PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yvon Theriault (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Osold Seth Sinclair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yvon Theriault could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Osold Seth Sinclair's chin.

Theriault
vs
Seth Sinclair

192 cm
25
209 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

181 cm
18
203 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yvon Theriault!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Osold Seth Sinclair!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Theriault shoots in and bounces Seth Sinclair off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Theriault lands a couple of elbows.
Theriault throwing strikes from guard but Seth Sinclair blocks nicely.
Seth Sinclair is trying to control the position but Theriault postures up.
Theriault stands up over Seth Sinclair, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Theriault with a flurry of punches that miss.
Theriault stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Seth Sinclair swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Seth Sinclair lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Theriault!
Seth Sinclair looking to control but Theriault is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Theriault is looking to improve his position but Seth Sinclair isn't that keen on the idea.
Seth Sinclair with the ground and pound from mount.
Seth Sinclair tries to control but Theriault wriggling away.
Seth Sinclair thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Seth Sinclair looking to control but Theriault is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Seth Sinclair looking to control and managing it successfully.

Seth Sinclair with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Seth Sinclair jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Theriault manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Theriault knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Seth Sinclair on the ground.
Theriault is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Seth Sinclair sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Theriault is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Seth Sinclair trying to control the position but Theriault is working away.
Seth Sinclair advances to full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seth Sinclair can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Theriault is looking to escape.
Theriault on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Theriault tries to get out of the position.
Seth Sinclair thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Seth Sinclair wants to control the pace but Theriault is squirming around nicely.
Theriault really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Seth Sinclair trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seth Sinclair throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

Seth Sinclair working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Seth Sinclair trying to control but Theriault is having none of it.
Seth Sinclair looking to ground and pound but Theriault is blocking nicely.
Seth Sinclair wants to control the pace but Theriault is squirming around nicely.
Seth Sinclair controlling the pace for now.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Theriault really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Theriault is working hard here to advance position.
Theriault wants to control but Seth Sinclair is having none of it.
Seth Sinclair can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Theriault is looking to escape.
Theriault really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Seth Sinclair trying to control but Theriault is having none of it.
Theriault is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Seth Sinclair throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Seth Sinclair thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Seth Sinclair trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Theriault keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Seth Sinclair sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Theriault is working to get back to half guard.
Seth Sinclair throwing strikes here but Theriault is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Seth Sinclair trying to control but Theriault is having none of it.
Seth Sinclair controlling the position easily from mount.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Seth Sinclair can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Theriault is looking to escape.
Seth Sinclair sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Theriault tries to reverse the position but Seth Sinclair maintains control.
Seth Sinclair throws some wild stikes that Theriault manages to avoid easily.
Seth Sinclair looking to control but Theriault is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Theriault tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Seth Sinclair can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Theriault is looking to escape.
Seth Sinclair controlling the pace for now.
Seth Sinclair unloads with some shots from mount but Theriault bucks and avoids them well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Theriault really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Osold Seth Sinclair dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Seth Sinclair thows a body shot but no joy.
Some wild striking there from Seth Sinclair.

Theriault gets the takedown into side control.
Seth Sinclair is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Osold Seth Sinclair has got the better of the ground game so far.
Theriault thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Seth Sinclair's head.
Theriault thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Theriault working over Seth Sinclair with some ground and pound. Seth Sinclair looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Seth Sinclair slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Theriault trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Theriault is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Seth Sinclair is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Seth Sinclair has escaped and now he's on top!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seth Sinclair passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Seth Sinclair takes a little break here. Theriault wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Seth Sinclair has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Theriault!
Theriault is trying desperately to improve position.
Seth Sinclair sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seth Sinclair looking to finish with strikes here!

Seth Sinclair with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Seth Sinclair thowing shots but they're missing.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Theriault is squirming around, avoiding Seth Sinclair's attempts to control the action.
Seth Sinclair controlling the position easily from mount.
Theriault is squirming around, avoiding Seth Sinclair's attempts to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seth Sinclair thowing shots but they're missing.
Seth Sinclair throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Seth Sinclair looking to control but Theriault is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Seth Sinclair takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Theriault is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seth Sinclair trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Seth Sinclair has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Theriault is wriggling around trying to escape.

Seth Sinclair is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Theriault has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Theriault is trying to escape the mount.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Seth Sinclair misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Seth Sinclair looking to control but Theriault is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Theriault is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Theriault is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Seth Sinclair trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Seth Sinclair thowing shots but they're missing.
Seth Sinclair looking to finish with strikes here!
Seth Sinclair tries to control but Theriault wriggling away.
Theriault tries to hold on but Seth Sinclair pushes him away.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Seth Sinclair tries to control but Theriault wriggling away.
Seth Sinclair throwing strikes here but Theriault is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Seth Sinclair unloads with some shots from mount but Theriault bucks and avoids them well.
Theriault working to try and regain half guard.
Seth Sinclair looking to control but Theriault is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Seth Sinclair throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Theriault wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Seth Sinclair.
Seth Sinclair can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Theriault is looking to escape.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.

Seth Sinclair jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Theriault is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Theriault and Seth Sinclair has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Seth Sinclair trying to control the action but Theriault is working from the bottom.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Seth Sinclair tries to score with some ground and pound. Theriault controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Osold Seth Sinclair is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Seth Sinclair wants to lay and pray for a moment but Theriault keeps working.
Seth Sinclair working away.
Seth Sinclair trying to control the action but Theriault is working from the bottom.
Theriault seems a little lost for a moment, as Seth Sinclair dominates the positioning.
Yvon Theriault has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Osold Seth Sinclair has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Theriault misses with a two punch combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Osold Seth Sinclair comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Seth Sinclair 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight for Osold Seth Sinclair!
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight for Osold Seth Sinclair!
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight for Osold Seth Sinclair!

Osold Seth Sinclair wins by unanimous decision!