PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Method Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyriakos Seikkeris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man's entrance music is Method Man - Meth vs. Chef feat. Raekwon The Chef. A fine choice. Method Man has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Man
vs
Seikkeris

191 cm
31
205 lbs
18 - 7 - 0

180 cm
36
210 lbs
16 - 8 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Fast

Spartan Nutrition
Project Mayhem

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Method Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyriakos Seikkeris!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seikkeris avoids the head kick by Man.
Man blocks a head kick by Seikkeris.
Seikkeris wants to clinch.
Man lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Kyriakos Seikkeris has been cut.
Man lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Seikkeris tries to clinch but Man is having none of it.
Seikkeris looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Seikkeris avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Seikkeris lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Man has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Man and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Seikkeris moves forwards but Man connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Man throws a sloppy head kick and Seikkeris moves out of range easily.
Man is looking to land body kicks.
Seikkeris slips a jab from Man.
Man loads up on a big right hand but Seikkeris slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Seikkeris has taken the fight to the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Seikkeris just misses with a elbow thrown towards Man's brow.
Man avoids a wild elbow strike from Seikkeris.
Seikkeris trying to land knees to the body.
Seikkeris missing with knees to the body.
Seikkeris is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Man is keeping busy.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Man.
Man lands with a short shot to the head.
Seikkeris throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Seikkeris pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Man lands with a short shot to the head.
Man 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.
Seikkeris using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Seikkeris.
Seikkeris is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Man is defending well for now.
Man on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Seikkeris throws an elbow that misses.
A short right from Man.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Man is trying to break the clinch but Seikkeris is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seikkeris is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Seikkeris gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Seikkeris unloads a knee to the mid-section. Man lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Man tries to work over Seikkeris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Seikkeris manages to break the clinch.
Man swats away the attempt to clinch by Seikkeris.
Seikkeris needs to keep his hands up - Man had a free shot at his head there.

Seikkeris darts in and clinches Man up against the ropes.
Man takes an elbow to the forehead.
A head punch on the inside from Man fails to land.
Seikkeris trying to land knees to the body.
Seikkeris creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Seikkeris misses with an elbow over the top.
Seikkeris connects with a knee to the head.

Man breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man scoring well with a low kick there.
Seikkeris tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Man paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Seikkeris throws a head kick that misses.
Man lands a head kick. Seikkeris smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Seikkeris clinches with his opponent.
Man lands a left hand that snaps the head of Seikkeris backwards.

Man breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Donk. Man catches Seikkeris right on the button with a cross.
Seikkeris fails with an attempt to clinch.
Man was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Seikkeris tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Man counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Seikkeris gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Man avoids the elbow strike from Seikkeris, against the ropes.
Seikkeris tries to land knees in the clinch but Man avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man managing to block the knees to the body from Seikkeris.

Seikkeris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seikkeris doesn't manage to clinch there - Man circles away.
Seikkeris has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Man.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Man.
Seikkeris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Man fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Seikkeris has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Seikkeris closes the distance but Man moves to the side
and Man counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A looping hook to the body misses from Man. Seikkeris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Man throws a jab but it's blocked by Seikkeris.
Seikkeris moves to clinch but Man breaks away
and Man counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Seikkeris wants to clinch.
Seikkeris takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Method Man dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kyriakos Seikkeris's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Seikkeris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Man on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Seikkeris looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Man misses with an uppercut
and Seikkeris counters with an outside leg kick.
Seikkeris is looking to clinch but Man is avoiding it.
Man misses with an uppercut.
Man delivers a nice body kick.
Man is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Seikkeris can do to turn this around?
Seikkeris is looking to clinch but Man is avoiding it.
Man keeps the fight on the outside.
Man is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Seikkeris tries to clinch up but Man circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice body punch from Man.
Seikkeris tries to clinch but Man is having none of it.
Man jabs Seikkeris to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice shot lands for Man.
Seikkeris 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.
Man is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Seikkeris doesn't manage to clinch there - Man circles away.
A quick step to the side and Man tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Seikkeris takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man lands a really nice looking cross but Seikkeris seems unphased.
Man misses with a low kick.
Man chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Seikkeris steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Man. That one must have hurt.
Seikkeris throws a head kick that half lands.
Man dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Seikkeris. That did some damage!
Seikkeris moves out of range as Man throws a body kick.
Seikkeris feints a counter leg kick.
Seikkeris tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Man manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Man half committed to a counter leg kick.
A big right from Man misses.

Seikkeris forces Man back against the ropes and clinches.
Man taking a breather.
A shot in the inside from Man.
Man with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Seikkeris taking a breather.

Man's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
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!

Seikkeris clinches with his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seikkeris keeps control of Man as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Man wants to get back to striking at distance but Seikkeris won't allow it.
Man avoiding damage as Seikkeris throws knees to the body.
Man tries to circle away but Seikkeris has him pinned against the ropes.
Seikkeris throws an elbow but it misses.
A short left from Man.

Man breaks the clinch.
Kyriakos Seikkeris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man missing with a left hand there. Seikkeris was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Seikkeris blocks a head kick by Man.
Seikkeris looks to clinch
and Man counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That has opened up Kyriakos Seikkeris's cut even more.
Man throws a nice inside leg kick.
Man misses with a low kick.
Seikkeris tries to clinch
letting Man counter with a right hand.
Man throws a leg kick but Seikkeris sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Man avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Seikkeris delivers a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seikkeris wants to clinch.
Method Man is winning the standup battle so far.
Seikkeris walks into a straight right hand from Man.
Seikkeris tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Man paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Seikkeris throws a head kick that misses.
Seikkeris takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Man swats away the attempt to clinch by Seikkeris.
A jab from Man does it's job there.
Seikkeris slips under a jab from Man.
Seikkeris tries to clinch up but Man circles away and keeps his distance.
Man looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Jab from Man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

Seikkeris ducks straight into an uppercut from Man and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Seikkeris manages to regain guard straight away.

Seikkeris is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Man lands a couple of digs.
Seikkeris is still in real trouble! Can Man finish him?
Man won't allow Seikkeris to sweep him here.
Man wants to pass the guard but Seikkeris is keeping the position.
Man will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Seikkeris looking to hit a scissor sweep but Man is one step ahead there.
Seikkeris is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Seikkeris seems to have recovered his senses.
Seikkeris is trying to keep Man in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Method Man dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kyriakos Seikkeris's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Man misses with a wild body shot.
Man misses with a jab to the body
and Seikkeris counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Seikkeris is looking to clinch but Man is avoiding it.
Seikkeris is looking to clinch but Man is avoiding it.
Seikkeris throws a solid leg kick but Man takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Seikkeris.
Seikkeris tries to clinch but Man is having none of it.
A bone on bone clash there as Man blocks the leg kick.
Seikkeris tries to clinch but Man moves out of range.
Seikkeris tries to close the distance and clinch but Man swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Man misses with a low kick.
Seikkeris on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Man tries to keep at a distance but Seikkeris has taken the fight into the clinch.

Man escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Man tried to score with a low kick but Seikkeris checks it.
Man scores with a leg kick.
Man fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Seikkeris checks it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seikkeris tries to clinch up.
Seikkeris is looking to clinch but Man is avoiding it.
Some bone on bone action there as Man checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Seikkeris gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Seikkeris tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Man manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Seikkeris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Man lands a jab to the nose.
Seikkeris tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Man paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Man lands with an overhand left.
Seikkeris thumps Man with a low kick.
Man lands a lovely overhand right.
Seikkeris tries to clinch there but Man circles away.
Man is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Seikkeris closes the distance looking to clinch
and Man connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man drops Seikkeris with a huge uppercut! Seikkeris drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Man is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Method Man!
Method Man thanked the fans post fight for their support.