PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marek Jebut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henkka Seppala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seppala has chosen Children of Bodom - Smile pretty for the devil as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jebut
vs
Seppala

177 cm
26
193 lbs
11 - 3 - 1

182 cm
23
194 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marek Jebut!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Henkka Seppala!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jebut bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Seppala tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ground and pound from Jebut seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Jebut is putting a hurting on Seppala here, landing some big shots from side control.
Jebut gets to mount! Seppala was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Jebut throws some wild stikes that Seppala manages to avoid easily.
Jebut can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Seppala is looking to escape.
Jebut looking to finish with strikes here!
Jebut can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Seppala is looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seppala tries to reverse the position but Jebut maintains control.
Jebut is landing with some decent strikes but Seppala is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Jebut raining down hammerfists from mount.
Jebut tries to control but Seppala wriggling away.
Seppala is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jebut raining down hammerfists from mount.
Jebut punishing his opponent with strikes.
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!
Jebut avoids the attempt from Seppala to control.
Seppala is trying desperately to improve position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jebut looking to control and managing it successfully.
A nice elbow there by Jebut.
Seppala tries to hold on but Jebut postures up.
Jebut trying to control but Seppala is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seppala is looking to improve his position but Jebut isn't that keen on the idea.
Seppala is bucking up trying to escape but Jebut cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Jebut punching from mount but Seppala doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jebut is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Seppala has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jebut lands with some strikes.
Jebut lands a nice shot to the head.
Seppala tries to hold on but Jebut pushes him away.
Seppala wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Jebut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A nice elbow there by Jebut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Seppala tries to reverse the position but Jebut maintains control.
The referee warns Seppala that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Seppala is trying desperately to improve position.
Jebut is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Jebut avoids the attempt from Seppala to control.
The referee warns Seppala that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Seppala is rocked!
Jebut trying to control but Seppala is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jebut with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marek Jebut dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Seppala paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jebut misses with a takedown attempt - Seppala sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The crowd cheers as Jebut lands an impressive looking overhand right. Seppala doesn't seem phased though.

Jebut looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Seppala is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Seppala pulls Jebut in close to prevent any damage.
Jebut throws a big right hand that misses.
Jebut trying to control the position from guard on top but Seppala is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jebut is looking to work some ground and pound but Seppala has wrist control.
Jebut won't allow Seppala to sweep him here.
Jebut trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Seppala utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jebut 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.
Jebut scoring with some ground and pound.
Jebut lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jebut sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Seppala's guard.
Jebut prevents Seppala from improving his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jebut throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jebut lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Seppala keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Jebut is looking for a kimura here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jebut connects with a nice short shot to Seppala's temple.
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!
Jebut lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jebut works his way into side control.
Jebut trying to control the action but Seppala is working from the bottom.
Jebut in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Jebut seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Seppala for as long as he can get away with.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seppala is trying to control Jebut's posture but Jebut avoids it.
Jebut throws a strike aimed at the side of Seppala's head but Seppala avoids it well.
Marek Jebut overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jebut scores with punches from side control.
Seppala is trying to buck Jebut off.
Seppala managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Jebut.
Jebut tries to score with some ground and pound. Seppala controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Seppala tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jebut wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jebut 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.
Jebut misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jebut looks to land a combination but Seppala avoids it well.
Jebut bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jebut tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Seppala swivels and escapes.
Seppala lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A big left from Jebut misses.
Jebut misses with a hook.
A bone on bone clash there as Jebut blocks the leg kick.
Jebut stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Seppala.
Seppala ducks right into an uppercut from Jebut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Seppala lands with a good body shot.
Jebut rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Seppala moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Seppala takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jebut lands a nice shot to the body.
Seppala thows a body shot but no joy.
Henkka Seppala is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Jebut lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Seppala sprawling to the canvas. Jebut follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Seppala hang on?
Seppala is still in real trouble! Can Jebut finish him?

It looks like Henkka Seppala has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Jebut is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Seppala tries to roll over but Jebut keeps him under control.
Jebut is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Ground and pound from Jebut.
Jebut is taking a breather. Seppala says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

Jebut is looking for a kimura here.
Jebut is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Seppala can do to turn this around?
Jebut seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jebut is nestled in close to Seppala, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jebut stalling.
Ground and pound from Jebut.
Jebut is nestled in close to Seppala, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nice strikes from Jebut there.
Jebut keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jebut lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Seppala quite badly. Seppala pulls Jebut in close trying to recover. Jebut postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Seppala on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Seppala doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marek Jebut!
After the fight, Marek Jebut was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.