PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Seppo Hovi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ali Seyedi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seyedi has chosen Hypnotize- Biggie smalls as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Hovi
vs
Seyedi

185 cm
35
190 lbs
21 - 10 - 0

181 cm
36
195 lbs
29 - 12 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

AnonymouS
Bullet Proof System

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 21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Seppo Hovi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ali Seyedi!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hovi misses the shot to the body.
Hovi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hovi misses with an uppercut. Seyedi saw that one coming.
Seyedi steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hovi.
Hovi lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Seyedi backs up against the cage.
Hovi throws a lazy right hand but Seyedi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hovi misses with a body shot.
A nice side step and Seyedi releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Nice uppercut lands for Hovi. That snapped Seyedi's head back.
Seyedi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hovi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hovi avoids the head kick by Seyedi.
Hovi throws a body punch but Seyedi moves out of range.
Donk. Hovi catches Seyedi right on the button with a cross.
Seyedi throws out a powerful jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Seyedi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hovi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Seyedi thinking.
Hovi checks a low kick from Seyedi.
Seyedi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hovi misses with a body punch

and Seyedi counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Seyedi.
Seyedi scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Seyedi.
Seyedi keeps control of Hovi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hovi works on Seyedi's body with a couple of short punches.
Hovi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hovi throws a punch but it's blocked by Seyedi.
Hovi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hovi lands with a short shot to the head.

Seyedi breaks the clinch.
Seyedi tries to land a front kick but Hovi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Seyedi misses with a leg kick.
Hovi throws a combination that misses

and Seyedi counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hovi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hovi scores with a shoulder strike.

Hovi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Seyedi lands a nice looking body shot.
Seyedi throws a body punch but Hovi moves out of range.
Hovi is looking to wear down Seyedi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Seyedi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hovi's hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hovi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Seyedi. Seyedi obviously looking to wear him down.
Seyedi throws a looping overhand right but Hovi ducks down to avoid it.
Hovi throwing a counter right hand but Seyedi manages to avoid it.
Hovi moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hovi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Seyedi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice jab there from Seyedi.
Hovi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hovi tries to bum rush Seyedi with a series of wild strikes but Seyedi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've been told by Hovi's head coaches at The Barracks - LOD that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hovi blocks a head kick by Seyedi.
Seyedi scores with a kick to the midsection.
Seyedi throws a poor cross that misses
and Hovi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hovi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Seyedi under the eye.
Hovi throws a nice looking combination but Seyedi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hovi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A punch combination from Hovi misses.
Seyedi is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hovi with a body shot.
Hovi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Seyedi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seyedi throws out a loose jab but Hovi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hovi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hovi moves out of range of the leg kick from Seyedi.
Seyedi throws a wild body kick that Hovi sees coming a mile off.
Hovi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hovi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Seyedi manages to avoid it.
Hovi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hovi jabs Seyedi right on the nose. Seyedi blinks but takes it well.
Seyedi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hovi blocks a low kick nicely.
Hovi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Seyedi.
Seyedi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hovi half committed to a counter leg kick.
Seyedi moves out of range as Hovi strikes.
The crowd cheers as Seyedi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hovi doesn't seem phased though.
Seyedi lands with a slapping head kick.
Hovi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Seyedi looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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 fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hovi manages to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Hovi as he connects with a hook.
Hovi scores with a jab.
Seyedi tries to work over Hovi's front leg with a kick but Hovi checks it.
Seyedi is looking to land body kicks.
Seyedi tries a low kick but Hovi avoids it.
Hovi is looking to slow Seyedi down with leg kicks.
Seyedi throws a looping overhand right but Hovi ducks down to avoid it.
Seyedi misses with a hook
and Hovi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hovi misses with a combination
and Seyedi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Seyedi misses with an uppercut. Hovi saw that one coming.
Hovi throws a quick counter kick to the body but Seyedi avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Seyedi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hovi.
Seyedi moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hovi throws a body shot but no joy.
Hovi feints and then cracks Seyedi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Seyedi down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Seppo Hovi will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Seyedi connects with a leg kick. Hovi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Seyedi lands with a shot to the body.
Hovi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Seyedi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Seyedi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hovi.
Seyedi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Seyedi throws a head kick that misses
and Hovi counters with a thumping low kick.
Hovi walks into a jab.
Seyedi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hovi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Seyedi tries to counter by closing the distance.
Hovi misses with a looping right.
Seyedi throws a series of punches but Hovi avoids them all with ease.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Seyedi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hovi misses with a straight right.
Seyedi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hovi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hovi misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seyedi stuns Hovi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ali Seyedi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hovi scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Seyedi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Seyedi dodges the punch combination from Hovi.
Hovi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
An inside leg kick lands from Seyedi.
Seyedi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hovi checks it well.
Hovi is looking to counter punch.
Hovi fails to land with a series of punches.
Hovi checks a low kick from Seyedi.
Hovi jabs Seyedi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Seyedi defending well as Hovi loads up on a big left hand.
Hovi throws a series of punches but Seyedi avoids them all with ease.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Seyedi lands a right hook to the body.
Hovi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hovi needs to keep his hands up - Seyedi had a free shot at his head there.
Seyedi misses with the combination.
Hovi scores with a punch to the head.
Seyedi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Seyedi takes a swing at Hovi's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Hovi misses its intended target.
Seyedi tries a low kick but Hovi avoids it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Seyedi, right into the meat.
Hovi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Seyedi.
Hovi cracks Seyedi with a good jab.
Hovi tests Seyedi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A big right from Hovi misses.
Hovi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Seyedi.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hovi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Seyedi manages to avoid it.
Hovi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Seyedi just misses with a punch to the body.
A lazy body kick from Seyedi
and Hovi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Seyedi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hovi lands a nice hook to Seyedi's body. Seyedi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hovi scores with a jab to the body.
Hovi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Seyedi was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Seyedi fails to land with a series of punches.
Seyedi feints and then cracks Hovi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hovi down.
A telegraphed right hand from Hovi misses the target.
Hovi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hovi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Seyedi circles away quickly and effectively.
Seyedi throws a chopping leg kick but Hovi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hovi gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hovi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Seyedi slips a straight right by Hovi.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hovi throws a lazy right hand but Seyedi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Seyedi follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
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.
Hovi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Seyedi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hovi is out of range and Seyedi settles back down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hovi. Seyedi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hovi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Seyedi counters with a good low kick that Hovi was not able to check.
Hovi misses with a looping left.
Hovi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Seyedi throws a looping overhand right but Hovi ducks down to avoid it.
Seyedi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hovi looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Seyedi bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hovi lands a glancing blow to the side of Seyedi's head.
Seyedi connects with a body shot that sends Hovi's belly button to the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Seppo Hovi will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Hovi lands a nice shot that snaps Seyedi's head back.
Hovi avoids the body shot from Seyedi.
Seyedi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Seyedi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Seyedi moves out of range of the strikes.
Seyedi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A swing and a miss from Hovi.
Seyedi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hovi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Seyedi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Seyedi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hovi.
Seyedi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hovi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seyedi lands with a good body shot.
Seyedi looks to land a right hand but Hovi moved out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Seyedi. Hovi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Seyedi throws a shot to the body.
Hovi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Seyedi sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hovi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hovi lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hovi.
Seyedi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Seyedi tries a head kick but it misses.
Seyedi ducks under a wild hook from Hovi.
Hovi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hovi throws a right hand that Seyedi ducks under and follows up with a left that Seyedi also avoids with ease.
Seyedi lands a right hook to the body.
Seyedi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jab by Hovi.
Seyedi looks to land a combination but Hovi avoids it well.
Seyedi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Seyedi throws a low kick, looking for Hovi's leg but Hovi calmly moves out of range.
Hovi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Seyedi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Seyedi throws out a powerful jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Seyedi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hovi throws out the jab.
Ali Seyedi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hovi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hovi takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Seyedi misses with a hook. Hovi ducked under it nicely.
Seyedi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Seyedi 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 Hovi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hovi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Seyedi moves out of range of the strikes.
Seyedi looks to land a right hand but Hovi moved out of range.
Seyedi swings for the body but Hovi moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Hovi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hovi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Seyedi slips a straight right by Hovi.
Seyedi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Seyedi connects with a nice looking jab.
Hovi misses with a jab to the body
and Seyedi counters with a thumping low kick.
Seppo Hovi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Seyedi 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 Hovi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hovi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jab from Hovi.
Seyedi misses with a leg kick.
Hovi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Seyedi.
Hovi lands a glancing blow to the side of Seyedi's head.
Hovi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Seyedis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hovi throws a lazy right hand but Seyedi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Seyedi throws a head kick but Hovi moves out of range.
Good work by Hovi as he checks the leg kick.
Hovi avoids the head kick by Seyedi.
Hovi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hovi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Seyedi's calf.
Hovi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Seyedi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hovi counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hovi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Seyedi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hovi lands with an overhand left.
Seyedi misses the jab.
Hovi misses with a looping left.
Seyedi throws a fast counter high kick but Hovi manages to duck under it in time.
Hovi misses with a few strikes there.
Seyedi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Seyedi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hovi under the eye.
Seyedi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Seyedi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Seyedi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hovi moves out of range of the leg kick from Seyedi.
Hovi is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Seyedi cracks Hovi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hovi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Seyedi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Seyedi moves out of range of the strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Seppo Hovi.
Well Hovi 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seppo Hovi!