PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between La Sing (ranked 5266 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Zirkovic (ranked 25006 p4p, 0 weight class). Andre Zirkovic will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Sing
vs
Zirkovic

187 cm
19
190 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

200 cm
18
180 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, La Sing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andre Zirkovic!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sing throws a hook but Zirkovic avoids it easily.
Sing looks to throw the jab but Zirkovic is out of range.
Zirkovic misses with a body shot.
Zirkovic closes the distance and clinches up with Sing, looking for a takedown. Zirkovic pushes Sing against the cage but Sing circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Sing. Those never looked like landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Zirkovic! But no joy.
Zirkovic needs to keep his hands up - Sing had a free shot at his head there.
Zirkovic fails with the takedown
and Sing connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sing throws a jab but it's blocked by Zirkovic.
Andre Zirkovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sing scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sing just misses with a punch to the body.
Zirkovic drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Sing defends it well.
Zirkovic misses with a shot to the body
and Zirkovic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zirkovic is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sing misses with a two punch combination.
Zirkovic on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Zirkovic closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Sing wants to get back to full guard.
Zirkovic looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Sing is defending against the submission attempts here by Zirkovic.
Sing knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Zirkovic on the ground.

Zirkovic decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zirkovic tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sing sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Zirkovic somewhat.
It looked like Sing wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
La Sing has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Zirkovic.
Zirkovic fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sing uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Zirkovic has time to react.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Sing drops Zirkovic with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Zirkovic looks back up at him and smiles so Sing waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Zirkovic is rocked!
Zirkovic looks up at the clock. Bad move! Sing lands a right hand from hell, dropping Zirkovic. Sing pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). La Sing!
An out of breath La Sing thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.