PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Yun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hawk Seibold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seibold has chosen SCOTTISH PIPE as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Yun
vs
Seibold

188 cm
20
255 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

198 cm
34
276 lbs
20 - 16 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Yun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Hawk Seibold!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yun misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yun throws the left hand but Seibold avoids the punch easily.
Yun just misses with a punch to the body.
Seibold shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Yun defends it nicely.
Seibold uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yun.
Yun takes a swing at Seibold's ribcage but misses.
Seibold tries for a takedown but Yun sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Yun changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Seibold tries to avoid it but Yun manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Seibold to the ground. Seibold escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Seibold avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Seibold ducks under a wild hook from Yun.
Seibold thows a body shot but no joy.
Yun rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Seibold moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seibold looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jack Yun has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hawk Seibold.
A jab lands there for Seibold.
Some wild striking there from Seibold.
Yun throws a right hand that misses

and Seibold decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Yun's guard.
Seibold distracts Yun with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Yun preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Yun preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Seibold must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Seibold postures up.
Seibold trying to control but Yun is working from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Seibold trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seibold content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Seibold lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Yun preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Seibold in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Seibold throwing strikes from guard but Yun blocks nicely.
Seibold throws a strike but Yun rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Seibold has control of Yun's left arm, preventing Yun from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seibold looking for a sweep. Not yet Seibold, not yet.
Yun throwing strikes but missing.
Yun wants to control from the top but Seibold keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yun trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Yun throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Seibold works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Yun throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Seibold works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Yun throws a big right hand that misses.
Seibold looking for a sweep. Not yet Seibold, not yet.
Yun throws a big elbow that misses.
Yun with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yun trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Yun missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Yun pushes down on Seibold's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Seibold avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Yun.
Yun missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Seibold blocking the ground and pound attempt from Yun.
Yun has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Seibold keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Yun missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yun trying to control from half guard but Seibold is working away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Hawk Seibold will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Yun is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Seibold.
Seibold shoots for a double leg takedown but Yun sprawls well. He's pushed Seibold's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Seibold shoots in for a double leg but Yun sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Seibold slips under a jab from Yun.
Yun digs a good body shot into Seibold's ribs.
Danga de danga de dang - Yun scores with a four punch combination!
Yun is looking to chop away at Seibold's legs.
Seibold fails with the takedown.
Jack Yun has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hawk Seibold.
Yun listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Yun waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Seibold.
Yun's corner calls for a 1-2. Yun obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seibold throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Yun to counter with a crisp jab.
Seibold closes this distance looking for a takedown but Yun circles away.
Hawk Seibold is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab from Yun misses.
Yun connects with a right hand. Seibold shakes it off.
Seibold walks into a left hand.
Yun is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Seibold fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Yun pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yun looks to land a combination but Seibold avoids it well.
Yun tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yun defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Seibold.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seibold shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Yun defends it nicely.
Yun shoots in for a double leg but Seibold sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Seibold closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Seibold lands in his opponent's guard.
Seibold working some strikes from top position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yun has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Seibold trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yun wants to sweep here but Seibold controlling him for the moment.
Seibold throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yun works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Seibold distracts Yun with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Yun not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Seibold loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Yun working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Seibold.
Seibold distracts Yun with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hawk Seibold has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yun looking to hit a scissor sweep but Seibold is one step ahead there.
Seibold with a flurry of punches that miss.
Seibold loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Seibold missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Seibold missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Yun avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yun trying to control the position here.
Seibold with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Hawk Seibold will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Yun takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Seibold moves away from the strike by Yun.
No joy there for Yun, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Seibold shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Yun as he avoids it easily.
Yun misses with an uppercut.
Yun tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Seibold was well out of range. Poor timing from Yun.
Nice sprawl there from Yun as Seibold shoots in.

Seibold dives in and scores a takedown into Yun's guard.
Seibold with a flurry of punches that miss.
Yun is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Seibold working some strikes from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seibold with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Seibold lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Yun bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Seibold's guard.
Yun scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Yun postures up in Seibold's guard and throws a big left but Seibold blocks it.
Seibold preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Yun throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Yun throws an elbow that misses. Seibold uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Yun's guard. Nice move by Seibold!
Seibold postures up and lands a big shot to Yun's brow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yun keeping full guard, as Seibold tries to pass.
Yun working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Seibold.
Yun has momentary wrist control but Seibold slips an elbow through the middle.
Seibold looking to sit in guard and control but Yun gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Yun throwing strikes from guard but Seibold blocks nicely.
Yun throwing strikes but missing.
Yun throws a strike but Seibold rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seibold working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Yun's head.
Seibold stands up over Yun, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Seibold wants to control from the top but Yun keeps moving.
Yun utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yun preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Seibold throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Yun working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Seibold.
Seibold postures up and lands a big shot to Yun's brow.
Seibold working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Yun's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yun working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Seibold.
Yun is trying to keep Seibold in close.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Seibold is looking to work some ground and pound but Yun has wrist control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Seibold in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Seibold throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hawk Seibold comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Seibold winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Hawk Seibold!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Hawk Seibold!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Hawk Seibold!

Hawk Seibold wins by unanimous decision!