PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Khan Singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jin Shotokahn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Singh
vs
Shotokahn

173 cm
22
160 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

180 cm
26
165 lbs
9 - 4 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 9 - 4 - 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 9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jin Shotokahn!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Leandro Rodrigues and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Singh works Shotokahn's body with a nice hook.
Singh pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good standup being displayed there by Shotokahn as he connects with a hook.
Shotokahn tries to clinch but Singh is having none of it.
Singh misses with a wild body shot.

Singh shoots in and gets a takedown into Shotokahn's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shotokahn is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Shotokahn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Singh throws a big right hand that misses.
Singh tries to free his leg and advance position but Shotokahn is retaining full guard.
Shotokahn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Singh wants to pass the guard but Shotokahn is keeping the position.

Singh stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh fails with the takedown.
Singh swings for the body but Shotokahn moves out of range.
Shotokahn lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Singh misses with a hook. Shotokahn ducked under it nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Singh. Those never looked like landing.
Singh rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shotokahn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Singh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Singh misses with a wild body shot.
Shotokahn connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Singh misses the shot to the body.
Singh looks to land a right hand but Shotokahn moved out of range.
Singh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shotokahn avoids the head kick by Singh.
Shotokahn lands a nice shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shotokahn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Singh throws out the jab.
Singh throws a shot from downtown. Shotokahn moves away and avoids it.
A slow jab from Singh misses its intended target.

Singh gets tackled into the cage by Shotokahn. Shotokahn maintains the clinch.
Shotokahn scores with a shoulder strike.
Singh can't find room to land a body shot as Shotokahn controls the action.
Shotokahn presses Singh against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Shotokahn lands a nice uppercut.
Shotokahn lands an uppercut.
Shotokahn lands with a left to the head.
Shotokahn pushes Singh back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Shotokahn lands with a right to the head.
Singh goes for a takedown in the clinch but Shotokahn prevents it.
Singh trying to control the position but instead, Shotokahn has worked for underhooks and has pushed Singh into the cage.
Singh struggles to land a body shot inside as Shotokahn controls his hands.
Shotokahn blocks an uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Shotokahn lands a nice uppercut.
Shotokahn is leaning against Singh and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Shotokahn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shotokahn.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shotokahn.
Shotokahn lands an uppercut.
Shotokahn is stalling here.
Still in the clinch, Shotokahn scores with a nice short uppercut.

Shotokahn manages to break the clinch.
Khan Singh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Singh jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Singh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Singh.
Singh throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Singh jabs at Shotokahn's body.
Singh misses with a jab to the body
and Shotokahn counters with a nice uppercut.

Shotokahn gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Shotokahn lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shotokahn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Singh is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Shotokahn's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Shotokahn blocking some punches.
Singh trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Singh fails to land.
Singh throws a punch but it's blocked by Shotokahn.
Singh misses with a hook from the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shotokahn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Singh pushes Shotokahn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shotokahn effectively controlling the action here.
Shotokahn works on Singh's body with a couple of short punches.
Singh tries to pull guard but Shotokahn holds him up against the cage and eventually Singh drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khan Singh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A hook to the body from Shotokahn.
Singh tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Shotokahn smiles and moves away.
Singh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shotokahn throws out the jab.
Singh darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Shotokahn lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Shotokahn has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Singh throws a nice looking combination but Shotokahn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shotokahn bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Singh's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shotokahn misses with a body shot.
Singh misses the body punch
and Shotokahn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Singh will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jin Shotokahn dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Shotokahn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shotokahn takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Shotokahn lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Singh has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Singh and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

Shotokahn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Singh is looking to break free of the clinch but Shotokahn has double underhooks.
Shotokahn blocks an uppercut.
Shotokahn prevents a body shot from Singh.
Shotokahn is trying to maintain a safe position but Singh gets an underhook and turns Shotokahn into the cage.
Singh misses with some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Shotokahn.
Shotokahn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Shotokahn lands a left hand.
Good body shot from Shotokahn.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Singh.
Singh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Singh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A bit of stalling here from Shotokahn.
A head punch on the inside from Singh fails to land.
Nice body punch from Shotokahn.
Shotokahn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Shotokahn lands a hook that snaps the head of Singh backwards.
Singh tries to pull guard but Shotokahn holds him up against the cage and eventually Singh drops back down to his feet.
Shotokahn stalling the fight.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Shotokahn pulls him back up using the underhooks.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Singh is trying to break the clinch but Shotokahn has him pressed against the cage.
Shotokahn will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Singh up against the cage.
Singh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hand to the body from Shotokahn.
Shotokahn scores with a nice hook to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shotokahn.
Shotokahn lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Shotokahn.
Singh lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shotokahn.
Singh throws a head punch that misses.
Shotokahn stalling the fight.
Singh lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shotokahn.
Shotokahn is leaning against Singh and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Singh is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Singh struggles to land a body shot inside as Shotokahn controls his hands.
Singh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shotokahn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Shotokahn.
Shotokahn lands with a light punch inside.
Shotokahn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Singh backwards.

Shotokahn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice cross by Shotokahn.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shotokahn works over Singh's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like Khan Singh has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shotokahn takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Singh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shotokahn was well out of range. Poor timing from Singh.
Singh is looking to wear down Shotokahn with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Shotokahn is looking to clinch but Singh is avoiding it.
Singh throws a sloppy body shot
and Shotokahn counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Singh is rocked!
Singh throws a combination that misses
letting Shotokahn counter with a right hand.
Shotokahn blocks a head kick by Singh.
Shotokahn moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Shotokahn defending well as Singh loads up on a big left hand.
Shotokahn might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Shotokahn lands a right hook to the body.
Shotokahn stuns Singh with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Singh looks to land a left hand but Shotokahn moved out of range nicely.
Singh misses with a body punch
and Shotokahn makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shotokahn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Singh throws out the jab.
Shotokahn smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Singh closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Shotokahn lands with a straight right. Singh didn't see that one coming.
Singh misses with an uppercut. Shotokahn saw that one coming.
Shotokahn scores with a jab to the head.

Shotokahn clinches with his opponent.
Singh jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Shotokahn walks away with a smile on his face. Singh gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khan Singh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Singh misses with a series of wild punches.
A jab from Singh does it's job there.
Shotokahn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Singh scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Singh misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shotokahn slips under a jab.
Shotokahn misses the shot to the body.
Singh misses with a body shot.
Shotokahn works the jab nicely.
Shotokahn misses with a looping left.
Singh throws a right and a left that both miss.
A shot to the body from Singh misses
and Shotokahn counters with a stiff right hand.
A combination from Singh does no damage.
Shotokahn stuffs the takedown attempt from Singh. Singh gets slowly back to his feet.
Shotokahn doesn't manage to clinch there - Singh circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Singh misses the jab.
Shotokahn smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A jab lands there for Shotokahn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jin Shotokahn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Khan Singh's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Shotokahn scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Oh Singh is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Singh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Singh seems to have got his legs back now.
Shotokahn misses with a wild body shot.
Singh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shotokahn manages to avoid it.
Singh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Singh with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sloppy strikes from Singh. Those never looked like landing.
A jab from Singh misses.
Singh throws a sloppy body shot
and Shotokahn counters with a stiff right hand.
Singh on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Shotokahn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Singh manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Singh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shotokahn was well out of range. Poor timing from Singh.
Singh misses with a two punch combination.
Shotokahn slips a straight right by Singh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh misses with a straight left.
Shotokahn swings for the body but Singh moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Singh.
Shotokahn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Singh swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Shotokahn counters with a nice body shot.
Singh misses with a hook to the body
and Shotokahn counters with a slapping leg kick.
Shotokahn scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Shotokahn rushes Singh and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shotokahn.
Singh looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Singh misses with a punch on the inside.
Jin Shotokahn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Shotokahn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Shotokahn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Singh misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Shotokahn counters with a stiff right hand.
Singh takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Shotokahn ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Shotokahn connects with a looping right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Shotokahn scores with a hook to the body. Singh takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Singh swings for the body but Shotokahn moves out of range.
Singh pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Singh throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Shotokahn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Singh drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Singh swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Shotokahn counters with a right hand to the body.
Shotokahn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shotokahn lands with a hook. Singh tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Shotokahn instigates a clinch.
Shotokahn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Singh backwards.
Still in the clinch, Shotokahn scores with a nice short uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Shotokahn.
Shotokahn lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shotokahn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shotokahn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Shotokahn creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Singh with a big uppercut! Singh tries to clinch up but Shotokahn pushes him back against the cage and lands another moster strike that crumples Singh to the mat! Singh covers up and Shotokahn unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jin Shotokahn!