PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nico Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Osold Seth Sinclair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Johnson
vs
Seth Sinclair

192 cm
22
195 lbs
3 - 4 - 1

181 cm
26
203 lbs
10 - 5 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent knees
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Nico Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Osold Seth Sinclair!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Seth Sinclair clinches with his opponent.
Johnson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Seth Sinclair just stands there and leans against the cage.

Seth Sinclair breaks the clinch.

Johnson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Johnson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Johnson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Seth Sinclair is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Johnson advances nicely into full mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson controlling his opponent.

Johnson looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seth Sinclair avoids a series of strikes thrown by Johnson.
Johnson dominating with strikes here.

Johnson working for a submission but Seth Sinclair is keeping him at bay.
Seth Sinclair regains half guard.
Johnson passes the guard and advances to mount!
Seth Sinclair gets back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Seth Sinclair is looking to escape.
Seth Sinclair blocking the ground and pound attempt from Johnson.
Johnson is trying to control. Seth Sinclair wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Johnson stops Seth Sinclair from getting back to his feet.
Johnson thows a huge punch but Seth Sinclair dodges it nicely.

Seth Sinclair is defending against the submission attempts here by Johnson.
Seth Sinclair is looking to control Johnson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Seth Sinclair avoid being mounted?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Johnson trying to control from half guard but Seth Sinclair is working away.
Johnson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Seth Sinclair blocking the ground and pound attempt from Johnson.
Johnson frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Johnson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Seth Sinclair working to try and regain half guard.
Seth Sinclair taking shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Johnson looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Johnson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Poor strikes thrown by Johnson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

Johnson goes for an armbar but Seth Sinclair turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Seth Sinclair.
Johnson 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 not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Seth Sinclair stopping the sweep attempt from Johnson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nico Johnson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Seth Sinclair throws a hook but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Seth Sinclair.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A jab lands there for Seth Sinclair.
Seth Sinclair is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Seth Sinclair looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Johnson counters with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson shoots in for a double leg but Seth Sinclair sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Seth Sinclair sprawls well. Seth Sinclair wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nico Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Seth Sinclair looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Seth Sinclair scores with a nice head shot.
Seth Sinclair tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Seth Sinclair tries to avoid it but Johnson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Seth Sinclair to the ground. Seth Sinclair escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Seth Sinclair throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
Johnson throwing a counter right hand but Seth Sinclair manages to avoid it.

Seth Sinclair scores with a takedown into Johnson's guard.
Seth Sinclair preventing the sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seth Sinclair would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Seth Sinclair preventing the sweep.
Seth Sinclair trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Seth Sinclair wants to stand but Johnson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Johnson is trying to keep Seth Sinclair in close.
Seth Sinclair seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Seth Sinclair decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Johnson, up you get!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson goes for a double leg but Seth Sinclair avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Seth Sinclair continues to drive forward.
Osold Seth Sinclair seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Seth Sinclair moves into range and connects with a jab.
Johnson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Seth Sinclair pinned against the cage. Seth Sinclair gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Seth Sinclair tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Seth Sinclair defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Johnson.

Seth Sinclair forces Johnson back against the cage and clinches.

Seth Sinclair manages to break the clinch.

Seth Sinclair throws a left that rocks Johnson and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Seth Sinclair dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Johnson regain composure!

Johnson is rocked!

It looks like Nico Johnson has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Seth Sinclair stands up and beckons Johnson to his feet.
Oh Johnson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Seth Sinclair counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Osold Seth Sinclair!