PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jakub Seidel (ranked 5402 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marko Mussu (ranked 5562 p4p, 0 weight class). Marko Mussu will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Seidel
vs
Mussu

188 cm
23
290 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

209 cm
22
280 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jakub Seidel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Marko Mussu!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mussu tries to land a front kick but Seidel steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mussu pushes Seidel away with a front kick.

Mussu clinches up with Seidel and pushes him back against the cage.
Seidel avoiding damage as Mussu throws knees to the body.

Mussu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mussu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Seidel swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Seidel has taken the fight to the clinch.
A knee to the head by Mussu.

Mussu breaks from the clinch.
Seidel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mussu tries to clinch but Seidel moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Seidel misses its target.
Mussu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mussu looks winded!
Horrible takedown attempt by Seidel or perhaps it was just good defense by Mussu, which made it look bad.
Seidel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mussu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Seidel gets a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Mussu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Seidel blocks the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mussu keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mussu follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Mussu throws a leg kick
and Seidel counters with a lovely shot to the body.

Seidel clinches.
Mussu has Seidel pressed against the cage, preventing Seidel from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mussu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Seidel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Seidel is trying to break free.
Mussu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Seidel tries to break the clinch but Mussu is controlling the position.
Seidel wants to get back to striking at distance but Mussu won't allow it.
Seidel digs a right hand underneath Mussu's ribcage. Mussu let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mussu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Seidel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Seidel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Seidel is looking to break free of the clinch but Mussu has double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seidel tries to break free but Mussu pushes him back against the cage.
Seidel takes a knee right on the jaw!
Seidel wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mussu has him pressed against the cage.
Seidel is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mussu gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jakub Seidel. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Mussu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Seidel swinging wildly here.
Seidel looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

Seidel closes the distance and pushes Mussu back into the cage.
Seidel is trying to break free.

Mussu breaks from the clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Seidel.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Seidel wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Seidel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Seidel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mussu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mussu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mussu shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mussu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mussu throws a chopping leg kick but Seidel manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Marko Mussu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mussu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mussu tries to close the distance and clinch but Seidel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mussu is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Seidel.

It looks like Marko Mussu has been cut.
Seidel moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Mussu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Seidel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mussu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mussu displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Seidel.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seidel doesn't manage to clinch there - Mussu circles away.
Seidel bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

Seidel moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mussu throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Seidel looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mussu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Seidel blocks it with crossed arms.
Seidel wants to get back to striking at distance but Mussu won't allow it.

Mussu breaks the clinch.
Seidel tries to clinch there but Mussu circles away.
Marko Mussu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Seidel avoids a kick to the body.
Mussu tries to land a front kick but Seidel steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

Mussu gets tackled into the cage by Seidel. Seidel maintains the clinch.
Seidel is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jakub Seidel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marko Mussu's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Mussu keeps the fight on the outside.
Seidel doesn't manage to clinch there - Mussu circles away.
Mussu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jakub Seidel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Seidel moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Seidel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mussu can do to turn this around?
Mussu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Seidel takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Seidel shoots in looking for a takedown but Mussu manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Seidel's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Seidel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Seidel lands a nice shot to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Mussu in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Seidel shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mussu but Mussu pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Seidel rushes Mussu and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mussu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Seidel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mussu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Seidel avoids it.
Mussu with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seidel working hard to break the clinch.

Seidel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Seidel is looking to wear down Mussu with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Seidel takes the fight into the clinch.

Mussu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A combination from Seidel does no damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Seidel. Mussu does a little dance to reset his feet.

Seidel takes the fight into the clinch.
Mussu tries a knee to the head but Seidel blocks it.
Seidel has had enough of the clinch but Mussu keeps him there for the moment.
Seidel blocks an elbow strike.
Mussu lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seidel wants to break the clinch but can't.
Seidel is trying to push Mussu away but Mussu has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Mussu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mussu misses with a body kick.
Seidel throws a push kick but Mussu slaps the foot to one side.
Mussu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Seidel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Seidel tries to clinch up.
An inside leg kick lands from Mussu.
Mussu throws the kick towards the body but Seidel avoids it.
Mussu lands with a thumping leg kick.

Seidel clinches up with Mussu and pushes him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mussu throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mussu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Seidel wants to clinch.
A low kick from Mussu misses
and Seidel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mussu tries to clinch there but Seidel circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Seidel is defended easily by Mussu.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jakub Seidel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Seidel stuns Mussu with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Seidel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mussu circles away quickly and effectively.

Mussu pushes Seidel up against the cage in a clinch.

Mussu breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seidel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Seidel misses with a double jab.
Mussu is looking to land body kicks.
Mussu walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Seidel lands a right hook to the body.
Jakub Seidel is winning the standup battle so far.
Mussu throws a body kick that misses
and Seidel counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Seidel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Horrible takedown attempt by Seidel or perhaps it was just good defense by Mussu, which made it look bad.
Mussu dodges the punch combination from Seidel.
Mussu moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Good leg kick by Mussu there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jakub Seidel will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Marko Mussu's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Mussu misses with a body kick.
Mussu looks to land a body kick but Seidel moved away.
Seidel lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Seidel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mussu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mussu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Seidel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Mussu has closed the distance and engaged Seidel in a clinch.
Seidel is trying to push Mussu away but Mussu has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Seidel wants to break free but Mussu has control.
Mussu misses with a knee to the head.
Mussu has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Seidel seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Mussu can turn it around.
Seidel wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Mussu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Seidel tries to clinch up but Mussu circles away and keeps his distance.
Mussu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Seidel clinches up with Mussu and pushes him back against the cage.

Mussu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mussu misses with a body kick.
Seidel seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Seidel misses with a few strikes there.
Seidel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mussu misses with the body kick
and Seidel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mussu misses with a kick to the body
and Seidel counters with a nice uppercut.
Seidel's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Seidel duly obliges.
Seidel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Seidel throws a one two combo.

Seidel moves into the clinch successfully.
Mussu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Seidel avoids the elbow strike from Mussu, against the cage.
Mussu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Seidel is defending well for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Mussu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mussu swats away the attempt to clinch by Seidel.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mussu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Seidel circles away from the clinch attempt
and Seidel counters with a left and a right that stings Mussu.
Seidel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mussu tries to land a body kick
and Seidel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mussu tries to land a leg kick but Seidel saw it coming and moves away.

Seidel clinches up with Mussu and pushes him back against the cage.
Mussu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Seidel tries to break free but Mussu pushes him back against the cage.
Seidel tries to break the clinch but Mussu is controlling the position.
Seidel is trying to force a seperation but Mussu has the dominant position.
Seidel is looking to break free of the clinch but Mussu has double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seidel is trying to break the clinch but Mussu is controlling him.

Mussu breaks from the clinch.
Seidel doesn't manage to clinch there - Mussu circles away.
Mussu lands with a nice body kick.
Mussu connects with an inside leg kick.
Seidel moves in looking to clinch but Mussu pushes him off.
Mussu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Seidel throws a series of punches but Mussu moves out of range.
Mussu throws a wild body kick that Seidel sees coming a mile off.
Seidel wants to clinch up but Mussu keeps it at a distance.
Mussu throws a front kick aimed at Seidel's knee but Seidel avoids it well.
Seidel tries to clinch but Mussu is having none of it.
Seidel throws a wild body kick that Mussu sees coming a mile off.
Mussu fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Seidel checks it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mussu moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Seidel moves out of range of the body kick from Mussu.
Seidel tries a low kick but Mussu avoids it.
Mussu shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

Seidel has Mussu up against the cage in a clinch.

Mussu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marko Mussu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mussu throws a chopping leg kick but Seidel manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
It looked like Seidel wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mussu lets loose with a powerful body kick. Seidel will feel that in the morning.
Seidel lands a jab-cross combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Seidel fails with an attempt to clinch.
A clash of legs there as Seidel blocks the low kick.
Mussu throws a leg kick but Seidel sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jakub Seidel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mussu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jakub Seidel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Seidel 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jakub Seidel!