PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Keegan Leonard (ranked 4117 p4p, 4107 weight class) and Rohan Singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Leonard
vs
Singh

185 cm
25
190
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
24
189
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Keegan Leonard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rohan Singh!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Singh takes the fight into the clinch.
Leonard is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Singh to keep the fight standing.
Leonard is trying to break free.
Singh is trying to drag Leonard to the mat but Leonard just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Leonard gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Singh.
Singh goes for a takedown in the clinch but Leonard prevents it.
Keegan Leonard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rohan Singh.
Leonard is trying to break the clinch but Singh has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Singh has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Leonard regains guard immediately.
Leonard will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Singh stays in close to Leonard's body and controls the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Leonard looking for a guillotine here but Singh defends easily.
Singh scoring with punches to the head and body.
Singh seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Singh avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Singh postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Singh slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Singh wants to control from the top but Leonard keeps moving.
Singh with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Leonard wants to sweep but no luck.
Singh trying to control but Leonard is working from the bottom.

Singh drops back looking for a leg! Leonard is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Leonard manages to kick Singh off! Singh jumps back into Leonard's guard.
Singh controlling from the top position.
Leonard looking to hit a scissor sweep but Singh is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Leonard's guard.
Singh tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Leonard tries to get to full guard but Singh has control of the leg.
Leonard is in trouble now - Singh has advanced to mount!
Singh in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Leonard is looking to improve his position but Singh isn't that keen on the idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonard taking shots to the head.
Singh has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Leonard's face.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Singh lands a heavy elbow.
Singh lands a big shot there that rocks Leonard but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Leonard in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Singh lands a couple of good shots and Leonard has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Singh.

Leonard defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
What can Leonard do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Leonard knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Singh on the ground.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Leonard wants to escape the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rohan Singh dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Leonard defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Singh.

Singh throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Leonard was covering up waiting for the punch and Singh finishes the takedown easily into guard.

Leonard has his feet on Singh's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Leonard fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Singh darts in looking for a takedown but Leonard gets double underhooks and turns Singh into the cage.
Singh shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Leonard sprawls well. Leonard wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Singh gets slowly back to his feet.
Keegan Leonard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rohan Singh.
Singh has his takedown stuffed
and Leonard counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Singh is breathing heavily.
Singh tries for a takedown but Leonard sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Leonard throws a counter high kick but Singh was just alert enough to avoid it.
Leonard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Leonard there.
Leonard shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Singh sprawls well. Singh wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Leonard gets slowly back to his feet.
Leonard wants to clinch.
Leonard fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Singh avoids it really well and circles away.
Singh avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Leonard fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Singh closes the distance and clinches.

Singh manages to break the clinch.

Singh scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Singh wants to control but Leonard is keeping him busy.
Leonard is looking to reverse the position.
Leonard taking a bit of punishment here - Singh scoring with strikes.
Singh working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Rohan Singh has got the better of the ground game so far.

Singh tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Singh has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Singh is looking to take a break and control but Leonard is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonard tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Singh working away.
Leonard tries to improve position but can't.
Leonard trying his best to control but Singh has mounted him.
Singh with a couple of short strikes.
Singh dominating with strikes here.
Leonard on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Leonard tries to get out of the position.
Singh working the ground and pound effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh punishing his opponent with strikes.
Singh scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Leonard?
Singh breaks from Leonard's wrist control and lands an elbow.
BOOM! Singh connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Singh landing strikes from the mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leonard is bucking up trying to escape but Singh cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Leonard takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Leonard is trying desperately to improve position.
Singh looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Singh controlling the position easily from mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rohan Singh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Singh closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Singh has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Leonard tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Leonard is working hard here to advance position.
Singh lands some shots froms side control.
Singh is working Leonard over with some ground and pound from side control.
Singh wants to control but Leonard is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singh tries to stand but Leonard is controlling his head.

Singh tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh slows the pace down.
Leonard is working to avoid the ground and pound but Singh connects with a decent elbow.
Singh has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Singh wants to lay and pray for a moment but Leonard keeps working.

Singh working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Singh wants to control but Leonard is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Leonard struggling a bit here.
Leonard looks to move to half guard but instead Singh has passed into mount! Damn!
Singh cracks Leonard with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Singh cracks Leonard with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Singh raining down shots from the mount!
Singh is landing with some decent strikes but Leonard is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Singh working away from the top, dropping strikes.

Leonard is rocked!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Singh scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Oh Leonard is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Leonard! Singh sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Leonard and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Rohan Singh!