PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Orla Wanker (ranked 3867 p4p, 408 weight class) and Nathaniel Syndicate (ranked 22951 p4p, 564 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Wanker
vs
Syndicate

190 cm
22
191 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

174 cm
22
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Great low kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Solid 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 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Orla Wanker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nathaniel Syndicate!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Syndicate does no damage.

Wanker scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Syndicate gets full guard.
Wanker will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Syndicate can't keep his opponent in guard - Wanker advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Wanker is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Wanker is looking for a kimura but Syndicate is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Wanker to get the leverage.
Syndicate avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wanker.
Syndicate felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Wanker prevents Syndicate from standing back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wanker not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wanker controlling the action here.
Wanker wants to lay and pray for a moment but Syndicate keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wanker in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Syndicate tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Wanker!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Orla Wanker!