PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Sean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Katsidis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Katsidis is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Troy Soundtrack - 06 The Greek Army and Its Defeat. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sean
vs
Katsidis

175 cm
21
130 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 New York, John Sean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Katsidis!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Dean Styles and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Katsidis. Those never looked like landing.
A counter left hand to the body from Sean misses its target.
Katsidis scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Katsidis misses with a combination

and Sean counters by moving into the clinch.
Sean holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Sean has picked Katsidis up - he's going for a ride! Sean dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Sean is taking a breather. Katsidis says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Sean is looking to advance position but Katsidis won't allow it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Sean decides to stand and escape the position.
Katsidis throws a combination. Sean tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Katsidis throws a nice looking combination but Sean bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Katsidis misses with a combination

and Sean counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sean stalling in the clinch.

Sean pulls guard effortlessly.

Sean looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Katsidis must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sean controlling the position.
Sean bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Katsidis's guard.

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sean pushing down on Katsidis's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Sean stalling.
Sean wants to free his trapped foot but Katsidis is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sean working over Katsidis with some ground and pound. Katsidis looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sean is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Katsidis!
Sean takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Katsidis looks winded!
Sean throws some wild stikes that Katsidis manages to avoid easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sean controlling his opponent.
Sean really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Katsidis wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Sean.
Katsidis blocking the ground and pound.
Sean content just to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sean unloading with bombs!
Katsidis taking shots to the head.
Sean takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Sean is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Katsidis has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Katsidis!

Sean had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Katsidis defends it easily.
Sean on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sean tries to get out of the position.

Sean had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Katsidis defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Sean dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Katsidis gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sean to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Sean gets to his feet. Katsidis looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Katsidis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Katsidis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sean throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Katsidis misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Katsidis falls off balance throwing a combination

and Sean counters with a single leg into guard. Katsidis didn't expect that.
Katsidis is breathing heavily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sean accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sean advances position into side control!
John Sean overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sean has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

Sean closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sean lands in his opponent's guard.
Sean postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sean is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Sean lands a couple of digs.
Sean has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sean throwing strikes but missing.
Sean with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sean distracts Katsidis with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sean not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Sean passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sean controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sean has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Sean shoots in and drives through. Katsidis sprawls well.
Katsidis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Sean has Katsidis up against the cage in a clinch.

Sean has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Katsidis clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!

Sean sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Katsidis taps out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). John Sean!