PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joshua Styles (ranked 3895 p4p, 461 weight class) and Syd Sydney (ranked 4273 p4p, 502 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Styles
vs
Sydney

183 cm
27
177 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

178 cm
27
177 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Threads of HARDCORE

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Joshua Styles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Syd Sydney!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sydney fails with an attempt to clinch.
A punch combination from Styles misses.
Styles takes a swing at Sydney's ribcage but misses.
Sydney tries to counter with a clinch but Styles shakes him off and moves away.
Styles misses with a wild combination.
Sydney walks into a stiff left hand from Styles.
Styles connects with a looping right hand.
Sydney swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sydney looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Styles scores with a sloppy right hand. Sydney should have avoided that one.
Styles lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sydney circles away quickly and effectively.
And Sydney tries to counter it with a takedown but Styles pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Styles looks to throw the jab but Sydney is out of range.

Styles darts in and clinches Sydney up against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Styles.

Sydney jumps guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Styles is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Sydney manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Styles manages to get himself to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sydney working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Styles's head.
Sydney trying to control the position from guard on top but Styles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sydney looking to pass the guard.
Sydney scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sydney has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sydney sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Styles's guard.
Styles knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sydney on the ground.
Sydney wants to control but Styles is keeping him busy.
Styles is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sydney thows a huge punch but Styles dodges it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sydney trying to control from half guard but Styles is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sydney works his foot free and advances to mount.
Sydney lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Styles hang on?
Styles taking shots to the head.
Sydney raining down hammerfists from mount.
Styles is breathing heavily.
Sydney working Styles over with strikes here.

Styles is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sydney scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Oh Styles is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Styles takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Sydney's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Syd Sydney!
Syd Sydney tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.