PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Syngin Colchester (ranked 2380 p4p, 2322 weight class) and Vitor Almeida (ranked 316 p4p, 309 weight class). Syngin Colchester could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Vitor Almeida's chin.

Colchester
vs
Almeida

188 cm
22
200
5 - 6 - 0

185 cm
22
195
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Experienced

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Syngin Colchester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Vitor Almeida!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Chris Dean and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Colchester swings for the body but Almeida moves out of range.
Colchester throws a body punch but Almeida moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Colchester.
Colchester looks to land a right hand but Almeida moved out of range.
Almeida lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Syngin Colchester has been cut.
Colchester fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Almeida manages to avoid it.
Colchester misses with a wild combination.
Almeida takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Colchester misses.
Almeida is looking for the big counter here.
Colchester tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Almeida was well out of range. Poor timing from Colchester.
Colchester misses with a two punch combination.
Almeida moves out of range as Colchester strikes.
Almeida tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Colchester was well out of range. Poor timing from Almeida.
Syngin Colchester seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida misses with a straight right.
A telegraphed right hand from Colchester misses the target.
A big right from Almeida misses.
Colchester changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Colchester misses with a series of wild punches.
Colchester throws a combination that misses
and Almeida counters with a straight right hand.
Colchester 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.
Colchester slips under a jab.
Almeida takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Colchester lands a body shot.
No joy there for Colchester, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Almeida bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Colchester's head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Almeida.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colchester misses with a wild body shot.
Almeida is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Colchester with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Almeida looks to land a combination but Colchester avoids it well.
Colchester ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Almeida moves away.
Almeida looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Colchester throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Almeida to counter with a crisp jab.
Almeida throws a combination. Colchester tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Colchester is rocked!
Almeida connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Colchester's hands.
Oh Colchester is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Colchester has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Colchester misses the shot to the body.
Colchester throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Colchester avoids a punch combination nicely.
Almeida fails to land with a series of punches.
Almeida throws a head kick that misses.
Colchester seems to have got his legs back now.
Almeida avoids the body shot from Colchester.
Almeida dodges the punch combination from Colchester.
Colchester missing with a left hand there. Almeida was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colchester swings for the body but Almeida moves out of range.
Colchester doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Almeida lands a nice leg kick that just misses Colchester's sensitive parts.
Colchester throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Almeida misses the jab.
Almeida chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Colchester misses the shot to the body.
Almeida let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Colchester throws a hook but Almeida blocks it.
Almeida paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A combination from Almeida does no damage.
Colchester throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Almeida now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Colchester tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Almeida was well out of range. Poor timing from Colchester.
Colchester misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Almeida.
A countering left hand to the body from Almeida misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colchester drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Colchester missing with a left hand there. Almeida was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Colchester misses the shot to the body.

Colchester shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Colchester throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Almeida has his hands clasped together around Colchester's back. He's all about the action.
Colchester wants to take a breather but Almeida is having none of it.
Almeida is trying to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Vitor Almeida will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Syngin Colchester's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Colchester misses with a shot to the body
and Almeida counters with a nice body shot.
Almeida gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Colchester swinging wildly here.
Colchester slips a jab and a cross from Almeida.
An attempted straight right counter from Colchester misses the target.
Almeida throws a series of punches but Colchester avoids them all with ease.
Colchester throws a nice looking combination but Almeida bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Almeida doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Colchester misses the shot to the body.
Almeida feints and then cracks Colchester's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Colchester down.
Vitor Almeida seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Almeida ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Colchester dodges the punch combination from Almeida.
Colchester just misses with a punch to the body.
Colchester misses the shot to the body.
Colchester is looking to wear down Almeida with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Colchester just misses with a punch to the body.
Colchester throws a body punch but Almeida moves out of range.
Colchester goes for a double leg but Almeida avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Almeida continues to drive forward.
Almeida is stalling here.
Almeida scores with a hook to the body.
Almeida is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Colchester is keeping busy.
Almeida taking a breather.
Almeida is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Colchester has denied him.
Colchester has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Almeida is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Almeida.
Colchester goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Almeida scores with a nice short uppercut.
Almeida presses Colchester against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Almeida presses Colchester against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Colchester is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Syngin Colchester. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Almeida pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almeida misses with a wild body shot.
Colchester shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Almeida counters with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Colchester takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Colchester with a poor takedown
letting Almeida counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Almeida throws a monster overhand right that drops Colchester! Almeida follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vitor Almeida!
An out of breath Vitor Almeida thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.