PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Osold Seth Sinclair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mogilla Gorilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mogilla Gorilla has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Seth Sinclair
vs
Gorilla

181 cm
32
203 lbs
11 - 10 - 2

181 cm
25
193 lbs
2 - 1 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Granite chin

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 11 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Osold Seth Sinclair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Mogilla Gorilla!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gorilla fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Seth Sinclair, pushing him back against the cage.
Seth Sinclair with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Seth Sinclair working hard to break the clinch.
Gorilla can't find room to land a body shot as Seth Sinclair controls the action.
Seth Sinclair has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gorilla keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Seth Sinclair's efforts to push away.
Gorilla misses with the head strike.
Seth Sinclair wants to get back to striking at distance but Gorilla won't allow it.
Seth Sinclair tries to break the clinch but Gorilla is controlling the position.
Gorilla taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Seth Sinclair manages to break the clinch.

Seth Sinclair takes the fight into the clinch.
Gorilla struggles to land a body shot inside as Seth Sinclair controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gorilla stops a takedown attempt from Seth Sinclair.
Gorilla stalling.
Gorilla taking a breather.
Seth Sinclair tries to circle away but Gorilla has him pinned against the cage.

Seth Sinclair manages to break the clinch.
Osold Seth Sinclair seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gorilla lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Seth Sinclair has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Seth Sinclair and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gorilla clinches.
Seth Sinclair is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Seth Sinclair is looking to break free of the clinch but Gorilla has double underhooks.
Seth Sinclair is trying to break free.
Gorilla misses with a knee to the head.
Gorilla taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Gorilla lands a knee to the head.

Seth Sinclair pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Seth Sinclair lands a nice shot that snaps Gorilla's head back.
Seth Sinclair avoids the head kick by Gorilla.
Seth Sinclair takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Seth Sinclair has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gorilla connects with a knee to the head.

Seth Sinclair manages to break the clinch.

Seth Sinclair moves into the clinch.
Gorilla stalling the fight.
Gorilla keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Seth Sinclair's efforts to push away.
Gorilla is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Seth Sinclair is trying to break the clinch but Gorilla has him pressed against the cage.
Gorilla avoiding damage as Seth Sinclair throws knees to the body.
Seth Sinclair wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gorilla tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gorilla prevents Seth Sinclair from breaking the clinch.
Gorilla is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Seth Sinclair is defending well for now.
Gorilla lands a knee to the head.
Gorilla tries to land knees in the clinch but Seth Sinclair avoids the damage to the body.

Seth Sinclair's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Seth Sinclair gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Seth Sinclair missing with knees to the body.
Gorilla is pressed up against the cage. Seth Sinclair has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gorilla down to the mat. Gorilla avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Gorilla instigates a clinch.
Seth Sinclair working hard to break the clinch.

Seth Sinclair breaks from the clinch.
Seth Sinclair shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gorilla pinned against the cage. Gorilla gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Osold Seth Sinclair. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seth Sinclair avoids the body shot from Gorilla.
Gorilla scores with a spinning back kick!
A thudding body kick lands there by Gorilla!
Gorilla scores with a head kick.
Nice uppercut there from Gorilla.

Seth Sinclair is rocked!

Seth Sinclair rushes Gorilla and presses him up against the cage.
Oh Seth Sinclair is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gorilla is struggling to control the position.
Seth Sinclair seems to have got his legs back now.
Gorilla tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Seth Sinclair's elbow.

Seth Sinclair breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Seth Sinclair closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gorilla trying to control the position but instead, Seth Sinclair has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gorilla into the cage.
Seth Sinclair is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Gorilla is defending well.
Gorilla tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Seth Sinclair breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gorilla cracks the inside of Seth Sinclair's front leg.
Seth Sinclair checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gorilla is looking to land body kicks.
Seth Sinclair is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gorilla sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Gorilla has managed to clinch.
Seth Sinclair throws a knee to the head but misses.
Seth Sinclair on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gorilla with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gorilla unloads a knee to the mid-section. Seth Sinclair lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Seth Sinclair wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gorilla has him pressed against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gorilla gets underhooks to prevent Seth Sinclair's takedown attempt.

Seth Sinclair breaks from the clinch.
Seth Sinclair takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Seth Sinclair swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Seth Sinclair rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gorilla counters with a solid body kick.

Seth Sinclair has Gorilla up against the cage in a clinch.
Gorilla just leaning against Seth Sinclair, taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mogilla Gorilla dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Seth Sinclair bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gorilla tries to close the distance and clinch but Seth Sinclair swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Seth Sinclair has Gorilla up against the cage in a clinch.
Mogilla Gorilla seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gorilla trying to land knees to the body.
Gorilla is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Gorilla with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gorilla landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gorilla throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gorilla throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Seth Sinclair blocks it with crossed arms.
Gorilla slowing the pace effectively.
Gorilla is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Seth Sinclair is keeping busy.
Seth Sinclair tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gorilla avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seth Sinclair is trying to break the clinch but Gorilla has him pressed against the cage.
Seth Sinclair tries to land knees in the clinch but Gorilla avoids the damage to the body.
Gorilla tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gorilla connects with a nasty looking knee right to Seth Sinclair's face.
Gorilla lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seth Sinclair is trying to force a seperation but Gorilla has the dominant position.
Gorilla stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gorilla prevents Seth Sinclair from breaking the clinch.
Gorilla is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Seth Sinclair utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Seth Sinclair tries to circle away but Gorilla has him pinned against the cage.
Seth Sinclair is trying to force a seperation but Gorilla has the dominant position.
Gorilla managing to block the knees to the body from Seth Sinclair.
Gorilla is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Seth Sinclair avoids a wild elbow strike from Gorilla.
Gorilla blocks a body shot from Seth Sinclair.
Gorilla stalling against the cage.
Seth Sinclair is trying to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Seth Sinclair pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Gorilla gets tackled into the cage by Seth Sinclair. Seth Sinclair maintains the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Gorilla.
Gorilla scores with a knee to the head.
Gorilla tries to land knees in the clinch but Seth Sinclair avoids the damage to the body.
Gorilla landing knees to the body.
Gorilla avoiding damage as Seth Sinclair throws knees to the body.
Gorilla tries to land knees in the clinch but Seth Sinclair avoids the damage to the body.
Gorilla slows down the pace here.
Seth Sinclair wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Seth Sinclair manages to break the clinch.
Gorilla throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Seth Sinclair counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Gorilla pushes Seth Sinclair up against the cage in a clinch.
Gorilla has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Seth Sinclair is trying to break the clinch but Gorilla has him pressed against the cage.
Gorilla looking to slow down the pace here.
Seth Sinclair has Gorilla pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorilla keeps control of Seth Sinclair as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Seth Sinclair is trying to push Gorilla away but Gorilla has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Seth Sinclair tries to circle away but Gorilla has him pinned against the cage.

Seth Sinclair breaks from the clinch.

Seth Sinclair moves into range and clinches up with Gorilla.
Gorilla missing with knees to the body.
Seth Sinclair tries to break the clinch but Gorilla is controlling the position.
Gorilla is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gorilla tries to land knees in the clinch but Seth Sinclair avoids the damage to the body.
Seth Sinclair tries to circle away but Gorilla has him pinned against the cage.
Seth Sinclair is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Seth Sinclair wants to get back to striking at distance but Gorilla won't allow it.
Seth Sinclair avoiding damage as Gorilla throws knees to the body.
Seth Sinclair tries to break free but Gorilla pushes him back against the cage.
Seth Sinclair blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Seth Sinclair working hard to break the clinch.
Seth Sinclair is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gorilla gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Seth Sinclair being controlled against the cage.
Gorilla with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gorilla has Seth Sinclair pressed against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gorilla landing knees to the head.
Gorilla goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gorilla keeps control of Seth Sinclair as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Seth Sinclair looking to stall.
Seth Sinclair avoiding damage as Gorilla throws knees to the body.
Seth Sinclair prevents a body shot from Gorilla.
Seth Sinclair drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gorilla gets the underhooks and prevents it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mogilla Gorilla showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Seth Sinclair forces Gorilla back against the cage and clinches.
Gorilla tries a knee to the head but Seth Sinclair blocks it.
Gorilla prevents Seth Sinclair from breaking the clinch.
Gorilla throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Seth Sinclair blocks it with crossed arms.
Gorilla is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Seth Sinclair is defending well for now.
Seth Sinclair tries to break free but Gorilla pushes him back against the cage.

Seth Sinclair breaks the clinch.
Mogilla Gorilla seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Seth Sinclair darts in and clinches Gorilla up against the cage.
Gorilla looking to throw knees to the head but Seth Sinclair is blocking nicely.
Seth Sinclair misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gorilla trying to land knees to the body.
Seth Sinclair is trying to drag Gorilla to the mat but Gorilla just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Seth Sinclair is trying to push Gorilla away but Gorilla has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Seth Sinclair escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorilla takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Seth Sinclair tries to keep at a distance but Gorilla has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gorilla keeps control of Seth Sinclair as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Seth Sinclair has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Gorilla after a bit of a struggle.
Gorilla is struggling to control the position.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gorilla takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Seth Sinclair is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Osold Seth Sinclair. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gorilla tries to stall but Seth Sinclair uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Seth Sinclair tries to land knees in the clinch but Gorilla avoids the damage to the body.
Gorilla using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Seth Sinclair has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gorilla blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Seth Sinclair is trying to break free.
Seth Sinclair tries to break free but Gorilla pushes him back against the cage.
Seth Sinclair wants to take the fight to the mat but Gorilla manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Seth Sinclair wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seth Sinclair is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gorilla just leaning against Seth Sinclair, taking a breather.
Seth Sinclair with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gorilla.
Seth Sinclair on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Gorilla.

Seth Sinclair's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Seth Sinclair darts in and clinches Gorilla up against the cage.
Seth Sinclair misses with a hook from the clinch.
Seth Sinclair tries to break the clinch but Gorilla is controlling the position.
Gorilla misses with a hook to the ribs.
Seth Sinclair wants to break the clinch but can't.
Seth Sinclair blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees in the clinch landing for Seth Sinclair.
Seth Sinclair tries a knee to the head but Gorilla blocks it.
Gorilla prevents Seth Sinclair from breaking the clinch.
Gorilla tries to land a knee to the head but Seth Sinclair blocks with his arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seth Sinclair is trying to break the clinch but Gorilla is controlling him.
Seth Sinclair has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gorilla is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Seth Sinclair tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gorilla avoids it.
Seth Sinclair wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mogilla Gorilla is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Seth Sinclair breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A swing and a miss from Seth Sinclair.

Seth Sinclair gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gorilla lands a nice knee to the body.
Gorilla prevents Seth Sinclair from breaking the clinch.
Seth Sinclair can't get the takedown.
Seth Sinclair tries to circle away but Gorilla has him pinned against the cage.
Seth Sinclair working hard to break the clinch.
Gorilla dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Osold Seth Sinclair has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seth Sinclair is trying to push Gorilla away but Gorilla has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Seth Sinclair tries to break free but Gorilla pushes him back against the cage.
Seth Sinclair missing with knees to the body.
Seth Sinclair wants to get back to striking at distance but Gorilla won't allow it.
Seth Sinclair is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Seth Sinclair tries to circle away but Gorilla has him pinned against the cage.
Gorilla blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gorilla avoiding damage.
Gorilla is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gorilla tries a knee to the head but Seth Sinclair blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Osold Seth Sinclair.
I think Gorilla has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mogilla Gorilla!