PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuvraj Singh (ranked 1804 p4p, 179 weight class) and Guy Laliberte (ranked 1782 p4p, 178 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Singh
vs
Laliberte

188 cm
26
270 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

190 cm
26
251 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Bullet Proof System

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Yuvraj Singh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Guy Laliberte!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Singh takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

It looks like Yuvraj Singh has been cut.
Laliberte throws a sloppy head kick
and Singh counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Laliberte misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Laliberte slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Laliberte moves out of range of the strikes.
Laliberte throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Singh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Laliberte tries to land a front kick but Singh steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
An attempted straight right counter from Singh misses the target.
Laliberte has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Singh. Laliberte does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singh walks into a stiff left hand from Laliberte.
Nice defenses there by Singh.
Singh scores with a punch to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laliberte throws a jab but it's blocked by Singh.
Singh wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Laliberte misses with a hook
and Singh cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Guy Laliberte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Singh misses with a looping right.
Laliberte swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A swing and a miss from Laliberte.
A little feinted left hand from Singh on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

Singh clinches.
Singh makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Laliberte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Laliberte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Laliberte misses with the head strike.
Singh has Laliberte pressed against the cage.
Laliberte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Laliberte tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laliberte working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Singh slows down the pace here.
Laliberte wants to break the clinch but can't.
Singh lands a left hand.
Singh working aggressively here.
Laliberte working aggressively here.
Singh is stalling here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Singh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laliberte can't find room to land a body shot as Singh controls the action.
Laliberte lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Laliberte.
Laliberte misses with a punch to the body.
Singh manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
I was talking to Singh's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laliberte misses with a hook from the clinch.
Singh tries a body shot but Laliberte blocks it.
A short left from Laliberte.
Singh slows down the pace here.
Singh is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Laliberte misses with a short punch on the inside.
Singh has Laliberte pushed against the cage.
Laliberte lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh tries to throw a body punch but Laliberte avoids it by throwing Singh back against the cage.
Laliberte lands a body shot.
Singh slows down the pace here.

Laliberte breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Laliberte throws a jab when Singh was well out of range.
Laliberte pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Singh ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Singh was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Laliberte misses with a body shot.
Laliberte swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Singh wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Laliberte throws a looping overhand right but Singh ducks down to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by Singh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Guy Laliberte dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yuvraj Singh's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Singh throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice inside leg kick there by Laliberte. That's going to slow Singh down.
Guy Laliberte seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Laliberte feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Singhs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Singh misses with a straight left.
Singh keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Singh is looking to counter punch.
Singh doesn't manage to clinch there - Laliberte circles away.
Laliberte throws a leg kick
and Singh counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singh misses with a body shot.
Singh misses the body punch
and Laliberte counters with an outside leg kick.
Singh moves out of range as Laliberte throws a body kick.
Singh uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Laliberte.
Singh throwing a counter right hand but Laliberte manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laliberte connects with a looping right hand.
Singh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Laliberte.
Singh lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Laliberte circles away quickly and effectively.
Laliberte goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Singh takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Laliberte lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Singh ducks under a wild hook from Laliberte.
Singh throwing a counter right hand but Laliberte manages to avoid it.
Laliberte throws a body kick that misses
and Singh counters with a straight right hand.
Singh lands with an overhand left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laliberte throws a shot from downtown. Singh moves away and avoids it.
A left lands for Singh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Singh connects with a nice looking jab.
Singh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Laliberte moves away.
Singh moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromLaliberte.
Laliberte goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
An inside leg kick from Laliberte misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Singh misses its target.
Good work by Singh as he checks the leg kick.
Laliberte throws a lazy body kick
enabling Singh to counter with a crisp jab.
Singh misses with a hook.
A jab from Laliberte misses.
Singh is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Laliberte.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laliberte lunges at Singh with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Singh's hand.
Singh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Laliberte.
Laliberte throws a leg kick but Singh sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Laliberte misses the target.
The crowd cheers as Laliberte lands an impressive looking overhand right. Singh doesn't seem phased though.
Singh swings for the body but Laliberte moves out of range.
Singh missing with a left hand there. Laliberte was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Laliberte feints a counter leg kick.
Laliberte uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Singh.
Laliberte stuns Singh with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Singh slips a straight right by Laliberte.
Singh seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laliberte misses with a body kick.
Laliberte throws a wild body kick that Singh sees coming a mile off.
Singh is looking to counter punch.
Laliberte throws a lazy uppercut
and Singh counters with a stiff right hand.
Jab from Singh.
Laliberte throws the kick towards the body but Singh avoids it.
Singh takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laliberte throws a body kick that misses
and Laliberte takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A looping hook to the body misses from Singh. Laliberte does a little dance to reset his feet.
Laliberte moves into range and connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Guy Laliberte showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Yuvraj Singh's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Singh misses with a lunging right hand
and Laliberte counters with a straight right hand.

Singh has taken the fight to the clinch.
Laliberte working aggressively here.
Laliberte misses with a body punch.
Laliberte misses with some punches.
Laliberte misses with a punch on the inside.
Laliberte will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Singh up against the cage.
Singh pushes Laliberte back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Laliberte.
Singh lands a shot to the body.
Laliberte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Laliberte lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Laliberte.
Laliberte is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Laliberte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Singh's elbow.
A short uppercut from Singh.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Singh.
Yuvraj Singh has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Singh lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Laliberte misses with a hook to the ribs.
Singh taking a breather.
Singh lands a body punch.
Laliberte takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Laliberte breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good shot there by Singh.
Singh avoids the head kick by Laliberte.
Singh appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Guy Laliberte is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh thows a left - swing and a miss!
Singh scores with a hook.
Singh moves out of range as Laliberte throws a body kick.
Singh swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Laliberte attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Singh throws a big shot that misses.
Laliberte misses with a body kick.
Singh looks to score with a jab to the body but Laliberte is just out of range.
Laliberte lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Yuvraj Singh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Singh throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laliberte throws a combination. Singh tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Singh misses with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laliberte defending well as Singh loads up on a big left hand.
Laliberte pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Singh went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Singh blocks a low kick nicely.
Singh throws a looping overhand right but Laliberte ducks down to avoid it.
Laliberte throws a wild body kick that Singh sees coming a mile off.
Laliberte works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nice cross by Laliberte.
Singh thows a left - swing and a miss!
Singh moves out of range of the body kick.
Singh takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laliberte scoring well with a low kick there.
Singh wants to clinch.

Singh clinches with his opponent.
Singh works on Laliberte's body with a couple of short punches.
Singh lands a right hand.
Singh misses with some punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Yuvraj Singh.
I think Laliberte has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Guy Laliberte!