PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between simran singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shea boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). boy is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: bad man forward badman pull up.. simran singh has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

singh
vs
boy

220 cm
20
299 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

225 cm
22
300 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, simran singh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Shea boy!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

singh darts in and clinches boy up against the cage.
boy wants a takedown.

singh breaks from the clinch.
simran singh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

singh scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
boy prevents singh from improving position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

singh stands up.
boy has his takedown stuffed

and singh counters with a head kick that drops boy to the mat! boy scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
singh wants to clinch up but boy keeps it at a distance.
boy shoots and misses

and singh counters with a takedown into side control.
simran singh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shea boy.
singh wants to control but boy is keeping him busy.
boy tries to buck singh off but singh is having none of it.
boy looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
singh trying to control the position but boy is working away.
boy is trying to escape the position but singh is controlling the position.
boy tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but singh wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
boy gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
boy tries to roll over but singh keeps him under control.
singh wants to take a breather but boy is having none of it.
boy tries to get to full guard but singh has control of the leg.
boy is refusing to be controlled, as singh sits in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
singh is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The fighters are battling for position here. boy manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

singh avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

singh decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on boy, up you get!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

singh shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
boy is not content to let singh control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

simran singh dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

singh shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and boy counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

boy is looking for a kimura but singh is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for boy to get the leverage.
singh wants to control but boy is keeping busy.
singh knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for boy on the ground.
singh tries to get to full guard but boy has control of the leg.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
singh strikes from the bottom but boy uses the opportunity to move to side control.
singh sneaks back into half guard.
singh on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if singh tries to get out of the position.
singh trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
singh regains half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
singh makes his way to full guard. A much better position for singh.

singh has his feet on boy's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
singh shoots in for a takedown but boy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shea boy 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!

boy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
boy doesn't succeed with the takedown

and singh counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by singh.
singh content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
singh not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
singh preventing the sweep.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
singh looking to pass the guard.
simran singh overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
singh is working hard here to advance position.

singh avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
singh trying to control but boy is working from the bottom.
boy looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but singh puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
singh prevents boy from improving his position.
boy is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
singh is figuring out what he wants to do next.
boy tries to get to full guard but singh has control of the leg.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

singh has taken the fight to the clinch.
singh stops a takedown attempt from boy.

And that's the end of the fight!
simran singh showed his dominance in that final round.
Well singh has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... simran singh!