PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Saint Seiya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seiya kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Pegasus Fantasy. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Seiya
vs
Jr

165 cm
18
137 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Saint Seiya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, John Jr!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Seiya scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Seiya slips a jab from Jr.
Seiya fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jr is out of range.
Jr scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Seiya throws a hook but Jr blocks it.
Seiya thows a body shot but no joy.
Jr takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Seiya throws a sloppy body shot
and Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Seiya.
Seiya tries to score with a low kick but Jr moves his leg out of the way.
Jr looks to throw the jab but Seiya is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jr swings for the body but Seiya moves out of range.
Jr closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jr with a jab.
Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Seiya manages to avoid it.
Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Seiya manages to avoid it.
Seiya misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jr swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Seiya makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Seiya circles away from the clinch attempt.
Seiya throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jr misses the shot to the body.
Jr checks a low kick from Seiya.
Seiya is looking to wear down Jr with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jr misses the shot to the body.
Jr takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Seiya staying out of range there.
Seiya keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jr throws a body punch but Seiya moves out of range.

Seiya gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Seiya is leaning against Jr and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Seiya blocks an uppercut.
Come on Seiya - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Seiya pushes Jr back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seiya slowing the pace effectively.
Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Seiya.
Seiya blocks a body shot from Jr.
Seiya doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Seiya stalling the fight.
Seiya blocks a body shot from Jr.
Jr letting Seiya take a breather here.

Seiya breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Seiya throws a right hand that Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Jr also avoids with ease.
Jr avoids the body shot from Seiya.
Seiya scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jr checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jr staying out of range there.
Seiya lands with a hook. Jr tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jr looks winded!
Seiya takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Seiya throws a right and a left that Jr avoids nicely.
Seiya throws a combination. Jr tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Seiya walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Seiya is looking to score with low kicks.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No joy there for Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Seiya misses the shot to the body.
Jr lands a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Saint Seiya dominated that round.
That's time! Seiya's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Seiya lands with a straight right. Jr didn't see that one coming.
Seiya just misses with a punch to the body.
Jr takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Saint Seiya is winning the standup battle so far.
Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Seiya.
Seiya swings for the body but Jr moves out of range.
Seiya misses with a wild combination.
Jr cracks a nice hook into Seiya's ribs.
Seiya misses with an uppercut
and Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jr takes a swing at Seiya's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seiya ducks under a wild hook from Jr.
Seiya tries to land a leg kick but Jr saw it coming and moves away.
Seiya scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Seiya moves out of range of the strikes.
Jr checks a low kick from Seiya.
Seiya misses with a wild body shot.
Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Seiya.
Seiya misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jr.
Seiya tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seiya avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Seiya.
Seiya moves out of range of the strikes.
Seiya avoids the body shot from Jr.
Jr is breathing heavily.
Jr loads up on a big right hand but Seiya slips the punch.
A slow jab from Seiya misses its intended target.
Seiya keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Seiya ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Seiya.

Seiya clinches up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Seiya controls the action.
Seiya displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jr up against the cage.
Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Seiya stalling in the clinch.
Jr working aggressively here.
Seiya stalls.
Seiya lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Seiya.
Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Seiya manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Seiya.
Seiya blocks a body shot from Jr.
Seiya displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jr up against the cage.
Seiya is working Jr over against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jr.
Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Saint Seiya dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Seiya ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jr moves away.
Seiya connects with a single shot there.
Seiya misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jr.
Jr throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Seiya keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jr misses with a looping right.
Seiya misses with a series of wild punches.

Seiya gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Seiya lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jr misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seiya is trying to stall.
Jr misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Seiya.
Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Seiya is trying to maintain a safe position but Jr gets an underhook and turns Seiya into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Seiya.
Seiya is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Jr fails to land.
Jr prevents Seiya from breaking the clinch.
Seiya controlling the action here for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Seiya stalling in the clinch but Jr improves position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Seiya.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Saint Seiya.
Seiya misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jr slips under a jab from Seiya.
Seiya moves out of range as Jr strikes.
Jr dodges the punch combination from Seiya.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jr checks the leg kick.
Seiya misses with a body punch
and Jr counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Seiya manages to avoid it.
Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Seiya is just out of range.
A big left from Seiya misses.
Jr lands a glancing blow to the side of Seiya's head.
Saint Seiya is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Seiya moves away.
Seiya stuns Jr with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Seiya cracks Jr with a good jab.
Seiya showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jr.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seiya misses the body punch
and Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fighters circle momentarily. Seiya darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Seiya lands with a shot to the body.
Seiya jabs at Jr's body.
Seiya digs a good hook to Jr's body.
A shot to the liver by Seiya. Beautiful body shot.
Seiya walks into a left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Seiya throws a sloppy body shot
and Jr counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
John Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Seiya lands a two punch combo.

And that's the end of the fight!
Saint Seiya showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Seiya 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saint Seiya!
A very excited looking Saint Seiya rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.