PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arshnoor Singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timo Vesala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Singh comes to the cage accompanied by 2Pac - Hit 'Em Up. Vesala has chosen Bomfunk MC's - Freestyler as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Singh
vs
Vesala

183 cm
29
148 lbs
32 - 15 - 2

160 cm
30
140 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arshnoor Singh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Timo Vesala!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Singh lands with an uppercut that bounces Vesala off the cage and back into range.
Singh scores with a shot to the body.
Singh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Singh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vesala moves away.
Singh throws a leg kick but Vesala checks it.
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.
Nice shot by Vesala.
A nice inside leg kick there by Singh. That's going to slow Vesala down.
Vesala throws a hook but Singh avoids it easily.
Vesala throws a hook to the side of Singh's head but Singh sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sloppy strikes from Singh. Those never looked like landing.
Singh throws a one two combo.

It looks like Timo Vesala has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Singh looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Singh lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Singh lands a nice shot to the body.
Singh's jab looks to have found its range, popping Vesala under the eye.
Singh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Singh moves out of range as Vesala strikes.
Vesala lands a lovely overhand right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vesala throws a hook but Singh avoids it easily.
Singh tries to score with a low kick but Vesala moves his leg out of the way.
Vesala throws a right hand that misses
and Singh counters with a nice body kick.
Singh misses with a body shot
and Vesala counters with a stiff right hand.
Singh connects with a single shot there.
Vesala bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Singh tries to land a leg kick but Vesala saw it coming and moves away.
Singh ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Singh throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Vesala with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Singh throws a lazy right hand but Vesala sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Singh misses with a straight right.
Arshnoor Singh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vesala moves forwards but Singh connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Vesala might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Singh swings widly with a right hand
and Vesala cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Singh tried to score with a low kick but Vesala checks it.
Vesala looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Vesala takes one to the side of the head.
Vesala with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh scoring well with a low kick there.
Vesala smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Danga de danga de dang - Vesala scores with a four punch combination!
Singh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vesala throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Singh stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vesala walks into a straight right hand from Singh.
We've been informed that Vesala has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Singh is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Singh ducks under a wild hook from Vesala.
Singh takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Singh throws a leg kick
and Vesala counters with a nice uppercut.
Singh takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Singh throws a low kick but it's checked well by Vesala.
Vesala swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice straight punches there by Vesala. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vesala.
Singh moves away from the strike by Vesala.
Vesala misses the jab.
Singh tried to counter with a leg kick but Vesala avoided it.
Singh misses with a low kick.
Vesala throws out a loose jab but Singh uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh moves away from the strike by Vesala.
A big left from Vesala misses.
Singh with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vesala throws out a loose jab but Singh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Singh ducks under a wild hook from Vesala.
Vesala is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Singh.
Vesala misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice shot by Vesala.
Vesala throws a shot from downtown. Singh moves away and avoids it.
Vesala looks to land a left hand but Singh moved out of range nicely.
Vesala avoids the body shot from Singh.
Vesala will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Singh is looking to counter punch.
Singh scores with a crisp jab that stopped Vesala in his tracks.
Nice defenses there by Singh.
Vesala swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Singh jabs at Vesala's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh takes a swing at Vesala's ribcage but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Vesala misses the target.
Singh throws a front kick aimed at Vesala's knee but Vesala avoids it well.
Singh swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Singh moves out of range of the strikes.
Vesala falls off balance throwing a combination
and Singh counters with a nice leg kick.
Vesala jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vesala stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Singh.
Good shot there by Vesala.
Singh fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vesala.
Vesala loads up on a big right hand but Singh slips the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Singh's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Vesala connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Singh scrambles back to his feet.
Vesala swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vesala lands with a nice body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Timo Vesala will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Timo Vesala's cut.
That's time! Singh's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Vesala avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vesala takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Vesala throws a jab when Singh was well out of range.
Vesala keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Singh throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Vesala misses with an uppercut.
As Vesala backs away, Singh returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Singh paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Vesala lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Vesala connects with a crisp jab.
Singh jabs Vesala right on the nose. Vesala blinks but takes it well.
Vesala is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Singh.
Vesala takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Vesala shoots in but no luck this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Singh looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Singh attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Singh takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh catches Vesala with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Vesala looks to land a right hand but Singh moved out of range.
Singh buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Vesala misses with a looping left.
Singh looks to score with a jab to the body but Vesala is just out of range.
Vesala lands a jab.
Singh moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Vesala tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vesala tries to close the distance and clinch but Singh swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Singh staying out of range there.
Singh was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Singh really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Vesala throws a nice looking combination but Singh bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vesala scores with a hook.
Vesala tries to clinch but Singh moves out of range.
Singh is looking to counter punch.
Singh turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Vesala missing with a left hand there. Singh was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vesala's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Singh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vesala.
Singh scores with a kick to the body.
Vesala loads up on a big right hand but Singh slips the punch.
Singh looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Singh dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vesala. That did some damage!
Singh lands a jab.
Singh scores with a body shot.
Vesala slips under a jab from Singh.
Vesala loads up on a big right hand but Singh slips the punch.
Singh looks to throw the jab but Vesala is out of range.
Singh misses with a lunging right hand
and Vesala counters with a straight right hand.
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 throws a big shot that misses.
Singh finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Singh lands a nice looking body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vesala uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Singh.
Vesala misses with a looping right.
Singh scoring well with a low kick there.
No joy there for Vesala, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vesala connects with a looping right hand.
Singh fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vesala.
Singh walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Singh throws an off balance right hand
and Vesala counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vesala stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Singh.
Vesala connects with a nice looking jab.
The fighters circling - Vesala throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vesala throws a hook to the side of Singh's head but Singh sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vesala lands with a hook. Singh tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Singh misses with a low kick.
Vesala looks to land a combination but Singh avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Singh, right into the meat.
Vesala checks a low kick from Singh.
Singh throws out a leg kick but Vesala moves out of range and Singh only half commits.
Vesala misses with an uppercut.
Singh slips a jab from Vesala.
It looked like Singh was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Vesala.
Singh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Singh throws a half hearted mid kick.
Singh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vesala avoids the head kick by Singh.
Vesala misses with an uppercut. Singh saw that one coming.
Singh misses with a lunging right hand
and Vesala counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Singh jabs Vesala right on the nose. Vesala blinks but takes it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vesala waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Singh.
Vesala scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Singh doesn't seem bothered though.
Vesala keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Singh.
Vesala drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Singh defends it well.
Vesala throws a looping overhand right but Singh ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Arshnoor Singh will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Timo Vesala's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Singh tries to score with a low kick but Vesala moves his leg out of the way.
Singh looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Singh ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Vesala swings widly with a right hand
and Singh counters with a nice uppercut.
Arshnoor Singh is winning the standup battle so far.
Vesala throws a hook to the side of Singh's head but Singh sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vesala misses the jab.
Vesala uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Singh.
Singh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vesala sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vesala misses with a looping right.
Singh blocks a jab.
Singh throws a body shot but no joy.
Singh cracks Vesala with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singh lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vesala's sensitive parts.
Vesala scores with a hook.
Vesala checks a leg kick nicely.
Singh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vesala throws out the jab.
Singh looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Vesala tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh needs to keep his hands up - Vesala had a free shot at his head there.
Vesala looks to score with a jab to the body but Singh is just out of range.
Singh throws a shot from downtown. Vesala moves away and avoids it.
Vesala scores with a nice head shot.
Vesala throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Singh slips under a jab.
Vesala works over Singh's head and body with a nice combination.
Vesala takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Singh throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vesala is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Singh is looking to score with low kicks.
Singh throws a low kick but Vesala avoids it.
Singh walks into a straight right hand from Vesala.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - Singh throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh throws a quick inside leg kick.
Singh throws a big shot that misses.
Singh sets himself, and Vesala steps forward looking for the clinch! Singh avoids it this time.
Vesala thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vesala looks to land a right hand but Singh moved out of range.
Singh slips under a jab.
Singh wants to land a leg kick but Vesala is out of range.
Vesala avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Singh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vesala.
Vesala lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Singh uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vesala.
Singh throws the kick towards the body but Vesala avoids it.
Vesala throws a left and a right that both miss
and Singh counters with an outside leg kick.
Singh moves out of range as Vesala strikes.
Vesala throws an off balance right hand
and Singh counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vesala rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Singh counters with a nice body shot.
Vesala lands a jab to the nose.
Vesala ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Singh moves away.
Vesala throws the left hand but Singh avoids the punch easily.
Vesala misses with a right hand
and Singh counters with an outside leg kick.
Singh scores with a jab to the jaw.
A jab from Vesala misses.
Singh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vesala.
Singh appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Vesala throws a poor cross that misses
and Singh counters with a straight right hand.
Singh throws a head kick that misses
enabling Vesala to counter with a crisp jab.
Singh scores with a jab.
Vesala lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vesala walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Vesala looks to land a left hand but Singh moved out of range nicely.
Singh fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vesala looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vesala rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Singh counters with a slapping leg kick.
Singh doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Singh connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Vesala is rocked!
Vesala lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Vesala.
Vesala lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Singh darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Vesala is still on wobbly legs! Can Singh finish him?

Vesala moves into range and clinches up with Singh.
Singh lands a shoulder strike.
Singh scores with a shoulder strike.
Singh lands with a right to the head.

Singh breaks the clinch.
Vesala on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Singh. Singh obviously looking to wear him down.
Singh throws a right and a left that Vesala avoids nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vesala throws a right hand that misses
and Singh cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big right from Vesala misses.
As Vesala backs away, Singh returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Vesala cracks Singh with a good jab.
Singh closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Vesala! Singh dives in looking to finish! Vesala is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arshnoor Singh!
A victorious Arshnoor Singh thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.