PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Clovey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moe Syzlak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Clovey
vs
Syzlak

181 cm
22
174 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
18
178 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers ground

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Urban Extreme Clothing
MMA's Best Nutrition

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Nathan Clovey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Moe Syzlak!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clovey tries for a takedown but Syzlak sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Syzlak stuffs the takedown.
Clovey throws a wild body kick that Syzlak sees coming a mile off.

Syzlak drives through with a takedown into guard.

Clovey looking for a guillotine here but Syzlak defends easily.
Syzlak passes Clovey's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Syzlak is working for a submission of some sort.
Syzlak tries to pass to full mount but Clovey defends it.

Clovey is defending against the submission attempts here by Syzlak.
Syzlak passes the guard and advances to mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clovey is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Syzlak with the ground and pound from mount.
Clovey throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

Syzlak looking to secure an arm triangle but Clovey defends it well.
Clovey's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

Syzlak working for a guillotine from mount but Clovey is in no mood to give up.
Syzlak with good strikes from the mount here!
Syzlak looks gassed!
Clovey really wants to buck Syzlak off and get back to his feet.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Syzlak working for a guillotine from mount but Clovey is in no mood to give up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Syzlak dominating with strikes here.
Clovey swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Syzlak lands a nice shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Syzlak jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Clovey manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Clovey pushes Syzlak away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Syzlak gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Clovey is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Syzlak is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Clovey is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Syzlak has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Clovey misses with a strike from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clovey is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Clovey takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

Syzlak wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Clovey, who protects the arm well.

Syzlak is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Clovey has escaped the position, nice work there.
Clovey knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Syzlak on the ground.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Clovey gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Syzlak counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nathan Clovey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Syzlak wants to take a breather but Clovey is having none of it.
Clovey tries to kick Syzlak off but Syzlak keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clovey wants to improve his position but Syzlak is controlling well.
Syzlak uses his free foot to push down on Clovey's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Clovey.
Clovey really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Clovey swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

Syzlak is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Clovey is surviving well by controlling Syzlak's body position as best he can.
Clovey is trying to escape the mount.
Clovey throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

Syzlak has hold of Clovey's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Clovey manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Syzlak dominating with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Moe Syzlak dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Clovey is looking to clinch but Syzlak is avoiding it.
Clovey fails to land the takedown.
Clovey wants to clinch up but Syzlak keeps it at a distance.
Clovey fails with an attempt to clinch.
Clovey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Syzlak.
Clovey darts in trying to clinch

and Syzlak counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Syzlak lands a couple of digs.
Syzlak slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Clovey wants to get back to his feet but Syzlak drags him back down.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Syzlak working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Syzlak tries for a kimura but Clovey is defending well.

Syzlak wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Clovey, who protects the arm well.
Moe Syzlak has got the better of the ground game so far.

Syzlak tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Syzlak has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Syzlak wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Clovey, who protects the arm well.

Syzlak working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Clovey throws a couple of strikes from the bottom.
An elbow from Syzlak crashes against the mat.
Clovey prevents Syzlak from moving into mount.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Clovey throws a lazy head kick

and Syzlak counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Clovey's guard now.
Syzlak with a flurry of punches that miss.
Syzlak trying to control but Clovey is working from the bottom.
Clovey utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Syzlak wants to pass the guard but Clovey is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clovey keeping moving, preventing Syzlak from controlling successfully.
Syzlak throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Clovey works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Clovey working for a triangle but Syzlak defends it easily.
Syzlak working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Clovey fails to land the takedown.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Clovey.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nathan Clovey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Syzlak throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Clovey's waist but Clovey gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Syzlak off to one side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Syzlak shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Syzlak was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Syzlak tries to control but Clovey wriggling away.
Syzlak wants to control the action but instead Clovey gets a body lock and reverses into Syzlak's guard! Nice work!

Clovey avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Syzlak not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Syzlak throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Clovey escapes and throws Syzlak's legs to the side, diving into side control!
A control attempt from Syzlak but he's now mounted!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Moe Syzlak showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Clovey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Clovey tries to clinch there but Syzlak circles away.

Clovey drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Syzlak wants to control but Clovey postures up.
Syzlak manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Clovey taking some punishment here, with Syzlak in his half guard.
Clovey is refusing to be controlled, as Syzlak sits in half guard.

Syzlak is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Clovey doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Syzlak.
Syzlak throws a strike but Clovey avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clovey will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Clovey throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Clovey trying to control the position.
Syzlak throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Clovey works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Clovey has his takedown stuffed

and Syzlak counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Syzlak.
Syzlak trying to control but Clovey is working from the bottom.
Syzlak stands up out of Clovey's guard for a moment - Clovey manages to land a nice upkick.
Clovey preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Syzlak is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Clovey is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Syzlak trying to control the position from guard on top but Clovey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Clovey keeping full guard, as Syzlak tries to pass.
Syzlak slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Syzlak tries for a kimura but Clovey is defending well.

Syzlak swings around for an armbar but Clovey sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Syzlak's guard.

Syzlak is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Syzlak isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Clovey stacks Syzlak on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Clovey!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clovey working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Syzlak is looking for a sweep.
Syzlak takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Syzlak misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Moe Syzlak is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Syzlak manages to get back to half guard.
Clovey is thwarting Syzlak's attempts to control the position.
Syzlak regains full guard. Nicely done.
Clovey wants to stand but Syzlak has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Syzlak working for a triangle but Clovey defends it easily.
Clovey scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Clovey has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Clovey connects with a couple of short punches.

Syzlak has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Clovey can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Syzlak looking for a guillotine here but Clovey defends easily.
Syzlak thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Moe Syzlak comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Syzlak has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 26:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Moe Syzlak!