PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Onni Seppala (ranked 2399 p4p, 331 weight class) and Neo Oen (ranked 1918 p4p, 264 weight class). The key to victory for Onni Seppala has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Seppala
vs
Oen

194 cm
22
215 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

175 cm
25
219 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Red Light Coffeeshop

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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Onni Seppala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Neo Oen!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Russell Pearce and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Seppala.
Seppala darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Seppala scores with a jab to the head.
Seppala slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Seppala misses with a body shot.
Oen shoots in but Seppala avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Seppala punishes Oen's body with a nice straight punch.
Oen fails with the takedown.
Seppala connects with a looping right hand.
Oen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Seppala throws a right hand that Oen ducks under and follows up with a left that Oen also avoids with ease.

Oen shoots in and gets a takedown into Seppala's guard.
Oen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oen trying to move into half guard but instead Seppala has managed to sweep!

Seppala slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Oen working for a triangle but Seppala defends it easily.
Oen told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Seppala has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Seppala avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oen looking to control but Seppala passes into half guard.
Seppala content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Oen is looking to improve his position.
Seppala knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Oen on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oen is pressing down on Seppala's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Oen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Oen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Seppala doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Seppala manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Seppala avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Oen throws his legs up looking for a submission but Seppala uses it to pass to side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seppala wants to control but Oen is keeping him busy.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Oen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Oen struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Seppala uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Oen.
Oen shoots for a double leg takedown but Seppala sprawls well. He's pushed Oen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
It looked like Seppala wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Seppala scores with a crisp jab that stopped Oen in his tracks.
Seppala ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oen moves away.

Oen gets a takedown into half guard.
Seppala tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Oen manages to move to mount!
Oen unloading with bombs!
Oen breaks from Seppala's wrist control and lands an elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oen controlling from mount.
Oen cracks Seppala with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Neo Oen has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oen lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Seppala tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Oen sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

Oen looking to secure an arm triangle but Seppala defends it well.
Oen controlling from mount.
Oen can't control as he wanted to and Seppala manages to get the fight back to his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seppala trying to control from the bottom.
Oen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Oen is pressing down on Seppala's thigh, looking to free his foot. Seppala is holding on for now.
Oen passes to side control.
Oen has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Oen sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Oen is working for a guillotine from mount but Seppala frees his head quite easily.
Seppala is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Oen controlling from mount.
Oen thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Oen throwing strikes here but Seppala is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Oen looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seppala is trying to escape the mount.
Oen controlling from the full mount.
Oen trying to control but Seppala is having none of it.
Seppala wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Oen.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Oen with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Neo Oen 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Oen fails with a takedown attempt.
Oen tries to clinch but Seppala moves out of range.
Seppala scores with the left hand. Oen knows he should have avoided that one.
Onni Seppala is winning the standup battle so far.

Oen shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Seppala pushes Oen off and gets back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oen tries to clinch but Seppala is having none of it.
Oen misses with a takedown attempt - Seppala sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Seppala works Oen's body with a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seppala misses with a looping left.
Seppala tries to close the distance and clinch but Oen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oen tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Onni Seppala seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice cross by Seppala.
Seppala connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Seppala has Oen up against the cage in a clinch.
Oen blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Seppala.
Oen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Onni Seppala has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Neo Oen.
A short right from Seppala.
Oen can't get the takedown.
Seppala is pressed up against the cage. Oen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Seppala down to the mat. Seppala avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Seppala.
Seppala catches Oen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Seppala tries to clinch up but Oen circles away and keeps his distance.
Oen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
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!
Seppala smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Oen is rocked!
Seppala misses the shot to the body.
Seppala misses with an uppercut.
Seppala is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

Oen changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Seppala looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Seppala explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Oen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Seppala.
Seppala misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Seppala misses with an uppercut. Oen saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Oen fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Seppala sprawls well initially but Oen persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Seppala scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Oen manages to mount him!
Oen controlling his opponent.
Oen landing strikes from the mount.
Oen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Oen pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oen wants to control the pace but Seppala is squirming around nicely.
Seppala is looking to get to half guard.
Oen wants to control the pace but Seppala is squirming around nicely.

Oen goes for an armbar but Seppala turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Seppala.

And that's the end of the fight!
Onni Seppala showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Seppala has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Onni Seppala!
Onni Seppala gave a mention to Red Light Coffeeshop in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).