PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Davos Seaworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gob Bluthe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Seaworth
vs
Bluthe

172 cm
21
155 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

175 cm
23
163 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Brand New Life

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Davos Seaworth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gob Bluthe!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bluthe takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bluthe connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Seaworth momentarily.
Seaworth steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bluthe.
Bluthe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Seaworth.
Bluthe blocks a jab.
A punch lands to the side of Seaworth 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bluthe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bluthe cracks Seaworth with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Seaworth throws a right and a left that Bluthe avoids nicely.
Seaworth takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bluthe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Seaworth.
Seaworth throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bluthe.
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!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Seaworth.
Seaworth will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A lazy left from Seaworth finds it's target.
Bluthe scores with the left hand. Seaworth knows he should have avoided that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seaworth throws a body punch but Bluthe moves out of range.
Bluthe slips a jab from Seaworth.
A right-left combo lands from Seaworth.
Davos Seaworth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Bluthe.
Jab by Bluthe.
Bluthe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Seaworth.
Bluthe misses with a two punch combination.
Seaworth missing with a left hand there. Bluthe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Seaworth misses with a body punch
and Bluthe counters with a one-two to the body.
Seaworth scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Bluthe closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Seaworth quickly recovers to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Bluthe is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Bluthe is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bluthe is working for a kimura but Seaworth is defending it quite comfortably.

Seaworth is defending against the submission attempts here by Bluthe.
Bluthe tries to pass the half guard into mount. Seaworth knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bluthe is working for a kimura but Seaworth is defending it quite comfortably.
Bluthe is controlling the pace.

Seaworth is defending against the submission attempts here by Bluthe.
Bluthe is looking to take a break and control but Seaworth is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bluthe is stalling here. Seaworth is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Bluthe seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Seaworth has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Bluthe manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

Bluthe looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Bluthe looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Bluthe looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Seaworth passes to side control.
Bluthe is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gob Bluthe dominated that 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.

Seaworth avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bluthe throws a combination. Seaworth tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Seaworth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bluthe moves away.
Seaworth on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Seaworth takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Seaworth moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bluthe swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Seaworth.
Bluthe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Seaworth.
Seaworth takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bluthe throws an overhand right that lands on Seaworth's shoulder, as Seaworth tries to avoid the shot.

Seaworth gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bluthe to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Seaworth wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bluthe tries to free his leg and advance position but Seaworth is retaining full guard.
Seaworth keeping moving, preventing Bluthe from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bluthe looking to sit in guard and control but Seaworth gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Seaworth pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bluthe is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Bluthe is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Seaworth defends well.
Seaworth trying to control but Bluthe is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seaworth is fighting to break Bluthe's control of his arms but Bluthe is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

Seaworth got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bluthe has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Seaworth has managed to get both his arms back between Bluthe's legs - danger averted.
Seaworth wants to control from the top but Bluthe keeps moving.

Bluthe looking for a triangle here. Seaworth is fighting it but it looks tight! Bluthe pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Seaworth is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Gob Bluthe!
An out of breath Gob Bluthe thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.