PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Cerrone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brodie Sinclair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Sinclair's choice of entrance music: . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Cerrone
vs
Sinclair

175 cm
22
180 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

180 cm
23
187 lbs
6 - 2 - 1

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stephen Cerrone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brodie Sinclair!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sinclair looking to score a takedown here. Cerrone is defending well but Sinclair drives through and ends up in Cerrone's guard.
Sinclair chips away with some ground and pound.

Cerrone is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Cerrone had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sinclair defends it easily.

Cerrone working for a triangle but Sinclair defends it easily.

Sinclair avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Cerrone has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sinclair can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sinclair works over Cerrone with some ground and pound from guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinclair throwing strikes from guard but Cerrone blocks nicely.

Sinclair got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cerrone has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sinclair has managed to get both his arms back between Cerrone's legs - danger averted.
Sinclair has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sinclair lands a couple of elbows.
Sinclair showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Let's hope that Sinclair has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Sinclair preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sinclair scoring with punches to the head and body.

Cerrone looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sinclair is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair is in close to Cerrone's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sinclair scoring with some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sinclair preventing the sweep.
Sinclair trying to control but Cerrone is working from the bottom.

Cerrone is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sinclair trying to control the position from guard on top but Cerrone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sinclair's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Cerrone throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Sinclair escapes and throws Cerrone's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Cerrone tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sinclair wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair working the ground and pound.
Sinclair landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Sinclair scores with a couple of short elbows.
Sinclair working the ground and pound from side control.
Cerrone is trying to control Sinclair's posture but Sinclair avoids it.
Sinclair trying to control the position but Cerrone is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sinclair landing a few strikes.
Cerrone regains half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sinclair wants to take a breather but Cerrone is having none of it.
Cerrone wants to improve his position but Sinclair is controlling well.
Cerrone is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Sinclair jumps into side control!
Sinclair lands a few punches from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cerrone can't do much from the bottom here.
Sinclair lands some shots froms side control.
Sinclair cracks Cerrone with a big right hand but Cerrone just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

Cerrone is rocked!
Cerrone taking punishment in the form of punches.
Oh Cerrone is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sinclair scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Cerrone to see if he's OK.
Cerrone is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Sinclair is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Sinclair postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Cerrone in real trouble here! The ref calls for Cerrone to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brodie Sinclair!