PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandr Sinytsyn (ranked 2089 p4p, 269 weight class) and Coyote Starrk (ranked 1496 p4p, 196 weight class). Coyote Starrk has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sinytsyn
vs
Starrk

187 cm
32
195 lbs
12 - 10 - 1

187 cm
34
193 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksandr Sinytsyn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Coyote Starrk!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Starrk steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sinytsyn. That one must have hurt.
Sinytsyn misses with a looping right.
Sinytsyn throws a leg kick but Starrk moved away.
Sinytsyn scores with a sloppy right hand. Starrk should have avoided that one.
Sinytsyn throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sinytsyn.
Starrk cracks Sinytsyn with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sinytsyn, as that shot connected.
Sinytsyn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Starrk paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Starrk has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Starrk misses with a wild body shot.
Sinytsyn throws a wild body kick that Starrk sees coming a mile off.
Starrk tries to clinch there but Sinytsyn circles away.
Starrk misses with a lunging right hand
and Sinytsyn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Starrk thinking.
Starrk rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sinytsyn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Sinytsyn forces Starrk back against the cage and clinches.
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!
Starrk throws a punch but it's blocked by Sinytsyn.
A nice left hand lands by Starrk.
Starrk lands a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Starrk misses with some punches.
Starrk struggles to land a body shot inside as Sinytsyn controls his hands.
Our sources have told us that Sinytsyn has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Starrk misses with a punch to the body.
Starrk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sinytsyn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sinytsyn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Starrk stalling in the clinch but Sinytsyn improves position.
Sinytsyn scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Sinytsyn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sinytsyn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Starrk was well out of range. Poor timing from Sinytsyn.
Sinytsyn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sinytsyn loads up on a big right hand but Starrk slips the punch.
Sinytsyn's jab looks to have found its range, popping Starrk under the eye.
Sinytsyn fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Starrk moves in looking to clinch but Sinytsyn pushes him off.
As Starrk looks to move away, Sinytsyn throws a big counter combo but Starrk just gets out of the way.
Starrk throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sinytsyn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sinytsyn defending well as Starrk loads up on a big left hand.
Aleksandr Sinytsyn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Starrk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sinytsyn throws out the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinytsyn misses with a wild body shot.
Sinytsyn throws a hook but Starrk avoids it easily.
Starrk steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Sinytsyn.
Sinytsyn misses with a head kick.
Starrk takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sinytsyn throws a hook to the side of Starrk's head but Starrk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Starrk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sinytsyn.
Starrk fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sinytsyn is out of range.
Sinytsyn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Starrk thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sinytsyn throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sinytsyn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Starrk avoids a kick to the body.
Starrk takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Danga de danga de dang - Starrk scores with a four punch combination!
Sinytsyn clobbers Starrk with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinytsyn tries a low kick but Starrk avoids it.
Starrk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sinytsyn.
Starrk drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sinytsyn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sinytsyn ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sinytsyn scores with a head kick.
Starrk takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sinytsyn displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sinytsyn scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sinytsyn jabs Starrk to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sinytsyn lands a head kick. Starrk smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sinytsyn thows a leg kick but Starrk checks it
and Starrk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sinytsyn lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sinytsyn lands with a good body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Starrk misses.
Sinytsyn jabs at Starrk's body.
Sinytsyn misses with a low kick.
Starrk connects with a body shot that sends Sinytsyn's belly button to the back.
Sinytsyn misses the shot to the body.
Starrk on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sinytsyn lands a nice looking body shot.
Sinytsyn throws a head kick that misses.
Sinytsyn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Starrk counters with a good low kick that Sinytsyn was not able to check.
Sinytsyn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Starrk misses with a looping left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sinytsyn scores with a body shot.
Sinytsyn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Starrk moves away.
Sinytsyn connects with a right hand. Starrk shakes it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aleksandr Sinytsyn dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Starrk walks into a stiff left hand from Sinytsyn.
Sinytsyn misses with an uppercut. Starrk saw that one coming.
Starrk throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sinytsyn's head.
Sinytsyn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Starrk misses with a kick to the body.
Sinytsyn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Starrk swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sinytsyn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Starrk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sinytsyn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Starrk.
Sinytsyn avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sinytsyn looks to score with a jab to the body but Starrk is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Sinytsyn misses.
Starrk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sinytsyn was well out of range. Poor timing from Starrk.
Starrk scores with a shot to the body.
Starrk closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A combination from Sinytsyn does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Starrk checks the leg kick.
Sinytsyn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Starrk with a hook.
Sinytsyn slips a jab from Starrk.
Sinytsyn jabs at Starrk's body.
Starrk misses with a head kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sinytsyn checks a leg kick.
Sinytsyn misses with a wild body shot.
Starrk thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sinytsyn if he has to take too many more of those.
Sinytsyn digs a good body shot into Starrk's ribs.
Sinytsyn lands with a shot to the body.
Sinytsyn throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sinytsyn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Starrk can do to turn this around?
Starrk closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Starrk throws a solid leg kick but Sinytsyn takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Starrk.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starrk swinging wildly here.
Sinytsyn misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Starrk drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Starrk swats away the attempt to clinch by Sinytsyn.
Nice uppercut there from Sinytsyn.
Aleksandr Sinytsyn is winning the standup battle so far.
Sinytsyn lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Starrk blocks a low kick nicely.
Sinytsyn works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sinytsyn lands a nice hook to Starrk's body. Starrk takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Starrk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Starrk throws a body punch but Sinytsyn moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starrk is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sinytsyn bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Starrk's head.

Sinytsyn pushes Starrk up against the cage in a clinch.
Starrk misses with a body punch.
Starrk takes a shot to the head.
Sinytsyn lands a good knee to the midsection. Starrk won't want to take too many of those.
Starrk tries to throw a body punch but Sinytsyn avoids it by throwing Starrk back against the cage.
Sinytsyn blocks an uppercut.
Sinytsyn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Starrk lands a body shot.
Starrk missing with knees to the body.
Starrk lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sinytsyn or not.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Starrk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sinytsyn throws a knee to the head but misses.
Starrk throws a head punch that misses.
Starrk struggles to land a body shot inside as Sinytsyn controls his hands.
Starrk is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sinytsyn is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Starrk works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Starrk tries a body shot but Sinytsyn blocks it.
Sinytsyn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sinytsyn misses with an elbow strike.
Starrk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Starrk throws a punch but it's blocked by Sinytsyn.
Sinytsyn gets through Starrk's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Starrk blocks an elbow strike from Sinytsyn.
Starrk can't break the clinch.
Starrk throws a head punch that misses.
Sinytsyn blocks a body shot from Starrk.
Sinytsyn missing with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Starrk fails to land.
Starrk takes an elbow to the forehead.
Starrk pushes off an throws an elbow but Sinytsyn leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sinytsyn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sinytsyn throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aleksandr Sinytsyn dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Sinytsyn blocks a head kick by Starrk.
Sinytsyn thinks about countering with a body kick.
Starrk throws a leg kick that misses.
Sinytsyn misses with a looping right.
Starrk throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Starrk lands a really nice looking cross but Sinytsyn seems unphased.
Sinytsyn just misses with a punch to the body.
Sinytsyn throws a left and a right that both miss
and Starrk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Starrk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sinytsyn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sinytsyn throws a series of punches but Starrk moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sinytsyn has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Starrk.
Starrk is looking to clinch.
Starrk throws a jab but it's blocked by Sinytsyn.
Sinytsyn throws out a loose jab but Starrk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sinytsyn throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Starrk lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Starrk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sinytsyn with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sinytsyn throws a body shot but no joy.
Starrk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Starrk looks to land a left hand but Sinytsyn moved out of range nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sinytsyn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Sinytsyn forces Starrk back against the cage and clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Starrk creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Starrk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Starrk avoids the elbow strike from Sinytsyn, against the cage.
Aleksandr Sinytsyn has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Starrk avoids a wild elbow strike from Sinytsyn.
Sinytsyn looking to slow down the pace here.
Coyote Starrk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starrk tries a body shot but Sinytsyn blocks it.
Starrk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sinytsyn leaning against his opponent.
Starrk misses with the head strike.
Starrk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sinytsyn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Starrk's elbow.
Sinytsyn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Starrk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sinytsyn blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Sinytsyn manages to break the clinch.
Starrk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sinytsyn moves away.
Good standup being displayed there by Sinytsyn as he connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Starrk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Starrk swings for the body but Sinytsyn moves out of range.
Sinytsyn connects with a right hand. Starrk shakes it off.
Starrk lands a high kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinytsyn throws a good cross that connects.
Starrk looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sinytsyn throws a leg kick but Starrk sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sinytsyn throws a body punch but Starrk moves out of range.
Starrk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sinytsyn is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Starrk takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sinytsyn fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jab, jab by Sinytsyn - just one landing.
Sinytsyn throws a low kick, looking for Starrk's leg but Starrk calmly moves out of range.
Sinytsyn smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Starrk on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Starrk takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sinytsyn turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Aleksandr Sinytsyn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Starrk lands a front kick.
Sinytsyn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sinytsyn tries to close the distance and clinch but Starrk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sinytsyn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the body from Starrk misses
and Sinytsyn counters with a nice body kick.
Sinytsyn misses with a hook.
Sinytsyn throws a hook but Starrk avoids it easily.
Sinytsyn listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sinytsyn throws a head kick that misses

and Starrk counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sinytsyn tries to land knees in the clinch but Starrk avoids the damage to the body.
Sinytsyn lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sinytsyn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sinytsyn lands with a left to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aleksandr Sinytsyn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sinytsyn 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aleksandr Sinytsyn!
A very excited looking Aleksandr Sinytsyn made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.