PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anton Seeberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phoenix Valentine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seeberg comes to the cage accompanied by Alice in chains - Check my brain. Valentine is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Liquid Tension Experiment - Acid Rain. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Seeberg
vs
Valentine

172 cm
20
164 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

170 cm
20
182 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Solid Muay Thai
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anton Seeberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Phoenix Valentine!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Leandro Rodrigues and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valentine throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
An inside leg kick from Seeberg misses.
Valentine tries a low kick but Seeberg avoids it.
Valentine avoids the head kick by Seeberg.
Valentine throws a leg kick
and Seeberg finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Seeberg pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Valentine throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Seeberg misses with a wild body shot.
An inside leg kick from Valentine misses.
Valentine fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Seeberg stuffs the takedown.
Horrible takedown by Valentine or perhaps it was just good defense by Seeberg which made him look bad.
Anton Seeberg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phoenix Valentine.
Seeberg throws a right hand that Valentine ducks under and follows up with a left that Valentine also avoids with ease.
Seeberg throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Seeberg counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Valentine tries for a takedown but Seeberg circles away easily
and Seeberg counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Valentine is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Seeberg fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Valentine.
Seeberg lands a head kick. Valentine smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Valentine shoots in looking for a takedown but Seeberg manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Valentine's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Seeberg wants to land a leg kick but Valentine is out of range.
Valentine fails with the takedown.

Valentine closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Seeberg to the mat! Seeberg manages to get full guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Valentine with a flurry of punches that miss.
Seeberg avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Seeberg knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Valentine on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Seeberg preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Seeberg wants to stand but Valentine is controlling the position.
Valentine postures up in Seeberg's guard and throws a big left but Seeberg blocks it.
Valentine with a flurry of punches that miss.
Seeberg is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Seeberg on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Seeberg tries to get out of the position.
Valentine works over Seeberg with some ground and pound from guard.
Valentine lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Valentine throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Seeberg trying to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine trying to control but Seeberg is working from the bottom.
Valentine advances position into side control!
Valentine is looking to take a break and control but Seeberg is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Seeberg tries to bench press Valentine off him but Valentine keeps the position.
Valentine trying to control the action but Seeberg is working from the bottom.
Seeberg takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Valentine.
Valentine has knee on belly and moves into mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Seeberg keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Valentine looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Valentine looking to finish Seeberg with some ground and pound. This is bad for Seeberg!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Seeberg is bucking up trying to escape but Valentine cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Seeberg keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phoenix Valentine dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Valentine shoots in looking for a takedown but Seeberg manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Valentine's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Phoenix Valentine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valentine gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Seeberg counters with a body kick.
Seeberg goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

It looks like Phoenix Valentine has been cut.
Valentine with a poor takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Anton Seeberg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phoenix Valentine.
Seeberg slaps away a takedown attempt from Valentine, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Valentine looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Seeberg is fending him off so far but Valentine persists. Nope, Seeberg circles away and we're back to standing.
Valentine checks a leg kick.
Valentine looks for a takedown but Seeberg sprawls well.
Valentine fails with the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine shoots in but no luck this time.
Valentine avoids the head kick by Seeberg.
Seeberg tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Valentine misses with a low kick.
Valentine gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Seeberg counters with a good low kick that Valentine was not able to check.
Valentine fails to land the takedown.
Seeberg checks a low kick from Valentine.
Valentine leaves Seeberg with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Seeberg defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Valentine.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seeberg will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Valentine shoots in looking for a takedown but Seeberg manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Valentine's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Horrible takedown by Valentine or perhaps it was just good defense by Seeberg which made him look bad.
Seeberg misses with a body shot.
No luck for Valentine with that takedown attempt.
Valentine tries to work over Seeberg's front leg with a kick but Seeberg checks it.
Seeberg defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Valentine.
Seeberg misses with a wild combination.
Seeberg stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Seeberg wants it to stay on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seeberg throws a body punch but Valentine moves out of range.
Valentine checks a leg kick.
Valentine fails with the takedown.
Nice takedown defense from Seeberg. No joy for Valentine on that attempt.
Valentine shoots in for a takedown but Seeberg shows good takedown defense.
Valentine will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Anton Seeberg is winning the standup battle so far.
A good leg kick by Seeberg.
Seeberg throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Seeberg throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Seeberg goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seeberg thows a body shot but no joy.
Valentine throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Valentine.
Valentine shoots for a takedown but Seeberg saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Seeberg keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Valentine wants to land a leg kick but Seeberg is out of range.
Valentine shoots in and drives through. Seeberg sprawls well.
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Seeberg leaves Valentine with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Valentine is breathing heavily.
Seeberg slaps away a takedown attempt from Valentine, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anton Seeberg dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Phoenix Valentine's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Valentine has a takedown stuffed.
Valentine throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Seeberg's waist but Seeberg gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Valentine off to one side.
Valentine tries to score a power double leg takedown but Seeberg sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Valentine somewhat.
Anton Seeberg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phoenix Valentine.
Valentine shoots and misses
and Seeberg counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Seeberg goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Seeberg slaps away a takedown attempt from Valentine, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Valentine blocks a head kick by Seeberg.
A bone on bone clash there as Seeberg blocks the leg kick.
Valentine shoots in for a double leg but Seeberg sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Valentine takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Seeberg pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine looks for a takedown but Seeberg sprawls well.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Valentine.
Valentine gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Seeberg counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Valentine is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Valentine checks a low kick from Seeberg.
Valentine with a lazy takedown attempt
and Seeberg counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Valentine shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Seeberg sprawls well. Seeberg wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Valentine gets slowly back to his feet.
Valentine shoots in but Seeberg avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Seeberg misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seeberg with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Seeberg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Valentine throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Seeberg throws a head kick that misses.
Seeberg stuffs the takedown.
Valentine fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Valentine misses with a low kick.
No luck for Valentine with that takedown attempt.
Seeberg throws a head kick that half lands.
Valentine showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Seeberg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine blocks a leg kick.
Valentine misses with a low kick.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Seeberg enables Valentine to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Seeberg manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Seeberg wants to sweep but no luck.
Seeberg working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Valentine.
Seeberg not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Valentine postures up in Seeberg's guard and throws a big left but Seeberg blocks it.
Seeberg wants to stand and escape but Valentine is having none of it.
Valentine is in close to Seeberg's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seeberg keeping moving, preventing Valentine from controlling successfully.
Valentine scoring with some ground and pound.
Valentine trying to control but Seeberg is working from the bottom.
Valentine might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Seeberg kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Valentine in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Seeberg is trying to control the position but Valentine postures up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valentine scoring with some ground and pound.
Seeberg working a defensive guard here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anton Seeberg showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Seeberg has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anton Seeberg!
Our winner, Anton Seeberg, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.