PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adriano Seppi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viking Dalhberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Seppi
vs
Dalhberg

185 cm
26
192 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

187 cm
25
190 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adriano Seppi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Viking Dalhberg!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Seppi moves into the clinch.
Dalhberg tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Seppi smiles and moves away.
A left and a right from Seppi both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Viking Dalhberg has been cut.
Adriano Seppi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Seppi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Seppi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dalhberg tries to score a body lock takedown but Seppi shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Dalhberg wants to get back to striking at distance but Seppi won't allow it.
Dalhberg fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Adriano Seppi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Viking Dalhberg.
Seppi gets through Dalhberg's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Seppi gets through Dalhberg's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Seppi lands a hook that snaps the head of Dalhberg backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dalhberg lands a good knee to the midsection. Seppi won't want to take too many of those.
Dalhberg letting Seppi take a breather here.

Seppi breaks the clinch.
Dalhberg checks a leg kick nicely.
Dalhberg throws a fast counter high kick but Seppi manages to duck under it in time.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Seppi clinches.
Seppi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Seppi displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dalhberg up against the cage.
Seppi blocking some punches.
Seppi content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Dalhberg tries to pull guard but Seppi holds him up against the cage and eventually Dalhberg drops back down to his feet.
Seppi working aggressively here.

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

Oooh a lovely combination from Seppi sends Dalhberg down but not out. Seppi dives into side control looking to finish.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Seppi has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dalhberg moves forwards but Seppi connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Dalhberg tries to keep at a distance but Seppi has taken the fight into the clinch.

Seppi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Seppi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Seppi lands a jab to the nose.
Seppi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dalhberg manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dalhberg dodges the punch combination from Seppi.
Dalhberg avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Seppi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dalhberg paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Seppi has Dalhberg up against the cage in a clinch.

Seppi breaks the clinch.
Seppi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dalhberg moves away.
Dalhberg looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Seppi swings for the body but Dalhberg moves out of range.
Seppi tries to clinch up but Dalhberg circles away and keeps his distance.
Dalhberg raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Seppi closes the distance but Dalhberg moves to the side
and Dalhberg counters with a head kick.
Seppi wants to clinch.

Seppi rushes Dalhberg and presses him up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Seppi manages to break the clinch.
Seppi wants to clinch up but Dalhberg keeps it at a distance.
Dalhberg looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Seppi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Seppi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dalhberg paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Seppi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Seppi moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromDalhberg.
Seppi throws a series of strikes that have Dalhberg backpedaling.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dalhberg circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dalhberg counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Seppi is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Seppi doesn't manage to clinch there - Dalhberg circles away.
Dalhberg shapes to counter with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adriano Seppi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Viking Dalhberg's cut.
That's time! Seppi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Seppi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Seppi 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 Dalhberg has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dalhberg and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

Seppi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Seppi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dalhberg can't break the clinch.
Seppi throws a head punch that misses.
Seppi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dalhberg is trying to break the clinch but Seppi is controlling him.
Seppi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dalhberg drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Seppi gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Dalhberg escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seppi looks to clinch
and Dalhberg counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Seppi is lucky that one didn't land flush.

Seppi closes the distance and pushes Dalhberg back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seppi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dalhberg is trying to pull guard but Seppi has him pressed against the cage.
Dalhberg is trying to force a seperation but Seppi has the dominant position.
Seppi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dalhberg blocks it with crossed arms.

Seppi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Seppi doesn't manage to clinch there - Dalhberg circles away.
Seppi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dalhberg is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Seppi tries to clinch but Dalhberg is having none of it.
Dalhberg throws a big counter head kick but Seppi avoids it with no problem.

Seppi darts in and clinches Dalhberg up against the cage.
Dalhberg is trying to force a seperation but Seppi has the dominant position.

Seppi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Seppi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Seppi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dalhberg can do to turn this around?

Seppi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Seppi lands with a nice combination. Dalhberg backs away looking to recover.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seppi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Seppi tries to close the distance and clinch but Dalhberg swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dalhberg looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dalhberg avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dalhberg shapes to counter with a head kick.
Seppi tries to clinch there but Dalhberg circles away.
Dalhberg throws a fast counter high kick but Seppi manages to duck under it in time.
Seppi moves in looking to clinch but Dalhberg pushes him off.
Dalhberg throws a fast counter high kick but Seppi manages to duck under it in time.
Adriano Seppi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Seppi moves in looking to clinch but Dalhberg pushes him off.
Seppi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dalhberg swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Seppi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dalhberg raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.

Seppi drops Dalhberg with a right and a left! Seppi comes rushing in but Dalhberg regains his composure and manages to keep Seppi in guard.

Seppi stands and steps away. Dalhberg gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Seppi wants to clinch but Dalhberg slips to the side
and Dalhberg counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Seppi is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Seppi drives through and clinches with Dalhberg against the cage.
Seppi is pressed up against the cage. Dalhberg has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Seppi down to the mat. Seppi avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Adriano Seppi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Viking Dalhberg.
Seppi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Adriano Seppi is winning the standup battle so far.
Dalhberg swats away the attempt to clinch by Seppi.
Seppi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dalhberg paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dalhberg looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Seppi wants to clinch.
Seppi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dalhberg counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Seppi looks for the body kick but Dalhberg saw that one coming.
Seppi moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromDalhberg.
Seppi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dalhberg swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dalhberg throws a big counter head kick but Seppi avoids it with no problem.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seppi misses with a wild combination.
Seppi misses with an uppercut
and Dalhberg counters with a head kick. That will keep Seppi thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dalhberg with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short body shot lands from Seppi as the two fighters clinch.
Seppi lands a nice uppercut.

Seppi breaks from the clinch.
Seppi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dalhberg at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Seppi tries to clinch there but Dalhberg circles away.
Dalhberg's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Seppi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dalhberg scrambles back to his feet.

Seppi darts in and clinches Dalhberg up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adriano Seppi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Viking Dalhberg's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Seppi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Seppi tries to clinch but Dalhberg moves out of range.
Dalhberg slips a jab and a cross from Seppi.
Seppi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Seppi misses with a combination
and Dalhberg counters with a head kick. That will keep Seppi thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

Seppi moves into range and clinches up with Dalhberg.
Dalhberg is trying to drag Seppi to the mat but Seppi just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seppi has Dalhberg pressed against the cage.
Seppi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Seppi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dalhberg blocks it with crossed arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seppi has a couple of punches blocked by Dalhberg.

Dalhberg breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Seppi moves into the clinch.
Dalhberg blocks a body shot from Seppi.
Dalhberg jumps guard but Seppi stands there with Dalhberg around his waist. Dalhberg gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A short right from Seppi.
Dalhberg avoiding damage.
Dalhberg tries to pull guard but Seppi won't allow it.
Adriano Seppi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Viking Dalhberg.

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

A jab-cross combination lands for Seppi and sends Dalhberg crashing to the mat! Seppi follows him down to the mat - Dalhberg regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

Dalhberg is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dalhberg tries to roll over but Seppi keeps him under control.
Dalhberg is still in real trouble! Can Seppi finish him?
Dalhberg wants to control but Seppi is keeping busy.
Dalhberg seems to have recovered his senses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Seppi is going to stand back up.

Dalhberg has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Seppi is on him like a limpet, forcing Dalhberg back against the cage.
Dalhberg is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Seppi gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Seppi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dalhberg backwards.
Dalhberg takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

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

Seppi clinches with his opponent.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Seppi.
Seppi lands a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dalhberg swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Seppi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Oooh a lovely combination from Seppi sends Dalhberg down but not out. Seppi dives into side control looking to finish.

Seppi decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Seppi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Seppi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Seppi scores with a shot to the side of Dalhberg's head.
Dalhberg is looking to control Seppi's arms but Seppi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dalhberg has his back to the cage.

Seppi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Seppi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Seppi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dalhberg shapes to counter with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Seppi closes the distance and clinches.
Seppi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Seppi slows down the pace here.
Dalhberg tries to pull guard but Seppi forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Seppi dodges an elbow strike from Dalhberg.
Seppi pushes Dalhberg back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Adriano Seppi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Seppi has Dalhberg pressed against the cage, preventing Dalhberg from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Seppi slowing the pace effectively.
Seppi lands with a light punch inside.

Seppi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Viking Dalhberg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Seppi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dalhberg looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Adriano Seppi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Seppi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adriano Seppi!
Our winner, Adriano Seppi, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.