PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Oren Spencer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Sinister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oren Spencer has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Spencer
vs
Sinister

221 cm
18
193 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

180 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Oren Spencer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Harry Sinister!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sinister gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Sinister looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Spencer has picked Sinister up and slammed him! Sinister can't keep hold of the triangle and Spencer manages to pass to side control!
Sinister holds on to Spencer's head and controls the position momentarily.
Sinister is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Spencer off and has taken his back!
Spencer covering up well under a barage of strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Will Sinister go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Sinister throwing sloppy strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spencer staying busy and making it hard for Sinister to control.
Spencer breaks Sinister's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

Sinister is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Spencer drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Sinister manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Spencer has Sinister in his guard.
Sinister controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinister throwing strikes but missing.
Sinister trying to control but Spencer is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Spencer is on top in guard.

Sinister looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Spencer will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sinister wants to stand but Spencer is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinister looking to control.
Spencer is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Spencer prevents Sinister from getting back to his feet.

Spencer postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Sinister is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Spencer, into his guard.
Spencer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sinister is one step ahead there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spencer keeping moving, preventing Sinister from controlling successfully.
Spencer manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sinister manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sinister managing to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Harry Sinister will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Spencer avoids the head kick by Sinister.

Sinister looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Spencer!
Spencer sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Spencer tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Sinister is looking to take a break and control but Spencer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sinister throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Spencer to regain full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinister trying to control but Spencer is working from the bottom.
Sinister postures up.

Sinister stands and steps away. Spencer gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Spencer gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sinister throws a strike but Spencer rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Sinister looking for a guillotine here but Spencer defends easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinister controlling Spencer's posture.
Spencer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinister is looking to stand back up but Spencer counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Sinister.
Spencer prevents Sinister from standing back up.
Spencer looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sinister with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sinister is looking to get back to is feet but Spencer passes into side control.
Sinister tries to bench press Spencer off him but Spencer keeps the position.
Sinister on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

Spencer is trying to get an arm triangle but Sinister is defending well.

Spencer tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Spencer has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinister is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Spencer off and has taken his back!

Sinister working for the choke.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sinister misses with punches from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Sinister showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Spencer shoots in looking for a takedown. Sinister tries to sprawl out of it but Spencer keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sinister manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Horrible takedown by Spencer or perhaps it was just good defense by Sinister which made him look bad.
Sinister fails in his attempt to clinch.
Spencer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sinister.
Sinister tries to clinch up but Spencer circles away and keeps his distance.
Sinister throws a right hand that Spencer ducks under and follows up with a left that Spencer also avoids with ease.
Nice sprawl there from Sinister as Spencer shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oren Spencer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sinister darts in trying to clinch
and Spencer counters with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sinister moves into the clinch.

Spencer manages to pull guard.
Sinister slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Spencer.
Spencer manages to get to full guard.
Spencer tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinister wants to control from the top but Spencer keeps moving.
Sinister postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sinister stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Spencer swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Sinister stands up and waves to Spencer to follow him.

Sinister closes the distance and pushes Spencer back into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinister is pressed up against the cage. Spencer has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sinister down to the mat. Sinister avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Sinister moves into the clinch.
Sinister prevents Spencer from breaking the clinch.
Knees to the body from Sinister.

Sinister breaks from the clinch.

Sinister closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Spencer did well to prevent Sinister getting side control.
Sinister sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Sinister is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinister tries to control but Spencer wriggling away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sinister looking to ground and pound but Spencer is blocking nicely.
Spencer blocking the ground and pound.
Sinister trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sinister throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Sinister comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sinister has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Sinister!