PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucius Aurelius (ranked 3409 p4p, 3344 weight class) and Dylan Sydal (ranked 453 p4p, 446 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Aurelius
vs
Sydal

205 cm
28
275
5 - 5 - 0

201 cm
25
270
11 - 10 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucius Aurelius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Dylan Sydal!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sydal looks to throw a body kick
and Aurelius cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Aurelius gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sydal is trying to force a seperation but Aurelius has the dominant position.
Aurelius throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Aurelius working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Aurelius cracks Sydal with a nice body shot.
Aurelius cracks Sydal with a nice body shot.
Aurelius presses Sydal against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sydal looks winded!

Aurelius escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sydal walks into a left hand.
Aurelius lands an overhand right.
Aurelius lands a jab to Sydal's midsection.
Nice cross by Aurelius.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sydal has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Aurelius finds it's way round the side to connect with Sydal's head.

Aurelius pushes Sydal up against the cage in a clinch.

Aurelius's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Aurelius darts in and clinches Sydal up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelius goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Aurelius.
Aurelius has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Still in the clinch, Aurelius scores with a nice short uppercut.
Aurelius presses Sydal against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Aurelius - that landed with a thud.
A right handed body shot lands from Aurelius.
Aurelius softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Aurelius lands a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Aurelius.
Aurelius is leaning against Sydal and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Aurelius.
Aurelius cracks Sydal with a nice body shot.
Aurelius presses Sydal against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sydal letting Aurelius take a breather here.
Aurelius lands a shot to the body.
Aurelius lands a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Aurelius breaks the clinch.
Aurelius shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sydal eats them both and turns towards Aurelius to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sydal takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Aurelius connects with the punch.
Aurelius throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sydal.
Aurelius lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sydal drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Aurelius gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Aurelius lands a body punch in the clinch.
Aurelius lands a hook that snaps the head of Sydal backwards.
Come on Aurelius - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Aurelius lands a hook that snaps the head of Sydal backwards.
Aurelius lands a right hand.
Aurelius lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sydal can't get the takedown.
A shot in the inside from Aurelius.

Aurelius breaks from the clinch.
Aurelius lands with a straight right. Sydal didn't see that one coming.
Sydal tries for a takedown but Aurelius circles away easily
and Aurelius cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Aurelius dips to his left and cracks Sydal with an uppercut!
Aurelius scores with a jab to the jaw.
Aurelius looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Aurelius is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Aurelius works the jab nicely.
Sydal walks into a straight right hand from Aurelius.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aurelius works over Sydal's head and body with a nice combination.
Sydal takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Sydal is rocked!
Aurelius lands a jab to the nose.
Sydal is still on wobbly legs! Can Aurelius finish him?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius scores with a jab to the jaw.
Aurelius walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Sydal drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Aurelius swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Sydal's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lucius Aurelius!