PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wesley Sneijder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryce Mizarian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sneijder's entrance music is Pregador Luo - Bate Pesadão. A fine choice. Mizarian has chosen Killswitch Engage - This Fire Burns (Beat Remix) as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Sneijder
vs
Mizarian

178 cm
21
146 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

173 cm
20
131 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wesley Sneijder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bryce Mizarian!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sneijder fails with the takedown.
Mizarian is looking to clinch but Sneijder is avoiding it.
Sneijder swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Mizarian counters by moving into the clinch.
Mizarian misses with an elbow over the top.
Sneijder wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mizarian has him pressed against the cage.
Mizarian tries to land a knee to the head but Sneijder blocks with his arms.
Sneijder wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mizarian has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sneijder takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mizarian connects with a knee to the head.
Mizarian with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mizarian landing knees to the head.
Mizarian comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Sneijder is rocked!
Mizarian with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mizarian tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sneijder looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mizarian throws an elbow but it misses.
Mizarian creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mizarian misses with an elbow over the top.
Mizarian is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mizarian with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sneijder wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mizarian landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mizarian lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mizarian keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sneijder's efforts to push away.
Sneijder has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sneijder looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mizarian creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sneijder is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mizarian with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mizarian landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mizarian throws an elbow that misses.
Mizarian with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mizarian creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sneijder is trying to force a seperation but Mizarian has the dominant position.
Mizarian using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sneijder has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

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.
Sneijder has had enough of the clinch but Mizarian keeps him there for the moment.
Sneijder drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mizarian gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mizarian throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mizarian connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sneijder's face.
Sneijder wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sneijder avoids the elbow strike from Mizarian, against the cage.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Mizarian misses with a knee to the head.
Mizarian tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sneijder is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mizarian gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wesley Sneijder. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mizarian connects with a knee to the head.
Mizarian with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sneijder wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mizarian landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sneijder avoids a wild elbow strike from Mizarian.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sneijder wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mizarian has him pressed against the cage.
Mizarian tries to land a knee to the head but Sneijder blocks with his arms.
Mizarian lands a knee to the head.
Mizarian with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mizarian tries to land a knee to the head but Sneijder blocks with his arms.
Nice elbow from Mizarian.

It looks like Wesley Sneijder has been cut.
Mizarian has Sneijder pressed against the cage, preventing Sneijder from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mizarian prevents Sneijder from breaking the clinch.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Mizarian landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mizarian landing knees to the head.
Mizarian throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sneijder avoids the elbow strike from Mizarian, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Mizarian.
Sneijder looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sneijder wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mizarian tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sneijder is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mizarian pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sneijder blocks the elbow strike.
Sneijder takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sneijder is trying to push Mizarian away but Mizarian has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A frustrated look appears on Sneijder's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mizarian throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sneijder blocks it with crossed arms.
Sneijder tries for a takedown but Mizarian manages to get underhooks.
Mizarian lands a nice elbow.
Sneijder wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mizarian has him pressed against the cage.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sneijder working hard to break the clinch.
Mizarian tries a knee to the head but Sneijder blocks it.
Mizarian looking to throw knees to the head but Sneijder is blocking nicely.
Mizarian prevents Sneijder from breaking the clinch.
Mizarian lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sneijder drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mizarian pulls his leg out and moves away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mizarian is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bryce Mizarian dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wesley Sneijder's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Mizarian moves into range and clinches up with Sneijder.
Sneijder wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mizarian has him pressed against the cage.
Sneijder is trying to push Mizarian away but Mizarian has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sneijder wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mizarian prevents Sneijder from breaking the clinch.
Mizarian lands a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mizarian tries to land a knee to the head but Sneijder blocks with his arms.
Sneijder working hard to break the clinch.
Sneijder wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sneijder is trying to break free.
Mizarian tries a knee to the head but Sneijder blocks it.
Sneijder is trying to push Mizarian away but Mizarian has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mizarian tries a knee to the head but Sneijder blocks it.
Mizarian with a knee to the head.
Oh Sneijder is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mizarian looking to throw knees to the head but Sneijder is blocking nicely.
Mizarian with a knee to the head.
Mizarian tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sneijder tries to break free but Mizarian pushes him back against the cage.
Sneijder blocks an elbow strike.
Sneijder seems to have got his legs back now.
Sneijder wants to break free but Mizarian has control.
Mizarian with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mizarian misses with a knee strike.
Mizarian with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sneijder is trying to break free.
Sneijder wants to break free but Mizarian has control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sneijder tries to break the clinch but Mizarian is controlling the position.
Sneijder is trying to break free.
Sneijder is trying to force a seperation but Mizarian has the dominant position.
Sneijder wants to get back to striking at distance but Mizarian won't allow it.
Mizarian throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sneijder wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mizarian looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sneijder tries to break the clinch but Mizarian is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mizarian lands a nice elbow.
Sneijder is trying to break the clinch but Mizarian has him pressed against the cage.
Mizarian looking to throw knees to the head but Sneijder is blocking nicely.
Sneijder working hard to break the clinch.
Sneijder wants to get back to striking at distance but Mizarian won't allow it.
Sneijder is trying to break the clinch but Mizarian has him pressed against the cage.
Mizarian lands a knee to the body.
Mizarian with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Mizarian keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sneijder's efforts to push away.
Sneijder is trying to break the clinch but Mizarian is controlling him.
Mizarian tries to land knees in the clinch but Sneijder avoids the damage to the body.
Sneijder can't break the clinch.
Mizarian using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sneijder has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mizarian scores a nice knee to the body.
Mizarian keeps control of Sneijder as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mizarian looking to throw knees to the head but Sneijder is blocking nicely.

That's six 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.
Mizarian lands an elbow that stopped Sneijder in his tracks for a moment.
Sneijder is trying to force a seperation but Mizarian has the dominant position.
Sneijder wants to get back to striking at distance but Mizarian won't allow it.
Sneijder avoids a wild elbow strike from Mizarian.
Mizarian throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sneijder takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mizarian crunches a lovely knee into Sneijder's ribcage.
Sneijder dodges an elbow strike from Mizarian.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sneijder wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sneijder is trying to break the clinch but Mizarian is controlling him.
Mizarian with a knee to the head.
Mizarian tries to land knees in the clinch but Sneijder avoids the damage to the body.
Sneijder looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mizarian throws an elbow that misses.
Sneijder avoids the elbow strike from Mizarian, against the cage.
Sneijder is trying to push Mizarian away but Mizarian has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's eight 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.
Mizarian tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sneijder wants to break free but Mizarian has control.
Mizarian is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sneijder is defending well for now.
Mizarian lands a damaging elbow.
Mizarian keeps control of Sneijder as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mizarian pushes off an throws an elbow but Sneijder leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sneijder drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mizarian gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mizarian tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Mizarian tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sneijder is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sneijder takes an elbow to the temple.
Mizarian misses with a knee to the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mizarian lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mizarian comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bryce Mizarian showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Wesley Sneijder's cut.
That's time! Sneijder's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Mizarian tries to close the distance and clinch but Sneijder swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A low kick from Sneijder is predictable there

and Mizarian holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sneijder wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sneijder is trying to force a seperation but Mizarian has the dominant position.
Mizarian with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mizarian tries a knee to the head but Sneijder blocks it.
Mizarian throws an elbow but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sneijder is trying to break the clinch but Mizarian is controlling him.
Mizarian looking to throw knees to the head but Sneijder is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mizarian lands a nice elbow.
Mizarian lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mizarian pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mizarian misses with an elbow over the top.
Mizarian prevents Sneijder from breaking the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mizarian.
Sneijder is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sneijder is trying to push Mizarian away but Mizarian has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's two 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.
Sneijder blocks an elbow strike.
Sneijder blocks the elbow strike.
Mizarian throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sneijder takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sneijder wants to break free but Mizarian has control.
Mizarian lands a knee to the head.
Mizarian lands a big knee! That's hurt Sneijder! Oh, he's all over the place! Mizarian lands another knee that sends Sneijder to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bryce Mizarian!