PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yadeep Singh (ranked 1897 p4p, 3662 weight class) and Dale Benderson (ranked 266 p4p, 461 weight class). Yadeep Singh is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Singh
vs
Benderson

194 cm
28
201
6 - 6 - 0

180 cm
26
190
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Enjoys gardening

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 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yadeep Singh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dale Benderson!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Konstantin Menshow and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Singh connects with a crisp jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Singh.
A punch combination from Singh misses.
Singh throws a series of punches but Benderson moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Singh. That's going to slow Benderson down.
Benderson shoots in looking for a takedown. Singh tries to sprawl out of it but Benderson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Singh manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Good standup being displayed there by Singh as he connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Singh lands a left and a right that sends Benderson crashing to the canvas! Singh dives into mount looking to finish!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benderson is looking to get to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Benderson on the ground.
Benderson regains half guard.
Benderson moves into full guard.

Benderson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Benderson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Singh controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh wants to stand but Benderson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Benderson has Singh pulled in close to control his posture.
Singh postures up.

Benderson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Singh doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Singh manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Singh stands and steps away. Benderson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Singh clinches.

Singh escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Some wild striking there from Singh.
Singh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benderson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Singh's waist but Singh gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Benderson off to one side.
Singh darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Singh drops Benderson with a left right combo! Singh follows him down to the ground into side control.

Benderson is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benderson stops Singh from passing to mount.
Benderson is still in real trouble! Can Singh finish him?
Singh just content to control the position.
Benderson is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Singh is one step ahead and moves to full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benderson is trying to escape the mount.
Benderson seems to have recovered his senses.
Benderson tries to lock up and control but Singh gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Benderson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Benderson reaches up to try and control the position but Singh seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Benderson rolls and tries to escape and now Singh has his back!
Benderson wants to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yadeep Singh dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Singh misses with a two punch combination.

Benderson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Singh to the mat! Singh manages to get full guard.
Benderson works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Benderson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Singh sees it coming and defends easily.
Benderson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Benderson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Benderson wants to pass to mount but Singh is defending the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singh scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Benderson manages to mount him!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Benderson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benderson controlling his opponent.
Singh tries to hold on but Benderson postures up.
Benderson wants to control the pace but Singh is squirming around nicely.
Benderson thowing shots but they're missing.
Benderson content just to control the position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Benderson moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Singh has worked his arm free - good work by Singh!

Benderson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Singh is trying to get back to his feet.
Benderson working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Benderson tries to move to mount but Singh blocks the move with his legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Benderson.

Benderson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Singh takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Singh is looking for a sweep.
Singh prevents Benderson from moving into mount.
Singh tries to escape but Benderson is in control.

Singh throws Benderson to one side and escapes!
Singh lands with an overhand left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benderson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Singh chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Benderson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Benderson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Singh sprawls well. Singh wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Benderson gets slowly back to his feet.
Singh lands with a nice body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Singh just misses with a punch to the body.
Benderson shoots in for a takedown but Singh shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Dale Benderson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Singh rushes Benderson with punches - Benderson moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Benderson goes down! Singh follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yadeep Singh!