PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tanner Sinclair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodieleo Pefant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pefant has chosen Eye Of The Storm - Bullet For My Valentine as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Rodieleo Pefant was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Sinclair
vs
Pefant

187 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

192 cm
18
197 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Prefers standup

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tanner Sinclair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rodieleo Pefant!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sinclair fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Pefant sprawls well initially but Sinclair persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Sinclair is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Pefant has managed to free his arm - good work.
Pefant is trying to maintain the position but Sinclair is very close to passing his half guard.
Pefant blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sinclair.
Sinclair performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Pefant trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Sinclair lands a big shot there that rocks Pefant but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Sinclair content just to control the position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinclair trying to control but Pefant is having none of it.
Pefant is in all sorts of trouble here.

Sinclair stands up from mount. Strange move.
Pefant pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pefant on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Pefant looks gassed!

Sinclair gets a clinch.

Sinclair breaks the clinch.
Rodieleo Pefant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sinclair throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Pefant tumbling to the canvas!

Pefant is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Sinclair gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sinclair scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Pefant is still in real trouble! Can Sinclair finish him?
Sinclair scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sinclair stalling.
Sinclair has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Pefant seems to have recovered his senses.
Sinclair has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Pefant is looking to control Sinclair's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pefant avoid being mounted?

Sinclair is trying to work for a kimura but Pefant is defending well.
Pefant wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pefant wants to improve his position but Sinclair is controlling well.

Sinclair is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Pefant is trying to get back to full guard.
Sinclair slows the pace down in half guard.
Pefant really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sinclair. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Sinclair stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Rodieleo Pefant is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pefant throws a head kick but Sinclair moves out of range.
Sinclair cracks a nice hook into Pefant's ribs.
Sinclair lands a slapping body shot.

Sinclair rushes Pefant and presses him up against the cage.
Pefant wants to get back to striking at distance but Sinclair won't allow it.
Sinclair prevents Pefant from breaking the clinch.

Sinclair breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pefant throws a right hand that Sinclair ducks under and follows up with a left that Sinclair also avoids with ease.
Sinclair plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Sinclair darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Pefant gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tanner Sinclair dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A head kick by Pefant misses
and Sinclair counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Sinclair clinches up against the cage.
Sinclair prevents Pefant from breaking the clinch.
Pefant tries to break the clinch but Sinclair is controlling the position.
Sinclair's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Sinclair scores with a shoulder strike.
Pefant wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sinclair keeps control of Pefant as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Sinclair gets control of Pefant's arms and successfully pulls guard. Sinclair will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Sinclair lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Pefant!
Sinclair controlling from the full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sinclair trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pefant is working to get back to half guard.
Sinclair looking to control and managing it successfully.
Pefant is looking to get to half guard.
Sinclair fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

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.
Sinclair controlling from the full mount.
Pefant tries to lock up and control but Sinclair gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

Sinclair goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Pefant is on top in guard.
Pefant wants to control from the top but Sinclair keeps moving.
Pefant must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pefant throws and elbow that misses. Sinclair uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pefant's guard. Nice move by Sinclair!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pefant wants to control but Sinclair passes easily into half guard.
Pefant holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.

Sinclair stands up out of the half guard.
Sinclair throws a head kick that Pefant semi-blocks.
A head kick by Pefant misses

and Sinclair counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Pefant's guard now.
Sinclair is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sinclair trying to control the position from guard on top but Pefant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sinclair pushes down on Pefant's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pefant works his way to full guard. Good work.
Pefant is trying to control the position but Sinclair postures up.

Sinclair drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sinclair jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Pefant is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Sinclair stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Tanner Sinclair is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Sinclair drives through and clinches with Pefant against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tanner Sinclair dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Pefant throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Sinclair drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Sinclair thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Pefant is looking to regain half guard here but Sinclair keeps moving and retains side control.

Sinclair stands up and beckons Pefant to his feet.
Sinclair lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pefant tries a head kick but it misses.
Pefant throws a lazy head kick
and Sinclair counters with a three punch combo that has Pefant backing up. Pefant nods at Sinclair to acknowledge the strikes.
Pefant throws a lazy head kick

and Sinclair counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Pefant looking for a sweep. Not yet Pefant, not yet.
Pefant looking to control but Sinclair passes into half guard.
Sinclair seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Pefant is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sinclair's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sinclair's back!
Pefant doesn't have the hooks in and Sinclair manages to turn into his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair wants to pass the guard but Pefant is keeping the position.

Pefant is working an open guard so Sinclair takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Pefant lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Sinclair shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Pefant's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pefant being controlled here, momentarily.
Pefant controls Sinclair momentarily but Sinclair frees himself.
Sinclair cracks Pefant with a solid left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Pefant keeping moving, preventing Sinclair from controlling successfully.
Sinclair slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Pefant throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Pefant wants to stand up but Sinclair is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sinclair trying to control the position from guard on top but Pefant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

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

Sinclair shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Pefant tries to lock up and control but Sinclair gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sinclair is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pefant can do to turn this around?
Pefant is working to get back to half guard.
Pefant wants to control but Sinclair is having none of it.
Pefant really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Rodieleo Pefant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tanner Sinclair is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tanner Sinclair overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Sinclair gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!

And that's the end of the fight!
Tanner Sinclair showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sinclair has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tanner Sinclair!