PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between kalsong karln (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khan Singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khan Singh is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

karln
vs
Singh

165 cm
21
160 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

173 cm
19
160 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, kalsong karln!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Khan Singh!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Singh closes the distance and clinches.
Singh fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Singh has karln pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Singh pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending karln tumbling to the mat - Singh dives into karln's guard.
karln keeping moving, preventing Singh from controlling successfully.
Singh postures up in karln's guard and throws a big left but karln blocks it.
karln controls Singh momentarily but Singh frees himself.
Singh passes karln's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Singh not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Singh throwing shots but karln is blocking nicely.
Singh is thwarting karln's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Singh is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Singh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Singh lands a body shot.
Singh rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but karln moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Singh shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has karln pinned against the cage. karln gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
karln swings for the body but Singh moves out of range.
karln shoots in and drives through. Singh sprawls well.

karln closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
A lull in the action here as karln stalls from top position.
You can see the frustration on Singh's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Singh tries to bench press karln off him but karln keeps the position.
Singh is trying to control karln's posture but karln avoids it.
karln postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
karln working the ground and pound but Singh is defending the strikes.
karln tries to score with some ground and pound. Singh controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Singh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Singh closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming karln to the mat! karln manages to get full guard.
Singh looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
karln manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Singh manages to get himself to full guard.
karln thows a big elbow that misses.
Singh keeping full guard, as karln tries to pass.
karln's corner is telling him to maintain position.
karln forces his way into half guard.
karln blocks the strikes from Singh.
Singh is trying to get back to full guard.
karln perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
karln's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
karln blocks the strikes from Singh.
Singh is looking for a sweep. karln is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
karln trying to control the pace.
Singh is trying to get back to full guard.
karln trying to pass the guard but Singh defending well.
Singh is staying active underneath karln, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
karln gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
karln shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
karln swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Singh throws a combination that misses

and karln counters with a takedown into side control.
karln 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 looking for a sweep.
Singh is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
karln controlling the position from side mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
karln works his way to full guard. Good work.
Singh looking to pass the guard.
karln is controlling Singh's posture.

karln looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Singh pushing down on karln's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
karln wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
karln on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
karln tries to roll over but Singh keeps him under control.
karln makes his way to full guard. A much better position for karln.
karln is breathing heavily.
Singh keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of karln's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Khan Singh will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

A shot to de liver by Singh. Beautiful body shot.
karln swats away the attempt to clinch by Singh.
karln avoids the head kick by Singh.
Singh misses with a double jab

and karln counters with a nice double leg into side control. Singh won't be happy with that.
karln is looking to take a break and control but Singh is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Singh sneaks back into half guard.
Singh is trying to get back to full guard.
Singh trying to hold on to karln's head to control him but karln postures up.
Singh is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of karln's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take karln's back!
Singh missing with strikes from the back.
karln rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
karln is looking to control Singh's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can karln avoid being mounted?

That's one minute gone in the round.
karln moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Singh works a leg free and moves into half guard.
karln slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
karln seems keen to control Singh's posture.
karln thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Singh trying to control but karln is working from the bottom.
Singh passes karln's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Singh trying to mount his opponent but karln defends it.
Singh is breathing heavily.
karln is trying to control but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Singh is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and karln defends it well.
Singh thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed karln's head.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
karln throws a series of punches but Singh moves out of range.
karln misses with the combination.
Singh misses with a combination
and karln counters with a three punch combo that has Singh backing up. Singh nods at karln to acknowledge the strikes.
Singh works over karln's head and body with a nice combination.
karln lands a jab-cross combination.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Singh is defended easily by karln.
karln lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Singh circles away quickly and effectively.
kalsong karln is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
karln misses with a wild combination.
Singh throws a series of punches but karln moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh throws a jab but it's blocked by karln.
Singh misses with a two punch combination.
Nice shot by Singh.
Singh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
karln tries to bum rush Singh with a series of wild strikes but Singh uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Singh throws a right hand that karln ducks under and follows up with a left that karln also avoids with ease.
karln misses with a double jab
and Singh counters with a straight right hand.
karln scores with a one two! Singh had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

karln closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - karln lands in his opponent's guard.
Singh wants to sweep but no luck.
karln trying to control but Singh is working from the bottom.
karln stopping the sweep attempt from Singh.
karln throwing strikes but missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh wants to sweep here but karln controlling him for the moment.
karln not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Singh keeping moving, preventing karln from controlling successfully.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Singh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Singh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Singh is looking to clinch.
Singh swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Singh misses with a double jab
and karln counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Singh scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Singh keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from karln.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

kalsong karln dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Singh shoots and misses
and karln counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Khan Singh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Singh misses with a two punch combination.
Singh takes a swing at karln's ribcage but misses.
Singh swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
karln lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Singh circles away quickly and effectively.
Singh misses with a jab, cross combination.
Some wild striking there from Singh.

karln looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Singh controls karln momentarily but karln frees himself.
karln pushes down on Singh's leg and manages to get into half guard.
karln is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Singh takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
karln thows a huge punch but Singh dodges it nicely.
karln stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh is trying to get back to full guard.
karln controlling the action here.
Singh wants to improve his position but karln is controlling well.
karln is trying to control. Singh wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
karln is taking a breather. Singh says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Singh trying to control but karln postures up.
Singh is refusing to be controlled, as karln sits in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Singh lands a straight punch to the body, keeping karln at a distance.
A punch combination from Singh misses.
A punch combination from Singh misses.
Singh looks to land a combination but karln avoids it well.
Singh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but karln moves away.
A big right from karln misses.
Singh closes the distance but karln moves to the side
and karln counters with a lovely shot to the body.
karln needs to keep his hands up - Singh had a free shot at his head there.
Singh misses with a double jab.
Singh throws a head kick that misses.
Singh tries to bum rush karln with a series of wild strikes but karln uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Singh has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Singh on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Singh has his takedown stuffed

and karln counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
karln is figuring out what he wants to do next.
karln wants to take a breather but Singh is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
karln not doing much here.
karln lands strikes from half guard.
Singh tries to roll over but karln keeps him under control.
karln trying to control the pace.
karln is trying to control. Singh wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Singh is defending against the submission attempts here by karln.
Singh is looking for a sweep. karln is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Danga de danga de dang - Singh scores with a four punch combination!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
karln shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Singh defends it nicely.
karln has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
karln takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Singh lands with a nice combination. karln backs away looking to recover.

It looks like kalsong karln has been cut.
karln scores with the left hand. Singh knows he should have avoided that one.
Singh is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down karln rather than just go for the knockout.
karln throws a right hand that Singh ducks under and follows up with a left that Singh also avoids with ease.
Singh throws a right and a left that karln avoids nicely.
Singh keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
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.
Khan Singh seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Singh has managed to clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
karln fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Singh drags the fight down to the ground.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Singh has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Singh preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but kalsong karln did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on kalsong karln's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Singh throws a body punch but karln moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from karln.

Singh gets caught flat footed, as karln shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

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.
karln wants to control from the top but Singh keeps moving.
karln stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Singh swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Singh throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
karln stopping the sweep attempt from Singh.
karln trying to control but Singh is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Singh manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Singh prevents karln from getting the reversal.
Singh wants to take his opponent's back but karln doesn't allow it.
karln tries to lock up and control but Singh gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Singh landing shots from mount.
kalsong karln overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Singh looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
karln is trying desperately to improve position.
karln tries to hold on but Singh postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
karln is trying to escape the mount.
Singh with shots to the head and body - karln looks very uncomfortable down there.
karln working to try and regain half guard.
Singh working away from the top, dropping strikes.
karln takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Singh throws some wild stikes that karln manages to avoid easily.
karln wants to hold on but Singh pushes him away.
Singh is in the full mount, landing strikes.
karln tries to hold on but Singh pushes him away.
Singh sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Singh throwing strikes here but karln is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Singh with shots to the head and body - karln looks very uncomfortable down there.
Singh avoids the attempt from karln to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Singh postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. karln looks a forlorn figure.
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 tries to reverse the position but Singh maintains control.
Singh fails to take his opponent's back.
BOOM! Singh connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Singh misses with a head shot.
karln regains half guard.
karln wants to control but Singh is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Singh wants to pass the guard but karln is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

karln is defending against the submission attempts here by Singh.
karln is pressing down on Singh's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Singh working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
karln looking for a sweep. Not yet karln, not yet.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Singh tries to close the distance and clinch but karln swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
karln swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
karln slips a jab and a cross from Singh.
karln uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Singh.
Singh throws a series of punches but karln moves out of range.
Singh showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from karln.
Singh lands with a nice combination. karln backs away looking to recover.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Khan Singh dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on kalsong karln's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Left hook, right uppercut from karln.
Singh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Singh misses with a looping right.
Singh throws a right and a left that karln avoids nicely.
A combination from karln does no damage.
karln showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Singh.
Singh lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
karln throws a one two combo.
Singh takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A combination from Singh does no damage.
Singh moves away from the strike by karln.
karln closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Singh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
karln works over Singh's head and body with a nice combination.
karln misses with a combination
and Singh counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Singh lands a jab to karln's midsection.
Singh cracks a nice hook into karln's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
karln throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Singh stalks karln and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into karln's face. karln staggers backwards, shaken.

karln scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
karln takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Singh wants to get back to full guard.
Singh is pressing down on karln's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Singh keeping moving, preventing karln from controlling successfully.
karln is working Singh over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Singh is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

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.
karln stopping the sweep attempt from Singh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

karln shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. karln showed some decent athleticism there.
Singh tries to get to full guard but karln has control of the leg.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with karln in particular looking to stall.
Singh wants to get back to full guard.
karln trying to control the action but Singh is working from the bottom.
karln lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Singh looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
karln keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Excellent takedown into side control there by karln.
Singh seems a little lost for a moment, as karln dominates the positioning.
karln wants to control but Singh is keeping him busy.
Singh is looking to reverse the position.

karln is trying to get an arm triangle but Singh is defending well.
karln creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Singh sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Singh tries to bench press karln off him but karln keeps the position.
karln trying to control the action but Singh is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Singh ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Singh bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of karln's head.
karln throws a right and a left that Singh avoids nicely.

Singh closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Singh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Singh throws a low kick, looking for karln's leg but karln calmly moves out of range.
karln looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
karln lands with a nice combination. Singh backs away looking to recover.
Singh scores with a jab to the head.
Singh changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Singh closes the distance and lands a one-two.

karln shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Singh regains half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Singh is staying active underneath karln, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

And that's the end of the fight!
kalsong karln showed his dominance in that final round.
I think karln has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 47:48
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 49:46
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Khan Singh!
Khan Singh is the new lightweight champion!