PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Osold Seth Sinclair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Percy Peterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Seth Sinclair
vs
Peterson

181 cm
18
203 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
19
204 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Osold Seth Sinclair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Percy Peterson!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peterson throws a head kick that misses.
Peterson scores with a one two! Seth Sinclair had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Peterson loads up on a big right hand but Seth Sinclair slips the punch.

Seth Sinclair throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Peterson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Seth Sinclair is in Peterson's guard.
Seth Sinclair pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Peterson is keeping the position for now.
Seth Sinclair postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Seth Sinclair passes into half guard.
Seth Sinclair passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Peterson!
Peterson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Seth Sinclair. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Seth Sinclair punching from mount but Peterson doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Peterson really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Seth Sinclair throws some wild stikes that Peterson manages to avoid easily.
Peterson avoids a series of strikes thrown by Seth Sinclair.
Peterson is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Seth Sinclair misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Seth Sinclair thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Seth Sinclair wants to control the pace but Peterson is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peterson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Peterson is trying to stand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seth Sinclair throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Peterson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Seth Sinclair tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Seth Sinclair punching from mount but Peterson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Seth Sinclair landing strikes from the mount.
A nice elbow there by Seth Sinclair.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Seth Sinclair throws some wild stikes that Peterson manages to avoid easily.
Seth Sinclair throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Seth Sinclair throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Peterson is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Seth Sinclair looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Seth Sinclair looking to finish with strikes here!
Seth Sinclair misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Peterson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Seth Sinclair.
Peterson tries to buck Seth Sinclair off but he can't manage it.
Seth Sinclair sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seth Sinclair thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Seth Sinclair punching from mount but Peterson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Seth Sinclair lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

It looks like Percy Peterson has been cut.
Seth Sinclair won't let Peterson get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Seth Sinclair fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Seth Sinclair working for a guillotine from mount but Peterson is in no mood to give up.
Seth Sinclair misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Osold Seth Sinclair dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Percy Peterson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Peterson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Some wild striking there from Seth Sinclair.
Seth Sinclair moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A head kick misses from Peterson.
A big right from Peterson misses.
No luck for Seth Sinclair with that takedown attempt.
Peterson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Seth Sinclair misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seth Sinclair takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Peterson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Seth Sinclair moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Seth Sinclair closes the distance and clinches.
Peterson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Peterson wants to break free but Seth Sinclair has control.
A frustrated look appears on Peterson's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Seth Sinclair manages to break the clinch.
Peterson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Peterson fails to land with a series of punches.
Peterson misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seth Sinclair moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That has opened up Percy Peterson's cut even more.
Some wild striking there from Peterson.

Peterson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Peterson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Seth Sinclair keeps Peterson under control for a moment.
Seth Sinclair has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Seth Sinclair manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Seth Sinclair gets full guard.
Seth Sinclair might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seth Sinclair pulls Peterson in close to his closed guard and prevents Peterson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Seth Sinclair lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Peterson!
Osold Seth Sinclair overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Seth Sinclair with good strikes from the mount here!
Peterson tries to buck Seth Sinclair off but he can't manage it.
Peterson is squirming around, avoiding Seth Sinclair's attempts to control the action.
Peterson is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Peterson is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson blocking the ground and pound.
Seth Sinclair throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Peterson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Seth Sinclair.
Peterson is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Seth Sinclair throwing strikes here but Peterson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Seth Sinclair throwing strikes here but Peterson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peterson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Seth Sinclair tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Osold Seth Sinclair dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Percy Peterson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Peterson gets tackled into the cage by Seth Sinclair. Seth Sinclair maintains the clinch.

Seth Sinclair breaks from the clinch.
The fighters circling - Peterson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Peterson throws a leg kick that is checked

and Seth Sinclair counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Seth Sinclair gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Peterson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Seth Sinclair.
Seth Sinclair trying to control from Peterson's half guard. Peterson has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Seth Sinclair connects with a couple of short punches.
Seth Sinclair is looking to work some ground and pound but Peterson has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seth Sinclair advances position into side control!
The ground and pound from Seth Sinclair seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The ground and pound from Seth Sinclair seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The referee asks Seth Sinclair politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Seth Sinclair prefers to stall for the moment though.
Seth Sinclair has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Seth Sinclair wants to control the pace but Peterson is squirming around nicely.
Seth Sinclair is really struggling to control Peterson but he's trying to hold on to the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seth Sinclair sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

Peterson defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Seth Sinclair.
Seth Sinclair misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Poor strikes thrown by Seth Sinclair there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Seth Sinclair misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Peterson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Seth Sinclair.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seth Sinclair scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Peterson?
Peterson avoids a series of strikes thrown by Seth Sinclair.
Seth Sinclair with the ground and pound from mount.
Peterson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Peterson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Seth Sinclair looking to control but Peterson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Peterson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Seth Sinclair tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Seth Sinclair landing punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seth Sinclair thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Peterson avoids a series of strikes thrown by Seth Sinclair.
Osold Seth Sinclair is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Seth Sinclair content just to control the position here.
Seth Sinclair is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Peterson can do to turn this around?
Percy Peterson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Seth Sinclair has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Osold Seth Sinclair showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Seth Sinclair, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:26
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Osold Seth Sinclair!