PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hosea Kerr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tamas Singha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kerr
vs
Singha

184 cm
18
214 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

175 cm
25
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hosea Kerr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tamas Singha!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kerr defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Singha.
Kerr chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Singha can pounce on him.
Singha shoots and misses
and Kerr makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Singha lands with a kick to the temple. Kerr shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Hosea Kerr has been cut.
Kerr slaps away a takedown attempt from Singha, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hosea Kerr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tamas Singha.
Singha closes the distance and clinches up with Kerr, looking for a takedown. Singha pushes Kerr against the cage but Kerr circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Singha.
Singha shoots and misses
and Kerr makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Singha looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Singha pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kerr is out of range and Singha settles back down.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Singha 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 Kerr has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kerr and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Singha is looking to land body kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Singha fails to land the takedown.
Singha will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Singha misses with a head kick.

Kerr drives through and clinches with Singha against the cage.
Singha should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Singha's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kerr looks for a takedown but Singha sprawls well.
Kerr leaves Singha with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kerr drives through with a takedown into Singha's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kerr lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kerr wants to get up but he can't break Singha's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Kerr looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Singha keeping moving, preventing Kerr from controlling successfully.
Kerr connects with a couple of short punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kerr throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kerr distracts Singha with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerr throws a big elbow that misses.
Kerr has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Singha is proving hard to escape from.
Singha looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've been informed that Singha has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Singha keeping moving, preventing Kerr from controlling successfully.
Singha preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kerr stands up over Singha, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Singha being controlled here, momentarily.
Kerr has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerr won't allow Singha to get back to his feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Hosea Kerr.
Singha dives in for a single leg takedown but Kerr sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kerr is pressed up against the cage. Singha has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kerr down to the mat. Kerr avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Singha pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Singha shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kerr pinned against the cage. Kerr gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Singha defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kerr.
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 Hosea Kerr will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hosea Kerr's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

The fight stays on the outside here - Singha looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Singha shoots in but no luck this time.
Singha lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Singha will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Kerr moves into the clinch successfully.
Kerr tries to work over Singha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Singha stalling in the clinch.
Kerr fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kerr misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Singha.
Singha is trying to break the clinch but Kerr has him pressed against the cage.
Singha is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Singha manages to break the clinch.
Singha with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kerr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hosea Kerr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tamas Singha.

Kerr drives through with a takedown into Singha's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Kerr slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Kerr throwing strikes from guard but Singha blocks nicely.
Kerr trying to stand up but can't free himself from Singha's guard.
Kerr wants to control from the top but Singha keeps moving.
Kerr is looking to work some ground and pound but Singha has wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerr would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Singha tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kerr landing some decent shots from guard.
Kerr working some strikes from top position.
Kerr trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kerr loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Singha keeping moving, preventing Kerr from controlling successfully.
Hosea Kerr overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kerr in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Singha looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Singha working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kerr.
Kerr is stalling in the full guard.
Kerr has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Singha is proving hard to escape from.

Singha is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kerr trying to stand up but can't free himself from Singha's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerr works over Singha with some ground and pound from guard.
Singha wants to sweep but no luck.
Kerr landing with the ground and pound.
Kerr postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kerr trying to control but Singha is working from the bottom.
Singha being controlled here, momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kerr wants to stand but Singha is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hosea Kerr dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hosea Kerr's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Kerr throws a head kick that misses.

Singha closes the distance and clinches.
Singha tries to pull guard but Kerr holds him up against the cage and eventually Singha drops back down to his feet.

Kerr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tamas Singha seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Singha takes the fight into the clinch.

Singha breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerr shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Singha sprawls well. Singha wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kerr gets slowly back to his feet.
Singha misses with an attempted mid kick.
Singha tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kerr defends well and Singha ends up having to push Kerr into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

Singha manages to pull guard.
Singha takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kerr wants to stand but Singha is controlling his posture from full guard.
Kerr trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Singha working for a triangle but Kerr defends it easily.
Kerr is looking to stand up but Singha won't let him.
Kerr working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerr sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Singha working a defensive guard here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A head kick from Singha lands but Kerr takes it in his stride.

Singha closes the distance and clinches.
Singha is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kerr tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Singha smiles and moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singha is looking to clinch but Kerr is avoiding it.
Tamas Singha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Singha wants to clinch but Kerr slips to the side
and Kerr counters with a big head kick but Singha shrugs it off.
Singha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Singha connects with a solid leg kick.
Kerr changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Singha tries to avoid it but Kerr manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Singha to the ground. Singha escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hosea Kerr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kerr stuffs the takedown attempt from Singha. Singha gets slowly back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tamas Singha comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kerr 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hosea Kerr!