PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Buzynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buzynski kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Wavin Flag by K'naan. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Buzynski
vs
Singh

190 cm
20
210 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

181 cm
22
205 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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KRRO Wear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Buzynski!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Simon Singh!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Singh misses.
Singh drops Buzynski with a nice combination! Singh dives into Buzynski's guard, looking to finish!

Buzynski is rocked!

It looks like Jack Buzynski has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Singh is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Oh Buzynski is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Singh postures up.
Singh works over Buzynski with some ground and pound from guard.
Singh must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Singh makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Singh working some strikes from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Singh lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Buzynski keeping moving, preventing Singh from controlling successfully.
Buzynski seems to have got his legs back now.
Singh looking to pass the guard.
Buzynski has his hands on Singh's head, controlling the position.
Singh looking to sit in guard and control but Buzynski gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Buzynski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Buzynski is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
Singh looking for a sweep. Not yet Singh, not yet.

Singh throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Buzynski won't allow Singh to sweep him here.
Buzynski has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Singh is proving hard to escape from.
Singh throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Singh tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Buzynski slips under a jab from Singh.
Simon Singh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Singh has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Buzynski.
Buzynski doesn't manage to clinch there - Singh circles away.
Singh thows a left - swing and a miss!

Buzynski looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Singh wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buzynski is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Singh has a closed guard, preventing Buzynski from standing up.

Buzynski gets to his feet. Singh looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Buzynski takes a jab right on the kisser.
Singh avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Buzynski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Singh fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Buzynski walks into a straight right hand from Singh.
Singh works Buzynski's body with a nice hook.
Singh throws a jab but it's blocked by Buzynski.
Singh lands with a nice body punch.
Singh steps into range and cracks Buzynski with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Buzynski flops backwards and Singh dives into his guard looking to finish!
Buzynski working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh thows a big elbow that misses.
Buzynski managing to control the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Buzynski working a defensive guard but Singh manages to pass into side control anyway.
Buzynski takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Singh landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Buzynski can't do much from the bottom here.
Buzynski defending against the ground and pound.
Buzynski pushes Singh away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Singh gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Singh tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Buzynski is trying to control Singh's posture but Singh avoids it.
Buzynski takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

Jack Buzynski's cut is getting worse.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh working the ground and pound from side control.
Singh cracks Buzynski with a big right hand but Buzynski just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Buzynski is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Singh connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Buzynski some visible discomfort.
Singh working the head and body with strikes.
Buzynski takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

Jack Buzynski's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Buzynski is trying to buck Singh off.
Buzynski is not content to let Singh control the position.
Buzynski sneaks back into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Singh wants to advance to full mount but Buzynski doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Buzynski is looking to stand up but Singh isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simon Singh dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Buzynski's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Singh thows a left - swing and a miss!
Buzynski is looking to clinch but Singh is avoiding it.
Buzynski tries to clinch up.
Singh lands with an overhand left.
Singh misses with the body kick

and Buzynski counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Buzynski wants to stand but Singh has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Buzynski is taking a breather. Singh says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Singh tries to get to full guard but Buzynski has control of the leg.
Singh is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Singh can do anything to dispel that myth.
Buzynski tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Singh is trying to maintain the position but Buzynski is very close to passing his half guard.
Singh tries to roll over but Buzynski keeps him under control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh missing with punches from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Singh misses with a combination

and Buzynski counters by moving into the clinch.
Singh stops a takedown attempt from Buzynski.
Singh lands a body shot in the clinch.
Singh gets underhooks to prevent Buzynski's takedown attempt.
Singh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Singh.

Buzynski wants the takedown. Singh is fighting it off but Buzynski persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Singh's guard against the cage.
Singh 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.
Singh trying to control the position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh looking for a sweep. Not yet Singh, not yet.
Singh throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Singh misses with a double jab

and Buzynski holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Singh working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Buzynski blocks an elbow strike from Singh.

Buzynski decides to pull guard.
Buzynski looking to hit a scissor sweep but Singh is one step ahead there.
Buzynski wants to stand up but Singh is controlling him.
Singh scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Singh won't allow Buzynski to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh trying to control but Buzynski is working from the bottom.

Buzynski pushes Singh off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
A big right from Singh misses.
Buzynski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Singh throws out a loose jab but Buzynski uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Buzynski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Buzynski slips under a jab from Singh.
Singh keeps the fight on the outside.
Singh keeps the fight on the outside.
Buzynski 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 Buzynski off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Buzynski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Buzynski misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Singh circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Buzynski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Singh.

Buzynski clinches with his opponent.
Singh misses with the head strike.
Singh throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Buzynski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Buzynski goes for a takedown attempt but Singh pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Simon Singh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Singh misses with a wild combination.
Buzynski takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Singh fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Singh lands a big uppercut and Buzynski crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Buzynski looks OK.

Buzynski kicks Singh off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A swing and a miss from Singh.
Nice defenses there by Buzynski.
Singh swats away the attempt to clinch by Buzynski.
Simon Singh seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Buzynski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Simon Singh will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jack Buzynski's cut.
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.

Buzynski avoids the body shot from Singh.
Singh throws a hook but Buzynski avoids it easily.
Singh swings widly with a right hand
and Buzynski finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
No luck for Buzynski with that takedown attempt.
Singh throws a hook but Buzynski avoids it easily.
Buzynski tries to clinch but Singh moves out of range.
Singh swings widly with a right hand
and Buzynski counters with a head kick.
Singh closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Singh misses with a wild combination.
Singh scores with a hook to the body. Buzynski takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Buzynski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Singh swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Buzynski ducks under a wild hook from Singh.
Singh lands with a straight right. Buzynski didn't see that one coming.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Buzynski takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Buzynski tries to clinch but Singh moves out of range.
Buzynski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Singh swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buzynski misses with a two punch combination.
Jack Buzynski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Singh keeps the fight on the outside.
Buzynski moves in looking to clinch but Singh pushes him off.
Singh misses the shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Buzynski.
Buzynski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Singh scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Singh cracks Buzynski with an open hand slap.
Buzynski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Singh scores with a hook.

Jeez, Jack Buzynski's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Singh misses with a wild body shot.
Singh throws a leg kick
and Buzynski counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Buzynski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Buzynski has taken the fight to the clinch.
Singh misses with an elbow strike.
Singh throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Singh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buzynski blocks an elbow strike.
Buzynski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Singh prevents the takedown attempt.
Singh lands a shoulder strike.
Singh has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Buzynski trying to land knees to the body.
Singh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Singh swings wildly with an uppercut but Buzynski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Singh throws a punch but it's blocked by Buzynski.
Buzynski has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Singh is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Buzynski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Singh throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Buzynskis head.
Singh lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Singh lands with a light punch inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Singh pushes off an throws an elbow but Buzynski leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Buzynski drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Singh.
A head punch on the inside from Singh fails to land.
A short uppercut from Singh.
Singh scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Singh lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Buzynski backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Buzynski dodges an elbow strike from Singh.
Buzynski blocks an elbow strike.
Singh working aggressively here.
Buzynski drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Singh gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Buzynski.
Singh pushes off an throws an elbow but Buzynski leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Buzynski changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Singh fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Singh swats away the attempt to clinch by Buzynski.
Singh circles away from the clinch attempt.
Buzynski's corner calls for a 1-2. Buzynski obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Buzynski has taken the fight to the clinch.

Buzynski has hold of one of Singh's legs. Singh is fighting the takedown attempt but Buzynski gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Buzynski sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh looking for a sweep. Not yet Singh, not yet.

Buzynski stands up from Singh's guard - Buzynski perhaps looking for a knockout.
Singh lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jack Buzynski's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Simon Singh!
Simon Singh is the new light heavyweight champion!