PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Sisk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edgar Figaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for John Sisk has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Sisk
vs
Figaro

186 cm
19
192 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

180 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Sisk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Edgar Figaro!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Figaro shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
John Sisk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sisk tries to close the distance and clinch but Figaro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sisk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sisk tries to clinch but Figaro moves out of range.
Sisk throws a head kick that misses.
Figaro shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sisk as he avoids it easily.
Sisk connects with a high kick.
Sisk scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sisk tries to clinch but Figaro moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sisk misses with a series of wild punches.
Figaro fails to land the takedown.
John Sisk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edgar Figaro.
Sisk moves in looking to clinch but Figaro pushes him off.
Sisk with a hook.
Sisk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Figaro.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Figaro keeps the fight on the outside.
Figaro fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sisk tries to clinch but Figaro moves out of range.
Sisk tries to clinch but Figaro moves out of range.
Sisk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sisk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Figaro fails with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Figaro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sisk.
Sisk fails to land with a series of punches.
Figaro misses with an uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sisk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Nice takedown defense from Sisk. No joy for Figaro on that attempt.
Sisk is looking to clinch but Figaro is avoiding it.
A head kick misses from Sisk.
Figaro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Figaro swats away the attempt to clinch by Sisk.
Sisk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Sisk dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Figaro swats away the attempt to clinch by Sisk.
Figaro tries for a takedown but Sisk sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sisk doesn't manage to clinch there - Figaro circles away.
Sisk wants to clinch up but Figaro keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sisk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sisk misses with a head kick.
Figaro slips a straight right by Sisk.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Figaro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sisk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Figaro fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sisk moves in looking to clinch but Figaro pushes him off.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sisk - that will leave a mark!
Sisk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sisk throws a right and a left that both miss.
John Sisk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sisk is looking to clinch.
Sisk tries to clinch there but Figaro circles away.
Sisk tries to clinch but Figaro is having none of it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sisk.
Sisk fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sisk moves in looking to clinch but Figaro pushes him off.
A big head kick from Sisk and Figaro is sent sprawling to the canvas!
Figaro looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sisk is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Figaro has his foot on Sisk's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sisk works his way back into a safe position though.
Sisk trying to stand up but can't free himself from Figaro's guard.

Figaro has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sisk can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Figaro looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Figaro is breathing heavily.

Figaro had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Sisk is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Figaro Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Sisk's back instead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sisk controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.

Sisk manages to stand up with Figaro still on his back. Eventually Figaro drops to his feet and we're back in the standing position.
Sisk fails with an attempt to clinch.
A combination from Sisk does no damage.
Sisk tries to clinch but Figaro moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Sisk dominated that second round.
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!

Sisk is looking to clinch.
Figaro is trying desperately to land a takedown but Sisk is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Figaro.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sisk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sisk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sisk looks to land a combination but Figaro avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sisk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sisk is looking to chop away at Figaro's legs.
John Sisk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sisk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Figaro circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sisk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sisk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Figaro avoids the head kick by Sisk.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Figaro shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sisk pinned against the cage. Sisk gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
No joy there for Sisk, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Figaro shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sisk but Sisk pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sisk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sisk misses with a head kick.
Sisk tries to close the distance and clinch but Figaro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Figaro misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
John Sisk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edgar Figaro.
Sisk tries to clinch up but Figaro circles away and keeps his distance.
Sisk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Figaro paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Figaro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Figaro keeps the fight on the outside.
Figaro looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sisk is fending him off so far but Figaro persists. Nope, Sisk circles away and we're back to standing.
Sisk with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sisk tries to clinch up but Figaro circles away and keeps his distance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sisk tries to clinch up.
Edgar Figaro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sisk misses with a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Sisk showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sisk, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Sisk!