PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Seivas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rutledge Vanderhorst (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seivas comes to the cage accompanied by Prince Of Darkness. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Seivas
vs
Vanderhorst

188 cm
27
195 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

188 cm
22
203 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Broken Halo Pride Nutrition
Firebird Designs

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 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antonio Seivas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rutledge Vanderhorst!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seivas swinging wildly here.
Seivas misses with a double jab.
Seivas scores with a jab to the body.
Seivas throws a jab but it's blocked by Vanderhorst.
Seivas looks to land a right hand but Vanderhorst moved out of range.
Vanderhorst thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Seivas if he has to take too many more of those.
Vanderhorst throws a low kick but Seivas avoids it.
Vanderhorst moves in looking to clinch but Seivas pushes him off.
Seivas thows a left - swing and a miss!

Vanderhorst feints and as Seivas raises his hands in defense, Vanderhorst changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Vanderhorst trying to control but Seivas is working from the bottom.
Vanderhorst is stalling in the full guard.
Vanderhorstis looking to pass into half guard but Seivas pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Seivas is in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanderhorst looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Vanderhorst manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Seivas manages to get himself to full guard.
Vanderhorst working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Seivas's head.

Seivas throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Seivas keeping moving, preventing Vanderhorst from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seivas trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Vanderhorst chips away with some ground and pound.
Vanderhorst stops Seivas from standing up.
Vanderhorst is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Vanderhorst with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vanderhorst wants to control from the top but Seivas keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanderhorst throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Seivas works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Vanderhorst won't allow Seivas to get back to his feet.
Seivas working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vanderhorst.
Vanderhorst wants to control from the top but Seivas keeps moving.
Vanderhorst preventing the sweep.
Vanderhorst trying to control the position from guard on top but Seivas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Vanderhorst tries to clinch up but Seivas circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four 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.
Vanderhorst loads up on a big right hand but Seivas slips the punch.
Seivas tries to land a leg kick but Vanderhorst saw it coming and moves away.
Seivas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Seivas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Seivas blocks a head kick by Vanderhorst.
Vanderhorst shoots for a double leg takedown but Seivas sprawls well. He's pushed Vanderhorst's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Vanderhorst misses with a low kick.
Vanderhorst throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Seivas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Seivas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Vanderhorst misses with the combination.
Seivas moves out of range of the body kick from Vanderhorst.
Seivas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rutledge Vanderhorst dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Seivas takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rutledge Vanderhorst seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vanderhorst has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like Rutledge Vanderhorst has been cut.
Vanderhorst shoots in for a takedown but Seivas shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice defenses there by Vanderhorst.
Seivas thuds his right hand into Vanderhorst's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Vanderhorst staying out of range there.
A telegraphed right hand from Seivas misses the target.
Vanderhorst looks to throw the jab but Seivas is out of range.
Seivas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vanderhorst manages to avoid it.
Vanderhorst misses with an uppercut. Seivas saw that one coming.
Seivas connects with a looping right hand.

Vanderhorst is rocked!
Seivas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vanderhorst moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Seivas gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Vanderhorst ducks under a wild hook from Seivas.
Vanderhorst is looking to slow Seivas down with leg kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vanderhorst is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanderhorst scores with a head kick.
Vanderhorst throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vanderhorst throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vanderhorst throws a looping overhand right but Seivas ducks down to avoid it.
Seivas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Seivas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Seivas throws a right hand that Vanderhorst ducks under and follows up with a left that Vanderhorst also avoids with ease.
Vanderhorst misses with an uppercut. Seivas saw that one coming.
Seivas scores with a body shot.
Vanderhorst is breathing heavily.
Vanderhorst fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Seivas manages to avoid it.
Seivas misses the shot to the body.
Seivas scores with a jab to the body.
Nice cross by Seivas.
Vanderhorst is still on wobbly legs! Can Seivas finish him?
Antonio Seivas is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Seivas lands a body shot.
Vanderhorst seems to have recovered his senses.
Seivas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Seivas! Vanderhorst is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antonio Seivas!