PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tolo Seia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jensen Saint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seia's entrance music is Limp Bizkit - Thieves. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Saint's choice of entrance music: Bad Company - Holy Water. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Seia
vs
Saint

191 cm
32
212 lbs
28 - 10 - 0

182 cm
37
205 lbs
36 - 19 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$)
The Big Kabosh

Hellbent
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tolo Seia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jensen Saint!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seia scores with a jab to the head.
Saint tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Seia defends well and Saint ends up having to push Seia into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

Saint manages to pull guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Seia wants to stand and escape but instead Saint has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Seia manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Saint manages to get himself to full guard.

Saint working for a triangle but Seia defends it easily.
Saint keeping moving, preventing Seia from controlling successfully.
Seia has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint looking to hit a scissor sweep but Seia is one step ahead there.
Seia wants to pass the guard but Saint is keeping the position.
Seia is stalling in the full guard.

Saint isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Seia stacks Saint on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Seia!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint tries to buck Seia off but Seia is having none of it.

Seia decides to stand up, so the ref orders Saint to his feet.
Seia gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Saint.
Saint shoots in but no luck this time.
Good leg kick by Seia there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Seia swings widly with a right hand

and Saint counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Seia on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Seia knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Saint on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint trying to pass the guard but Seia defending well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Saint missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Saint thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Seia regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Saint.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Saint accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Seia avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Saint won't allow Seia to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Seia is trying to keep Saint in close.
Saint with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Saint keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Seia's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seia is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saint throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Seia avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Saint missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Seia controlling the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Seia looking to control.
Saint throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Seia works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Seia keeping full guard, as Saint tries to pass.
Saint in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Saint accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Saint keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Seia's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jensen Saint dominated that round.
That's time! Seia's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Seia attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Seia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Saint.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Saint is defended easily by Seia.
Tolo Seia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Seia crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Saint - the referee stops the clock and Seia gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Saint. Seia manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Seia fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Seia takes one to the side of the head.

It looks like Tolo Seia has been cut.
Seia throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
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!
Saint lands the left hand.
Saint tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Seia swivels and escapes.
Seia lands a right hook to the body.
Seia lands a nice shot that snaps Saint's head back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seia throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Saint on the side of the head.
Seia misses with a leg kick.
Saint has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Saint crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Seia - the referee stops the clock and Saint gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Seia. Saint manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Seia lands a lovely overhand right.
Tolo Seia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Seia. Saint shrugs it off though.
Seia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Saint.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Seia.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Seia throws a sloppy head kick and Saint moves out of range easily.
Seia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Seia missing with a left hand there. Saint was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Seia throws a body punch but Saint moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seia rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Saint counters with a nice double leg into side control. Seia won't be happy with that.
Jensen Saint has got the better of the ground game so far.
Saint working the ground and pound from side control.

Saint tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Saint has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Seia can't do much from the bottom here.
Saint scores with a couple of short elbows.
Saint in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

Saint wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Seia, who protects the arm well.
Seia is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Saint in side control lands a decent elbow.
Saint has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Saint tries to move to full mount but Seia actually manages to regain half guard.
Seia blocking the ground and pound attempt from Saint.
Saint prevents Seia from standing back up.
Saint throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Saint not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Saint sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Seia defending well though.
Saint thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Seia's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seia is positioning himself well to prevent Saint advancing to mount.
Saint working Seia over with strikes.
Saint thows a huge punch but Seia dodges it nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saint trying to pass the guard but Seia defending well.
Saint winds up and cracks Seia with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Saint is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Seia has managed to free his arm - good work.
Seia keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saint throwing shots but Seia is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jensen Saint showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tolo Seia's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Saint closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Seia sneaks out the side door and pushes Saint away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Saint throws the left hand but Seia avoids the punch easily.
A low kick from Seia misses

and Saint counters with a single leg into guard. Seia didn't expect that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Seia is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Saint throwing strikes from guard but Seia blocks nicely.
Saint wants to pass the guard but Seia is keeping the position.
Saint is looking to work some ground and pound but Seia has wrist control.
Saint throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Seia works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint landing some decent shots from guard.
Saint won't allow Seia to sweep him here.
Saint scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Saint throwing strikes from guard but Seia blocks nicely.
Seia avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Saint loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Saint trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Saint throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Saint with a nice head shot there.
Saint trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Saint missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tolo Seia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint landing with the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saint postures up in Seia's guard and throws a big left but Seia blocks it.
Saint trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Saint lands a couple of digs.
Saint postures up in Seia's guard and throws a big left but Seia blocks it.
Seia preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Saint is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Seia working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Saint.
Saint is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Saint passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint grinds an elbow into Seia's temple.

Seia is rocked!
Saint working the ground and pound but Seia is defending the strikes.
Saint connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Seia some visible discomfort.
Oh Seia is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Saint has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Saint lands a strong strike to the head of Seia. That's dazed him! Saint looking to finish here. Seia is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Saint lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jensen Saint!
An out of breath Jensen Saint thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.