Todd has Seo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Seo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Seo successfully pulls guard.
Seo is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Seo uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Todd throws a big shot that misses.
Seo shoots in for a takedown but Todd shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Todd fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Todd falls off balance throwing a combination

and Seo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Seo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seo trying to control the position from guard on top but Todd is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Seo throws a big elbow that misses.
Seo trying to control the position from guard on top but Todd is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ricky Seo.
Seo dodges the punch combination from Todd.
Seo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Todd.
Sloppy strikes from Todd. Those never looked like landing.
Todd misses with a two punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Todd tries to avoid it but Seo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Todd to the ground. Todd escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Seo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Seo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Seo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Seo dodges the punch combination from Todd.
Todd displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Seo.
Seo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Comanche Todd is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice takedown defense from Todd. No joy for Seo on that attempt.
Todd connects with a crisp jab.
Todd misses with a combination

and Seo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Seo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Seo trying to control the position from guard on top but Todd is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Seo showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Todd keeping moving, preventing Seo from controlling successfully.

Ricky Seo has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Seo slips a jab and a cross from Todd.
Todd lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Seo circles away quickly and effectively.
Seo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Todd as he avoids it easily.
Seo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Todd.
Good standup being displayed there by Todd as he connects with a hook.

Seo gets a clinch.

Seo breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seo scores with a head kick.

It looks like Comanche Todd has been cut.
Todd rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Seo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Todd stuffs the takedown attempt from Seo. Seo gets slowly back to his feet.
A combination from Todd does no damage.
A nice combination there by Todd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Todd misses with a series of wild punches.
Seo dodges the punch combination from Todd.
Todd misses with a jab, cross combination.
Todd throws a series of punches but Seo avoids them all with ease.
Seo closes the distance and clinches up with Todd, looking for a takedown. Seo pushes Todd against the cage but Todd circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Seo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Todd.
Todd misses with a few strikes there.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Seo.
Some wild striking there from Todd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricky Seo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Comanche Todd's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Seo lands a front kick.
A combination from Todd does no damage.

Seo shoots in and gets a takedown into Todd's guard.
Seo trying to control the position from guard on top but Todd is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Todd can do anything to dispel that myth.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Seo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Todd keeping moving, preventing Seo from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Ricky Seo just wasn't active enough.

Seo rushes Todd and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Seo breaks from the clinch.
Seo fails with the takedown.
Todd throws a series of punches but Seo moves out of range.
Comanche Todd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Todd throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A combination from Todd does no damage.
Seo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Seo.

Seo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ricky Seo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Seo scores with punches from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seo tries to move into full mount but can't pass Todd's legs.
Seo postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
You can see the frustration on Todd's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Seo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Seo stands up.
Comanche Todd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Todd avoids it really well and circles away.
Todd fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Seo clinches up against the cage.
Seo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Todd is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Come on Seo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

Seo jumps guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Todd with a nice head shot there.
Todd pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Seo is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seo has his hands on Todd's head, controlling the position.
Seo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Seo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Seo jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Todd is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Todd and Seo has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ricky Seo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Seo, 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 John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricky Seo!