PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alesana Seia (ranked 4255 p4p, 4016 weight class) and John Smith (ranked 505 p4p, 482 weight class). Smith has chosen Metronomy - Salted Caramel Ice Cream as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as John Smith enters the cage!

Seia
vs
Smith

190 cm
23
195
3 - 3 - 0

182 cm
23
190
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conviction
KAISER

Core Combat

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alesana Seia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Smith!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jorge Garcia and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Seia misses
and Smith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Smith instigates a clinch.

Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Seia has been working on his boxing with his coaches at GachiClub in the buildup to the fight.
Smith looks to land a left hand but Seia moved out of range nicely.
Smith scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Seia swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Nice uppercut lands for Smith. That snapped Seia's head back.
Smith avoids the head kick by Seia.
Smith looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Smith throws a left and a right that both miss
and Seia counters with a good low kick that Smith was not able to check.
Seia just misses with a punch to the body.
Seia connects with an inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Seia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
A head kick misses from Seia.
Seia misses with a body kick.
Smith doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

Seia has taken the fight to the clinch.
Seia misses with some punches.

Smith breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seia wants to clinch
and Smith counters with a stiff right hand.
Smith misses the jab.
Seia throws a head kick but Smith moves out of range.
Smith throws a body shot but no joy.
Seia misses with a body shot.
Smith looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
An inside leg kick lands from Seia.
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A decent looking cross lands there for Seia.
Seia misses the shot to the body.
Seia attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Seia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smith throws a hook but Seia avoids it easily.
Seia misses the shot to the body.
Smith looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seia throws a poor cross that misses
and Smith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smith misses the jab.
Seia moves forwards but Smith connects with a nice, crisp jab.
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!
Smith throws a hook to the side of Seia's head but Seia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Seia misses with a straight left.
Smith looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Seia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smith digs a good hook to Seia's body.
Smith bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Seia's head.
Smith throws a lazy right hand but Seia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Seia walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Smith checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Seia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Seia. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Seia misses with a left hand
and Smith counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Seia misses with a head kick.
Seia misses with a lunging right hand
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seia has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Smith finds it's way round the side to connect with Seia's head.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Seia fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Smith on the side of the head.
Seia walks into a straight right hand from Smith.
Seia misses with a hook
and Smith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Smith finds it's way through Seia's defenses.
Smith throws the left hand but Seia avoids the punch easily.
Seia misses with a hook. Smith ducked under it nicely.
Smith with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Seia to score with a decent uppercut.
Smith might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smith is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Seia had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Good shot there by Smith.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Seia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.

Seia moves into range and clinches up with Smith.
Seia is working Smith over against the cage.
Smith's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seia fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Smith is out of range.
Nice body kick from Seia.
Seia misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Smith cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Seia misses with a right hand
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.
Seia throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Seia misses with a hook
and Smith cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Seia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Seia connects with a nice looking jab.
Smith looks to throw the jab but Seia is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Seia.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The crowd cheers as Smith lands an impressive looking overhand right. Seia doesn't seem phased though.
A cross from Seia lands.
Seia throws a hook but Smith avoids it easily.
Smith throws a lazy right hand but Seia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Smith dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Seia needs to keep his hands up - Smith had a free shot at his head there.
Seia throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
Smith misses with the combination.
Smith lands with a straight right. Seia didn't see that one coming.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Seia.
Smith takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Smith gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Seia.
Seia fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Smith in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Seia lands with an overhand left.
Seia blocks a jab.
Smith moves out of range as Seia throws a body kick.
Seia throws a hook to the side of Smith's head but Smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Seia tries to score with a low kick but Smith moves his leg out of the way.
John Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Seia tries to move into range but Smith moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Seia throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
Seia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Seia connects with a solid leg kick.
Smith scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Alesana Seia has been cut.
Nice body punch from Seia.
Smith takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Seia connects with a body shot that sends Smith's belly button to the back.
Seia smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Seia misses with a wild body shot.
Smith avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Seia's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Smith connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Seia scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Seia connects with a good right hand that stumbles Smith. Smith circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Smith defending well as Seia loads up on a big left hand.
Smith looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seia takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Smith misses with a looping right.
Smith scores with the left hand. Seia knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice defenses there by Seia.
Nice body punch from Seia.
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.

Smith tries to keep at a distance but Seia has taken the fight into the clinch.
Seia misses with a short punch on the inside.

Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smith lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
A slow jab from Seia misses its intended target.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Seia moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Seia on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith checks the leg kick.
Seia lands a leg kick that knocks Smith off balance momentarily.
Seia scores with a kick to the midsection.
Seia misses with a body shot.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Seia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Seia does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Smith bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Smith takes one to the chin there.
Seia misses with a hook to the body
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
Smith connects with a body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Seia.
Seia moves out of range of the strikes.
Seia scores with a leg kick.
Smith getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Seia avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith.
Seia throws out a loose jab but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Smith on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Seia takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Smith takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Seia cracks Smith with a right hand to the side of the head.
Seia throws a lazy uppercut
and Smith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smith moves into range and connects with a jab.
A jab from Seia finds it's way through Smith's defenses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith's corner calls for a 1-2. Smith obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Seia lands a body shot.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Seia slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Alesana Seia will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alesana Seia's cut.
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. This is the final round!

A shot to the body from Seia misses
and Smith counters with a nice body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Seia.
Seia missing with a left hand there. Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smith swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Decent striking displayed by Smith there.
Seia throws a body shot but no joy.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Smith's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Seia fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Smith looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Smith 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.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
A slapping leg kick lands for Seia.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith throws a series of punches but Seia avoids them all with ease.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Seia slips the punch.
Seia misses with a leg kick.
Seia lands a nice shot to the body.
Smith throws a jab when Seia was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seia misses with a straight right.
Seia looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Smith moves out of range of the body kick from Seia.
Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Seia.
Smith looks to land a right hand but Seia moved out of range.
Seia needs to keep his hands up - Smith had a free shot at his head there.
Seia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Seia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Seia lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Seia scores with a spinning back kick!
A slapping body kick lands there for Seia.
Seia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice body kick from Seia.
A low kick lands for Seia.
A jab from Smith misses.
Seia was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seia staying out of range there.
Smith thows a left - swing and a miss!
Seia misses with a right hand
and Smith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Seia misses with a double jab
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
Smith tries to move into range but Seia moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Smith lands a slapping body shot.
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
The fighters circling - Seia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smith lands a slapping body shot.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Seia was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Seia looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
Some wild striking there from Smith.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seia scores with a body shot.
Smith throws a hook but Seia blocks it.
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smith throws the left hand but Seia avoids the punch easily.
Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Seia.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Seia moves away from the strike by Smith.
Smith throws a body punch but Seia moves out of range.
Seia is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Smith takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Smith looks to land a left hand but Seia moved out of range nicely.
Seia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Seia darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seia throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
A nice leg kick from Seia, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice straight punches there by Seia. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Seia.
Seia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Seia motions for Smith to come forward. Seia throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Seia throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An inside leg kick lands from Seia.
Smith tries to bum rush Seia with a series of wild strikes but Seia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smith throws a left and a right that both miss
and Seia counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Seia tries to land a leg kick but Smith saw it coming and moves away.
Smith walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Seia's head but Seia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smith throws a combination that misses
and Seia counters with a stiff right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alesana Seia showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Seia 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alesana Seia!