PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bernhard Adelhard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arshnoor Singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adelhard comes to the cage accompanied by Godsmack - I Stand Alone. Singh has chosen 2Pac - Hit 'Em Up as his entrance music. 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?

Adelhard
vs
Singh

178 cm
31
150 lbs
26 - 15 - 0

183 cm
33
148 lbs
49 - 24 - 4

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)
Voodoo Nutrition

Hellbent
King of Clothes

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bernhard Adelhard!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 49 - 24 - 4, fighting out of Montreal, Arshnoor Singh!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Singh scores with a hook to the body. Adelhard takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Adelhard throws a head kick but Singh moves out of range.
Singh appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Singh is looking to score with low kicks.
Singh takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Singh is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Singh swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Adelhard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Singh moves away.
A nice side step and Singh releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Singh throws a body shot but no joy.
Adelhard will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Adelhard connects with a body shot.
Singh feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Adelhards jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Singh defending well as Adelhard loads up on a big left hand.
Singh looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Singh slips a jab from Adelhard.
Adelhard is looking to land body kicks.
Adelhard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Singh.
Adelhard checks the leg kick.
Adelhard appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Adelhard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Singh.

Adelhard instigates a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adelhard blocks a body shot from Singh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adelhard lands a shot to the body.
Singh can't find room to land a body shot as Adelhard controls the action.
Adelhard lands a body shot.
Singh lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Singh lands with a short shot to the head.
Adelhard lands with a right to the head.
Singh scores with a shoulder strike.
Singh swings wildly with an uppercut but Adelhard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adelhard lands a body shot in the clinch.
Singh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Adelhard's elbow.
Adelhard throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Singh looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Singh lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Singh blocks an uppercut.
Singh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Adelhard blocks a body shot from Singh.
A body shot lands from Adelhard.
Adelhard misses with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Adelhard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adelhard drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Singh gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard has Singh pressed against the cage, preventing Singh from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A body shot lands from Adelhard.
Adelhard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Singh lands a body shot in the clinch.
Singh tries to work over Adelhard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Adelhard is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Singh can't fight it off and eventually Adelhard manages to take the fight to the floor. Singh looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Adelhard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Singh swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Singh keeping moving, preventing Adelhard from controlling successfully.
Adelhard distracts Singh with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard throws a strike but Singh rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Singh wants to get up but he can't break Adelhard's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Adelhard can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Singh controls the pace.
Adelhard is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Adelhard controls Singh momentarily but Singh frees himself.
Adelhard pulls Singh in to control the position.
We've been hearing good reports from Adelhard's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Adelhard wants to sweep here but Singh controlling him for the moment.
Adelhard is working hard here to advance position.

Adelhard is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Singh defends well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Singh has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Adelhard is proving hard to escape from.
Adelhard controls Singh momentarily but Singh frees himself.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Adelhard shoots in for a takedown but Singh shows good takedown defense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Arshnoor Singh will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Singh misses with a body shot
and Adelhard counters with a stiff right hand.
Singh throws a right and a left that both miss.
Adelhard looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Adelhard lands a body shot.
A jab from Singh does it's job there.
Singh checks a low kick from Adelhard.
Singh thuds his shin into the meat of Adelhard's side.
Adelhard with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Singh lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Singh checks a leg kick.
Adelhard lands with a nice body kick.
Adelhard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Singh moves away.
Singh appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Singh keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Singh slaps away a takedown attempt from Adelhard, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nice cross by Adelhard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Adelhard rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Singh makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Adelhard slips a jab and a cross from Singh.
Arshnoor Singh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Singh takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Adelhard throws a looping overhand right but Singh ducks down to avoid it.
Adelhard misses with a low kick.
Singh unleashes a big counter combination but Adelhard bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Adelhard on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Singh wants to slow Adelhard down by chopping away at his legs.
Adelhard lands with a shot to the body.
Adelhard wants to clinch up but Singh keeps it at a distance.
Singh misses with a looping right.
Adelhard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Singh swings for the body but Adelhard moves out of range.
Adelhard throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Singh scoring well with a low kick there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard throws a front kick that sends Singh stumbling back into the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Singh gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Adelhard to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Singh kicks Adelhard off and gets to his feet.
Singh takes a swing at Adelhard's ribcage but misses.
Adelhard changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A solid leg kick lands there for Singh.
A jab lands there for Singh.
Adelhard throws the kick towards the body but Singh avoids it.
Singh tries a quick counter leg kick but Adelhard is wise to it.
Adelhard swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Adelhard wants to slow Singh down by chopping away at his legs.
Adelhard lands with a straight right. Singh didn't see that one coming.
Singh moves out of range of the leg kick from Adelhard.
Adelhard misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard sizes up Singh with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Adelhard avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bernhard Adelhard is winning the standup battle so far.
Adelhard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Adelhard fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Singh on the side of the head.
Adelhard closes this distance looking for a takedown but Singh circles away.
Singh throws out a counter right but Adelhard avoids it with no problem.
Singh tries to land a front kick but Adelhard steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Adelhard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Singh.
Singh throws a leg kick but Adelhard sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Adelhard tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Singh swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bernhard Adelhard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A slow jab from Singh misses its intended target.
Singh lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Singh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Singh connects with a leg kick. Adelhard looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Singh lands a head shot.
Adelhard with a nice cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adelhard lunges at Singh with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Singh's hand.
Adelhard throws a low kick, looking for Singh's leg but Singh calmly moves out of range.
Singh misses with an attempted mid kick.
Adelhard connects with a good right hand that stumbles Singh. Singh circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Singh throws a low kick but Adelhard avoids it.
Nice straight punches there by Adelhard. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Adelhard.
Singh throws the kick towards the body but Adelhard avoids it.
Adelhard drops down looking for a counter takedown but Singh sprawls and moves away.
Adelhard throws a nice head kick!
Adelhard takes one to the side of the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Adelhard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Singh on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Singh chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Adelhard can pounce on him.
Singh misses with a double jab

and Adelhard counters with a shoot takedown. Singh fights it but they end up in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Singh throws a body shot but no joy.
Adelhard was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Singh takes a swing at Adelhard's ribcage but misses.
Singh goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Adelhard thinks about countering with a head kick.
Adelhard rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Singh cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Adelhard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Singh throws a lazy right hand but Adelhard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Adelhard delivers a nice body kick.
Adelhard tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Singh is able to avoid easily.
Singh scores with a sloppy right hand. Adelhard should have avoided that one.
Adelhard tries to clinch up.
Singh appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Adelhard gets a clinch.
Adelhard is trying to drag Singh to the mat but Singh just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Adelhard gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Singh regains guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adelhard is looking to advance position but Singh has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adelhard sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Singh is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Adelhard wants to control the action here but instead Singh manages to pass to full mount!
Singh avoids the attempt from Adelhard to control.
Adelhard really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh tries to control but Adelhard wriggling away.
Adelhard can't escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh controlling the pace for now.
Adelhard can't escape the position.
Singh sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Singh tries to control but Adelhard wriggling away.
Singh prevents Adelhard from getting the reversal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Singh controlling the pace for now.
Adelhard is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Adelhard regains half guard.
Adelhard has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Singh is working away from the top position though.
Arshnoor Singh has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arshnoor Singh really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Adelhard misses with an uppercut.
Singh with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Adelhard to score with a decent uppercut.
Singh walks into a left hand.

Adelhard instigates a clinch.
Adelhard scores with a nice hook to the head.

Singh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Singh turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Adelhard checks a leg kick nicely.
Singh feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Adelhards jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Adelhard lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
An inside leg kick lands from Adelhard.
Singh connects with a high kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adelhard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Adelhard half committed to a counter leg kick.
Adelhard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Singh manages to avoid it.
Singh swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Singh tries to work over Adelhard's front leg with a kick but Adelhard checks it.
A shot to the body from Adelhard misses
letting Singh counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adelhard tries to clinch but Singh is having none of it.
Singh slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Adelhard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Adelhard fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
An inside leg kick from Singh misses.
Singh tries to land a front kick but Adelhard steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Adelhard tries to counter with a takedown but Singh is quick to defend against it.
Singh keeps the fight on the outside.
Adelhard throws out a leg kick but Singh moves out of range and Adelhard only half commits.
Singh stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Adelhard.
Singh blocks a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Singh! But no joy.
Singh throws a body punch but Adelhard moves out of range.
Singh tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Adelhard is able to avoid easily.
Adelhard motions for Singh to come forward. Adelhard throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Singh goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Adelhard tries to land a leg kick but Singh saw it coming and moves away.
Singh cracks a nice hook into Adelhard's ribs.
Adelhard lands with a kick to the ribs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Adelhard.
Adelhard connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adelhard throws a right and a left that Singh avoids nicely.
Adelhard checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Adelhard is looking to counter with a body kick.
Singh throws a head kick but Adelhard moves out of range.
Adelhard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Singh sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Singh's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Singh connects with a looping right hand.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Adelhard.
Singh misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Adelhard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Singh.
Singh scores with a body shot.
Singh throws a body shot but no joy.
Adelhard connects with a right hand. Singh shakes it off.
Adelhard scores with a hook to the body. Singh takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Singh stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Adelhard tries to close the distance and clinch but Singh swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Singh.
Singh misses with an uppercut.
A head kick by Singh misses
and Adelhard counters with a nice kick to the body.
Adelhard throws a body punch but Singh moves out of range.
Singh throws a solid leg kick but Adelhard takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Singh.
Adelhard throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Adelhard avoids a kick to the body.
Singh just misses with a punch to the body.
Adelhard with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adelhard lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Singh just misses with a punch to the body.
Adelhard lands a nice leg kick that just misses Singh's sensitive parts.
Adelhard lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Good leg kick by Singh there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Singh avoids the head kick by Adelhard.
Singh throws a body shot but no joy.
Singh tries to work over Adelhard's front leg with a kick but Adelhard checks it.
A shot to the body from Singh misses
and Adelhard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Adelhard throws out a powerful jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Bernhard Adelhard will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Adelhard throws a low kick but Singh moves out of range easily.
Singh thinks about the counter body kick.

Singh gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Singh working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Adelhard.
Singh is trying to keep Adelhard in close.
Singh is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adelhard landing some decent shots from guard.
Singh keeping full guard, as Adelhard tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adelhard postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Adelhard stays in close to Singh's body and controls the position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Singh takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Singh lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Adelhard at a distance.
Singh lands a jab to the head.
Adelhard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adelhard throws a leg kick
and Singh counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Adelhard fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Singh, pushing him back against the cage.
Adelhard stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Singh wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard is leaning against Singh and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Adelhard lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Singh backwards.
Adelhard misses with a body punch.
Adelhard prevents a body shot from Singh.
Adelhard softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Singh has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Adelhard.
Adelhard keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Singh's efforts to push away.
Singh lands a body shot.
Adelhard is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Singh tries a body shot but Adelhard blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adelhard is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Singh is keeping busy.

Singh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Adelhard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Singh.
Singh tries a quick counter leg kick but Adelhard is wise to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard lands a jab to the nose.
Adelhard fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Singh is out of range.
Singh avoids the body shot from Adelhard.
Singh dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Singh looks to land a right hand but Adelhard moved out of range.
Singh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adelhard manages to avoid it.
Singh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adelhard was well out of range. Poor timing from Singh.
Singh cracks a nice hook into Adelhard's ribs.
Singh throws a looping overhand right but Adelhard ducks down to avoid it.
Adelhard lands an overhand right.
Adelhard lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Singh throws a leg kick but Adelhard checks it.
Singh takes one to the chin there.
Adelhard throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Singh tried to score with a low kick but Adelhard checks it.
Singh stuffs the takedown.
Adelhard staying out of range there.
Adelhard slips a jab from Singh.
Singh checks the leg kick nicely there.
Adelhard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Adelhard connects with a body shot that sends Singh's belly button to the back.

Adelhard clinches up against the cage.
Bernhard Adelhard has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Still in the clinch, Singh scores with a nice short uppercut.
Singh wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Adelhard can't find room to land a body shot as Singh controls the action.

Singh breaks from the clinch.

Singh tries to keep at a distance but Adelhard has taken the fight into the clinch.
Adelhard throws an elbow that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bernhard Adelhard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Adelhard 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 49:46
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 49:47
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 49:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bernhard Adelhard!
Bernhard Adelhard retains his featherweight title!
Bernhard Adelhard took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Voodoo Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.
The defeated Arshnoor Singh had this to say: '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.'.