PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between syndeyOne sydney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jace Crook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

sydney
vs
Crook

150 cm
25
142 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

150 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, syndeyOne sydney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jace Crook!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Donatello Bradman and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crook misses with a few strikes there.
Crook throws a combination but it was largely blocked by sydney.
Crook swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

sydney darts in and clinches Crook up against the cage.
sydney lands an elbow inside that Crook shrugs off.

It looks like Jace Crook has been cut.
sydney lands a damaging elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
sydney creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Crook takes an elbow to the forehead.
sydney lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
sydney lands a nice elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from sydney.
sydney lands an elbow inside that Crook shrugs off.
sydney comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Crook blocks an elbow strike.
sydney throws an elbow that misses.
sydney looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Crook tries to circle away but sydney has him pinned against the cage.
Crook jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as sydney walks away with a smile on his face. Crook gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Crook misses with a jab, cross combination.
sydney is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Crook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Crook throws a sloppy head kick and sydney moves out of range easily.
A jab from Crook misses.
sydney is looking to clinch.
Crook keeps the fight on the outside.
Crook lands a really nice looking cross but sydney seems unphased.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crook misses the shot to the body.
sydney tries to clinch but Crook moves out of range.
sydney tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crook swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Crook throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Crook misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Crook misses with a series of wild punches.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Crook 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 sydney has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from sydney and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Crook throws a head kick that misses.
Crook keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

syndeyOne sydney dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jace Crook's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

sydney has managed to clinch.
sydney throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
sydney lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Crook has had enough of the clinch but sydney keeps him there for the moment.
Crook avoids a wild elbow strike from sydney.
Crook takes an elbow to the forehead.
Crook blocks an elbow strike from sydney.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
sydney pushes off an throws an elbow but Crook leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Crook is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Crook's face as he tries to break the clinch.
sydney creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Crook's defenses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
sydney lands a nice elbow.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Crook has eaten all the pies!
Crook takes an elbow to the forehead.
sydney misses with an elbow over the top.
Crook dodges an elbow strike from sydney.
sydney misses with an elbow strike.
sydney pushes off an throws an elbow but Crook leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Crook avoids a wild elbow strike from sydney.
sydney comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
sydney lands an elbow just above Crook 's eye.
sydney lands a damaging elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by sydney.
Crook is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
sydney lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
sydney creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Crook! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for sydney.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). syndeyOne sydney!