PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anton Seeberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaspar Saroa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seeberg comes to the ring accompanied by Alice in chains - Check my brain. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Seeberg
vs
Saroa

172 cm
27
176 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

170 cm
30
185 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

GRAND Royal Wear

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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anton Seeberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gaspar Saroa!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Daniel Cesar and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seeberg lands with a kick to the ribs.
Saroa shoots in but no luck this time.
Seeberg takes a swing at Saroa's ribcage but misses.
Gaspar Saroa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Seeberg throws a head kick but Saroa moves out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Saroa crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Seeberg - the referee stops the clock and Saroa gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Seeberg. Saroa manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Saroa shoots for a takedown but Seeberg saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Saroa shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Seeberg as he avoids it easily.
Anton Seeberg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gaspar Saroa.
Saroa tries to score a power double leg takedown but Seeberg sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Saroa somewhat.
Seeberg lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
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!
Saroa blocks the body kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Seeberg.
Seeberg scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Saroa looks for a takedown but Seeberg sprawls well.
Seeberg pushes Saroa away with a front kick.
Saroa looks winded!
Saroa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Seeberg.
Seeberg misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Seeberg takes a swing at Saroa's ribcage but misses.
Saroa avoids the head kick by Seeberg.
A head kick misses from Seeberg.
Saroa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Saroa avoids the head kick by Seeberg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saroa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Seeberg defends it nicely.
A head kick from Seeberg lands but Saroa takes it in his stride.
Seeberg displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Saroa.
Seeberg pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Saroa needs to keep his hands up - Seeberg had a free shot at his head there.
Seeberg throws a wild body kick that Saroa sees coming a mile off.
Saroa shoots for a double leg takedown but Seeberg sprawls well. He's pushed Saroa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Seeberg tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Seeberg doesn't manage to clinch there - Saroa circles away.
An inside leg kick from Saroa misses.
Saroa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Saroa tries to score a power double leg takedown but Seeberg sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Saroa somewhat.

Saroa closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Seeberg looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seeberg is looking to control Saroa's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Seeberg avoid being mounted?

Saroa moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Seeberg.
Saroa landing a few strikes.
Seeberg is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Saroa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Seeberg keeps working.

Saroa tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Saroa has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Saroa is working Seeberg over with some ground and pound from side control.
Saroa is working Seeberg over with some ground and pound from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seeberg is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Saroa lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Saroa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Saroa in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Seeberg on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Seeberg is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Saroa's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Saroa throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Saroa is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Saroa looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Seeberg with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Seeberg looking for submissions off his back.
Seeberg taking some punishment here, with Saroa in his half guard.

That's four 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!
Saroa looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Seeberg is staying active underneath Saroa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Seeberg looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Saroa seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nice strikes from Saroa there.

Seeberg is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Saroa pulls his head out easily.
Saroa lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Seeberg is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anton Seeberg dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Seeberg pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Seeberg is looking to land body kicks.

Saroa closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Seeberg did well to prevent Saroa getting side control.
Seeberg is refusing to be controlled, as Saroa sits in half guard.

Seeberg looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Saroa moves nicely into side control.
Saroa is chipping away with strikes.
Saroa trying to control the action but Seeberg is working from the bottom.
Gaspar Saroa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Seeberg tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Saroa wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Saroa looking to control but instead Seeberg has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Saroa takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Saroa there.
Saroa takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Seeberg actively working from the bottom here.
Saroa lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Seeberg is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Seeberg looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Seeberg knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Saroa on the ground.
Saroa trying to control from half guard but Seeberg is working away.
Seeberg has hold of Saroa's hands but Saroa slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Saroa trying to control from half guard but Seeberg is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Saroa seems to be working for a kimura but Seeberg defends the submission attempt.
Saroa lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saroa throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Seeberg is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Saroa pulls his head out easily.
Seeberg is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Saroa scores with a couple of nice shots.
Saroa takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Seeberg looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Saroa is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Seeberg has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Saroa is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Seeberg is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Saroa scores with a couple of nice shots.
Saroa drops an elbow to the side of Seeberg's head.
Saroa is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Saroa is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Saroa is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Seeberg doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Saroa.

Seeberg looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seeberg is staying active underneath Saroa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Saroa is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Seeberg!
Saroa wants to control the pace but Seeberg is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saroa in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Saroa looking to finish Seeberg with some ground and pound. This is bad for Seeberg!
Seeberg is trying desperately to improve position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saroa raining down hammerfists from mount.

Seeberg is rocked!
Saroa pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Oh Seeberg is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Saroa is working for a guillotine from mount but Seeberg frees his head quite easily.
Saroa postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Seeberg badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Saroa around the waist but Saroa pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Saroa is the winner by TKO! Saroa jumps onto the ropes and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gaspar Saroa!
Gaspar Saroa decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.