PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Franky Syn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jiroy Parayan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Syn
vs
Parayan

190 cm
33
212 lbs
19 - 12 - 0

181 cm
34
205 lbs
11 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

Conviction
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Franky Syn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jiroy Parayan!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parayan fails to land with a series of punches.
Syn throws a lazy right hand but Parayan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Syn throws the kick towards the body but Parayan avoids it.
Syn slips under a jab from Parayan.
Syn connects with a single shot there.
Parayan misses with a body shot.
Syn misses with a looping left.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Syn, right into the meat.
Syn keeps the fight on the outside.
Syn misses the jab.
Syn misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jiroy Parayan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parayan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Parayan misses with a wild body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Parayan. Those never looked like landing.
Parayan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Parayan throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Syn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Parayan.
Syn misses with a leg kick.
Parayan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Syn looks to throw the jab but Parayan is out of range.
Parayan with the counter takedown but Syn avoids it easily.
Syn slips under a jab from Parayan.
Parayan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Parayan looks to score with a jab to the body but Syn is just out of range.
Parayan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Syn throws a nice looking combination but Parayan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Parayan feints the counter takedown.
Syn takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Parayan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Syn manages to avoid it.
Parayan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Syn.
Syn scores with a nice head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parayan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Parayan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Parayan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Syn dodges the punch combination from Parayan.
Syn slips a jab and a cross from Parayan.
A nice inside leg kick there by Syn. That's going to slow Parayan down.
Parayan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Syn connects with a right hand. Parayan shakes it off.
Syn uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Parayan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Syn has time to react.
Syn cracks Parayan with a good jab.
Syn cracks Parayan with an open hand slap.
Syn scores with a jab to the body.
Syn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Parayan drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Syn defends it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parayan tries to clinch there but Syn circles away.
Syn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Parayan circles away quickly and effectively.
Parayan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Syn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Parayan moves out of range as Syn strikes.
Parayan lands with a straight right. Syn didn't see that one coming.
Syn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Syn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Parayan throws a leg kick
and Syn counters with a good low kick that Parayan was not able to check.
Parayan cracks Syn with a good jab.
Parayan misses with a straight right.
Parayan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Syn scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Parayan misses with a two punch combination.

Parayan drives through and clinches with Syn against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Parayan blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Syn dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Syn misses with a punch on the inside.
Parayan is looking to break free of the clinch but Syn has double underhooks.
Parayan letting Syn take a breather here.
Syn lands with a right to the head.
Parayan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Syn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Parayan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Syn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Parayan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Syn fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jiroy Parayan will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Parayan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Parayan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Syn checks it well.

Syn forces Parayan back against the cage and clinches.
Parayan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Parayan blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Parayan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Syn is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Parayan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Parayan. Syn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Parayan throws out a loose jab but Syn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Syn misses with the combination.
Jiroy Parayan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parayan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Syn scores with a leg kick.
Syn defending well as Parayan loads up on a big left hand.
Syn pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parayan misses with a few strikes there.
Parayan throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Syn counter with a right hand.
Syn takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Syn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Parayan was well out of range. Poor timing from Syn.
A big right from Parayan misses.
Syn seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Parayan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sloppy strikes from Parayan. Those never looked like landing.
Syn wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Parayan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Parayan misses with a two punch combination.
Parayan throws a body shot but no joy.
Parayan is breathing heavily.

Syn moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Syn gets through Parayan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Syn content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Parayan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Syn has a couple of punches blocked by Parayan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Syn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Syn tries a body shot but Parayan blocks it.
Parayan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Syn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Parayan's elbow.

Parayan breaks from the clinch.
Syn misses with a looping right.
Parayan swings for the body but Syn moves out of range.
Parayan misses with a double jab

and Syn moves into the clinch.

Parayan manages to break the clinch.
Syn goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd cheers as Syn lands an impressive looking overhand right. Parayan doesn't seem phased though.
Parayan just misses with a punch to the body.
Parayan throws a hook but Syn avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parayan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Syn swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Syn buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Syn lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Parayan scores with a jab. Syn acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Syn scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Syn throws a body kick that misses.
Syn attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Parayan tries a head kick but it misses.
Syn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Parayan throws a looping overhand right but Syn ducks down to avoid it.
Parayan misses with a two punch combination.
Parayan loads up on a big right hand but Syn slips the punch.
Parayan jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Syn jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
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!
Parayan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Syn is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Parayan.
Syn lands a lovely overhand right.
Parayan ducks under a wild hook from Syn.
Parayan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Syn scores with a jab to the body.
Parayan lands a nice hook to Syn's body. Syn takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Syn.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Parayan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Parayan moves into the clinch successfully.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Syn.
Syn throws a punch but it's blocked by Parayan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Franky Syn will probably get the nod.
That's time! Syn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Parayan swings for the body but Syn moves out of range.
Parayan misses with a wild body shot.
Parayan misses with a jab, cross combination.

Syn pushes Parayan up against the cage in a clinch.

Parayan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Parayan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Syn cracks Parayan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jiroy Parayan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sloppy strikes from Parayan. Those never looked like landing.
Parayan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Syn, right into the meat.
Syn thumps Parayan with a low kick.
Syn lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Parayan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Parayan throws a big shot that misses.
Parayan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Parayan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parayan blocks a jab.
Parayan misses with a wild combination.
Syn throws a leg kick which misses Parayan's front leg but catches the back leg as Parayan tries to avoid it.
Syn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Parayan is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Parayan works Syn's body with a nice hook.
Parayan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Syn misses the jab.
Syn misses the jab.
Parayan changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Parayan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Syn circles away quickly and effectively.
Syn was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Syn misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parayan walks into a jab.
The fighters circling - Parayan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Syn appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Parayan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Parayan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Parayan misses with a wild combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Parayan throws a leg kick but Syn sees it coming and moves out of range.
Syn looks to land a left hand but Parayan moved out of range nicely.
Syn staying out of range there.
Parayan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Parayan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Syn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Parayan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Parayan throws a leg kick but Syn moved away.
Parayan tries to bum rush Syn with a series of wild strikes but Syn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Good standup being displayed there by Syn as he connects with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Syn lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Parayan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Syn.
Parayan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Syn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Parayan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Parayan throws a front kick aimed at Syn's knee but Syn avoids it well.
Parayan misses with a series of wild punches.
Syn lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Parayan cracks Syn with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Parayan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Syn looks to score with a jab to the body but Parayan is just out of range.
Syn dips to his left and cracks Parayan with an uppercut!
Syn swings for the body but Parayan moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parayan misses with a hook. Syn ducked under it nicely.
Syn appears to be looking for a big counter.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Syn, right into the meat.
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!
Syn moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Syn attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Parayan is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Parayan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Syn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Syn lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Syn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Some wild striking there from Parayan.
Parayan throws the left hand but Syn avoids the punch easily.

Parayan rushes Syn and presses him up against the cage.

Parayan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Syn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Syn shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jiroy Parayan.
I think Parayan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jiroy Parayan!