PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Sebathia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Mach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sebathia's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Mama Said Knock You Out. Alexander Sebathia could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mirko Mach's chin.

Sebathia
vs
Mach

190 cm
19
245 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

196 cm
19
277 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alexander Sebathia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mirko Mach!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Thiago Cunha and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mach closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Mach working the head and body with strikes.
Sebathia wants to improve his position but Mach is controlling well.
Mach is trying to control the action in half guard but Sebathia is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sebathia is trying to stand up here but Mach is controlling him well.
Sebathia is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mach is tying to control. Sebathia wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mach prevents Sebathia from standing back up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mach moves out of range as Sebathia strikes.
Mach shoots in and drives through. Sebathia sprawls well.
Sebathia is looking to clinch but Mach is avoiding it.
Mach tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Mach decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mach is looking for a kimura here.
Mach stalling.
Mach seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
It looks like Mach is going to stand back up.
Mach is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sebathia is trying to get back to full guard.
Mach really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sebathia. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sebathia has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mach is working away from the top position though.
Mach controlling the pace.
Mach looks gassed!
Sebathia is looking to control Mach's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sebathia avoid being mounted?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Sebathia makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Sebathia lands with an uppercut that bounces Mach off the cage and back into rage.
Sebathia is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Sebathia clinches with his opponent.
Mach trying to stall but Sebathia improves his position.
Mach tries to pull guard but Sebathia holds him up against the cage and eventually Mach drops back down to his feet.
Sebathia connects with a knee to the head.
Sebathia using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mach has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mach tries to pull guard but Sebathia won't allow it.
Alexander Sebathia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mirko Mach.
Mach is working for takedown but Sebathia is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sebathia has had enough of the clinch but Mach keeps him there for the moment.
Sebathia lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sebathia landing knees to the head.
Sebathia with a knee to the head.

Sebathia breaks from the clinch.
Sebathia is looking to clinch.
Sebathia goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mach has a takedown stuffed.
Sebathia looks to clinch

and Mach counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mach tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mach tries for a takedown. No joy.
Mach pressing his opponent against the cage.
Sebathia with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sebathia throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mach blocks it with crossed arms.
Mach wants to break the clinch but can't.

Mach manages to pull guard.
Mach lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Sebathia!
Mach looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sebathia takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Sebathia is rocked!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mach looking to control and managing it successfully.
Oh Sebathia is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mach landing strikes, looking to finish!
Mach controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mach lands a big elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sebathia is in all sorts of trouble here.
Mach landing strikes from the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mach controlling from mount.
Sebathia wants to hold on but Mach pushes him away.
Mach looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sebathia can't escape the position.
Sebathia is working hard here to advance position.

Sebathia somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sebathia lands the left hand.
Alexander Sebathia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sebathia throws a right and a left that Mach avoids nicely.
Sebathia keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mirko Mach dominated that 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.

Mach tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Sebathia to counter with a crisp jab.

Mach is rocked!
Sebathia connects with a stiff jab that staggers Mach - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Alexander Sebathia!