PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between hop sing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and brad tavares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for hop sing has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

sing
vs
tavares

180 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 7 - 0

185 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

Dangerous GnP
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, hop sing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, brad tavares!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
tavares changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. sing tries to avoid it but tavares manages to keep hold of a leg and drag sing to the ground. sing escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
sing displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from tavares.
Nice takedown defense from sing. No joy for tavares on that attempt.
hop sing has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of brad tavares.
sing stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and sing wants it to stay on the feet.
tavares shoots in for a takedown but sing shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
tavares shoots in for a takedown but sing shows good takedown defense.
tavares looks gassed!
tavares dives in and grabs sing's left leg, looking for a takedown. sing pushes down on tavares's head and hops out.
tavares showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from sing.
sing throws a one two combo.
sing misses with a wild combination.
A right-left combo lands from sing.
tavares shoots in and drives through. sing sprawls well.
sing lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as tavares backs up against the cage.
sing lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
tavares is on the wrong end of a nice combination from sing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
sing lands a two punch combo.
hop sing is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
sing throws a combination. tavares tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
sing works over tavares's head and body with a nice combination.
sing closes the distance and lands a one-two.
brad tavares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
sing lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as tavares backs up against the cage.
sing swinging wilding here.
sing throws a series of punches but tavares moves out of range.
sing misses with a double jab.
No joy there for sing, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
sing is working the combinations to good effect here.
sing throws a series of punches but tavares avoids them all with ease.
sing scores with a one two! tavares had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
tavares shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts sing as he jumps to the side.
sing throws a series of punches but tavares moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
sing throws a one two combo.
sing's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and sing duly obliges.
sing fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
sing throws a series of punches but tavares moves out of range.
sing lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
sing lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right-left combo lands from sing.
tavares changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. sing tries to avoid it but tavares manages to keep hold of a leg and drag sing to the ground. sing escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
sing misses with a wild combination.
sing swinging wilding here.
sing displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
sing scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
sing throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - sing scores with a four punch combination!
sing works over tavares's head and body with a nice combination.
sing misses with a jab, cross combination.
sing looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
tavares shoots for a double leg takedown but sing sprawls well. He's pushed tavares's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
sing goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A right-left combo lands from sing.
sing lands with a nice combination. tavares backs away looking to recover.
sing lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by sing.
A punch combination from sing misses.
sing throws a one two combo.
sing misses with a double jab.
Nice takedown defense from sing. No joy for tavares on that attempt.
tavares has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
tavares takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
tavares dodges the punch combination from sing.
sing throws a nice looking combination but tavares bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
tavares avoids a punch combination nicely.
sing throws a series of strikes that have tavares backpedaling.
tavares showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from sing.
tavares looks for a takedown but sing sprawls well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
sing stalks tavares and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into tavares's face. tavares staggers backwards, shaken.
A punch combination from sing misses.
tavares shoots for a double leg takedown but sing sprawls well. He's pushed tavares's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

hop sing dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

sing rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but tavares moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
tavares avoids a punch combination nicely.
tavares shoots in for a double leg but sing sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A right-left combo lands from sing.
hop sing is winning the standup battle so far.
tavares shoots in but sing avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A left and a right from sing both land. Nice combination.
A left and a right from sing both land. Nice combination.
hop sing is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Left hook, right uppercut from sing.
tavares is breathing heavily.
tavares takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
sing misses with a wild combination.
A combination from sing does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
sing keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
hop sing has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of brad tavares.
A left and a right from sing both land. Nice combination.
sing scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A left and a right from sing both land. Nice combination.
tavares takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
tavares shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says sing as he avoids it easily.
sing misses with a jab, cross combination.
tavares circles away from the clinch attempt.
sing lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but tavares circles away quickly and effectively.
sing lands with a nice combination. tavares backs away looking to recover.
sing moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
tavares showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from sing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
sing scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
sing throws a series of punches but tavares moves out of range.
A combination from sing does no damage.
sing moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
tavares throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around sing's waist but sing gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing tavares off to one side.
Nice sprawl there from sing as tavares shoots in.
tavares is trying desperately to land a takedown but sing is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for tavares.
sing lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
sing throws a combination. tavares tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
sing goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A nice combination there by sing.
sing swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
tavares throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around sing's waist but sing gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing tavares off to one side.
tavares shoots in for a takedown but sing shows good takedown defense.
sing throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
sing throws a series of punches but tavares moves out of range.
A nice combination there by sing.
sing scores with a three punch combo!
tavares shoots in for a double leg but sing sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
sing scores with a three punch combo!
sing misses with a jab, cross combination.
sing closes the distance and lands a one-two.
sing tries to bum rush tavares with a series of wild strikes but tavares uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
sing stalks tavares and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into tavares's face. tavares staggers backwards, shaken.
sing misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
sing connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
sing moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
sing is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that tavares can do to turn this around?
tavares tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but sing swivels and escapes.
sing scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
sing lands with a nice combination. tavares backs away looking to recover.
tavares will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
tavares is on the wrong end of a nice combination from sing.
tavares shoots in and drives through. sing sprawls well.
sing closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A left and a right from sing both land. Nice combination.
tavares fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
tavares shoots in and drives through. sing sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

tavares shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as sing sprawls well. sing wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. tavares gets slowly back to his feet.
sing swinging wilding here.
tavares shoots in looking for a takedown. sing tries to sprawl out of it but tavares keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. sing manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
sing looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
sing lands a two punch combo.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
sing lands a two punch combo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
tavares shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
hop sing has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of brad tavares.
tavares is on the wrong end of a nice combination from sing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
sing throws a right and a left that tavares avoids nicely.
sing lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
sing throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
tavares misses with a takedown attempt - sing sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
tavares takes one to the side of the head.
tavares throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around sing's waist but sing gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing tavares off to one side.
No joy there for sing, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
tavares dodges the punch combination from sing.
tavares shoots in and drives through. sing sprawls well.
sing will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
sing scores with a three punch combo!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
sing misses with a few strikes there.
sing defends well against a solid takedown attempt from tavares.
sing lands a two punch combo.
sing rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but tavares moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
sing lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
sing throws a right and a left that tavares avoids nicely.
sing misses with a few strikes there.
A right-left combo lands from sing.
tavares shoots in for a takedown but sing shows good takedown defense.
A punch combination from sing misses.
tavares has a takedown stuffed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
sing throws a one two combo.
sing misses with a wild combination.
sing throws a series of punches but tavares avoids them all with ease.
tavares is trying hard to land a takedown here. sing sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
sing misses with a two punch combination.
sing fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
sing throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
sing will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
tavares tries to score a power double leg takedown but sing sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten tavares somewhat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
tavares shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts sing as he jumps to the side.
sing misses with a few strikes there.
sing will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
sing throws a series of punches but tavares moves out of range.
sing throws a series of punches but tavares moves out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
tavares looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
sing lands with a nice combination. tavares backs away looking to recover.

And that's the end of the fight!
hop sing showed his dominance in that final round.
Well sing 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:25
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:25
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... hop sing!