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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Squires (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Sylvia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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210 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Squires!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tim Sylvia!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sylvia tries for a takedown but Squires sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sylvia tries to work over Squires's front leg with a kick but Squires checks it.
Sylvia feints and as Squires raises his hands in defense, Sylvia changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Squires is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Squires is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Squires is on top in guard.
Sylvia trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Squires wants to get up but he can't break Sylvia's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Squires controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Sylvia manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Squires is trying to escape the mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sylvia avoids the attempt from Squires to control.
Sylvia unloads with some shots from mount but Squires bucks and avoids them well.
Squires is trying to escape the mount.
Squires bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Squires seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Squires trying to control the position from guard on top but Sylvia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sylvia looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Squires wants to control from the top but Sylvia keeps moving.
Squires preventing the sweep.
Sylvia lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Squires!
Squires tries to lock up and control but Sylvia gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Squires is trying desperately to improve position.
Sylvia trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sylvia is landing with some decent strikes but Squires is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Sylvia unloading with bombs!
Sylvia working the ground and pound effectively.
Squires regains half guard.
Squires is breathing heavily.
Squires has his hands clasped together around Sylvia's back. He's all about the action.
Sylvia landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sylvia in particular looking to stall.
Squires is looking to control Sylvia's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Squires avoid being mounted?
Squires actively working from the bottom here.
Squires trying to control here.
Sylvia takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Sylvia wants to pass to mount but Squires is defending the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Sylvia dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Squires has his takedown stuffed
and Sylvia counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Squires does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Squires misses with a takedown attempt
and Sylvia counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Squires!
Squires keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sylvia is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Squires can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Squires taking shots to the head.
Sylvia tries to control but Squires wriggling away.
Squires tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sylvia breaks from Squires's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sylvia trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sylvia jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Squires manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Squires is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Squires's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Squires tries to improve position but can't.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Squires fails with the takedown
and Sylvia counters with a single leg into guard. Squires didn't expect that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Squires. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Squires looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sylvia is one step ahead there.
Squires throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Sylvia preventing the sweep.
Squires has control of Sylvia's left arm, preventing Sylvia from doing any damage.
Sylvia postures up.
Sylvia slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Squires wants to control but Sylvia passes easily into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sylvia looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Squires makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Sylvia fails with the takedown
and Squires holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Squires works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Sylvia keeping moving, preventing Squires from controlling successfully.
Sylvia looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sylvia looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Squires content to stall in guard here.
Sylvia avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tim Sylvia has got the better of the ground game so far.
Squires controlling from the top position.
Squires stands up from Sylvia's guard - Squires perhaps looking for a knockout.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Sylvia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Squires misses with a takedown
and Sylvia counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Sylvia throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Squires is controlling Sylvia's trapped leg to prevent Sylvia from advancing to side control.
Squires is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Squires wants to control but Sylvia is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Squires on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Squires is looking to control Sylvia's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Squires avoid being mounted?
Squires trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sylvia scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Squires?
Sylvia landing punches.
Squires can't escape the position.
Squires tries to lock up and control but Sylvia gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Squires is looking to get to half guard.
Sylvia with shots to the head and body - Squires looks very uncomfortable down there.
Squires really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sylvia tries to control but Squires wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Squires tries to hold on but Sylvia postures up.
Squires slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Squires trying to control here.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Frank Squires just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Squires circles away from the clinch attempt.
Squires shoots and misses
and Sylvia counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Sylvia seems to be looking for submissions.
Squires trying to control but Sylvia postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Squires is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Sylvia pulls his head out easily.
Squires wants to get back to full guard.
Squires wants to control but Sylvia is keeping busy.
Sylvia seems to be looking for submissions.
Frank Squires has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Squires avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sylvia.
Squires wants to control but Sylvia is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sylvia shoots in looking for a takedown. Squires tries to sprawl out of it but Sylvia keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Squires manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Squires doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sylvia counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Squires. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Squires pushes Sylvia off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Sylvia instigates a clinch.
Sylvia tries a body shot but Squires blocks it.
Squires wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sylvia gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Tim Sylvia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Squires blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sylvia.
Squires looking for submissions off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tim Sylvia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sylvia 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tim Sylvia!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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