PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arshad Singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ference Gabor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Singh comes into the arena with Check it out blaring out of the sound system. Gabor comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Vendetta kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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
Gabor

176 cm
23
164 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

175 cm
25
156 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

Resistance

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 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arshad Singh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ference Gabor!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Emerson Jorge and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gabor feints and then cracks Singh's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Singh down.
Singh throws a looping overhand right but Gabor ducks down to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Gabor.
No joy there for Singh, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gabor throws a leg kick but Singh moved away.
Gabor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Singh.
Singh blocks a leg kick.
Gabor avoids the head kick by Singh.

Gabor shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Singh is trying to defend but Gabor finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Gabor slows the pace down in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gabor sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Singh defending well though.
Gabor trying to control the action but Singh is working from the bottom.

Gabor is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Singh has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gabor slows the pace down in half guard.
Gabor is pressing down on Singh's thigh, looking to free his foot. Singh is holding on for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Singh is trying is best to control the position here.
Singh has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gabor is working away from the top position though.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Singh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gabor manages to avoid it.

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.
Singh throws a right hand that Gabor ducks under and follows up with a left that Gabor also avoids with ease.
Singh lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gabor circles away quickly and effectively.
Singh throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gabor throws a head kick that misses.
Gabor throws a sloppy head kick and Singh moves out of range easily.
Singh keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gabor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Singh.
Singh swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Singh listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gabor throws a leg kick but Singh moved away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh misses with a straight right.
Gabor throws a body punch but Singh moves out of range.
Singh pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Singh throws a body punch but Gabor moves out of range.
Singh misses with a double jab.
Gabor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Singh.
Some wild striking there from Singh.
Gabor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Singh.
Singh misses with an uppercut. Gabor saw that one coming.
Singh misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Singh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Singh tries to sprawl but Gabor drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Singh is looking for a sweep. Gabor is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gabor thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Singh to regain full guard.
Gabor is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gabor trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gabor has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gabor with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gabor trying to control the position from guard on top but Singh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gabor trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gabor trying to control but Singh is working from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Gabor working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Singh misses with a body shot.
Singh waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gabor.

Gabor closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Singh quickly recovers to half guard.
Singh regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gabor throwing strikes but missing.
Singh keeping moving, preventing Gabor from controlling successfully.
Singh pulls Gabor in close to prevent any damage.
Singh working a defensive guard here.
Singh controlling the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Gabor throwing strikes from guard but Singh blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Arshad Singh.
Singh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Singh keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gabor misses with a wild body shot.
Gabor takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gabor throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Singh's waist but Singh gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gabor off to one side.
Singh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gabor moves away from the strike by Singh.

Gabor bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Gabor in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Singh managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Gabor.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gabor working away.
Gabor trying to control the position but Singh is working away.
Gabor lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Gabor with the ground and pound but Singh regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Singh trying to control but Gabor postures up.
Gabor scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gabor throwing shots but Singh is blocking nicely.
Singh wants to improve his position but Gabor is controlling well.
Singh avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gabor.
Singh is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gabor scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gabor missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gabor thows a huge punch but Singh dodges it nicely.
Gabor winds up and cracks Singh with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gabor not doing much here.
Singh is trying to maintain the position but Gabor is very close to passing his half guard.
Gabor frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Gabor raining down shots from the mount!
Singh slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Singh works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gabor pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Singh is keeping the position for now.
Gabor trying to control but Singh is working from the bottom.
Singh is trying to keep Gabor in close.
Singh is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Gabor is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Gabor wants to control from the top but Singh keeps moving.
Singh has Gabor pulled in close to control his posture.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Gabor feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Singh is trying to control the position but Gabor postures up.
Singh working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gabor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ference Gabor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Gabor does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Donk. Singh catches Gabor right on the button with a cross.
Singh blocks a head kick by Gabor.
A slow jab from Gabor misses its intended target.
Singh misses with a looping left.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gabor 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.
Gabor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Singh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singh just misses with a punch to the body.
Singh checks a leg kick.
Gabor tries to land a leg kick but Singh saw it coming and moves away.
Singh punishes Gabor's body with a nice straight punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Singh looks to score with a jab to the body but Gabor is just out of range.
Gabor looks to throw the jab but Singh is out of range.
Singh attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Singh throws a body punch but Gabor moves out of range.
Gabor has a takedown stuffed.
Gabor buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gabor takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Singh misses with an uppercut.
Arshad Singh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gabor misses with a leg kick

and Singh counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Singh trying to control the position from guard on top but Gabor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gabor wants to stand up but Singh is controlling him.
Gabor keeping moving, preventing Singh from controlling successfully.
Singh prevents Gabor from getting back to his feet.
Singh slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Singh won't allow Gabor to get back to his feet.
Ference Gabor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Arshad Singh has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Singh defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gabor.
The fighters circling - Singh throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Singh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Singh tries to sprawl but Gabor drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Gabor wants to take a breather but Singh is having none of it.
Singh trying to hold on to Gabor's head to control him but Gabor postures up.
Gabor controlling the pace.
Ference Gabor has got the better of the ground game so far.
Singh wants to control but Gabor is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Singh misses the shot to the body.
Singh misses with a two punch combination.
A big right from Singh misses.
Gabor is trying hard to land a takedown here. Singh sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Arshad Singh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ference Gabor.
Singh closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Singh throws a looping overhand right but Gabor ducks down to avoid it.
Gabor slips under a jab.
Gabor misses with a low kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arshad Singh showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gabor has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ference Gabor!