PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jason Weber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjamin Siegel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Weber comes into the arena with We Are The Union - We Don't Care If Yesterday Burns, Stoke Up The Fire blaring out of the sound system. Siegel has chosen Coolio ft. L.V - Gangsta's Paradise as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Weber
vs
Siegel

180 cm
22
165 lbs
4 - 3 - 1

178 cm
22
156 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jason Weber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Benjamin Siegel!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jorge Garcia and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Siegel with a jab.
Weber misses the jab.
Weber fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Siegel misses the jab.
Siegel tries a head kick but it misses.
Siegel lands a nice looking body shot.
Siegel connects with a crisp jab.
Siegel throws a jab but it's blocked by Weber.
Weber 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.
Siegel is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Siegel jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Weber misses with a body kick.
Weber misses with a double jab.
Siegel avoids the head kick by Weber.
Siegel lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Siegel misses with a looping right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Weber throws a right and a left that Siegel avoids nicely.
Siegel 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.
Weber throws a big counter combination but Siegel scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weber on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Weber will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Siegel looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Siegel takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Weber takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Weber misses with a straight right.
Siegel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Weber misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice side step and Siegel releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Weber lands a leg kick that knocks Siegel off balance momentarily.
Weber throws a right and a left that Siegel avoids nicely.
Siegel lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Siegel moves out of range of the strikes.
Weber throws a right and a left that Siegel avoids nicely.
We've been informed that Siegel has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
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!
Siegel lands a jab to Weber's midsection.
Siegel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Weber.
Weber is looking for a counter combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weber ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Siegel keeps the fight on the outside.
Siegel throws a low kick but Weber avoids it.
Weber misses with a series of wild punches.
Siegel bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Weber's head backwards.

It looks like Jason Weber has been cut.
A cross from Siegel lands.
Siegel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Weber.
Siegel feints and then cracks Weber's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Weber down.
Siegel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Weber.
Weber misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Siegel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Weber takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Weber darts in and clinches Siegel up against the cage.

Siegel manages to break the clinch.
Weber swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Siegel counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Siegel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Weber.
Weber uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Siegel.
Siegel is looking to score with low kicks.
Weber looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Siegel lands a nice shot to the body.
Weber misses with a body kick.
Weber throws a low kick but Siegel avoids it.
Siegel is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Weber had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Good exchange - Siegel coming out on top.
Weber on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Weber blocks a head kick by Siegel.
Siegel cracks Weber with a good jab.
Weber tries to clinch but Siegel moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siegel throws a body kick that misses
enabling Weber to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Siegel ducks under a wild hook from Weber.
Siegel swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A punch lands to the side of Weber 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Weber drives through and clinches with Siegel against the cage.
Siegel tries to work over Weber's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Siegel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Siegel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Siegel fails to land.
Siegel lands with a light punch inside.
Siegel dodges an elbow strike from Weber.
Weber blocks a body shot from Siegel.
Weber blocks an uppercut.
Good body shot from Siegel.
Siegel misses with a punch on the inside.
Siegel misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Weber is trying to stall.
Weber takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benjamin Siegel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jason Weber's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Weber misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Weber lands a nice looking body kick.
Siegel digs a good body shot into Weber's ribs.
Weber throws a right and a left that both miss.
Siegel checks a leg kick.
Benjamin Siegel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Weber avoids the body shot from Siegel.
It looked like Weber was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Weber throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jason Weber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Siegel misses with a wild body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Siegel.
Siegel ducks under a wild hook from Weber.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weber throws a leg kick but Siegel checks it.
Siegel throws a low kick but it's checked well by Weber.
A jab from Siegel misses.
Jason Weber is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Weber misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Weber throws a lazy right hand but Siegel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Siegel.
Weber walks forward, straight into a front kick from Siegel.
Weber takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Weber fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Weber rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Siegel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Siegel misses with a hook. Weber ducked under it nicely.
Siegel misses with a wild body shot.
Siegel works the jab nicely.
Siegel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Weber.
No joy there for Weber, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Siegel throws an overhand right that lands on Weber's shoulder, as Weber tries to avoid the shot.
Weber is looking to score with low kicks.
Siegel lands a head kick!

Jason Weber's cut is getting worse.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Siegel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Siegel cracks Weber with a right hand to the side of the head.
A low kick from Weber is predictable there
letting Siegel counter with a right hand.
Siegel throws a head kick but Weber moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Weber.
Siegel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Weber. That did some damage!
Siegel fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Weber on the side of the head.
Siegel misses with a body shot.
As Siegel looks to move away, Weber throws a big counter combo but Siegel just gets out of the way.
Siegel takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Siegel takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Weber misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weber chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Siegel can pounce on him.
Weber takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A bone on bone clash there as Siegel blocks the leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Siegel darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Weber fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Siegel keeps the fight on the outside.
Siegel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Weber. Weber obviously looking to wear him down.
Siegel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Weber.
Siegel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Weber throws a nice looking combination but Siegel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Siegel throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Weber misses with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weber checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A shot to the body from Weber misses
and Siegel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Siegel. That's going to slow Weber down.
Siegel takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Weber is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Weber slips a jab from Siegel.
Siegel blocks a leg kick.
Siegel throws a lazy right hand but Weber sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Weber tries to move into range but Siegel moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Jason Weber's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
No joy there for Weber, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Weber throws a combination that misses
letting Siegel counter with a right hand.
Siegel wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Weber on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Siegel. Siegel obviously looking to wear him down.
A cross from Siegel lands.
Weber misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benjamin Siegel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jason Weber's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Siegel lands with a kick to the ribs.
Good work by Siegel as he checks the leg kick.
Siegel looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Siegel.
Siegel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Weber takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Siegel throws a lazy right hand but Weber sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Weber appears to be looking for a big counter.
Weber takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Siegel walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Weber checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Siegel throws a leg kick but Weber checks it.
Weber appears to be looking for a big counter.
Weber connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Siegel blocks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weber rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Siegel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Siegel looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Siegel takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Siegel lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Siegel misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Siegel scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Siegel cracks Weber with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Weber is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Siegel.

Weber is rocked!
Siegel gets in close and tags Weber with a short punch that almost sends Weber to the mat! Oh Weber is in big trouble! He turns his back on Siegel, trying to create some distance but Siegel rushes him, striking wildly and Weber goes down! The referee tackles Siegel into the cage to end the fight! Siegel is one violent man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benjamin Siegel!
A very excited looking Benjamin Siegel made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.