PBP Commentary

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

Syndrome
vs
Dejene

182 cm
24
183 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

183 cm
23
170 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Enjoys gardening

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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tourette Syndrome!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fekadeab Dejene!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dejene throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Syndrome.
A punch combination from Syndrome misses.
Dejene uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Syndrome.

Syndrome tries to keep at a distance but Dejene has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dejene throws a punch but it's blocked by Syndrome.
Syndrome lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dejene wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Syndrome has Dejene pressed against the cage, preventing Dejene from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dejene throws a head punch that misses.
Dejene is trying to drag Syndrome to the mat but Syndrome just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Syndrome lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Dejene is rocked!
Syndrome effectively controlling the action here.
Dejene is still on wobbly legs! Can Syndrome finish him?
A frustrated look appears on Dejene's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dejene seems to have recovered his senses.

Syndrome pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Syndrome misses with a double jab
and Dejene counters with a nice body shot.
A nice combination there by Dejene.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dejene avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dejene stalks Syndrome and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Syndrome's face. Syndrome staggers backwards, shaken.
Syndrome will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Dejene shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Syndrome's guard.

Syndrome has his foot on Dejene's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dejene works his way back into a safe position though.
Syndrome keeping moving, preventing Dejene from controlling successfully.
Dejene is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Dejene working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dejene wants to pass the guard but Syndrome is keeping the position.
Dejene throwing strikes but missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Syndrome is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dejene misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dejene lands with a nice combination. Syndrome backs away looking to recover.
Syndrome throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dejene swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Syndrome checks a leg kick.
Syndrome takes a swing at Dejene's ribcage but misses.
Dejene throws a right and a left that Syndrome avoids nicely.
Syndrome rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dejene moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dejene fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dejene cracks Syndrome with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tourette Syndrome is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Syndrome throws a combination that misses
and Dejene connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Syndrome takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Syndrome misses with a wild combination.
Syndrome is breathing heavily.
Dejene throws out a powerful jab.
Dejene keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dejene throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dejene connects with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Syndrome throws a right and a left that both miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Syndrome. Dejene does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dejene throws a one two combo.
Dejene uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Syndrome.
Dejene shoots in for a takedown but Syndrome shows good takedown defense.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dejene.
Dejene fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Syndrome misses with a wild body shot.
Dejene misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dejene throws a series of punches but Syndrome avoids them all with ease.
Syndrome misses with the combination.
Syndrome tries to bum rush Dejene with a series of wild strikes but Dejene uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Syndrome misses with a double jab.
Dejene lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Syndrome circles away quickly and effectively.
Syndrome moves out of range of the body kick.
Some wild striking there from Syndrome.
Nice cross by Dejene.

Dejene closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dejene is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Syndrome dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dejene wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Syndrome has him pressed against the cage.
Syndrome keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dejene's efforts to push away.
Syndrome is working Dejene over against the cage.
Dejene fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tourette Syndrome has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fekadeab Dejene.
Dejene wants to get back to striking at distance but Syndrome won't allow it.
Syndrome makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dejene wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Syndrome stalling in the clinch.
Syndrome lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A shot in the inside from Syndrome.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dejene is trying to break free.
A body shot lands from Syndrome.
Syndrome lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dejene backwards.
Syndrome has Dejene pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fekadeab Dejene 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.

Dejene misses with a few strikes there.
Dejene wants to clinch.
Syndrome is looking to wear down Dejene with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Syndrome throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dejene.
Dejene fails in his attempt to clinch.
Syndrome looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dejene throws a right and a left that Syndrome avoids nicely.
Syndrome takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Dejene looks to land a combination but Syndrome avoids it well.
Syndrome throws out a loose jab but Dejene uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dejene looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dejene rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Syndrome moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Syndrome misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Syndrome misses with a body shot.
Dejene scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Syndrome scores with a jab to the body.
Syndrome throws a series of punches but Dejene avoids them all with ease.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dejene.
Syndrome throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dejene misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Syndrome swinging wildly here.
Syndrome misses with a double jab.
Tourette Syndrome is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dejene connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Syndrome's hands.
Dejene misses with a few strikes there.
Dejene lands a jab-cross combination.
Syndrome tries to bum rush Dejene with a series of wild strikes but Dejene uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Syndrome misses with a two punch combination.
Dejene looks to land a combination but Syndrome avoids it well.
Dejene misses with the combination.
Dejene misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dejene uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Syndrome.
Dejene misses with a double jab.
Dejene stalks Syndrome and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Syndrome's face. Syndrome staggers backwards, shaken.
Syndrome slips a jab and a cross from Dejene.
Syndrome tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dejene was well out of range. Poor timing from Syndrome.
Dejene throws a one two combo.
Syndrome misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Syndrome is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dejene.
Dejene's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Dejene duly obliges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Syndrome walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dejene displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Syndrome throws out the jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Dejene scores with a four punch combination!
Dejene misses with a wild combination.
Dejene lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Dejene throws a combination. Syndrome tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Dejene throws a right hand that Syndrome ducks under and follows up with a left that Syndrome also avoids with ease.
A right-left combo lands from Syndrome.
Dejene lands with a nice combination. Syndrome backs away looking to recover.
Some wild striking there from Syndrome.
Dejene throws a wild body kick that Syndrome sees coming a mile off.
Danga de danga de dang - Dejene scores with a four punch combination!
Dejene tries to clinch but Syndrome is having none of it.
Syndrome connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Dejene! He's out on his feet! Syndrome rushes in and drops Dejene with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tourette Syndrome!