PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tiago Renato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franky Syn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Syn comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Truth by Alexander kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Renato
vs
Syn

184 cm
23
211 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

190 cm
23
212 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite 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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tiago Renato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Franky Syn!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Renato has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Syn.
Syn fails to land with a series of punches.
Syn stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Renato.
Renato lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Syn at a distance.
Renato misses with a low kick.
Renato swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Renato misses with an uppercut.
Renato blocks a leg kick.
Syn throws a big shot that misses.
Renato uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Syn.
Renato misses with a two punch combination.
Renato tries a low kick but Syn avoids it.
Renato throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like Franky Syn has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Renato fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Syn looks to throw the jab but Renato is out of range.
Renato dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Syn connects with a crisp jab.
Syn connects with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Syn throws a nice outside leg kick.
Syn throws out a loose jab but Renato uses good head movement to avoid it.
Franky Syn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Syn throws a low kick but Renato moves out of range easily.
Renato throws a low kick, looking for Syn's leg but Syn calmly moves out of range.
Renato throws a body punch but Syn moves out of range.
Renato loads up on a big right hand but Syn slips the punch.
Syn swings for the body but Renato moves out of range.
Syn clobbers Renato with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Renato connects with a solid leg kick.
A big right from Syn misses.
Nice body kick from Syn.
Renato is looking to chop away at Syn's legs.
Renato dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Syn lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Renato throws out a leg kick but Syn moves out of range and Renato only half commits.
Syn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Renato.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Renato shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Syn eats them both and turns towards Renato to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Syn.
Syn misses with a body shot.
Renato swings for the body but Syn moves out of range.
Syn swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Syn pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Renato back to the cage. Syn follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Syn lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Syn.
Some wild striking there from Syn.
Renato moves out of range of the leg kick from Syn.
Renato is looking to wear down Syn with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Syn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Renato.
Syn missing with a left hand there. Renato was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Syn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Renato moves away.
Syn throws a low kick but Renato avoids it.
Syn throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Syn.
Syn takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Good work by Syn as he checks the leg kick.
Syn throws a hook but Renato blocks it.
Syn misses with a straight right.
Renato jabs at Syn's body.
Renato throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Syn looks winded!
Syn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Syn thows a body shot but no joy.
Syn steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Renato. That one must have hurt.
Syn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Syn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Renato counters with a nice uppercut.
Syn closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Renato pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Renato lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Syn checks a low kick from Renato.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Syn throws a half hearted mid kick.
Syn avoids the body shot from Renato.
Syn takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Syn defending well as Renato loads up on a big left hand.
Renato buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Renato misses with a straight right.
Syn throws a body punch but Renato moves out of range.
Syn throws a jab but it's blocked by Renato.
Syn takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Renato throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Syn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Syn misses with a straight right.
Renato shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Syn misses with a straight left.
Renato ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tiago Renato dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Franky Syn's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Renato is looking to score with low kicks.
Renato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Syn.
A looping hook to the body misses from Syn. Renato does a little dance to reset his feet.
Renato moves away from the strike by Syn.
Syn looks to land a left hand but Renato moved out of range nicely.
Renato just misses with a punch to the body.
Good work by Renato as he checks the leg kick.
Renato throws a chopping leg kick but Syn manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Renato lands a nice leg kick that just misses Syn's sensitive parts.
Renato misses with a wild body shot.
Syn misses with a combination
and Renato makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Renato lands a nice hook to Syn's body. Syn takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Renato punishes Syn's body with a nice straight punch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Renato. That's going to slow Syn down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Syn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Syn avoids the body shot from Renato.
Syn is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Renato lands a leg kick that knocks Syn off balance momentarily.
Syn throws a big shot that misses.
Renato misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Renato blocks a jab.
Renato steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Syn.
Renato misses with a body shot.
Renato misses with a body shot.
Renato ducks under a wild hook from Syn.
Renato has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Syn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Renato manages to avoid it.
Syn throws a lazy right hand but Renato sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Renato throws a low kick, looking for Syn's leg but Syn calmly moves out of range.
Syn lands a jab to the nose.
Renato uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Syn.
Syn ducks under a wild hook from Renato.
Syn throws a leg kick but Renato checks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Syn throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Syn's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Syn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Renato.
Syn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tiago Renato is winning the standup battle so far.
Syn moves out of range of the leg kick from Renato.
Syn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Syn blocks a leg kick.
Renato displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Syn throws out the jab.
Syn lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Syn throws a push kick but Renato slaps the foot to one side.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Syn with a nice cross.
Renato defending well as Syn loads up on a big left hand.
Renato misses with a shot to the body
and Syn finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Syn throws a hook but Renato blocks it.
Syn takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Syn moves out of range of the body kick from Renato.
Renato connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Renato misses.
Renato steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Syn.
A good leg kick by Renato.
The fighters circling - Syn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Syn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Renato looks to score with a jab to the body but Syn is just out of range.
Syn slips a jab and a cross from Renato.
Nice shot by Syn.
Syn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Renato blocks a jab.
Syn misses with a straight right.
Syn scores with a jab. Renato acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Renato moves out of range as Syn strikes.
Renato avoids a punch combination nicely.
Renato scores with a nice body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Syn throws a series of punches but Renato avoids them all with ease.
Renato swings for the body but Syn moves out of range.
Syn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Renato throws a body punch but Syn moves out of range.
Renato throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Renato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Syn was well out of range. Poor timing from Renato.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Renato swings for the body but Syn moves out of range.
Syn checks a low kick from Renato.
A punch lands to the side of Syn 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A jab from Syn misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Syn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Renato.
Renato avoids a punch combination nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Renato there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tiago Renato dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Franky Syn's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Renato tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Syn scores with a sloppy right hand. Renato should have avoided that one.
Syn throws out a loose jab but Renato uses good head movement to avoid it.
Syn throws a looping overhand right but Renato ducks down to avoid it.
Syn throws a shot from downtown. Renato moves away and avoids it.
Renato showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Syn.
Renato scoring well with a low kick there.
Renato lands a head shot.
Renato throws a body punch but Syn moves out of range.
Syn looks to land a right hand but Renato moved out of range.
Syn lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Renato bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Syn's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Syn takes a swing at Renato's ribcage but misses.
Renato throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Renato lands a leg kick that knocks Syn off balance momentarily.
Syn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Syn takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Syn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Syn avoids the body shot from Renato.
Good leg kick by Renato there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Renato swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Renato thows a body shot but no joy.
Syn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Renato.
Renato misses with a head kick.
Syn slips under a jab from Renato.
Sloppy strikes from Syn. Those never looked like landing.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Syn might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Renato has got the better of the exchanges.
Renato throws a body punch but Syn moves out of range.
Renato is looking to score with low kicks.
Syn avoids the body shot from Renato.
Renato dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Renato misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Syn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Renato.
Renato throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Renato getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Renato ducks under a wild hook from Syn.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Renato, right into the meat.
Renato misses the shot to the body.
Jab, jab by Renato - just one landing.
Syn misses with an attempted mid kick.
Renato thows a body shot but no joy.
Renato scores with a jab to the body.
Syn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Renato.
Renato turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Renato.
Syn checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Renato misses the shot to the body.
Syn lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Renato looks to land a left hand but Syn moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Syn misses the target.
Syn throws a right hand that misses
and Renato counters with an outside leg kick.
Syn avoids the body shot from Renato.
Renato throws a body punch but Syn moves out of range.
Renato takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Renato lands with a good body shot.
Renato turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Renato displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Syn throws out the jab.
Renato keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A shot to the liver by Renato. Beautiful body shot.
Renato uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Syn.
A solid leg kick lands there for Renato.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
A left and a right from Renato both land. Nice combination.
Renato staying out of range there.
Syn swings for the body but Renato moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Renato.
Syn throws a sloppy head kick and Renato moves out of range easily.
Renato tries to land a front kick but Syn steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Renato throws a leg kick but Syn sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Renato.
The fighters circling - Syn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Renato looks to land a right hand but Syn moved out of range.
Syn misses the jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Renato with a jab.
Syn missing with a left hand there. Renato was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Franky Syn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Syn misses with a double jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tiago Renato showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Renato 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tiago Renato!
Our winner, Tiago Renato, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.