PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stevie Stingray (ranked 4501 p4p, 5005 weight class) and Bob Syruncle (ranked 560 p4p, 0 weight class). Stingray has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Stevie Stingray has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Stingray
vs
Syruncle

225 cm
18
190
1 - 0 - 0

186 cm
18
196
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Stevie Stingray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bob Syruncle!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Syruncle moves into the clinch successfully.

Syruncle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stingray tries to clinch up.
Stingray throws a lazy uppercut
and Syruncle counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Stingray is breathing heavily.
Syruncle shoots in and drives through. Stingray sprawls well.
Stingray connects with a jab.
Stingray is looking to clinch but Syruncle is avoiding it.

Syruncle scores with a takedown into Stingray's guard.
Syruncle is standing up over Stingray. Stingray looks to escape but Syruncle dives into side control.

Syruncle in side control, just content to control the action for now.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stingray tries to clinch
and Syruncle counters with a nice body kick.
Syruncle lands a right hook to the body.
Syruncle ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Syruncle.

Syruncle has Stingray up against the cage in a clinch.
Syruncle is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Stingray pulls him back up using the underhooks.
The referee calls for Syruncle to work.

Syruncle gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Syruncle works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Syruncle not doing much here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Syruncle moves into full mount! Stingray won't be happy about that!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Syruncle lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Syruncle sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Syruncle dominating with strikes here.
Syruncle with the ground and pound from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Syruncle controlling his opponent.
Syruncle looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Syruncle looking to finish Stingray with some ground and pound. This is bad for Stingray!
Syruncle tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Syruncle has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Syruncle working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Stingray looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Syruncle controlling from the full mount.
Syruncle landing shots from mount.
Syruncle lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Stingray hang on?

Syruncle is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Syruncle extends the arm and Stingray is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bob Syruncle!