PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seamus Farrelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Seleznyov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Farrelly
vs
Seleznyov

185 cm
35
221 lbs
26 - 11 - 1

193 cm
36
224 lbs
27 - 14 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Hellbent

Aspire Clothing
Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Seamus Farrelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Roberto Seleznyov!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farrelly throws a push kick but Seleznyov slaps the foot to one side.
Seleznyov scores with a kick to the midsection.
Farrelly has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Coffee Shop in the buildup to the fight.
Farrelly looks to land a left hand but Seleznyov moved out of range nicely.
Seleznyov misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Farrelly counters with a leg kick.
Seleznyov throws a low kick but Farrelly avoids it.
Farrelly misses with a jab to the body
letting Seleznyov counter with a right hand.
A lazy body kick from Farrelly
and Farrelly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Farrelly throws a series of punches but Seleznyov moves out of range.
Farrelly scores with a sloppy right hand. Seleznyov should have avoided that one.
A bone on bone clash there as Farrelly blocks the leg kick.
Seleznyov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Good standup being displayed there by Farrelly as he connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Farrelly fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Farrelly on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Seleznyov. Seleznyov obviously looking to wear him down.
Seleznyov ducks right into an uppercut from Farrelly.
Seleznyov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Farrelly.
Farrelly checks a low kick from Seleznyov.
Roberto Seleznyov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seleznyov misses with a body shot.
Seleznyov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Farrelly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Farrelly throws out a leg kick but Seleznyov moves out of range and Farrelly only half commits.
Seleznyov moves out of range of the strikes.
Farrelly throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Seleznyov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Farrelly.
Farrelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Farrelly avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Farrelly thows a left - swing and a miss!
And Seleznyov responds with a good body kick, but Farrelly manages to step out the way in time.
Seleznyov ducks under a wild hook from Farrelly.
Farrelly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Seleznyov throws a leg kick which misses Farrelly's front leg but catches the back leg as Farrelly tries to avoid it.
Farrelly loads up on a big right hand but Seleznyov slips the punch.
A bone on bone clash there as Seleznyov blocks the leg kick.
Seleznyov looks to land a right hand but Farrelly moved out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Farrelly misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farrelly throws a half hearted mid kick.
Farrelly misses the jab.
Farrelly moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSeleznyov.
Farrelly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Seleznyov lands a glancing blow to the side of Farrelly's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Seleznyov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Farrelly throws a body kick that misses.
Farrelly throws a nice outside leg kick.
Seleznyov scores with a hook.
Farrelly throws an overhand right that lands on Seleznyov's shoulder, as Seleznyov tries to avoid the shot.
Seleznyov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Seleznyov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Farrelly manages to avoid it.
Farrelly seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Seleznyov throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Seleznyov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Farrelly was well out of range. Poor timing from Seleznyov.
An attempted straight right counter from Farrelly misses the target.
Farrelly lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Seleznyov swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Farrelly to counter with a crisp jab.
Seleznyov throws a good cross that connects.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seleznyov tries to work over Farrelly's front leg with a kick but Farrelly checks it.
Farrelly lands a head kick!

It looks like Roberto Seleznyov has been cut.
Seleznyov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Farrelly tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Seleznyov manages to circle out of the way.
Seleznyov fakes the leg kick and cracks Farrelly in the body.
Farrelly throws a body punch but Seleznyov moves out of range.
Seleznyov lands a nice looking body shot.
Seleznyov stuns Farrelly with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Seleznyov tries to land a front kick but Farrelly steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Farrelly looks to land a body kick but Seleznyov moved away.
Farrelly takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Seleznyov throws a hook to the side of Farrelly's head but Farrelly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Farrelly stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Farrelly tried to score with a low kick but Seleznyov checks it.
Seleznyov scores with a spinning back kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Farrelly ducks under a wild hook from Seleznyov.
Farrelly moves out of range of the body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farrelly misses with a hook.
Seleznyov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Farrelly sizes up Seleznyov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Farrelly just misses with a punch to the body.
Seleznyov is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Farrelly rather than just go for the knockout.
Farrelly looks to throw the jab but Seleznyov is out of range.
Seleznyov throws an overhand right that lands on Farrelly's shoulder, as Farrelly tries to avoid the shot.
Seleznyov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Seleznyov avoids the head kick by Farrelly.
Farrelly walks forward, straight into a front kick from Seleznyov.
A jab from Farrelly finds it's way through Seleznyov's defenses.
Seleznyov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Farrelly.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Seleznyov throws a leg kick which misses Farrelly's front leg but catches the back leg as Farrelly tries to avoid it.
Farrelly tries to move into range but Seleznyov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Seleznyov misses with a head kick.
Farrelly is looking to counter punch.
Seleznyov throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
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 Seamus Farrelly will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Roberto Seleznyov's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A jab from Seleznyov misses.
A jab from Farrelly misses.
Farrelly tries to land a front kick but Seleznyov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Seleznyov avoids a kick to the body.
Farrelly looks for the body kick but Seleznyov saw that one coming.
Farrelly blocks a head kick by Seleznyov.
A solid leg kick lands there for Seleznyov.
Farrelly avoids the body shot from Seleznyov.
Farrelly connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Farrelly scores with a jab. Seleznyov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Farrelly gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Seleznyov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Farrelly jabs at Seleznyov's body.
Seleznyov walks into a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Farrelly loads up on a big right hand but Seleznyov slips the punch.
Seleznyov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Farrelly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seleznyov lands a nice looking kick to the body. Farrelly takes a step back to recover.
Farrelly attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Farrelly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Seleznyov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Farrelly as he connects with a hook.
Farrelly misses with a body kick.
Crunch! Seleznyov slams his shin into Farrelly's torso.
Farrelly 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.
Farrelly throws out a powerful jab.
Seleznyov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Farrelly, as that shot connected.
Farrelly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Seleznyov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Farrelly misses with a series of wild punches.
Seleznyov ducks under a wild hook from Farrelly.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Farrelly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Seleznyov manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farrelly throws a shot to the body.
A punch combination from Seleznyov misses.
Seleznyov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Farrelly throws the kick towards the body but Seleznyov avoids it.
Farrelly misses with a body shot.
Seleznyov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Farrelly looks to land a right hand but Seleznyov moved out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Farrelly. Those never looked like landing.
It seemed like Seleznyov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Seleznyov throws out a loose jab but Farrelly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Farrelly throws a jab but it's blocked by Seleznyov.
Seleznyov lands a right hook to the body.
Seleznyov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Farrelly takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Farrelly checks a leg kick.
Farrelly misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seleznyov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Farrelly.
Seleznyov lands with an overhand left.
Farrelly moves out of range as Seleznyov strikes.
Farrelly quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Farrelly will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Seleznyov throws a leg kick that misses.
A punch lands to the side of Seleznyov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Seleznyov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Seleznyov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Farrelly's hands.
Farrelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Seleznyov moves away.
Farrelly throws a lazy right hand but Seleznyov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Farrelly goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Seamus Farrelly is winning the standup battle so far.
Seleznyov misses with a kick to the body.
Seleznyov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Farrelly under the eye.
Farrelly misses with an attempted mid kick.
Farrelly thows a leg kick but Seleznyov checks it
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Seleznyov counters with a thumping low kick.
Farrelly throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Seleznyov counters with a good low kick that Farrelly was not able to check.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Seleznyov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Seleznyov misses with a wild body shot.
Farrelly throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Seleznyov counters with a leg kick.
Seleznyov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Farrelly was well out of range. Poor timing from Seleznyov.
Farrelly on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Farrelly getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Seleznyov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Farrelly doesn't seem bothered though.
Farrelly avoids the body shot from Seleznyov.
Seleznyov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Farrelly moves away.
Seleznyov lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Farrelly lands with a nice body punch.
Farrelly misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Seleznyov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Seleznyov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Farrelly.
Seleznyov is looking to slow Farrelly down with leg kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Roberto Seleznyov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Roberto Seleznyov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

A punch combination from Farrelly misses.
Farrelly throws a right hand that misses
and Seleznyov counters with a slapping leg kick.
Seleznyov wants to slow Farrelly down by chopping away at his legs.
Farrelly misses with a straight left.
Seleznyov cracks Farrelly with a right hand to the side of the head.
Farrelly throws a front kick aimed at Seleznyov's knee but Seleznyov avoids it well.
Farrelly backing away here, and Seleznyov unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Seleznyov misses with a body kick.
A punch lands to the side of Farrelly 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Seleznyov looks to land a left hand but Farrelly moved out of range nicely.
Farrelly goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farrelly pivots, looking for a leg kick but Seleznyov is out of range and Farrelly settles back down.
Seleznyov misses with a kick to the body.
Seleznyov connects with an inside leg kick.
Farrelly lands a nice hook to Seleznyov's body. Seleznyov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Farrelly loads up on a big right hand but Seleznyov slips the punch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Seleznyov! But no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seleznyov moves out of range of the body kick from Farrelly.
Seleznyov avoids a kick to the body.
A jab from Farrelly misses.
Farrelly fakes the leg kick and cracks Seleznyov in the body.
Seleznyov stuns Farrelly with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Farrelly connects with the punch.
Farrelly is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Farrelly throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Seleznyov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nice uppercut lands for Seleznyov. That snapped Farrelly's head back.

Farrelly is rocked!
Seleznyov lands an uppercut, right on the button! Farrelly tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Roberto Seleznyov!
Roberto Seleznyov made sure to mention his sponsor, Aspire Clothing in his post fight interview.