PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fred Ettish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ravi Singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ettish comes to the cage accompanied by With Karate I'll Kick Your Ass. This should be a great matchup!

Ettish
vs
Singh

187 cm
33
198 lbs
24 - 15 - 0

188 cm
25
193 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

TWGC Champion
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Cripplers Corner

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 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fred Ettish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ravi Singh!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ettish throws a nice outside leg kick.
Singh jabs Ettish to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ettish connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Singh lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ettish at a distance.
Ettish ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Singh moves away.
Ettish throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Singh throws a wild body kick that Ettish sees coming a mile off.
Ettish takes a swing at Singh's ribcage but misses.
Singh throws a jab when Ettish was well out of range.
Singh misses with a wild body shot.
Singh swings for the body but Ettish moves out of range.
Ettish misses the body punch
and Singh counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ettish circles away quickly and effectively.
Singh throws a hook but Ettish avoids it easily.
Singh checks a leg kick.
Singh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ettish was well out of range. Poor timing from Singh.
Ettish jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ettish throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ettish is looking to land body kicks.
Singh scores with a jab to the head.
Sloppy strikes from Singh. Those never looked like landing.
Ettish connects with a looping right hand.
Singh takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fred Ettish is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Singh closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Singh lands in his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Singh trying to control the position from guard on top but Ettish is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Singh stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ettish swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Ettish looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ettish controls Singh momentarily but Singh frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh throws a strike but Ettish rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ettish stopping the sweep attempt from Singh.
Ettish content to stall in guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh controlling the position.

Singh throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Singh is pulling down on Ettish's head to control his posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ravi Singh dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Ettish throws out a leg kick but Singh moves out of range and Ettish only half commits.
Nice body kick from Ettish.
Ettish cracks a nice hook into Singh's ribs.
Singh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ettish tries a head kick but it misses.
Singh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ettish manages to avoid it.
Ravi Singh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Singh throws a body punch but Ettish moves out of range.
Ettish uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Singh.
Singh is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ettish rather than just go for the knockout.
Singh cracks Ettish with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ettish 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Ettish.
Ettish misses with a body kick.
Singh moves out of range as Ettish throws a body kick.
Ettish throws a body kick that misses.
Ettish fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Singh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ettish.
Ettish throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ettish throws a wild body kick that Singh sees coming a mile off.
Singh looks to score with a jab to the body but Ettish is just out of range.
Ettish moves away from the strike by Singh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ettish slips under a jab.
Singh moves out of range of the body kick from Ettish.
Singh takes a swing at Ettish's ribcage but misses.
Ettish throws a nice looking combination but Singh bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ettish takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ravi Singh seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Singh throws a body kick that misses.
Singh misses the body punch
and Ettish counters with a low kick, right behind Singh 's knee.
Singh takes a swing at Ettish's ribcage but misses.
Singh takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Singh has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ettish finds it's way round the side to connect with Singh's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ettish uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Singh.
Ettish connects with a leg kick. Singh looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Singh misses with a wild body shot.
Ettish attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Singh scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Singh misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ettish makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Singh really felt that one!
Ettish looks to land a body kick but Singh moved away.
Ettish fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Singh thows a body shot but no joy.
Singh sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ettish counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No luck for Singh with that takedown attempt.
Ettish scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ettish misses with a wild body shot.
Ettish misses the shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Singh closes the distance and clinches up with Ettish, looking for a takedown. Singh pushes Ettish against the cage but Ettish circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ettish misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Singh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fred Ettish dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Singh scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ettish defending well as Singh loads up on a big left hand.
Singh tries for a takedown but Ettish circles away easily
and Ettish counters with a nice body shot.
Singh connects with the punch.
Ettish avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ettish fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Singh manages to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ettish.
Ettish avoids the body shot from Singh.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ettish.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A slow jab from Singh misses its intended target.
Ettish throws a body punch but Singh moves out of range.
Ettish staying out of range there.
Singh throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Singh takes a swing at Ettish's ribcage but misses.
Ettish fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Singh manages to avoid it.
Ettish stuffs the takedown.
Ettish displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Singh.
Fred Ettish has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ravi Singh.
Ettish slips a jab from Singh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Singh swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ettish counters with a nice body kick.
Singh takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ettish blocks a jab.
Singh takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ettish lands with a slapping head kick.
Singh throws the left hand but Ettish avoids the punch easily.
Singh walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ettish.
Singh takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ettish avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ettish.
Ettish swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Singh.
Singh misses the body punch
and Ettish counters with a left to the body.
Ettish throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ettish lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ettish with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ettish jabs at Singh's body.
Ettish lands with a straight right. Singh didn't see that one coming.
Singh with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ettish to score with a decent uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Singh. Ettish does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Singh.
Ettish tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Singh was well out of range. Poor timing from Ettish.
Ettish chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ettish delivers a nice body kick.
Ettish takes a swing at Singh's ribcage but misses.
Ettish fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Singh takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ettish throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ettish feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Singh's calf.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fred Ettish showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ettish has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fred Ettish!
Our winner, Fred Ettish, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.