PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Seth Justice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Makena Sy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Justice
vs
Sy

180 cm
21
169 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

175 cm
25
170 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Can Moonwalk

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Seth Justice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Makena Sy!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Justice has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sy has Justice pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Justice manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
The referee calls for Sy to work.
Justice tries to pull guard but Sy holds him up against the cage and eventually Justice drops back down to his feet.
Nice body punch from Justice - that landed with a thud.
Sy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Justice avoids it.
Justice changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sy fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Justice sprawls well. Justice wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sy gets slowly back to his feet.
Justice avoids a kick to the body.
Sy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Justice turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice wants to clinch up but Sy keeps it at a distance.
Sy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A thudding body kick lands there by Sy!
A nice combination there by Justice.
Justice tries to close the distance and clinch but Sy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Justice tries to clinch but Sy moves away

and Sy counters by clinching up.
Sy just leaning against Justice, taking a breather.
Justice drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sy gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seth Justice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Justice has had enough of the clinch but Sy keeps him there for the moment.
Sy looking to throw knees to the head but Justice is blocking nicely.
Sy with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Sy decides to pull guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice stops Sy from standing up.
Justice trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sy is looking to stand up but Justice isn't so interested in that idea.
Justice has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sy has Justice pulled in close to control his posture.

Sy is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Justice presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Sy is trying to maintain a safe position but Justice gets an underhook and turns Sy into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Justice pulls Sy into guard.

Justice manages to escape and get back to his feet.
A head kick misses from Justice.
Sy keeps the fight on the outside.
Justice moves out of range as Sy throws a body kick.

Justice has managed to clinch.

Sy successfully pulls guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sy holds on and takes a little breather.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Justice is looking to stand up but Sy won't let him.
Sy trying to control the position.
Justice trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've been hearing that Justice has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sy pushes Justice off and gets back to his feet.
Justice misses with a combination

and Sy counters with a single leg into guard. Justice didn't expect that.
Justice is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sy keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Justice's head.
Sy scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sy is standing up over Justice. Justice looks to escape but Sy dives into side control.
Justice on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Sy decides to take the fight back to the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Makena Sy dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Sy closes the distance and pushes Justice back into the cage.
Justice cracks Sy with a nice body shot.
Sy throws an elbow that misses.
Sy tries a knee to the head but Justice blocks it.
Justice looking to stall.

Sy breaks the clinch.
Justice circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sy is looking to clinch.
Sy looks for a takedown but Justice sprawls well.
Justice wants to clinch up but Sy keeps it at a distance.
Sy misses with a takedown attempt - Justice sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Justice tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Justice clobbers Sy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Justice is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sy misses with a head kick.

Justice moves into the clinch.
Sy prevents the takedown attempt.
Justice is pressed up against the cage. Sy has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Justice down to the mat. Justice avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Seth Justice has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Makena Sy.
Sy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sy shoots in but no luck this time.
Sy is breathing heavily.
Justice tries to clinch but Sy is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Justice looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sy throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Justice finds it's way round the side to connect with Sy's head.
A head kick misses from Sy.

Justice gets a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Justice tries to pull guard but Sy holds him up against the cage and eventually Justice drops back down to his feet.
Sy drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Justice gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Justice works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sy has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Justice seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Sy can turn it around.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sy tries a knee to the head but Justice blocks it.

Sy has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Justice is trying to keep an underhook but Sy manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Sy 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.
Justice wants to get back to his feet.
Justice on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Sy gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Sy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sy avoids a punch combination nicely.

Sy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Justice is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sy gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justice blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sy trying to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sy lands with a short shot to the head.
Sy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Justice avoids it.
Sy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Justice blocks it with crossed arms.
Sy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Sy.
Sy scores with a knee to the head.
Justice is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sy pulls him back up using the underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Justice is trying to pull guard but Sy turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Justice is working Sy over against the cage.
Justice tries to break free but Sy pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Makena Sy 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! This is the final round!

No luck with that takedown attempt from Sy.
Sy has a takedown stuffed.

Sy has managed to clinch.
Sy stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Justice stops a takedown attempt from Sy.
Seth Justice has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Makena Sy.
Justice avoiding damage.
Sy has Justice pressed against the cage, preventing Justice from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A nice left hand lands by Justice.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sy smiles and moves away.
A swing and a miss from Justice.
Justice swats away the attempt to clinch by Sy.
Justice tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Justice scores with a leg kick.

Sy takes the fight into the clinch.
Sy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Sy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Justice moves in looking to clinch but Sy pushes him off.
Seth Justice is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Justice tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sy moves in looking to clinch but Justice pushes him off.
Justice will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sy shoots for a takedown but Justice saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Justice is looking to clinch but Sy is avoiding it.
Justice throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Justice looks to score with a jab to the body but Sy is just out of range.
Justice moves in looking to clinch but Sy pushes him off.
Justice stuffs the takedown.
Justice lands a head kick. Sy smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sy tries to clinch there but Justice 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!
Sy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Justice swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Seth Justice is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sy wants to clinch but Justice slips to the side
and Justice counters with a big head kick but Sy shrugs it off.

Justice tries to keep at a distance but Sy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Justice is trying to drag Sy to the mat but Sy just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Justice goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sy prevents it.
Justice avoiding damage as Sy throws knees to the body.
Sy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Justice backwards.
Sy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Justice tries a body shot but Sy blocks it.
Seth Justice has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sy is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Justice can't fight it off and eventually Sy manages to take the fight to the floor. Justice looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Sy drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sy jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Justice wants to get back to his feet but Sy is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sy with a nice head shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Justice is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Makena Sy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Makena Sy has got the better of the ground game so far.

Sy gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Makena Sy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sy 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Makena Sy!