PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between RaeRae Usman (ranked 4212 p4p, 3516 weight class) and Samuel Sycek (ranked 537 p4p, 479 weight class). Usman's entrance music is Yaba Buluku. A fine choice. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Usman
vs
Sycek

193 cm
27
185
3 - 5 - 0

178 cm
21
193
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Fast

Nutritional Shaved Ice

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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, RaeRae Usman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Samuel Sycek!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Bruno Lombardi and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sycek closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Usman is trying to get back to full guard.
Sycek throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sycek not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sycek is thwarting Usman's attempts to control the position.
Usman has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Sycek lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Usman is looking to control Sycek's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Usman avoid being mounted?

Usman looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sycek lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Usman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sycek seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sycek throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sycek throwing shots but Usman is blocking nicely.
Sycek misses with a head shot. Usman uses the momentum to regain guard.
Sycek really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Usman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Usman had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sycek defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sycek is in close to Usman's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Usman is rocked!
Sycek loads up on a big left hand. Usman felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Sycek looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Usman can't hide his disappointment, as Sycek celebrates the victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Samuel Sycek!
RaeRae Usman was interviewed post fight and said 'I'd like to thank my opponent for helping me to train harder than I ever had before. I'll be back, and ready to fight again soon!'.