PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Khan Singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo de Castro (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
de Castro

173 cm
19
160 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

188 cm
23
160 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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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 - 2 - 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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hugo de Castro!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from de Castro misses.
de Castro moves away from the strike by Singh.
Singh scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
de Castro tries to score a power double leg takedown but Singh sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten de Castro somewhat.
Khan Singh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good exchange - Singh coming out on top.
Singh throws a series of punches but de Castro moves out of range.
Singh throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Singh closes the distance and clinches.
de Castro blocks the elbow strike.
de Castro blocks a body shot from Singh.
Singh misses with a body punch.
Singh misses with a hook from the clinch.
de Castro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Singh misses with a knee to the head.
de Castro tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Singh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Singh gets underhooks to prevent de Castro's takedown attempt.
Khan Singh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hugo de Castro.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Singh.
de Castro jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Singh walks away with a smile on his face. de Castro gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Singh misses with a combination

and de Castro counters with a takedown into side control.
Singh tries to improve position but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh is not content to let de Castro control the position.
Singh is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Singh is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked de Castro off and has taken his back!
de Castro rolls, trying to escape but Singh keeps control of the position.
Singh scores with punches from the back.

Singh working for a choke but de Castro reverses nicely into Singh 's guard.
de Castro is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Singh is looking for a triangle but de Castro pushes his legs off easily.
de Castro showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Singh throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Singh throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Singh wants to sweep here but de Castro controlling him for the moment.
de Castro tries to free his leg and advance position but Singh is retaining full guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Singh wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
de Castro takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Castro ducks under a wild hook from Singh.
de Castro is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Singh looks to land a combination but de Castro avoids it well.
de Castro looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Singh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but de Castro moves away.
A punch combination from de Castro misses.
Khan Singh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
de Castro will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
de Castro looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Singh is fending him off so far but de Castro persists. Nope, Singh circles away and we're back to standing.
Singh throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Singh tests de Castro's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Singh falls off balance throwing a combination

and de Castro holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Singh fails to land.
de Castro works on Singh's body with a couple of short punches.
Singh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Singh lands a shot to the body.
Singh is pressed up against the cage. de Castro has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Singh down to the mat. Singh avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Singh displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Singh tries to clinch but de Castro moves away

and de Castro counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Singh tries to land knees in the clinch but de Castro avoids the damage to the body.
Singh tries a body shot but de Castro blocks it.
de Castro can't get the takedown.
de Castro looks gassed!
Singh is pressed up against the cage. de Castro has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Singh down to the mat. Singh avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Singh throws a predictable looking body shot

and de Castro counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Singh looking to hit a scissor sweep but de Castro is one step ahead there.

Singh working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. de Castro doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. de Castro manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Singh has an active guard here but de Castro has managed to pass into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Singh keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
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 fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

de Castro is trying hard to land a takedown here. Singh sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
de Castro tries for a takedown but Singh sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
de Castro is trying hard to land a takedown here. Singh sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Khan Singh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hugo de Castro.
Singh scores with a punch to the head.
Singh throws a combination. de Castro tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
de Castro moves out of range as Singh strikes.
de Castro shoots in for a takedown but Singh shows good takedown defense.
Singh swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and de Castro decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Singh's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Singh is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and de Castro defends well.
Singh not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Singh manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
de Castro tries to reverse the position but Singh maintains control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
de Castro is squirming around, avoiding Singh's attempts to control the action.
Singh looking to ground and pound but de Castro is blocking nicely.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if de Castro can do anything to dispel that myth.
Singh looking to control but de Castro is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Singh throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
de Castro tries to reverse the position but Singh maintains control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Singh with the ground and pound from mount.

Singh working for a guillotine from mount but de Castro is in no mood to give up.
de Castro really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Singh punishing his opponent with strikes.
Singh pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hugo de Castro has got the better of the ground game so far.
Singh misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

Singh working for a submission but de Castro is keeping him at bay.
de Castro is wriggling around trying to escape.
Singh throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
de Castro keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Singh landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Castro avoids a strike by Singh and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Singh's guard! Fantastic escape!

Singh is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and de Castro defends well.

Singh is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
de Castro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Singh is keeping the position for now.
de Castro controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Singh is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
de Castro stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Singh swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Singh bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in de Castro's guard.
Singh won't allow de Castro to sweep him here.
de Castro working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Singh.
Singh trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Singh 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.
Singh is working hard here to advance position.

Singh drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but de Castro manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Singh has de Castro in his guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as de Castro accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Khan Singh dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

de Castro shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Singh defends it nicely.
Singh tries to clinch there but de Castro circles away.
de Castro takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Singh scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
de Castro shoots in and drives through. Singh sprawls well.
de Castro shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Singh sprawls well. Singh wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. de Castro gets slowly back to his feet.
Khan Singh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hugo de Castro.
A left and a right from Singh both land. Nice combination.
Singh keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Singh cracks de Castro with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
de Castro fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
de Castro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
de Castro fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A clash of legs there as de Castro blocks the low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
de Castro takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Singh tries to clinch up.
Singh fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
de Castro takes a kick to the side of the head.
Khan Singh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheers as Singh lands an impressive looking overhand right. de Castro doesn't seem phased though.
Singh misses the shot to the body.
de Castro swats away the attempt to clinch by Singh.
Singh with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Singh throws a shot to the body.
Singh swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and de Castro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Singh misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
de Castro avoids a punch combination nicely.
Singh lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Singh.
Khan Singh is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Singh fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Singh scores with a three punch combo!
Singh swinging wilding here.
Singh swinging wilding here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Singh looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Singh swinging wilding here.
Singh lands a jab to de Castro's midsection.
de Castro tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Singh swivels and escapes.
de Castro looks for a takedown but Singh sprawls well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Singh connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Singh looks to land a combination but de Castro avoids it well.
Singh swinging wilding here.
de Castro moves out of range of the strikes.
Singh misses with a wild body shot.
Singh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but de Castro was well out of range. Poor timing from Singh.
Singh lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as de Castro backs up against the cage.
Singh throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Singh is on the wrong end of a nice combination from de Castro.
de Castro is trying hard to land a takedown here. Singh sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Singh throws a head kick that misses.
de Castro shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Singh defends it nicely.
Singh throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Singh lands a straight punch to the body, keeping de Castro at a distance.
Singh lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hugo de Castro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Singh tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but de Castro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
de Castro has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Singh tries to clinch up but de Castro circles away and keeps his distance.
Singh moves in looking to clinch but de Castro pushes him off.
de Castro fails with a takedown attempt.
Singh throws a right hand that de Castro ducks under and follows up with a left that de Castro also avoids with ease.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Singh rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but de Castro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Singh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khan Singh is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Singh throws a right hand that de Castro ducks under and follows up with a left that de Castro also avoids with ease.

And that's the end of the fight!
Khan Singh showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Singh, 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khan Singh!