The Syndicate: Part II PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barry Morrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladmir Ruten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barry Morrow looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Morrow
vs
Ruten

181 cm
20
300 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

210 cm
22
285 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Barry Morrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vladmir Ruten!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrow takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Morrow looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Ruten bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Morrow's head.
Ruten lands a body shot.
Morrow drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Oooh a lovely combination from Ruten sends Morrow down but not out. Ruten dives into side control looking to finish.

Morrow is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruten working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Oh Morrow is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ruten lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Morrow down.
Ruten scoring with punches and elbows.
Morrow taking punishment in the form of punches.
Morrow on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

Ruten decides to stand up, so the ref orders Morrow to his feet.
Ruten swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ruten looks to land a right hand but Morrow moved out of range.
A jab from Ruten misses.
A big right from Ruten misses.
Ruten throws an overhand right that lands on Morrow's shoulder, as Morrow tries to avoid the shot.
Ruten swats away the attempt to clinch by Morrow.
Morrow uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ruten.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrow slips under a jab from Ruten.
Morrow uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ruten.
Morrow ducks under a wild hook from Ruten.
A swing and a miss from Ruten.
Ruten throws a big shot that misses.
Ruten looks to land a left hand but Morrow moved out of range nicely.
Ruten misses with an uppercut.
Morrow seems to have got his legs back now.
Ruten scores with a jab. Morrow acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ruten is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Ruten works Morrow's body with a nice hook.
Ruten lands with an uppercut that bounces Morrow off the cage and back into rage.
Ruten walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Morrow drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Ruten swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Morrow's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vladmir Ruten!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Zuckor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Grace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grace has chosen Day Of rath (Requim-Mozart) as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be fireworks!

Zuckor
vs
Grace

195 cm
18
265 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

196 cm
22
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Danny Zuckor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ryan Grace!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Zuckor.
Zuckor throws a right hand that Grace ducks under and follows up with a left that Grace also avoids with ease.
Zuckor throws a series of punches but Grace moves out of range.
Zuckor misses with a body kick.
Grace throws a head kick that misses.
Zuckor just misses with a punch to the body.
Grace tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Zuckor swivels and escapes.
Zuckor looks to land a right hand but Grace moved out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Zuckor, right into the meat.
Grace avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Grace tries for a takedown but Zuckor sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Zuckor misses with a wild combination.
Grace misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Danny Zuckor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Grace.
Zuckor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Grace ducks under a wild hook from Zuckor.
Zuckor loads up on a big right hand but Grace slips the punch.

Grace looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Grace with a nice head shot there.

Grace gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Grace will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Grace looks gassed!
Nice takedown defense from Zuckor. No joy for Grace on that attempt.
Zuckor lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grace fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Zuckor moves into the clinch.
Grace drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Zuckor manages to break the clinch.
Grace lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Danny Zuckor has been cut.
Grace misses with a low kick as Zuckor jumps back.
Grace lunges at Zuckor with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Zuckor's hand.
Grace closes the distance and clinches up with Zuckor, looking for a takedown. Grace pushes Zuckor against the cage but Zuckor circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Grace closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Grace lands in his opponent's guard.
Zuckor knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Grace on the ground.

Grace stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zuckor throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Grace counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zuckor on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Grace moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Grace closes this distance looking for a takedown but Zuckor circles away.
Grace ducks under a wild hook from Zuckor.
Grace misses with a few strikes there.
Danny Zuckor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zuckor misses with a body punch

and Grace counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Zuckor!
Grace landing strikes from the mount and Zuckor is in trouble!
Zuckor on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Zuckor tries to get out of the position.

Zuckor bucks Grace off and manages to get back to his feet!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Zuckor moves into range and clinches up with Grace.

Zuckor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zuckor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grace throws a left and a right that both miss

and Zuckor counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Zuckor tries for a takedown. No joy.
Grace wants a takedown.

Zuckor breaks the clinch.
Grace keeps the fight on the outside.
Grace shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Zuckor counters with a three punch combo that has Grace backing up. Grace nods at Zuckor to acknowledge the strikes.
Zuckor throws a right hand that misses
and Grace counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Grace lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Zuckor tries to clinch
and Grace counters with a three punch combo that has Zuckor backing up. Zuckor nods at Grace to acknowledge the strikes.
Grace walks into a jab.

Grace is rocked!
Grace fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Grace is still on wobbly legs! Can Zuckor finish him?
Grace looks up at the clock. Bad move! Zuckor lands a right hand from hell, dropping Grace. Zuckor pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danny Zuckor!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roy Jones Sr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Skippy Dixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Jones Sr
vs
Dixon

185 cm
22
240 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

204 cm
18
250 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roy Jones Sr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Skippy Dixon!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dixon slips a jab and a cross from Jones Sr.
Some wild striking there from Jones Sr.
Jones Sr throws a right hand that Dixon ducks under and follows up with a left that Dixon also avoids with ease.
Dixon shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jones Sr but Jones Sr pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dixon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jones Sr counters with a nice body kick.
Jones Sr misses the shot to the body.
Dixon darts in trying to clinch
and Jones Sr counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jones Sr goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jones Sr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones Sr throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dixon wants to clinch
and Jones Sr counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones Sr throws the kick towards the body but Dixon avoids it.
Jones Sr throws a right and a left that Dixon avoids nicely.
Dixon closes the distance but Jones Sr moves to the side
and Jones Sr counters with a two punch combo.
Dixon tries to clinch up
and Jones Sr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dixon looks to clinch
enabling Jones Sr to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones Sr throws a right hand that Dixon ducks under and follows up with a left that Dixon also avoids with ease.
Jones Sr lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Dixon is rocked!
It's a brutal combination of punches from Jones Sr! Dixon is backing up but he can't get away as Jones Sr lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Dixon and ends the fight. Great knockout.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Roy Jones Sr!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
62%

Undercard bout

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andreas Deathstar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Sharp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Deathstar
vs
Sharp

193 cm
21
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

177 cm
22
182 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Mundi Nutrition

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andreas Deathstar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eric Sharp!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deathstar misses with a takedown attempt - Sharp sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Sharp scores with a takedown into Deathstar's guard.
Deathstar looking for a sweep. Not yet Deathstar, not yet.
Sharp looking to pass the guard.

Deathstar is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sharp sitting in guard here, content to control.
Deathstar keeping full guard, as Sharp tries to pass.
Deathstar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sharp is one step ahead there.

Sharp is posturing up here but Deathstar has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Sharp tries to roll out but it's too tight and Sharp has to tap! Slick submission there by Deathstar!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Andreas Deathstar!

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
54%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johny Starr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Homer J Pimpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Johny Starr has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Starr
vs
J Pimpson

180 cm
20
202 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

193 cm
22
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johny Starr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Homer J Pimpson!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pimpson lands a high kick!
Starr throws a series of punches but Pimpson moves out of range.
Pimpson lands with a kick to the temple. Starr shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Starr is rocked!

Pimpson rushes Starr and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Oh Starr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Starr is pressed up against the cage. Pimpson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Starr down to the mat. Starr avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Pimpson takes one on the button.
Starr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Starr seems to have got his legs back now.
Starr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pimpson is looking to clinch but Starr is avoiding it.
Starr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Starr slow jab from Pimpson misses its intended target.
Pimpson shoots in but Starr avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pimpson looks for a takedown but Starr sprawls well.
Johny Starr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Homer J Pimpson.
Starr closes the distance looking to clinch

and Pimpson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Starr won't be happy with that.
Pimpson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Starr is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Pimpson advances to full mount.
Pimpson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pimpson misses with a head shot.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Starr wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Pimpson.
Pimpson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Pimpson looks gassed!
Pimpson punching from mount but Starr doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Pimpson unloads with some shots from mount but Starr bucks and avoids them well.
Pimpson wants to control the pace but Starr is squirming around nicely.
Pimpson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Pimpson looking to finish with strikes here!

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.
Starr blocking the ground and pound.
Starr tries to lock up and control but Pimpson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Pimpson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Pimpson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Starr can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Starr knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pimpson on the ground.

Pimpson looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Pimpson punching from mount but Starr doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Pimpson unloads with some shots from mount but Starr bucks and avoids them well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pimpson looking to finish with strikes here!
Starr might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Pimpson punching from mount but Starr doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Pimpson looking to ground and pound but Starr is blocking nicely.
Pimpson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Pimpson is landing with some decent strikes but Starr is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Starr tries to hold on but Pimpson pushes him away.
Pimpson thowing shots but they're missing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pimpson punching from mount but Starr doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Pimpson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Starr is squirming around, avoiding Pimpson's attempts to control the action.
Pimpson throwing strikes here but Starr is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Pimpson misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Pimpson postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Starr in real trouble here! The ref calls for Starr to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Homer J Pimpson!