PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vasiliy Syrovatkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Louis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Syrovatkin comes to the cage accompanied by Chris Clark - Herr Barr. Louis has chosen Stand up and Fight as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Syrovatkin
vs
Louis

165 cm
31
169 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

182 cm
24
169 lbs
9 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Steel Penn's Laundry 93%

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vasiliy Syrovatkin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Martin Louis!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Syrovatkin walks into a stiff left hand from Louis.
A low kick from Syrovatkin misses
and Louis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Louis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Syrovatkin works Louis's body with a nice hook.
Syrovatkin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Louis was well out of range. Poor timing from Syrovatkin.
Louis lands with a thumping leg kick.

Syrovatkin gets the takedown into side control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Louis manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Louis moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Louis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Syrovatkin preventing the sweep.
Syrovatkin trying to control the position from guard on top but Louis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Syrovatkin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Louis controls Syrovatkin momentarily but Syrovatkin frees himself.
Syrovatkin wants to control from the top but Louis keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Syrovatkin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Louis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Syrovatkin stands up over Louis, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Syrovatkin throwing strikes from guard but Louis blocks nicely.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Louis can do anything to dispel that myth.
Syrovatkin lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Louis has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Louis is trying to control the position but Syrovatkin postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Martin Louis.
Louis missing with a left hand there. Syrovatkin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Louis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Louis misses with a body shot.
Syrovatkin with a jab.
Syrovatkin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Louis.
The fighters circle momentarily. Syrovatkin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Syrovatkin throws a right hand that Louis ducks under and follows up with a left that Louis also avoids with ease.
Louis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Syrovatkin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Syrovatkin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice defenses there by Louis.
Syrovatkin swings for the body but Louis moves out of range.
Syrovatkin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Louis manages to avoid it.
Louis misses with a wild body shot.
Syrovatkin fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louis throws the left hand but Syrovatkin avoids the punch easily.
Syrovatkin throws a right hand that Louis ducks under and follows up with a left that Louis also avoids with ease.
Syrovatkin misses with a left hand

and Louis counters by clinching up.
Louis misses with a punch to the body.
Louis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Syrovatkin or not.
Louis tries to throw a body punch but Syrovatkin avoids it by throwing Louis back against the cage.
Louis tries to work over Syrovatkin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Syrovatkin throws a head punch that misses.

Syrovatkin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Louis jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Syrovatkin throws a good cross that connects.
A jab from Syrovatkin misses.
Syrovatkin stuns Louis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Syrovatkin gets tackled into the cage by Louis. Louis maintains the clinch.
Louis works on Syrovatkin's body with a couple of short punches.
Louis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Syrovatkin throws a punch but it's blocked by Louis.
Louis misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Syrovatkin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Louis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Syrovatkin as Louis tries to tie him up.
Louis working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Syrovatkin fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Louis fails to land.
Louis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Louis misses with the head strike.
Louis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Louis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Syrovatkin is breathing heavily.
Louis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Syrovatkin's elbow.
Louis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Syrovatkin's elbow.
Louis is trying to maintain a safe position but Syrovatkin gets an underhook and turns Louis into the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Louis misses with some punches.
Louis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Syrovatkin wants to break free but Louis has control.
Louis is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Syrovatkin misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Martin Louis dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Louis throws a lazy right hand but Syrovatkin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A left hand lands to the body for Syrovatkin.
Louis throws a punch but it's blocked by Syrovatkin.
Louis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Syrovatkin's elbow.
Syrovatkin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Louis misses with the head strike.
Louis throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Louis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Louis misses with the head strike.
Syrovatkin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Louis scores with a shoulder strike.
Louis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Syrovatkin tries a body shot but Louis blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Louis.
Louis lands a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Syrovatkin prevents a body shot from Louis.
Syrovatkin is looking to break free of the clinch but Louis has double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Louis misses with a body punch.
Louis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Louis tries a body shot but Syrovatkin blocks it.
Louis lands a right hand.
Syrovatkin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Louis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Louis lands a shot to the body.
Syrovatkin throws a punch but it's blocked by Louis.
Louis lands a left hand.
Syrovatkin misses with a punch on the inside.
Syrovatkin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Syrovatkin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Syrovatkin digs a right hand into Louis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Louis's gas tank.
Louis misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right handed body shot lands from Louis.
Louis misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Louis.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Louis.
Syrovatkin is trying to break the clinch but Louis is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Syrovatkin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Louis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Good body shot from Louis.
Louis lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Syrovatkin tries to work over Louis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Louis lands with a short shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Louis.
A nice right hand lands inside from Syrovatkin.
Syrovatkin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Louis tries a body shot but Syrovatkin blocks it.
Louis lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Louis.
Louis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Syrovatkin.
Louis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Syrovatkin has a couple of punches blocked by Louis.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Louis.
Louis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louis lands with a light punch inside.
A short left from Louis.
Syrovatkin prevents a body shot from Louis.
Louis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Syrovatkin backwards.
Louis has Syrovatkin pressed against the cage, preventing Syrovatkin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Louis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Louis lands a nice uppercut.
Louis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Martin Louis seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Louis lands with a right to the head.
Syrovatkin swings wildly with an uppercut but Louis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Syrovatkin is trying to push Louis away but Louis has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Louis struggles to land a body shot inside as Syrovatkin controls his hands.
Louis tries to work over Syrovatkin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Syrovatkin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Louis working aggressively here.
Louis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Louis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Syrovatkin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Louis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Martin Louis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A shot to the body from Syrovatkin misses
and Louis counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Syrovatkin lands a leg kick that knocks Louis off balance momentarily.
Louis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Syrovatkin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Syrovatkin catches Louis with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Louis with a hook.
Syrovatkin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Syrovatkin gets tackled into the cage by Louis. Louis maintains the clinch.
Syrovatkin swings wildly with an uppercut but Louis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Louis lands a hook that snaps the head of Syrovatkin backwards.
Louis has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

Louis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Syrovatkin lands with a cross.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Syrovatkin shoots for a double leg takedown but Louis sprawls well. He's pushed Syrovatkin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Good exchange - Louis coming out on top.
A looping hook to the body misses from Syrovatkin. Louis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Louis tries to close the distance and clinch but Syrovatkin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Martin Louis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Syrovatkin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Louis.
Syrovatkin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Louis moves away.
Syrovatkin misses with a hook. Louis ducked under it nicely.
Louis lands a really nice looking cross but Syrovatkin seems unphased.
Louis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Syrovatkin cracks Louis with a right hand to the side of the head.
Louis checks a leg kick.

Syrovatkin tries to keep at a distance but Louis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Syrovatkin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Louis swings wildly with an uppercut but Syrovatkin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Syrovatkin tries to throw a body punch but Louis avoids it by throwing Syrovatkin back against the cage.
Louis throws a head punch that misses.
Louis lands with a right to the head.
Syrovatkin tries a body shot but Louis blocks it.
Louis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Syrovatkin misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Louis.
A nice left hand lands by Syrovatkin.
Louis lands a hook that snaps the head of Syrovatkin backwards.
Louis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Louis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Louis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Louis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Syrovatkin is rocked!
Louis lands with a right to the head.
Oh Syrovatkin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Louis lands a body punch.
Louis lands a shot to the body.
Louis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Louis creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Syrovatkin with a big uppercut! Syrovatkin tries to clinch up but Louis pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Syrovatkin to the mat! Syrovatkin covers up and Louis unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Martin Louis! Martin Louis retains his lightweight title!
Martin Louis took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I retain my title and once again beat this opponent down like I did before. Bring on My next Challenger!'.