PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Malcom Syndal (ranked 2162 p4p, 230 weight class) and Mario Pereira (ranked 4540 p4p, 399 weight class). Pereira has chosen Phil Collins - In The Air Tonight as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Syndal
vs
Pereira

170 cm
27
155 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

170 cm
25
153 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Sportivité
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Malcom Syndal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mario Pereira!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

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

Syndal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pereira dives in and grabs Syndal's left leg, looking for a takedown. Syndal pushes down on Pereira's head and hops out.

Pereira tries to keep at a distance but Syndal has taken the fight into the clinch.

Syndal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Syndal seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Syndal throws a right hand that Pereira ducks under and follows up with a left that Pereira also avoids with ease.
As Syndal backs off Pereira throws a huge counter combo but Syndal manages to avoid it all.

Syndal fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pereira, pushing him back against the cage.
Syndal taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Syndal lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pereira backwards.
Syndal lands with a short shot to the head.
Pereira is trying to pull guard but Syndal turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Syndal forces Pereira back against the cage and clinches.
Syndal lands with a light punch inside.
Syndal lands a shoulder strike.

Syndal breaks the clinch.

Syndal pushes Pereira up against the cage in a clinch.
Syndal scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pereira jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Syndal walks away with a smile on his face. Pereira gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Malcom Syndal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mario Pereira.
Syndal misses with a hook to the body
and Pereira counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Syndal drives through and clinches with Pereira against the cage.
Syndal softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Syndal scores with a nice hook to the head.
Syndal is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Still in the clinch, Syndal scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pereira blocking some punches.
Pereira fails to pull guard.

Syndal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Syndal has Pereira up against the cage in a clinch.
Syndal swings wildly with an uppercut but Pereira uses good head movement to avoid it.

Pereira gets control of Syndal's arms and successfully pulls guard. Pereira will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pereira throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Pereira looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Syndal is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Pereira is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Syndal controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Syndal got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pereira has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Syndal has managed to get both his arms back between Pereira's legs - danger averted.
Syndal is stalling in the full guard.
Pereira is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pereira avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pereira looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Pereira controls Syndal momentarily but Syndal frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Malcom Syndal dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Syndal leaves Pereira with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Syndal throws a big counter combination but Pereira scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

Syndal has Pereira up against the cage in a clinch.
Syndal scores with a shot to the side of Pereira's head.

Syndal breaks from the clinch.

Pereira gets tackled into the cage by Syndal. Syndal maintains the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pereira is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Syndal to keep the fight standing.

Syndal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A nice combination there by Syndal.

Syndal forces Pereira back against the cage and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Syndal to keep the fight standing.
Malcom Syndal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mario Pereira.
Syndal lands a left hand.
Syndal content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Syndal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Syndal forces Pereira back against the cage and clinches.
Syndal throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pereiras head.
Syndal scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Syndal working aggressively here.
Pereira is trying to pull guard but Syndal has him pressed against the cage.
Pereira fails to pull the fight into his guard.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira shoots and misses
and Syndal counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Syndal tries to clinch but Pereira moves out of range.

Syndal gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Syndal pushes Pereira back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

Syndal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Syndal moves in looking to clinch but Pereira pushes him off.
Pereira unleashes a big counter combination but Syndal bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

Syndal has taken the fight to the clinch.

Syndal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Syndal wants to clinch up but Pereira keeps it at a distance.
Pereira is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

Syndal moves into the clinch.
Syndal gets through Pereira's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Syndal lands a left hand.
Syndal cracks Pereira with a nice body shot.

Syndal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Syndal uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pereira has time to react.
Pereira takes one to the chin there.
Pereira swats away the attempt to clinch by Syndal.
Syndal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Syndal looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pereira on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Syndal.
Pereira swats away the attempt to clinch by Syndal.
Syndal misses with a few strikes there.
Pereira misses with the combination.
Syndal lands with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Syndal lunges at Pereira with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pereira's hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Malcom Syndal dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

A jab lands there for Syndal.
Pereira takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A punch lands to the side of Syndal 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Syndal tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pereira manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pereira is looking for the big counter here.
Pereira shoots in for a takedown but Syndal shows good takedown defense.
Pereira keeps the fight on the outside.

Syndal gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short uppercut from Syndal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee is keeping an eye on Syndal - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jab by Syndal.
Sloppy strikes from Pereira. Those never looked like landing.
It looked like Syndal was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Syndal scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Syndal gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Syndal working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Syndal working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Pereira has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Syndal uses from the top position.

Pereira looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Syndal is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pereira can do to turn this around?
Pereira controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Syndal slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Pereira looking for a guillotine here but Syndal defends easily.
Our spies down at at Jitz MMA inform us that Pereira has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Pereira pulls Syndal in close to prevent any damage.

Pereira throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Syndal stays in close to Pereira's body and controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pereira is looking for a triangle but Syndal pushes his legs off easily.
Syndal 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.
Malcom Syndal is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pereira working a defensive guard here.
Syndal slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Pereira is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Syndal has his hands clasped together but Pereira extends and breaks Syndal's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Pereira.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mario Pereira!
An out of breath Mario Pereira thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.