PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tolo Seia (ranked 5235 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Crush (ranked 25650 p4p, 0 weight class). Seia kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Limp Bizkit - Thieves. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Seia
vs
Crush

191 cm
47
212 lbs
45 - 34 - 0

190 cm
18
215 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

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 45 - 34 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tolo Seia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Steve Crush!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Crush closes the distance and clinches.
Crush tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Crush tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Crush tries a knee to the head but Seia blocks it.
Crush blocks a body shot from Seia.
Seia lands a shot to the body.
Seia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crush blocking some punches.
Crush with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Seia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crush's elbow.
Seia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seia lands a hook that snaps the head of Crush backwards.
Seia misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Seia fails to land.
Seia struggles to land a body shot inside as Crush controls his hands.
Seia scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crush misses with a knee strike.
Seia throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Crushs head.
Seia scores with a nice hook to the head.
Seia throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Crush blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Seia throws a head punch that misses.
Crush throws a knee to the head but misses.
Seia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Seia.
Seia misses with a punch to the body.
Seia throws a head punch that misses.
Crush misses with a knee strike.
Seia gets through Crush's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seia lands a left hand.
Seia works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Seia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Seia lands a body punch.
Seia tries to throw a body punch but Crush avoids it by throwing Seia back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Seia.
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!
Seia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crush is looking to break free of the clinch but Seia has double underhooks.
Seia working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Seia scores with a shot to the side of Crush's head.
Seia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Seia.
Seia throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Crush looks winded!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Crush blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crush tries to land a knee to the head but Seia blocks with his arms.
A short body shot lands from Seia as the two fighters clinch.
Seia misses with some punches.
Seia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Seia misses with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Seia.
Seia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Seia tries to work over Crush's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Seia on the inside.
Seia scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Seia lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Crush backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crush blocking some punches.
Crush blocks a body shot from Seia.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Seia.
Seia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Seia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crush blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Crush with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Seia works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Seia scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Seia.
Crush tries to break the clinch but Seia is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tolo Seia dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

The fighters circling - Seia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Crush.
Seia motions for Crush to come forward. Seia throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Crush throws a counter combo.
Seia takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Crush shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Crush fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Seia checks it well.
Crush cracks the inside of Seia's front leg.
Crush throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Seia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Crush can do to turn this around?
Seia checks a low kick from Crush.
Crush wants to land a leg kick but Seia is out of range.
Crush attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crush fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Seia checks it well.
Crush wants to clinch.
Crush tries to score with a low kick but Seia moves his leg out of the way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seia blocks a low kick nicely.
Seia throws out a loose jab but Crush uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steve Crush is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crush swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Crush checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Crush throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Seia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Crush fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Seia.
Crush throws a head kick that misses.
Crush lands a head kick. Seia smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Seia throws a shot from downtown. Crush moves away and avoids it.
Steve Crush seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crush moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Seia wants to slow Crush down by chopping away at his legs.
Crush buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Seia misses with a straight left.
Seia lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seia misses with a straight left.
Crush unleashes a big counter combination but Seia bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Seia misses with a straight right.
Crush uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Seia.
Crush throws a leg kick that misses.
Crush tries a head kick but it misses.
Crush tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Seia is able to avoid easily.
Crush fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Seia.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crush chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Seia avoids the head kick by Crush.
The fighters circling - Seia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Seia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Crush tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crush cracks the inside of Seia's front leg.
Seia throws a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crush throws a body kick that misses
and Seia counters with a nice body shot.
Crush is breathing heavily.
Crush has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Seia finds it's way round the side to connect with Crush's head.
Crush throws a sloppy head kick and Seia moves out of range easily.
Seia was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Seia throws a shot from downtown. Crush moves away and avoids it.
Tolo Seia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crush misses with a head kick.
Seia throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Crush tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Crush scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Seia lands a head kick!
Nice defenses there by Crush.
Crush gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Seia.
Seia lunges at Crush with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Crush's hand.
Crush shoots for a double leg takedown but Seia sprawls well. He's pushed Crush's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Seia checks the leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Crush fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Seia, pushing him back against the cage.
Seia lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Seia misses with a punch on the inside.
Crush blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crush blocks a body shot from Seia.
Seia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Seia is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Seia tries to work over Crush's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crush tries to land a knee to the head but Seia blocks with his arms.
Seia throws a head punch that misses.
Crush is trying to stall.
Seia lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Steve Crush will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Crush goes for a double leg but Seia avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Seia continues to drive forward.
Seia is looking to counter punch.
Crush lands with a thumping leg kick.
Crush takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Crush uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Seia.
Crush delivers a nice body kick.
Seia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As Seia backs off Crush throws a huge counter combo but Seia manages to avoid it all.
Crush throws a front kick aimed at Seia's knee but Seia avoids it well.
It looked like Seia wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Crush throws a right hand that Seia ducks under and follows up with a left that Seia also avoids with ease.
Crush is looking to land body kicks.
Seia 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seia takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Crush shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A clash of legs there as Crush blocks the low kick.
Crush is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crush throws a leg kick that misses.
Seia lands a nice hook to Crush's body. Crush takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Crush takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Crush misses with a leg kick
and Seia counters with a right hand to the body.
Seia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Seia circles away from the clinch attempt
and Seia counters with a nice uppercut.
Crush defending well as Seia loads up on a big left hand.
Crush misses with a low kick.
Crush tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Seia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Crush misses with an attempted mid kick.
Crush doesn't manage to clinch there - Seia circles away.
Crush takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A solid body kick from Seia.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crush is looking to clinch.
Seia lands a jab.
Crush throws a sloppy head kick and Seia moves out of range easily.
Seia shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A slow jab from Seia misses its intended target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Seia misses.
Seia scores with a sloppy right hand. Crush should have avoided that one.
Crush misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Crush misses with a low kick as Seia jumps back.
Crush blocks a leg kick.
Seia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crush moves away.
Crush is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Seia fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Crush checks it well.
As Seia backs off Crush throws a huge counter combo but Seia manages to avoid it all.
Seia blocks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Crush. That's going to slow Seia down.
Crush dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Seia. That did some damage!
A head kick from Crush lands but Seia takes it in his stride.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Crush is defended easily by Seia.
Tolo Seia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Crush.
Seia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crush.
Crush throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Crush tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Seia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Crush slips a jab from Seia.
Crush follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Seia looks to land a left hand but Crush moved out of range nicely.
Crush tried to score with a low kick but Seia checks it.
Seia chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Crush can pounce on him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Crush.
Crush lunges at Seia with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Seia's hand.
A head kick by Crush misses
and Seia counters with a nice uppercut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Crush.
Crush fails with an attempt to clinch.
A big right from Seia misses.
Crush shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Seia as he avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crush fails with the takedown
and Seia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Seia misses the target.
Tolo Seia is winning the standup battle so far.
Seia connects with a crisp jab.
Crush doesn't manage to clinch there - Seia circles away.
Seia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tolo Seia showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Seia 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tolo Seia!
Tolo Seia thanked the fans post fight for their support.