PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arnoldas Sireika (ranked 5742 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jor Jormir (ranked 4359 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Sireika
vs
Jormir

180 cm
25
197 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
18
197 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Arnoldas Sireika!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jor Jormir!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jormir swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Sireika counters by clinching up.
Sireika misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sireika struggles to land a body shot inside as Jormir controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Sireika - that landed with a thud.
Jormir blocks a body shot from Sireika.
Sireika tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sireika is pushing Jormir up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sireika misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jormir wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jormir blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sireika lands a nice uppercut.
Sireika swings wildly with an uppercut but Jormir uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sireika manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sireika lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sireika gets through Jormir's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sireika stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Jormir is trying to break the clinch but Sireika is controlling him.
Sireika tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sireika slowing the pace effectively.
Sireika goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sireika leaning his opponent against the cage.
A short right from Sireika.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sireika blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sireika can't find room to land a body shot as Jormir controls the action.
Sireika lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sireika lands with a short shot to the head.
Sireika working aggressively here.
Jormir misses with a body punch.
A bit of stalling here from Sireika.
Sireika can't find room to land a body shot as Jormir controls the action.
Jormir letting Sireika take a breather here.
Jormir tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sireika avoiding damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jormir lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sireika fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sireika misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sireika misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sireika swings wildly with an uppercut but Jormir uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sireika tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jormir's elbow.
Sireika misses with a punch to the body.
Sireika leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sireika misses with the head strike.
Jormir blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sireika lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jormir prevents a body shot from Sireika.
Sireika misses with a punch on the inside.
Sireika gets through Jormir's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sireika lands a hook that snaps the head of Jormir backwards.
Sireika prevents a body shot from Jormir.
Sireika can't find room to land a body shot as Jormir controls the action.
Jormir blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sireika just leaning against Jormir, taking a breather.
Sireika misses with some punches.
Sireika can't find room to land a body shot as Jormir controls the action.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sireika lands with a short shot to the head.
Sireika cracks Jormir with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sireika prevents Jormir from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arnoldas Sireika dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Jormir throws a shot from downtown. Sireika moves away and avoids it.
Jormir misses with a straight right.
Jormir connects with a jab.
Jormir's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sireika under the eye.
Jormir throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Jormir tries to get set, Sireika tries to push him back and clinch up but Jormir manages to avoid the attempt.
Jormir misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Jormir misses.
Sireika is looking to counter the offense by Jormir and move into the clinch.
Jormir uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sireika.
Jormir throws out a counter right but Sireika avoids it with no problem.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jormir thuds a left hand into Sireika's body.
Jormir works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jormir dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jormir works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A punch lands to the side of Sireika 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sireika is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jormir can do to turn this around?
Jormir misses with a right hand

and Sireika counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A right handed body shot lands from Sireika.
Sireika lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jormir backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sireika misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sireika tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sireika misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sireika misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sireika misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sireika misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sireika tries a body shot but Jormir blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jormir.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sireika struggles to land a body shot inside as Jormir controls his hands.
Sireika misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sireika misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sireika prevents Jormir from breaking the clinch.
A short left from Sireika.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sireika softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sireika misses with a punch on the inside.
Jormir tries to circle away but Sireika has him pinned against the cage.
We've been informed that Jormir has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jormir.
Jormir working aggressively here.
Sireika tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jormir lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sireika has Jormir pressed against the cage.
Sireika misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jormir lands a left hand.

It looks like Arnoldas Sireika has been cut.
Sireika is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A head punch on the inside from Jormir fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sireika scores with a hook to the body.
Sireika lands with a light punch inside.
Sireika doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sireika pushes Jormir back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sireika keeps control of Jormir as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sireika tries a body shot but Jormir blocks it.
Sireika lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jormir blocks a body shot from Sireika.
Sireika doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jormir throws a head punch that misses.
Jormir blocking some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sireika taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jor Jormir will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Arnoldas Sireika's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Sireika misses with an uppercut.
Jormir doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sireika steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jormir.
Sireika tries to clinch there but Jormir circles away.
Jormir waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sireika.
Sireika swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jormir misses with an uppercut. Sireika saw that one coming.
Sireika seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Sireika drives through and clinches with Jormir against the cage.
Jormir has a couple of punches blocked by Sireika.
Sireika can't find room to land a body shot as Jormir controls the action.
Sireika misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jormir blocks a body shot from Sireika.
Sireika tries a body shot but Jormir blocks it.
Sireika misses with a hook to the ribs.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sireika - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Sireika stalling in the clinch.
Sireika seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Sireika tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sireika throws a punch but it's blocked by Jormir.
Jormir is trying to break the clinch but Sireika is controlling him.
Jormir wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sireika misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Arnoldas Sireika has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sireika doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sireika tries to throw a body punch but Jormir avoids it by throwing Sireika back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sireika struggles to land a body shot inside as Jormir controls his hands.
Sireika tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jormir's elbow.
Sireika lands with a short shot to the head.
Sireika working aggressively here.
Sireika throws a head punch that misses.
Sireika has Jormir pressed against the cage, preventing Jormir from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sireika misses with a punch to the body.
Sireika lands a hook that snaps the head of Jormir backwards.
Still in the clinch, Jormir scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sireika can't find room to land a body shot as Jormir controls the action.
Sireika throws a punch but it's blocked by Jormir.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jormir.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jormir.
A head punch on the inside from Sireika fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sireika misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sireika goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sireika struggles to land a body shot inside as Jormir controls his hands.
Sireika scores with a hook to the body.
Jormir prevents a body shot from Sireika.
Jormir wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jormir is trying to force a seperation but Sireika has the dominant position.
Jormir blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sireika tries a body shot but Jormir blocks it.
Jormir prevents a body shot from Sireika.
Sireika tries a body shot but Jormir blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Sireika scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sireika has Jormir pushed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sireika.
Sireika taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sireika misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sireika tries to work over Jormir's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sireika lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sireika misses with a body punch.
Sireika lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sireika has a couple of punches blocked by Jormir.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jormir blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sireika can't find room to land a body shot as Jormir controls the action.
Sireika lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jormir backwards.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arnoldas Sireika showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sireika has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arnoldas Sireika!