PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ali Seyedi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lars Nilsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seyedi's entrance music is Hypnotize- Biggie smalls. A fine choice. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Lars Nilsson enters the cage!

Seyedi
vs
Nilsson

181 cm
32
195 lbs
20 - 10 - 0

188 cm
27
195 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Museum of Monsters & Madmen
AnonymouS

Museum of Monsters & Madmen

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ali Seyedi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lars Nilsson!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nilsson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A jab lands there for Nilsson.
Nilsson catches Seyedi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Seyedi lands with a cross.
Seyedi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nilsson is out of range and Seyedi settles back down.
Nilsson ducks under a wild hook from Seyedi.
Seyedi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nilsson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nilsson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Seyedi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nilsson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Seyedi.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nilsson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nilsson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nilsson flicks out a counter leg kick but Seyedi steps away.
Nilsson with a nice cross.
Seyedi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nilsson counters with a good low kick that Seyedi was not able to check.
Seyedi throws a wild body kick that Nilsson sees coming a mile off.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nilsson. That's going to slow Seyedi down.
Nilsson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nilsson looks to throw the jab but Seyedi is out of range.
Seyedi misses with a right hand
enabling Nilsson to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nilsson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Seyedi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nilsson misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Seyedi misses with a body shot.
Seyedi throws a shot from downtown. Nilsson moves away and avoids it.
Seyedi walks into a stiff left hand from Nilsson.
Nilsson sizes up Seyedi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nilsson scoring well with a low kick there.
Nilsson misses with a hook.
Seyedi misses with a body shot.
Nilsson works the jab nicely.
Nilsson throws a hook but Seyedi avoids it easily.
Nilsson swings away with a body shot that misses

and Seyedi moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Seyedi fails to land.
A short left from Seyedi.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Seyedi.
Nilsson lands a left hand.
A bit of stalling here from Nilsson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Nilsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lars Nilsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Seyedi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Seyedi misses with a low kick.
Nilsson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Seyedi doesn't seem bothered though.
Nilsson stalks Seyedi and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Seyedi's face. Seyedi staggers backwards, shaken.
Seyedi throws a nice looking combination but Nilsson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Seyedi throws a hook to the side of Nilsson's head but Nilsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nilsson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Seyedi had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Seyedi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nilsson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Seyedi missing with a left hand there. Nilsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Both fighters circling a little - Seyedi finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Seyedi.
Nilsson lands with an uppercut that bounces Seyedi off the cage and back into range.
Seyedi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A jab lands there for Nilsson.
Seyedi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nilsson tries to land a leg kick but Seyedi saw it coming and moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seyedi takes a jab right on the kisser.
Seyedi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Seyedi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Seyedi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nilsson is looking to slow Seyedi down with leg kicks.
Seyedi staying out of range there.
Nilsson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nilsson lands a nice shot to the body.
Nilsson clobbers Seyedi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Seyedi throws a front kick aimed at Nilsson's knee but Nilsson avoids it well.
Nilsson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nilsson checks a low kick from Seyedi.
Nilsson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nilsson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A bone on bone clash there as Nilsson blocks the leg kick.
Nilsson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jab, jab by Nilsson - just one landing.
Nilsson misses with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seyedi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nilsson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Seyedi connects with an inside leg kick.
Nilsson lands with a nice body punch.
Seyedi cracks Nilsson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Seyedi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jab from Seyedi.
Nice jab there from Nilsson.
Seyedi misses with a head kick.
Nilsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Seyedi.
Nilsson misses the shot to the body.
Seyedi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nilsson is looking to slow Seyedi down with leg kicks.
Nilsson scores with a jab to the jaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nilsson throws a big shot that misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nilsson, right into the meat.
Seyedi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nilsson finds it's way round the side to connect with Seyedi's head.
Nilsson misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Seyedi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Seyedi misses with a looping left.
Seyedi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Seyedi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nilsson takes a swing at Seyedi's ribcage but misses.
Nilsson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Seyedi takes a swing at Nilsson's ribcage but misses.
Seyedi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nilsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nilsson throws a jab when Seyedi was well out of range.
Seyedi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A slow jab from Nilsson misses its intended target.
Seyedi tried to score with a low kick but Nilsson checks it.
The crowd cheers as Nilsson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Seyedi doesn't seem phased though.
Seyedi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Seyedi misses with a hook
and Nilsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Nilsson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Seyedi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nilsson.
Nilsson avoids the body shot from Seyedi.
Seyedi throws a sloppy head kick and Nilsson moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nilsson lands with a hook. Seyedi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Seyedi jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Seyedi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Seyedi throws a leg kick that misses.
A low kick from Seyedi is predictable there
and Nilsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Seyedi scores with a head kick.
The fighters circling - Seyedi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Seyedi moves forwards but Nilsson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lars Nilsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nilsson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Seyedi's hands.
Seyedi ducks under a wild hook from Nilsson.
Seyedi tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Nilsson manages to circle out of the way.
Decent striking displayed by Nilsson there.
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!
Seyedi moves out of range of the leg kick from Nilsson.
Seyedi tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Nilsson manages to circle out of the way.
Nilsson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Seyedi under the eye.
Seyedi lets loose with a powerful body kick. Nilsson will feel that in the morning.
Seyedi misses the jab.
Seyedi 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.
Nilsson looks to throw the jab but Seyedi is out of range.
Seyedi is looking to counter punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seyedi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Seyedi ducks under a wild hook from Nilsson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nilsson. Seyedi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Seyedi scores with a punch to the head.
Seyedi swings widly with a right hand
and Nilsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nilsson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nilsson takes one to the side of the head.
Nilsson lands a leg kick that knocks Seyedi off balance momentarily.
Seyedi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Seyedi scores with a leg kick.
Seyedi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nilsson manages to avoid it.
Nilsson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Seyedi misses with an uppercut.
Seyedi keeps Nilsson at a distance using the push kick.
Nilsson jabs Seyedi right on the nose. Seyedi blinks but takes it well.
Seyedi has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Seyedi looks to land a left hand but Nilsson moved out of range nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seyedi looks to score with a jab to the body but Nilsson is just out of range.
Nilsson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Seyedi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Seyedi throws a body punch but Nilsson moves out of range.
Nilsson throws a combination. Seyedi tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nilsson connects with a single shot there.
Nilsson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Seyedi throws a right hand that Nilsson ducks under and follows up with a left that Nilsson also avoids with ease.
Nilsson throws a right and a left that Seyedi avoids nicely.
Nilsson scores with a one two! Seyedi had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nilsson scores with a three punch combo!

Seyedi is rocked!
Seyedi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nilsson checks a low kick from Seyedi.
Nilsson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Seyedi throws a leg kick but Nilsson checks it.
Seyedi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nilsson.
Nilsson staying out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seyedi looks to land a left hand but Nilsson moved out of range nicely.
Nilsson thuds a left hand into Seyedi's body.
Nilsson throws a shot from downtown. Seyedi moves away and avoids it.
Nilsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Seyedi.
Nilsson connects with the punch.
Seyedi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nilsson.
Seyedi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nilsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nilsson cracks a nice hook into Seyedi's ribs.
Seyedi lands with a straight right. Nilsson didn't see that one coming.
Seyedi slips a straight right by Nilsson.
Nilsson misses with a few strikes there.
Nilsson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nilsson cracks Seyedi with an open hand slap.
Seyedi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nilsson throws a hook to the side of Seyedi's head but Seyedi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Seyedi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lars Nilsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Nilsson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Seyedi counters with a thumping low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nilsson. Seyedi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nilsson slips a jab from Seyedi.
Seyedi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nilsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Seyedi moves away.
Seyedi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Seyedi moves out of range of the leg kick from Nilsson.
Nilsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Seyedi.
Seyedi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Seyedi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nilsson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Seyedi is able to avoid easily.
Seyedi is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Nilsson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nilsson connects with a body shot that sends Seyedi's belly button to the back.
Nilsson checks a leg kick nicely.
Nilsson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Seyedi checks a leg kick.
Nilsson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nilsson wants to slow Seyedi down by chopping away at his legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nilsson scores with a leg kick.
Nilsson cracks Seyedi with a right hand to the side of the head.
Seyedi moves out of range as Nilsson strikes.
Seyedi throws a lazy uppercut
and Nilsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice defenses there by Nilsson.
Nilsson misses with a few strikes there.
Seyedi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A punch lands to the side of Nilsson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Seyedi connects with an inside leg kick.
Nilsson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Seyedi with a nice cross.
A swing and a miss from Nilsson.
Nilsson loads up on a big right hand but Seyedi slips the punch.
Seyedi misses with a wild body shot.
Nilsson feints a counter leg kick.
Nilsson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nilsson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Nilsson is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nilsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Seyedi.
Ali Seyedi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nilsson is still on wobbly legs! Can Seyedi finish him?
Seyedi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nilsson scores with a sloppy right hand. Seyedi should have avoided that one.
Seyedi tries to land a leg kick but Nilsson saw it coming and moves away.
Nilsson feints a counter leg kick.
Nilsson seems to have recovered his senses.
Nilsson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Seyedi.
Seyedi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Seyedi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Seyedi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nilsson throws a jab when Seyedi was well out of range.
Seyedi misses with a straight left.
Nilsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Seyedi.
Seyedi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nilsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Seyedi.
Nilsson was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Seyedi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nilsson.
Seyedi scores with a leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Nilsson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nilsson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seyedi misses with a straight right.
Seyedi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nilsson.
Seyedi digs a good hook to Nilsson's body.
Seyedi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nilsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nilsson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nilsson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Seyedi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nilsson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Seyedi throws a front kick aimed at Nilsson's knee but Nilsson avoids it well.
Seyedi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nilsson feints and then cracks Seyedi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Seyedi down.
Seyedi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nilsson slips a jab from Seyedi.
Nilsson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Seyedi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nilsson misses with the combination.
Lars Nilsson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seyedi throws a front kick aimed at Nilsson's knee but Nilsson avoids it well.
Nilsson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Seyedi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nilsson at a distance.
Nilsson throws a lazy right hand but Seyedi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nilsson avoids a kick to the body.
Nilsson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nilsson.
Nilsson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Seyedi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nilsson.
Nilsson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Nilsson ducks under a wild hook from Seyedi.
Nilsson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A jab from Seyedi misses.
Nilsson blocks a jab.
Nilsson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A jab from Seyedi finds it's way through Nilsson's defenses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Seyedi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lars Nilsson.
I've got Nilsson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lars Nilsson!