PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between mr wonderful (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Sinclair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

wonderful
vs
Sinclair

186 cm
22
217 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
25
205 lbs
5 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, mr wonderful!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Sinclair!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
wonderful avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - wonderful looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sinclair fails to land with a series of punches.
wonderful tries to close the distance and clinch but Sinclair swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No joy there for Sinclair, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

wonderful has Sinclair up against the cage in a clinch.
wonderful prevents Sinclair from breaking the clinch.

wonderful breaks from the clinch.

wonderful gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sinclair wants to get back to striking at distance but wonderful won't allow it.
wonderful wants to stall.
Sinclair wants to break the clinch but can't.

wonderful pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
wonderful tries to clinch up.
wonderful fails with an attempt to clinch.
wonderful is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sinclair misses with a jab, cross combination.

wonderful forces Sinclair back against the cage and clinches.
wonderful lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sinclair backwards.

wonderful breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dan Sinclair seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
wonderful fails with an attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from wonderful.
wonderful tries to clinch but Sinclair moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
wonderful dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sinclair looks gassed!

wonderful closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, wonderful creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

wonderful breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
wonderful is looking to clinch but Sinclair is avoiding it.
Sinclair misses with a double jab

and wonderful holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sinclair is trying to break the clinch but wonderful has him pressed against the cage.
wonderful lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

wonderful pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

wonderful closes the distance and clinches.
wonderful lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
wonderful keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sinclair's efforts to push away.

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

wonderful closes the distance and clinches.

wonderful breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sinclair is on the wrong end of a nice combination from wonderful.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sinclair avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
wonderful throws a nice head kick!

wonderful gets a clinch.
wonderful scores a nice knee to the body.
wonderful lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
wonderful throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sinclairs head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
wonderful connects with a knee to the head.

wonderful breaks the clinch.
wonderful tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sinclair paws at him with a jab and circles away.

wonderful drives through and clinches with Sinclair against the cage.

wonderful's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd cheers as wonderful lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sinclair doesn't seem phased though.
wonderful comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

wonderful gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
wonderful keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sinclair's efforts to push away.
wonderful lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A nice right hand lands inside from wonderful.

wonderful breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
wonderful tries to close the distance and clinch but Sinclair swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Sinclair tries to keep at a distance but wonderful has taken the fight into the clinch.

wonderful breaks the clinch.
wonderful moves in looking to clinch but Sinclair pushes him off.

wonderful closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from wonderful.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

wonderful manages to break the clinch.
wonderful tries to clinch there but Sinclair circles away.
wonderful tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
wonderful cracks Sinclair with an open hand slap.
Sinclair takes a kick to the side of the head.

wonderful rushes Sinclair and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sinclair has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

wonderful breaks from the clinch.
wonderful lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sinclair backs up against the cage.

wonderful pushes Sinclair up against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sinclair working hard to break the clinch.
Still in the clinch, wonderful scores with a nice short uppercut.
wonderful lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sinclair or not.

wonderful pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

wonderful clinches.
Sinclair is looking to break free of the clinch but wonderful has double underhooks.
wonderful lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
wonderful working some nice short punches in the clinch.

wonderful breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

wonderful drives through and clinches with Sinclair against the cage.

wonderful breaks from the clinch.
Sinclair swats away the attempt to clinch by wonderful.

wonderful takes the fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

wonderful breaks the clinch.

wonderful has closed the distance and engaged Sinclair in a clinch.
wonderful scores with an uppercut up the middle.

wonderful's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
wonderful lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sinclair gets cracked there but stands up to it.

wonderful moves into the clinch.

wonderful breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

wonderful closes the distance and clinches.
wonderful lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

wonderful pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

wonderful gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

wonderful breaks from the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

wonderful rushes Sinclair and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

wonderful breaks from the clinch.

wonderful clinches up against the cage.

wonderful pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

wonderful's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

mr wonderful dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Sinclair tries to keep at a distance but wonderful has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sinclair has had enough of the clinch but wonderful keeps him there for the moment.
wonderful is stalling here.
Sinclair is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

wonderful breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
wonderful throws a nice looking combination but Sinclair bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sinclair takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Sinclair tries to keep at a distance but wonderful has taken the fight into the clinch.

wonderful breaks from the clinch.
Sinclair misses with a double jab
and wonderful counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Sinclair tries to keep at a distance but wonderful has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sinclair wants to get back to striking at distance but wonderful won't allow it.
Sinclair is breathing heavily.
wonderful digs a right hand underneath Sinclair's ribcage. Sinclair let out a lung full of air as it connected.
wonderful is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sinclair can do to turn this around?

wonderful's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sinclair circles away from the clinch attempt.

wonderful closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sinclair takes a shot to the head.

wonderful breaks the clinch.

wonderful closes the distance and pushes Sinclair back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinclair takes a shot to the head.
wonderful lands a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by wonderful.

wonderful breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

wonderful has closed the distance and engaged Sinclair in a clinch.
wonderful displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sinclair up against the cage.
wonderful lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by wonderful.
wonderful pushes Sinclair back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
wonderful is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
mr wonderful has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with wonderful for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by mr wonderful.
wonderful fails in his attempt to clinch.

wonderful fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sinclair, pushing him back against the cage.
wonderful unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sinclair lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
wonderful leaning his opponent against the cage.
wonderful lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair tries to break free but wonderful pushes him back against the cage.
wonderful lands with a light punch inside.
A short uppercut from wonderful.
wonderful lands with a left to the head.
Sinclair's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

wonderful's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
wonderful wants to clinch.
wonderful is looking to clinch but Sinclair is avoiding it.
Sinclair walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
wonderful cracks a nice hook into Sinclair's ribs.

wonderful gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

wonderful breaks the clinch.
wonderful buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
wonderful moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

wonderful clinches up against the cage.
wonderful lands a nice elbow.
wonderful stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

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

wonderful moves into the clinch successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from wonderful.
wonderful lands a nice shot to the body.

wonderful manages to break the clinch.
Sinclair throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and wonderful counters with a nice leg kick.
wonderful connects with a nice looking jab.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Sinclair 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.

wonderful takes the fight into the clinch.

wonderful breaks the clinch.
wonderful with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
wonderful is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

wonderful closes the distance and pushes Sinclair back into the cage.
Nice body punch from wonderful - that landed with a thud.

wonderful escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
wonderful throws a quick inside leg kick.

wonderful takes the fight into the clinch.
wonderful lands a shoulder strike.
wonderful avoiding damage.
A shot in the inside from wonderful.
Sinclair wants to break free but wonderful has control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

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

wonderful clinches with his opponent.
A shot in the inside from wonderful.
wonderful is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

wonderful's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
wonderful tries to clinch but Sinclair moves out of range.
Sinclair swats away the attempt to clinch by wonderful.

wonderful moves into the clinch successfully.
A body shot lands from wonderful.

wonderful breaks from the clinch.
Sinclair misses with a combination

and wonderful counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by wonderful.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

wonderful breaks from the clinch.

wonderful has Sinclair up against the cage in a clinch.
wonderful lands a damaging elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
wonderful will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sinclair up against the cage.
A short uppercut from wonderful.

wonderful breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

mr wonderful dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

wonderful clinches up with Sinclair and pushes him back against the cage.
wonderful misses with an elbow strike.
Sinclair tries to break free but wonderful pushes him back against the cage.
Sinclair wants to break free but wonderful has control.
Sinclair takes an elbow to the temple.

wonderful pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sinclair throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and wonderful holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
wonderful lands with a left to the head.

wonderful breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sinclair lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
wonderful fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

wonderful darts in and clinches Sinclair up against the cage.
wonderful lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
wonderful throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
wonderful lands with a right to the head.

wonderful breaks from the clinch.
wonderful throws a nice head kick!

wonderful has closed the distance and engaged Sinclair in a clinch.
Sinclair is looking to break free of the clinch but wonderful has double underhooks.

wonderful breaks from the clinch.
Sinclair takes a kick to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

wonderful instigates a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
wonderful lands with a left to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

wonderful breaks the clinch.
wonderful keeps Sinclair at a distance using the push kick.
wonderful tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sinclair swats him away and circles back towards the center.
wonderful tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sinclair has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sinclair swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and wonderful counters by clinching up.
Sinclair is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
wonderful gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sinclair has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

wonderful pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
wonderful is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

wonderful closes the distance and pushes Sinclair back into the cage.

wonderful breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
wonderful tries to clinch up.
wonderful showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sinclair.

wonderful clinches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
wonderful lands a body shot in the clinch.
wonderful just leaning against Sinclair, taking a breather.
Dan Sinclair has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair is looking to break free of the clinch but wonderful has double underhooks.
wonderful makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
wonderful keeps control of Sinclair as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

wonderful manages to break the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from wonderful.

Sinclair tries to keep at a distance but wonderful has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sinclair letting wonderful take a breather here.
wonderful lands a damaging elbow.

wonderful breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
wonderful tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sinclair keeps the fight on the outside.
wonderful wants to clinch up but Sinclair keeps it at a distance.
wonderful moves in looking to clinch but Sinclair pushes him off.
wonderful is looking to slow Sinclair down with leg kicks.
mr wonderful is winning the standup battle so far.
Sinclair tries to bum rush wonderful with a series of wild strikes but wonderful uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sinclair throws a series of punches but wonderful moves out of range.
wonderful fails in his attempt to clinch.
wonderful doesn't manage to clinch there - Sinclair circles away.
Sinclair throws a combination that misses

and wonderful moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
wonderful is trying to maintain a safe position but Sinclair gets an underhook and turns wonderful into the cage.

wonderful breaks from the clinch.
Sinclair misses with a double jab

and wonderful counters by clinching up.
wonderful makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

wonderful escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
wonderful dodges the punch combination from Sinclair.
mr wonderful is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
wonderful fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sinclair takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

wonderful moves into the clinch successfully.
wonderful lands an elbow just above Sinclair 's eye.

wonderful escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
wonderful is looking to clinch.

wonderful forces Sinclair back against the cage and clinches.
Sinclair working hard to break the clinch.
Sinclair tries to break free but wonderful pushes him back against the cage.
Sinclair has had enough of the clinch but wonderful keeps him there for the moment.
wonderful lands a left hand.
wonderful lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

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

wonderful gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

wonderful breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
wonderful doesn't manage to clinch there - Sinclair circles away.
wonderful tries to clinch but Sinclair is having none of it.
Sinclair circles away from the clinch attempt.

wonderful closes the distance and clinches.
wonderful slowing the pace effectively.
A frustrated look appears on Sinclair's face as he tries to break the clinch.

wonderful breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
wonderful misses with a head kick.
wonderful tries to close the distance and clinch but Sinclair swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sinclair looks to land a combination but wonderful avoids it well.
Sinclair throws a nice looking combination but wonderful bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sinclair misses with a double jab.
wonderful fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sinclair misses with a combination

and wonderful moves into the clinch.
Sinclair wants to break free but wonderful has control.
Nice body punch from wonderful - that landed with a thud.
mr wonderful is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sinclair doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
wonderful avoids the elbow strike from Sinclair, against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
mr wonderful showed his dominance in that final round.
Well wonderful 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:25
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:25
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... mr wonderful!