PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Asian Guy (ranked 1112 p4p, 1623 weight class) and Seth Christian (ranked 148 p4p, 216 weight class). Guy comes to the cage accompanied by Carl Douglas - Kung Fu Fighting. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Guy
vs
Christian

183 cm
25
170
4 - 0 - 0

176 cm
25
170
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very strong

Good takedowns
Good kicks
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Asian Guy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Seth Christian!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christian tries to clinch but Guy is having none of it.
Christian looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Christian misses with a takedown attempt - Guy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Guy wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

Christian gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Guy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Christian blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guy jumps guard but Christian turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Christian has Guy pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Christian pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Guy tumbling to the mat - Christian dives into Guy's guard.
Guy looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Christian puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy is pressing down on Christian's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Guy pulls Christian in to control the position.
Christian won't allow Guy to sweep him here.
Christian wants to control from the top but Guy keeps moving.
Guy looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

Guy looking for a guillotine here but Christian defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Guy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Guy wants to sweep but no luck.

Guy looking for a guillotine here but Christian defends easily.
Christian wants to stand but Guy is controlling his posture from full guard.

Guy is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Christian is aware though and is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Guy trying to control the position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Guy holds on and takes a little breather.
Guy has a closed guard, preventing Christian from standing up.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

Guy pushes Christian up against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Christian is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Guy is defending well.
Guy tries to work over Christian's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Guy ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Guy no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Guy pulls Christian in close to his closed guard and prevents Christian from doing any damage or advancing position.
Guy is trying to control the position but Christian postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Christian thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Christian stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Guy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Asian Guy will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Guy stuffs the takedown.
Christian shoots for a takedown but Guy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Guy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Guy can't find room to land a body shot as Christian controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Guy.
Guy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Christian can do to turn this around?
Guy tries a body shot but Christian blocks it.
Guy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Guy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Christian blocks an uppercut.

Guy decides to pull guard.
Guy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Guy is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Christian defends well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Guy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Guy is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Christian defends well.

Guy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Christian looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Christian looking to sit in guard and control but Guy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Guy looking to pass the guard.
Guy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Guy looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Guy wants to pass the guard but Christian is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy passes Christian's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Asian Guy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Guy tries to pass the half guard into mount. Christian knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Still in half guard, Guy seems content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Christian is defending against the submission attempts here by Guy.
Christian trying to control from the bottom.

Guy is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Christian works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christian can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Guy controls the pace.
Guy looking to pass the guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Christian manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Guy manages to get himself to full guard.

Christian missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Guy trying to control the position here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Asian Guy dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Christian swats away the attempt to clinch by Guy.
Christian counters with a body kick.
Guy keeps the fight on the outside.
Guy is looking to counter the offense by Christian and move into the clinch.

Christian rushes Guy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Guy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Guy swings wildly with an uppercut but Christian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Guy tries a body shot but Christian blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Guy decides to pull guard.

Guy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Christian can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Guy wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Christian stopping the sweep attempt from Guy.
Guy is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Guy'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.

Guy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Christian can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Guy looking for a sweep. Not yet Guy, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Guy working a defensive guard but Christian passes into half guard.
Guy tries to get to full guard but Christian has control of the leg.
Guy wants to control but Christian is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Christian wants to pass the guard but Guy is defending well.
Guy is trying to control but can't.
Guy wants to improve his position but Christian is controlling well.
Guy works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy is controlling Christian's posture.
Guy working a defensive guard here.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Christian closes the distance and clinches up with Guy, looking for a takedown. Christian pushes Guy against the cage but Guy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Christian ducks under a wild hook from Guy.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Christian fails with a takedown attempt.
Christian misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Asian Guy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Asian Guy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seth Christian.
Christian takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Guy throws an overhand right that lands on Christian's shoulder, as Christian tries to avoid the shot.
Christian appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.

Guy moves into the clinch.
Guy tries a body shot but Christian blocks it.

Christian manages to pull guard.

Guy is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Guy stays in close to Christian's body and controls the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Asian Guy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Guy 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Asian Guy!
Asian Guy retains his welterweight title!
A victorious Asian Guy thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.