PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between leron sinta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stefan Liv (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

sinta
vs
Liv

205 cm
18
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

225 cm
18
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, leron sinta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Stefan Liv!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from sinta.
Liv tries to clinch up but sinta circles away and keeps his distance.
sinta misses with an uppercut. Liv saw that one coming.
sinta throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
sinta scoring well with a low kick there.
sinta throws a head kick that misses.
The fighters circling - sinta throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Liv blocks a head kick by sinta.
sinta takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Liv shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has sinta pinned against the cage. sinta gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
sinta throws a leg kick but Liv moved away.
sinta throws a looping overhand right but Liv ducks down to avoid it.
Liv fails with a takedown attempt.
Liv ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Liv tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
sinta looks to throw the jab but Liv is out of range.
sinta fails to land with a series of punches.
Liv tries a head kick but it misses.

Liv clinches with his opponent.
sinta creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Liv's defenses.
sinta pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Liv looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Liv breaks the clinch.
leron sinta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Liv slips a straight right by sinta.

Liv drives through and clinches with sinta against the cage.
Liv throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
sinta tries to circle away but Liv has him pinned against the cage.
sinta has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Liv wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but sinta has him pressed against the cage.
Liv lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt sinta or not.
sinta is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Liv's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
sinta is breathing heavily.
sinta is looking to break free of the clinch but Liv has double underhooks.

Liv pulls guard successfully.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Liv is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
sinta won't allow Liv to sweep him here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Liv had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. sinta defends it easily.
Liv is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Liv throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Liv controlling the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Liv has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Liv stops sinta from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Liv moves into full mount! sinta won't be happy about that!
Liv controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
sinta is trying to stand.
Liv working the ground and pound effectively.
Liv scoring with strikes but sinta is staying in there.
Liv putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Liv content just to control the position here.
sinta knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Liv on the ground.
sinta's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stefan Liv dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Liv shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches sinta napping and manages to drive through into side control!
sinta is pushing Liv's head away, looking to escape. Liv manages to hold on to the position though.
Liv postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Liv in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

Liv tries for a kimura but sinta is defending well.
sinta is trying to buck Liv off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Liv wants to take a breather but sinta manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Liv.
sinta wants to stand and escape but Liv is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Liv decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Liv takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
leron sinta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Liv on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
sinta defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Liv.
sinta connects with a good right hand that stumbles Liv. Liv circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
sinta throws a right hand that Liv ducks under and follows up with a left that Liv also avoids with ease.
sinta lands a lovely overhand right.
sinta feints and then cracks Liv's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Liv down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
sinta keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Liv slips under a jab from sinta.
sinta displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Liv.
leron sinta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stefan Liv.
sinta goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Liv thows a leg kick but sinta checks it
and sinta counters with an inside leg kick.
Liv slips a jab and a cross from sinta.

Liv moves into the clinch.
sinta tries a knee to the head but Liv blocks it.
sinta lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Liv avoids a wild elbow strike from sinta.

Liv manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Liv managing to control the position.
sinta might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
sinta wants to stand but Liv is controlling his posture from full guard.

Liv pushes a forearm under sinta's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, sinta is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Stefan Liv!