PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Sedin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Dos Menthos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Junior Dos Menthos acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Sedin
vs
Dos Menthos

190 cm
19
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
18
192 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Beaver Buzz Energy
Beaver Buzz Energy

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daniel Sedin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Junior Dos Menthos!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sedin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sedin tries to clinch but Dos Menthos is having none of it.
Sedin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dos Menthos slips a jab and a cross from Sedin.
Sedin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sedin wants to clinch up but Dos Menthos keeps it at a distance.
Sedin throws a right hand that Dos Menthos ducks under and follows up with a left that Dos Menthos also avoids with ease.
Dos Menthos slips a jab and a cross from Sedin.
Sedin throws a right and a left that Dos Menthos avoids nicely.
Sedin throws a series of punches but Dos Menthos moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sedin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sedin swinging wildly here.
No joy there for Sedin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Menthos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sedin as he jumps to the side.
Sedin wants to clinch up but Dos Menthos keeps it at a distance.
Sedin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dos Menthos.
Sedin tries to close the distance and clinch but Dos Menthos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sedin sizes up Dos Menthos with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sedin lands with a nice combination. Dos Menthos backs away looking to recover.
Sedin takes a swing at Dos Menthos's ribcage but misses.
Sedin connects with a nice looking jab.

Dos Menthos is rocked!

It looks like Junior Dos Menthos has been cut.
Daniel Sedin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sedin tries to clinch but Dos Menthos is having none of it.
Dos Menthos misses with a low kick as Sedin jumps back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sedin throws a right and a left that Dos Menthos avoids nicely.
Sedin misses with a few strikes there.
Sedin misses the shot to the body.
Sedin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sedin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sedin is looking to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Dos Menthos.
Sedin misses with a series of wild punches.
Daniel Sedin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dos Menthos is defended easily by Sedin.
Sedin throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Menthos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sedin.
Sedin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dos Menthos circles away quickly and effectively.
Sedin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sedin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sedin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dos Menthos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dos Menthos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sedin misses with a body shot.
Sedin tries to clinch up but Dos Menthos circles away and keeps his distance.
Sedin stuffs the takedown.
Daniel Sedin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Junior Dos Menthos.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sedin swinging wildly here.
Sedin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dos Menthos.
Dos Menthos moves out of range of the body kick.
Sedin tries to clinch there but Dos Menthos circles away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sedin.

Sedin lands a left and a right that send Dos Menthos crashing to the mat, dazed. Sedin thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Dos Menthos is still on wobbly legs! Can Sedin finish him?
Dos Menthos slips a jab and a cross from Sedin.
Dos Menthos seems to have recovered his senses.

Dos Menthos looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Dos Menthos postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Sedin to stand up.
Sedin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Sedin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Junior Dos Menthos's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Sedin misses with the combination.
Sedin throws a right and a left that Dos Menthos avoids nicely.
Sedin swinging wildly here.
Sedin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sedin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sedin tries a head kick but it misses.
Sedin swinging wildly here.
Sedin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sedin misses with a two punch combination.
Sedin is looking to wear down Dos Menthos with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
No joy there for Sedin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sedin tries to clinch up but Dos Menthos circles away and keeps his distance.
Sedin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch combination from Sedin misses.
Sedin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sedin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dos Menthos throws a head kick that misses.
Sedin fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sedin misses with a wild combination.
A big left from Sedin misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sedin.
Dos Menthos takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sedin wants to clinch.
Dos Menthos closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sedin circles away.
No luck for Dos Menthos with that takedown attempt.
Sedin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sedin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sedin tries to close the distance and clinch but Dos Menthos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No joy there for Sedin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sedin moves in looking to clinch but Dos Menthos pushes him off.
Sedin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dos Menthos moves away.
Sedin fails to land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Sedin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dos Menthos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sedin misses with a two punch combination.
Dos Menthos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sedin.

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.
Sedin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sedin throws a series of punches but Dos Menthos avoids them all with ease.
Sedin throws a lazy head kick

and Dos Menthos counters with a takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Dos Menthos is trying to get an arm triangle but Sedin is defending well.
Dos Menthos trying to control the position but Sedin is working away.
Dos Menthos wants to control for a moment but Sedin uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dos Menthos working over Sedin with some ground and pound. Sedin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junior Dos Menthos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Junior Dos Menthos's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Sedin tests Dos Menthos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dos Menthos fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dos Menthos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sedin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dos Menthos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sedin throws a left and a right that both miss

and Dos Menthos counters with a takedown into side control.
Dos Menthos trying to control the action but Sedin is working from the bottom.
Sedin sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Menthos trying to control from half guard but Sedin is working away.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dos Menthos tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Sedin.

Sedin kicks off Dos Menthos and gets to his feet.
Sedin looks to land a combination but Dos Menthos avoids it well.
Sedin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dos Menthos looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sedin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sedin wants to clinch up but Dos Menthos keeps it at a distance.
Sedin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dos Menthos looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dos Menthos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sedin throws a body kick the misses

and Dos Menthos counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Sedin's guard now.
Dos Menthos trying to control but Sedin is working from the bottom.
Dos Menthos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sedin is keeping the position for now.
Sedin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sedin throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dos Menthos drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dos Menthos jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Sedin kicks Dos Menthos off and gets to his feet.
Sedin misses with a wild combination.
Sedin sizes up Dos Menthos with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dos Menthos shoots in looking for a takedown. Sedin tries to sprawl out of it but Dos Menthos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sedin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Daniel Sedin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Junior Dos Menthos.
Sedin scores with a kick to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dos Menthos shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Sedin napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Sedin is trying to improve his position.
Sedin struggling a bit here.

Sedin bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Sedin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dos Menthos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dos Menthos shoots in for a double leg but Sedin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sedin. Dos Menthos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sedin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Daniel Sedin.
I think Sedin 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!