PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hamlet Loveridge (ranked 3383 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crazy Sydney (ranked 6871 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Loveridge
vs
Sydney

195 cm
25
250 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

190 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Heavy handed

Paradigm

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hamlet Loveridge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Crazy Sydney!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Peter Branson and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sydney misses the jab.
Loveridge takes a swing at Sydney's ribcage but misses.
Sydney throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sydney looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sydney has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Sydney throws a leg kick but Loveridge sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Loveridge is looking to counter punch.
Sydney just misses with a punch to the body.
Loveridge throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sydney stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Loveridge feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sydneys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loveridge tests Sydney's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sydney feints and then cracks Loveridge's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Loveridge down.
Sydney on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Loveridge.
Sydney looks to score with a jab to the body but Loveridge is just out of range.
Sydney moves out of range of the strikes.
Loveridge shoots for a double leg takedown but Sydney sprawls well. He's pushed Loveridge's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sydney throws out a counter right but Loveridge avoids it with no problem.
Sydney misses with a lunging right hand
and Loveridge counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Sydney lands a big head kick that sends Loveridge tumbling to the mat! Sydney takes a step backwards and waves Loveridge back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Hamlet Loveridge has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Loveridge swings for the body but Sydney moves out of range.
Sydney swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A swing and a miss from Sydney.
Sydney on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sydney looks to land a body kick but Loveridge moved away.
Jab from Loveridge.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sydney throws a low kick but Loveridge moves out of range easily.
Loveridge swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sydney throws a leg kick which misses Loveridge's front leg but catches the back leg as Loveridge tries to avoid it.
Loveridge lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Sydney falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Hamlet Loveridge!