PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pterion Sinistra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Byford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Pterion Sinistra has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Sinistra
vs
Byford

178 cm
18
176 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

190 cm
22
169 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Pterion Sinistra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Byford!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sinistra has managed to clinch.

Byford breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Byford is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Sinistra lands a big uppercut and Byford crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Byford looks OK. Sinistra waves Byford back to his feet!

Byford is rocked!

It looks like Peter Byford has been cut.
Sinistra throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sinistra tries to bum rush Byford with a series of wild strikes but Byford uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Sinistra drops Byford with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Byford looks back up at him and smiles so Sinistra waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Byford is still on wobbly legs! Can Sinistra finish him?

Byford closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sinistra is looking for a sweep.
Byford lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Byford seems to have recovered his senses.
Sinistra is looking to regain half guard here but Byford keeps moving and retains side control.
Sinistra pushes Byford away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Byford gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Byford grinds an elbow into Sinistra's temple.
Sinistra parries the strikes from Byford easily there. Byford is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Sinistra to escape.
Byford working away.
Byford in side control lands a decent elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinistra is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Byford asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Byford lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Sinistra down.
Byford looks up at the clock and then as Sinistra takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Byford smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Byford cracks Sinistra with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sinistra taking a bit of punishment here - Byford scoring with strikes.
Byford tries to move into full mount but can't pass Sinistra's legs.
Byford working the body and head with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sinistra keeps Byford under control for a moment.
An elbow from Byford crashes against the mat.
Byford tries to score with some ground and pound. Sinistra controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Sinistra is trying to buck Byford off.
Byford cracks Sinistra with a big elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinistra takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Byford connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Sinistra some visible discomfort.
Byford scores with punches from side control.
Sinistra is looking for a sweep.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Byford tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Byford looks gassed!
Byford creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Sinistra sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Byford throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

Byford stands up.
Sinistra Rushes Byford and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Byford is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Sinistra Piles on the pressure and Byford crumples to the floor! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pterion Sinistra!