PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kshitij Singh Negi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kendrik Down (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Down is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Let's Go. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Singh Negi
vs
Down

186 cm
28
185 lbs
26 - 17 - 0

183 cm
28
176 lbs
14 - 2 - 0

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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 26 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kshitij Singh Negi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kendrik Down!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Down misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Singh Negi.
Singh Negi wants to clinch
and Down cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Singh Negi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Down ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Down waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Singh Negi.
Down closes this distance looking for a takedown but Singh Negi circles away.
Singh Negi appears to be looking for a big counter.
Singh Negi tries to clinch but Down is having none of it.
Singh Negi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Down.
Singh Negi seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

Singh Negi has closed the distance and engaged Down in a clinch.
Singh Negi throws a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Down is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Singh Negi pushes off an throws an elbow but Down leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Singh Negi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Singh Negi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Down blocks the elbow strike.
Down is looking to control Singh Negi's arms but Singh Negi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Down has his back to the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Down is trying to force a seperation but Singh Negi has the dominant position.
Singh Negi misses with an elbow over the top.
Down misses with the head strike.
Down is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Singh Negi lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Kendrik Down has been cut.

Down escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Down avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Down has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Singh Negi is landing a low percentage of strikes.

Singh Negi rushes Down and presses him up against the cage.
Singh Negi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Down avoids it.

Down is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Singh Negi can't fight it off and eventually Down manages to take the fight to the floor. Singh Negi looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Down is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Down missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Down has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Down with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Down in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Down missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Down is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Singh Negi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Down.
Down with a flurry of punches that miss.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Singh Negi ducks under a wild hook from Down.
Down throws a lazy right hand but Singh Negi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Down lands an overhand right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Down misses.
Down swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Singh Negi seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Down keeps the fight on the outside.
A lazy left from Down finds it's target.
Down throws a looping overhand right but Singh Negi ducks down to avoid it.

Singh Negi rushes Down and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Singh Negi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Down is defending well for now.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Down takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Singh Negi misses with an elbow strike.
Down dodges an elbow strike from Singh Negi.
Singh Negi is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kshitij Singh Negi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kendrik Down.
Down blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Down digs a right hand into Singh Negi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Singh Negi's gas tank.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Singh Negi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Down's brow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh Negi tries to land a knee to the head but Down blocks with his arms.
Singh Negi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Singh Negi.
Singh Negi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Down's efforts to push away.
Singh Negi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Down avoids a wild elbow strike from Singh Negi.
Singh Negi is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Singh Negi tries a knee to the head but Down blocks it.
Down stalling in the clinch but Singh Negi improves position.
Singh Negi tries to land knees in the clinch but Down avoids the damage to the body.
Singh Negi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Singh Negi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Down is defending well for now.

Down escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Down lands with a hook. Singh Negi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Down misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kshitij Singh Negi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kendrik Down's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Down throws a jab but it's blocked by Singh Negi.
Singh Negi seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Singh Negi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Singh Negi tries to clinch up.
Down misses with an uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Singh Negi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Down let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

Singh Negi moves into range and clinches up with Down.
Down wants to take the fight to the mat but Singh Negi manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Down avoids the elbow strike from Singh Negi, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singh Negi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Singh Negi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Down escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Singh Negi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Singh Negi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh Negi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Down.
Down fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Singh Negi manages to avoid it.
Down throws the left hand but Singh Negi avoids the punch easily.
Down fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Down throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Down fails with the takedown.

Down scores with a takedown into Singh Negi's guard.
Down loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Down throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Singh Negi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh Negi is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Down is controlling him.
Down in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Down postures up in Singh Negi's guard and throws a big left but Singh Negi blocks it.
Down landing some decent shots from guard.
Down 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.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Singh Negi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Down on the ground.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
The fighters circling - Down throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Down scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kendrik Down seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Singh Negi clinches with his opponent.
Singh Negi scores a nice knee to the body.
A hook to the body from Down.
Singh Negi lands a good knee to the midsection. Down won't want to take too many of those.
Down throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Singh Negi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Down tries a body shot but Singh Negi blocks it.
Singh Negi pushes off an throws an elbow but Down leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Down blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Singh Negi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Singh Negi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Singh Negi blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Down has clasped his hands together around Singh Negi's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Down connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Singh Negi some visible discomfort.
Down just content to control the position.
Down misses with the ground and pound.
Singh Negi takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Singh Negi is trying to get back to his feet.
Down sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Singh Negi is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Singh Negi takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Singh Negi seems a little lost for a moment, as Down dominates the positioning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kendrik Down showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kendrik Down's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.

Singh Negi clinches.
Singh Negi tries a knee to the head but Down blocks it.

Down manages to break the clinch.
Singh Negi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Singh Negi tries to clinch up but Down circles away and keeps his distance.
Singh Negi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Down stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Singh Negi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Down paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Singh Negi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh Negi is looking to clinch but Down is avoiding it.
Singh Negi darts in trying to clinch
and Down counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice sprawl there from Singh Negi as Down shoots in.
Singh Negi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Down throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Down connects with a looping right hand.
Singh Negi tries to clinch up.
Down throws a hook to the side of Singh Negi's head but Singh Negi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Singh Negi tries to close the distance and clinch but Down swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh Negi slips under a jab.
Singh Negi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Singh Negi throws a big counter combination but Down scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

Singh Negi darts in and clinches Down up against the cage.
Down on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Singh Negi lands an elbow just above Down 's eye.
Singh Negi throws an elbow that misses.
Singh Negi tries to land a knee to the head but Down blocks with his arms.
Down is trying to force a seperation but Singh Negi has the dominant position.
Singh Negi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Down avoids it.
Singh Negi missing with knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Down lands a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Down avoiding damage as Singh Negi throws knees to the body.
Down just leaning against Singh Negi, taking a breather.
Singh Negi lands a damaging elbow.

That has opened up Kendrik Down's cut even more.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Down can't get the takedown.
Knees in the clinch landing for Singh Negi.
Down takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Down blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Singh Negi lands a nice knee to the body.
Singh Negi looking to throw knees to the head but Down is blocking nicely.
Down avoids the elbow strike from Singh Negi, against the cage.
Singh Negi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Singh Negi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Singh Negi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Singh Negi pushes off an throws an elbow but Down leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Singh Negi gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Down.
Kshitij Singh Negi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kendrik Down.
Down takes an elbow to the temple.

The cut above Kendrik Down's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh Negi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Down.
Singh Negi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Down fails to land.
Down goes for a takedown attempt but Singh Negi pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Down. Singh Negi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Singh Negi throws a quick counter head kick but Down was just out of range.
Down circles away from the clinch attempt
and Down counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Down scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Singh Negi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Down looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Down throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Singh Negi's waist but Singh Negi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Down off to one side.
Singh Negi wants to clinch up but Down keeps it at a distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Down! But no joy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kshitij Singh Negi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Singh Negi 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!