PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dark Dutch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vasiliy Syrovatkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Syrovatkin has chosen Chris Clark - Herr Barr as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Dutch
vs
Syrovatkin

168 cm
21
149 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

165 cm
28
158 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Valhalla Q160 Nutrition

Steel Penn's Laundry 93%

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dark Dutch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vasiliy Syrovatkin!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Alyssa Summers and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dutch, as that shot connected.
Dutch lands a lovely overhand right.
Dutch dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dutch takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The fighters circling - Dutch throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dutch takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dutch moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Syrovatkin throws the left hand but Dutch avoids the punch easily.
Syrovatkin scores with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dutch pivots, looking for a leg kick but Syrovatkin is out of range and Dutch settles back down.
That kick from Dutch tenderised Syrovatkin's leg. Syrovatkin is trying to keep his angry face on.
A bone on bone clash there as Syrovatkin blocks the leg kick.
Syrovatkin tries to close the distance and clinch but Dutch swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Syrovatkin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dutch counters with a stiff right hand.
Vasiliy Syrovatkin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dutch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Syrovatkin.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dutch looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Syrovatkin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dutch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Syrovatkin thows a body shot but no joy.
Syrovatkin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dutch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Syrovatkin drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Syrovatkin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Syrovatkin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Syrovatkin postures up and lands a big shot to Dutch's brow.
Syrovatkin preventing the sweep.
Dutch on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dutch tries to get out of the position.
Syrovatkin scoring with some ground and pound.
Syrovatkin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Syrovatkin wants to control from the top but Dutch keeps moving.
Syrovatkin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Dutch trying to keep a closed guard but Syrovatkin is proving a slippery customer.
Syrovatkin trying to control but Dutch is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Syrovatkin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Syrovatkin won't allow Dutch to sweep him here.
Syrovatkin postures up.
Syrovatkin throws a big elbow that misses.
Syrovatkin throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Syrovatkin working some strikes from top position.
Syrovatkin throwing strikes but missing.
Dutch keeping moving, preventing Syrovatkin from controlling successfully.
Syrovatkin distracts Dutch with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dutch keeping moving, preventing Syrovatkin from controlling successfully.
Syrovatkin looking to sit in guard and control but Dutch gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Syrovatkin wants to get back to his feet but Dutch is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Syrovatkin uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Syrovatkin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Syrovatkin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dutch as he jumps to the side.
Syrovatkin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some wild striking there from Dutch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Syrovatkin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Syrovatkin finds it's way through Dutch's defenses.
Syrovatkin misses with a series of wild punches.
Syrovatkin throws a body punch but Dutch moves out of range.
Syrovatkin throws a sloppy body shot
letting Dutch counter with a right hand.
Dutch scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Syrovatkin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dutch tries to clinch but Syrovatkin is having none of it.
Syrovatkin is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dutch rather than just go for the knockout.
Syrovatkin looks to land a right hand but Dutch moved out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dutch lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Syrovatkin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Syrovatkin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dutch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Syrovatkin.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Syrovatkin!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good standup being displayed there by Dutch as he connects with a hook.
Dutch throws a big shot that misses.
Dutch moves forwards but Syrovatkin connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Dutch gets a clinch.
Dutch lands a left hand that snaps the head of Syrovatkin backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vasiliy Syrovatkin dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Dutch tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Syrovatkin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Syrovatkin throws a shot from downtown. Dutch moves away and avoids it.
A bone on bone clash there as Syrovatkin blocks the leg kick.
Dutch misses with a hook. Syrovatkin ducked under it nicely.
Dutch misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dutch tries to clinch up.

Syrovatkin drives through and clinches with Dutch against the cage.
Dutch misses with the head strike.
Dutch swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dutch wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Syrovatkin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dutch's elbow.
Dutch lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dutch scores with a shot to the side of Syrovatkin's head.
Dutch looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dutch tries a body shot but Syrovatkin blocks it.
Dutch is looking to control Syrovatkin's arms but Syrovatkin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dutch has his back to the cage.

Dutch breaks the clinch.
Syrovatkin moves in looking to clinch but Dutch pushes him off.
Syrovatkin misses with a straight right.
Dutch connects with a leg kick. Syrovatkin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

Syrovatkin shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Dutch napping and manages to drive through into side control!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Syrovatkin sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Dutch is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Dutch is looking for a sweep.
Syrovatkin working the body and head with strikes.
Dutch tries to buck Syrovatkin off but Syrovatkin is having none of it.
Dutch is trying to control Syrovatkin's posture but Syrovatkin avoids it.
Syrovatkin is chipping away with strikes.
Syrovatkin looks up at the clock and then as Dutch takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Syrovatkin smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Dutch is not content to let Syrovatkin control the position.
Syrovatkin working the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Syrovatkin creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Dutch is trying to escape the position but Syrovatkin is controlling the position.
Syrovatkin in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Dutch is looking for a sweep.
Dutch manages to work his way to half guard, despite Syrovatkin's best efforts.
Syrovatkin takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Dutch is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dutch wants to control but Syrovatkin is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Syrovatkin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Syrovatkin not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dutch pushes Syrovatkin off looking to stand but Syrovatkin dives back in and keeps control.
Syrovatkin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Syrovatkin connects with a nice short shot to Dutch's temple.
Syrovatkin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dutch defending well though.
Vasiliy Syrovatkin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Syrovatkin slows the pace down in half guard.
Syrovatkin drops an elbow to the side of Dutch's head.
Dutch wants to improve his position but Syrovatkin is controlling well.
Syrovatkin scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dutch keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dutch keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dutch looks like he's trying to stand up.
Syrovatkin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Syrovatkin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Syrovatkin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Syrovatkin is taking a breather. Dutch says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Ground and pound from Syrovatkin.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Syrovatkin trying to control the action but Dutch is working from the bottom.
Syrovatkin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vasiliy Syrovatkin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Nice straight punches there by Syrovatkin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Syrovatkin.
Dutch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Syrovatkin manages to avoid it.
A nice combination there by Dutch.
Syrovatkin scores with a shot to the body.
Syrovatkin scores with a nice head shot.
Nice cross by Syrovatkin.
Syrovatkin misses the shot to the body.
Dutch with a nice cross.
Syrovatkin 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.
Dutch tries to close the distance and clinch but Syrovatkin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
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!
Syrovatkin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Syrovatkin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Syrovatkin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dutch circles away.
A left and a right from Dutch both land. Nice combination.
Syrovatkin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Syrovatkin lands a jab to the nose.
Dutch defending well as Syrovatkin loads up on a big left hand.
Dutch walks into a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dutch.
Dutch swings for the body but Syrovatkin moves out of range.

Dutch gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Syrovatkin passes Dutch's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Syrovatkin lands a nice short elbow.
Syrovatkin throwing shots but Dutch is blocking nicely.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Syrovatkin lands a nice short elbow.
Syrovatkin slips a nice elbow through Dutch's hands, connecting with Dutch's forehead.
Syrovatkin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dutch defending well though.
Syrovatkin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dutch keeps working.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dutch taking some punishment here, with Syrovatkin in his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dutch avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Syrovatkin.
Syrovatkin lands with a punch from half guard.
Syrovatkin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Syrovatkin is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Dutch holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Dark Dutch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dutch avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Syrovatkin.
Syrovatkin with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Syrovatkin not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dutch taking some punishment here, with Syrovatkin in his half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Syrovatkin in particular looking to stall.
Syrovatkin working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Dutch is looking to control Syrovatkin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dutch avoid being mounted?
Syrovatkin throwing shots but Dutch is blocking nicely.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Syrovatkin connects with a nice short shot to Dutch's temple.
Syrovatkin drops an elbow to the side of Dutch's head.
Vasiliy Syrovatkin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dutch is looking for a sweep. Syrovatkin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Syrovatkin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dutch tries to roll over but Syrovatkin keeps him under control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Syrovatkin trying to control the pace.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dutch wants to control but Syrovatkin is keeping busy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Syrovatkin content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vasiliy Syrovatkin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Syrovatkin winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vasiliy Syrovatkin!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Vasiliy Syrovatkin waved his t-shirt featuring Steel Penn's Laundry 93%'s logo in front of the cameras.