PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Esa Wideroos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kelemi Seia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Seia's choice of entrance music: The Offspring - All i Want. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Kelemi Seia was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Wideroos
vs
Seia

190 cm
28
220 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

190 cm
31
209 lbs
21 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

KAISER

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 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Esa Wideroos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kelemi Seia!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seia tries to land a front kick but Wideroos steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A solid body kick from Wideroos.
Seia is looking to clinch.
Wideroos lands a head shot.
Wideroos misses with a hook. Seia ducked under it nicely.
Seia on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wideroos. Wideroos obviously looking to wear him down.
Seia blocks the body kick.
Seia jabs at Wideroos's body.
Wideroos lands a body shot.
Seia throws a leg kick which misses Wideroos's front leg but catches the back leg as Wideroos tries to avoid it.
Seia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wideroos throwing a counter right hand but Seia manages to avoid it.
Seia connects with a high kick.
Wideroos tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Seia is able to avoid easily.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wideroos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Seia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wideroos is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Seia pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Seia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wideroos blocks a body shot from Seia.
Seia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Seia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good body shot from Seia.
Wideroos tries to work over Seia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Seia has a couple of punches blocked by Wideroos.
Wideroos prevents a body shot from Seia.
Seia misses with a punch on the inside.
Wideroos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Seia.
Seia has a couple of punches blocked by Wideroos.
Seia lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Seia dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Seia swings wildly with an uppercut but Wideroos uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've been informed that Seia has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seia scores with a nice hook to the head.
Seia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Seia cracks Wideroos with a nice body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Seia creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Seia lands a shot to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Wideroos has been working on his balance at Sun Tzu's Art of War, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Seia.
Seia scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Wideroos breaks from the clinch.
Seia avoids the head kick by Wideroos.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wideroos is looking to score with low kicks.
Wideroos walks into a jab.
Kelemi Seia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Wideroos misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seia throws a body shot but no joy.
Seia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wideroos throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wideroos backing away here, and Seia unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Seia fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wideroos throws a poor cross that misses
and Seia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wideroos moves away from the strike by Seia.
Wideroos has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Seia finds it's way round the side to connect with Wideroos's head.
Wideroos throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Seia checks a leg kick.
Wideroos looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wideroos throws a head kick but Seia moves out of range.
Seia jabs at Wideroos's body.
Seia throws a chopping leg kick but Wideroos manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Wideroos lands with a hook. Seia tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wideroos slips a jab from Seia.
Wideroos was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Seia connects with a body shot that sends Wideroos's belly button to the back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Seia avoids the head kick by Wideroos.
Wideroos gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Seia.
Seia avoids the head kick by Wideroos.
Seia doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Seia moves out of range as Wideroos strikes.
Wideroos misses with a looping right.
Wideroos feints and then cracks Seia's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Seia down.
That kick from Seia tenderised Wideroos's leg. Wideroos is trying to keep his angry face on.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wideroos.
Seia looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Seia moves out of range as Wideroos throws a body kick.
Seia moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wideroos misses with a body kick.
Seia avoids a kick to the body.
Wideroos throws a push kick but Seia slaps the foot to one side.
Seia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big left from Seia misses.
Wideroos appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kelemi Seia dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Wideroos looks to score with a jab to the body but Seia is just out of range.
Seia throws a looping overhand right but Wideroos ducks down to avoid it.
Seia moves into range and connects with a jab.
Seia fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wideroos.
Seia moves out of range of the strikes.
Seia connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Seia moves out of range of the strikes.
Seia counters with a body kick.
Seia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wideroos.
Seia throws a wild body kick that Wideroos sees coming a mile off.
Seia lands with a thumping leg kick.
Seia just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Wideroos misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seia takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wideroos takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wideroos pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wideroos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Seia. Seia obviously looking to wear him down.
Wideroos throws a leg kick which misses Seia's front leg but catches the back leg as Seia tries to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wideroos looks to throw the jab but Seia is out of range.
Wideroos pivots, looking for a leg kick but Seia is out of range and Wideroos settles back down.
Seia takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Seia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Seia lands a jab to Wideroos's midsection.
Wideroos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Seia.
Seia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wideroos.
Wideroos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Seia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wideroos throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Seia! But no joy.
Seia jabs Wideroos right on the nose. Wideroos blinks but takes it well.
Seia is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Seia slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That kick from Seia tenderised Wideroos's leg. Wideroos is trying to keep his angry face on.
Seia connects with a body shot.
Wideroos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Seia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Seia slips under a jab from Wideroos.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wideroos.
Seia is looking to clinch but Wideroos is avoiding it.
A jab lands there for Wideroos.
Wideroos is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Seia lands a nice looking kick to the body. Wideroos takes a step back to recover.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wideroos. Seia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wideroos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Seia takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Seia looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wideroos looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Seia lands a nice hook to Wideroos's body. Wideroos takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Seia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Seia tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Wideroos counters with a straight right hand.
Seia avoids a kick to the body.
Seia keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Seia throws a looping overhand right but Wideroos ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Seia scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wideroos lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Seia has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Seia and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Seia avoids the head kick by Wideroos.
Seia bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wideroos's head backwards.
Wideroos throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Seia stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A solid body kick from Seia.
Seia lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wideroos takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wideroos.
Seia thuds his right hand into Wideroos's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Seia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wideroos.
Seia lands an overhand right.
Seia lunges at Wideroos with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wideroos's hand.

Wideroos gets the takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Seia seems a little lost for a moment, as Wideroos dominates the positioning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seia is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Wideroos has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Seia is looking for a sweep.
Wideroos in side control, throwing shots but Seia defends.
Seia is looking to reverse the position.
Seia struggling a bit here.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kelemi Seia will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Wideroos takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Seia gets a clinch.
Seia misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Seia on the inside.
Wideroos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kelemi Seia seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wideroos tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Seia lands a hook to the side of the head.
Seia throws a head punch that misses.
Wideroos missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seia lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Seia blocks a body shot from Wideroos.
Seia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Seia lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wideroos backwards.
Seia lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wideroos or not.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wideroos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Seia has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Seia can't find room to land a body shot as Wideroos controls the action.
Wideroos lands a knee to the body.
Wideroos wants to break free but Seia has control.
Wideroos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Seia avoids it.
Seia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wideroos missing with knees to the body.
Seia blocks a body shot from Wideroos.
Seia lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wideroos backwards.
Seia can't find room to land a body shot as Wideroos controls the action.
Seia tries to work over Wideroos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wideroos is trying to break the clinch but Seia is controlling him.
Wideroos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Seia.
Wideroos is looking for a takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seia manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Wideroos taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from Seia fails to land.
Seia scores with a nice hook to the head.
Seia misses with a punch on the inside.
Wideroos blocks a body shot from Seia.
A hook to the body from Seia.
Esa Wideroos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Still in the clinch, Seia scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wideroos misses with an elbow over the top.
Seia avoiding damage as Wideroos throws knees to the body.
Seia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Seia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wideroos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Seia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Seia working aggressively here.
Seia lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Seia managing to block the knees to the body from Wideroos.

Wideroos breaks from the clinch.
Seia scores with a nice right hand.
Wideroos drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wideroos misses with a looping left.
Wideroos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Seia scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The fighters circle momentarily. Seia darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Seia blocks a head kick by Wideroos.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Seia! But no joy.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wideroos.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Esa Wideroos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wideroos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Seia fails in his attempt to clinch.
Good leg kick by Seia there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Seia tries to clinch up.
A quick step to the side and Wideroos tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wideroos will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Seia takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wideroos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Seia scores with a decent looking hook.
Seia lands a nice looking body kick.
Nice body punch from Seia.
Wideroos on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A swing and a miss from Wideroos.
Seia doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Wideroos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kelemi Seia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Seia winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kelemi Seia!