PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tai Singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Singh might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Mudvayne - Determined. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Singh
vs
Jones

192 cm
25
255 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

209 cm
33
270 lbs
21 - 8 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tai Singh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Keith Jones!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Leandro Rodrigues and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Singh. That snapped Jones's head back.
Jones tests Singh's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Some wild striking there from Singh.
Jones looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Singh is fending him off so far but Jones persists. Nope, Singh circles away and we're back to standing.
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Singh.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones fakes the leg kick and cracks Singh in the body.
Jones fails with the takedown.
Singh scores with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones throws a right hand that misses
and Singh counters with a three punch combo that has Jones backing up. Jones nods at Singh to acknowledge the strikes.
Singh with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jones throws a hook but Singh blocks it.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Singh looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
Singh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Jones misses with an uppercut
enabling Singh to counter with a crisp jab.
Singh misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh misses with the combination.
Tai Singh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Singh lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Singh lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
Singh throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
Singh connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sloppy strikes from Singh. Those never looked like landing.
Singh misses with a body shot.
Singh misses with a straight left.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
Singh shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Jones eats them both and turns towards Singh to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones shoots in for a double leg but Singh sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tai Singh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keith Jones.
Singh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Singh closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Singh saw that one coming.
Singh misses with a double jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Singh!

Singh lands a left and a right that send Jones crashing to the mat, dazed. Singh thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Jones is rocked!

It looks like Keith Jones has been cut.
Jones misses with a hook. Singh ducked under it nicely.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Singh.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
Singh throws a leg kick but Jones sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jones scores with a nice strike.
Jones takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Some wild striking there from Singh.
Jones has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jones there as he acknowledges the shot.
Singh misses the shot to the body.
Singh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Singh ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jones is trying desperately to land a takedown but Singh is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Jones.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh misses with a wild combination.
Singh misses with a jab, cross combination.
Singh misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Singh shows good takedown defense.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
Keith Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Singh misses with a few strikes there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Singh. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Singh.
Singh 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 shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Jones eats them both and turns towards Singh to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
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!
Singh just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Singh.
Jones connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Singh's hands.
Singh is working the combinations to good effect here.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones motions for Singh to come forward. Jones throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Singh. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jones lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Singh at a distance.
Singh moves into range and connects with a jab.
Singh takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Singh looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
Jones throws the kick towards the body but Singh avoids it.
Singh lands a nice shot that snaps Jones's head back.
Singh misses with a wild combination.
Jones throws a head kick but Singh moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Singh misses the shot to the body.
Jones throws out a powerful jab.
Singh scores with a three punch combo!
Singh throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jones's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tai Singh dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Keith 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.

Jones on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jones connects with an inside leg kick.
Singh scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Singh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Singh is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Singh fails to land with a series of punches.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Singh here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Singh throws a big shot that misses.
Singh lands a jab to the nose.
Jones closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jones misses with a looping left.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jones darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Singh tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones shoots in but no luck this time.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Singh is just out of range.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Singh.
Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Singh.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Singh is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh walks into a left hand.
Jones lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Singh at a distance.
Tai Singh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Jones might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Singh has got the better of the exchanges.
Singh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Singh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Jones shoots in and drives through. Singh sprawls well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Singh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Singh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Jones shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Singh pinned against the cage. Singh gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tai Singh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keith Jones.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Singh.
Singh jabs at Jones's body.
Singh will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Singh looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Singh.
A nice combination there by Singh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Singh looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jones blocks a head kick by Singh.
Singh throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jones stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Singh at a distance.
Jones connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Singh's hands.
Singh misses with a two punch combination.
Singh jabs Jones to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jones needs to keep his hands up - Singh had a free shot at his head there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Singh. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Singh looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Singh wants it to stay on the feet.
Singh with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jones shoots for a takedown but Singh saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
No joy there for Singh, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Singh throws the kick towards the body but Jones avoids it.
Some wild striking there from Singh.
Jones blocks a jab.
Singh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Singh connects with a nice looking jab.
Singh is looking to wear down Jones with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Singh lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
Singh swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Singh swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
A cross from Singh lands.
Singh throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Singh eats them both and turns towards Jones to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones avoids the body shot from Singh.
Singh misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Singh throws out the jab.
Singh jabs at Jones's body.
Jones scores with a punch to the head.
Singh moves out of range of the strikes.
Tai Singh is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones shoots in but Singh avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Singh misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Singh changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Singh shows good takedown defense.
Singh misses with a straight left.
Donk. Jones catches Singh right on the button with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tai Singh dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Keith Jones's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Singh fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Singh. Those never looked like landing.
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Singh.
Jones avoids the body shot from Singh.
Singh swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.
Jones lands the left hand.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jones.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Singh.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Singh.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Singh just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jones fails to land the takedown.
Nice defenses there by Singh.
A nice combination there by Singh.
Singh misses with a straight left.
Jones takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Singh scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Singh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Jones throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Singh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Singh displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A jab lands there for Singh.
Singh just misses with a punch to the body.
Singh slips a jab from Jones.
Jones shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Singh but Singh pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Keith Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tai Singh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keith Jones.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh works over Jones's head and body with a nice combination.
Singh throws a series of strikes that have Jones backpedaling.
Singh cracks Jones with an open hand slap.
Singh displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jones.

Singh drops Jones with a beautiful combination! Jones stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Singh is looking for the KO!
Jones is still on wobbly legs! Can Singh finish him?
Singh throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Jones moves out of range of the body kick from Singh.
Jones seems to have recovered his senses.
Jones lands a really nice looking cross but Singh seems unphased.
Jones's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Singh connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jones scrambles back to his feet.
Singh throws a shot to the body.
Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Singh throws out the jab.
Singh throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
Singh with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Singh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Singh misses with a double jab.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown but Singh manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jones's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nice sprawl there from Singh as Jones shoots in.
Jones avoids the body shot from Singh.
Singh lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
Jones throws a hook but Singh blocks it.
Singh just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones shoots in but Singh avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Singh. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.

Singh drops Jones with a beautiful combination! Jones stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Singh is looking for the KO!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh misses with a head kick.
Singh fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jones looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jones avoids the body shot from Singh.
Singh throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Singh throws a right and a left that both miss.
Singh uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
Singh lands a nice looking body shot.
Singh moves out of range of the strikes.
Singh ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd cheers as Singh lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jones doesn't seem phased though.
Singh walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jones checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Singh throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Singh throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Tai Singh is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jab from Jones.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tai Singh showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Singh has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tai Singh!
An out of breath Tai Singh thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.