PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between tommy sewell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Fionte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

sewell
vs
Fionte

185 cm
18
150 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

172 cm
20
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, tommy sewell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Antonio Fionte!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fionte fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

sewell rushes Fionte and presses him up against the cage.
sewell is trying to break free.

sewell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fionte keeps the fight on the outside.
sewell moves in looking to clinch but Fionte pushes him off.
sewell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fionte swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice takedown defense from sewell. No joy for Fionte on that attempt.
sewell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fionte swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fionte with a jab.
Fionte wants to clinch

and sewell counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Fionte!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fionte tries to buck sewell off but he can't manage it.
sewell wants to control the pace but Fionte is squirming around nicely.
Fionte tries to lock up and control but sewell gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
sewell prevents Fionte from getting the reversal.
sewell tries to control but Fionte wriggling away.
Fionte gets back to half guard.

Fionte kicks sewell off and gets back to his feet.
sewell really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fionte changes levels and goes for a takedown here. sewell fights it off and pushes away nicely.
tommy sewell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Fionte.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

sewell moves into the clinch successfully.
sewell crunches a lovely knee into Fionte's ribcage.
sewell wants a takedown but no success here.
Fionte has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. sewell is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Fionte throws a head punch that misses.
sewell leaning his opponent against the cage.
sewell is breathing heavily.
sewell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fionte.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fionte is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fionte wants to break free but sewell has control.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

sewell gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fionte is looking to control sewell's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fionte avoid being mounted?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fionte is trying to stand.
sewell will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Fionte manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Fionte walks forward, straight into a front kick from sewell.
sewell tries to close the distance and clinch but Fionte swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
sewell shoots in looking for a takedown. Fionte tries to sprawl out of it but sewell keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fionte manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fionte wants to clinch but sewell slips to the side

and sewell counters by moving into the clinch.
Fionte gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from sewell.
Fionte just leaning against sewell, taking a breather.

Fionte escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fionte closes the distance looking to clinch

and sewell counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
sewell pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fionte is keeping the position for now.
Fionte looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

tommy sewell dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A slapping leg kick lands for Fionte.
Fionte tries to clinch there but sewell circles away.

sewell clinches up with Fionte and pushes him back against the cage.
sewell looking for a takedown.

sewell manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
sewell wants to stand up but Fionte is controlling him.
Fionte content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fionte seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
sewell wants to sweep but no luck.

Fionte stands up from guard. Let's bang!
A telegraphed right hand from Fionte misses the target.

Fionte shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Fionte was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Fionte looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fionte pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Fionte looking to control and managing it successfully.
Fionte putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fionte takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
sewell working to try and regain half guard.
Fionte lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Fionte takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
sewell taking shots to the head.
tommy sewell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Fionte sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Despite being in the dominant position, Antonio Fionte just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fionte shoots in but sewell avoids the takedown attempt easily.
No joy there for sewell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
tommy sewell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
sewell tries to clinch up

and Fionte counters with a nice double leg into side control. sewell won't be happy with that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Fionte showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

sewell shoots in looking for a takedown. Fionte tries to sprawl out of it but sewell keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fionte manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fionte with a poor takedown

and sewell counters with a takedown into side control.
Fionte is looking for a sweep.
Fionte is trying to control sewell's posture but sewell avoids it.
Fionte is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
sewell is looking to take a break and control but Fionte is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fionte is doing well to control the position and prevent sewell from advancing to side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

sewell is working for a kimura but Fionte is defending it quite comfortably.
sewell not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fionte blocking the ground and pound attempt from sewell.
sewell is stalling here. Fionte is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! sewell seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Fionte has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Fionte content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Fionte prevents sewell from escaping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on sewell's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
sewell is looking to regain half guard here but Fionte keeps moving and retains side control.
Fionte scores with a couple of short elbows.
sewell taking a bit of punishment here - Fionte scoring with strikes.
sewell trying to control but Fionte flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
sewell tries to escape the position.
sewell is working hard here to advance position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Fionte scores with punches to the body.
Fionte biding his time, controlling sewell.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fionte's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Antonio Fionte.
I think Fionte has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 29:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a draw!