PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jasdev Singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei On (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Singh
vs
On

211 cm
18
172 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
25
175 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jasdev Singh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrei On!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
On is looking to clinch.

Singh rushes On and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
On keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Singh's efforts to push away.
Singh has had enough of the clinch but On keeps him there for the moment.
On crunches a lovely knee into Singh's ribcage.
On lands a good knee to the midsection. Singh won't want to take too many of those.
On tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Singh fails to pull guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
On landing knees to the head.

It looks like Jasdev Singh has been cut.
Singh is breathing heavily.
On tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
On tries to land a knee to the head but Singh blocks with his arms.
Singh throws an elbow but it misses.
On keeps control of Singh as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Singh misses with the head strike.
On with an attempt at a knee that misses.
On with an attempt at a knee that misses.
On scores with a knee to the head.

Singh manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
On fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Singh keeps the fight on the outside.
On smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
On wants to clinch up but Singh keeps it at a distance.
On looks to land a combination. Singh sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
On wants to clinch
and Singh counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Singh looks to land a combination but On avoids it well.
On stuffs the takedown attempt from Singh. Singh gets slowly back to his feet.
Singh tries to score a power double leg takedown but On sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Singh somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jasdev Singh. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
On wants to clinch up but Singh keeps it at a distance.
Singh shoots in for a double leg but On sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

On rushes Singh and presses him up against the cage.
On throws a knee to the head but misses.
On misses with a knee to the head.
Singh really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
On using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Singh has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A knee to the head by On.
On tries a knee to the head but Singh blocks it.
On lands a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
On tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
On looking to throw knees to the head but Singh is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
On is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
On using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Singh has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
On tries a knee to the head but Singh blocks it.
On tries a knee to the head but Singh blocks it.
Singh tries to land a knee to the head but On blocks with his arms.
On throws a knee to the head but misses.
On throws a knee to the head but misses.
On tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Singh takes a knee to the side of the body.
Singh tries to pull guard but On won't allow it.
On looking to throw knees to the head but Singh is blocking nicely.
On tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Singh breaks the clinch.

Singh clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
On tries a knee to the head but Singh blocks it.
On tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
On tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Singh will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning On up against the cage.
On misses with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Singh fails to pull guard.
On connects with a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
On prevents a takedown attempt there.
On misses with a knee strike.
Singh avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrei On dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jasdev Singh's cut.
That's time! Singh's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

On moves into the clinch.

Singh manages to pull guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
On preventing the sweep.
On tries to stand but Singh is controlling from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Andrei On.

Singh rushes On and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
On tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by On.
On using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Singh has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
On tries a knee to the head but Singh blocks it.
On is breathing heavily.
On lands a knee to the body.
Singh displaying some good clinch control by pressing On up against the cage.
Singh using the Thai plumb to throw knees but On has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
On has Singh pressed against the cage, preventing Singh from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Singh has had enough of the clinch but On keeps him there for the moment.
On using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Singh has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
On misses with a knee strike.
On lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Singh tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
On misses with a knee strike.
On misses with a knee strike.

Singh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
On displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Singh.
Singh shoots in for a double leg but On sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jasdev Singh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
On 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.

On gets in close and instigates a clinch.
On tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Singh looking to slow down the pace here.
Singh takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
On misses with a knee strike.
On throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Singh blocks it with crossed arms.
On with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Singh is looking to take this one to the mat.
On lands a good knee to the midsection. Singh won't want to take too many of those.
Singh jumps guard but On turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
On throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Singh blocks it with crossed arms.
Singh takes a knee to the side of the body.

Singh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Singh misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
On 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 moves into range and clinches up with On.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
On with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Singh tries to pull guard but On won't allow it.
On tries a knee to the head but Singh blocks it.
On with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
On gets underhooks to prevent Singh's takedown attempt.
Singh is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables On to keep the fight standing.
On connects with a knee to the head.
Singh drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
On tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
On tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Singh can't get the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrei On showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jasdev Singh'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!

On tries to clinch there but Singh circles away.

Singh clinches up with On and pushes him back against the cage.
On looking to throw knees to the head but Singh is blocking nicely.
On tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
On tries to land knees in the clinch but Singh avoids the damage to the body.
On tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
On misses with a knee strike.
Singh tries to pull guard but On won't allow it.
On prevents Singh from breaking the clinch.
Singh has On pushed against the cage.
On using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Singh has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
On with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees to the body from On.
Andrei On seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
On tries to land a knee to the head but Singh blocks with his arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Singh drops down looking for an ankle pick but On pulls his leg out and moves away.
On is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Singh drives through and clinches with On against the cage.
On with an attempt at a knee that misses.
On misses with a knee to the head.
On using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Singh has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
On letting Singh take a breather here.
On tries to land a knee to the head but Singh blocks with his arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh tries to pull guard but On forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jasdev Singh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
On tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Singh using the Thai plumb to throw knees but On has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Singh leaning against his opponent.
Singh looking for a takedown.
On tries to land a knee to the head but Singh blocks with his arms.

Singh manages to break the clinch.
Singh shoots in for a double leg but On sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jasdev Singh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
On tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Singh paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Singh takes the fight into the clinch.
Singh with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
On misses with a knee to the head.
On throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Singh blocks it with crossed arms.
Singh is trying to push On away but On has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Singh is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but On is defending well.
On misses with a knee strike.
On misses with a knee to the head.
On with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Singh changes levels and goes for a takedown here. On fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Singh gets in close and instigates a clinch.
On scores with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
On with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Singh stalls.
On looking to throw knees to the head but Singh is blocking nicely.
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 On walks away with a smile on his face. Singh gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Singh fails to land the takedown.
On doesn't manage to clinch there - Singh circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Singh misses with a series of wild punches.
Jasdev Singh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
On fails in his attempt to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Andrei On.
I've got On 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrei On!