PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mario Mandzukic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kshitij Singh Negi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kshitij Singh Negi has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mario Mandzukic's chin.

Mandzukic
vs
Singh Negi

180 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mario Mandzukic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kshitij Singh Negi!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mandzukic has Singh Negi up against the cage in a clinch.
Mandzukic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Singh Negi avoids it.
Singh Negi pushes off an throws an elbow but Mandzukic leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mandzukic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Singh Negi avoids it.
Mandzukic avoiding damage.
Mandzukic blocks an elbow strike.
Singh Negi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Singh Negi lands a good knee to the midsection. Mandzukic won't want to take too many of those.
Singh Negi managing to block the knees to the body from Mandzukic.
Singh Negi misses with a knee strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mandzukic takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Singh Negi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mandzukic taking a breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh Negi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mandzukic blocks it with crossed arms.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mandzukic - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mario Mandzukic.

Mandzukic closes the distance and clinches.
Mandzukic leaning his opponent against the cage.
Singh Negi tries to land a knee to the head but Mandzukic blocks with his arms.
Mandzukic effectively controlling the action here.
Singh Negi throws an elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh Negi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mandzukic takes an elbow to the temple.
Singh Negi misses with an elbow strike.
Singh Negi throws an elbow that misses.
Singh Negi pushes off an throws an elbow but Mandzukic leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mandzukic manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Mandzukic takes an elbow to the temple.
Singh Negi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mandzukic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mandzukic stalling in the clinch.
Singh Negi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Singh Negi avoiding damage as Mandzukic throws knees to the body.
Mandzukic dodges an elbow strike from Singh Negi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Singh Negi throws an elbow but misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Singh Negi avoiding damage as Mandzukic throws knees to the body.
Mandzukic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Singh Negi is defending well for now.
Mandzukic blocks the elbow strike.
Singh Negi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mandzukic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mandzukic controlling the action here for a moment.
Singh Negi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mandzukic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Singh Negi is defending well for now.
Mandzukic missing with knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Mandzukic.
Singh Negi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh Negi avoiding damage as Mandzukic throws knees to the body.
Mandzukic is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Mandzukic managing to block the knees to the body from Singh Negi.
Singh Negi misses with an elbow over the top.
Mandzukic blocks an elbow strike.
Singh Negi tries to land a knee to the head but Mandzukic blocks with his arms.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Singh Negi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mandzukic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Singh Negi is defending well for now.
Mandzukic displaying some good clinch control by pressing Singh Negi up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mario Mandzukic will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mandzukic blocks an elbow strike from Singh Negi.
Singh Negi misses with an elbow strike.
Mario Mandzukic has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Singh Negi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mandzukic's brow.
Singh Negi pushes off an throws an elbow but Mandzukic leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mandzukic trying to land knees to the body.
Mandzukic dodges an elbow strike from Singh Negi.
Mandzukic avoids a wild elbow strike from Singh Negi.
Mandzukic trying to land knees to the body.
Mandzukic managing to block the knees to the body from Singh Negi.
Singh Negi scores with a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Singh Negi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mandzukic's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh Negi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Singh Negi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Singh Negi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mandzukic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mandzukic missing with knees to the body.
Singh Negi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Singh Negi avoiding damage as Mandzukic throws knees to the body.
Mandzukic stalling in the clinch.
Mandzukic takes a knee right on the jaw!
Singh Negi misses with a knee to the head.
Mandzukic avoids the elbow strike from Singh Negi, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Singh Negi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mandzukic's brow.
Mandzukic avoids the elbow strike from Singh Negi, against the cage.
Singh Negi working Mandzukic over with knees to the body.
Singh Negi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Singh Negi lands a nice knee to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Mandzukic.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mario Mandzukic.

Singh Negi pushes Mandzukic up against the cage in a clinch.
Singh Negi avoiding damage as Mandzukic throws knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mandzukic is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Singh Negi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Singh Negi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mandzukic.
The referee calls for Mandzukic to work.
Mandzukic missing with knees to the body.
Mandzukic stalling the fight.
Singh Negi misses with a knee to the head.
Singh Negi looking to throw knees to the head but Mandzukic is blocking nicely.
Singh Negi managing to block the knees to the body from Mandzukic.
Singh Negi throws an elbow but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mandzukic avoids a wild elbow strike from Singh Negi.
Mandzukic tries to land knees in the clinch but Singh Negi avoids the damage to the body.
Singh Negi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mandzukic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Singh Negi avoids it.
Mandzukic is pushing Singh Negi up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Mandzukic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Singh Negi.
Mandzukic avoids a wild elbow strike from Singh Negi.
Singh Negi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mandzukic avoids the elbow strike from Singh Negi, against the cage.
Mandzukic stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kshitij Singh Negi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Singh Negi moves into the clinch successfully.
Mandzukic tries to land knees in the clinch but Singh Negi avoids the damage to the body.
Singh Negi avoiding damage as Mandzukic throws knees to the body.
Come on Mandzukic - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mario Mandzukic.

Singh Negi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mandzukic is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Mandzukic seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh Negi lands a good knee to the midsection. Mandzukic won't want to take too many of those.
Mandzukic is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Singh Negi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mandzukic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Singh Negi.
Mandzukic taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Singh Negi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Singh Negi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mandzukic - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mandzukic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Singh Negi avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh Negi looking to throw knees to the head but Mandzukic is blocking nicely.
Singh Negi lands an elbow that stopped Mandzukic in his tracks for a moment.
Mandzukic missing with knees to the body.
Mandzukic is stalling here.
Singh Negi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mandzukic effectively controlling the action here.
Singh Negi avoiding damage as Mandzukic throws knees to the body.
Singh Negi trying to land knees to the body.
Mandzukic avoiding damage as Singh Negi throws knees to the body.
Singh Negi tries to land knees in the clinch but Mandzukic avoids the damage to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh Negi tries to land a knee to the head but Mandzukic blocks with his arms.
Mandzukic trying to land knees to the body.
Singh Negi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mandzukic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Singh Negi.
Mandzukic stalls.
Singh Negi tries to land knees in the clinch but Mandzukic avoids the damage to the body.
Singh Negi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mandzukic's defenses.
Singh Negi throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mandzukic dodges an elbow strike from Singh Negi.
Singh Negi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mandzukic tries to land knees in the clinch but Singh Negi avoids the damage to the body.
Singh Negi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Singh Negi avoiding damage as Mandzukic throws knees to the body.
Singh Negi avoiding damage as Mandzukic throws knees to the body.
Mandzukic taking a breather.
Singh Negi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mandzukic avoiding damage.
Singh Negi looks to throw an elbow but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kshitij Singh Negi.
Well Singh Negi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Kshitij Singh Negi!
A victorious Kshitij Singh Negi thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.