PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aiden McIlvey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eliseo Seterra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seterra comes into a darkened arena with his song building. My TIme Is Now kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

McIlvey
vs
Seterra

160 cm
24
145 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

170 cm
25
155 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aiden McIlvey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eliseo Seterra!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seterra works McIlvey's body with a nice hook.
Seterra lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McIlvey circles away quickly and effectively.
Seterra lands a glancing blow to the side of McIlvey's head.
Seterra circles away from the clinch attempt.
McIlvey moves to clinch but Seterra breaks away
and Seterra counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Seterra misses with a few strikes there.
Seterra takes a swing at McIlvey's ribcage but misses.

McIlvey forces Seterra back against the cage and clinches.
McIlvey with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Seterra is trying to break the clinch but McIlvey has him pressed against the cage.
McIlvey tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Our sources have told us that McIlvey has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.

Seterra manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McIlvey moves forwards but Seterra connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Seterra misses with the combination.
Seterra comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Seterra swinging wildly here.
McIlvey tries to clinch but Seterra is having none of it.
Seterra misses with a wild combination.

McIlvey scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
McIlvey not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McIlvey passes to full mount!
McIlvey controlling his opponent.
McIlvey lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McIlvey wants to control the pace but Seterra is squirming around nicely.
McIlvey content just to control the position here.
Seterra holds on for dear life, controlling McIlvey's posture momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McIlvey throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
McIlvey can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Seterra is looking to escape.
Seterra tries to get back to half guard but can't.
McIlvey tries to control but Seterra wriggling away.
McIlvey scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Seterra?

McIlvey goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Seterra is on top in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McIlvey pulls Seterra in close to his closed guard and prevents Seterra from doing any damage or advancing position.
Seterra trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
McIlvey trying to control the position.

McIlvey looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Seterra must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Seterra throws a big right hand that misses.

Seterra got a little sloppy there for a moment and McIlvey has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Seterra has managed to get both his arms back between McIlvey's legs - danger averted.
McIlvey 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McIlvey throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
McIlvey trying to strike off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aiden McIlvey dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

McIlvey has a takedown stuffed.
Seterra scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Seterra fails to land with a series of punches.
McIlvey takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Seterra tries to bum rush McIlvey with a series of wild strikes but McIlvey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McIlvey is looking to chop away at Seterra's legs.

McIlvey throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Seterra was covering up waiting for the punch and McIlvey finishes the takedown easily into guard.
McIlvey is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seterra looking for a sweep. Not yet Seterra, not yet.
Seterra is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
McIlvey tries to free his leg and advance position but Seterra is retaining full guard.

Seterra throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
McIlvey looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
McIlvey tries to free his leg and advance position but Seterra is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McIlvey trying to control but Seterra is working from the bottom.
Seterra wants to get back to his feet but McIlvey is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Aiden McIlvey.
McIlvey wants to clinch.
McIlvey shoots in for a takedown but Seterra shows good takedown defense.
A shot to the liver by Seterra. Beautiful body shot.
Seterra is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down McIlvey rather than just go for the knockout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seterra swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Seterra checks the leg kick.
Seterra fails to land with a series of punches.
Seterra slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Seterra tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McIlvey was well out of range. Poor timing from Seterra.
Seterra lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McIlvey circles away quickly and effectively.
Seterra fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Seterra lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

McIlvey gets a clinch.
McIlvey scores a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seterra working hard to break the clinch.

McIlvey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Seterra lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Eliseo Seterra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McIlvey misses with a wild combination.
Seterra looks to land a combination but McIlvey avoids it well.
Seterra misses with a series of wild punches.
Seterra swinging wildly here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McIlvey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Seterra paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Eliseo Seterra will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

McIlvey on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
McIlvey is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Seterra stuns McIlvey with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Seterra throws a right and a left that McIlvey avoids nicely.
McIlvey takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Seterra bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Seterra misses with a wild combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Seterra. McIlvey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aiden McIlvey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McIlvey is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Seterra.
McIlvey moves in looking to clinch but Seterra pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seterra swats away the attempt to clinch by McIlvey.
McIlvey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Seterra tries to bum rush McIlvey with a series of wild strikes but McIlvey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Seterra swats away the attempt to clinch by McIlvey.
Seterra scores with a one two! McIlvey had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Seterra connects with a body shot.
Seterra swats away the attempt to clinch by McIlvey.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Seterra blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

McIlvey jumps guard and drags Seterra to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Seterra wants to stand but McIlvey has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Seterra trying to control but McIlvey is working from the bottom.
McIlvey looking for a sweep. Not yet McIlvey, not yet.

McIlvey has his foot on Seterra's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Seterra works his way back into a safe position though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Seterra wants to stand but McIlvey is controlling his posture from full guard.

McIlvey is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Seterra defends well.
Aiden McIlvey overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

McIlvey looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
McIlvey is trying to control the position but Seterra postures up.
Seterra really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McIlvey. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
McIlvey controlling Seterra's posture.
Seterra wants to control from the top but McIlvey keeps moving.

McIlvey is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
McIlvey is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McIlvey can't keep his opponent in guard - Seterra advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

McIlvey looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Seterra is looking to take a break and control but McIlvey is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
McIlvey preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McIlvey is staying active underneath Seterra, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Seterra wants to stand up but McIlvey has a hold of him and won't allow it.
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!

McIlvey looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Eliseo Seterra.
I think Seterra 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Aiden McIlvey!
After the big win, Aiden McIlvey made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Vandal Fight Boutique & Laundry and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
In defeat, Eliseo Seterra stepped up to the mic, saying 'I messed up..I'll be back...'.