PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jon Paul Fish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kshitij Singh Negi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Paul Fish
vs
Singh Negi

186 cm
26
180 lbs
22 - 12 - 1

186 cm
26
185 lbs
22 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Paul Fish!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kshitij Singh Negi!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fish connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Singh Negi's hands.
Singh Negi blocks a head kick by Fish.
Fish throws a body kick that misses.
Fish 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.
Jab, jab by Fish - just one landing.
Singh Negi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Singh Negi takes one to the side of the head.

It looks like Kshitij Singh Negi has been cut.
Jon Paul Fish seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fish scores with a jab.
Fish loads up on a big right hand but Singh Negi slips the punch.
Fish fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fish bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fish looks to throw the jab but Singh Negi is out of range.
Singh Negi ducks under a wild hook from Fish.
Fish throws a hook but Singh Negi blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fish misses with a right hand
and Singh Negi counters with a one-two to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Singh Negi. No joy for Fish on that attempt.
Fish throws a head kick that misses.
Singh Negi is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Singh Negi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fish listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Singh Negi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh Negi wants to clinch.
Singh Negi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Horrible takedown attempt by Fish or perhaps it was just good defense by Singh Negi, which made it look bad.
Singh Negi avoids the head kick by Fish.
Singh Negi dodges the punch combination from Fish.
Fish throws the left hand but Singh Negi avoids the punch easily.
Singh Negi moves out of range as Fish throws a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fish. Singh Negi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fish throws a shot from downtown. Singh Negi moves away and avoids it.
Fish lands a head kick!
Fish misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fish throws a looping overhand right but Singh Negi ducks down to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fish swings widly with a right hand
and Singh Negi counters with a series of strikes. Fish will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fish swats away the attempt to clinch by Singh Negi.
Fish tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Singh Negi was well out of range. Poor timing from Fish.

Singh Negi gets a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Singh Negi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Jon Paul Fish has been cut.
Fish blocks an elbow strike from Singh Negi.
Fish is trying to force a seperation but Singh Negi has the dominant position.
Fish is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Singh Negi throws an elbow but misses.
Singh Negi misses with a knee to the head.
Singh Negi looking to throw knees to the head but Fish is blocking nicely.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Singh Negi throws an elbow but misses.
Fish looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Fish pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fish avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Singh Negi has Fish up against the ropes in a clinch.
Fish wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Singh Negi has him pressed against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Fish breaks from the clinch.
Singh Negi wants to clinch.

Fish throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Singh Negi tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Fish is in Singh Negi's guard.
Fish in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fish throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Singh Negi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fish is stalling in the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fish working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Singh Negi wants to stand and escape but Fish is having none of it.
Fish in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fish pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Singh Negi is keeping the position for now.
Singh Negi keeping moving, preventing Fish from controlling successfully.
Fish content to stall in guard here.
Fish slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Paul Fish dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Fish throws a low kick but Singh Negi avoids it.
Despite the aggression on Singh Negi's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

Fish fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Singh Negi to the ground. Fish is now in Singh Negi's guard.
Singh Negi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Singh Negi keeping moving, preventing Fish from controlling successfully.
Fish slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Fish throws a big elbow that misses.
Fish controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fish landing some decent shots from guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh Negi wants to get back to his feet but Fish is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Singh Negi can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Fish controls the pace.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Fish working some strikes from top position.
Fish postures up in Singh Negi's guard and throws a big left but Singh Negi blocks it.
Fish is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Fish trying to control but Singh Negi is working from the bottom.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Fish uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Singh Negi doesn't manage to clinch there - Fish circles away.

Singh Negi has managed to clinch.
Singh Negi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fish is trying to push Singh Negi away but Singh Negi has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Singh Negi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fish's efforts to push away.
Singh Negi keeps control of Fish as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fish managing to block the knees to the body from Singh Negi.
Singh Negi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fish is trying to break the clinch but Singh Negi is controlling him.
Fish wants to break free but Singh Negi has control.

Fish's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fish misses with a looping left.
Fish looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Singh Negi avoids the head kick by Fish.
Fish scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fish throws a series of punches but Singh Negi avoids them all with ease.
Fish jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Despite the aggression on Singh Negi's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Fish looks to land a right hand but Singh Negi moved out of range.
Kshitij Singh Negi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A slow jab from Fish misses its intended target.

Fish fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Singh Negi sprawls well initially but Fish persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Singh Negi is trying to stand back up but Fish is controlling him
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Singh Negi can do anything to dispel that myth.
Fish wants to free his trapped foot but Singh Negi is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Singh Negi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fish.
Singh Negi is trying to stand up here but Fish is controlling him well.
Ground and pound from Fish.
Fish works his way into full mount!
Fish with shots to the head and body - Singh Negi looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Fish connects with a massive shot to the dome!

Singh Negi is rocked!
Fish has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Singh Negi's face.
Singh Negi is still in real trouble! Can Fish finish him?
Poor strikes thrown by Fish there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Fish throwing strikes here but Singh Negi is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Singh Negi seems to have recovered his senses.
Fish fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Fish loads up with a big shot that hurts Singh Negi! He's pulled Fish in close but Fish has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Singh Negi survive? More strikes from Fish and Singh Negi is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jon Paul Fish!
Jon Paul Fish retains his welterweight title!
Jon Paul Fish thanked the fans post fight for their support.