PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Sinistra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas OToole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas OToole is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Sinistra
vs
OToole

185 cm
22
220 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

200 cm
18
200 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brandon Sinistra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thomas OToole!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, John Mangel and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

OToole gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
OToole looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Sinistra has OToole pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Sinistra pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending OToole tumbling to the mat - Sinistra dives into OToole's guard.
Sinistra's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sinistra's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Sinistra trying to control but OToole is working from the bottom.
OToole trying to strike off his back.

Sinistra thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sinistra controls from within his opponent's guard.
Sinistra trying to control the position from guard on top but OToole is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
OToole avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - OToole looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

OToole tries to keep at a distance but Sinistra has taken the fight into the clinch.

Sinistra breaks from the clinch.

Sinistra cracks OToole with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! OToole looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Sinistra finish him?

OToole is rocked!

It looks like Thomas OToole has been cut.
Sinistra drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks OToole right on the button. OToole goes down! Sinistra follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Sinistra gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brandon Sinistra!