PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tanner Sinclair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Casa Daleun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daleun has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Casa Daleun is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Sinclair
vs
Daleun

187 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tanner Sinclair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Casa Daleun!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sinclair fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Daleun looks gassed!

Sinclair drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Sinclair forces his way into half guard.
Sinclair is nestled in close to Daleun, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sinclair lands strikes from half guard.
Sinclair lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sinclair looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Daleun with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sinclair looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sinclair is nestled in close to Daleun, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sinclair lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sinclair takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sinclair is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sinclair looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinclair passes to side control.
Sinclair lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Daleun down.
Daleun takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Sinclair working the ground and pound from side control.
Daleun taking punishment in the form of punches.
Sinclair looks up at the clock and then as Daleun takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Sinclair smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Daleun taking punishment in the form of punches.
Sinclair landing strikes.
Sinclair scoring with punches and elbows.
Sinclair lands a decent elbow from side control.
Sinclair lands some shots froms side control.
Daleun taking a bit of punishment here - Sinclair scoring with strikes.
Daleun taking a bit of punishment here - Sinclair scoring with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair working the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daleun is working to avoid the ground and pound but Sinclair connects with a decent elbow.
Sinclair in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Daleun is trying to buck Sinclair off.
Daleun tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Daleun tries to bench press Sinclair off him but Sinclair keeps the position.
Sinclair in side control lands a decent elbow.
Sinclair in side control lands a decent elbow.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sinclair misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Daleun comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Daleun throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sinclair fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tanner Sinclair. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Daleun connects with a solid leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daleun connects with a solid leg kick.
Sinclair shoots for a double leg takedown but Daleun sprawls well. He's pushed Sinclair's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sinclair shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Daleun as he avoids it easily.
Daleun pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Sinclair looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in 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.
Daleun is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sinclair scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sinclair scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sinclair scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sinclair working Daleun over with strikes.
Daleun misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sinclair connects with a nice short shot to Daleun's temple.
Sinclair is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Daleun misses with some strikes from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Daleun looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair closes this distance looking for a takedown but Daleun circles away.
Crunch! Daleun slams his shin into Sinclair's torso.

Sinclair bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Sinclair scoring with punches from side control.
Daleun on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Sinclair works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sinclair lands a few punches from side control.
Daleun takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Daleun is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Daleun takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Daleun on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Daleun misses with a wild body shot.
Sinclair takes a kick to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tanner Sinclair dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Sinclair changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Daleun looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Sinclair cracks Daleun with a big elbow.
Sinclair looks up at the clock and then as Daleun takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Sinclair smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Daleun is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Sinclair is controlling him well.
Daleun takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Sinclair works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Sinclair landing strikes.
Sinclair lands an elbow.
Daleun takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Sinclair is putting a hurting on Daleun here, landing some big shots from side control.
Daleun tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Daleun manages to work his way to half guard, despite Sinclair's best efforts.
Sinclair working over Daleun with some ground and pound. Daleun looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sinclair landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sinclair takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Daleun is looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sinclair shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Sinclair gets the takedown into side control.
Daleun is working to avoid the ground and pound but Sinclair connects with a decent elbow.
Daleun is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Daleun is working to avoid the ground and pound but Sinclair connects with a decent elbow.
Daleun tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sinclair landing a few strikes.
Sinclair is chipping away with strikes.
Daleun takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Sinclair lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Daleun lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sinclair ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Daleun gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daleun doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Sinclair working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sinclair working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sinclair works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sinclair lands a nice short elbow.
Sinclair is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sinclair blocks the strikes from Daleun.
Sinclair lands strikes from half guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Sinclair closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Sinclair is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Daleun can do to turn this around?
Daleun misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Daleun has hold of Sinclair's hands but Sinclair slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Daleun wants to improve his position but Sinclair is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daleun flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Sinclair 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.
Daleun really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sinclair. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sinclair connects with a nice short shot to Daleun's temple.
Sinclair blocks the strikes from Daleun.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sinclair uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Daleun.
Casa Daleun is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Daleun fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Sinclair looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Sinclair scoring with some ground and pound.
Sinclair content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sinclair works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Sinclair looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Daleun wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sinclair connects with a nice short shot to Daleun's temple.
Sinclair is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sinclair bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Sinclair bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Sinclair working the ground and pound from side control.
Sinclair cracks Daleun with a big right hand but Daleun just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Daleun is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Daleun taking punishment in the form of punches.
Sinclair creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sinclair landing a few strikes.
Tanner Sinclair overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Daleun takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Daleun throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tanner Sinclair dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Sinclair fails with the takedown.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Sinclair.
Sinclair working the ground and pound.
Daleun takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Sinclair lands some shots froms side control.
Daleun is pushing Sinclair's head away, looking to escape. Sinclair manages to hold on to the position though.
Sinclair lands a few punches from side control.
Daleun is looking to reverse the position.
Sinclair scores with punches from side control.
Sinclair lands a nice forearm strike.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Daleun misses with a body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Daleun throws a head kick but Sinclair moves out of range.
Daleun stuffs the takedown.
Tanner Sinclair is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Daleun misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sinclair shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sinclair scoring with some ground and pound.
Sinclair content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sinclair with a nice head shot there.
Daleun striking off his back but it's not causing Sinclair any problems.
Sinclair is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sinclair with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sinclair landing with the ground and pound.
Sinclair working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sinclair avoids the head kick by Daleun.
Sinclair fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tanner Sinclair. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Daleun tries a head kick but it misses.
Daleun misses with a low kick as Sinclair jumps back.
Daleun lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Casa Daleun has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daleun fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sinclair shoots for a takedown but Daleun saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Sinclair closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sinclair lands in his opponent's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sinclair's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Daleun will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Sinclair lands a couple of digs.

Daleun working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sinclair doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sinclair manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Daleun avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Daleun has momentary wrist control but Sinclair slips an elbow through the middle.
Sinclair postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Daleun will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sinclair takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Daleun throws a shot to the body.

Sinclair shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sinclair showed some decent athleticism there.
Daleun missing with punches from the bottom.
Daleun flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Daleun strikes from the bottom but Sinclair uses the opportunity to move to side control.
Sinclair working the ground and pound.
Daleun throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Daleun taking a bit of punishment here - Sinclair scoring with strikes.
Sinclair lands some shots froms side control.
Daleun is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Daleun throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Sinclair fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Daleun sprawls well initially but Sinclair persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Sinclair scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Daleun is looking to escape.

Daleun actively working from the bottom here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sinclair connects with a nice short shot to Daleun's temple.
Daleun wants to get back to his feet.
Sinclair blocks the strikes from Daleun.
Sinclair working the head and body with strikes.
Daleun is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sinclair scores with a couple of nice shots.
Tanner Sinclair is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Daleun throws a head kick but Sinclair moves out of range.

Sinclair shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tanner Sinclair showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sinclair, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tanner Sinclair!