PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vini Chowkin (ranked 5679 p4p, 24841 weight class) and Chad Seebich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Chowkin
vs
Seebich

165 cm
26
140
4 - 3 - 0

176 cm
18
144
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vini Chowkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Seebich!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chowkin swings for the body but Seebich moves out of range.
Chowkin throws a hook but Seebich blocks it.
Seebich avoids the body shot from Chowkin.
Seebich throws a counter combo.
Seebich misses with a two punch combination.
Seebich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chowkin was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Seebich tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Chowkin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A left and a right from Seebich both land. Nice combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seebich tries to clinch but Chowkin is having none of it.
Chowkin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Seebich tries to counter with a clinch but Chowkin shakes him off and moves away.
Seebich tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chowkin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chowkin misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chowkin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Seebich is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Seebich misses the shot to the body.
Seebich tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chowkin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Seebich takes a swing at Chowkin's ribcage but misses.

Chowkin rushes Seebich and presses him up against the cage.
Chowkin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Seebich backwards.
Chowkin lands with a light punch inside.

Seebich breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chowkin keeps the fight on the outside.
Chowkin loads up on a big right hand but Seebich slips the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Chowkin lands.

Seebich gets tackled into the cage by Chowkin. Chowkin maintains the clinch.
Chowkin digs a right hand underneath Seebich's ribcage. Seebich let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Seebich looking to slow down the pace here.
Chowkin misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Seebich throws an elbow but misses.
Chowkin is leaning against Seebich and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Seebich misses with a body punch.
Seebich is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Chowkin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chowkin lands with a left to the head.
Chowkin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Seebichs head.
Chowkin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chowkin lands a hook that snaps the head of Seebich backwards.
Seebich misses with some punches.
Chowkin struggles to land a body shot inside as Seebich controls his hands.
Chowkin tries a body shot but Seebich blocks it.
Seebich tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chowkin's elbow.
Chowkin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Seebich manages to break the clinch.
Chowkin throws a lazy right hand but Seebich sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chowkin misses the shot to the body.
Chowkin is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Seebich's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Chowkin sizes up Seebich with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Chowkin clinches with his opponent.
Chowkin misses with the head strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chowkin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chowkin pushes Seebich back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Seebich's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Chowkin clinches.
Seebich misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chowkin tries a body shot but Seebich blocks it.
Chowkin digs a right hand into Seebich's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Seebich's gas tank.
Seebich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Vini Chowkin dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Chowkin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Chowkin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Chowkin clinches.
Chowkin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Seebichs head.
Chowkin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Seebich can do to turn this around?
A head punch on the inside from Seebich fails to land.
Seebich blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Seebich blocks a body shot from Chowkin.
Seebich has a couple of punches blocked by Chowkin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chowkin lands an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Chowkin.
Chowkin throws a punch but it's blocked by Seebich.
Seebich prevents a body shot from Chowkin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Seebich.
Chowkin lands a shot to the body.
Seebich looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Chowkin misses with the head strike.
Seebich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chowkin tries to throw a body punch but Seebich avoids it by throwing Chowkin back against the cage.

Seebich breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Seebich tries to close the distance and clinch but Chowkin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chowkin lands a slapping body shot.
A slow jab from Chowkin misses its intended target.

Chowkin clinches with his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seebich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chowkin pushes Seebich back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Chowkin lands with a right to the head.

Seebich manages to break the clinch.
Seebich throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chowkin.
Chowkin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Seebich.
Seebich takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Seebich tries to clinch but Chowkin is having none of it.
Seebich on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Seebich looks to clinch
and Chowkin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Chowkin has managed to clinch.
Chowkin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Seebich blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Chowkin on the inside.
Chowkin digs a right hand into Seebich's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Seebich's gas tank.

Seebich breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Seebich misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Seebich fails in his attempt to clinch.
Seebich slips under a jab.
Vini Chowkin is winning the standup battle so far.
Seebich tries to clinch up but Chowkin circles away and keeps his distance.
Chowkin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

Chowkin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Seebich, pushing him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seebich misses with an elbow strike.
Seebich's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chowkin struggles to land a body shot inside as Seebich controls his hands.
Chowkin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chowkin swings wildly with an uppercut but Seebich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Seebich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chowkin throws a punch but it's blocked by Seebich.
Seebich pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Vini Chowkin has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Seebich breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chowkin looks to score with a jab to the body but Seebich is just out of range.
Seebich tries to counter with a clinch but Chowkin shakes him off and moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Vini Chowkin dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Chowkin gets a clinch.
Chowkin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chowkin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Seebich misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Chowkin.
Seebich can't find room to land a body shot as Chowkin controls the action.
Seebich is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Seebich tries to land knees in the clinch but Chowkin avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chowkin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Seebich breaks from the clinch.
Seebich avoids the body shot from Chowkin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seebich throws a right hand that Chowkin ducks under and follows up with a left that Chowkin also avoids with ease.
Chowkin misses with a wild body shot.
Seebich swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Chowkin clinches with his opponent.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Seebich.
Chowkin tries to throw a body punch but Seebich avoids it by throwing Chowkin back against the cage.
Chowkin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Seebich tries to throw a body punch but Chowkin avoids it by throwing Seebich back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Chowkin.
Seebich creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Chowkin lands a hook that snaps the head of Seebich backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chowkin lands a body punch in the clinch.

Seebich manages to break the clinch.
Chowkin is looking to wear down Seebich with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Seebich tries to clinch but Chowkin is having none of it.

Seebich tries to keep at a distance but Chowkin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Seebich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chowkin misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chowkin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Seebich breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Seebich throws a body punch but Chowkin moves out of range.
Chowkin was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

Chowkin drives through and clinches with Seebich against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Chowkin.
Seebich throws an elbow but it misses.
Chowkin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Seebich looking to stall.
Chowkin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Seebich backwards.
Chowkin can't find room to land a body shot as Seebich controls the action.
Chowkin blocks an uppercut.
Chowkin lands a nice uppercut.
Chowkin lands a body punch in the clinch.

Seebich escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chowkin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Seebich at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chowkin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Chowkin counters with a right hand to the body.
Chowkin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Chowkin takes the fight into the clinch.
Chowkin lands with a short shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Seebich throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Chowkin scores with a shoulder strike.
Chad Seebich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chowkin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vini Chowkin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chowkin 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vini Chowkin!
Vini Chowkin took to the mic in his post fight interview and said '25, 7'.