PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Balwinder Singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Amrus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Singh's entrance music is Microphone. A fine choice. Amrus is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by 50 Cent & Eminem - You Don't Know. Balwinder Singh had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Singh
vs
Amrus

187 cm
24
215 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

188 cm
24
205 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Balwinder Singh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daniel Amrus!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Singh lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like Daniel Amrus has been cut.

Amrus shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Amrus showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Singh avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Amrus postures up and lands a big shot to Singh's brow.
Amrus postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Amrus prevents Singh from getting back to his feet.
Amrus chips away with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Singh scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Amrus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Amrus shoots in but no luck this time.
Amrus shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Singh pinned against the cage. Singh gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Amrus looks for a takedown but Singh sprawls well.
Balwinder Singh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Amrus.
Singh throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh misses with a body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Singh. No joy for Amrus on that attempt.
Singh fails with an attempt to clinch.
Balwinder Singh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Amrus takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Amrus looks gassed!
Nice takedown defense from Singh. No joy for Amrus on that attempt.
Amrus slips a jab and a cross from Singh.
Singh throws a quick inside leg kick.
Amrus on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Singh clinches up with Amrus and pushes him back against the cage.
Singh taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Singh lands an elbow that stopped Amrus in his tracks for a moment.
Singh missing with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Singh.
Singh pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Singh scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Singh.

Amrus has Singh pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Amrus pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Singh tumbling to the mat - Amrus dives into Singh's guard.
Amrus throws a strike but Singh rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amrus wants to get back to his feet but Singh is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Singh working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Amrus's head.
Amrus has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Amrus escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Singh gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Amrus looking for a sweep. Not yet Amrus, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh wants to control from the top but Amrus keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Singh looking to pass the guard.
Singh stops Amrus from standing up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice uppercut there from Singh.
Singh scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Singh clinches up with Amrus and pushes him back against the cage.
Singh misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Amrus.
Singh misses with a knee to the head.
Singh scores with a knee to the head.

That has opened up Daniel Amrus's cut even more.
Singh with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Singh working Amrus over with knees to the body.
Amrus is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Singh pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Singh pressing his opponent against the cage.
Singh lands a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Amrus tightens his grip and picks Singh up, before dumping him to the ground. Singh manages to land in guard.
Singh looking for a sweep. Not yet Singh, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Amrus scoring with some ground and pound.
Amrus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Balwinder Singh dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Amrus's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Amrus scores with a takedown into Singh's guard.
Amrus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Amrus stands up and waves to Singh to follow him.
Amrus looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Singh stuffs the takedown attempt from Amrus. Amrus gets slowly back to his feet.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Singh. Amrus shrugs it off though.
Singh pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Singh has closed the distance and engaged Amrus in a clinch.
Amrus avoiding damage as Singh throws knees to the body.
Singh throws an elbow that misses.
Amrus is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Singh gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Balwinder Singh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Amrus.
Singh with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Amrus blocks it with crossed arms.
Singh tries to land a knee to the head but Amrus blocks with his arms.
Singh misses with a knee strike.
Amrus drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Singh gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A knee to the head by Singh.
Singh tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Amrus avoids it.
Amrus looking for a takedown.
Knees in the clinch landing for Singh.
Amrus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Singh pushes off an throws an elbow but Amrus leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Amrus avoids the elbow strike from Singh, against the cage.
Amrus is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Singh pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Amrus drops down looking for an ankle pick but Singh pulls his leg out and moves away.
Singh lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Singh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amrus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Singh moves away.
Amrus shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Singh looks to land a combination. Amrus sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Amrus closes this distance looking for a takedown but Singh circles away.

Singh moves into the clinch.
Singh scores with a knee to the head.
Amrus can't get the takedown.
Singh scores with a knee to the head.
Amrus is trying to drag Singh to the mat but Singh just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A bit of stalling here from Singh.
Amrus goes for a takedown in the clinch but Singh prevents it.
Singh lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Amrus is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Singh pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Singh connects with a nasty looking knee right to Amrus's face.
Singh prevents a takedown attempt there.
Singh tries a knee to the head but Amrus blocks it.
Singh misses with an elbow over the top.
Amrus wants to get back to striking at distance but Singh won't allow it.
Singh throws a knee to the head but misses.
Singh throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Amrus blocks it with crossed arms.
Amrus fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Singh tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's four 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 tries a knee to the head but Amrus blocks it.

Amrus tightens his grip and picks Singh up, before dumping him to the ground. Singh manages to land in guard.
Amrus with a flurry of punches that miss.
Amrus loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Amrus accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Amrus passes Singh's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Singh is looking to control Amrus's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Singh avoid being mounted?
Nice strikes from Amrus there.
Singh trying to control from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Amrus thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Singh's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Balwinder Singh dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Amrus's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Amrus scores a takedown into full mount!
Singh tries to lock up and control but Amrus gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Amrus looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Amrus cracks Singh with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Amrus looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Singh tries to reverse the position but Amrus maintains control.
Amrus looking to finish Singh with some ground and pound. This is bad for Singh!
Amrus lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Amrus avoids the attempt from Singh to control.
Amrus looking to finish Singh with some ground and pound. This is bad for Singh!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Singh tries to hold on but Amrus postures up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Amrus in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee warns Singh that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Amrus cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Amrus looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Daniel Amrus has got the better of the ground game so far.
Amrus scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Amrus breaks from Singh's wrist control and lands an elbow.
A nice elbow there by Amrus.

Singh is rocked!

Amrus working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Singh in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Singh tries to hold on but Amrus pushes him away.
Daniel Amrus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amrus postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Singh looks a forlorn figure.
Amrus lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Amrus cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Amrus unloading with bombs!
Oh Singh is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Amrus raining down shots from the mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Amrus landing punches.
Amrus lands a big elbow.
Amrus working the ground and pound effectively.
Amrus lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Singh hang on?
Amrus has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Singh's face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amrus landing punches.
A nice elbow there by Amrus.
Amrus lands a nice shot to the head.
Balwinder Singh is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Amrus lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Amrus is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Singh can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Singh seems to have got his legs back now.
Singh really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Amrus throws some wild stikes that Singh manages to avoid easily.
Amrus misses with a head shot.
Amrus throws some wild stikes that Singh manages to avoid easily.
Amrus throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Singh is working to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Amrus putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Singh is desperately trying to improve his position but Amrus has a good base and remains in mount.
Amrus lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Singh hang on?
Amrus postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Singh looks a forlorn figure.
Singh is bucking up trying to escape but Amrus cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Amrus breaks from Singh's wrist control and lands an elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Singh tries to hold on but Amrus pushes him away.

Amrus is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Singh can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Amrus unloads with some shots from mount but Singh bucks and avoids them well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Amrus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Singh 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:28

The fight is ruled a draw!