PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sione Finau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Sinclair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Finau comes to the cage accompanied by "Ninja Gaiden" by The Minibosses. John Sinclair will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Finau
vs
Sinclair

191 cm
22
300 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

207 cm
20
287 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite 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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sione Finau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Sinclair!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Steve Erwin and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sinclair moves out of range of the body kick from Finau.

Finau moves into range and clinches up with Sinclair.

Sinclair escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sinclair throws a head kick that misses.
Sinclair looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Finau closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Finau.
Finau taking a breather.
Finau fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Finau gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Finau with a nice head shot there.
Finau stops Sinclair from standing up.
Finau scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Finau wants to pass the guard but Sinclair is keeping the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Finau accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Finau is looking to work some ground and pound but Sinclair has wrist control.
Finau controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finau thows a big elbow that misses.
Finau with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Finau stands up over Sinclair, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Finau is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Finau pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sinclair is keeping the position for now.
Finau might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Finau trying to control but Sinclair is working from the bottom.
Finau throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sinclair trying to keep a closed guard but Finau is proving a slippery customer.

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.
Sinclair working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Finau.
Finau scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Finau working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sinclair looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sinclair misses with an uppercut. Finau saw that one coming.
Finau blocks a head kick by Sinclair.
Finau throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sinclair.
A punch combination from Finau misses.
Sinclair tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sinclair looks gassed!
Finau fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sinclair pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Finau will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Finau motions for Sinclair to come forward. Finau throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Sinclair tries to keep at a distance but Finau has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair can't break the clinch.

Finau decides to pull guard.
Finau tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Finau lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Finau is on top in guard.
Finau trying to control the position from guard on top but Sinclair is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Finau content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Finau stays in close to Sinclair's body and controls the position.
Finau keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sinclair's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finau wants to control from the top but Sinclair keeps moving.
Sinclair utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sinclair has momentary wrist control but Finau slips an elbow through the middle.
Sinclair keeping moving, preventing Finau from controlling successfully.
Finau makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Finau trying to control but Sinclair is working from the bottom.
Finau scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sione Finau dominated that round.
That's time! Finau's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Finau closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Finau comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sinclair has had enough of the clinch but Finau keeps him there for the moment.
Sinclair is trying to break free.

Sinclair breaks the clinch.
Sinclair blocks a low kick nicely.
Sinclair tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Finau shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sinclair's guard.
Sinclair wants to stand but Finau is controlling the position.
Finau has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Finau accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Finau is in close to Sinclair's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Finau loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Finau trying to control but Sinclair is working from the bottom.
Sinclair is breathing heavily.
Finau working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finau distracts Sinclair with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Finau looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Finau postures up and lands a big shot to Sinclair's brow.
Finau trying to control but Sinclair is working from the bottom.
Finau is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Sinclair is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Sinclair has his foot on Finau's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Finau works his way back into a safe position though.

Finau is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Finau trying to move into half guard but instead Sinclair has managed to sweep!
Sinclair passes Finau's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Finau wants to control but Sinclair is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sinclair controlling the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finau regains full guard. Nicely done.
Sinclair wants to get up but he can't break Finau's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Finau is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Finau scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Finau on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Finau tries to get out of the position.
Sinclair trying to control but Finau is working from the bottom.
Finau looking for a sweep. Not yet Finau, not yet.
Finau manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Finau trying to control but Sinclair is having none of it.
Finau looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Finau pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The referee warns Sinclair that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Sinclair is squirming around, avoiding Finau's attempts to control the action.
Finau connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sione Finau dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Finau takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Sione Finau has been cut.
Sinclair tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Finau closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Finau swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Finau rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sinclair moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Finau thows a body shot but no joy.

Finau closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Finau lands in his opponent's guard.
Finau passes into half guard.
Sinclair is trying to stand back up but Finau is controlling him
Finau is thwarting Sinclair's attempts to control the position.
Sinclair takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Finau is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinclair trying to control but Finau postures up.
Finau lands with a punch from half guard.
Finau slips a nice elbow through Sinclair's hands, connecting with Sinclair's forehead.
Sinclair is not content to let Finau control the position.
Finau is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Finau is keen to just control but Sinclair is a slippery customer.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Finau connects with a nice short shot to Sinclair's temple.
Sinclair tries to kick Finau off but Finau keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Finau is keen to just control but Sinclair is a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finau misses with a head shot. Sinclair uses the momentum to regain guard.
Sinclair wants to get back to his feet but Finau is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Finau trying to control the position from guard on top but Sinclair is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sinclair pulls Finau in to control the position.
Sinclair is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Finau dives into side control.
You can see the frustration on Sinclair's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Finau scores with a couple of short elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair taking a bit of punishment here - Finau scoring with strikes.

Sinclair throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!

Finau gets a takedown into half guard.
Finau thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Finau trying to advance position but Sinclair counters by regaining guard.
Sinclair preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sinclair preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
John Sinclair has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finau postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Finau with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Finau lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Finau loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Finau wants to control from the top but Sinclair keeps moving.
Finau trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Finau looking to sit in guard and control but Sinclair gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sinclair tries to stand but Finau is controlling from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sione Finau showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Finau has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sione Finau!