PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Huaka i Po (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Sinclair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Po comes to the cage accompanied by Misirlou by Dick Dale & The Del Tones. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

i Po
vs
Sinclair

185 cm
25
183 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

175 cm
24
182 lbs
6 - 2 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

Behold The Beast
Behold The Beast

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Huaka i Po!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Sinclair!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sinclair tries to clinch up.
Sinclair takes a swing at Po's ribcage but misses.
Sinclair slips under a jab from Po.
Po tries to clinch there but Sinclair circles away.
Po scores with a punch to the head.
Sinclair tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Po counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Sinclair drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
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.
Po taking a bit of punishment here - Sinclair scoring with strikes.
Po wants to get back to his feet but Sinclair is dominant here and he's now got Po's back!
Po trying to control the position but Sinclair manages to sink in the hooks.
Sinclair is looking to control Po but Po is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Po is defending well here and trying to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Po covers up after that shot from Sinclair.
Sinclair is hanging on to Po's back as he tries to escape.
Po is trying to stand back up.
Po grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.

Sinclair is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Po has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Po covering up well under a barage of strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Po has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Sinclair is throwing shots to the body but Po manages to wriggle free. Sinclair pounces on him again and ends up in Po's guard.
Po is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Po preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Sinclair is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Po is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Po has escaped and now he's on top!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Po looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Po has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Po trying to control the position from guard on top but Sinclair is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Po wanted to stand there but Sinclair had control of the position.
Po trying to control the position from guard on top but Sinclair is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Po preventing the sweep.
Po trying to control but Sinclair is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sinclair wants to sweep here but Po controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tony Sinclair will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Po misses with a wild combination.
A big left from Po misses.
Sinclair swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Po tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sinclair paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sinclair misses the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Po misses the target.
Po circles away from the clinch attempt.
Po uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sinclair.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Sinclair scores a takedown into full mount!
Sinclair looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Po tries to reverse the position but Sinclair maintains control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
BOOM! Sinclair connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sinclair tries to control but Po wriggling away.
Sinclair working Po over with strikes here.
Sinclair sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Po tries to hold on but Sinclair postures up.
Po is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sinclair lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Po hang on?
Sinclair tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sinclair takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The referee warns Po that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Sinclair prevents Po from getting the reversal.
Sinclair tries to control but Po wriggling away.
Po bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Po tries to stand but Sinclair is controlling from the bottom.
Sinclair wants to stand but Po is controlling the position.
Po slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Po tries to stand but Sinclair is controlling from the bottom.
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.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sinclair being controlled here, momentarily.
Sinclair wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Po is now in half guard.
Sinclair tries to roll over but Po keeps him under control.
Po is thwarting Sinclair's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Sinclair showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Sinclair looks to score with a jab to the body but Po is just out of range.
Sinclair throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Po's waist but Po gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sinclair off to one side.
Sinclair shoots in for a double leg but Po sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sinclair moves out of range as Po strikes.
Sinclair moves forwards but Po connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Sinclair bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Po manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Po wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinclair is trying to get back to full guard.
Po stalling.
Po wants to stand up but Sinclair has a hold of him and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Po wants to pass the guard but Sinclair is defending well.
Sinclair is refusing to be controlled, as Po sits in half guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sinclair cracks Po with a good jab.
Po avoids the body shot from Sinclair.
Sinclair moves out of range of the strikes.
Po tries to clinch but Sinclair moves out of range.
Po waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sinclair.

Sinclair scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Po is looking to improve his position.
Sinclair prevents Po from standing back up.

Sinclair is trying to work for a kimura but Po is defending well.
Sinclair content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Po tries to roll over but Sinclair keeps him under control.
Po slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sinclair landing some decent shots from guard.
Po is looking to stand up but Sinclair isn't so interested in that idea.
Tony Sinclair is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Po working a defensive guard here.
Po looking for a sweep. Not yet Po, not yet.
Huaka i Po has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sinclair throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sinclair throws a strike but Po rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Sinclair comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sinclair winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Sinclair!