PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sol Oneal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Seivard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seivard has chosen No Sleep Til Brooklyn by the Beastie Boys as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Oneal
vs
Seivard

180 cm
18
161 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

172 cm
19
162 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

Victory! Sports Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sol Oneal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kyle Seivard!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Seivard shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Oneal is not content to let Seivard control the position.
Seivard missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Seivard thows a huge punch but Oneal dodges it nicely.
Seivard lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Oneal has hold of Seivard's hands but Seivard slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Oneal blocking the ground and pound attempt from Seivard.
Oneal keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Seivard has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Seivard throwing shots but Oneal is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oneal tries to roll over but Seivard keeps him under control.

Seivard is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Oneal as he works his way to full guard.
Oneal trying to control the position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oneal preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Seivard won't allow Oneal to sweep him here.
Seivard content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Seivard throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Seivard throws a big elbow that misses.
Seivard throws a big right hand that misses.

Oneal is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Seivard defends well.
Seivard is looking to work some ground and pound but Oneal has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Seivard controlling from the top position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Seivard throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Seivard connects with a couple of short punches.
Seivard is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Seivard trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Seivard loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Oneal dodges the punch combination from Seivard.
Seivard has a takedown stuffed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seivard shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Oneal pinned against the cage. Oneal gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Seivard drives through and clinches with Oneal against the cage.
Seivard blocks a body shot from Oneal.

Seivard gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Oneal keeping moving, preventing Seivard from controlling successfully.
Seivard postures up in Oneal's guard and throws a big left but Oneal blocks it.
Seivard throws a big right hand that misses.
Seivard postures up in Oneal's guard and throws a big left but Oneal blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seivard scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Oneal can't keep his opponent in guard - Seivard advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Seivard is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Oneal has managed to free his arm - good work.
Seivard not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Seivard working over Oneal with some ground and pound. Oneal looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Seivard is looking to stall here but Oneal recovers full guard.
Seivard postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Seivard with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Seivard dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Oneal dives in and grabs Seivard's left leg, looking for a takedown. Seivard pushes down on Oneal's head and hops out.

Seivard fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Oneal sprawls well initially but Seivard persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Seivard lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Seivard throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Seivard seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Oneal is concentrating on defense, preventing Seivard from advancing position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seivard looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Oneal with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Seivard lands strikes from half guard.
Seivard stalling.
Oneal blocking the ground and pound attempt from Seivard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oneal holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Seivard thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Oneal keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Seivard is trying to control the action in half guard but Oneal is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ground and pound from Seivard.
Oneal is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Seivard scores with a couple of nice shots.

Oneal is rocked!
Oneal taking some punishment here, with Seivard in his half guard.
Oh Oneal is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kyle Seivard has got the better of the ground game so far.
Seivard scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Seivard is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Oneal defends it well.
Seivard is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Oneal is hurt! He's hurt bad - Seivard fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Oneal from any more punishment! Congratulations to Seivard! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kyle Seivard!
Kyle Seivard seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.