PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nanak Singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitali Jurcina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Singh
vs
Jurcina

180 cm
29
202 lbs
24 - 2 - 1

188 cm
25
196 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Very strong

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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 24 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Nanak Singh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vitali Jurcina!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Bruno Lombardi and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Singh tries a low kick but Jurcina avoids it.
Singh avoids the body shot from Jurcina.
Singh pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jurcina dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jurcina lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jurcina checks a leg kick.
Nanak Singh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jurcina tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jurcina.
Jurcina keeps the fight on the outside.
Singh misses with an attempted mid kick.
A jab from Singh misses.
Jurcina connects with a solid leg kick.
Singh takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jurcina scores with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jurcina pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jurcina counters with a straight right hand.
Jurcina plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Singh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jurcina slips a jab from Singh.
Singh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jurcina manages to avoid it.
Jab by Jurcina.
Jurcina moves out of range as Singh throws a body kick.
Jurcina is looking to slow Singh down with leg kicks.
Singh ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jurcina misses with a double jab.
Singh misses with an uppercut.
Jurcina scores with a head kick. Singh tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

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!
Singh avoids the body shot from Jurcina.
Singh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jurcina manages to avoid it.
Jurcina staying out of range there.
Jurcina lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Singh at a distance.
Nice uppercut there from Jurcina.
Jab from Jurcina.
A head kick misses from Singh.
Jurcina throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jurcina dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Singh lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jurcina circles away quickly and effectively.
Singh scores with a sloppy right hand. Jurcina should have avoided that one.
Jurcina swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Singh.
Jurcina darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Singh. Jurcina does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jurcina scores with a leg kick.
Jurcina lands a leg kick that knocks Singh off balance momentarily.
Singh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jurcina checks a leg kick.
Jurcina catches Singh with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jurcina connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Singh momentarily.
Jurcina is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Singh had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Jurcina ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Singh is looking to slow Jurcina down with leg kicks.
Jurcina slips a jab and a cross from Singh.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jurcina.
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 throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jurcina chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Singh takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Singh shoots for a double leg takedown but Jurcina sprawls well. He's pushed Singh's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jurcina stuns Singh with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jurcina connects with a crisp jab.
Singh throws a hook to the side of Jurcina's head but Jurcina sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Singh takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Singh fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Singh is breathing heavily.
Singh misses the body punch
and Jurcina counters with a three punch combo that has Singh backing up. Singh nods at Jurcina to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Singh takes one to the chin there.
Singh takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jurcina connects with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vitali Jurcina dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Singh has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Singh there as he acknowledges the shot.

Singh closes the distance and clinches.
Singh is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Jurcina's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Jurcina on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Singh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jurcina scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jurcina prevents a body shot from Singh.
Singh misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jurcina prevents a body shot from Singh.
A short right from Jurcina.
Jurcina lands with a short shot to the head.
Singh fails to pull guard.
Singh working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jurcina lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Singh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good body shot from Jurcina.
Jurcina taking a breather.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Singh's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jurcina lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jurcina on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jurcina works on Singh's body with a couple of short punches.
Jurcina lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jurcina stalling the fight.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jurcina.
Singh lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Singh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Singh throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Vitali Jurcina seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jurcina lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Singh tries to land knees in the clinch but Jurcina avoids the damage to the body.
Singh trying to land knees to the body.
Jurcina lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jurcina blocks an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jurcina lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Singh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jurcina lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jurcina lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jurcina lands an uppercut.
Jurcina lands a nice shot to the body.
Jurcina softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Singh is rocked!
Jurcina dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Oh Singh is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jurcina lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Singh.
Jurcina lands a right hand.
Singh seems to have got his legs back now.
Jurcina lands an uppercut.
Jurcina digs a right hand into Singh's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Singh's gas tank.
Jurcina throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jurcina lands an uppercut.
Jurcina lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Jurcina.
Jurcina has Singh pushed against the cage.
Jurcina throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Jurcina as the two fighters clinch.
Jurcina scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jurcina digs a right hand into Singh's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Singh's gas tank.
Jurcina works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jurcina lands with a light punch inside.
Jurcina has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A right hook to the body lands for Jurcina.
Jurcina lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jurcina is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Singh is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Singh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jurcina's elbow.
Jurcina has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jurcina lands a left hand.
Jurcina lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Singh pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jurcina cracks Singh with a nice body shot.
Jurcina lands with a right to the head.

Jurcina drops Singh onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Singh is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Jurcina unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Singh! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Jurcina is unloading with more strikes now! Singh drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vitali Jurcina!
A relieved looking Vitali Jurcina thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.