PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Xantos Aremis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Azadshatru Singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aremis comes to the cage accompanied by Infected Mushroom - Merlin. Singh is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by 2 Of The Best Ft R D - Bohemia. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Aremis
vs
Singh

178 cm
30
178 lbs
17 - 8 - 0

176 cm
40
180 lbs
18 - 3 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Xantos Aremis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Azadshatru Singh!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Singh misses with a leg kick.
Aremis checks a leg kick.
Aremis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Singh.
Aremis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Singh's waist but Singh gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Aremis off to one side.
Aremis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aremis fails with an attempt to clinch.
A lazy body kick from Aremis
and Singh cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Xantos Aremis has been cut.
Singh dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Singh goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Singh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aremis moves away.
Xantos Aremis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Singh cracks Aremis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That kick from Aremis tenderised Singh's leg. Singh is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aremis bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A shot to the liver by Aremis. Beautiful body shot.

Aremis closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Aremis works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Aremis slips nicely into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh is concentrating on defense, preventing Aremis from advancing position.
Aremis thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Aremis looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Singh is looking for a sweep. Aremis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Aremis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Singh blocking the ground and pound attempt from Aremis.
Aremis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Aremis is keen to just control but Singh is a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aremis thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Aremis is looking to advance position but Singh won't allow it.
Aremis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Singh keeps working.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Aremis wants to land a leg kick but Singh is out of range.
Azadshatru Singh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Aremis closes the distance and pushes Singh back into the cage.
Singh wants to break free but Aremis has control.
Singh tries to work over Aremis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aremis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Singh blocks the elbow strike.

Singh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A good leg kick by Aremis.
Aremis moves out of range of the body kick from Singh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Aremis.
Aremis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Aremis darts in trying to clinch
and Singh makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Singh is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Aremis rather than just go for the knockout.
Aremis tries to clinch up.
Aremis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Aremis throws a body shot but no joy.
Aremis moves away from the strike by Singh.
Singh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aremis connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Aremis thuds his right hand into Singh's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Aremis tries to score with a low kick but Singh moves his leg out of the way.
Singh is trying to counter with his kicks.
Aremis bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Aremis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Singh.
Aremis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Aremis fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Singh checks it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aremis scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aremis throws a shot to the body.
Aremis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Aremis misses with a takedown
and Singh counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xantos Aremis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Singh misses with a looping right.
A quick step to the side and Aremis tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Singh misses with an uppercut. Aremis saw that one coming.
Aremis takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Aremis tests Singh's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Aremis takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Some wild striking there from Singh.
Aremis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Aremis throws a half hearted mid kick.
Aremis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xantos Aremis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Xantos Aremis's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A big left from Singh misses.
Aremis tries to clinch but Singh moves out of range.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Aremis throws a body shot but no joy.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Aremis.
Singh does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Singh lunges at Aremis with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Aremis's hand.
Singh walks into a straight right hand from Aremis.
Singh takes one on the button.
Singh takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Singh takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Good standup being displayed there by Aremis as he connects with a hook.

Aremis pushes Singh up against the cage in a clinch.
Aremis misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Aremis.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Singh fails to land.
Singh misses with a body punch.
Aremis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Singh backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Singh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Singh is trying to break free.

Singh breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aremis gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Singh counters with a stiff right hand.
Some bone on bone action there as Aremis checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Singh lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aremis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Singh misses with an uppercut. Aremis saw that one coming.
Aremis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Singh! But no joy.
Nice defenses there by Aremis.
Singh ducks under a wild hook from Aremis.

Aremis has Singh up against the cage in a clinch.
Aremis tries a body shot but Singh blocks it.
Aremis keeps control of Singh as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Aremis tries to work over Singh's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aremis's elbow.
Singh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aremis is looking to take this one to the mat.
Aremis struggles to land a body shot inside as Singh controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Singh.
Aremis is pushing Singh up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Aremis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Singh backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Singh escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Singh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aremis moves away.
Aremis bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Aremis misses with a body kick.
Aremis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Singh pinned against the cage. Singh gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Singh tries to move into range but Aremis moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Xantos Aremis is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aremis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Singh.
Aremis takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Singh slaps away a takedown attempt from Aremis, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xantos Aremis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aremis throws the kick towards the body but Singh avoids it.
Singh let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A good leg kick by Singh.
Singh takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Aremis scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Singh wants to control but Aremis is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Aremis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Singh wants to get back to his feet.
Singh is trying to maintain the position but Aremis is very close to passing his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aremis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Singh is controlling Aremis's trapped leg to prevent Aremis from advancing to side control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Aremis moves nicely into side control.
Aremis in side control lands a decent elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aremis working the ground and pound from side control.
Aremis working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xantos Aremis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Xantos Aremis's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Aremis takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Singh misses with a straight right.
It looked like Aremis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Singh slips a jab from Aremis.
Aremis takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Aremis blocks a leg kick.
Aremis shoots in looking for a takedown. Singh tries to sprawl out of it but Aremis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Singh manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Aremis misses with a low kick as Singh jumps back.
Singh appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Singh slaps away a takedown attempt from Aremis, before circling back to the center of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Aremis checks a leg kick.
Aremis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Singh can do to turn this around?
Singh gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Singh wants to land a leg kick but Aremis is out of range.
Singh keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aremis.
Singh wants to land a leg kick but Aremis is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Aremis does it's job there.
Aremis looks to score with a jab to the body but Singh is just out of range.
Aremis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Singh defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Aremis.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xantos Aremis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aremis scores with a nice head shot.
Singh checks a low kick from Aremis.
Singh on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Singh misses with a body kick.
Aremis slips a jab from Singh.
Aremis swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Aremis scores with a decent looking hook.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Aremis.
Aremis is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Aremis closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Singh to the mat! Singh manages to get full guard.
Azadshatru Singh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Xantos Aremis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Singh wants to sweep but no luck.
Aremis postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Aremis is working Singh over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Singh wants to stand and escape but Aremis is having none of it.
Singh wants to hit a switch here but Aremis passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Singh there!
Singh tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh tries to lock up and control but Aremis gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Aremis connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Aremis throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Singh because Aremis loaded up on that one.
Singh holds on for dear life.
Singh taking shots to the head.
Aremis looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Aremis prevents Singh from getting the reversal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aremis throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Aremis tries to control but Singh wriggling away.
Aremis is stalling here but it's allowed Singh to get half guard.
Aremis slows the pace down in half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Singh manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Xantos Aremis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Singh preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Xantos Aremis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Aremis has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xantos Aremis!
During a confident post fight interview, Xantos Aremis thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Azadshatru Singh was interviewed post fight and said 'Revenge is like the sweetest joy next to getting pussy so mothafucka!! i fucking demand a rematch or else get me some pussy to fuck hard.'.