PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Synephrine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Styles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Synephrine comes to the cage accompanied by Hammerfall - Hearts On Fire . Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Synephrine
vs
Styles

175 cm
19
171 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

198 cm
19
270 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sam Synephrine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daniel Styles!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Styles dodges the punch combination from Synephrine.
Synephrine moves out of range of the strikes.
Styles throws a poor cross that misses
and Synephrine counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Styles swings widly with a right hand

and Synephrine holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Synephrine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A telegraphed right hand from Styles misses the target.
Styles jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Synephrine looks to land a body kick but Styles moved away.

Styles clinches up against the cage.
Synephrine tries for a takedown but Styles manages to get underhooks.
Synephrine can't get the takedown.
Styles blocks an elbow strike from Synephrine.
Synephrine with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Synephrine just leaning against Styles, taking a breather.

Synephrine decides to pull guard.

Synephrine looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Styles has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Synephrine is proving hard to escape from.
Synephrine lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Styles!
Synephrine can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Styles is looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Synephrine working for a submission but Styles is keeping him at bay.
Styles is squirming around, avoiding Synephrine's attempts to control the action.
Styles'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.

Synephrine is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Styles can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

Synephrine looking for a guillotine from mount but Styles is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Styles'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.

Synephrine is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!

Styles pushes Synephrine up against the cage in a clinch.
Styles has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Synephrine breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Synephrine's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Synephrine duly obliges.

It looks like Daniel Styles has been cut.
Synephrine shoots in for a double leg but Styles sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam Synephrine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Styles lands a glancing blow to the side of Synephrine's head.

It looks like Sam Synephrine has been cut.
Synephrine is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Synephrine fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Styles throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Synephrine moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Synephrine digs a right hand into Styles's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Styles's gas tank.
Styles tries to circle away but Synephrine has him pinned against the cage.
Styles has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Styles is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Styles tries to break the clinch but Synephrine is controlling the position.
Styles fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Styles wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Synephrine has him pressed against the cage.

Synephrine breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Styles rushes Synephrine and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Synephrine prevents Styles from breaking the clinch.
Synephrine looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Styles breaks the clinch.
Synephrine has a takedown stuffed.
Styles throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Synephrine counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Synephrine prevents Styles from breaking the clinch.
Synephrine wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Styles prevents the takedown attempt.
A short uppercut from Styles.
Styles keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Synephrine's efforts to push away.
A frustrated look appears on Synephrine's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Synephrine tries to pull guard but Styles won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Synephrine fails to pull guard.
Styles lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Synephrine.
Styles tries to break the clinch but Synephrine is controlling the position.
Styles wants to break the clinch but can't.
Synephrine throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Synephrine wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Styles has him pressed against the cage.
Synephrine blocking some punches.
Styles has Synephrine pressed against the cage, preventing Synephrine from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Synephrine keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Styles's efforts to push away.
Styles wants to get back to striking at distance but Synephrine won't allow it.
Styles looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Synephrine tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Synephrine tries to pull guard but Styles won't allow it.
Knees to the body from Synephrine.
Styles is trying to push Synephrine away but Synephrine has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A frustrated look appears on Styles's face as he tries to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Styles has had enough of the clinch but Synephrine keeps him there for the moment.

Styles manages to break the clinch.

Styles clinches with his opponent.
Styles tries to break the clinch but Synephrine is controlling the position.
Styles has had enough of the clinch but Synephrine keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Synephrine dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Synephrine tries to clinch up.

Synephrine fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Styles, pushing him back against the cage.
Synephrine has Styles pressed against the cage, preventing Styles from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Synephrine tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Synephrine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Synephrine tries to clinch but Styles moves out of range.
Synephrine tries to clinch there but Styles circles away.
Styles misses with a right hand

and Synephrine counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Synephrine is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Styles tries to kick Synephrine off but Synephrine keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Synephrine is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Styles is just riding it out for now. Synephrine eventually gives up the hold.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Synephrine slows the pace down in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Synephrine trying to mount his opponent but Styles defends it.
Styles is trying to stand up here but Synephrine is controlling him well.

Styles makes his way to full guard, as Synephrine worked for a kimura.

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.
Styles keeping full guard, as Synephrine tries to pass.
Styles wants to stand and escape but Synephrine is having none of it.
Synephrine wants to stand but Styles is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Synephrine slips nicely into half guard.
Synephrine wants to pass to mount but Styles is defending the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Styles can do anything to dispel that myth.

Synephrine is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Styles defends it well.

Synephrine is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

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.
Styles is looking to escape.
Synephrine is looking to advance position but Styles won't allow it.
Styles tries to kick Synephrine off but Synephrine keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Synephrine passes to side control.
Styles is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Synephrine is trying to get an arm triangle but Styles is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Synephrine dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Styles takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Styles misses with a lunging right hand
and Synephrine makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Synephrine is looking to clinch.
Synephrine misses with a takedown attempt - Styles sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sam Synephrine is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Synephrine throws a wild body kick that Styles sees coming a mile off.
Styles tests Synephrine's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Synephrine shoots in but no luck this time.
Synephrine shoots for a takedown but Styles saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam Synephrine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Synephrine blocks a jab.
Styles misses with an uppercut
and Synephrine counters with a stiff right hand.
Synephrine tries to clinch up.

Styles has Synephrine up against the cage in a clinch.
Styles is looking to break free of the clinch but Synephrine has double underhooks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Styles tries to break the clinch but Synephrine is controlling the position.
Styles tries to circle away but Synephrine has him pinned against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Synephrine breaks the clinch.
Synephrine jabbing away but nothing is landing.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Styles is trying to push Synephrine away but Synephrine has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Styles is trying to break free.
Styles is trying to force a seperation but Synephrine has the dominant position.
Synephrine prevents Styles from breaking the clinch.
Styles is trying to force a seperation but Synephrine has the dominant position.
Styles is looking to break free of the clinch but Synephrine has double underhooks.
Synephrine keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Styles's efforts to push away.

Synephrine successfully pulls guard.

Synephrine is looking for a triangle but Styles pushes his legs off easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Synephrine is on top in guard.

Styles uses the cage to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Styles closes the distance and pushes Synephrine back into the cage.
Synephrine throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Styless head.

Synephrine breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Synephrine takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Synephrine pushes Styles up against the cage in a clinch.

Synephrine gets control of Styles's arms and successfully pulls guard. Synephrine will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Styles decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Synephrine, up you get!

Synephrine moves into the clinch.

Styles breaks from the clinch.

Styles gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Synephrine to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Synephrine might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Styles scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Styles throws a right hand that misses

and Synephrine counters by clinching up.
Synephrine fails to pull guard.

Synephrine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Styles will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Synephrine scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Styles might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Synephrine tries to land a front kick but Styles steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Synephrine connects with a looping right hand.
Synephrine uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Styles.
Styles thuds his right hand into Synephrine's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Styles slips a jab and a cross from Synephrine.
Styles throws an off balance right hand

and Synephrine counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A short uppercut from Synephrine.

Synephrine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Styles forces Synephrine back against the cage and clinches.
Styles prevents a takedown attempt there.

Styles's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Daniel Styles seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Styles throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Styles misses with an uppercut
and Synephrine counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Synephrine tries a head kick but it misses.
Styles keeps the fight on the outside.
Daniel Styles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Styles gets a clinch.
Synephrine is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Styles pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Synephrine is trying to drag Styles to the mat but Styles just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Styles working aggressively here.

Styles breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Styles misses with an uppercut.
Synephrine looks for a takedown but Styles sprawls well.
Styles swats away the attempt to clinch by Synephrine.
Horrible takedown by Synephrine or perhaps it was just good defense by Styles which made him look bad.
Synephrine misses with a head kick.
Sam Synephrine is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Styles throws an overhand right that lands on Synephrine's shoulder, as Synephrine tries to avoid the shot.
Styles tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice combination there by Synephrine.
Styles misses with an uppercut
and Synephrine counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Daniel Styles.
I think Synephrine has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Synephrine!