PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Artur Syrowatka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Syrowatka comes into the arena with Slash - Nothing to Say blaring out of the sound system. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Syrowatka
vs
Green

186 cm
26
216 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

191 cm
26
205 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Determined

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Artur Syrowatka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bob Green!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Daniel Franklin and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green throws a right hand that misses
and Syrowatka counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Syrowatka tries to bum rush Green with a series of wild strikes but Green uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Green throws a head kick that misses
and Syrowatka counters with a straight right hand.
Syrowatka misses with a two punch combination.
Green lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Syrowatka circles away quickly and effectively.
Syrowatka displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Bob Green has been cut.
Green throws a lazy right hand but Syrowatka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Syrowatka misses with a double jab.
Syrowatka tries to bum rush Green with a series of wild strikes but Green uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Green connects with a high kick.

It looks like Artur Syrowatka has been cut.
Syrowatka misses with a body kick.
Some wild striking there from Syrowatka.
Syrowatka looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Green looks to land a body kick but Syrowatka moved away.
Green throws a lazy body kick
and Syrowatka counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Green thinking.
Syrowatka throws a right hand that Green ducks under and follows up with a left that Green also avoids with ease.
Syrowatka misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Syrowatka.
Syrowatka misses with the combination.
Syrowatka blocks a head kick by Green.
Green throws a lazy head kick
and Syrowatka counters with a right hand to the body.
Syrowatka slips a jab and a cross from Green.
Green misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Green thows a left - swing and a miss!
Syrowatka's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Syrowatka duly obliges.
Syrowatka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Green.
Green tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Green.
Green throws an off balance right hand
and Syrowatka counters with a left and a right that stings Green.
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!
Syrowatka cracks a nice hook into Green's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green loads up on a big right hand but Syrowatka slips the punch.
Green looks winded!
Green throws a lazy right hand but Syrowatka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Syrowatka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Green gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Syrowatka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bob Green seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Syrowatka takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Green throws a head kick that Syrowatka semi-blocks.
Green checks a leg kick.
Green pivots, looking for a leg kick but Syrowatka is out of range and Green settles back down.
A jab from Green misses.
Syrowatka displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Syrowatka.
Green misses with a left hand
and Syrowatka counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Green thinking.
Syrowatka thuds a left hand into Green's body.
Some wild striking there from Syrowatka.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Syrowatka feints a jab promting Green to slip. Syrowatka then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Green slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

That has opened up Bob Green's cut even more.
Syrowatka is working the combinations to good effect here.
Syrowatka throws a good cross that connects.
Green throws a solid leg kick but Syrowatka takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Green.
Green looks to land a left hand but Syrowatka moved out of range nicely.
Syrowatka lands a nice looking body shot.
Syrowatka lands a nice shot to the body.
Syrowatka avoids the head kick by Green.
Syrowatka misses with a double jab.
Green shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Green misses with a body kick.
Syrowatka closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Syrowatka appears to be looking for a big counter.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Syrowatka cracks the inside of Green's front leg.
A head kick misses from Green.
Green looks to land a combination but Syrowatka avoids it well.
Green misses with a left hand
and Syrowatka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Green misses with a lunging right hand
and Syrowatka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Syrowatka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Syrowatka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Green throws a body kick that misses
and Syrowatka counters with a right hand to the body.
Green throws a head kick that misses.
Green throws a head kick that misses
and Syrowatka counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slapping leg kick lands for Syrowatka.
Green throws a head kick that misses
and Syrowatka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Syrowatka will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Artur Syrowatka dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Syrowatka cracks Green with a right hand to the side of the head.
Syrowatka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Green throws out the jab.
Green throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Syrowatka counters with a stiff right hand.
Syrowatka connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Green is looking to land body kicks.
Green misses with a body kick.
Syrowatka avoids the head kick by Green.
Green rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Syrowatka counters with a left to the body.
Green throws a jab when Syrowatka was well out of range.
Syrowatka feints a jab promting Green to slip. Syrowatka then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Green slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Syrowatka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Green throws a lazy body kick
and Syrowatka counters with a two punch combo.
Green is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Syrowatka throws a nice looking combination but Green bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Green goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Green throws a body kick that misses
and Syrowatka counters with a three punch combo that has Green backing up. Green nods at Syrowatka to acknowledge the strikes.

Green is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green misses with a kick to the body.
Green is still on wobbly legs! Can Syrowatka finish him?
Green tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Syrowatka misses the target.
Green seems to have recovered his senses.
Syrowatka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Green looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Artur Syrowatka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Syrowatka throws a low kick but Green avoids it.
Syrowatka lands with a right hand.
Green throws a lazy uppercut
letting Syrowatka counter with a right hand.
Green scores with a punch to the head.
Syrowatka lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Syrowatka staying out of range there.
Syrowatka throws a big counter combination but Green scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Syrowatka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Green tries to land a body kick
enabling Syrowatka to counter with a crisp jab.
Green rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Syrowatka counters with a stiff right hand.
Syrowatka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Green.
Green throws a hook but Syrowatka blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Syrowatka misses with a combination
and Green counters with an inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Green throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Syrowatka's head.
Syrowatka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Green might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Syrowatka has got the better of the exchanges.
Green takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Syrowatka has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Green.
Syrowatka lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Green backs up against the cage.

The cut above Bob Green's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Green takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Green throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Syrowatka checks the leg kick nicely there.
Green walks into a jab.
Syrowatka connects with a nice looking jab.
Green throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Syrowatka counter with a right hand.
Green throws a lazy uppercut
and Syrowatka counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green misses with a hook
and Syrowatka counters with a left to the body.
Syrowatka moves out of range of the body kick.
A right-left combo lands from Syrowatka.
Green has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Green waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Syrowatka.
Green lands a front kick.
Syrowatka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Green misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Syrowatka keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Green blocks the body kick.
Green misses with a hook.
Green throws a right hand that misses
and Syrowatka counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Green thinking.
Syrowatka misses with a few strikes there.
Green throws a leg kick
and Syrowatka counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Green slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Syrowatka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It seemed like Green was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Green throws an overhand right that lands on Syrowatka's shoulder, as Syrowatka tries to avoid the shot.
Green looks to throw the jab but Syrowatka is out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Green 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 Syrowatka has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Syrowatka and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
It looked like Syrowatka was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Green.
Artur Syrowatka is winning the standup battle so far.
Syrowatka checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Green throws the kick towards the body but Syrowatka avoids it.
Syrowatka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Green circles away quickly and effectively.
Green takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Syrowatka misses with a two punch combination.
Syrowatka fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Green pushes Syrowatka away with a front kick.
Syrowatka avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Green looks for the body kick but Syrowatka saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Artur Syrowatka dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Syrowatka takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Syrowatka misses with a few strikes there.
Green tries a quick counter leg kick but Syrowatka is wise to it.
Green delivers a nice body kick.
Syrowatka ducks under a wild hook from Green.
Syrowatka needs to keep his hands up - Green had a free shot at his head there.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Green in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Syrowatka moves out of range of the body kick.
Syrowatka lunges at Green with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Green's hand.
Green throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Green throws a half hearted mid kick.
Green throws a right hand that misses
and Green takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Green misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Green throws a lazy uppercut
and Syrowatka counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Green throws a solid leg kick but Syrowatka takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Green.
Syrowatka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Green can do to turn this around?
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Syrowatka connects with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Syrowatka wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Syrowatka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Syrowatka tried to score with a low kick but Green checks it.
Syrowatka jabs at Green's body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Green.
Green throws a right hand that misses
and Syrowatka counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Syrowatka lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Syrowatka.
Green slips a jab and a cross from Syrowatka.
Green rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Syrowatka counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Syrowatka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Green.
Green misses with a lunging right hand
and Syrowatka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Green throws a chopping leg kick but Syrowatka manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green throws a lazy head kick
letting Syrowatka counter with a right hand.
Syrowatka connects with a leg kick. Green looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Syrowatka shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Green eats them both and turns towards Syrowatka to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Green feints and then cracks Syrowatka's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Syrowatka down.
Green throws a head kick that misses.
Syrowatka pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Syrowatka scores with a jab to the body.
Green thuds his shin into the meat of Syrowatka's side.
Syrowatka lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A combination from Syrowatka does no damage.
Green lands with a kick to the ribs.
Syrowatka throws a right and a left that both miss.
Green throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Syrowatka.
Syrowatka looks to land a combination. Green sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Syrowatka staying out of range there.
It looked like Syrowatka was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Nice defenses there by Syrowatka.
Green misses with an uppercut
and Syrowatka counters with a stiff right hand.
Syrowatka misses with a double jab.
Green throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Green throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Syrowatka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Syrowatka darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bob Green has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Green misses with a head kick.
Green throws a lazy uppercut
and Syrowatka counters with a right hand to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Syrowatka.
A head kick misses from Green.
Syrowatka blocks a head kick by Green.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Syrowatka checks a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green blocks a head kick by Syrowatka.
Green steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Syrowatka tries to bum rush Green with a series of wild strikes but Green uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Green throws a head kick but Syrowatka moves out of range.
Green throws an off balance right hand
and Syrowatka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Green throws a lazy body kick
and Syrowatka counters with a left and a right that stings Green.
Green misses with a looping left.
It looked like Syrowatka was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Syrowatka throws a right and a left that Green avoids nicely.
Green misses with a body kick.
Green misses with a left hand
and Syrowatka counters with a straight right hand.
Artur Syrowatka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Decent striking displayed by Syrowatka there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Syrowatka misses with a jab, cross combination.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Green.
Green throws a sloppy head kick and Syrowatka moves out of range easily.
Green takes a shot to the body in his stride.

And that's the end of the fight!
Artur Syrowatka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Syrowatka 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Artur Syrowatka!
An out of breath Artur Syrowatka thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.