PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Azadshatru Singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riki Tahlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Singh comes into the arena with Bohemia ft. Aman All Around the World blaring out of the sound system. Tahlin is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Fear and Wonder. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Singh
vs
Tahlin

225 cm
25
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
25
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Lethal high kicks
Very strong

Excellent MT
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Azadshatru Singh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Riki Tahlin!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Bart Greer and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tahlin digs a good hook to Singh's body.
Singh is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Singh checks the leg kick.
Singh tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tahlin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tahlin misses with a straight left.
Singh has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tahlin.
Tahlin throws a leg kick
and Singh counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Singh tries to clinch up.
Tahlin 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.
Tahlin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tahlin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tahlin throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Singh tries to clinch but Tahlin is having none of it.
Singh tries to clinch up but Tahlin circles away and keeps his distance.
Singh tries to clinch up.
Singh wants to clinch up but Tahlin keeps it at a distance.
Singh tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tahlin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tahlin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Singh dodges the punch combination from Tahlin.
Singh definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tahlin keeps the fight on the outside.
Singh moves in looking to clinch but Tahlin pushes him off.
Tahlin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Singh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Tahlin misses.
Singh doesn't manage to clinch there - Tahlin circles away.
Tahlin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Singh.
Tahlin swats away the attempt to clinch by Singh.
Tahlin misses with a hook
and Singh counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tahlin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Singh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tahlin.
Tahlin punishes Singh's body with a nice straight punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Singh drives through and clinches with Tahlin against the cage.
Singh really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Singh makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tahlin takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Singh blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Singh gets through Tahlin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Singh lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Singh fails to land.
Singh lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tahlin backwards.
Singh scores with a shot to the side of Tahlin's head.
Tahlin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Singh avoids it.
Singh misses with the head strike.
Singh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tahlin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tahlin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Singh misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Singh.
Singh has a couple of punches blocked by Tahlin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Singh on the inside.
Nice body punch from Singh.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tahlin.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Singh.
Singh tries to throw a body punch but Tahlin avoids it by throwing Singh back against the cage.
Singh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tahlin misses with an elbow over the top.
Tahlin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Singh has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tahlin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tahlin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch on the inside from Singh fails to land.
Singh lands a right hand.
Singh misses with the head strike.
Tahlin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tahlin is trying to stall.
Tahlin trying to land knees to the body.
Singh makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh has a couple of punches blocked by Tahlin.
Tahlin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Singh is keeping busy.
Singh lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Singh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
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 blind hook that connects with the side of Tahlins head.
Singh working aggressively here.
Singh lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tahlin backwards.
Singh lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Singh takes an elbow to the forehead.
Singh misses with a punch on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tahlin.
Singh misses with a punch on the inside.
Singh throws a punch but it's blocked by Tahlin.
Singh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tahlin throws a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Singh.
Singh swings wildly with an uppercut but Tahlin uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Tahlin working Singh over with knees to the body.
Singh has a couple of punches blocked by Tahlin.
Tahlin blocks an uppercut.
Tahlin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Singh misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Singh creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tahlin stalling in the clinch but Singh improves position.
Singh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Singh throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tahlins head.
Singh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tahlin's elbow.
Singh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tahlin tries to land knees in the clinch but Singh avoids the damage to the body.
Singh misses with a hook to the ribs.
Singh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tahlin tries a knee to the head but Singh blocks it.
Singh avoiding damage as Tahlin throws knees to the body.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Singh scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tahlin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Singh avoids it.
Tahlin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Singh is leaning against Tahlin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Singh can't find room to land a body shot as Tahlin controls the action.
Singh scores with a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Singh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Singh lands an uppercut.
Tahlin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Singh avoids it.
Singh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Singh lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tahlin backwards.
Tahlin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Singh lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tahlin is trying to stall.
Singh lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Singh lands a body punch in the clinch.
Singh lands a shoulder strike.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Singh lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tahlin backwards.
Singh throws a head punch that misses.
Tahlin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Singh has a couple of punches blocked by Tahlin.
Tahlin is looking to control Singh's arms but Singh gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tahlin has his back to the cage.
Tahlin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Singh misses with some punches.
Singh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Singh fails to land.
Singh works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Singh lands a shoulder strike.
Singh lands a right hand.
Singh blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Singh on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Singh lands a nice shot to the body.
Tahlin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Singh lands a body shot in the clinch.
Singh gets through Tahlin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Singh lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Singh lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A shot in the inside from Singh.
Singh avoiding damage as Tahlin throws knees to the body.
Tahlin throws a punch but it's blocked by Singh.
Singh lands a hook that snaps the head of Tahlin backwards.
Singh blocks an elbow strike from Tahlin.
Singh lands a hook to the side of the head.
Singh lands with a left to the head.
Singh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tahlin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Singh.
Singh throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tahlins head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Singh creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Singh softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Tahlin is rocked!
Tahlin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tahlin is still on wobbly legs! Can Singh finish him?
Singh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tahlin seems to have recovered his senses.
Tahlin blocks an uppercut.
Singh lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tahlin backwards.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Tahlin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tahlin blocking some punches.
Tahlin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Singh makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Singh working aggressively here.
Singh can't find room to land a body shot as Tahlin controls the action.
Singh avoiding damage as Tahlin throws knees to the body.
Singh presses Tahlin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Singh creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Singh lands an uppercut.
Tahlin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Singh lands a shoulder strike.
Singh lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Singh fails to land.
Singh lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Singh scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Azadshatru Singh dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Singh gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Singh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tahlin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Singh lands with a left to the head.
Singh lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tahlin backwards.
Singh lands with a short shot to the head.
Tahlin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Singh blocks it with crossed arms.
Singh is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tahlin can do to turn this around?
Singh scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tahlin trying to land knees to the body.
Singh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Singh.
Tahlin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tahlin blocking some punches.
Tahlin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Singh throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Singh creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tahlin takes a shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Singh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tahlin misses with an elbow over the top.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Singh.
Singh misses with some punches.
Tahlin taking a breather.
Tahlin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tahlin.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Singh lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Singh.
Singh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tahlin misses with an elbow strike.
Tahlin tries to land knees in the clinch but Singh avoids the damage to the body.
Singh misses with some punches.
Singh can't find room to land a body shot as Tahlin controls the action.
Tahlin prevents a body shot from Singh.
Singh lands a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Singh on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Singh cracks Tahlin with a nice body shot.
Azadshatru Singh has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Singh throws a punch but it's blocked by Tahlin.
Singh avoids the elbow strike from Tahlin, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Singh.
Singh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Singh working aggressively here.
Tahlin missing with knees to the body.
Singh managing to block the knees to the body from Tahlin.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Tahlin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Singh misses with the head strike.
Singh digs a right hand into Tahlin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tahlin's gas tank.
Tahlin tries a knee to the head but Singh blocks it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Tahlin is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Singh.
Singh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Singh throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tahlins head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Singh creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Singh.
Singh lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tahlin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Singh throws a punch but it's blocked by Tahlin.
Singh throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Singh on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Singh.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Singh.
A right hook to the body lands for Singh.
A nice right hand lands inside from Singh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Singh lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tahlin backwards.
Singh misses with some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh cracks Tahlin with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Tahlin goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Tahlin wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Azadshatru Singh!
After winning the bout, Azadshatru Singh thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Riki Tahlin had this to say: 'Fuck your lack of realism. '.