PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cru Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sher Singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Singh has chosen Game- Motorhead as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Jones
vs
Singh

190 cm
32
195 lbs
16 - 22 - 0

180 cm
26
190 lbs
13 - 13 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 16 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cru Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sher Singh!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Singh fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jones looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sher Singh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones tries to clinch up but Singh circles away and keeps his distance.
Singh tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Singh looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Singh. Those never looked like landing.
Singh misses with a wild body shot.
Singh stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Singh wants it to stay on the feet.
Jones looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Singh moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

It looks like Cru Jones has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Singh displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Singh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Singh lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Singh swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Singh, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sher Singh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Left hook, right uppercut from Singh.

Cru Jones's cut is getting worse.
Singh misses with a jab, cross combination.
Singh throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Singh connects with a body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jones.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cru Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Singh looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
Singh rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Singh throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
Singh swings away with a body shot that misses

and Jones counters with a nice double leg into side control. Singh won't be happy with that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Jones has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

Jones looking to score a takedown here. Singh is defending well but Jones drives through and ends up in Singh's guard.
Jones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Singh swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jones trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Singh manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Jones has a closed guard, preventing Singh from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jones is looking for a triangle but Singh pushes his legs off easily.
Jones looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Singh avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh preventing the sweep.
Jones wants to stand up but Singh is controlling him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Jones is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Singh is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sher Singh dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cru Jones's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Singh fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Singh throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Singh circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jones lands a nice shot that snaps Singh's head back.
Singh stuffs the takedown.
Jones doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Singh counters with a one-two to the body.
Singh swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Singh misses with a double jab.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
No joy there for Singh, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones has his takedown stuffed
and Singh counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cru Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Singh lands with a nice combination. Jones backs away looking to recover.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Singh.
Singh misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Singh lands with a good body shot.
Singh thows a body shot but no joy.
Singh misses with a two punch combination.
Sher Singh seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Singh throws a series of strikes that have Jones backpedaling.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Singh looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Singh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A combination from Singh does no damage.
A combination from Singh does no damage.
Singh misses with a wild combination.
Jones 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 Jones off to one side.
A punch combination from Singh misses.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
Singh misses with a few strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones looks for a takedown but Singh sprawls well.
Singh throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Singh.
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
Singh throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Cru Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Singh misses with a double jab.
Singh throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Jones moves into the clinch.
Jones tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Singh tightens his grip and picks Jones up, before dumping him to the ground. Jones manages to land in guard.
Jones controls Singh momentarily but Singh frees himself.

Jones has his foot on Singh's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Singh works his way back into a safe position though.
Singh wants to get up but he can't break Jones's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Jones has his foot on Singh's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Singh works his way back into a safe position though.

Jones has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Singh can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sher Singh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cru Jones's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Singh misses with a wild combination.
Jones fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Singh swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Jones counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Singh drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jones drops down looking for an ankle pick but Singh pulls his leg out and moves away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh throws a right and a left that both miss.
Singh is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jones rather than just go for the knockout.
Singh misses with a body shot.
Jones on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Singh lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cru Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Singh lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Singh as he jumps to the side.
Jones has his takedown stuffed
and Singh counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jones tries for a takedown but Singh circles away easily
and Singh counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Singh. Those never looked like landing.
Singh works the jab nicely.

Cru Jones's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Singh lands a nice shot that snaps Jones's head back.
Singh stalks Jones and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jones's face. Jones staggers backwards, shaken.
Singh throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
Jones takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Singh misses with a combination

and Jones counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Singh's guard now.
Singh wants to stand up but Jones is controlling him.
Jones is looking to work some ground and pound but Singh has wrist control.

Singh has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Jones off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Jones avoids the body shot from Singh.
Sher Singh is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries for a takedown but Singh circles away easily
and Singh counters with a right hand to the body.
Singh with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cru Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Singh's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Singh duly obliges.
Singh looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Singh looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
Jones shoots for a double leg takedown but Singh sprawls well. He's pushed Jones's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Singh fails to land with a series of punches.
Singh throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sher Singh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Singh winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sher Singh!