PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dudley Bolton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Sydercezk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boris Sydercezk has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bolton
vs
Sydercezk

178 cm
24
279 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

198 cm
24
248 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dudley Bolton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Boris Sydercezk!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sydercezk closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Bolton quickly recovers to half guard.
Bolton really is a fat lump.
Bolton is refusing to be controlled, as Sydercezk sits in half guard.
Bolton has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sydercezk is working away from the top position though.
Sydercezk wants to control but Bolton is keeping him busy.

Bolton looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sydercezk is keen to just control but Bolton is a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bolton is defending against the submission attempts here by Sydercezk.
Bolton is not content to let Sydercezk control the position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sydercezk scores with a takedown into Bolton's guard.
Sydercezk looking to pass the guard.
Sydercezk looking to sit in guard and control but Bolton gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Sydercezk controlling Bolton's posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sydercezk had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bolton defends it easily.
Sydercezk wants to control but Bolton passes easily into half guard.
Sydercezk is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bolton wants to stand but Sydercezk has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sydercezk tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Bolton has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Bolton sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sydercezk is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sydercezk has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Sydercezk avoids the strikes from Bolton.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolton keeps control of the position as Sydercezk tries to break free.
Sydercezk covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Bolton looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Sydercezk can't escape the position.
Bolton lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bolton controlling the position well here. Sydercezk rolled but Bolton kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bolton lands a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dudley Bolton dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bolton looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sydercezk is fending him off so far but Bolton persists. Nope, Sydercezk circles away and we're back to standing.

Bolton tries to keep at a distance but Sydercezk has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bolton is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Bolton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Sydercezk has managed to clinch.
Bolton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bolton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Sydercezk gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sydercezk working hard to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bolton as Sydercezk tries to tie him up.
Sydercezk working hard to break the clinch.
Bolton lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Sydercezk has Bolton pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Sydercezk pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Bolton tumbling to the mat - Sydercezk dives into Bolton's guard.
Bolton might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sydercezk trying to control but Bolton is working from the bottom.
Sydercezk is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Bolton throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sydercezk is looking to advance position but Bolton has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

Sydercezk is working to get back to half guard.
Bolton fails to take his opponent's back.
Sydercezk can't escape the position.
Sydercezk tries to hold on but Bolton postures up.
Bolton controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sydercezk regains half guard.
Sydercezk is looking to improve his position.
Bolton is nestled in close to Sydercezk, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Bolton decides to stand up.

Sydercezk forces Bolton back against the cage and clinches.

Sydercezk lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sydercezk is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Sydercezk wants to control the pace but Bolton is squirming around nicely.
Sydercezk moves to the back position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sydercezk is not going to allow Bolton to sit and survive in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boris Sydercezk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Sydercezk gets a clinch.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Sydercezk. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

Sydercezk manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Sydercezk thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

Sydercezk looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bolton passes into half guard.
Sydercezk is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bolton looks to land a strike but Sydercezk avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Sydercezk not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bolton content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bolton stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Sydercezk feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Bolton keeping moving, preventing Sydercezk from controlling successfully.
Sydercezk must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sydercezk is looking to stand up but Bolton won't let him.
Bolton can't keep his opponent in guard - Sydercezk advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Bolton looking for submissions off his back.
Sydercezk is looking to take a break and control but Bolton is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolton trying to control here.
Sydercezk throwing shots but Bolton is blocking nicely.
Sydercezk throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sydercezk is looking to advance position but Bolton has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

Bolton controlling from the full mount.
Sydercezk tries to reverse the position but Bolton maintains control.
Sydercezk keeps trying to improve his position.
Bolton can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sydercezk is looking to escape.
Bolton controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sydercezk is squirming around, avoiding Bolton's attempts to control the action.
Sydercezk is looking to improve his position but Bolton isn't that keen on the idea.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sydercezk is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Bolton looking to control but Sydercezk is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

And that's the end of the fight!
Boris Sydercezk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sydercezk 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boris Sydercezk!