PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Flame (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Seivas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seivas has chosen Prince Of Darkness as his entrance music. Jonny Flame could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Antonio Seivas's chin.

Flame
vs
Seivas

188 cm
23
195 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

188 cm
31
195 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
KO power

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jonny Flame!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Antonio Seivas!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Flame as Seivas shoots in.
Flame swats away the attempt to clinch by Seivas.

Flame shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Seivas's guard.
Seivas working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Flame.

Flame drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Flame jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Flame stops Seivas from standing up.

Seivas uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Flame missing with a left hand there. Seivas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Flame misses with a straight right.
Seivas is looking to clinch.
Flame misses with a wild combination.
Flame scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flame is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Seivas.
A jab from Flame misses.
Seivas doesn't manage to clinch there - Flame circles away.
Flame tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Seivas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Flame misses with a jab, cross combination.
Seivas on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Flame throws a left and a right that both miss

and Seivas counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Flame tries to roll over but Seivas keeps him under control.
Seivas wants to stand but Flame has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Flame is looking to improve his position.

Seivas escapes and gets back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Flame connects with a looping right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flame misses with a double jab

and Seivas counters with a shoot takedown. Flame fights it but they end up in guard.
Seivas wanted to stand there but Flame had control of the position.

Seivas stands up and waves to Flame to follow him.
Flame feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Seivass jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Flame fails to land with a series of punches.

Flame drives through and clinches with Seivas against the cage.
Seivas wants to break free but Flame has control.

Flame has picked Seivas up - he's going for a ride! Flame dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Flame wants to pass to mount but Seivas is defending the position.
Flame landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Flame is looking for a kimura here.
Flame sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Seivas defending well though.
Flame wants to take a breather but Seivas is having none of it.

Seivas pushes Flame off and gets back to his feet.
Seivas tries for a takedown but Flame sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Flame throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Flame stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Seivas fails with an attempt to clinch.
A punch combination from Flame misses.
Flame looks to throw the jab but Seivas is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seivas shoots in but no luck this time.
Jonny Flame has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Seivas.
Flame cracks Seivas with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Flame throws a combination that misses

and Seivas counters by clinching up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Flame jumps into guard, dragging Seivas to the mat.

Flame is working an open guard so Seivas takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Flame misses with a hook.
Seivas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Flame.
Flame connects with a looping right hand.
Seivas tries to clinch up but Flame circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Flame connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Seivas takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonny Flame dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Flame fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Seivas, pushing him back against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Seivas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Seivas just leaning against Flame, taking a breather.

Seivas has clasped his hands together around Flame's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Flame is looking to regain half guard here but Seivas keeps moving and retains side control.
Flame gets back to half guard.

Seivas stands up and beckons Flame to join him on the feet.
Seivas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Flame.
Jonny Flame seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from Flame. No joy for Seivas on that attempt.
Jonny Flame is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seivas slips a jab and a cross from Flame.
Flame looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Flame connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Flame throws a combination that misses

and Seivas counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Flame!
Flame keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

Seivas stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Seivas wants to clinch up but Flame keeps it at a distance.
Flame swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Flame throws a series of punches but Seivas moves out of range.
Seivas shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Flame sprawls well. Flame wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Seivas gets slowly back to his feet.
Jonny Flame is winning the standup battle so far.
Flame misses with a double jab
and Seivas counters with an outside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Flame throws a left and a right that both miss

and Seivas counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Seivas stops a takedown attempt from Flame.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Seivas jumps guard but Flame turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Jonny Flame has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Seivas.

Seivas pulls guard effortlessly.

Flame 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Seivas is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Seivas lands a shoulder strike.
Flame throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Seivas tries to pull guard but Flame holds him up against the cage and eventually Seivas drops back down to his feet.

Flame has clasped his hands together around Seivas's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Seivas wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flame scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Seivas to see if he's OK.
Seivas is working to avoid the ground and pound but Flame connects with a decent elbow.
Seivas is trying to get back to his feet.
Flame looks up at the clock and then as Seivas takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Flame smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Flame landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Flame scores with punches from side control.
Antonio Seivas has got the better of the ground game so far.
Seivas is pushing Flame's head away, looking to escape. Flame manages to hold on to the position though.

Flame looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Seivas taking punishment in the form of punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Flame working the ground and pound from side control.
Flame lands a nice forearm strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seivas is looking to get back to his feet here but Flame is keeping cool and he's managed to take Seivas's back.
Seivas wants to get back to his feet.
Flame landing with strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Flame is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Seivas has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Seivas controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.

Flame has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Seivas has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Seivas is trapped and Flame is scoring with shots to the head and body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonny Flame dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Flame throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Seivas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Seivas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Flame.
Flame throws a right and a left that both miss.
Flame throws a right and a left that Seivas avoids nicely.
Flame throws a good cross that connects.
Flame lands a nice shot that snaps Seivas's head back.
Flame avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Flame fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice takedown defense from Flame. No joy for Seivas on that attempt.

Flame drives through and clinches with Seivas against the cage.
Seivas wants to break free but Flame has control.
Seivas gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Flame.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seivas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Flame turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Flame prevents Seivas from escaping the position.

Flame thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Flame looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Seivas is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Flame asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Seivas throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Flame throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A combination from Flame does no damage.
Nice sprawl there from Seivas as Flame shoots in.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Seivas shoots in but no luck this time.
Seivas slips a jab and a cross from Flame.
Flame shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Seivas sprawls well. Seivas wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Flame gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonny Flame. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flame waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Seivas.
Flame shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Seivas eats them both and turns towards Flame to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Flame slaps away a takedown attempt from Seivas, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Seivas tries to close the distance and clinch but Flame swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Flame scores with a one two! Seivas had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Flame swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Seivas.
Flame tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Seivas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Flame misses with a straight right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flame throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Flame looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Seivas is fending him off so far but Flame persists. Nope, Seivas circles away and we're back to standing.
Flame misses with a double jab.
Seivas swings for the body but Flame moves out of range.
Flame is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Flame keeps the fight on the outside.
Antonio Seivas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Flame misses with a few strikes there.
Flame lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Seivas circles away quickly and effectively.
Seivas closes this distance looking for a takedown but Flame circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Flame gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Flame avoiding damage as Seivas throws knees to the body.
Seivas landing knees to the body.
Jonny Flame is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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 pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jonny Flame showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Flame, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonny Flame!