PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gyra Nam Singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Senna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marco Senna will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Nam Singh
vs
Senna

166 cm
25
143 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

179 cm
23
135 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Inexperienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gyra Nam Singh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marco Senna!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Senna misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Senna is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Senna throws a leg kick but Nam Singh sees it coming and moves out of range.

Nam Singh shoots in and bounces Senna off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Senna working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nam Singh.
Nam Singh seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Senna pulls Nam Singh in close to prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nam Singh missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nam Singh decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Senna, up you get!
Senna throws a front kick aimed at Nam Singh's knee but Nam Singh avoids it well.
And Nam Singh counters with a quick kick to the body but Senna blocks it.

Nam Singh drives through with a takedown into guard.
Nam Singh 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.
Nam Singh missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nam Singh sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Nam Singh has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Senna has his hands on Nam Singh's head, controlling the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Nam Singh controlling from the top position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Nam Singh has Senna up against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nam Singh gets control of Senna's arms and successfully pulls guard. Nam Singh will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Nam Singh looking to hit a scissor sweep but Senna is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Nam Singh has his foot on Senna's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Senna works his way back into a safe position though.
Senna trying to control the position from guard on top but Nam Singh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Senna is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Nam Singh keeping full guard, as Senna tries to pass.
We've been informed that Senna has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

That's four 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.
Nam Singh keeping moving, preventing Senna from controlling successfully.
Senna sitting in guard here, content to control.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Nam Singh darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Senna is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Senna moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gyra Nam Singh dominated that round.
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.

Nam Singh scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Senna is looking to get back to full guard here but Nam Singh has managed to pass to side control instead.
Senna manages to work his way to half guard, despite Nam Singh's best efforts.
Senna wants to improve his position but Nam Singh is controlling well.
Nam Singh is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Senna wants to improve his position but Nam Singh is controlling well.
Senna keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nam Singh wants to get back to his feet.
Senna manages to get to full guard.
Senna is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Senna looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Nam Singh gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Nam Singh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Nam Singh gets a double leg takedown into Senna's guard.
Nam Singh is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Senna can do to turn this around?
Nam Singh throws an elbow that misses. Senna uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nam Singh's guard. Nice move by Senna!

Senna pushes down on Nam Singh's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Senna is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Senna trying to control but Nam Singh is working from the bottom.
Nam Singh is controlling Senna's posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nam Singh working a defensive guard here.

Nam Singh pushes Senna off and gets back to his feet.
A head kick misses from Nam Singh.

Nam Singh has Senna up against the cage in a clinch.

Nam Singh manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Nam Singh keeping moving, preventing Senna from controlling successfully.
Nam Singh has Senna pulled in close to control his posture.
Gyra Nam Singh overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Nam Singh working for a triangle but Senna defends it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nam Singh looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Senna stays in close to Nam Singh's body and controls the position.
Nam Singh throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Senna wants to pass the guard but Nam Singh is keeping the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Nam Singh is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gyra Nam Singh dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Senna misses with a low kick as Nam Singh jumps back.
Senna tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Nam Singh closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Nam Singh is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Senna reverses the position - he's now on top in Nam Singh's guard.
Nam Singh keeping full guard, as Senna tries to pass.
Nam Singh controlling Senna's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Senna postures up in Nam Singh's guard and throws a big left but Nam Singh blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nam Singh has his hands on Senna's head, controlling the position.
Senna wants to control from the top but Nam Singh keeps moving.
Nam Singh wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Senna is now in half guard.
Senna thows a huge punch but Nam Singh dodges it nicely.

Nam Singh is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Senna has latched onto it... Big trouble! Senna pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Nam Singh is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Senna!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marco Senna!
Our winner, Marco Senna, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.