PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brett Duggon (ranked 4939 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jakub Seidel (ranked 5030 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Duggon
vs
Seidel

200 cm
23
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
23
290 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Brett Duggon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jakub Seidel!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Seidel darts in and clinches Duggon up against the cage.
Duggon jumps guard but Seidel stands there with Duggon around his waist. Duggon gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Duggon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Seidel fails to land with a series of punches.
Seidel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Duggon changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.

Seidel fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Duggon, pushing him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duggon is looking for a takedown.

Duggon breaks the clinch.
Seidel defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Duggon.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brett Duggon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duggon takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Duggon or perhaps it was just good defense by Seidel, which made it look bad.
Duggon defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Seidel.

Seidel closes the distance and clinches.
Seidel stops a takedown attempt from Duggon.
Duggon goes for a takedown in the clinch but Seidel prevents it.

Duggon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Seidel moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A shot to the body from Seidel misses

and Duggon holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Duggon is trying to pull guard but Seidel turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Seidel pulls guard.
Duggon is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Seidel keeping moving, preventing Duggon from controlling successfully.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Seidel can do anything to dispel that myth.
Duggon sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Duggon prevents Seidel from getting back to his feet.
Duggon throwing strikes from guard but Seidel blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duggon slips nicely into half guard.
Duggon controlling the pace.
Seidel is trying to stand back up but Duggon is controlling him
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Duggon is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Seidel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Duggon shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Seidel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A nice combination there by Seidel.

Seidel has managed to clinch.
Seidel wants to break free but Duggon has control.

Duggon lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Duggon stops Seidel from getting back to his feet.
Still in half guard, Duggon seems content to control.
Seidel looks winded!
Seidel is trying to stand up here but Duggon is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jakub Seidel 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 fight stays on the outside here - Seidel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice body punch from Seidel.
Seidel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Seidel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Seidel wants to clinch but Duggon slips to the side

and Duggon counters with a takedown into side control.

Seidel throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duggon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Seidel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Duggon feinted with a counter takedown.
Seidel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Duggon is defended easily by Seidel.
Duggon fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Seidel avoids it really well and circles away.
Duggon with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Seidel to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brett Duggon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Seidel doesn't manage to clinch there - Duggon circles away.
Duggon attempts a counter takedown but Seidel avoids it well and moves away.
Jakub Seidel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Duggon.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seidel tries to clinch up but Duggon circles away and keeps his distance.
Duggon shoots for a takedown but Seidel saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Seidel throws a counter combo.
Duggon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Seidel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Duggon.

Seidel moves into the clinch.
Duggon changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Seidel fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Seidel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duggon moves away.

Seidel gets caught napping as Duggon dives in and scores a takedown. Seidel manages to retain guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duggon prevents Seidel from getting back to his feet.
Duggon 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.
Seidel is breathing heavily.
Duggon's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Further stalling from Duggon.

Duggon stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Seidel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Duggon.
Nice takedown defense from Seidel. No joy for Duggon on that attempt.
Duggon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Seidel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Duggon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Duggon circles away from the clinch attempt

and Duggon counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Seidel tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Duggon manages to move to mount!
Duggon takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jakub Seidel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

No luck with that takedown attempt from Duggon.
Duggon takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Seidel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Duggon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Duggon misses with a takedown attempt - Seidel sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duggon changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Seidel tries to avoid it but Duggon manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Seidel to the ground. Seidel escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brett Duggon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Seidel connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seidel connects with a single shot there.
Jakub Seidel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Duggon closes the distance and clinches up with Seidel, looking for a takedown. Duggon pushes Seidel against the cage but Seidel circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Seidel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Duggon feinted with a counter takedown.
Duggon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Duggon changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.

Seidel gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Duggon pulls guard effortlessly.
Duggon keeping moving, preventing Seidel from controlling successfully.
Duggon seems keen to control Seidel's posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seidel wants to stand but Duggon has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Seidel really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Duggon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Duggon looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

Duggon looking for a guillotine here but Seidel defends easily.
Seidel looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duggon is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Duggon trying to control the pace.
Duggon wants to control but Seidel is keeping him busy.
Seidel looks like he's trying to stand up.
Seidel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Duggon is nestled in close to Seidel, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duggon is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Seidel is in trouble now - Duggon has advanced to mount!
Duggon with shots to the head and body - Seidel looks very uncomfortable down there.
Brett Duggon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Seidel is desperately trying to improve his position but Duggon has a good base and remains in mount.
Duggon controlling from the full mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jakub Seidel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee warns Seidel that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Brett Duggon.
I think Seidel 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 William Gold scores the fight for Jakub Seidel!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Jakub Seidel!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Jakub Seidel!

Jakub Seidel wins by unanimous decision!