PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jako Day (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artur Syrowatka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Syrowatka has chosen Slash - Nothing to Say as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Day
vs
Syrowatka

189 cm
28
206 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

186 cm
31
216 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jako Day!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Artur Syrowatka!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Day avoids a punch combination nicely.
Syrowatka fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Day lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Day throws a right hand that Syrowatka ducks under and follows up with a left that Syrowatka also avoids with ease.
Day keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Day moves out of range of the strikes.
As Syrowatka looks to move away, Day throws a big counter combo but Syrowatka just gets out of the way.
Day throws a lazy right hand but Syrowatka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Syrowatka is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Day rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Syrowatka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Day tests Syrowatka's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Syrowatka slips a straight right by Day.
Syrowatka misses with a wild combination.
Day was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Syrowatka throws a nice looking combination but Day bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Day swinging wildly here.
Day has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Syrowatka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Syrowatka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Day.
Day scores with a punch to the head.
Syrowatka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Artur Syrowatka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Day uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Syrowatka.
Day moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Syrowatka drops his hands momentarily and Day takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Day slips a straight right by Syrowatka.
Syrowatka throws a jab when Day was well out of range.
Syrowatka looks to land a combination but Day avoids it well.
Day seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Sloppy strikes from Syrowatka. Those never looked like landing.
As Syrowatka looks to move away, Day throws a big counter combo but Syrowatka just gets out of the way.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Syrowatka connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Day momentarily.
Syrowatka gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A lazy left from Day finds it's target.
Syrowatka defending well as Day loads up on a big left hand.
Despite the aggression on Syrowatka's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Day scores with the left hand. Syrowatka knows he should have avoided that one.
Syrowatka has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Syrowatka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Day moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A jab from Day does it's job there.
Day is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Day avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

Day closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Syrowatka takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

Day looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Syrowatka tries to improve position but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Day wants to control but Syrowatka is keeping him busy.
Day working away.
You can see the frustration on Syrowatka's face as Day controls the position.

Day working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Syrowatka is not content to let Day control the position.
Syrowatka is looking to regain half guard here but Day keeps moving and retains side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Day misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Syrowatka tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Day wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Check out the look on Day's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Syrowatka tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Day presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Syrowatka wants to hold on but Day pushes him away.
Day lands a big elbow.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Syrowatka defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Day.
Syrowatka in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jako Day dominated that round.
That's time! Day's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Syrowatka misses with a head kick.
Day shoots for a double leg takedown but Syrowatka sprawls well. He's pushed Day's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Syrowatka throws out a counter right but Day avoids it with no problem.
Day throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Syrowatka.
Syrowatka lands a two punch combo.
Syrowatka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Day sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Day half committed to a counter leg kick.
Day shoots in for a takedown but Syrowatka shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Day misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Day slips a jab and a cross from Syrowatka.
Day is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Day blocks a head kick by Syrowatka.
Jako Day is winning the standup battle so far.
Decent striking displayed by Syrowatka there.
Day just misses with a punch to the body.
Syrowatka moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Syrowatka throws a lazy uppercut
and Day counters with a series of strikes. Syrowatka will be more careful next time no doubt.
Syrowatka misses with a hook.
Syrowatka takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Day ducks under a wild hook from Syrowatka.
Day checks a low kick from Syrowatka.
Syrowatka misses with a straight left.
Day was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Syrowatka defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Day.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jako Day. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Day feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Syrowatkas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Syrowatka misses with a wild combination.
Syrowatka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Day lands a nice shot that snaps Syrowatka's head back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Syrowatka. Those never looked like landing.
Syrowatka displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Day.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Day swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Day checks a leg kick.
Day takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice uppercut lands for Day. That snapped Syrowatka's head back.
Day scores with a three punch combo!
Syrowatka slips a jab and a cross from Day.
As Day backs off Syrowatka throws a huge counter combo but Day manages to avoid it all.
Day blocks a jab.
Syrowatka tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Day throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Day on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Syrowatka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Day.
Day jabs Syrowatka to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Syrowatka misses with a jab, cross combination.
Day lands a nice looking body kick.
Day misses with an uppercut.
A nice side step and Syrowatka releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

Day closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Syrowatka did well to prevent Day getting side control.
Day lands strikes from half guard.

Day stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Syrowatka throws the left hand but Day avoids the punch easily.
Day shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Syrowatka defends it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Day swings for the body but Syrowatka moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Syrowatka misses.
Day slips a straight right by Syrowatka.
Nice defenses there by Day.
Syrowatka throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Syrowatka throws a jab but it's blocked by Day.
Day throwing a counter right hand but Syrowatka manages to avoid it.
Day avoids the head kick by Syrowatka.
Syrowatka uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Day.
Day will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Day throws a right and a left that both miss.
Syrowatka looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Day dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Syrowatka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Day moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Syrowatka lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Artur Syrowatka will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Day's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Day looks to score with a jab to the body but Syrowatka is just out of range.
Syrowatka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Day's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Syrowatka connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Day scrambles back to his feet.
Day throws a nice outside leg kick.
Syrowatka misses with a body kick.
Day misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Day throws a right and a left that Syrowatka avoids nicely.
Syrowatka throws a series of punches but Day moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Syrowatka lands a nice looking body shot.
Syrowatka stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Day.
Syrowatka scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Jako Day has been cut.
Day throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Syrowatka.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Day misses.
Syrowatka misses with the combination.
Nice uppercut lands for Syrowatka. That snapped Day's head back.
Day swings for the body but Syrowatka moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Day looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A nice combination there by Syrowatka.
Syrowatka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Day circles away quickly and effectively.
Day shoots in for a takedown but Syrowatka shows good takedown defense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Day blocks a jab.
Day misses with a lunging right hand
and Syrowatka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Day throws a nice looking combination but Syrowatka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Despite the aggression on Syrowatka's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Good standup being displayed there by Syrowatka as he connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Day lands with a thumping leg kick.
Syrowatka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Day misses with a hook.
Sloppy strikes from Syrowatka. Those never looked like landing.
Day appears to be looking for a big counter.
Syrowatka throws the left hand but Day avoids the punch easily.
Artur Syrowatka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Syrowatka misses with a wild combination.
Donk. Day catches Syrowatka right on the button with a cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Syrowatka ducks under a wild hook from Day.
Day looks to land a left hand but Syrowatka moved out of range nicely.
Day scores with a one two! Syrowatka had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Syrowatka throws a body shot but no joy.
Day tries to close the distance and clinch but Syrowatka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Day throws a nice looking combination but Syrowatka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Despite the aggression on Syrowatka's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Syrowatka misses with a few strikes there.
Syrowatka walks into a left hand.
Day misses with a combination
and Syrowatka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Day throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Syrowatka.
Syrowatka fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Syrowatka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Syrowatka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Syrowatka tries to bum rush Day with a series of wild strikes but Day uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Day is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Syrowatka.
Day takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Day dives in and grabs Syrowatka's left leg, looking for a takedown. Syrowatka pushes down on Day's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jako Day. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crunch! Syrowatka slams his shin into Day's torso.
Syrowatka ducks under a wild hook from Day.
Sloppy strikes from Syrowatka. Those never looked like landing.
Syrowatka takes one to the chin there.
Syrowatka throws a head kick but Day moves out of range.
Day throws a big counter combination but Syrowatka scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A big left from Day misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Artur Syrowatka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Syrowatka 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Artur Syrowatka!
Our winner, Artur Syrowatka, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.