PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jun Gyeong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rami Sebei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gyeong comes to the cage accompanied by Intro. Sebei has chosen The Bouncing Souls - Ole as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Gyeong
vs
Sebei

165 cm
25
161 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

175 cm
26
165 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Kemists ↑ 5x160Q

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jun Gyeong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rami Sebei!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sebei fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gyeong manages to avoid it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sebei working aggressively here.

Gyeong pulls guard.
Gyeong wants to get back to his feet but Sebei is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sebei lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sebei accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sebei looking to pass the guard.
Gyeong has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Sebei loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sebei postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

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

Gyeong wants to stand but Sebei is controlling his arm.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gyeong decides to stand back up. Gyeong steps back and let's Sebei get back to his feet.

Gyeong clinches up with Sebei and pushes him back against the cage.
Gyeong is working Sebei over against the cage.
Gyeong trying to land knees to the body.
Sebei drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gyeong pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gyeong circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gyeong was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gyeong moves out of range of the strikes.
Gyeong tries to clinch up.

Sebei tries to keep at a distance but Gyeong has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sebei tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Gyeong breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sebei throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sebei shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gyeong pinned against the cage. Gyeong gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jun Gyeong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rami Sebei.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gyeong throws a shot from downtown. Sebei moves away and avoids it.
Sebei avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sebei now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Gyeong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sebei swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sebei shapes to counter with a head kick.
Gyeong tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sebei manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gyeong wants to clinch up but Sebei keeps it at a distance.
Sebei fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gyeong manages to avoid it.
Sebei changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gyeong tries to avoid it but Sebei manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gyeong to the ground. Gyeong escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gyeong tries to close the distance and clinch but Sebei swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A countering left hand to the body from Sebei misses.

Sebei tries to keep at a distance but Gyeong has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sebei misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Sebei has Gyeong pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Sebei pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Gyeong tumbling to the mat - Sebei dives into Gyeong's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Sebei postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Gyeong is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Sebei, into his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sebei working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Gyeong has passed into half guard!

Sebei is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gyeong pulls his head out easily.
Gyeong seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

Sebei actively working from the bottom here.

Gyeong postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Sebei to stand up.

Gyeong moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sebei goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gyeong prevents it.

Gyeong breaks from the clinch.

Gyeong shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Gyeong wants to get back to his feet.
Sebei misses with some strikes from the bottom.

Gyeong seems to be looking for submissions.
Gyeong seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sebei does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gyeong wants to stand up but Sebei is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sebei lands with a right hand.
Jun Gyeong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Sebei gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Gyeong to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Sebei is looking for a triangle but Gyeong pushes his legs off easily.
Gyeong wants to get up but he can't break Sebei's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Gyeong is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Sebei is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gyeong is aware though and is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gyeong wants to stand but Sebei is controlling his posture from full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gyeong throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gyeong trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gyeong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sebei can do to turn this around?
Gyeong postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gyeong looking to pass the guard.

Sebei looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sebei wants to hit a switch here but Gyeong passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Sebei there!

Gyeong jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Sebei manages to avoid the submission attempt.

Gyeong stands up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gyeong shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Gyeong is working for a submission of some sort.
Gyeong is trying to control the action in half guard but Sebei is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Sebei is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gyeong pulls his head out easily.

Gyeong seems to be working for a kimura but Sebei defends the submission attempt.
Gyeong trying to control the action but Sebei is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sebei looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Sebei actively working from the bottom here.
Gyeong seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Gyeong's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Sebei misses with some strikes from the bottom.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sebei swings for the body but Gyeong moves out of range.
Sebei swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gyeong.
Gyeong wants to clinch up but Sebei keeps it at a distance.

Gyeong feints and as Sebei raises his hands in defense, Gyeong changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gyeong sitting in guard here, content to control.

Sebei escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gyeong gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Sebei is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gyeong is aware though and is defending well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gyeong tries to stand but Sebei is controlling from the bottom.
Gyeong trying to control but Sebei is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jun Gyeong dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Gyeong feints and as Sebei raises his hands in defense, Gyeong changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Sebei has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Gyeong should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Sebei has tightened it up now! Gyeong should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Rami Sebei!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Rami Sebei waved his t-shirt featuring Just Fight (Everything 8$)'s logo in front of the cameras.