PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vijay Singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Oosthuizen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Singh
vs
Oosthuizen

186 cm
28
204 lbs
10 - 5 - 1

186 cm
24
195 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vijay Singh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Tommy Oosthuizen!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oosthuizen looks to land a combination but Singh avoids it well.

Singh shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Oosthuizen is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Singh trying to control the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singh trying to pass the guard but Oosthuizen defending well.
Oosthuizen is looking to control Singh's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Oosthuizen avoid being mounted?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh slows the pace down in half guard.
Oosthuizen is trying to maintain the position but Singh is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Oosthuizen wants to get back to full guard.
Singh missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Oosthuizen has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.

Singh decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Oosthuizen throws a hook to the side of Singh's head but Singh sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Singh is looking to counter punch.
Oosthuizen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Singh checks a low kick from Oosthuizen.
Oosthuizen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Singh's head backwards.
Singh has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A lazy left from Oosthuizen finds it's target.
Singh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oosthuizen.
A jab from Oosthuizen misses.
Singh rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Oosthuizen counters with a straight right hand.
Singh dips to his left and cracks Oosthuizen with an uppercut!
A solid leg kick lands there for Singh.
Oosthuizen lands a really nice looking cross but Singh seems unphased.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Singh uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Oosthuizen.
Oosthuizen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It looked like Singh wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice shot by Singh.
Oosthuizen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Singh tries a head kick but it misses.
Singh misses with an uppercut. Oosthuizen saw that one coming.
Oosthuizen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Oosthuizen lunges at Singh with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Singh's hand.
The fighters circling - Oosthuizen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Singh walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oosthuizen throws a hook but Singh avoids it easily.
Tommy Oosthuizen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Singh scores with the left hand. Oosthuizen knows he should have avoided that one.
Oosthuizen thuds his right hand into Singh's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Oosthuizen motions for Singh to come forward. Oosthuizen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Oosthuizen misses with a straight left.
Oosthuizen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oosthuizen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Singh fails in his attempt to clinch.
Oosthuizen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Oosthuizen is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Singh had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Singh is looking to clinch.
Singh lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Oosthuizen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Singh was well out of range. Poor timing from Oosthuizen.
Oosthuizen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Oosthuizen swinging wildly here.
Oosthuizen avoids the body shot from Singh.
Singh doesn't manage to clinch there - Oosthuizen circles away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Singh takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Oosthuizen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Oosthuizen unleashes a big counter combination but Singh bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Oosthuizen misses with a low kick as Singh jumps back.
Oosthuizen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Singh.
Oosthuizen walks into a straight right hand from Singh.
Singh changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Oosthuizen tries to avoid it but Singh manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Oosthuizen to the ground. Oosthuizen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Singh goes for a double leg but Oosthuizen avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Oosthuizen continues to drive forward.
Oosthuizen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Oosthuizen misses with a wild body shot.
Oosthuizen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Oosthuizen misses with a wild body shot.
Singh ducks right into an uppercut from Oosthuizen.
Oosthuizen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Singh throws a right and a left that both miss.
Oosthuizen misses with a few strikes there.
Singh drops his hands momentarily and Oosthuizen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
No joy there for Oosthuizen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Singh on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Oosthuizen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Singh moves away from the strike by Oosthuizen.
Singh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Oosthuizen.
Oosthuizen throws a hook but Singh blocks it.
Oosthuizen throws a body punch but Singh moves out of range.

Singh clinches up against the cage.
Oosthuizen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Oosthuizen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Singh blocking some punches.
Singh tries a body shot but Oosthuizen blocks it.
Singh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Singh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Singh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Singh lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oosthuizen swings wildly with an uppercut but Singh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oosthuizen misses with the head strike.
Oosthuizen misses with a punch on the inside.
Oosthuizen blocking some punches.
Singh misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oosthuizen throws a punch but it's blocked by Singh.
Singh lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Oosthuizen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Oosthuizen throws a punch but it's blocked by Singh.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Singh.
Singh cracks Oosthuizen with a nice body shot.
Singh throws a punch but it's blocked by Oosthuizen.
Oosthuizen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Oosthuizen misses with a hook to the ribs.
A body shot lands from Singh.
Singh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Singh lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Oosthuizen tries to circle away but Singh has him pinned against the cage.
Oosthuizen throws a punch but it's blocked by Singh.
Singh scores with a shot to the side of Oosthuizen's head.
Singh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Singh scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Singh fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Oosthuizen.
Singh throws a head punch that misses.
Oosthuizen misses with some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Singh prevents a body shot from Oosthuizen.
Oosthuizen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oosthuizen is leaning against Singh and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Vijay Singh has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Oosthuizen has a couple of punches blocked by Singh.
Oosthuizen misses with some punches.
Singh working aggressively here.
Singh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Oosthuizen prevents a body shot from Singh.
Singh scores with a shoulder strike.

Oosthuizen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oosthuizen misses the shot to the body.
Oosthuizen scores with a jab to the head.
Oosthuizen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Singh.
Singh loads up on a big right hand but Oosthuizen slips the punch.
Tommy Oosthuizen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Oosthuizen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oosthuizen misses with a left hand
and Singh counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Singh doesn't manage to clinch there - Oosthuizen circles away.
Oosthuizen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Oosthuizen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Oosthuizen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Oosthuizen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oosthuizen misses the shot to the body.
Singh avoids the body shot from Oosthuizen.
Oosthuizen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oosthuizen misses with a body punch
and Singh counters with a solid body kick.
Oosthuizen avoids the body shot from Singh.
Singh misses with a body kick.
Oosthuizen misses the shot to the body.
Oosthuizen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sloppy strikes from Singh. Those never looked like landing.
Oosthuizen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Singh misses with a looping left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Oosthuizen circles away quickly and effectively.
Oosthuizen throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Singh lunges at Oosthuizen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Oosthuizen's hand.
Oosthuizen misses with a wild combination.
Oosthuizen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Singh looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Oosthuizen has a hand on Singh's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Singh takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Singh content just to control the position here.
Singh has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vijay Singh dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Oosthuizen catches Singh with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
No joy there for Singh, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Singh misses with a double jab.
Oosthuizen misses with an uppercut.
Singh tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Oosthuizen manages to circle out of the way.
Oosthuizen moves out of range of the strikes.
Oosthuizen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Singh is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Oosthuizen's half guard.
Singh prevents Oosthuizen from standing back up.
Singh perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Oosthuizen is trying to stand up here but Singh is controlling him well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Singh's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Singh is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Singh content just to control the position here.
Singh seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Oosthuizen for as long as he can get away with.
You get the feeling that Oosthuizen really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Singh controlling from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oosthuizen working to try and regain half guard.
Singh controlling from the full mount.
Oosthuizen tries to lock up and control but Singh gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Singh sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Oosthuizen is trying desperately to improve position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oosthuizen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Singh content just to control the position here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Oosthuizen can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Further stalling from Singh.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Singh is stinking the place up with his stalling.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Oosthuizen is looking to get to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vijay Singh showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Singh 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vijay Singh!
After winning the bout, Vijay Singh thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.