PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tolo Seia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Boothe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seia comes to the cage accompanied by Limp Bizkit - Thieves. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Seia
vs
Boothe

191 cm
36
212 lbs
37 - 14 - 0

190 cm
37
215 lbs
34 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 37 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tolo Seia!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thomas Boothe!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boothe staying out of range there.
Seia thows a body kick. Boothe tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Boothe slips a jab from Seia.
Boothe throws a looping overhand right but Seia ducks down to avoid it.
Seia was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Boothe scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Seia scores with a shot to the body.
Boothe throws a jab but it's blocked by Seia.
Seia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boothe misses with a body shot.
Seia has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Boothe finds it's way round the side to connect with Seia's head.
Seia avoids the body shot from Boothe.
Seia looks to land a left hand but Boothe moved out of range nicely.
Boothe appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Seia misses with a hook. Boothe ducked under it nicely.
Boothe scores with a jab. Seia acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boothe moves into range and connects with a jab.
Boothe bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Boothe.
A nice combination there by Boothe.
Donk. Seia catches Boothe right on the button with a cross.
A big left from Boothe misses.
Boothe throws a leg kick but Seia checks it.
Seia takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Boothe throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A big right from Seia misses.
Boothe throws a shot 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!
Boothe throws a poor cross that misses
and Seia makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Boothe scores with a push kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seia stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Boothe.
Seia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boothe was well out of range. Poor timing from Seia.
Boothe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boothe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Seia was well out of range. Poor timing from Boothe.
Boothe misses with a straight left.
Boothe scores with a head kick.

It looks like Tolo Seia has been cut.
Thomas Boothe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boothe slips under a jab from Seia.
Seia misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Seia misses.
Boothe scores with a kick to the midsection.
Seia scoring well with a low kick there.
Seia darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boothe slips under a jab from Seia.
Good leg kick by Boothe there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd cheers as Boothe lands an impressive looking overhand right. Seia doesn't seem phased though.
Boothe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Seia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boothe misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Seia on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Boothe avoids a kick to the body.
Boothe raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Boothe lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Boothe swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Seia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boothe throws a poor cross that misses
and Seia counters with a stiff right hand.
Boothe's jab looks to have found its range, popping Seia under the eye.
A big right from Seia misses.
Boothe appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Boothe misses with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seia throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
It seemed like Boothe was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Seia on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Boothe. Boothe obviously looking to wear him down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boothe lands with a slapping head kick.
Seia on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Boothe tries a head kick but it misses.
Boothe looks to land a body kick but Seia moved away.
Seia misses with a left hand
and Boothe counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Seia! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Boothe!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Boothe!
Thomas Boothe is the new light heavyweight champion!