PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kwiwan Fogomayu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brett Sinclair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fogomayu's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Kyamadu. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Fogomayu
vs
Sinclair

180 cm
21
200 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

182 cm
27
192 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Sun-Tzu

Conquer
Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kwiwan Fogomayu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Brett Sinclair!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fogomayu dips to his left and cracks Sinclair with an uppercut!
Sinclair throws out a powerful jab.
Sinclair wants to clinch up but Fogomayu keeps it at a distance.

Sinclair shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Fogomayu's guard.
Sinclair wants to control from the top but Fogomayu keeps moving.
Fogomayu working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sinclair.
Sinclair is fighting to break Fogomayu's control of his arms but Fogomayu is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Sinclair trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sinclair has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fogomayu has Sinclair pulled in close to control his posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sinclair working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sinclair lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Fogomayu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fogomayu is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Fogomayu controlling the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fogomayu is thwarting Sinclair's attempts to control the position.
Sinclair moves into full guard.

Sinclair has his foot on Fogomayu's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fogomayu works his way back into a safe position though.
Fogomayu won't allow Sinclair to sweep him here.
Sinclair is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sinclair throwing shots but Fogomayu is blocking nicely.
Fogomayu wants to control but Sinclair is keeping busy.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sinclair closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Fogomayu throws a body shot but no joy.
Fogomayu lands with an uppercut that bounces Sinclair off the cage and back into range.
Fogomayu scores with a nice strike.
Fogomayu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sinclair has time to react.
The fighters circling - Fogomayu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sinclair misses with an uppercut. Fogomayu saw that one coming.
It looked like Fogomayu was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sinclair.
Sinclair on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fogomayu swats away the attempt to clinch by Sinclair.
Sinclair throws a jab when Fogomayu was well out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair slips under a jab from Fogomayu.
Sinclair with a lazy takedown attempt
and Fogomayu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sinclair moves in looking to clinch but Fogomayu pushes him off.
Fogomayu connects with a nice looking jab.
Sinclair misses with an uppercut.
Sinclair doesn't manage to clinch there - Fogomayu circles away.
As Sinclair looks to move away, Fogomayu throws a big counter combo bu Sinclair just gets out of the way.
Sinclair tries for a takedown but Fogomayu sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Fogomayu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sinclair keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fogomayu.
Sinclair jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fogomayu looks to score with a jab to the body but Sinclair is just out of range.
It looks like Fogomayu has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fogomayu. Sinclair does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sinclair throws an off balance right hand
and Fogomayu makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fogomayu slips under a jab from Sinclair.
Fogomayu throws a shot from downtown. Sinclair moves away and avoids it.
Fogomayu's corner calls for a 1-2. Fogomayu obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sinclair scores with a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sinclair showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fogomayu.
Sinclair drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Fogomayu defends it well.
Fogomayu misses with a hook
and Sinclair connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fogomayu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kwiwan Fogomayu dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Fogomayu misses with an uppercut. Sinclair saw that one coming.
Sinclair tries to clinch but Fogomayu is having none of it.
Sinclair takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fogomayu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sinclair.
Sinclair misses with a takedown attempt - Fogomayu sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fogomayu misses with a hook. Sinclair ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sinclair staying out of range there.
Fogomayu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sinclair misses with a lunging right hand
and Fogomayu counters with a nice uppercut.
Sinclair is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fogomayu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinclair wants to clinch up but Fogomayu keeps it at a distance.
Fogomayu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sinclair.
Fogomayu misses with a wild body shot.
Sinclair with the counter takedown but Fogomayu avoids it easily.
Sinclair misses with an uppercut
enabling Fogomayu to counter with a crisp jab.
Sinclair shoots in looking for a takedown but Fogomayu manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sinclair's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Fogomayu throws out a loose jab but Sinclair uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fogomayu scores with a one two! Sinclair had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sinclair walks into a left hand.
Sinclair is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sinclair throws a jab when Fogomayu was well out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fogomayu lands with a hook. Sinclair tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sinclair connects with a looping right hand.
Fogomayu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sinclair can do to turn this around?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sinclair misses with a right hand
and Fogomayu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fogomayu moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kwiwan Fogomayu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sinclair uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fogomayu.
Fogomayu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sinclair's calf.
Fogomayu lands a really nice looking cross but Sinclair seems unphased.
Fogomayu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sinclair misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fogomayu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair slips under a jab from Fogomayu.
The crowd cheers as Fogomayu lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sinclair doesn't seem phased though.
Kwiwan Fogomayu is winning the standup battle so far.
Fogomayu thuds a left hand into Sinclair's body.
Sinclair doesn't manage to clinch there - Fogomayu circles away.
Fogomayu feints and then cracks Sinclair's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sinclair down.
Fogomayu misses the shot to the body.
Fogomayu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fogomayu lands a nice hook to Sinclair's body. Sinclair takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sinclair might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Fogomayu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fogomayu misses with a two punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fogomayu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sinclair throws an off balance right hand
and Fogomayu counters with a left to the body.
Sinclair walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sinclair throws a lazy right hand but Fogomayu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sinclair ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sinclair takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A swing and a miss from Sinclair.
Fogomayu has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fogomayu there as he acknowledges the shot.
A left and a right from Fogomayu both land. Nice combination.
Fogomayu closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kwiwan Fogomayu dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Fogomayu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sinclair looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sinclair looks to score with a jab to the body but Fogomayu is just out of range.

Sinclair looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Fogomayu!
Fogomayu is trying to control Sinclair's posture but Sinclair avoids it.
Fogomayu gets back to half guard.
Fogomayu is holding on to half guard well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sinclair thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fogomayu's head.
Sinclair is keen to just control but Fogomayu is a slippery customer.
Sinclair not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Sinclair seems to be working for a kimura but Fogomayu defends the submission attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinclair thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fogomayu makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Fogomayu.
Fogomayu has control of Sinclair's left arm, preventing Sinclair from doing any damage.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Fogomayu misses with a looping left.
Sinclair misses with an uppercut. Fogomayu saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Fogomayu misses the target.
Fogomayu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fogomayu slips under a jab from Sinclair.
Sinclair connects with a single shot there.
Fogomayu keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fogomayu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sinclair.
Sinclair's corner calls for a 1-2. Sinclair obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fogomayu falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sinclair cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fogomayu misses with a double jab.
Fogomayu swings widly with a right hand

and Sinclair counters by clinching up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fogomayu.
Sinclair is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Fogomayu pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Fogomayu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Fogomayu manages to break the clinch.
Fogomayu stuns Sinclair with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Sinclair.
Fogomayu scores with a decent looking hook.
A jab from Fogomayu misses.
Fogomayu misses with a hook. Sinclair ducked under it nicely.
Sinclair swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fogomayu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sinclair.
Sinclair avoids the body shot from Fogomayu.
Sinclair feints the counter takedown.
Fogomayu misses with a wild body shot.
Fogomayu scores with a nice right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sinclair.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fogomayu tests Sinclair's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sinclair swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sinclair changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fogomayu tries to avoid it but Sinclair manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fogomayu to the ground. Fogomayu escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nice shot by Fogomayu.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sinclair takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fogomayu misses with a hook. Sinclair ducked under it nicely.
Fogomayu scores with a one two! Sinclair had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sinclair ducks under a wild hook from Fogomayu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kwiwan Fogomayu clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Fogomayu scores with a punch to the head.
Sinclair throws out a loose jab but Fogomayu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sinclair takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sinclair tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fogomayu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sinclair closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fogomayu circles away.
Good exchange - Fogomayu coming out on top.
Sinclair has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fogomayu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sinclair moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sinclair fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sinclair throws a looping overhand right but Fogomayu ducks down to avoid it.
Fogomayu throwing a counter right hand but Sinclair manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fogomayu misses with a looping right.
Fogomayu takes one to the side of the head.
Fogomayu throws a leg kick which misses Sinclair's front leg but catches the back leg as Sinclair tries to avoid it.
Fogomayu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fogomayu getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sinclair takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A big right from Sinclair misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fogomayu.
Fogomayu lands a slapping body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Fogomayu.
Sinclair throws out a loose jab but Fogomayu uses good head movement to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fogomayu.

Sinclair is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fogomayu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sinclair.
Sinclair is still on wobbly legs! Can Fogomayu finish him?
Sinclair shoots for a double leg takedown but Fogomayu sprawls well. He's pushed Sinclair's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
As Sinclair backs away, Fogomayu returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Sinclair seems to have recovered his senses.
Kwiwan Fogomayu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brett Sinclair.
Sinclair misses with an uppercut.
Fogomayu displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fogomayu scores with a hook.
Sinclair takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fogomayu on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fogomayu lands with a good body shot.
Sinclair fails to land the takedown.
Sinclair shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fogomayu as he avoids it easily.
Kwiwan Fogomayu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sinclair is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Fogomayu lands a jab to the nose.
Sinclair throws a shot from downtown. Fogomayu moves away and avoids it.
A counter left hand to the body from Fogomayu misses its target.
Sinclair takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sinclair tries to clinch but Fogomayu moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fogomayu lands with a straight right. Sinclair didn't see that one coming.
Sinclair paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fogomayu clobbers Sinclair with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sinclair with a poor takedown
and Fogomayu counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fogomayu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sinclair circles away quickly and effectively.
Fogomayu throws a hook but Sinclair blocks it.
Sinclair wants to clinch up but Fogomayu keeps it at a distance.
Fogomayu fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fogomayu throws a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kwiwan Fogomayu had his way with Brett Sinclair in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Fogomayu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sinclair doesn't manage to clinch there - Fogomayu circles away.
Fogomayu misses with the combination.
Fogomayu looks to score with a jab to the body but Sinclair is just out of range.
Sinclair's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sinclair ducks under a wild hook from Fogomayu.
Sinclair drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Fogomayu defends it well.
A combination from Sinclair does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sinclair doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Fogomayu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sinclair uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fogomayu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Fogomayu. No joy for Sinclair on that attempt.
Fogomayu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fogomayu scores with a nice head shot.
Fogomayu misses with a two punch combination.
Fogomayu throws a body punch but Sinclair moves out of range.
Fogomayu slips a jab from Sinclair.
An attempted straight right counter from Fogomayu misses the target.
Sinclair just misses with a punch to the body.
Sinclair misses with a looping left.
Fogomayu has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fogomayu there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Fogomayu as Sinclair shoots in.
Kwiwan Fogomayu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brett Sinclair.
Fogomayu thuds a left hand into Sinclair's body.
Sinclair is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Sinclair goes for a double leg but Fogomayu avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Fogomayu continues to drive forward.
Sinclair throws a big shot that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Fogomayu misses the target.
Fogomayu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fogomayu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Brett Sinclair has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sinclair on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fogomayu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sinclair moves away.
Sinclair throws out a counter right but Fogomayu avoids it with no problem.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sinclair.
Fogomayu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sinclair doesn't seem bothered though.
Fogomayu ducks under a wild hook from Sinclair.
Sinclair shoots in for a double leg but Fogomayu sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Fogomayu is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Fogomayu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sinclair looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fogomayu slips under a jab from Sinclair.
Fogomayu lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sinclair at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fogomayu works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sinclair feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fogomayus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sinclair lands with an uppercut that bounces Fogomayu off the cage and back into range.
Sinclair walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fogomayu connects with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sinclair scores with a sloppy right hand. Fogomayu should have avoided that one.
Sinclair fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fogomayu manages to avoid it.
Fogomayu appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Fogomayu staying out of range there.
Sinclair connects with a looping right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kwiwan Fogomayu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fogomayu, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 50:45
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 50:45
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kwiwan Fogomayu!
Kwiwan Fogomayu retains his middleweight title!
A relieved looking Kwiwan Fogomayu thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.