PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hanno Seppanen (ranked 23421 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toby Marsh (ranked 23077 p4p, 0 weight class). Hanno Seppanen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Seppanen
vs
Marsh

169 cm
25
185 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

172 cm
26
190 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Hates pizza

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Can Moonwalk

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Hanno Seppanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Toby Marsh!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Seppanen as Marsh shoots in.

Seppanen moves into range and clinches up with Marsh.

Seppanen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Seppanen closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Marsh quickly recovers to half guard.
Marsh scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Seppanen manages to mount him!
Seppanen tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Marsh keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Seppanen avoids the attempt from Marsh to control.
Marsh keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seppanen tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Seppanen in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Seppanen tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Marsh is working to get back to half guard.
Seppanen pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Marsh really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Seppanen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Marsh tries to hold on but Seppanen pushes him away.
Seppanen scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsh keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Marsh wants to control but Seppanen is having none of it.
Marsh tries to reverse the position but Seppanen maintains control.
Seppanen controlling the position easily from mount.
Marsh is trying desperately to improve position.
Seppanen controlling the pace for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seppanen punishing his opponent with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marsh regains half guard.
Seppanen wants to stand up but Marsh is controlling the position.
Marsh is trying to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seppanen works his way into side control.
Seppanen remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Marsh should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Seppanen stands up.
Marsh stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Marsh wants it to stay on the feet.
Seppanen backing away here, and Marsh unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Seppanen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Marsh is fending him off so far but Seppanen persists. Nope, Marsh circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marsh changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Seppanen tries to avoid it but Marsh manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Seppanen to the ground. Seppanen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by Marsh or perhaps it was just good defense by Seppanen, which made it look bad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hanno Seppanen dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Marsh will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Seppanen fails with a takedown attempt.
Marsh throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Seppanen fails with a takedown attempt.
Seppanen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Marsh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marsh fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hanno Seppanen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Toby Marsh.
Marsh swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Seppanen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Marsh lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Marsh tries to stand and escape but Seppanen is controlling the position.
Seppanen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Seppanen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Seppanen keeping moving, preventing Marsh from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seppanen has a closed guard, preventing Marsh from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Seppanen has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Seppanen is looking to clinch.
Marsh keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Marsh darts in looking for a takedown but Seppanen gets double underhooks and turns Marsh into the cage.
Seppanen attempts a counter takedown but Marsh avoids it well and moves away.
A punch combination from Seppanen misses.

Marsh drives through and clinches with Seppanen against the cage.

Seppanen has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Marsh clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsh is trying to stand back up.
Seppanen is hanging on to Marsh's back as he tries to escape.
Hanno Seppanen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Marsh looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Marsh rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Seppanen is trying to control. Marsh wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Marsh is looking for a sweep. Seppanen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Seppanen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marsh can do to turn this around?
Seppanen takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Marsh is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Toby Marsh will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Seppanen with a lazy takedown attempt

and Marsh counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Seppanen has clasped his hands together around Marsh's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Marsh is pushing Seppanen's head away, looking to escape. Seppanen manages to hold on to the position though.
Marsh is looking to reverse the position.
Seppanen scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Marsh to see if he's OK.
Marsh regains half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Seppanen in particular looking to stall.
Seppanen is nestled in close to Marsh, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Seppanen decides to stand up.

Marsh forces Seppanen back against the cage and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seppanen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Marsh taking a breather.

Seppanen decides to pull guard.
Marsh wants to control from the top but Seppanen keeps moving.
Seppanen looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Marsh sitting in guard here, content to control.
Marsh has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Seppanen is proving hard to escape from.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seppanen looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Marsh stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Seppanen swivels though and keeps the full guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Seppanen throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Marsh tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Seppanen is in Marsh's guard.
Marsh is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsh trying to keep a closed guard but Seppanen is proving a slippery customer.

Marsh had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Seppanen defends it easily.
Seppanen pushing down on Marsh's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Seppanen performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Seppanen seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Marsh for as long as he can get away with.

That's four 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.
Marsh trying to control but Seppanen postures up.
Marsh is not content to let Seppanen control the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Seppanen working the head and body with strikes.
Marsh trying to control here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hanno Seppanen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Seppanen 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hanno Seppanen!