PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chad Seebich (ranked 5279 p4p, 4935 weight class) and Jari Sillanpaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sillanpaa has chosen Jari Sillanpää-Satulinna as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Seebich
vs
Sillanpaa

176 cm
18
144
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
135
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Neon Zombie
Conquer

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Seebich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jari Sillanpaa!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Seebich looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sillanpaa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Seebich but Seebich pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sillanpaa keeps the fight on the outside.
Sillanpaa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Seebich misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seebich doesn't manage to clinch there - Sillanpaa circles away.
Sillanpaa is looking to clinch.
Seebich tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sillanpaa swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Seebich tries to keep at a distance but Sillanpaa has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sillanpaa tries to pull guard but Seebich holds him up against the cage and eventually Sillanpaa drops back down to his feet.
Sillanpaa prevents Seebich from breaking the clinch.
Sillanpaa is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Seebich managing to block the knees to the body from Sillanpaa.
Seebich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sillanpaa is trying to pull guard but Seebich has him pressed against the cage.
Sillanpaa told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Chad Seebich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jari Sillanpaa.
Seebich trying to control the position but instead, Sillanpaa has worked for underhooks and has pushed Seebich into the cage.
Seebich is trying to break the clinch but Sillanpaa is controlling him.
Seebich misses with an elbow strike.
Seebich blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

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.
Sillanpaa misses with the head strike.
Seebich pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sillanpaa changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Seebich fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sillanpaa shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Seebich sprawls well. Seebich wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sillanpaa gets slowly back to his feet.
Sillanpaa circles away from the clinch attempt

so Sillanpaa counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sillanpaa stays in close to Seebich's body and controls the position.
Seebich is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sillanpaa is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sillanpaa passes Seebich's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Sillanpaa stalling.
Seebich wants to stand back up but Sillanpaa manages to pass into side control.
Seebich wants to get back to his feet but Sillanpaa drags him back down.

Sillanpaa stands up and beckons Seebich to his feet.

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.
Sillanpaa throws a sloppy head kick and Seebich moves out of range easily.
Seebich throws a right and a left that Sillanpaa avoids nicely.
Sillanpaa fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
As Sillanpaa tries to get set, Seebich tries to push him back and clinch up but Sillanpaa manages to avoid the attempt.
Seebich fails with an attempt to clinch.
Seebich tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sillanpaa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Seebich fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sillanpaa manages to avoid it.
Seebich is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sillanpaa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Seebich tries to avoid it but Sillanpaa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Seebich to the ground. Seebich escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Seebich looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Seebich tries to clinch up but Sillanpaa circles away and keeps his distance.
Seebich keeps the fight on the outside.
Seebich tries to clinch up but Sillanpaa circles away and keeps his distance.
Seebich tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Sillanpaa counters with a single leg into guard. Seebich didn't expect that.
Sillanpaa works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Sillanpaa performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Seebich is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sillanpaa scores with a couple of nice shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seebich pushes Sillanpaa off looking to stand but Sillanpaa dives back in and keeps control.
Seebich is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sillanpaa scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sillanpaa is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Seebich is just riding it out for now. Sillanpaa eventually gives up the hold.
Sillanpaa keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Sillanpaa passes to side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sillanpaa in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Seebich is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jari Sillanpaa!
After winning the bout, Jari Sillanpaa thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.