PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Sobota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tion Seger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Seger's choice of entrance music: Remember the Name. 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.

Sobota
vs
Seger

170 cm
19
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

171 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daniel Sobota!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tion Seger!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seger throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sobota counters with a nice uppercut.
Tion Seger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Seger misses with a takedown attempt
and Sobota connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Seger circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sobota looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Sobota drives through and clinches with Seger against the cage.
Sobota fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Seger tries for a takedown but Sobota manages to get underhooks.

Sobota has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Seger uses from the top position.

Sobota working for a triangle but Seger defends it easily.
Sobota thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sobota wants to stand up but Seger is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seger stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sobota swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Seger postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Seger trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sobota's guard.

Sobota pushes Seger off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Seger lands a lovely overhand right.
Seger attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Seger misses with a combination
and Sobota counters with a one-two to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seger throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Seger falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sobota counters with a good low kick that Seger was not able to check.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Seger fails to land with a series of punches.
Seger closes the distance and clinches up with Sobota, looking for a takedown. Seger pushes Sobota against the cage but Sobota circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Daniel Sobota has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tion Seger.
Seger looks winded!

Sobota manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Seger on his heels. He'll look to pass Seger's guard now, I'm sure.
Sobota throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Seger works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sobota working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sobota looking to pass the guard.
Sobota throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sobota passes Seger's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Sobota thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Seger's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seger is refusing to be controlled, as Sobota sits in half guard.
Seger pushes Sobota off looking to stand but Sobota dives back in and keeps control.
Seger looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Seger avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sobota.

Sobota stands up out of the half guard.

Sobota clinches with his opponent.
Sobota is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Seger is defending well.

Sobota breaks the clinch.

Sobota is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Seger's half guard.

Sobota stands up from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seger fails to land the takedown.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Sobota gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sobota is looking to take this one to the mat.
Seger has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sobota avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Sobota escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Sobota looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Seger!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sobota works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Sobota 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.
Sobota cracks Seger with a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Sobota dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Sobota on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sobota jabs at Seger's body.

Sobota drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Sobota drops back, looking for a kneebar! Seger looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Seger looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Seger!
Seger wants to stand but Sobota is controlling his arm.

Seger thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Seger tries to stand but Sobota is controlling his head.
Seger is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seger misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
An elbow from Seger crashes against the mat.
Sobota tries to improve position but can't.
Daniel Sobota overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sobota is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Seger off and has taken his back!
Sobota throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Sobota controlling the position well here. Seger rolled but Sobota kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Sobota missing with strikes.
Even with his hooks in, Sobota manages to miss with strikes from the back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sobota is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Seger is defending well though. Sobota let's go of the attempt for now.
Sobota is working the ground and pound. Can Seger escape?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Seger has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Sobota.
Seger covering up well under a series of strikes from Sobota.

Sobota has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Seger has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Seger prevents Sobota from getting a body triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seger has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Seger can't escape the position.

Sobota working for a choke but Seger is defending well.
Seger covering up well under a barage of strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seger trying to control the action but Sobota just sinks the hooks in.
Seger has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Sobota.
Sobota looking to hold on to the position here but Seger rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Sobota controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Sobota with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sobota postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sobota sitting in guard here, content to control.
Sobota loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Sobota dominated that second round.
That's time! Sobota's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Sobota drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sobota missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sobota loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Seger working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sobota.
Sobota wants to control from the top but Seger keeps moving.

Sobota decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Seger, up you get!
Seger with a poor takedown
and Sobota counters with a right hand to the body.
Sobota misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Seger takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sobota wants to clinch up but Seger keeps it at a distance.
Sobota moves in looking to clinch but Seger pushes him off.

Sobota gets the takedown into side control.
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!

Sobota stands up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobota tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Seger paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sobota throws a leg kick which misses Seger's front leg but catches the back leg as Seger tries to avoid it.
Seger takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Sobota changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Seger looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The strikes coming from Sobota are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Sobota tries to score with some ground and pound. Seger controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Sobota working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Sobota controlling the position from side mount.

Sobota thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobota postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The strikes coming from Sobota are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Seger wants to get back to his feet but Sobota drags him back down.
Seger managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Sobota.
Seger stops Sobota from passing to mount.
Sobota in side control, throwing shots but Seger defends.
Tion Seger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobota with the ground and pound but Seger regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Sobota with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Sobota missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Sobota stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Seger to get to his feet.

Sobota looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Sobota wants to pass the guard but Seger is keeping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seger working a defensive guard here.
Sobota working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sobota forces his way into half guard.
Sobota lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sobota missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Sobota showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sobota has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight for Daniel Sobota!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Daniel Sobota!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Daniel Sobota!

Daniel Sobota wins by unanimous decision!