PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seifer Almasy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raymond Triplett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seifer Almasy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Almasy
vs
Triplett

188 cm
22
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
24
192 lbs
1 - 7 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Seifer Almasy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Raymond Triplett!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Almasy tries to clinch up.
Triplett shoots for a double leg takedown but Almasy sprawls well. He's pushed Triplett's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Almasy clinches.
Triplett jumps guard but Almasy stands there with Triplett around his waist. Triplett gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Almasy.
Triplett looks gassed!

Almasy works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Almasy tries to free his leg and advance position but Triplett is retaining full guard.
Almasy controls from within his opponent's guard.
Almasy has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

We're going to have a standup here because Seifer Almasy wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Triplett throws a right hand that Almasy ducks under and follows up with a left that Almasy also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Almasy shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Triplett keeping full guard, as Almasy tries to pass.
Almasy is stalling in the full guard.
Almasy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Almasy is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Triplett is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Almasy is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Seifer Almasy.

Almasy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Almasy gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Triplett regains guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Almasy wants to pass the guard but Triplett is keeping the position.
Almasy seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Triplett working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Almasy.
Almasy advances position into side control!
Almasy is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Triplett can do anything to dispel that myth.
Almasy is chipping away with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Almasy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Triplett on the ground.
Almasy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Almasy'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.
The strikes coming from Almasy are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Almasy is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Triplett takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Almasy stalls from top position.
Triplett tries to improve position but can't.
Almasy controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Almasy seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Triplett for as long as he can get away with.

Seifer Almasy has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Almasy takes the fight into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Almasy takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seifer Almasy dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Triplett gets tackled into the cage by Almasy. Almasy maintains the clinch.
Almasy working Triplett over with knees to the body.
Almasy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Triplett's face.
Almasy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Almasy is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Triplett has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Almasy after a bit of a struggle.

Almasy gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Almasy uses his free foot to push down on Triplett's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Triplett.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee warns Triplett that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Almasy tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Triplett is in a horrible position here. Almasy smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Triplett is breathing heavily.
Almasy controlling from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Triplett is trying to escape the mount.
Almasy looking to control and managing it successfully.
BOOM! Almasy connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Almasy controlling from mount.
Almasy unloading with bombs!
Almasy controlling from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Triplett keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Almasy raining down hammerfists from mount.
Almasy takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Almasy landing strikes from the mount.
Almasy controlling from mount.
Almasy landing strikes from the mount.
Almasy lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Almasy tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Almasy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Triplett can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Almasy working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Almasy controlling the pace for now.

Almasy working for a submission but Triplett is keeping him at bay.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Almasy unloads with some shots from mount but Triplett bucks and avoids them well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice elbow there by Almasy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seifer Almasy dominated that second round.
That's time! Almasy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

The fight stays on the outside here - Almasy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Almasy doesn't manage to clinch there - Triplett circles away.

Almasy darts in and clinches Triplett up against the cage.

Almasy lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Almasy content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Almasy is looking to pass Triplett's guard but actually Triplett recovers to full guard.
Almasy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Almasy is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Triplett takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Seifer Almasy wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Almasy tries to clinch up but Triplett circles away and keeps his distance.
Almasy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Seifer Almasy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Almasy gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Almasy gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Almasy not doing much here.
Almasy wants to free his trapped foot but Triplett is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almasy is working hard here to advance position.
Almasy controlling the action here.

We're going to have a standup here because Seifer Almasy wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Almasy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Triplett defends it nicely.
Triplett throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almasy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Almasy wants it to stay on the feet.

Almasy shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Almasy showed some decent athleticism there.
Almasy wants to pass to mount but Triplett is defending the position.
Almasy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Seifer Almasy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Almasy sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Seifer Almasy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Triplett trying to control from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Seifer Almasy has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Almasy drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Almasy preventing the sweep.
Almasy showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Seifer Almasy just wasn't active enough.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Triplett enables Almasy to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Triplett manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Raymond Triplett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Almasy seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Triplett keeping full guard, as Almasy tries to pass.

And that's the end of the fight!
Seifer Almasy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Almasy 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:25
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:25
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seifer Almasy!