PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Casper Sinclair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Behara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Casper Sinclair could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Brandon Behara's chin.

Sinclair
vs
Behara

178 cm
20
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

163 cm
21
168 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Casper Sinclair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brandon Behara!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Behara wants to clinch up but Sinclair keeps it at a distance.
Sinclair tries to clinch there but Behara circles away.
Sinclair cracks Behara with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sinclair tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sinclair throws a series of punches but Behara avoids them all with ease.
Sinclair lands with a nice combination. Behara backs away looking to recover.
Behara misses with a series of wild punches.
Behara swings for the body but Sinclair moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Sinclair.
Sinclair throws a leg kick but Behara moved away.

Behara gets caught flat footed, as Sinclair shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Sinclair will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sinclair stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Behara swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sinclair loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sinclair stops Behara from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sinclair passes into half guard.
Behara controlling the position for now.
Sinclair prevents Behara from improving his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinclair looks to land a strike but Behara avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Behara tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sinclair passes into half guard.
Sinclair trying to mount his opponent but Behara defends it.
Sinclair seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Behara does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Behara is looking to control Sinclair's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Behara avoid being mounted?
Behara is refusing to be controlled, as Sinclair sits in half guard.
Sinclair controlling the action here.
Sinclair is keen to just control but Behara is a slippery customer.

That's two 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.
Sinclair wants to get back to his feet.
Sinclair thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Behara's head.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sinclair throws a series of strikes that have Behara backpedaling.
Sinclair misses with a few strikes there.
Sinclair misses with a double jab
and Behara counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sinclair goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sinclair throws a combination that misses

and Behara counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Behara slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Behara must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Behara preventing the sweep.
Sinclair is breathing heavily.
Behara wants to stand but Sinclair is controlling his posture from full guard.
Sinclair looking to control.
Sinclair tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Behara slips nicely into half guard.
Sinclair has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sinclair wants to get back to full guard.
Behara wants to get back to his feet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Sinclair fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sinclair bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Behara's head backwards.
Sinclair is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sinclair closes this distance looking for a takedown but Behara circles away.
A jab from Sinclair does it's job there.
Behara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Behara shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Behara stopping the sweep attempt from Sinclair.
Sinclair controls Behara momentarily but Behara frees himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sinclair holds on and takes a little breather.
Behara trying to control the position from guard on top but Sinclair is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Behara preventing the sweep.
Behara cracks Sinclair with a solid left hand.
Sinclair not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Sinclair throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Behara trying to control but Sinclair is working from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Sinclair doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Behara finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A shot to de liver by Sinclair. Beautiful body shot.
Sinclair fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sinclair throws a nice looking combination but Behara bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Casper Sinclair will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A cross from Sinclair lands.
Sinclair ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sinclair misses with a series of wild punches.
Behara swings for the body but Sinclair moves out of range.

Sinclair clinches up with Behara and pushes him back against the cage.
Behara lands a nice elbow.
Behara landing knees to the body.
Sinclair is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Sinclair wants to break free but Behara has control.
Sinclair lands a nice uppercut.
Sinclair lands with a light punch inside.

Behara is rocked!

Sinclair breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Behara is still on wobbly legs! Can Sinclair finish him?
Sinclair fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sinclair scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sinclair swats away the attempt to clinch by Behara.
Behara takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sinclair cracks Behara on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Behara falls backwards against the cage. Sinclair follows up with more strikes that drop Behara to his knees. Sinclair keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Behara! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Casper Sinclair!