PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Player Two (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brendon Segura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Two
vs
Segura

175 cm
22
175 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

179 cm
23
170 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Player Two!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brendon Segura!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Two throws a nice inside leg kick.

Two moves into the clinch.

Two breaks the clinch.

Two pushes Segura up against the cage in a clinch.
Segura is looking to control Two's arms but Two gets an underhook and turns him. Now Segura has his back to the cage.

Segura's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Two lands with a nice combination. Segura backs away looking to recover.
Segura misses with a series of wild punches.
Two wants to clinch up but Segura keeps it at a distance.
Two lands with a slapping head kick.
Two is looking to clinch but Segura is avoiding it.
Segura closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Two tries a head kick but it misses.
Segura looks to score with a jab to the body but Two is just out of range.
Segura blocks a head kick by Two.
Segura avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Segura wants to clinch.
Player Two seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Segura moves out of range as Two throws a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Two tries to close the distance and clinch up but Segura swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Two doesn't manage to clinch there - Segura circles away.

Two closes the distance and clinches.
Segura wants to stall.

Two manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Two looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Segura blocks a head kick by Two.
Two circles away from the clinch attempt.
Segura avoids the head kick by Two.
Segura fails to land with a series of punches.

Two rushes Segura and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Two's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Two avoids the head kick by Segura.
Segura tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Segura closes the distance and clinches.
Two with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Segura is trying to break free.
Segura is trying to stall.

Two pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Two is looking to clinch but Segura is avoiding it.
Two throws a sloppy head kick and Segura moves out of range easily.
Two tries to close the distance and clinch but Segura swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Segura tries to close the distance and clinch but Two swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Segura waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Two.
Segura swinging wildly here.
Segura is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Segura fails in his attempt to clinch.
Segura wants to clinch.
Segura is looking to clinch.
Segura tries to clinch there but Two circles away.

Segura tries to keep at a distance but Two has taken the fight into the clinch.

Two pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Segura throws a head kick but Two moves out of range.

Segura rushes Two and presses him up against the cage.
Two throws a knee to the head but misses.
Segura looking to slow down the pace here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Two misses with a knee strike.
Segura is trying to force a seperation but Two has the dominant position.

Two breaks the clinch.
Two tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Two looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A head kick misses from Two.

Two closes the distance and clinches.
Two misses with a knee strike.
Segura scores with an uppercut up the middle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Two with a knee to the head.
Two is trying to break the clinch but Segura is controlling him.

Two breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Two has closed the distance and engaged Segura in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Two tries a head kick but it misses.
Segura throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Two drives through and clinches with Segura against the cage.
Segura tries to land knees in the clinch but Two avoids the damage to the body.
Segura tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Segura looking to stall.
Segura wants to break the clinch but can't.
Two keeps control of Segura as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Segura stalls.
Segura lands a nice shot to the body.
Segura is trying to break free.

Two pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Two throws a head kick that Segura semi-blocks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Segura tries to clinch but Two is having none of it.
Segura is looking to clinch.
Two lands with a kick to the temple. Segura shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Brendon Segura is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Two is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Player Two is winning the standup battle so far.
Two is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Segura looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Segura gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Two has had enough of the clinch but Segura keeps him there for the moment.
Two keeps control of Segura as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Two with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Segura.
Two with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Segura manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Two.
Two throws a lazy head kick

and Segura moves into the clinch.
Segura is looking to break free of the clinch but Two has double underhooks.
Two landing knees to the head.
Segura crunches a lovely knee into Two's ribcage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Two tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Segura tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Two manages to break the clinch.
Segura misses with a body kick.
Segura throws a right hand that Two ducks under and follows up with a left that Two also avoids with ease.
Segura circles away from the clinch attempt.
Player Two is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Two tries to clinch but Segura moves out of range.
Segura wants to clinch up but Two keeps it at a distance.
Segura is looking to land body kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Segura fails with an attempt to clinch.
Segura tries to clinch there but Two circles away.
Two is looking to clinch.
Two tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Segura manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Two moves into range and clinches up with Segura.
Two lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Two is trying to break the clinch but Segura is controlling him.

Two pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Two drives through and clinches with Segura against the cage.

Segura pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Segura wants to clinch.
Segura wants to clinch up but Two keeps it at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Segura tries to clinch but Two is having none of it.
Two throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Two tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Segura manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Segura avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Segura lands with a right to the head.

Two manages to break the clinch.

Two rushes Segura and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Two looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Segura is trying to force a seperation but Two has the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Segura wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Two has him pressed against the cage.
Two with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Segura is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Two is keeping busy.

Two breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Brendon Segura will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Two throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Two lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Segura circles away quickly and effectively.
Two tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Segura tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Two paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Segura moves into the clinch.
Segura working hard to break the clinch.
Two tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Two jumps into guard, dragging Segura to the mat.
Segura not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Segura throws a big right hand that misses.
Segura postures up in Two's guard and throws a big left but Two blocks it.
Two is looking to stand up but Segura isn't so interested in that idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Segura works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Two has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Segura is working away from the top position though.
Two is refusing to be controlled, as Segura sits in half guard.
Segura sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Two defending well though.
Two is trying to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Segura is controlling the pace.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Segura clinches up with Two and pushes him back against the cage.

Segura pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Segura tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Segura tries to clinch there but Two circles away.
Segura misses with the combination.
Segura avoids the head kick by Two.

Segura gets tackled into the cage by Two. Two maintains the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Two fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Segura is looking to break free of the clinch but Two has double underhooks.
Two tries a knee to the head but Segura blocks it.

Segura's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Segura is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Segura misses with a double jab.
Two throws a head kick but Segura moves out of range.
Two keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Two fails in his attempt to clinch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Two.
Segura tries to clinch there but Two circles away.
Two is looking to clinch.
Two moves in looking to clinch but Segura pushes him off.
Two wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Two misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Segura tries to close the distance and clinch up but Two swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Two keeps the fight on the outside.
Segura misses with a wild combination.
Segura tries to clinch there but Two circles away.
Two tries to clinch
and Segura counters with a left to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Segura, right into the meat.

Two closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Two misses with a knee strike.
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!
Segura is pushing Two up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Segura breaks the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brendon Segura comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Segura has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!