PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Caitlyn Jenner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sydney Syder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Jenner
vs
Syder

190 cm
25
208 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Caitlyn Jenner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sydney Syder!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Michael Johnstone and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Syder pushes Jenner up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jenner.
Syder is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jenner is keeping busy.
Syder with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Syder blocks an uppercut.
Jenner avoids a wild elbow strike from Syder.

Jenner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jenner just misses with a punch to the body.
Syder uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jenner.
Jenner lands a glancing blow to the side of Syder's head.
Syder throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Syder clinches up with Jenner and pushes him back against the cage.
Jenner wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jenner blocks the elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jenner is looking to break free of the clinch but Syder has double underhooks.
Jenner throws a head punch that misses.

Jenner breaks from the clinch.
Syder defending well as Jenner loads up on a big left hand.
Jenner misses with a straight left.
Jenner misses with a hook

and Syder counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Syder.
Syder misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jenner breaks from the clinch.
Jenner slips a jab from Syder.
Syder misses with a body shot.
Jenner connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jenner looks to throw the jab but Syder is out of range.
Syder tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jenner was well out of range. Poor timing from Syder.
Syder moves away from the strike by Jenner.

Syder moves into the clinch successfully.
With the fighters up against the cage, Syder throws an elbow but misses.

Jenner breaks the clinch.
Jenner looks to throw the jab but Syder is out of range.

Syder pushes Jenner up against the cage in a clinch.
Syder misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jenner has had enough of the clinch but Syder keeps him there for the moment.
Jenner misses with the head strike.
Jenner avoids the elbow strike from Syder, against the cage.
Syder tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jenner's elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Syder just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jenner's brow.
Syder has Jenner pressed against the cage, preventing Jenner from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jenner breaks the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Syder misses the target.
Jenner throws a good cross that connects.
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!
Syder ducks under a wild hook from Jenner.
Syder takes a swing at Jenner's ribcage but misses.
Jenner scores with a jab.
Syder tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Syder takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Syder throws a body punch but Jenner moves out of range.
Syder slips under a jab from Jenner.
Syder wants to counter the offense by Jenner and move into the clinch position.
Jenner throws a hook but Syder avoids it easily.
Jenner slips a straight right by Syder.
Syder is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jenner rather than just go for the knockout.
Syder just misses with a punch to the body.
Syder avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jenner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Syder swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jenner is looking to counter punch.
Caitlyn Jenner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Syder moves in looking to clinch but Jenner pushes him off.
Syder uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jenner.

Syder closes the distance and clinches.
Syder tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jenner's elbow.
Syder throws an elbow that misses.
Syder creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jenner's defenses.
Syder has Jenner pushed against the cage.

Jenner manages to break the clinch.
Syder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jenner was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Syder looks to score with a jab to the body but Jenner is just out of range.
Jenner is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Syder takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jenner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Syder.
Syder misses the shot to the body.
A big left from Jenner misses.
Syder is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Syder throws a shot from downtown. Jenner moves away and avoids it.
Syder misses with a straight left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Syder looks to land a left hand but Jenner moved out of range nicely.
Jenner looks to land a right hand but Syder moved out of range.
Jenner sets himself, and Syder steps forward looking for the clinch! Jenner avoids it this time.
Jenner throws a hook to the side of Syder's head but Syder sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jenner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Syder.
Jenner fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jenner throws a jab when Syder was well out of range.
Syder steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Jenner.
Syder uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jenner.
Jenner scores with a crisp jab that stopped Syder in his tracks.
Syder misses with a looping left.

Syder gets a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Jenner.
Syder tries to work over Jenner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Syder tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jenner's elbow.
Jenner has had enough of the clinch but Syder keeps him there for the moment.

Jenner breaks the clinch.
Jenner misses the jab.
Syder throws a poor cross that misses
and Jenner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Caitlyn Jenner dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Jenner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Syder.
Jenner takes a swing at Syder's ribcage but misses.
Jenner throws a big shot that misses.
Syder is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jenner defending well as Syder loads up on a big left hand.
Jenner throws a shot from downtown. Syder moves away and avoids it.
Jenner swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Syder counters by moving into the clinch.
Syder tries to throw a body punch but Jenner avoids it by throwing Syder back against the cage.
Syder misses with an elbow over the top.

Jenner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jenner scores with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Syder misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jenner.
Jenner looks to score with a jab to the body but Syder is just out of range.
Jenner tests Syder's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Syder is rocked!
Jenner throws a jab when Syder was well out of range.
Jenner throws a shot from downtown. Syder moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Jenner misses.
The fighters circling - Syder throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jenner misses with a looping right.
Syder on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jenner throws a lazy right hand but Syder sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jenner circles away from the clinch attempt.

Syder closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Jenner breaks from the clinch.
Jenner misses with a hook.
Jenner misses with a hook.
Syder tries to counter with a clinch but Jenner shakes him off and moves away.
Syder takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jenner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jenner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Syder can do to turn this around?
Syder steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jenner.
Jenner defending well as Syder loads up on a big left hand.
Syder swings widly with a right hand
and Jenner counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Syder manages to avoid it.
Caitlyn Jenner is winning the standup battle so far.
Syder throws the left hand but Jenner avoids the punch easily.
Jenner throws a big shot that misses.
Jenner staying out of range there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jenner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Syder throws out the jab.
Syder ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jenner moves away.
Syder throws the left hand but Jenner avoids the punch easily.
Jenner lands the left hand.
Jenner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Syder manages to avoid it.
Jenner throws the left hand but Syder avoids the punch easily.
Jenner loads up on a big right hand but Syder slips the punch.
Jenner throws a lazy right hand but Syder sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jenner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Syder.
Syder avoids the body shot from Jenner.
Jenner staying out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenner blocks a jab.
Syder throws a hook but Jenner blocks it.
Jenner moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jenner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Syder.
Jenner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Syder throws out the jab.
Syder steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jenner.
Jenner takes a swing at Syder's ribcage but misses.
Syder tries to counter by closing the distance.
The fighters circling - Jenner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jenner defending well as Syder loads up on a big left hand.
Syder misses with a lunging right hand
and Jenner counters with a straight right hand.
Jenner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jenner lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Syder is still on wobbly legs! Can Jenner finish him?
Jenner misses with an uppercut. Syder saw that one coming.
Syder seems to have recovered his senses.
Jenner looks to land a left hand but Syder moved out of range nicely.
A big right from Jenner misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenner looks to land a right hand but Syder moved out of range.
A slow jab from Syder misses its intended target.
Jenner wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Syder ducks under a wild hook from Jenner.
Syder tries to counter by closing the distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Syder closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Jenner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jenner moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jenner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Syder manages to avoid it.
Jenner jabs Syder to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jenner misses with a looping right.
Syder is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Syder misses with a straight left.
Jenner misses with a wild body shot.
Jenner throws a hook but Syder blocks it.
Syder takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Syder tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jenner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Caitlyn Jenner 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. This is the final round!

A slow jab from Jenner misses its intended target.
A swing and a miss from Jenner.
Jenner throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Syder stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A telegraphed right hand from Jenner misses the target.
Jenner scores with a jab to the body.
Jenner looks to land a left hand but Syder moved out of range nicely.
Jenner slips a jab from Syder.
Syder swings for the body but Jenner moves out of range.
Jenner throws an overhand right that lands on Syder's shoulder, as Syder tries to avoid the shot.
Syder moves out of range as Jenner strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jenner throws a looping overhand right but Syder ducks down to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Jenner. That snapped Syder's head back.
Syder ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jenner moves away.
Syder misses with a straight left.
Jenner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Jenner.
Syder throws a hook to the side of Jenner's head but Jenner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Syder slips a straight right by Jenner.
Jenner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Syder steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Jenner.
Jenner lands with a nice body punch.
Jenner throws a right hand that misses

and Syder counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Syder misses with a body punch.
Jenner has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Syder throws an elbow but it misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Jenner.
Syder takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Syder misses with an elbow strike.
Syder tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jenner's elbow.
A body shot lands from Jenner.
A short right from Jenner.
A left hand lands to the body for Jenner.

Jenner breaks the clinch.
Jenner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sydney Syder has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Syder on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Syder takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jenner loads up on a big right hand but Syder slips the punch.
Jenner ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jenner connects with a good right hand that stumbles Syder. Syder circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jenner misses with a looping left.
Syder steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Jenner.
Syder throws a looping overhand right but Jenner ducks down to avoid it.
Syder takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The fighters circling - Jenner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Syder throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jenner throws a jab when Syder was well out of range.
Syder slips a jab from Jenner.
Jenner punishes Syder's body with a nice straight punch.
Syder misses with a jab to the body
and Jenner counters with a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Jenner.
A telegraphed right hand from Jenner misses the target.
Jenner sets himself, and Syder steps forward looking for the clinch! Jenner avoids it this time.
Jenner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jenner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jenner swings for the body but Syder moves out of range.
A slow jab from Jenner misses its intended target.
Syder walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Caitlyn Jenner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jenner lands an overhand right.
Jenner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Syder misses the shot to the body.
Jenner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jenner misses the jab.
Syder looks to clinch
and Jenner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jenner bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Syder's head backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Syder.
Jenner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Syder throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jenner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Syder.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jenner lands the left hand.
Syder just misses with a punch to the body.
Syder blocks a jab.
Syder swings for the body but Jenner moves out of range.
Syder has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jenner darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Syder takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jenner connects with a crisp jab.
Syder misses with a left hand
and Jenner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Syder throws a right hand that misses
enabling Jenner to counter with a crisp jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Caitlyn Jenner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jenner, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Caitlyn Jenner!