PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nikademus Sinclair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Tillburry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Sinclair
vs
Tillburry

178 cm
20
165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nikademus Sinclair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marcus Tillburry!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sinclair keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tillburry.
Tillburry staying out of range there.
Sinclair misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tillburry.
Tillburry lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sinclair throws a nice looking combination but Tillburry bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sinclair swings for the body but Tillburry moves out of range.
Tillburry throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sinclair.
Tillburry looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tillburry is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sinclair swings for the body but Tillburry moves out of range.
Sinclair avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tillburry avoids the body shot from Sinclair.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinclair misses with a wild body shot.
Tillburry avoids the body shot from Sinclair.
Tillburry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sinclair.
Sinclair throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tillburry sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sinclair throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sinclair lands with a straight right. Tillburry didn't see that one coming.
Sinclair avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sinclair misses with a looping left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Tillburry does no damage.
Sinclair slips a jab and a cross from Tillburry.
Sinclair tests Tillburry's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sinclair tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tillburry was well out of range. Poor timing from Sinclair.
Tillburry fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tillburry looks to land a combination but Sinclair avoids it well.
Tillburry moves away from the strike by Sinclair.
Tillburry misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair dodges the punch combination from Tillburry.
Jab from Tillburry.
Some wild striking there from Tillburry.
A punch combination from Sinclair misses.
Tillburry misses with a wild body shot.
Tillburry throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sinclair counters with a nice body shot.
Sinclair darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tillburry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sinclair manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair throws the left hand but Tillburry avoids the punch easily.
Tillburry misses with a combination
and Sinclair connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sinclair. Tillburry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tillburry misses with a double jab
and Sinclair counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sinclair throws the left hand but Tillburry avoids the punch easily.
Tillburry avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tillburry throws a right and a left that Sinclair avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Nikademus Sinclair will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Sinclair looks to land a left hand but Tillburry moved out of range nicely.
Sinclair clobbers Tillburry with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A shot to the body from Sinclair misses
and Tillburry cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sinclair steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tillburry.
Nikademus Sinclair is winning the standup battle so far.
Sinclair throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tillburry throws a series of punches but Sinclair moves out of range.
Tillburry just misses with a punch to the body.
Tillburry throws a leg kick but Sinclair checks it.
Sinclair misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sinclair throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tillburry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinclair misses with a two punch combination.
Sinclair walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sinclair just misses with a punch to the body.
Tillburry lands with a nice combination. Sinclair backs away looking to recover.

Sinclair is rocked!
Tillburry closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Sinclair out cold! Sinclair corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Marcus Tillburry!