PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Maverick Syndal (ranked 1742 p4p, 164 weight class) and Koala Baertum (ranked 3396 p4p, 270 weight class). Baertum has chosen Welcome to the Jungle as his entrance music. Maverick Syndal is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Syndal
vs
Baertum

180 cm
25
155 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

170 cm
24
155 lbs
5 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Freebok (85% Laundry)

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maverick Syndal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Koala Baertum!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Lou da Vinci and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baertum ducks under a wild hook from Syndal.
Baertum comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Syndal misses with a body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Syndal.
Maverick Syndal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Syndal bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Baertum's head.
Baertum lands a glancing blow to the side of Syndal's head.
Syndal misses with a hook
and Baertum counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Baertum walks into a straight right hand from Syndal.
Syndal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Syndal. Baertum does a little dance to reset his feet.
Baertum changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baertum lands with a straight right. Syndal didn't see that one coming.
Syndal connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Baertum's hands.
Syndal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Baertum.
Syndal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baertum was well out of range. Poor timing from Syndal.
Syndal misses with a body punch
and Baertum counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Baertum, as that shot connected.
Syndal misses with an uppercut
and Baertum counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Syndal misses with a left hand
and Baertum counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Syndal connects with a body shot.
Baertum scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Baertum wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Baertum throws a lazy right hand but Syndal sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Syndal looks to score with a jab to the body but Baertum is just out of range.
Syndal looks to score with a jab to the body but Baertum is just out of range.
Syndal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Baertum.
Syndal changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Syndal throws a hook to the side of Baertum's head but Baertum sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Syndal will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Baertum connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Syndal takes a swing at Baertum's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from Baertum on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Syndal lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Syndal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baertum moves away.
Syndal swings widly with a right hand
and Baertum counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Baertum keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Syndal.
Baertum throws a big shot that misses.
Syndal looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A shot to the body from Syndal misses
letting Baertum counter with a right hand.
Nice defenses there by Baertum.
Syndal throws a body shot but no joy.
Baertum loads up on a big right hand but Syndal slips the punch.
Syndal just misses with a punch to the body.
Syndal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baertum was well out of range. Poor timing from Syndal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Syndal throws a body punch but Baertum moves out of range.
Syndal fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A combination from Baertum does no damage.
Syndal misses the body punch
and Baertum connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Syndal moves forwards but Baertum connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nice body punch from Syndal.
Baertum lands a jab to Syndal's midsection.
Syndal misses with a shot to the body
and Baertum counters with a stiff right hand.
Syndal attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Baertum slips under a jab from Syndal.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Baertum! But no joy.
Syndal misses with a wild body shot.
Syndal listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Syndal throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice shot lands for Baertum.
Syndal swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Baertum counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Syndal throws a body punch but Baertum moves out of range.
That kick from Syndal tenderised Baertum's leg. Baertum is trying to keep his angry face on.
Syndal scores with a hook to the body. Baertum takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Syndal misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Baertum was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Syndal swings widly with a right hand
and Baertum connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Syndal is looking to wear down Baertum with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Syndal throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice leg kick lands there from Syndal.
Baertum keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Syndal.
Syndal defending well as Baertum loads up on a big left hand.
Syndal throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Syndal fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Syndal fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Baertum checks it well.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Baertum! But no joy.
Syndal scores with a jab to the head.
Syndal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baertum was well out of range. Poor timing from Syndal.
A countering left hand to the body from Baertum misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Koala Baertum will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Baertum sizes up Syndal with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Syndal misses with a body shot.
Baertum let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Syndal throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice defenses there by Baertum.
Syndal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baertum manages to avoid it.
Syndal looks to score with a jab to the body but Baertum is just out of range.
Syndal throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Baertum counter with a right hand.
Syndal chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Baertum throws a body shot but no joy.
Syndal swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Baertum counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baertum works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Good exchange - Baertum coming out on top.
Syndal walks into a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Syndal 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.
Syndal swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baertum misses with an uppercut
and Syndal counters with an inside leg kick.
Syndal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baertum moves away.
Syndal throws an off balance right hand
and Baertum connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Baertum avoids the body shot from Syndal.
Syndal slips under a jab.
Koala Baertum seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Syndal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baertum throws a lazy uppercut
and Syndal counters with a nice body shot.
Syndal swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Baertum counters with a stiff right hand.
Syndal lands a leg kick that knocks Baertum off balance momentarily.
Syndal attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Baertum takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Syndal fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Syndal misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Syndal takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Syndal keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Syndal catches Baertum with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Baertum scores with a sloppy right hand. Syndal should have avoided that one.
Syndal displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Baertum throws out the jab.
Baertum scores with a jab to the body.
A jab lands there for Baertum.
Baertum dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Syndal showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Baertum.
Syndal walks into a jab.
Syndal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Baertum.
Baertum takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Syndal has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Syndal there as he acknowledges the shot.
Syndal throws a leg kick that is checked
and Baertum makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Syndal misses with a wild body shot.
As Syndal backs off Baertum throws a huge counter combo but Syndal manages to avoid it all.
Baertum waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Syndal.
Syndal misses with a body shot.
Syndal connects with a body shot.
Syndal just misses with a punch to the body.
Baertum appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Syndal shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Syndal throws a hook to the side of Baertum's head but Baertum sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Syndal scores with a nice right hand.
Syndal lands with an overhand left.
A nice inside leg kick there by Syndal. That's going to slow Baertum down.
Baertum throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Syndal is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Syndal moves out of range as Baertum strikes.
Syndal looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Syndal misses with a straight right.
Syndal throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Baertum counters with a left to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Syndal throws a body punch but Baertum moves out of range.
Syndal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baertum swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Baertum looks to score with a jab to the body but Syndal is just out of range.
Baertum lands a right hook to the body.
Baertum lands with a straight right. Syndal didn't see that one coming.
Syndal misses with a hook to the body
and Syndal takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Syndal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baertum is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Syndal with a body shot.
Baertum paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Syndal lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Syndal misses with the combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice defenses there by Syndal.
Syndal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Koala Baertum will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Baertum keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Syndal misses with a looping left.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Syndal stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Syndal just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab lands there for Baertum.
Syndal throws a leg kick
and Baertum cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Baertum with a hook.
Syndal throws a predictable looking body shot
and Baertum counters with a right hand to the body.
Syndal throws a leg kick that misses.
Baertum misses with a few strikes there.
Syndal cracks Baertum with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Syndal misses with a lunging right hand
and Baertum counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Syndal is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baertum connects with a body shot.
Oh Syndal is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Baertum ducks under a wild hook from Syndal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Syndal misses with a lunging right hand
and Baertum counters with a stiff right hand.
Syndal moves out of range as Baertum strikes.
It looked like Syndal wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Syndal. Baertum does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good work by Baertum as he checks the leg kick.
Syndal throws a right hand that misses
and Baertum counters with a nice body shot.
Syndal seems to have got his legs back now.
Syndal looks to score with a jab to the body but Baertum is just out of range.
Syndal 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.
Syndal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baertum moves away.
Syndal misses with a lunging right hand
and Baertum counters with a nice uppercut.
Baertum tests Syndal's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Baertum loads up on a big right hand but Syndal slips the punch.
Baertum drops Syndal with a huge uppercut! Syndal drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Baertum is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Koala Baertum!
Koala Baertum took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Freebok (85% Laundry) for their support in the buildup to the fight.