PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nathaniel Syndicate (ranked 4172 p4p, 3660 weight class) and Nick Tropper (ranked 460 p4p, 415 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Syndicate
vs
Tropper

174 cm
24
190
3 - 4 - 0

182 cm
23
188
7 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Solid chin

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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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Nathaniel Syndicate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Tropper!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, John Mangel and Chris Dean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tropper fails to land with a series of punches.
Syndicate scores with a jab.
Tropper throws a combination that misses
and Syndicate connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Syndicate showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tropper.
Syndicate cracks Tropper with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tropper falls off balance throwing a combination
and Syndicate counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Syndicate throws a low kick but Tropper moves out of range easily.
Tropper lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Syndicate punishes Tropper's body with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tropper lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tropper.
Tropper looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tropper slips a jab from Syndicate.
Tropper is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Syndicate definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Syndicate swings widly with a right hand
and Tropper counters with a two punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tropper misses with an uppercut. Syndicate saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Syndicate misses the target.
Tropper displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Syndicate throws out the jab.
Tropper slips under a jab from Syndicate.
Tropper lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Syndicate, as that shot connected.
Syndicate misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Tropper.
A swing and a miss from Syndicate.
As Syndicate backs off Tropper throws a huge counter combo but Syndicate manages to avoid it all.
Tropper lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Tropper throws a combination that misses
and Syndicate counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Syndicate throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Syndicate throws a one two combo.
A left and a right from Tropper both land. Nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tropper avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tropper connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Syndicate scores with a nice right hand.
Syndicate wants to land a leg kick but Tropper is out of range.
Syndicate chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Decent striking displayed by Tropper there.
Syndicate slips a jab and a cross from Tropper.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Syndicate!
Tropper cracks Syndicate with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sloppy strikes from Tropper. Those never looked like landing.
Syndicate throws a poor cross that misses
and Tropper counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tropper ducks under a wild hook from Syndicate.
A punch combination from Tropper misses.
Syndicate with a jab.
A slow jab from Tropper misses its intended target.
Syndicate thuds a left hand into Tropper's body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Syndicate.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Syndicate rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tropper counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tropper swinging wildly here.
Tropper slips under a jab from Syndicate.
Nathaniel Syndicate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Syndicate getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tropper throws a combination that misses
and Syndicate counters with a straight right hand.
Tropper misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tropper is working the combinations to good effect here.
Syndicate takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Syndicate takes a swing at Tropper's ribcage but misses.
Tropper swings for the body but Syndicate moves out of range.
Syndicate throws a jab when Tropper was well out of range.
Tropper shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Syndicate throws a hook but Tropper avoids it easily.
Tropper ducks under a wild hook from Syndicate.
Syndicate is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Syndicate scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tropper misses with a double jab.
Nice shot by Tropper.
Tropper ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Syndicate looks to throw the jab but Tropper is out of range.
Syndicate slips a jab and a cross from Tropper.
Tropper misses with a double jab.
Tropper looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A quick step to the side and Syndicate tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tropper has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Syndicate misses with a right hand
and Tropper counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Syndicate ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Syndicate misses with an uppercut. Tropper saw that one coming.
Syndicate misses with a body shot.
Despite the aggression on Tropper's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Tropper works over Syndicate's head and body with a nice combination.
Tropper displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Syndicate throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Nick Tropper will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Tropper avoids the body shot from Syndicate.
Syndicate looks to throw the jab but Tropper is out of range.
Tropper has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Syndicate throws a jab but it's blocked by Tropper.
Syndicate throws a lazy uppercut
and Tropper counters with a nice uppercut.
Tropper gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Syndicate.
Tropper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tropper needs to keep his hands up - Syndicate had a free shot at his head there.
Tropper rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Syndicate moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tropper dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tropper throws a nice looking combination but Syndicate bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tropper misses with the combination.
Tropper misses with a combination
and Syndicate counters with a straight right hand.
A jab from Syndicate does it's job there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tropper throws a sloppy body shot
and Syndicate connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big left from Syndicate misses.
Tropper now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Tropper misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tropper slips a jab from Syndicate.
Syndicate slips a jab from Tropper.
Syndicate throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tropper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tropper looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Syndicate was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tropper swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tropper keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Syndicate.
Tropper blocks a jab.
Tropper connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Syndicate's hands.
Tropper throws a jab when Syndicate was well out of range.
Syndicate shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Tropper eats them both and turns towards Syndicate to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Syndicate misses with a hook.
Tropper misses with a few strikes there.
Nick Tropper seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Syndicate is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tropper.
Tropper lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Tropper lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Syndicate circles away quickly and effectively.
Nick Tropper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tropper takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tropper takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tropper rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Syndicate moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Syndicate throws out a loose jab but Tropper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tropper misses with a few strikes there.
Tropper throws a series of punches but Syndicate moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Syndicate throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Despite the aggression on Tropper's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Tropper moves out of range as Syndicate strikes.
Tropper wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A swing and a miss from Syndicate.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tropper fails to land with a series of punches.
Tropper lands with a nice body punch.
Syndicate is looking to slow Tropper down with leg kicks.
Tropper misses with a wild body shot.
Tropper throws a series of punches but Syndicate avoids them all with ease.
It looked like Syndicate wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Syndicate pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tropper is out of range and Syndicate settles back down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Syndicate. Tropper does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tropper throws out a counter right but Syndicate avoids it with no problem.
Tropper keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Syndicate.
An inside leg kick lands from Syndicate.
Syndicate looks to throw the jab but Tropper is out of range.
Tropper let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Tropper throws a left and a right that both miss
and Syndicate counters with a nice uppercut.
Syndicate lands a nice looking body shot.
Syndicate fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tropper on the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tropper throws a right and a left that Syndicate avoids nicely.
Syndicate swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tropper connects with a single shot there.
Syndicate throws an off balance right hand
and Tropper counters with a one-two to the body.
Syndicate throws a jab but it's blocked by Tropper.
Tropper looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tropper swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Syndicate counter with a right hand.
Tropper steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Syndicate.
Syndicate throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tropper slips a straight right by Syndicate.
A countering left hand to the body from Tropper misses.
Syndicate tries to work over Tropper's front leg with a kick but Tropper checks it.
Tropper cracks a nice hook into Syndicate's ribs.
Tropper fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Syndicate throws a leg kick that misses.
Syndicate loads up on a big right hand but Tropper slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Nathaniel Syndicate will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Tropper scores with a decent looking hook.
Syndicate throws a hook but Tropper blocks it.
Syndicate throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tropper throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Syndicate.
Tropper staying out of range there.
Syndicate just misses with a punch to the body.
Tropper swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tropper takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Syndicate feints a jab promting Tropper to slip. Syndicate then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Tropper slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Syndicate misses the target.
A countering left hand to the body from Tropper misses.
Tropper misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Tropper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A jab from Tropper misses.
Tropper slips under a jab from Syndicate.
Tropper has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tropper will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Syndicate keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Syndicate lands a glancing blow to the side of Tropper's head.
Syndicate misses with an uppercut. Tropper saw that one coming.
Tropper falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Syndicate to counter with a crisp jab.
Tropper looks to score with a jab to the body but Syndicate is just out of range.
Syndicate looks to throw the jab but Tropper is out of range.
Tropper defending well as Syndicate loads up on a big left hand.
Syndicate throws a nice looking combination but Tropper bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tropper. Syndicate does a little dance to reset his feet.
Syndicate misses with a left hand
and Tropper counters with a straight right hand.
Syndicate misses with a looping right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tropper avoids the body shot from Syndicate.
Syndicate swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Syndicate throws a hook but Tropper avoids it easily.
Syndicate lands a right hook to the body.
Syndicate lands a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tropper bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Syndicate swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tropper.
Syndicate looks to land a right hand but Tropper moved out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Tropper misses.
A shot to the body from Syndicate misses
and Tropper counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tropper lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Syndicate circles away quickly and effectively.
Tropper slips a jab from Syndicate.
Tropper misses with a two punch combination.
Tropper throws a series of punches but Syndicate avoids them all with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Tropper.
Tropper swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Syndicate counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Syndicate fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tropper manages to avoid it.
Tropper misses with a shot to the body
and Syndicate counters with a right hand to the body.
Tropper takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tropper uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Syndicate.
Syndicate misses with the combination.
Tropper lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tropper slips a straight right by Syndicate.
Tropper lands a jab-cross combination.
A slapping leg kick lands for Syndicate.
Syndicate lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tropper backs up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Syndicate tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tropper was well out of range. Poor timing from Syndicate.
Syndicate throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tropper moves out of range of the strikes.
Syndicate fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tropper manages to avoid it.
Syndicate looks to land a left hand but Tropper moved out of range nicely.
Syndicate throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Syndicate walks into a left hand.
Tropper slips under a jab.
Tropper lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tropper.
Sloppy strikes from Tropper. Those never looked like landing.
Tropper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Syndicate.
A little jabbing left from Tropper on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Syndicate throws a jab when Tropper was well out of range.
Syndicate throws an off balance right hand
and Syndicate takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nathaniel Syndicate showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Syndicate has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathaniel Syndicate!