PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yeshua Immanuel (ranked 1598 p4p, 3229 weight class) and Nathaniel Syndicate (ranked 246 p4p, 475 weight class). Yeshua Immanuel is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Immanuel
vs
Syndicate

181 cm
35
190
10 - 9 - 0

174 cm
28
190
9 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yeshua Immanuel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Nathaniel Syndicate!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Syndicate lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Immanuel misses with a hook. Syndicate ducked under it nicely.

Immanuel clinches up against the cage.
Syndicate blocks a body shot from Immanuel.
Syndicate misses with some punches.
Syndicate misses with a short punch on the inside.
Syndicate stops a takedown attempt from Immanuel.

Immanuel breaks the clinch.
Syndicate throws a good cross that connects.
Syndicate blocks a jab.
Syndicate displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Immanuel throws out the jab.
A nice side step and Syndicate releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Immanuel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Immanuel misses with a head kick.

Immanuel moves into the clinch.
Immanuel wants to take the fight to the mat but Syndicate manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Immanuel throws an elbow but misses.
Syndicate prevents a body shot from Immanuel.

Syndicate escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Immanuel stalks Syndicate and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Syndicate's face. Syndicate staggers backwards, shaken.
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!
Immanuel throws a leg kick
and Syndicate counters with a left to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Immanuel lands with an overhand left.
Immanuel throws a body shot but no joy.
Syndicate only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Immanuel uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Syndicate goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Syndicate tries to score with a low kick but Immanuel moves his leg out of the way.
Immanuel looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Immanuel connects with a crisp jab.
Immanuel looks to land a combination but Syndicate avoids it well.
Syndicate uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Immanuel has time to react.
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.
Immanuel misses with a combination
and Syndicate counters with a right hand to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A low kick lands for Immanuel.
Syndicate scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Syndicate missing with a left hand there. Immanuel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Immanuel scores with a head kick.
Syndicate ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Immanuel moves away.
Immanuel was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Immanuel lands a jab to the head.
Syndicate is looking to score with low kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Syndicate throws a shot from downtown. Immanuel moves away and avoids it.
Immanuel throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Syndicate.
Immanuel tries to score with a low kick but Syndicate moves his leg out of the way.
Syndicate shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Immanuel as he jumps to the side.

Syndicate looking to score a takedown here. Immanuel is defending well but Syndicate drives through and ends up in Immanuel's guard.
Syndicate wants to pass the guard but Immanuel is keeping the position.
Syndicate stops Immanuel from standing up.
Syndicate throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Immanuel is adopting a defensive guard.
Syndicate stopping the sweep attempt from Immanuel.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Syndicate postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Syndicate trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Syndicate trying to control but Immanuel is working from the bottom.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Immanuel throws a series of punches but Syndicate moves out of range.
Yeshua Immanuel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Syndicate fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Immanuel manages to avoid it.
Syndicate just misses with a punch to the body.
Syndicate is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Immanuel rather than just go for the knockout.
Immanuel scores with the left hand. Syndicate knows he should have avoided that one.
Immanuel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Syndicate was well out of range. Poor timing from Immanuel.
Immanuel lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Immanuel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Syndicate.
Immanuel misses with a head kick.
Syndicate is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Yeshua Immanuel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Immanuel looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Syndicate scores with a decent looking hook.
A combination from Immanuel does no damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Syndicate looks to land a right hand but Immanuel moved out of range.
Syndicate fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Immanuel tried to counter with a leg kick but Syndicate avoided it.
Syndicate misses the shot to the body.
Immanuel thinks about countering with a head kick.
Immanuel misses with a left hand
enabling Syndicate to counter with a crisp jab.
Immanuel is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Syndicate misses with an uppercut.

Immanuel has closed the distance and engaged Syndicate in a clinch.

Syndicate's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Immanuel lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Immanuel takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nice shot by Syndicate.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Syndicate looks to throw the jab but Immanuel is out of range.
Immanuel throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Immanuel throws a right and a left that Syndicate avoids nicely.
Syndicate is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Immanuel with a body shot.
Immanuel throws a body shot but no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Yeshua Immanuel will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Immanuel gets caught napping as Syndicate dives in and scores a takedown. Immanuel manages to retain guard.
Syndicate sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Syndicate distracts Immanuel with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Syndicate wants to control from the top but Immanuel keeps moving.
Syndicate postures up in Immanuel's guard and throws a big left but Immanuel blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Immanuel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Syndicate tries to free his leg and advance position but Immanuel is retaining full guard.
Syndicate trying to control but Immanuel is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Immanuel is controlling Syndicate's posture.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Immanuel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Syndicate is looking to slow Immanuel down with leg kicks.
Syndicate ducks under a wild hook from Immanuel.
Immanuel lands a glancing blow to the side of Syndicate's head.
Syndicate on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A swing and a miss from Immanuel.
Syndicate stuns Immanuel with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Immanuel misses with a few strikes there.
Syndicate thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yeshua Immanuel is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Syndicate throws a hook but Immanuel blocks it.
Syndicate walks into a straight right hand from Immanuel.
Syndicate throws the left hand but Immanuel avoids the punch easily.
Syndicate misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Immanuel was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Syndicate misses the shot to the body.
Immanuel misses with a few strikes there.
Immanuel fails with an attempt to 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!
Immanuel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Immanuel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Syndicate takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Immanuel misses with a lunging right hand
and Syndicate counters with a nice uppercut.

Immanuel gets a clinch.
Syndicate throws a head punch that misses.
Immanuel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Immanuel lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Immanuel lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Syndicate.

Immanuel breaks the clinch.
Yeshua Immanuel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Immanuel scores with a head kick. Syndicate tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Immanuel, as that shot connected.
Syndicate throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Syndicate shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Immanuel eats them both and turns towards Syndicate to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Syndicate throws a nice looking combination but Immanuel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Immanuel slips under a jab from Syndicate.
Syndicate dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Immanuel.
Syndicate moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Syndicate swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Syndicate misses with a two punch combination.
Immanuel misses with a lunging right hand
and Syndicate counters with a left and a right that stings Immanuel.
Immanuel throws a lazy head kick
and Syndicate counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Immanuel throws a right and a left that Syndicate avoids nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Immanuel lands a high kick!
Syndicate misses with the combination.
Immanuel half committed to a counter leg kick.
Syndicate cracks a nice hook into Immanuel's ribs.
Syndicate scores with a sloppy right hand. Immanuel should have avoided that one.
Syndicate lands a nice looking body shot.
Syndicate lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Immanuel scores with a spinning back kick!
Good exchange - Syndicate coming out on top.
Syndicate gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Immanuel.
Immanuel connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Syndicate scores with a decent looking hook.
Immanuel throws a poor cross that misses
and Syndicate counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A punch combination from Immanuel misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Nathaniel Syndicate will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Immanuel throws a lazy right hand but Syndicate sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Syndicate throws a series of punches but Immanuel avoids them all with ease.
Syndicate throws a shot from downtown. Immanuel moves away and avoids it.
Syndicate misses with a jab, cross combination.
Syndicate misses with a wild body shot.
A combination from Syndicate does no damage.
Immanuel catches Syndicate with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Syndicate scores with a nice head shot.
Syndicate throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Immanuel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Immanuel misses with a low kick.
Immanuel throws a left and a right that both miss
and Syndicate counters with a two punch combo.
Syndicate throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Immanuel throws a big counter combination but Syndicate scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Immanuel misses with a wild combination.
Some wild striking there from Syndicate.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Syndicate throws a leg kick but Immanuel sees it coming and moves out of range.
Immanuel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Syndicate tries a low kick but Immanuel avoids it.
Syndicate tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Syndicate takes a swing at Immanuel's ribcage but misses.
Immanuel avoids the body shot from Syndicate.
Syndicate on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Good leg kick by Immanuel.
Syndicate gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A jab from Immanuel finds it's way through Syndicate's defenses.
Immanuel bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Immanuel ducks under a wild hook from Syndicate.
Immanuel thinks about countering with a head kick.
Immanuel misses with a low kick.
Immanuel throws a sloppy head kick and Syndicate moves out of range easily.
Syndicate throws a lazy right hand but Immanuel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Syndicate misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Immanuel scores with a jab to the jaw.
Immanuel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Syndicate manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Immanuel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Immanuel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Syndicate.
Immanuel misses with a right hand
and Syndicate cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Syndicate lands a right hook to the body.

Immanuel closes the distance and clinches.
Syndicate's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Immanuel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Syndicate looks to land a combination but Immanuel avoids it well.
Syndicate scores with a jab to the jaw.
Syndicate takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Syndicate throws an overhand right that lands on Immanuel's shoulder, as Immanuel tries to avoid the shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Immanuel misses the target.
Syndicate misses with a body punch
and Immanuel counters with a series of strikes. Syndicate will be more careful next time no doubt.
Immanuel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Syndicate throws out the jab.
Syndicate looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Syndicate misses the target.
Immanuel just misses with a punch to the body.
Syndicate let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Immanuel loads up on a big right hand but Syndicate slips the punch.
Immanuel misses with a hook
and Syndicate counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Syndicate throws a body punch but Immanuel moves out of range.
Syndicate on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Immanuel. Immanuel obviously looking to wear him down.
Syndicate throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Immanuel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Immanuel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Syndicate loads up on a big right hand but Immanuel slips the punch.
Syndicate throws a body punch but Immanuel moves out of range.
Syndicate has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
An inside leg kick lands from Immanuel.
Immanuel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Syndicate misses its intended target.
Syndicate walks into a straight right hand from Immanuel.
Immanuel throws a combination that misses
and Immanuel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Syndicate throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Syndicate throws a nice outside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Immanuel. That's going to slow Syndicate down.
Nice defenses there by Immanuel.
Immanuel scores with a leg kick.
Immanuel tries a head kick but it misses.
Immanuel throws a good cross that connects.
Syndicate thuds his right hand into Immanuel's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Immanuel buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Syndicate throws a lazy right hand but Immanuel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Syndicate uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Immanuel.
Syndicate tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Immanuel was well out of range. Poor timing from Syndicate.
Syndicate uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Immanuel.
Immanuel throws the left hand but Syndicate avoids the punch easily.
Immanuel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Syndicate jabbing away but nothing is landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nathaniel Syndicate.
I think Syndicate has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Yeshua Immanuel!
Yeshua Immanuel decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.