PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kelemi Seia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dongmin Oh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seia comes to the cage accompanied by The Offspring - All i Want. Dongmin Oh acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Seia
vs
Oh

190 cm
27
209 lbs
16 - 5 - 0

186 cm
26
217 lbs
21 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Conquer

KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kelemi Seia!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dongmin Oh!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oh walks into a straight right hand from Seia.
Oh looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Seia throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Seia checks the leg kick.
Oh misses with a hook. Seia ducked under it nicely.
Oh misses with a kick to the body
and Seia counters with an inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Seia.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Seia.
Seia moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Seia throws out a leg kick but Oh moves out of range and Seia only half commits.
Seia lands with a good body shot.
Seia fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Oh has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Seia is looking to land body kicks.
Seia throws a leg kick that misses.
Seia moves out of range of the body kick.
Seia avoids a punch combination nicely.
Oh tried to score with a low kick but Seia checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seia digs a good hook to Oh's body.
Seia misses with a looping left.
Seia checks a leg kick nicely.
Kelemi Seia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oh fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice shot by Oh.
The crowd cheers as Seia lands an impressive looking overhand right. Oh doesn't seem phased though.
Seia thows a body shot but no joy.
Seia blocks a leg kick.
Oh slips a jab from Seia.
Oh lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Oh throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Seia scoring well with a low kick there.
Oh checks the leg kick nicely there.
Oh scores with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Seia misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Oh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Seia's elbow.
Oh is trying to maintain a safe position but Seia gets an underhook and turns Oh into the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Seia misses with a body punch.
Oh tries to work over Seia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Seia is leaning against Oh and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Seia lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Seia lands a nice uppercut.
Oh's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Oh tries to throw a body punch but Seia avoids it by throwing Oh back against the cage.
Oh blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oh working aggressively here.
A right hand to the body from Oh.
Oh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Seia tries a body shot but Oh blocks it.
Seia pushes Oh back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Seia misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Oh.
Oh tries a body shot but Seia blocks it.
Seia lands a hook that snaps the head of Oh backwards.
Still in the clinch, Seia scores with a nice short uppercut.
Oh can't find room to land a body shot as Seia controls the action.
Seia is trying to force a seperation but Oh has the dominant position.
Seia misses with a punch on the inside.
Seia misses with some punches.
Oh tries to work over Seia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right handed body shot lands from Seia.
Seia lands with a right to the head.
Oh tries a body shot but Seia blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oh is stalling here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oh blocks a body shot from Seia.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Oh fails to land.
Seia gets through Oh's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Seia looking to stall.
A right hand to the body from Seia.
Oh presses Seia against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hand to the body from Oh.
Oh tries to work over Seia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Oh misses with a punch to the body.
Seia blocks a body shot from Oh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body punch from Seia.
A head punch on the inside from Oh fails to land.
Oh has a couple of punches blocked by Seia.
Seia misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kelemi Seia dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

The crowd cheers as Seia lands an impressive looking overhand right. Oh doesn't seem phased though.
Kelemi Seia is winning the standup battle so far.
Oh chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Seia can pounce on him.
Oh tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Oh takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Seia throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
We've been told by Seia's head coaches at Kebab House that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Oh misses with a leg kick
and Seia counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Seia moves out of range of the body kick.
Oh comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Seia swats away the attempt to clinch by Oh.
Seia moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Seia misses with a left hand
and Oh counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Seia lands a nice shot to the body.
Seia tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Seia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oh moves out of range of the body kick from Seia.
Seia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Seia takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Seia throws a sloppy head kick and Oh moves out of range easily.
Oh is looking to land body kicks.
Seia looks to score with a jab to the body but Oh is just out of range.
Oh lands with a kick to the ribs.
Seia throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Seia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oh manages to avoid it.
Oh takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Seia takes one to the side of the head.
A good leg kick by Seia.
Seia scores with a hook.
Seia thumps Oh with a low kick.
Oh lands a leg kick that knocks Seia off balance momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oh thows a body shot but no joy.
Oh's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Oh wants to clinch up but Seia keeps it at a distance.
Seia throws the kick towards the body but Oh avoids it.
Seia is looking to wear down Oh with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Seia cracks Oh with a good jab.
A shot to the liver by Seia. Beautiful body shot.
Oh tries to clinch up.
Seia misses the jab.
Oh throws a head kick but Seia moves out of range.
Oh moves out of range of the body kick.
Oh takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Seia with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Seia keeps Oh at a distance using the push kick.
Oh walks into a straight right hand from Seia.
Seia works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Seia misses with a kick to the body
and Oh counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Seia looks to throw a body kick
and Oh counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Seia fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Oh on the side of the head.
Oh throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Seia counters with a nice kick to the body.
Seia throws a half hearted mid kick.
Seia is looking to score with low kicks.
Oh throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Seia lands a jab.
Jab by Seia.
Seia moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Seia.
Seia scores with a nice body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seia throws a leg kick which misses Oh's front leg but catches the back leg as Oh tries to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Seia lands a jab to the head.
Seia throws a chopping leg kick but Oh manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Seia avoids a kick to the body.
Oh comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Oh throws a half hearted mid kick.
Seia tries to score with a low kick but Oh moves his leg out of the way.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Oh - that will leave a mark!
Seia misses with a low kick.
Oh delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Seia lands a head shot.
Seia connects with a solid leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kelemi Seia dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Oh tries to clinch but Seia moves out of range.
A jab from Seia misses.
Oh works Seia's body with a nice hook.
Seia scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A looping hook to the body misses from Seia. Oh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oh takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Seia attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Oh is looking to score with low kicks.
Seia thows a leg kick but Oh checks it
and Oh counters with a thumping low kick.
Seia digs a good body shot into Oh's ribs.
Seia on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Seia misses with a leg kick
and Oh counters with a flying knee. Nice.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oh on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Seia. Seia obviously looking to wear him down.
Seia connects with a solid leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oh throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Seia throws a half hearted mid kick.
Oh looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Oh fails with an attempt to clinch.
Seia cracks Oh with a good jab.
Oh walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Seia checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A looping hook to the body misses from Oh. Seia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Seia fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Oh checks it well.
Oh takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Seia thows a body shot but no joy.
Oh tries to land a front kick but Seia steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Seia misses the shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Oh.
An inside leg kick lands from Seia.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oh fakes the leg kick and cracks Seia in the body.
Oh throws a body punch but Seia moves out of range.
Seia throws a leg kick but Oh moved away.
That kick from Seia tenderised Oh's leg. Oh is trying to keep his angry face on.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Seia feints and then cracks Oh's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Oh down.
Good work by Seia as he checks the leg kick.
Seia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oh.
Oh tries to land a front kick but Seia steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Oh wants to land a leg kick but Seia is out of range.
Seia fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Oh shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Seia throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Seia will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A solid body kick from Seia.
Seia connects with a single shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Seia.
Oh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Seia throws out the jab.
A jab lands there for Seia.
Oh slips a straight right by Seia.
Oh throws a leg kick
and Seia counters with a nice kick to the body.
Oh looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Oh checks a leg kick.
Seia throws a leg kick but Oh moved away.

Oh darts in and clinches Seia up against the cage.
Seia lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Oh backwards.
Seia lands a nice uppercut.
Oh taking a breather.
Seia prevents a body shot from Oh.
Seia taking a breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oh can't find room to land a body shot as Seia controls the action.
Seia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Seia working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oh.
Seia wants to break free but Oh has control.
Seia working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A frustrated look appears on Seia's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Seia lands with a short shot to the head.
Seia gets through Oh's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oh blocks an uppercut.
Kelemi Seia has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Seia misses with the head strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short uppercut from Oh.
Nice body punch from Oh - that landed with a thud.
Seia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Seia tries to work over Oh's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kelemi Seia clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Oh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Seia.
Oh lands with a kick to the temple. Seia shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Seia connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Seia connects with a leg kick. Oh looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Seia lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Oh has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Oh and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Seia misses with a kick to the body
and Oh counters with a good low kick that Seia was not able to check.
Seia moves out of range as Oh throws a body kick.
Oh misses with a kick to the body.
A low kick from Seia misses
and Oh counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Seia thinking.
Seia doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Seia connects with a body shot that sends Oh's belly button to the back.
Oh blocks a leg kick.
Oh wants to clinch up but Seia keeps it at a distance.
Oh looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oh moves forwards but Seia connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Oh on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Oh throws a sloppy head kick and Seia moves out of range easily.
Oh stuns Seia with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Seia throws a sloppy head kick and Oh moves out of range easily.
Seia misses with a body kick.
Oh changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Oh moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Oh tries to land a body kick
and Seia counters with a good, hard body kick but Oh shrugs it off.
Oh wants to clinch up but Seia keeps it at a distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Seia.
Seia throws the left hand but Oh avoids the punch easily.
Oh fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seia throws a wild body kick that Oh sees coming a mile off.
Seia keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Seia thows a leg kick but Oh checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Seia tries to score with a low kick but Oh moves his leg out of the way.
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!
Seia walks into a jab.
Seia throws a leg kick that misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Oh checks a leg kick.
Seia throws a head kick that misses.
Oh lands a nice leg kick that just misses Seia's sensitive parts.
A slow jab from Oh misses its intended target.
Oh scores with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Seia.
Oh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Oh. Seia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Seia misses with a low kick.
Oh avoids the head kick by Seia.
Nice body punch from Seia.
Oh connects with an inside leg kick.
Oh lands with a hook. Seia tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Oh will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Oh tries to clinch up but Seia circles away and keeps his distance.
Seia connects with a solid leg kick.
Seia scores with a push kick.
Seia throws a body punch but Oh moves out of range.
Oh throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Seia bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Oh's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seia fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Seia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Seia lands a nice shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Seia.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oh cracks Seia with an open hand slap.
Seia looks to land a combination but Oh avoids it well.
Seia wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Oh checks the leg kick.
Oh does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Oh looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice leg kick lands there from Oh.
Oh takes a swing at Seia's ribcage but misses.
Oh thumps Seia with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Dongmin Oh will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Oh wants to clinch.
Seia throws a looping overhand right but Oh ducks down to avoid it.
Seia misses with a head kick.
Oh fails with an attempt to clinch.
Seia's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Oh connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Seia scrambles back to his feet.
Seia's corner calls for a 1-2. Seia obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Oh checks a leg kick.
Oh lands with a nice body kick.
Oh on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A head kick misses from Oh.
Seia keeps the fight on the outside.
Seia attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seia moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Oh tries a head kick but it misses.
Seia lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Seia feints and then cracks Oh's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Oh down.
Seia wants to land a leg kick but Oh is out of range.
Seia misses with a looping left.
Oh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Seia was well out of range. Poor timing from Oh.
Oh throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Oh throws a front kick aimed at Seia's knee but Seia avoids it well.
Oh wants to clinch up but Seia keeps it at a distance.
Seia wants to slow Oh down by chopping away at his legs.
Seia feints and then cracks Oh's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Oh down.
Oh walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Seia checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dongmin Oh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oh has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seia throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Crunch! Oh slams his shin into Seia's torso.
Oh is looking to land body kicks.
Oh misses with a straight right.
Oh missing with a left hand there. Seia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Seia takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Good standup being displayed there by Oh as he connects with a hook.
A slapping body kick lands there for Seia.
Seia throws a nice outside leg kick.
Seia is looking to slow Oh down with leg kicks.
Some wild striking there from Seia.
Seia attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Seia misses with an uppercut. Oh saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seia checks a leg kick nicely.
Oh chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Seia misses with an uppercut.
Oh on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Seia lands with a nice body kick.
Seia lands a front kick.
Oh tries to land a front kick but Seia steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Seia scores with a hook to the body. Oh takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Oh waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Seia.
Oh bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Seia takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Oh checks a leg kick.
Oh gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oh thumps Seia with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Seia. Oh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Seia goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Oh motions for Seia to come forward. Oh throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Oh swings for the body but Seia moves out of range.
Seia lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Oh tries to land a front kick but Seia steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Oh is looking to clinch.
Seia fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Oh has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oh throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Good work by Oh as he checks the leg kick.
Seia avoids the head kick by Oh.
Seia with a jab.

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 Kelemi Seia.
Well Seia 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 49:46
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 50:46
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kelemi Seia!
Kelemi Seia is the new light heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Kelemi Seia thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Dongmin Oh was interviewed post fight and said 'I guess I'll be hitting the videotape with my coaches tomorrow to figure out what went wrong. You better believe I'll be back on the winning track next time.'.