PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Robbie Mondeux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gatsby Seed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Mondeux
vs
Seed

172 cm
21
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

150 cm
19
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Robbie Mondeux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gatsby Seed!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Seed closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mondeux is trying to push Seed away but Seed has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Seed doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Seed jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mondeux walks away with a smile on his face. Seed gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mondeux will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mondeux tries to clinch but Seed moves out of range.

Seed has Mondeux up against the cage in a clinch.
Seed can't get the takedown.
Mondeux jumps guard but Seed turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Seed breaks from the clinch.
Seed misses with a double jab.
Seed circles away from the clinch attempt
and Seed counters with a solid body kick.

Seed darts in and clinches Mondeux up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Seed escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mondeux lands an overhand right.
Mondeux shoots in but Seed avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robbie Mondeux. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Seed is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mondeux sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Seed looks to score with a jab to the body but Mondeux is just out of range.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Seed has eaten all the pies!
Mondeux throws a body kick that misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Seed.
Seed wants to clinch up but Mondeux keeps it at a distance.
Mondeux displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Seed.
Mondeux will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seed will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mondeux fails in his attempt to clinch.
Seed blocks a head kick by Mondeux.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Seed is defended easily by Mondeux.
Seed moves out of range of the body kick.

Seed moves into the clinch successfully.
Mondeux fails to pull guard.

Seed breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mondeux shoots in looking for a takedown. Seed tries to sprawl out of it but Mondeux keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Seed manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Seed looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Seed looks winded!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seed will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mondeux shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Seed defends it nicely.
Seed slaps away a takedown attempt from Mondeux, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Seed circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mondeux fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mondeux shoots in but Seed avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seed fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mondeux looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Seed has closed the distance and engaged Mondeux in a clinch.
Seed has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Mondeux after a bit of a struggle.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Seed jumps guard but Mondeux turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Seed has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mondeux avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Mondeux is trying to push Seed away but Seed has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mondeux wants a takedown but no success here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gatsby Seed dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Seed keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mondeux tries to close the distance and clinch up but Seed swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Seed shoots in and drives through. Mondeux sprawls well.

Seed fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mondeux, pushing him back against the cage.

Seed pulls Mondeux into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Seed controlling the position.
Mondeux stopping the sweep attempt from Seed.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Seed controlling the position.
Mondeux controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Horrible takedown by Mondeux or perhaps it was just good defense by Seed which made him look bad.
Mondeux moves to clinch but Seed breaks away

and Seed holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Seed ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Seed no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Seed keeping moving, preventing Mondeux from controlling successfully.
Mondeux trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mondeux preventing the sweep.
Mondeux trying to control but Seed is working from the bottom.
Mondeux is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Seed is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Robbie Mondeux.
Mondeux defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Seed.
Seed is breathing heavily.
Seed misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Robbie Mondeux has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gatsby Seed.
Seed swats away the attempt to clinch by Mondeux.
Seed shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mondeux as he jumps to the side.
Robbie Mondeux is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice sprawl there from Mondeux as Seed shoots in.
Mondeux tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Seed paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mondeux tries to close the distance and clinch but Seed swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mondeux shoots in and drives through. Seed sprawls well.
Mondeux uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Seed looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mondeux looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mondeux tries to clinch up but Seed circles away and keeps his distance.
A jab from Mondeux does it's job there.
Mondeux fails with a takedown attempt.
Seed fails to land the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mondeux fails to land the takedown.
Mondeux tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Seed manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mondeux dives in and grabs Seed's left leg, looking for a takedown. Seed pushes down on Mondeux's head and hops out.
Mondeux looks to clinch
and Seed counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Mondeux is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mondeux throws a sloppy head kick and Seed moves out of range easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Seed tries to clinch but Mondeux moves out of range.
Seed tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mondeux circles away from the clinch attempt.
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 Robbie Mondeux will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Mondeux moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Seed shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mondeux but Mondeux pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Seed fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mondeux darts in trying to clinch
and Seed counters with a head kick.
Mondeux tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mondeux tries to close the distance and clinch but Seed swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A punch combination from Seed misses.
Robbie Mondeux is winning the standup battle so far.
Mondeux shoots in for a takedown but Seed shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Seed circles away from the clinch attempt

and Seed moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mondeux has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Seed after a bit of a struggle.

Seed ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Seed no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Seed takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Seed keeping moving, preventing Mondeux from controlling successfully.
Mondeux wants to pass the guard but Seed is keeping the position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Seed holds on and takes a little breather.
Seed throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Seed is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mondeux is looking to stand up but Seed won't let him.
Seed seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

Seed has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mondeux can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mondeux looking to sit in guard and control but Seed gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mondeux is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mondeux wants to sweep but no luck.
Seed is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Mondeux utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mondeux not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seed showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

We're going to have a standup here because Robbie Mondeux wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Mondeux misses with a takedown attempt - Seed sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robbie Mondeux. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Seed forces Mondeux back against the cage and clinches.

Seed pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mondeux tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Seed manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mondeux tries to clinch

and Seed counters by moving into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Mondeux pulls guard successfully.
Mondeux working a defensive guard here.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gatsby Seed.
I think Seed has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight for Gatsby Seed!
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight for Gatsby Seed!
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight for Gatsby Seed!

Gatsby Seed wins by unanimous decision!