PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Itchy Sinclair (ranked 1475 p4p, 1199 weight class) and Stanislav Saprykin (ranked 212 p4p, 174 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sinclair
vs
Saprykin

179 cm
18
182
9 - 1 - 0

175 cm
30
180
11 - 7 - 0

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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 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Itchy Sinclair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stanislav Saprykin!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saprykin misses with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sinclair. Saprykin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saprykin throws a hook but Sinclair avoids it easily.

Sinclair changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Saprykin looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Sinclair working the body and head with strikes.
Sinclair is chipping away with strikes.
Sloppy strikes there by Sinclair.
Saprykin is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sinclair trying to control the action but Saprykin is working from the bottom.
Saprykin tries to buck Sinclair off but Sinclair is having none of it.
Sinclair wants to control but Saprykin is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinclair looks up at the clock and then as Saprykin takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Sinclair smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Sinclair taking a breather here.
Saprykin is trying to get back to his feet.
Sinclair controls the position.
Sinclair landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Saprykin trying to remain calm as Sinclair controls from the top position.
Saprykin is trying to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Saprykin down.
Sinclair working the ground and pound.
Saprykin takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Saprykin can't do much from the bottom here.
Saprykin being controlled for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sinclair's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Sinclair landing strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Saprykin is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sinclair is looking to take a break and control but Saprykin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sinclair is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Saprykin's shoulder. That is not cool.
Sinclair wants to control but Saprykin is keeping him busy.
Sinclair has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
An elbow from Sinclair crashes against the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Saprykin tries to buck Sinclair off but Sinclair is having none of it.
Saprykin is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Sinclair asserts his dominance and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Saprykin's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Saprykin is trying to get back to half guard.
Saprykin is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Sinclair has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Saprykin is looking to regain half guard here but Sinclair keeps moving and retains side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sinclair works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

Sinclair is trying to get an arm triangle but Saprykin is defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Itchy Sinclair dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Saprykin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A clash of legs there as Sinclair blocks the low kick.
A head kick from Saprykin lands but Sinclair takes it in his stride.
Saprykin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Saprykin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A nice leg kick from Saprykin, right into the meat of the thigh.
Saprykin misses with a few strikes there.
An inside leg kick lands from Saprykin.
A left and a right from Saprykin both land. Nice combination.
Saprykin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sinclair fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Saprykin avoids it really well and circles away.
Sinclair fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sinclair avoids a punch combination nicely.
Saprykin tries a head kick but it misses.
Sinclair looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Saprykin is fending him off so far but Sinclair persists. Nope, Saprykin circles away and we're back to standing.
Saprykin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sinclair avoids the body shot from Saprykin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saprykin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Saprykin throws a lazy body kick

and Sinclair counters with a nice double leg into side control. Saprykin won't be happy with that.
Sinclair working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

Sinclair goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Saprykin rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Sinclair's guard! Nice work there by Saprykin!
Sinclair preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sinclair has his hands on Saprykin's head, controlling the position.
Sinclair throwing short punches from the bottom.
Sinclair has his hands on Saprykin's head, controlling the position.
Saprykin would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Saprykin throwing strikes but missing.
Saprykin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Saprykin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sinclair is on top in guard.

This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sinclair wants to control from the top but Saprykin keeps moving.
Saprykin wants to stand and escape but Sinclair is having none of it.
Saprykin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saprykin can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sinclair controls the pace.
Saprykin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sinclair prevents Saprykin from getting back to his feet.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Sinclair closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Saprykin did well to prevent Sinclair getting side control.

Saprykin kicks off Sinclair and gets to his feet.
Saprykin with a nice calf kick.
Saprykin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Saprykin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sinclair.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Saprykin.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Saprykin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sinclair closes the distance and clinches up with Saprykin, looking for a takedown. Sinclair pushes Saprykin against the cage but Saprykin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Itchy Sinclair. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sinclair throws a hook but Saprykin blocks it.
Saprykin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sinclair is defended easily by Saprykin.
Saprykin pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Sinclair darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Saprykin pushes Sinclair off looking to stand but Sinclair dives back in and keeps control.
Sinclair drops an elbow to the side of Saprykin's head.
Saprykin has his hands clasped together around Sinclair's back. He's all about the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Stanislav Saprykin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Saprykin throws out a loose jab but Sinclair uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saprykin throws an overhand right that lands on Sinclair's shoulder, as Sinclair tries to avoid the shot.
Saprykin takes a swing at Sinclair's ribcage but misses.
Sinclair throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sinclair blocks a head kick by Saprykin.
Saprykin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Saprykin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sinclair's head.
Sinclair staying out of range there.
Saprykin lands a right hook to the body.
Saprykin lunges at Sinclair with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sinclair's hand.
Sinclair throws a right and a left that both miss.
Saprykin is looking to land body kicks.
Sinclair throws a body punch but Saprykin moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saprykin misses with an uppercut. Sinclair saw that one coming.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sinclair avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Saprykin throws a right hand that misses
and Sinclair cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sinclair lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Stanislav Saprykin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sinclair tries for a takedown but Saprykin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
No luck for Sinclair with that takedown attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Saprykin! But no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinclair takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Saprykin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sinclair lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd cheers as Sinclair lands an impressive looking overhand right. Saprykin doesn't seem phased though.
Sinclair takes a jab right on the kisser.
Saprykin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A quick step to the side and Sinclair tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sinclair tries to score a power double leg takedown but Saprykin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sinclair somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Itchy Sinclair. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sinclair fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saprykin manages to avoid it.
Good work by Sinclair as he checks the leg kick.
Saprykin throws a lazy uppercut

and Sinclair counters with a single leg into guard. Saprykin didn't expect that.
Saprykin wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Sinclair manages to pass to side control.

The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saprykin on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair working the head and body with strikes.
Sinclair trying to control from half guard but Saprykin is working away.
Sinclair looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Saprykin is trying to get back to full guard.
Sinclair looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sinclair is trying to control. Saprykin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Sinclair is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair is nestled in close to Saprykin, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sinclair not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sinclair drops an elbow to the side of Saprykin's head.
Saprykin is refusing to be controlled, as Sinclair sits in half guard.
Sinclair is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Sinclair lands a big elbow - Saprykin is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Sinclair!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Itchy Sinclair!
A relieved looking Itchy Sinclair thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.