PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Saul Singer (ranked 2108 p4p, 3034 weight class) and Alfonzo Le Mans (ranked 282 p4p, 373 weight class). Le Mans has chosen Purge announcement as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Singer
vs
Le Mans

184 cm
19
215
5 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
200
1 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
Heavy handed

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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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Saul Singer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alfonzo Le Mans!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le Mans throws a series of punches but Singer moves out of range.
Le Mans throws a looping overhand right but Singer ducks down to avoid it.
Singer seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Le Mans scores with a nice strike.

It looks like Saul Singer has been cut.
Alfonzo Le Mans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Le Mans misses with a combination
and Le Mans takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A telegraphed right hand from Le Mans misses the target.
Le Mans lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Singer closes the distance and clinches.
Singer effectively controlling the action here.

Le Mans breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Le Mans swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Le Mans uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Singer.
Le Mans falls off balance throwing a combination

and Singer counters by moving into the clinch.
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!
Nice body punch from Singer - that landed with a thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Singer lands a body punch in the clinch.
Singer scores with a shoulder strike.
Singer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Singer lands a nice uppercut.
Singer lands with a left to the head.
Singer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Singer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Good body shot from Singer.
Nice body punch from Singer - that landed with a thud.
Le Mans looks winded!
Singer is stalling here.
Singer lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Le Mans.
Nice body punch from Singer.

Le Mans manages to break the clinch.
Singer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Le Mans tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Singer is looking to counter the offense by Le Mans and move into the clinch.
A head kick by Le Mans misses

and Singer counters by moving into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Singer - that landed with a thud.
Singer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Le Mans. Those never looked like landing.

Singer rushes Le Mans and presses him up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Singer.
Singer lands with a light punch inside.

Le Mans breaks from the clinch.
Le Mans falls off balance throwing a combination

and Singer counters by moving into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Singer.
Nice body punch from Singer.
Singer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Singer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Singer.
Singer taking a breather.
Singer stalling against the cage.

Le Mans manages to break the clinch.
Singer misses with an uppercut. Le Mans saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singer blocks a jab.

Le Mans gets tackled into the cage by Singer. Singer maintains the clinch.

Le Mans breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Le Mans throws an overhand right that lands on Singer's shoulder, as Singer tries to avoid the shot.
Le Mans throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Singer's head.
Le Mans throws a left and a right that both miss

and Singer counters by clinching up.
Singer lands a body shot.
Singer lands a body shot.
We've been informed that Le Mans has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Singer slowing the pace effectively.
Singer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Singer lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Singer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Singer pushes Le Mans back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Singer lands a body punch in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Singer lands a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Singer takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Le Mans breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've been told by Singer's head coaches at Soul Supremacy Rio that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Le Mans misses with a few strikes there.
Le Mans throws a series of punches but Singer moves out of range.
Singer is looking to counter the offense by Le Mans and move into the clinch.

Singer clinches.
A left hand lands to the body for Singer.
A shot in the inside from Singer.
Singer gets through Le Mans's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Singer stalling against the cage.

Le Mans's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Le Mans throws a lazy head kick

and Singer counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Singer lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Le Mans.
Singer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Singer.
Singer lands a body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Saul Singer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Saul Singer's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Singer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Le Mans breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Le Mans scores with a jab. Singer acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A jab from Singer misses.
Singer slips a jab and a cross from Le Mans.
It looked like Singer was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Nice uppercut there from Le Mans.
Singer dodges the punch combination from Le Mans.
Singer throwing a counter right hand but Le Mans manages to avoid it.

Singer drives through and clinches with Le Mans against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Le Mans's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Le Mans throws a left and a right that both miss

and Singer moves into the clinch.
Singer lands a right hand.

Le Mans manages to break the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Le Mans lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Singer circles away quickly and effectively.

Singer drives through and clinches with Le Mans against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Singer lands a body punch in the clinch.
Le Mans is breathing heavily.
Still in the clinch, Singer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Singer pressing his opponent against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A short left from Singer.
Saul Singer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Singer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Le Mans takes a shot to the head.
Singer lands a body punch.
Singer lands a nice shot to the body.
Singer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Le Mans backwards.
Singer lands with a left to the head.

Le Mans is rocked!
Singer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Le Mans is still on wobbly legs! Can Singer finish him?
Singer works on Le Mans's body with a couple of short punches.
Singer creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Le Mans's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Le Mans drops to his knees and Singer pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Saul Singer!