PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Lethal (ranked 1176 p4p, 578 weight class) and Maverick Syndal (ranked 162 p4p, 83 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lethal might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bloodsport - Fight To Survive. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lethal
vs
Syndal

190 cm
43
185
32 - 20 - 4

180 cm
34
170
19 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Hardcore Alchemy

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 20 - 4, fighting out of London, Matt Lethal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Maverick Syndal!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Syndal lands a jab to the nose.
Lethal tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lethal throws a head kick that misses.
Syndal flicks out a counter leg kick but Lethal steps away.
Syndal throws a body shot but no joy.
Lethal connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Syndal momentarily.
Syndal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lethal is looking to counter with a body kick.
Lethal lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lethal swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Syndal looks to land a left hand but Lethal moved out of range nicely.
Lethal displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Syndal throws out the jab.
Syndal thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lethal ducks under a wild hook from Syndal.
Lethal fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lethal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Syndal.
Lethal definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lethal throws a lazy uppercut
and Syndal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lethal throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Syndal scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lethal with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Syndal to score with a decent uppercut.
Syndal throws a hook but Lethal blocks it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Syndal lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lethal has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lethal and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lethal looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lethal stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Syndal.
Lethal looks to land a body kick but Syndal moved away.
Syndal looks to land a left hand but Lethal moved out of range nicely.
Lethal's jab looks to have found its range, popping Syndal under the eye.
Syndal lands the left hand.
Syndal misses with a wild body shot.
Syndal 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.
Lethal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Syndal loads up on a big right hand but Lethal slips the punch.
Syndal misses with an uppercut.
Lethal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Syndal.
Lethal feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Syndals jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Syndal connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lethal momentarily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lethal.
Lethal tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lethal tried to score with a low kick but Syndal checks it.
Lethal scores with a jab.
Lethal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Syndal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Syndal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lethal was well out of range. Poor timing from Syndal.
Lethal is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lethal scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lethal throws a nice head kick!
A combination from Syndal does no damage.
Syndal throws a series of punches but Lethal avoids them all with ease.
Lethal wants to land a leg kick but Syndal is out of range.
Syndal scores with the left hand. Lethal knows he should have avoided that one.
Syndal dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lethal. That did some damage!
Syndal wants to slow Lethal down by chopping away at his legs.
Syndal cracks Lethal with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lethal throws a body kick that misses.
Lethal throws a chopping leg kick but Syndal manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Syndal fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lethal attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Syndal on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Syndal throws the left hand but Lethal avoids the punch easily.
Lethal throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lethal will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lethal is looking to slow Syndal down with leg kicks.
Lethal swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lethal misses with a looping right.
A good leg kick by Syndal.
Lethal tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lethal is looking to land body kicks.
Lethal keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Syndal.
Lethal lands a nice leg kick that just misses Syndal's sensitive parts.
Lethal throws a half hearted mid kick.
Syndal lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A slow jab from Syndal misses its intended target.
A jab from Lethal misses.
Syndal connects with a nice looking jab.
Lethal ducks under a wild hook from Syndal.
As Syndal backs away, Lethal returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Syndal throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lethal sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Lethal misses its target.
Syndal throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Syndal tests Lethal's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Syndal showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lethal.
Syndal looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lethal misses with a head kick.
Syndal missing with a left hand there. Lethal was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lethal looks for the body kick but Syndal saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from Lethal.
Syndal throws a big shot that misses.
Lethal keeps Syndal at a distance using the push kick.
Syndal lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lethal circles away quickly and effectively.
Syndal lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lethal shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lethal looks for the body kick but Syndal saw that one coming.
Syndal is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lethal had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Lethal takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Syndal fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lethal on the side of the head.

Lethal is rocked!
Syndal darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Lethal's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Syndal before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Maverick Syndal!
During a confident post fight interview, Maverick Syndal thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Matt Lethal stepped up to the mic, saying 'I love it when we really fight. Kill or die! We always have to give a show to the public. Syn is the best org in the world. Congrats again, bro!'.