PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between For Lulz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pterion Sinistra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pterion Sinistra has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lulz
vs
Sinistra

177 cm
19
175 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

178 cm
19
176 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, For Lulz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Pterion Sinistra!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sinistra ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Lulz decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Sinistra pushes Lulz off looking to stand but Lulz dives back in and keeps control.
Lulz passes the guard and advances to mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sinistra avoids a series of strikes thrown by Lulz.
Lulz is landing with some decent strikes but Sinistra is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Lulz unloading with bombs!
Lulz lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sinistra hang on?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lulz landing shots from mount.
Lulz scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sinistra is trying to stand up.
Lulz throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lulz cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lulz lands a big shot there that rocks Sinistra but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Sinistra blocking the ground and pound.
Sinistra trying desperately to get to his feet.
Lulz unloading with bombs!
Sinistra really wants to buck Lulz off and get back to his feet.
Lulz working the ground and pound effectively.
Lulz lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Sinistra taking shots to the head.
Lulz thowing shots but they're missing.
Lulz looking to finish Sinistra with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sinistra!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinistra tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lulz connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Lulz thowing shots but they're missing.
Lulz has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Lulz looking for a guillotine from mount but Sinistra is having none of it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lulz landing punches.
Sinistra is trying desperately to improve position.
Lulz lands with some strikes.
Lulz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sinistra is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lulz connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Sinistra wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Lulz.
Lulz punching from mount but Sinistra doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Lulz there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Sinistra wants to control but Lulz is having none of it.
Lulz throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Sinistra is trying to escape the mount.
Lulz cracks Sinistra with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lulz working Sinistra over with strikes here.
Lulz with a couple of short strikes.
Sinistra is wriggling around trying to escape.
Lulz lands with some strikes.
Lulz putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Lulz lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sinistra avoids a series of strikes thrown by Lulz.
A nice elbow there by Lulz.
Sinistra working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lulz wants to control the pace but Sinistra is squirming around nicely.
You get the feeling that Sinistra really doesn't like being in this position too much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

For Lulz 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.

No luck with that takedown attempt from Lulz.
Lulz drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Lulz shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sinistra's guard.
Lulz trying to control but Sinistra is working from the bottom.
Sinistra can't keep his opponent in guard - Lulz advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Lulz keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Lulz scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lulz works his foot free and advances to mount.
Sinistra is desperately trying to improve his position but Lulz has a good base and remains in mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lulz breaks from Sinistra's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Sinistra blocking the ground and pound.
Sinistra wants to control but Lulz is having none of it.
Sinistra tries to reverse the position but Lulz maintains control.
Lulz lands a big elbow.
Lulz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sinistra can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lulz working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Lulz putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Sinistra wants to try and get back to his feet.
Sinistra wants to control but Lulz is having none of it.
Lulz landing shots from mount.
Sinistra is bucking up trying to escape but Lulz cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lulz fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Lulz throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Lulz with good strikes from the mount here!
Lulz thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Sinistra taking shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinistra working to try and regain half guard.
Sinistra blocking the ground and pound.
A nice elbow there by Lulz.
Lulz looking to control but Sinistra is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sinistra is in a horrible position here. Lulz smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Lulz raining down shots from the mount!
Lulz wants to control the action but instead Sinistra gets a body lock and reverses into Lulz's guard! Nice work!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lulz keeping moving, preventing Sinistra from controlling successfully.
Lulz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sinistra wants to control from the top but Lulz keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

For Lulz dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Lulz shoots in but no luck this time.
Sinistra stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sinistra wants it to stay on the feet.
Pterion Sinistra is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Lulz looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Sinistra avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lulz looking to pass the guard.
Lulz is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lulz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sinistra keeping moving, preventing Lulz from controlling successfully.
Sinistra avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lulz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Lulz drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Sinistra dives on top into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sinistra trying to control the position from guard on top but Lulz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sinistra trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lulz keeping moving, preventing Sinistra from controlling successfully.
For Lulz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lulz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sinistra looking to sit in guard and control but Lulz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lulz looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Lulz drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lulz jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sinistra tries to clinch but Lulz is having none of it.
Sinistra scores with a hook to the body. Lulz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Lulz closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sinistra to the mat! Sinistra manages to get full guard.
Sinistra is trying to keep Lulz in close.
Sinistra avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinistra wants to stand up but Lulz is controlling him.
Lulz trying to control but Sinistra is working from the bottom.
Lulz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sinistra controls Lulz momentarily but Lulz frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lulz stops Sinistra from standing up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lulz.
Pterion Sinistra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
For Lulz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for For Lulz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lulz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to For Lulz.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lulz, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... For Lulz!