PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Khan Singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and kalsong karln (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Singh
vs
karln

173 cm
19
160 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

165 cm
20
160 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Khan Singh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, kalsong karln!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
karln throws a series of punches but Singh avoids them all with ease.
karln misses with a jab, cross combination.
karln avoids a punch combination nicely.
Singh falls off balance throwing a combination

and karln decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Singh's guard.
Singh manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
karln is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
karln can't escape the position.
karln holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Singh tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
karln is in all sorts of trouble here.
BOOM! Singh connects with a massive shot to the dome!

It looks like kalsong karln has been cut.
karln is looking to get to half guard.
karln wants to hold on but Singh pushes him away.
karln is trying desperately to improve position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
karln is bucking up trying to escape but Singh cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
karln regains half guard.
Singh is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Singh lands a big shot there that rocks karln but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
karln slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
karln is looking for a sweep. Singh is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Singh tries to pass to full mount but karln defends it.

Singh postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for karln to stand up.
Singh thows a body shot but no joy.
karln throws a body punch but Singh moves out of range.
Singh fails to land with a series of punches.
Khan Singh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Singh throws a right and a left that both miss.
karln swinging wilding here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
karln misses with a combination
and Singh counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
karln throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Singh counters with a series of strikes. karln will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Singh misses with a combination

and karln counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by karln.
Singh trying to control the position.
karln throws a big right hand that misses.

karln avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
karln trying to control but Singh is working from the bottom.
Singh is looking to sweep but instead, karln has passed into half guard.

Singh looking for submissions off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Singh regains full guard. Nicely done.
karln passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Singh is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
karln slows the pace down.
Singh managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by karln.
Singh can't do much from the bottom here.
karln cracks Singh with an elbow. That is naaassty.
karln connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Singh some visible discomfort.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

karln working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
karln has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh is looking for a sweep.
Singh manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Singh is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Singh is sneakily working for an arm triangle but karln sees it coming and defends easily.
karln tries to get to full guard but Singh has control of the leg.
karln is pressing down on Singh's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Singh forces his way into half guard.
karln trying to control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Khan Singh will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on kalsong karln's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

karln takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Singh looks to clinch

and karln counters with a shoot takedown. Singh fights it but they end up in guard.
Singh looking to control.

Singh has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but karln can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Singh wants to sweep here but karln controlling him for the moment.

Singh is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. karln is aware though and is defending well.
karln looking to pass the guard.
karln working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
karln slips nicely into half guard.
Singh tries to regain full guard. Instead though, karln has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
karln looking to control but Singh is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
karln cracks Singh with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
karln controlling the pace for now.
Singh keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Singh is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
karln can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Singh is looking to escape.
Singh tries to reverse the position but karln maintains control.
karln with a couple of short strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Singh is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Singh manages to regain half guard. Good work.

Singh looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

karln in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Singh tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from karln!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). kalsong karln!