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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Brockington (ranked 1434 p4p, 3266 weight class) and Kyle Seehaver (ranked 199 p4p, 401 weight class). The key to victory for Kevin Brockington has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Kevin Brockington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 19 - 1, fighting out of London, Kyle Seehaver!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, John Mangel and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brockington shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Seehaver defends it nicely.
Seehaver with the counter takedown but Brockington avoids it easily.
Seehaver looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Seehaver shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Seehaver was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Seehaver controlling the position.
Brockington has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Seehaver gets to mount! Brockington was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seehaver trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brockington tries to lock up and control but Seehaver gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Brockington is trying desperately to improve position.
Seehaver with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Seehaver can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Brockington is looking to escape.
Brockington is trying to escape the mount.
Brockington is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Brockington is trying desperately to improve position.
Seehaver looking to control and managing it successfully.
Brockington is trying to escape the mount.
Brockington is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brockington tries to reverse the position but Seehaver maintains control.
Brockington is working hard here to advance position.
Seehaver controlling from the full mount.
Seehaver avoids the attempt from Brockington to control.
Seehaver content just to control the position here.
Brockington wants to hold on but Seehaver pushes him away.
Seehaver controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brockington tries to hold on but Seehaver postures up.
Brockington can't escape the position.
Seehaver sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Seehaver prevents Brockington from getting the reversal.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Seehaver dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Seehaver.
Seehaver has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brockington can't do much from the bottom here.
Brockington is looking to regain half guard here but Seehaver keeps moving and retains side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seehaver is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Brockington is trying to get back to half guard.
Seehaver is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brockington is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Seehaver asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Brockington is trying to escape the position but Seehaver is controlling the position.
Brockington tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Brockington trying to remain calm as Seehaver controls from the top position.
Seehaver is continuing to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Seehaver working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Seehaver controlling from side mount.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Seehaver gets a double leg takedown into Brockington's guard.
Brockington wants to hit a sweep here but Seehaver passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Brockington there!
Brockington wants to hold on but Seehaver pushes him away.
Brockington is looking to improve his position but Seehaver isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seehaver content just to control the position here.
Brockington tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Seehaver controlling from mount.
Brockington wants to hold on but Seehaver pushes him away.
Seehaver looking to control and managing it successfully.
Seehaver working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
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.
Brockington is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Brockington is desperately trying to improve his position but Seehaver has a good base and remains in mount.
Seehaver content just to control the position here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brockington tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Seehaver showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Brockington fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Seehaver avoids it really well and circles away.
Seehaver drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Brockington is trying to control Seehaver's posture but Seehaver avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee asks Seehaver politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Seehaver prefers to stall for the moment though.
Brockington tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Seehaver wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Seehaver takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brockington manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Still in half guard, Seehaver seems content to control.
Brockington moves into full guard.
Seehaver trying to control but Brockington is working from the bottom.
Brockington is trying to keep Seehaver in close.
Brockington is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kyle Seehaver has got the better of the ground game so far.
Brockington looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Seehaver tries to free his leg and advance position but Brockington is retaining full guard.
That's two 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.
Seehaver won't allow Brockington to sweep him here.
Brockington looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Seehaver stays in close to Brockington's body and controls the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kevin Brockington is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brockington shoots in but no luck this time.
Seehaver shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Brockington napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Brockington is trying to get back to his feet.
Seehaver working away.
Seehaver controls the position.
Seehaver wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brockington keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brockington is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Brockington can't do much from the bottom here.
Brockington seems a little lost for a moment, as Seehaver dominates the positioning.
Brockington tries to bench press Seehaver off him but Seehaver keeps the position.
Brockington struggling a bit here.
Seehaver controlling the position from side mount.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
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.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Brockington.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Brockington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Seehaver rushes Brockington and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Seehaver's coach down at JAG Battle Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Seehaver's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Brockington escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brockington shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Seehaver pinned against the cage. Seehaver gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Seehaver closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Brockington's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle Seehaver comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Seehaver has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyle Seehaver!
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