PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wacco Longbardo (ranked 4781 p4p, 429 weight class) and Arnoldas Sireika (ranked 1441 p4p, 189 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Longbardo
vs
Sireika

183 cm
22
185 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

180 cm
30
197 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Wacco Longbardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arnoldas Sireika!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Longbardo blocks a head kick by Sireika.
Sireika closes the distance but Longbardo moves to the side
and Longbardo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like Arnoldas Sireika has been cut.
Longbardo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've been informed that Sireika has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Sireika tries a head kick but it misses.
Sireika paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

It looks like Wacco Longbardo has been cut.
Longbardo throws a big shot that misses.
Sireika is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Longbardo with a body shot.
Sireika misses the shot to the body.
Sireika lands a nice shot to the body.
Sireika is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Longbardo.
Longbardo is looking for a counter combo.
Sireika throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Longbardo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sireika.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Longbardo misses with the combination.
A nice side step and Sireika releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Longbardo blocks a head kick by Sireika.
Sireika throws out a loose jab but Longbardo uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Longbardo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sireika throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch combination from Longbardo misses.
Sireika doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Arnoldas Sireika seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sireika throws a body punch but Longbardo moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sireika, as that shot connected.
Longbardo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Longbardo misses with a wild combination.
Sireika throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sireika fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Longbardo manages to avoid it.
Sireika throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Longbardo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sireika scores with a hook to the body. Longbardo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The fighters circling - Sireika throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sireika is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Longbardo rather than just go for the knockout.
Sireika avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Longbardo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Longbardo defending well as Sireika loads up on a big left hand.
Longbardo went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Longbardo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

Sireika gets a clinch.
Longbardo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sireika.
Longbardo tries to work over Sireika's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Longbardo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sireika has him pressed against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Longbardo.
Longbardo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Longbardo is pushing Sireika up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A right handed body shot lands from Sireika.

Longbardo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Longbardo throws a sloppy head kick
and Sireika counters with a left to the body.
Longbardo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longbardo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sireika works Longbardo's body with a nice hook.
Sireika cracks Longbardo with a good jab.
A head kick misses from Sireika.
Longbardo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sireika slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Longbardo misses with a wild body shot.
Longbardo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sireika.

Sireika moves into the clinch successfully.
Longbardo is trying to push Sireika away but Sireika has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
A right hand to the body from Longbardo.

Longbardo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Longbardo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sireika throws out a loose jab but Longbardo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Longbardo misses with a few strikes there.
Longbardo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sireika.
A little feinted left hand from Longbardo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sireika is looking to clinch but Longbardo is avoiding it.
Sireika jabs at Longbardo's body.
A big left from Sireika misses.
Sireika throws out a loose jab but Longbardo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sireika throws a jab but it's blocked by Longbardo.
The crowd cheers as Longbardo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sireika doesn't seem phased though.
Sireika jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sireika comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sireika scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Sireika.
An attempted straight right counter from Longbardo misses the target.
Longbardo misses with a wild combination.
Sireika doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arnoldas Sireika dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Longbardo slips a straight right by Sireika.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sireika, as that shot connected.
Longbardo throws a leg kick but Sireika checks it.
Sireika looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Longbardo went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sireika takes a swing at Longbardo's ribcage but misses.
Sireika has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sireika ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Longbardo moves away.
Sireika showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Longbardo.
Longbardo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sireika.
Sireika scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Longbardo doesn't seem bothered though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sireika showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Longbardo.
Longbardo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sireika.
Sireika misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sireika punishes Longbardo's body with a nice straight punch.
Sireika lands a nice shot to the body.
Longbardo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wacco Longbardo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Longbardo misses with a body punch
and Sireika counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Longbardo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sireika throws out the jab.
Longbardo appears to be looking for a big counter.
Sireika throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Longbardo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sireika just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Longbardo misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sireika. Longbardo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sireika lands with a shot to the body.
Sireika takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Longbardo avoids the head kick by Sireika.
Longbardo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sireika closes the distance and pushes Longbardo back into the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sireika swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sireika lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Longbardo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Longbardo breaks from the clinch.
Longbardo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sireika throws a hook but Longbardo avoids it easily.
Sireika tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Longbardo was well out of range. Poor timing from Sireika.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sireika. Longbardo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Longbardo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sireika punishes Longbardo's body with a nice straight punch.
Sireika misses with a body shot.
Longbardo ducks under a wild hook from Sireika.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sireika lands a jab to Longbardo's midsection.
Longbardo misses with a two punch combination.
Sireika is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Longbardo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Sireika moves into the clinch.
Longbardo dodges an elbow strike from Sireika.
Sireika tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sireika misses with a knee strike.
Longbardo managing to block the knees to the body from Sireika.
Sireika is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Longbardo is defending well for now.

Longbardo breaks the clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Sireika 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Longbardo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sireika circles away quickly and effectively.
Longbardo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sireika.
Sireika tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Longbardo was well out of range. Poor timing from Sireika.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sireika lands with a straight right. Longbardo didn't see that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sireika uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Longbardo.
Longbardo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sireika connects with a body shot that sends Longbardo's belly button to the back.

Sireika gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sireika throws a head punch that misses.
Longbardo can't break the clinch.
Longbardo misses with a punch to the body.
Longbardo missing with knees to the body.
Sireika throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Longbardo manages to break the clinch.
Longbardo swinging wildly here.
Longbardo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arnoldas Sireika showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Sireika lands a jab to the nose.
Sireika misses with a body shot.
A jab from Sireika misses.
Longbardo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Longbardo misses with a hook.
Longbardo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sireika scores with a hook.
Longbardo looks to land a right hand but Sireika moved out of range.
Sireika bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Longbardo throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sireika lands a slapping body shot.
Sireika feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Longbardos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sireika lunges at Longbardo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Longbardo's hand.
A swing and a miss from Sireika.
It looked like Longbardo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Longbardo moves out of range as Sireika strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Longbardo swats away the attempt to clinch by Sireika.

Sireika moves into the clinch.

Longbardo breaks the clinch.
Longbardo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Longbardo misses with a double jab.
Sireika throws a jab when Longbardo was well out of range.
Sireika takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Longbardo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sireika connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Longbardo momentarily.
Sireika rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sireika takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sireika is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Longbardo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sireika throws out the jab.
Longbardo avoids the head kick by Sireika.
Sireika keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arnoldas Sireika seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Longbardo moves out of range as Sireika strikes.
Sireika scores with a decent looking hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sireika tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Longbardo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sireika throws out the jab.
Sireika misses the shot to the body.
Longbardo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Longbardo appears to be looking for a big counter.
Longbardo cracks Sireika with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sireika fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sireika ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longbardo moves out of range as Sireika strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Longbardo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sireika throws a sloppy head kick and Longbardo moves out of range easily.
A little feinted left hand from Longbardo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sireika throws a hook to the side of Longbardo's head but Longbardo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sireika slips a jab and a cross from Longbardo.
Longbardo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sireika, as that shot connected.
A big left from Sireika misses.
Sireika dodges the punch combination from Longbardo.
Longbardo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sireika moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sireika looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sireika throws a jab when Longbardo was well out of range.
Sireika is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Longbardo swinging wildly here.
Wacco Longbardo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Longbardo blocks a jab.
Sireika lands a nice shot to the body.
Longbardo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sireika throws a sloppy head kick
and Longbardo counters with a one-two to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Longbardo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sireika backs up against the ropes.

That has opened up Arnoldas Sireika's cut even more.
Sireika dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sireika lands a lovely overhand right.
Longbardo misses with a double jab.
Sireika misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sireika throws a big shot that misses.
Sireika missing with a left hand there. Longbardo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A counter left hand to the body from Longbardo misses its target.
Longbardo throws a body punch but Sireika moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arnoldas Sireika comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sireika has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Arnoldas Sireika!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Arnoldas Sireika!
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Arnoldas Sireika!

Arnoldas Sireika wins by unanimous decision!
Arnoldas Sireika opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.