PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Sicila (ranked 25007 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seve Deha (ranked 7298 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Sicila
vs
Deha

190 cm
21
205 lbs
3 - 13 - 0

193 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Good chin

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 3 - 13 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sam Sicila!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Seve Deha!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Bart Greer and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sicila shoots in for a takedown but Deha shows good takedown defense.
Deha feints the counter takedown.
Sicila looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

Deha gets a takedown into half guard.

Sicila manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Deha keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Sicila blocks an uppercut.
Deha lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sicila has been working on his balance at Cozad The Island, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Deha.
Sicila tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Deha scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sicila has Deha pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Deha manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam Sicila. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short left from Deha.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sicila blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sicila is trying to pull guard but Deha turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Sicila blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Deha misses with a short punch on the inside.
Deha working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Deha working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sicila is trying to pull guard but Deha has him pressed against the cage.
Deha working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Deha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sicila jumps guard but Deha stands there with Sicila around his waist. Sicila gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Deha is pressed up against the cage. Sicila has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Deha down to the mat. Deha avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Deha dives in and scores a takedown into Sicila's guard.

Deha gets to his feet. Sicila looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Deha closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Deha lands in his opponent's guard.
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!

Deha gets to his feet. Sicila looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Sicila gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Deha gets to his feet - Sicila follows without any prompting.

Deha shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Deha decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sicila avoids a kick to the body.

Sicila gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Deha decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Deha looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Sicila!

Sicila throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!

Deha gets a takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Deha decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

Sicila gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Deha gets to his feet. Sicila looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Sam Sicila seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Deha throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Sicila tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Deha is in Sicila's guard.

Deha decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Sicila, up you get!
Sicila is trying hard to land a takedown here. Deha sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Deha with the counter takedown but Sicila avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seve Deha dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Seve Deha's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sicila is defended easily by Deha.

Deha shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Deha showed some decent athleticism there.

Deha stands up and beckons Sicila to join him on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Sicila gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Deha stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Sicila tries to sprawl but Deha drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Deha postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Sicila to stand up.

Deha decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Sicila has one foot on Deha's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

Deha closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Deha lands in his opponent's guard.

Sicila is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Deha has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sicila tries to pull guard but Deha forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Deha.
Sicila blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sicila fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam Sicila. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Deha throws a punch but it's blocked by Sicila.
Deha misses with a hook from the clinch.
Deha lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sicila backwards.
Deha misses with a punch on the inside.
Deha misses with the head strike.
Sicila is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Deha to keep the fight standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deha working aggressively here.
Sicila jumps guard but Deha stands there with Sicila around his waist. Sicila gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Deha.
A short right from Deha.
Deha has a couple of punches blocked by Sicila.
Deha stops a takedown attempt from Sicila.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Deha.
Deha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Deha lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sicila backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Deha.
Deha working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sicila.
Deha misses with some punches.
Sicila is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Deha to keep the fight standing.
Deha lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Deha misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Deha.
Sicila is trying to drag Deha to the mat but Deha just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Deha lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seve Deha showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Seve Deha's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Deha.
Sicila struggling a bit here.

Deha has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

Deha closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sicila did well to prevent Deha getting side control.

Deha escapes and gets back to his feet.

Deha shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sicila is trying to defend but Deha finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Seve Deha has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Deha stands up and beckons Sicila to join him on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sicila shoots for a takedown but Deha saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Deha.

Deha decides to stand up, so the ref orders Sicila to his feet.

Deha shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Deha decides to stand and escape the position.

Deha shoots in and gets a takedown into Sicila's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Deha gets to his feet - Sicila follows without any prompting.

Deha closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sicila to the mat! Sicila manages to get full guard.

Sicila pushes Deha off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sicila fails with the takedown.

Deha closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Sicila's guard.

Sicila pushes Deha off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Sicila shoots in for a takedown but Deha shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam Sicila. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Deha drives through with a takedown into Sicila's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Sicila pushes Deha off and gets back to his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sicila.
Deha stuffs the takedown attempt from Sicila. Sicila gets slowly back to his feet.

Deha closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sicila did well to prevent Deha getting side control.

Deha gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

Deha decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Sicila makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Deha fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Deha fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Sicila to the ground. Deha is now in Sicila's guard.

Sicila pushes Deha off and scrambles back to his feet.
Sicila looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Deha is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.

Deha shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sicila manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Sicila pushes Deha off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Sicila showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Deha 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 David Hoff scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 28:29
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seve Deha!