PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Charlisson Rousseff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Sinclair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rousseff comes to the cage accompanied by Mail Man Blues - Sleepy John Estes. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Rousseff
vs
Sinclair

171 cm
19
179 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

185 cm
22
180 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

The Perfect Bloodline Laboratories

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Charlisson Rousseff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Henry Sinclair!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Hugh Johnson and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sinclair shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Sinclair seems to be working for a kimura but Rousseff defends the submission attempt.
Rousseff is trying to control but Sinclair passes into side control!
Rousseff tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sinclair wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Rousseff is trying to control Sinclair's posture but Sinclair avoids it.
Rousseff might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rousseff tries to buck Sinclair off but Sinclair is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rousseff on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rousseff tries to get out of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinclair working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rousseff displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sinclair.
Sinclair fails with a takedown attempt.
Sinclair staying out of range there.
Rousseff misses the shot to the body.

That's two 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.
Sinclair fails with the takedown.
Charlisson Rousseff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henry Sinclair.
Rousseff misses with the combination.
Rousseff defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sinclair.
Sinclair steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rousseff.
Rousseff throws out a powerful jab.

It looks like Henry Sinclair has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair shoots in and drives through. Rousseff sprawls well.
Charlisson Rousseff is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sinclair shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rousseff but Rousseff pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sinclair closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rousseff circles away.
Charlisson Rousseff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rousseff scores with a nice right hand.
Rousseff misses with a wild body shot.
Sinclair steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rousseff.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rousseff scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sinclair in his tracks.
Sinclair ducks right into an uppercut from Rousseff.

Sinclair is rocked!
A slow jab from Rousseff misses its intended target.
Rousseff fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sinclair manages to avoid it.
Rousseff misses with an uppercut. Sinclair saw that one coming.
Rousseff throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sinclair dives in and grabs Rousseff's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rousseff pushes down on Sinclair's head and hops out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charlisson Rousseff dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Henry Sinclair's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Rousseff fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sinclair manages to avoid it.
Rousseff stuffs the takedown attempt from Sinclair. Sinclair gets slowly back to his feet.
No luck for Sinclair with that takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Rousseff. No joy for Sinclair on that attempt.
Charlisson Rousseff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henry Sinclair.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horrible takedown by Sinclair or perhaps it was just good defense by Rousseff which made him look bad.
Sinclair shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rousseff as he jumps to the side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinclair takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rousseff with a nice cross.
Sinclair takes one on the button.
Sinclair shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rousseff but Rousseff pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sinclair ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rousseff tries to bum rush Sinclair with a series of wild strikes but Sinclair uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sinclair throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rousseff's waist but Rousseff gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sinclair off to one side.
Sinclair walks into a jab.
Sinclair fails with a takedown attempt.
Rousseff fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rousseff fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rousseff thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rousseff connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
No luck for Sinclair with that takedown attempt.
Charlisson Rousseff is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rousseff misses with a looping right.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Sinclair uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rousseff.

Sinclair shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sinclair showed some decent athleticism there.
Rousseff is looking to control Sinclair's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rousseff avoid being mounted?
Rousseff is looking to get back to full guard here but Sinclair has managed to pass to side control instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charlisson Rousseff dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Henry Sinclair's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Rousseff stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rousseff wants it to stay on the feet.
Rousseff lands a body shot.
Sinclair fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rousseff avoids it really well and circles away.
Sinclair drops his hands momentarily and Rousseff takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rousseff misses with a double jab.
Sinclair shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rousseff but Rousseff pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Charlisson Rousseff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henry Sinclair.
Rousseff throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sinclair misses with a takedown attempt - Rousseff sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sinclair keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rousseff defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sinclair.
Sinclair fails to land the takedown.
Charlisson Rousseff is winning the standup battle so far.
A slow jab from Rousseff misses its intended target.
Rousseff misses the jab.
Sinclair bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rousseff displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rousseff throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sinclair doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sinclair slips under a jab from Rousseff.
Sinclair shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rousseff sprawls well. Rousseff wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sinclair gets slowly back to his feet.
Rousseff swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rousseff throws a big shot that misses.
Rousseff lands with a straight right. Sinclair didn't see that one coming.
Rousseff scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Rousseff lands a left and a right that send Sinclair crashing to the mat, dazed. Rousseff thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Sinclair is still on wobbly legs! Can Rousseff finish him?

That has opened up Henry Sinclair's cut even more.
Rousseff fakes the body blow, causing Sinclair to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Sinclair goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Charlisson Rousseff!