PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nathaniel Syndicate (ranked 3010 p4p, 2831 weight class) and Abraham Alcantara (ranked 398 p4p, 375 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Syndicate
vs
Alcantara

174 cm
25
190
4 - 4 - 0

180 cm
32
200
11 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Nathaniel Syndicate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Abraham Alcantara!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Syndicate thuds his right hand into Alcantara's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Some wild striking there from Alcantara.
Nice jab there from Syndicate.
Alcantara looks to land a right hand but Syndicate moved out of range.
Good exchange - Syndicate coming out on top.
Syndicate tried to score with a low kick but Alcantara checks it.

Alcantara has managed to clinch.
Nice elbow from Alcantara.

It looks like Nathaniel Syndicate has been cut.
Alcantara throws a head punch that misses.
Syndicate is trying to push Alcantara away but Alcantara has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Syndicate blocking some punches.
Alcantara lands with a left to the head.
Alcantara misses with some punches.
Syndicate definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Syndicate lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Syndicate managing to block the knees to the body from Alcantara.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Alcantara.
Alcantara lands a right hand.
Alcantara lands a knee to the body.
Alcantara lands a damaging elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Alcantara throws an elbow but misses.
Alcantara looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Alcantara pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Alcantara lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Alcantara dodges an elbow strike from Syndicate.
Alcantara lands a right hand.
Syndicate swings wildly with an uppercut but Alcantara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Syndicate takes a shot to the head.
Alcantara throws an elbow but it misses.
Alcantara working Syndicate over with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Syndicate fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Syndicate blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alcantara gets through Syndicate's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Syndicate misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Alcantara.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Alcantara just misses with a elbow thrown towards Syndicate's brow.
Alcantara has a couple of punches blocked by Syndicate.
Syndicate just leaning against Alcantara, taking a breather.
Alcantara lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Syndicate scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Syndicate blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Syndicate blocks an uppercut.
Syndicate has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Syndicate avoiding damage as Alcantara throws knees to the body.
Syndicate misses with a punch on the inside.
Syndicate has a couple of punches blocked by Alcantara.
Syndicate working aggressively here.
Syndicate blocks an uppercut.
Syndicate dodges an elbow strike from Alcantara.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alcantara unloads a knee to the mid-section. Syndicate lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Alcantara lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Syndicate throws a head punch that misses.
Alcantara misses with the head strike.
A short left from Alcantara.
Alcantara lands with a left to the head.
We've been informed that Alcantara has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Alcantara throws an elbow that misses.
Alcantara working Syndicate over with knees to the body.
Syndicate takes an elbow to the forehead.
Alcantara misses with the head strike.
Alcantara misses with some punches.
Alcantara lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Syndicate lands a body shot in the clinch.
Syndicate misses with a hook from the clinch.
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!
Knees to the body from Alcantara.
Alcantara blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Syndicate.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alcantara.
Alcantara misses with a short punch on the inside.
Syndicate takes an elbow to the temple.
Alcantara tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Syndicate avoids it.
Alcantara lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Alcantara unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Alcantara throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Alcantara lands a nice uppercut.
Syndicate misses with a knee strike.
Alcantara lands an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Alcantara.
Syndicate takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alcantara misses with some punches.
Alcantara has a couple of punches blocked by Syndicate.
Syndicate working aggressively here.
Syndicate is trying to break the clinch but Alcantara has him pressed against the cage.
Alcantara misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abraham Alcantara dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nathaniel Syndicate's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Alcantara gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Syndicate.
Alcantara uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Syndicate.
Syndicate connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Alcantara's hands.

Alcantara gets in close and instigates a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Alcantara just misses with a elbow thrown towards Syndicate's brow.
A head punch on the inside from Alcantara fails to land.
Syndicate lands with a light punch inside.
Syndicate misses with an elbow strike.
Alcantara lands a nice elbow.
A short uppercut from Alcantara.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alcantara throws an elbow that misses.
Alcantara blocking some punches.
Alcantara landing knees to the body.
Alcantara lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Syndicate backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Syndicate tries a body shot but Alcantara blocks it.

Syndicate breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Syndicate has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Syndicate.
Alcantara just misses with a punch to the body.
Syndicate displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alcantara throws out the jab.
Alcantara checks a low kick from Syndicate.
Syndicate ducks under a wild hook from Alcantara.
Syndicate lands a jab to Alcantara's midsection.
Alcantara has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Syndicate throws a leg kick but Alcantara checks it.
Alcantara fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Syndicate moves out of range of the leg kick from Alcantara.
Syndicate lands a nice shot that snaps Alcantara's head back.
Nathaniel Syndicate is winning the standup battle so far.
Syndicate's corner calls for a 1-2. Syndicate obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Syndicate lunges at Alcantara with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Alcantara's hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Syndicate.
Syndicate listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Syndicate throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Syndicate pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alcantara takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A combination from Alcantara does no damage.
A big right from Alcantara misses.
A lazy left from Syndicate finds it's target.
Syndicate scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nathaniel Syndicate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alcantara tries to clinch up.
Syndicate lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Syndicate throws the left hand but Alcantara avoids the punch easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Syndicate throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Alcantara on the side of the head.
Syndicate connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Alcantara momentarily.
Syndicate scores with a jab to the jaw.
Syndicate lands a jab to the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Syndicate.
Syndicate 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.
Syndicate with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Alcantara scores with a decent looking hook.
Alcantara throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Alcantara shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Syndicate misses with a combination
and Alcantara counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Syndicate throws a body punch but Alcantara moves out of range.
Syndicate throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alcantara looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Syndicate misses with a leg kick.
Syndicate throws a jab when Alcantara was well out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Alcantara! But no joy.
Syndicate with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Alcantara throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Alcantara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Syndicate manages to avoid it.
Alcantara misses with a right hand
and Syndicate counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Alcantara misses with a leg kick.
Syndicate avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Syndicate lands the left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nathaniel Syndicate dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nathaniel Syndicate's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

A looping hook to the body misses from Syndicate. Alcantara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Syndicate throws a big shot that misses.
Alcantara walks into a left hand.
Syndicate throws a series of punches but Alcantara moves out of range.
A cross from Syndicate lands.
Syndicate misses with a series of wild punches.
Syndicate throws a jab but it's blocked by Alcantara.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alcantara fails to land with a series of punches.
Jab, jab by Syndicate - just one landing.
The fighters circling - Syndicate throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Syndicate connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Alcantara momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Syndicate. Beautiful body shot.
Alcantara takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Alcantara moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Alcantara scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Alcantara gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A big left from Alcantara misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Alcantara misses the target.
Alcantara throws a chopping leg kick but Syndicate manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nice cross by Syndicate.
A slapping leg kick lands for Alcantara.
Syndicate moves away from the strike by Alcantara.
Syndicate staying out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alcantara misses with a low kick as Syndicate jumps back.
It looked like Syndicate wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Syndicate works the jab nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Syndicate.
Alcantara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Syndicate.
Syndicate ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alcantara moves away.
Alcantara throws a lazy uppercut
and Syndicate counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Syndicate misses with an uppercut. Alcantara saw that one coming.
Alcantara takes one to the side of the head.
Alcantara throws a lazy right hand but Syndicate sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Syndicate throws a body punch but Alcantara moves out of range.
Syndicate lands a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alcantara takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Alcantara misses with a straight right.
Alcantara just misses with a punch to the body.
Syndicate throws a nice inside leg kick.
Syndicate blocks a low kick nicely.
Syndicate throws a jab when Alcantara was well out of range.
Syndicate lands with a hook. Alcantara tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Good standup being displayed there by Syndicate as he connects with a hook.
Alcantara avoids the body shot from Syndicate.
Alcantara moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alcantara slips a straight right by Syndicate.
Alcantara misses with a leg kick.
Syndicate connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Alcantara misses with a hook. Syndicate ducked under it nicely.
Alcantara takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A clash of legs there as Syndicate blocks the low kick.
Syndicate misses with a left hand
and Alcantara counters with a good low kick that Syndicate was not able to check.
Alcantara throws the left hand but Syndicate avoids the punch easily.
Alcantara takes a jab right on the kisser.
Syndicate cracks a nice hook into Alcantara's ribs.
Syndicate tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alcantara was well out of range. Poor timing from Syndicate.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nathaniel Syndicate showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Syndicate has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathaniel Syndicate!