PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Strauss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drew Sinker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Strauss comes to the cage accompanied by Shutterbugg - Big Boi Feat. Cutty. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Strauss
vs
Sinker

162 cm
27
142 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

150 cm
24
130 lbs
10 - 3 - 1

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Red Bills clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daniel Strauss!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Drew Sinker!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sinker tries to clinch but Strauss moves away
and Strauss counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Strauss takes a swing at Sinker's ribcage but misses.

Strauss gets tackled into the cage by Sinker. Sinker maintains the clinch.
Sinker blocks a body shot from Strauss.
Sinker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sinker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Strauss goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sinker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sinker misses with a punch on the inside.
Sinker misses with the head strike.
Sinker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sinker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A hook to the body from Strauss.
Sinker misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Strauss's efforts to push away.
Sinker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sinker throws a punch but it's blocked by Strauss.
A short right from Sinker.
Sinker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sinker gets through Strauss's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Sinker fails to land.
Sinker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sinker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sinker working aggressively here.
Sinker working aggressively here.
Sinker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sinker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sinker has a couple of punches blocked by Strauss.
Strauss throws a punch but it's blocked by Sinker.
Sinker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sinker lands a hook that snaps the head of Strauss backwards.
Strauss blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sinker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Strauss struggles to land a body shot inside as Sinker controls his hands.
Sinker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sinker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Strauss blocking some punches.
Strauss can't find room to land a body shot as Sinker controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Strauss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinker throws a head punch that misses.
Sinker has a couple of punches blocked by Strauss.
Strauss tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sinker lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sinker throws a punch but it's blocked by Strauss.
Sinker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sinker working aggressively here.
Strauss blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sinker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sinker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sinker misses with some punches.
Sinker misses with the head strike.
Strauss blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sinker.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sinker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sinker lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Sinker fails to land.
Sinker lands with a light punch inside.
Sinker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Strauss blocks an uppercut.
Strauss can't break the clinch.
Sinker misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Strauss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Still in the clinch, Sinker scores with a nice short uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sinker misses with a punch on the inside.
Sinker blocks a body shot from Strauss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Drew Sinker dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Sinker tries to clinch but Strauss moves away
and Strauss connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Drew Sinker has been cut.
Strauss lands with a right hand.
Sinker tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Strauss counters with a straight right hand.
Sinker darts in trying to clinch
and Strauss makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sinker looks to clinch
and Strauss counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Strauss lands a right hook to the body.
Strauss is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strauss scores with a jab to the jaw.
Strauss throws a leg kick but Sinker sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sinker tries to clinch
and Strauss counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Strauss misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sinker.
Sinker wants to clinch
and Strauss counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinker closes the distance but Strauss moves to the side
and Strauss counters with a right hand to the body.
Sinker moves to clinch but Strauss breaks away
and Strauss counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sinker wants to clinch
and Strauss counters with a left to the body.
Sinker wants to clinch but Strauss slips to the side
and Strauss counters with an inside leg kick.
Sinker is breathing heavily.

Sinker rushes Strauss and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sinker misses with a punch on the inside.
Sinker working aggressively here.
Sinker has a couple of punches blocked by Strauss.
Sinker swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinker misses with a punch on the inside.
Sinker throws a punch but it's blocked by Strauss.
Sinker throws a head punch that misses.
Sinker working aggressively here.
Sinker misses with a hook from the clinch.
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!
Sinker throws a head punch that misses.
Sinker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sinker has a couple of punches blocked by Strauss.
Strauss blocks an uppercut.
Sinker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sinker working aggressively here.
Sinker misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strauss wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sinker has him pressed against the cage.
Strauss blocking some punches.
Sinker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Strauss blocking some punches.
Sinker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sinker throws a head punch that misses.
Strauss struggles to land a body shot inside as Sinker controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Strauss scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sinker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Strauss lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Strauss blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Strauss blocking some punches.
Sinker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Strauss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sinker throws a punch but it's blocked by Strauss.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Strauss.
Strauss blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Strauss.
Strauss tries to throw a body punch but Sinker avoids it by throwing Strauss back against the cage.
Strauss tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sinker's elbow.
Sinker swings wildly with an uppercut but Strauss uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sinker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Strauss tries to work over Sinker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sinker throws a head punch that misses.
Sinker swings wildly with an uppercut but Strauss uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Strauss dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Drew Sinker's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Strauss circles away from the clinch attempt
and Strauss counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sinker takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sinker closes the distance looking to clinch
and Strauss counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sinker thinking.
Sinker tries to clinch but Strauss moves away
letting Strauss counter with a right hand.
Strauss lands a jab to Sinker's midsection.
Sinker looks to clinch
and Strauss counters with a right hand to the body.
Sinker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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!
Strauss circles away from the clinch attempt
and Strauss counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinker blocks a low kick nicely.
Strauss circles away from the clinch attempt
and Strauss counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Strauss misses with a low kick.
Strauss circles away from the clinch attempt
and Strauss cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jab from Strauss.

Sinker is rocked!
Strauss ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sinker moves away.
Sinker tries to clinch

and Strauss counters with a nice right hand that sends Sinker toppling to the canvas! Sinker scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Strauss finish him?!
Sinker is still on wobbly legs! Can Strauss finish him?
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!
Sinker tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Strauss counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Daniel Strauss!
Daniel Strauss retains his bantamweight title!
Daniel Strauss seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.