PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Junior Singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geralt Of Rivia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Singh might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Never Been by Dub Phizix & Fox. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Singh
vs
Of Rivia

175 cm
19
152 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

171 cm
19
143 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Milwaukee's Best 160 (85% laundry)
Top Dogs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Junior Singh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Geralt Of Rivia!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Of Rivia throws a hook but Singh avoids it easily.
Jab by Singh.
We've been told by Singh's head coaches at Dead North MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Of Rivia throws a jab but it's blocked by Singh.
Of Rivia throws a shot from downtown. Singh moves away and avoids it.
Singh throws a low kick but Of Rivia avoids it.
Singh misses with a body kick.
Singh throws a body kick that misses.
Of Rivia moves out of range of the strikes.
Singh ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Singh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Of Rivia was well out of range. Poor timing from Singh.
A jab from Of Rivia misses.
Of Rivia avoids the head kick by Singh.
Singh misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singh with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Of Rivia cracks Singh with a good jab.
Singh throws a head kick that misses
and Of Rivia counters with a nice uppercut.
Of Rivia throws a body punch but Singh moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Singh misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh throws a sloppy body shot

and Of Rivia counters by clinching up.
Of Rivia lands a left hand that snaps the head of Singh backwards.
Of Rivia digs a right hand underneath Singh's ribcage. Singh let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Singh wants to break free but Of Rivia has control.
Of Rivia blocks an uppercut.

Of Rivia breaks from the clinch.
A big right from Of Rivia misses.
Of Rivia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Singh blocks a jab.
Singh swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Singh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Singh takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Singh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Of Rivia throws out a counter right but Singh avoids it with no problem.
Of Rivia misses with a looping right.
Of Rivia throws a right and a left that both miss.
Singh cracks a nice hook into Of Rivia's ribs.
Singh plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Singh lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Of Rivia ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Of Rivia moves out of range as Singh throws a body kick.
A little jabbing left from Of Rivia on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Of Rivia feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Singhs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Of Rivia blocks a head kick by Singh.
Of Rivia moves out of range as Singh throws a body kick.
Singh walks into a left hand.
Of Rivia scores with a jab.

Singh is rocked!
Of Rivia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Of Rivia rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Singh counters with a nice uppercut.
Of Rivia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Of Rivia throws a jab when Singh was well out of range.
Singh half committed to a counter leg kick.
Of Rivia misses with an uppercut. Singh saw that one coming.
Singh scores with a punch to the head.
Singh lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Of Rivia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Singh sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Singh throws a sloppy head kick

and Of Rivia counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Of Rivia looking to stall.
Of Rivia softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh can't break the clinch.
Of Rivia lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Singh tries to work over Of Rivia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Of Rivia misses with a body punch.
Singh is trying to push Of Rivia away but Of Rivia has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Of Rivia working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Singh wants to break free but Of Rivia has control.
Singh wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Of Rivia displaying some good clinch control by pressing Singh up against the cage.
Singh wants to break the clinch but can't.
Singh is trying to push Of Rivia away but Of Rivia has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Singh throws a head punch that misses.
Of Rivia keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Singh's efforts to push away.
Singh's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Of Rivia working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Good body shot from Of Rivia.
Of Rivia lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Of Rivia lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Of Rivia as the two fighters clinch.
Of Rivia avoids a wild elbow strike from Singh.
Of Rivia working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Of Rivia on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Of Rivia dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Of Rivia.
Singh is trying to break the clinch but Of Rivia has him pressed against the cage.
Of Rivia lands a body shot.
Of Rivia lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Singh working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Singh fails to land.
Of Rivia works on Singh's body with a couple of short punches.
Of Rivia lands a nice shot to the body.
Singh is breathing heavily.
Of Rivia lands a body shot in the clinch.
Of Rivia lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Singh backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Of Rivia scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Of Rivia lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Of Rivia makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Of Rivia.
Oh Singh is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Of Rivia softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Singh takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Geralt Of Rivia dominated that round.
That's time! Singh's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Of Rivia avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Singh throws a shot from downtown. Of Rivia moves away and avoids it.
Singh seems to have got his legs back now.
A big right from Singh misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Of Rivia! But no joy.
Of Rivia takes one to the chin there.
Singh defending well as Of Rivia loads up on a big left hand.
A big left from Of Rivia misses.
Of Rivia avoids a kick to the body.
Singh scores with the left hand. Of Rivia knows he should have avoided that one.
Junior Singh is winning the standup battle so far.
Singh dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Of Rivia. That did some damage!
Of Rivia comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Singh blocks a jab.
Of Rivia misses with a jab, cross combination.
Singh tries to bum rush Of Rivia with a series of wild strikes but Of Rivia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Of Rivia might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Singh throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Of Rivia throws a looping overhand right but Singh ducks down to avoid it.
Singh throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Singh ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Rivia throws a hook but Singh avoids it easily.
Junior Singh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Of Rivia showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Singh.
A slow jab from Of Rivia misses its intended target.
Singh takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Singh swings for the body but Of Rivia moves out of range.
Singh throws a low kick but Of Rivia avoids it.
Of Rivia connects with a single shot there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Singh.
Of Rivia gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Singh scores with a punch to the head.
Singh takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Singh attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Of Rivia avoids a punch combination nicely.
Of Rivia misses with a looping right.
Singh was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Of Rivia misses with a left hand
and Singh connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Junior Singh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Of Rivia misses with a hook.
Of Rivia misses with a hook. Singh ducked under it nicely.
Of Rivia connects with the punch.
Singh's corner calls for a 1-2. Singh obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Singh throws a right hand that Of Rivia ducks under and follows up with a left that Of Rivia also avoids with ease.
A big left from Of Rivia misses.
Of Rivia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Singh. Of Rivia does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick misses from Singh.
Of Rivia tries to counter by closing the distance.
Of Rivia misses with a hook.
Singh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Of Rivia throws the left hand but Singh avoids the punch easily.
Singh lands with a cross.
Of Rivia thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Of Rivia misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Of Rivia. That did some damage!
Singh stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Of Rivia missing with a left hand there. Singh was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Singh showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Of Rivia.
Singh connects with a leg kick. Of Rivia looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Of Rivia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Singh.
Singh falls off balance throwing a combination
and Of Rivia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Singh uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Of Rivia.
Of Rivia throws a big shot that misses.
Of Rivia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Of Rivia takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A lazy body kick from Singh
and Of Rivia counters with a left to the body.
Of Rivia throws a shot from downtown. Singh moves away and avoids it.
Of Rivia throws a right hand that misses
and Singh counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four 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!
Of Rivia with a nice cross.
Singh throws a low kick, looking for Of Rivia's leg but Of Rivia calmly moves out of range.
Singh throws a body kick that misses.
Of Rivia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Singh staying out of range there.
Of Rivia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Singh.
Singh ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Of Rivia looks to land a right hand but Singh moved out of range.
Singh swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Good work by Of Rivia as he checks the leg kick.
Of Rivia tries to counter with a clinch but Singh shakes him off and moves away.
Singh throws a leg kick
and Of Rivia counters with a stiff right hand.
Of Rivia misses with a wild body shot.
Singh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Of Rivia.
Singh uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Of Rivia.
Of Rivia misses the jab.
Singh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Singh fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Of Rivia has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Geralt Of Rivia will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Singh slips a jab from Of Rivia.
Singh tries a head kick but it misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Of Rivia! But no joy.
Of Rivia fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Singh works the jab nicely.
Singh misses with a hook. Of Rivia ducked under it nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Of Rivia! But no joy.
Of Rivia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Singh.
Singh feints and then cracks Of Rivia's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Of Rivia down.
Singh throws a sloppy head kick
and Of Rivia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Singh scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Singh looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Of Rivia throws the left hand but Singh avoids the punch easily.
Nice straight punches there by Singh. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Singh.
Of Rivia's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Of Rivia throws a hook but Singh avoids it easily.
Singh pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Of Rivia rushes Singh and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Singh misses with some punches.
Of Rivia scores with a shot to the side of Singh's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Rivia lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Of Rivia lands a body punch in the clinch.
Of Rivia makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Of Rivia creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Singh with a big uppercut! Singh tries to clinch up but Of Rivia pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Singh to the mat! Singh covers up and Of Rivia unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Geralt Of Rivia!
Geralt Of Rivia got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'