PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mu Cephei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Seven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cephei comes to the cage accompanied by Yngwie Malmsteen - Black star. On his way into the cage it seems that Mu Cephei has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Mu Cephei seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Cephei
vs
Seven

177 cm
23
184 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

186 cm
20
185 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Good kicks
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mu Cephei!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Patrick Seven!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cephei tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Seven scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Seven tries to clinch but Cephei is having none of it.
Cephei scores with a three punch combo!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cephei.
Cephei tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Seven manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cephei is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Cephei clinches up against the cage.
Cephei wants to get back to striking at distance but Seven won't allow it.
Seven pushes off an throws an elbow but Cephei leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cephei prevents a body shot from Seven.

Seven breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mu Cephei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Seven connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cephei fails with a takedown attempt.
Cephei tries to clinch there but Seven circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seven keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mu Cephei. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Cephei clinches with his opponent.
Cephei fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Seven misses with a punch to the body.
Seven wants to break the clinch but can't.

Seven escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cephei closes the distance and clinches up with Seven, looking for a takedown. Cephei pushes Seven against the cage but Seven circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cephei steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Seven. That one must have hurt.
Cephei shoots in but Seven avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nice takedown defense from Seven. No joy for Cephei on that attempt.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Seven. Cephei shrugs it off though.
Cephei looks to land a combination but Seven avoids it well.
Seven stuffs the takedown attempt from Cephei. Cephei gets slowly back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cephei staying out of range there.
Cephei shoots for a takedown but Seven saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Seven lands with a good body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cephei misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cephei steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Seven.
Cephei doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Seven counters with a nice body kick.
Seven tries to work over Cephei's front leg with a kick but Cephei checks it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cephei looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Seven lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cephei circles away quickly and effectively.
Cephei shoots in but Seven avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cephei scores with a punch to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Patrick Seven will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Cephei looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Seven keeping moving, preventing Cephei from controlling successfully.
Seven looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cephei trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Seven tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Seven bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cephei's guard.
Seven throws a big right hand that misses.
Cephei avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Cephei is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Seven is aware though and is defending well.
Seven pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cephei is keeping the position for now.

Cephei looking for a guillotine here but Seven defends easily.

Cephei looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cephei preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cephei keeping full guard, as Seven tries to pass.

Cephei is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Seven got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cephei has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Seven has managed to get both his arms back between Cephei's legs - danger averted.
Seven postures up.
Cephei avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Seven loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Seven looking to pass the guard.
Seven passes Cephei's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seven trying to pass the guard but Cephei defending well.
Cephei trying to hold on to Seven's head to control him but Seven postures up.

Seven is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Cephei sees it coming and defends easily.
Seven tries to pass the half guard into mount. Cephei knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cephei trying to control but Seven postures up.
Cephei manages to get to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Seven scoring with some ground and pound.

Cephei looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Seven has picked Cephei up and slammed him! Cephei can't keep hold of the triangle and Seven manages to pass to side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Mu Cephei will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Cephei throws a right and a left that Seven avoids nicely.
Cephei shoots in for a takedown but Seven shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A nice combination there by Cephei.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cephei fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Cephei is trying to pull guard but Seven has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mu Cephei. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Seven.
Cephei tries to pull guard but Seven holds him up against the cage and eventually Cephei drops back down to his feet.
Seven makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Cephei jumps guard and drags Seven to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Seven accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Seven stopping the sweep attempt from Cephei.
Seven throws a big elbow that misses.
Seven missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Seven chips away with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seven postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Seven is pushing down on Cephei's leg trying to pass to half guard. Cephei is fighting to maintain full guard but Seven has managed to sneak the leg through.
Seven wants to advance to full mount but Cephei doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.

Cephei working for a triangle but Seven defends it easily.
Seven postures up and lands a big shot to Cephei's brow.

Seven got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cephei has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Seven has managed to get both his arms back between Cephei's legs - danger averted.
Seven stands and throws Cephei's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Patrick Seven has got the better of the ground game so far.
Seven working away.
Cephei taking a bit of punishment here - Seven scoring with strikes.
Seven is working Cephei over with some ground and pound from side control.
You can see the frustration on Cephei's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Seven moves into full mount!
Seven in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Cephei is trying to escape the mount.
Seven landing strikes from the mount and Cephei is in trouble!
Seven lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Cephei tries to reverse the position but Seven maintains control.
Seven lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Cephei hang on?

Seven has hold of Cephei's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Cephei manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Seven cracks Cephei with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Seven working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Seven working Cephei over with strikes here.
Cephei taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Seven really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Cephei slips a straight right by Seven.
Cephei closes the distance and clinches up with Seven, looking for a takedown. Cephei pushes Seven against the cage but Seven circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cephei looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Seven is fending him off so far but Cephei persists. Nope, Seven circles away and we're back to standing.
Seven looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cephei doesn't manage to clinch there - Seven circles away.
Seven avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cephei looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mu Cephei. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cephei swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cephei fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cephei jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Seven loads up on a big right hand but Cephei slips the punch.
Cephei avoids the head kick by Seven.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seven tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cephei swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Seven, right into the meat.
Cephei shoots and misses
and Seven counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Cephei swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cephei throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Seven misses with a body kick.
Cephei throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Seven.
Seven thows a body shot but no joy.
Cephei moves out of range as Seven strikes.
Seven looks to land a body kick but Cephei moved away.

Cephei instigates a clinch.
Cephei managing to block the knees to the body from Seven.
Seven can't find room to land a body shot as Cephei controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seven cracks Cephei with a nice body shot.
Cephei tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A right hand to the body from Seven.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Seven is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cephei is defending well for now.
Seven prevents a takedown attempt there.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Seven just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cephei's brow.
Seven throws a punch but it's blocked by Cephei.
Seven throws an elbow but it misses.
Seven missing with knees to the body.
Cephei is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Seven to keep the fight standing.
Seven tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cephei's elbow.
Cephei is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Seven to keep the fight standing.
Cephei tries for a takedown. No joy.
Cephei blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Seven tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cephei avoids it.

Cephei jumps guard and drags Seven to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Seven throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cephei works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Cephei is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Seven dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Nice takedown defense from Seven. No joy for Cephei on that attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cephei looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Seven displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cephei.
Cephei shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Seven pinned against the cage. Seven gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mu Cephei. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cephei closes the distance looking to clinch

and Seven counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Seven.
Seven struggles to land a body shot inside as Cephei controls his hands.

Seven escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Seven with a nice cross.
Cephei misses with a series of wild punches.

Seven gets caught napping as Cephei dives in and scores a takedown. Seven manages to retain guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cephei preventing the sweep.
Seven is looking to stand up but Cephei isn't so interested in that idea.
Cephei wants to control from the top but Seven keeps moving.

Cephei drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Cephei jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Cephei works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Seven is looking for a sweep. Cephei is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Cephei seems to be working for a kimura but Seven defends the submission attempt.
Seven makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Seven.
Cephei stopping the sweep attempt from Seven.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cephei gets to his feet - Seven follows without any prompting.
Cephei with a lazy takedown attempt
and Seven makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Seven throws a looping overhand right but Cephei ducks down to avoid it.
Cephei throws a body punch but Seven moves out of range.
Cephei shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Seven as he jumps to the side.
A nice inside leg kick there by Seven. That's going to slow Cephei down.
Patrick Seven is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cephei throws a shot to the body.
Seven lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cephei takes a step back to recover.
Mu Cephei has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Seven misses with a body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mu Cephei.
Well Seven has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 47:49
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 47:48
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Seven! Patrick Seven retains his middleweight title!
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