PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lindsay Singleton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Celciar Quiandora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quiandora has chosen Monster as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Celciar Quiandora told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Singleton
vs
Quiandora

207 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

150 cm
18
130 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

One stop Shop

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lindsay Singleton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Celciar Quiandora!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Quiandora closes the distance and clinches.
Quiandora has had enough of the clinch but Singleton keeps him there for the moment.

Quiandora jumps guard and drags Singleton to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Singleton is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Singleton stands up over Quiandora, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Singleton will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Singleton scoring with punches to the head and body.

Singleton gets to his feet. Quiandora looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Quiandora just misses with a punch to the body.
Singleton tried to counter with a leg kick but Quiandora avoided it.

Quiandora gets the takedown into side control.
Quiandora really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Singleton. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Quiandora tries to move to full mount but Singleton actually manages to regain half guard.
Singleton is controlling Quiandora's trapped leg to prevent Quiandora from advancing to side control.

Singleton has one foot on Quiandora's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Singleton gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Quiandora to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Singleton trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Quiandora looking to sit in guard and control but Singleton gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Quiandora 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.
Singleton makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Quiandora being controlled here, momentarily.
Quiandora is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singleton cracks Quiandora with a solid left hand.
Quiandora wants to stand up but Singleton is controlling him.
Singleton stays in close to Quiandora's body and controls the position.

Singleton gets to his feet. Quiandora looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Quiandora avoids the head kick by Singleton.

Singleton clinches up with Quiandora and pushes him back against the cage.
Singleton blocks a body shot from Quiandora.

Singleton jumps guard and drags Quiandora to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singleton throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

Singleton has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Quiandora off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

Quiandora closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Quiandora lands in his opponent's guard.

Quiandora drops back, looking for a kneebar! Singleton looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Singleton looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Singleton!

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quiandora tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Singleton creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Singleton lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Quiandora down.

Singleton stands up.
Celciar Quiandora seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Quiandora manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Singleton on his heels. He'll look to pass Singleton's guard now, I'm sure.
Quiandora looks winded!
Singleton striking off his back, scoring a few points.
Singleton trying to strike off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lindsay Singleton dominated that round.
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.

Quiandora feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Singleton really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Singleton trying to strike off his back.
Quiandora wants to control from the top but Singleton keeps moving.
Singleton is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Quiandora wants to control from the top but Singleton keeps moving.
Lindsay Singleton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singleton throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Singleton bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Quiandora's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Singleton throwing strikes from guard but Quiandora blocks nicely.
Singleton keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Quiandora's head.

Singleton decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Singleton enables Quiandora to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Singleton manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Singleton controlling the position.
Singleton doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Quiandora stands up out of Singleton's guard for a moment - Singleton manages to land a nice upkick.
Singleton controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singleton trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Singleton manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Quiandora manages to get himself to full guard.

Quiandora trying to keep a closed guard but Singleton is proving a slippery customer.

Singleton thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Singleton connects with a couple of short punches.
Singleton stands up over Quiandora, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Quiandora is trying to control the position but Singleton postures up.
Quiandora is breathing heavily.
Singleton is stalling in the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singleton is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Singleton working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Singleton distracts Quiandora with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Singleton showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Quiandora has his foot on Singleton's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Singleton works his way back into a safe position though.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Singleton has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

Quiandora gets a double leg takedown into Singleton's guard.
Singleton throws a couple of heel strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quiandora is fighting to break Singleton's control of his arms but Singleton is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

Singleton scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Quiandora misses with a double jab.

Quiandora shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Quiandora showed some decent athleticism there.
Quiandora blocks the strikes from Singleton.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Lindsay Singleton will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Singleton instigates a clinch.

Singleton has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Quiandora uses from the top position.
Singleton is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Quiandora has hold of Singleton's hands but Singleton slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Singleton with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Quiandora is trying to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singleton is controlling the pace.
Singleton seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Singleton is taking a breather. Quiandora says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Singleton missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Singleton takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Singleton is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Quiandora doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Singleton.
Singleton slips a nice elbow through Quiandora's hands, connecting with Quiandora's forehead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singleton trying to control the pace.
Singleton working Quiandora over with strikes.
Singleton winds up and cracks Quiandora with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Singleton throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Singleton working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Quiandora blocking the ground and pound attempt from Singleton.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singleton trying to control the pace.
Quiandora trying to hold on to Singleton's head to control him but Singleton postures up.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Quiandora misses with a body kick.

Quiandora feints and as Singleton raises his hands in defense, Quiandora changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Quiandora takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Singleton doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Singleton bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Quiandora's guard.

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Singleton working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Quiandora's head.

Singleton stands up and waves to Quiandora to follow him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singleton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Singleton has closed the distance and engaged Quiandora in a clinch.

Singleton has Quiandora pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Singleton pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Quiandora tumbling to the mat - Singleton dives into Quiandora's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Quiandora looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Singleton puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

Singleton postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Quiandora to stand up.
Lindsay Singleton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Quiandora throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Singleton was covering up waiting for the punch and Quiandora finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Singleton lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lindsay Singleton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Singleton, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lindsay Singleton!
Celciar Quiandora was interviewed post fight and said 'I'll be back!'.