PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tim Armstrong (ranked 2699 p4p, 2976 weight class) and Nathaniel Syndicate (ranked 347 p4p, 372 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Armstrong
vs
Syndicate

181 cm
24
195
4 - 4 - 0

174 cm
26
190
6 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Arcticus University: London

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tim Armstrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Nathaniel Syndicate!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Syndicate gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Armstrong misses with a looping left.
Armstrong scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Armstrong misses with an uppercut.
Nice uppercut lands for Armstrong. That snapped Syndicate's head back.
Armstrong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Syndicate.
Armstrong misses with a straight left.
Armstrong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A good leg kick by Armstrong.
Armstrong lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Syndicate throws a shot from downtown. Armstrong moves away and avoids it.
Armstrong swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Syndicate counter with a right hand.
Syndicate's jab looks to have found its range, popping Armstrong under the eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Armstrong misses the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong looks to score with a jab to the body but Syndicate is just out of range.
Syndicate ducks under a wild hook from Armstrong.
Armstrong defending well as Syndicate loads up on a big left hand.
Armstrong looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Armstrong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Syndicate.
Syndicate avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Syndicate throws a counter combo.
Armstrong ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Armstrong turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Syndicate throws a right and a left that Armstrong avoids nicely.
Armstrong misses with a wild body shot.
Armstrong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Syndicate checks a leg kick.
Armstrong takes a swing at Syndicate's ribcage but misses.
Syndicate loads up on a big right hand but Armstrong slips the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong scores with a jab to the body.
Syndicate connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Armstrong throws a body shot but no joy.
Syndicate throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Syndicate uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Armstrong.
A chopping leg kick lands by Armstrong.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Armstrong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Syndicate was well out of range. Poor timing from Armstrong.
Syndicate takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Armstrong swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Syndicate.
Syndicate staying out of range there.
Syndicate looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Syndicate misses with a body punch
and Armstrong counters with a straight right hand.
Syndicate thuds a left hand into Armstrong's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Syndicate avoids the body shot from Armstrong.
Armstrong's corner calls for a 1-2. Armstrong obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Armstrong keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Armstrong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Armstrong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Syndicate.
Armstrong throws a body punch but Syndicate moves out of range.
Armstrong sizes up Syndicate with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Armstrong connects with a leg kick.
Armstrong scores with a sloppy right hand. Syndicate should have avoided that one.
Syndicate looks to land a right hand but Armstrong moved out of range.
Syndicate throws a hook to the side of Armstrong's head but Armstrong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Armstrong jabs Syndicate right on the nose. Syndicate blinks but takes it well.
Armstrong uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Syndicate has time to react.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Syndicate slips under a jab from Armstrong.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Syndicate misses with a few strikes there.
Armstrong tried to counter with a leg kick but Syndicate avoided it.
Syndicate takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Armstrong is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Syndicate swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Syndicate walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Armstrong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Syndicate manages to avoid it.
Armstrong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Syndicate.
Armstrong lands with a right hand.
Syndicate throws a nice looking combination but Armstrong bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Armstrong throwing a counter right hand but Syndicate manages to avoid it.
Syndicate throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Armstrong 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.

Armstrong throws a body shot but no joy.
Syndicate throws a right and a left that both miss.
Armstrong misses with a body shot.
Syndicate throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Syndicate slips a jab from Armstrong.
Armstrong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Syndicate can do to turn this around?
Armstrong buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Armstrong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Syndicate moves away.
A combination from Syndicate does no damage.
Armstrong swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Syndicate catches Armstrong with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Armstrong on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Armstrong throws a body shot but no joy.
Armstrong connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Armstrong. Syndicate does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong throws a lazy right hand but Syndicate sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Syndicate uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Armstrong.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Syndicate might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Armstrong has got the better of the exchanges.
Syndicate keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Syndicate might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Armstrong getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Good work by Syndicate as he checks the leg kick.
It seemed like Syndicate was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Syndicate throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Armstrong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Syndicate.
Armstrong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Syndicate moves away.
Syndicate misses with a wild body shot.
Armstrong on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Armstrong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Syndicate misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong throws a body punch but Syndicate moves out of range.
Syndicate moves out of range of the strikes.
Syndicate throws a predictable looking body shot
and Armstrong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Syndicate will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Armstrong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Syndicate manages to avoid it.
Armstrong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Syndicate.
Syndicate throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Armstrong counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Syndicate waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Armstrong.
Armstrong with a hook.
Syndicate slips under a jab from Armstrong.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Syndicate misses with a hook.
Syndicate scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Armstrong doesn't seem bothered though.
Syndicate takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Syndicate throws a shot from downtown. Armstrong moves away and avoids it.
Armstrong rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Syndicate counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tim Armstrong is winning the standup battle so far.
Armstrong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Syndicate.
Armstrong takes a swing at Syndicate's ribcage but misses.
Syndicate throws a counter combo.
Syndicate throws a hook but Armstrong avoids it easily.
Syndicate looks to land a right hand but Armstrong moved out of range.
Armstrong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Armstrong with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Syndicate to score with a decent uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Syndicate throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Armstrong misses with a body shot.
Syndicate throws out a counter right but Armstrong avoids it with no problem.
Syndicate throws a hook but Armstrong avoids it easily.
Syndicate avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Syndicate looks to score with a jab to the body but Armstrong is just out of range.
Syndicate throws a jab but it's blocked by Armstrong.
Armstrong swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Armstrong misses with a body shot.
Syndicate throws a looping overhand right but Armstrong ducks down to avoid it.
Armstrong was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Armstrong throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Syndicate scores with a body shot.
Syndicate's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Syndicate looks to land a left hand but Armstrong moved out of range nicely.
Syndicate has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Syndicate there as he acknowledges the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Nathaniel Syndicate will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Armstrong throws a hook but Syndicate avoids it easily.
Armstrong slips under a jab.
Syndicate tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Armstrong was well out of range. Poor timing from Syndicate.
Syndicate lands a jab to the nose.
Armstrong thuds a left hand into Syndicate's body.
Syndicate lands a nice shot to the body.
Armstrong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Armstrong throws a body punch but Syndicate moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Armstrong misses with a looping right.
Armstrong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Armstrong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Syndicate moves away.
Armstrong misses with a jab to the body
and Syndicate counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Syndicate throws a jab but it's blocked by Armstrong.
An attempted straight right counter from Armstrong misses the target.
Syndicate misses with a looping right.
Syndicate misses the jab.
Syndicate misses with a wild combination.
Armstrong throwing a counter right hand but Syndicate manages to avoid it.
Armstrong avoids a punch combination nicely.
Armstrong is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Armstrong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Syndicate scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A slow jab from Syndicate misses its intended target.
Armstrong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Armstrong misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Syndicate counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong looks to land a right hand but Syndicate moved out of range.
A little jabbing left from Syndicate on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Syndicate keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Armstrong lands a head shot.
Armstrong lands a head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Armstrong misses with a body shot.
Armstrong slips a jab from Syndicate.
Syndicate works the jab nicely.
Syndicate lands a nice looking body shot.
Syndicate throws a shot from downtown. Armstrong moves away and avoids it.
Armstrong misses with a body shot
and Armstrong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Syndicate moves away from the strike by Armstrong.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Syndicate throws a right hand that Armstrong ducks under and follows up with a left that Armstrong also avoids with ease.
It looked like Armstrong was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Syndicate.
Armstrong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Armstrong swings for the body but Syndicate moves out of range.
Syndicate displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Armstrong throws out the jab.
Armstrong misses with a body punch
and Syndicate counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Syndicate looks to throw the jab but Armstrong is out of range.
A shot to the body from Armstrong misses
and Syndicate cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Syndicate with a jab.
Syndicate paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Syndicate throws a right hand that misses
and Armstrong counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Armstrong. Syndicate does a little dance to reset his feet.
Armstrong throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong misses with a straight left.
Syndicate uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Armstrong.
Syndicate ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Armstrong moves away.
Syndicate ducks under a wild hook from Armstrong.
Syndicate doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Armstrong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Syndicate sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Armstrong misses with a wild body shot.
Armstrong catches Syndicate with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Decent striking displayed by Syndicate there.
Armstrong gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Armstrong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Armstrong takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nathaniel Syndicate comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Syndicate has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathaniel Syndicate!