PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ali Seyedi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Rodrigo Santos enters the cage!

Seyedi
vs
Santos

181 cm
21
195 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

178 cm
21
195 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Dynamic Nutrition $25 159 Recovery

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ali Seyedi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rodrigo Santos!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seyedi throws a leg kick which misses Santos's front leg but catches the back leg as Santos tries to avoid it.
Seyedi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Seyedi wants it to stay on the feet.
Santos fails with the takedown.
Seyedi throws a big shot that misses.
Seyedi lands with a cross.

Santos gets a takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Seyedi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Santos is working away from the top position though.

Santos seems to be working for a kimura but Seyedi defends the submission attempt.

Santos is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seyedi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Santos is working away from the top position though.
Santos trying to control from half guard but Seyedi is working away.

Santos is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Seyedi doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Santos.
Seyedi trying to control but Santos postures up.
Seyedi missing with punches from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos passes to side control.
Santos throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Seyedi is trying to get back to half guard.

Santos working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Santos tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Santos tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Santos has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos scoring with punches from side control.
Seyedi is looking to reverse the position.
Seyedi struggling a bit here.

Santos is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Seyedi is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Santos working away.

Santos tries for a kimura but Seyedi is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Seyedi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Seyedi is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

Santos is working for a kimura but Seyedi is defending it quite comfortably.
Santos thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Santos is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Seyedi defends it well.

Santos is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Seyedi sees it coming and defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rodrigo Santos dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Seyedi throws the kick towards the body but Santos avoids it.
Seyedi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Santos throws out the jab.
Seyedi scoring well with a low kick there.

Santos closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Seyedi to the mat! Seyedi manages to get full guard.
Seyedi looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santos trying to control but Seyedi is working from the bottom.
Santos being controlled here momentarily.
Santos cracks Seyedi with a solid left hand.
Santos lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Santos trying to control but Seyedi is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos pushes down on Seyedi's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Santos seems to be working for a kimura but Seyedi defends the submission attempt.

Santos is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Seyedi has managed to free his arm - good work.

Santos is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Seyedi is defending against the submission attempts here by Santos.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seyedi is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Santos trying to control from Seyedi's half guard. Seyedi has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Seyedi is trying to control the position but Santos postures up.
Santos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Seyedi is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos with a flurry of punches that miss.
Seyedi is trying to keep Santos in close.
Seyedi keeping moving, preventing Santos from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Ali Seyedi just wasn't active enough.
Seyedi lands a nice looking kick to the body. Santos takes a step back to recover.
Santos on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Santos has a takedown stuffed.
Santos shoots in for a takedown but Seyedi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Santos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Santos is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Seyedi. Seyedi obviously looking to wear him down.
Santos gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Seyedi lands with a straight right. Santos didn't see that one coming.
Seyedi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Santos's sensitive parts.
Rodrigo Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Seyedi connects with an inside leg kick.
Ali Seyedi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Seyedi scores with a body shot.
Ali Seyedi is winning the standup battle so far.
Seyedi doesn't manage to clinch there - Santos circles away.
Santos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Seyedi misses with a body shot.
Seyedi feints and then cracks Santos's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Santos down.
Santos takes a jab right on the kisser.
Seyedi connects with a leg kick. Santos looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Seyedi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Seyedi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Seyedi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Seyedi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ali Seyedi dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Nice body punch from Seyedi.
Santos's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Seyedi cracks Santos with a good jab.

It looks like Rodrigo Santos has been cut.
Seyedi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Santos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Santos walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Seyedi lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice jab there from Seyedi.
Rodrigo Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Seyedi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Santos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Seyedi.
Seyedi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Seyedi digs a good body shot into Santos's ribs.
Seyedi lands an overhand right.
Santos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Seyedi, as that shot connected.
Seyedi lands with an uppercut that bounces Santos off the cage and back into range.
A punch lands to the side of Santos 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Seyedi thuds a left hand into Santos's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos takes one on the button.
Both fighters circling a little - Seyedi finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Santos walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Santos takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Seyedi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Seyedi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Santos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Seyedi lands a right hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santos takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Santos doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Santos crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Seyedi - the referee stops the clock and Santos gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Seyedi. Santos manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A shot to the liver by Seyedi. Beautiful body shot.
Seyedi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Santos's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Seyedi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Santos scrambles back to his feet.
Seyedi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Santos on the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seyedi scores with the left hand. Santos knows he should have avoided that one.
Seyedi scores with a shot to the body.
Seyedi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Seyedi is looking to clinch.
Santos walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Santos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Seyedi can pounce on him.
Seyedi connects with a single shot there.
Seyedi jabs at Santos's body.
Seyedi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Santos.
Seyedi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Seyedi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Seyedi pushes Santos away with a front kick.
Seyedi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Seyedi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Santos takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Seyedi.
Seyedi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Seyedi connects with a right hand. Santos shakes it off.
Good exchange - Seyedi coming out on top.
Santos tries to move into range but Seyedi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Seyedi thuds a left hand into Santos's body.
Santos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Seyedi gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Seyedi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Santos's guard.
Seyedi controls from within his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santos keeping moving, preventing Seyedi from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seyedi is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Seyedi's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ali Seyedi wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Seyedi connects with a body shot that sends Santos's belly button to the back.
Seyedi lands with a right hand.
Seyedi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Santos can do to turn this around?
Seyedi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Seyedi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Seyedi lands a jab to the nose.
Seyedi misses with an uppercut

and Santos counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

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

And that's the end of the fight!
Ali Seyedi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Seyedi 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ali Seyedi!
Ali Seyedi took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I want my title shot with Brunner, Lets Scrap!'.