PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lindsay Singleton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anrzej Strzelba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lindsay Singleton has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Singleton
vs
Strzelba

207 cm
18
140 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

166 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lindsay Singleton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anrzej Strzelba!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strzelba tries a head kick but it misses.

Strzelba shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Singleton is trying to stand.
Singleton keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Well, if Strzelba is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Singleton has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Strzelba is working away from the top position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strzelba stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strzelba tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Singleton.
Singleton is trying to control but can't.
Singleton pushes Strzelba off looking to stand but Strzelba dives back in and keeps control.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Strzelba fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Singleton, pushing him back against the cage.

Strzelba works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Singleton controlling Strzelba's posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strzelba trying to control the position from guard on top but Singleton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Singleton throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Strzelba looking to sit in guard and control but Singleton gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Singleton stays in close to Strzelba's body and controls the position.
Strzelba throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

Singleton decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Strzelba, up you get!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Strzelba looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Singleton throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Singleton thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Strzelba is stalling in the full guard.
Singleton throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Strzelba trying to control but Singleton is working from the bottom.
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.
Strzelba trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Singleton manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singleton looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Strzelba controls Singleton momentarily but Singleton frees himself.
Singleton working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Strzelba's head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Singleton decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Strzelba, up you get!

Singleton gets tackled into the cage by Strzelba. Strzelba maintains the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anrzej Strzelba 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.

Strzelba clinches with his opponent.
Singleton drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Strzelba gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Strzelba breaks the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Strzelba.

Strzelba gets a clinch.

Strzelba breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Strzelba breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Singleton gets caught napping as Strzelba dives in and scores a takedown. Singleton manages to retain guard.
Singleton trying to strike off his back.
Strzelba throws a strike but Singleton rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Singleton stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Strzelba scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Strzelba working the ground and pound but Singleton is defending the strikes.
Singleton misses with a strike from the bottom.
Singleton connects with an elbow from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Strzelba thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Singleton prevents Strzelba from improving position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strzelba tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Singleton is not content to let Strzelba control the position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Strzelba throws a head kick but Singleton moves out of range.
Singleton wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

Strzelba shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Strzelba is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Singleton striking off his back but it's not causing Strzelba any problems.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strzelba trying to move into half guard but instead Singleton has managed to sweep!

Singleton lands a couple of digs.

Singleton gets to his feet - Strzelba follows without any prompting.
Strzelba tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Singleton was well out of range. Poor timing from Strzelba.

Strzelba looking to score a takedown here. Singleton is defending well but Strzelba drives through and ends up in Singleton's guard.
Strzelba looking to sit in guard and control but Singleton gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Singleton stands up from Strzelba's guard - Singleton perhaps looking for a knockout.

Singleton rushes Strzelba and presses him up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singleton prevents Strzelba from breaking the clinch.
Strzelba tries to circle away but Singleton has him pinned against the cage.
Singleton is trying to pull guard but Strzelba has him pressed against the cage.
Strzelba tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Singleton avoids it.
Come on Strzelba - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Strzelba wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Singleton is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Strzelba gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lindsay Singleton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Strzelba using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Singleton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Singleton is looking to take this one to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anrzej Strzelba showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, 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.

Singleton throws a nice looking combination but Strzelba bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Despite the aggression on Strzelba's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

Strzelba gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Singleton tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Strzelba smiles and moves away.
Strzelba throws a body kick that misses

and Singleton holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Strzelba escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Strzelba shoots in and gets a takedown into Singleton's guard.
Strzelba throws a big right hand that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singleton throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Singleton is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Strzelba 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!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Singleton swings around for an armbar but Strzelba sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Singleton's guard.
Strzelba is looking to work some ground and pound but Singleton has wrist control.
Strzelba wants to stand and escape but instead Singleton has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Strzelba trying to strike off his back.
Strzelba avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Singleton is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Singleton has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Strzelba throws his legs up looking for a submission but Singleton uses it to pass to side control.
Strzelba takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Strzelba gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

Singleton looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Singleton landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Anrzej Strzelba has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Singleton escapes and gets back to his feet.
Strzelba takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Anrzej Strzelba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Strzelba shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Singleton keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Singleton tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Strzelba stalling away here and it's allowed Singleton to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Singleton doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strzelba trying to control but Singleton is working from the bottom.
Strzelba working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Singleton's head.
Strzelba has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Strzelba is looking to advance position but Singleton has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

Singleton working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Singleton scores with a couple of good head shots there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lindsay Singleton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Strzelba 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anrzej Strzelba!