PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Apongo Sing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juha Sax (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sax comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Chemical Brothers- Galvanize kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sing
vs
Sax

200 cm
22
300 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

209 cm
20
281 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Apongo Sing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Juha Sax!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sax shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sing manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Sax preventing the sweep.
Sax trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sing's guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Sax thows a big elbow that misses.
Sing not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Sing is edging up against the ropes. He's using the ropes to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Sing tries to pull guard but Sax won't allow it.
Sing tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sax goes for a takedown attempt but Sing pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Sing closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sax did well to prevent Sing getting side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sing seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sax does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sax avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sing thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sing not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sing missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sing trying to pass the guard but Sax defending well.
Sing sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sax defending well though.
Sax tries to get to full guard but Sing has control of the leg.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sing shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Apongo Sing. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sing shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Sax counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sing is breathing heavily.
Sing wants a takedown but no success here.

Sing jumps into guard, dragging Sax to the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sing working a defensive guard here.
Sing is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sing trying to keep a closed guard but Sax is proving a slippery customer.

Sax stands up and waves to Sing to follow him.
Sax feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sing's calf.

Sax closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.

Sax breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sax gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Sing counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Sing thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sax's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sing missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sax keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sing not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sing with the ground and pound but Sax uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Sax wants to stand and escape but Sing is having none of it.
Sing postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sax working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sing.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sing gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Sax decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sing's guard.
Sing has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sing is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sax is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sax slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Sax decides to stand back up. Sax steps back and let's Sing get back to his feet.

Sing looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Sax!
Sax is bucking up trying to escape but Sing cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sax is trying to escape the mount.
Sing scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sing fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sing lands a heavy elbow.
Sing is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sax can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sing with good strikes from the mount here!
Sax tries to lock up and control but Sing gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sing lands a heavy elbow.
Sing working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Sing connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Sing lands a big elbow.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sing throws a wild left hand from mount and Sax manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Sing thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sing moves nicely into side control.
Sing working the ground and pound.
Sing throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Sax works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.

Sax makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sax gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Sing counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sing.
Sing throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sax trying to keep a closed guard but Sing is proving a slippery customer.
Sing postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sing accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sax can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sing throws a strike but Sax rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sax tries to free his leg and advance position but Sing is retaining full guard.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.

Sing pushes Sax off and scrambles back to his feet.
Sax gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Sing counters with a single leg into guard. Sax didn't expect that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sing postures up in Sax's guard and throws a big left but Sax blocks it.
Sing lands a couple of digs.
Sing throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sing in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sax wants to sweep but no luck.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sing postures up in Sax's guard and throws a big left but Sax blocks it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sing's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sing postures up in Sax's guard and throws a big left but Sax blocks it.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sing misses with a takedown
and Sax counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sing misses with a takedown

and Sax counters with a single leg into guard. Sing didn't expect that.
Sax trying to control the position from guard on top but Sing is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sing wants to stand but Sax is controlling the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Sing pushes Sax off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Apongo Sing dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Sing gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Sax decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sing's guard.
Sax wants to control from the top but Sing keeps moving.
Sing wants to get back to his feet but Sax is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sing looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sax is one step ahead there.
Sax stands and throws Sing's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Apongo Sing overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sing pushes Sax away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Sax gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sax is putting a hurting on Sing here, landing some big shots from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sax prevents Sing from escaping the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sing with a poor takedown
and Sax counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sax shoots and misses

and Sing counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Sax's guard now.
Sax avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sing trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sing forces his way into half guard.
Sing is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sing looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sax moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sax can't keep his opponent in guard - Sing advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sax is trying to stand back up but Sing is controlling him
Sax is trying to control but can't.
Sing working the head and body with strikes.
Sax trying to control here.
Sing passes the guard and advances to mount!
Sing unloads with some shots from mount but Sax bucks and avoids them well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sax is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Sing looking to finish Sax with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sax!
Sing looking to finish Sax with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sax!
Sax tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sax is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sing is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Sax wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Sing.
Sing working Sax over with strikes here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sing thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Sax is trying to stand.
Sing lands a big shot there that rocks Sax but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Sing landing punches.
Sing connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Sing lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Sax is in a horrible position here. Sing smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sax wants to hold on but Sing pushes him away.
Sing is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Sing thowing shots but they're missing.
Sing with shots to the head and body - Sax looks very uncomfortable down there.
Sax avoids a series of strikes thrown by Sing.
Sax is in a horrible position here. Sing smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Sing throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

That's six 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.
Sing throws a sloppy strike and Sax uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Sax has ended up in Sing's guard.
Sax is in close to Sing's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Sing manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Sing doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Sax counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sax.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Apongo Sing. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sing managing to control the position.
Sing trying to control the position.
Sax trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sing is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sax wants to control from the top but Sing keeps moving.
Sax throwing strikes but missing.
Sing throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Sing wants to stand up but Sax is controlling him.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sing misses with a takedown

and Sax counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sax.
Sing is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sax is controlling him.
Sax with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sax passes Sing's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
It looks like Sax is going to stand back up.
Sing is trying to stand.
Sing is looking for a sweep. Sax is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sing is looking to escape.
Sax is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sing shoots and misses

and Sax counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Sing!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sing tries to hold on but Sax postures up.
Sax won't let Sing get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Sax lands a big elbow.
Sing throwing hammer fists to the chest of Sax. What's that going to do exactly?
Sing swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sax landing shots from mount.
Sing trying desperately to get to his feet.
Sax lands a nice shot to the head.
Sax in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Sing is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
BOOM! Sax connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sing flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Poor strikes thrown by Sax there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Sax with the ground and pound from mount.
Sax looking to ground and pound but Sing is blocking nicely.
Sing sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Sax tries to stand but can't do so whilst Sing controls his leg.

And that's the end of the fight!
Juha Sax comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Juha Sax!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight as a draw!

The fight ends as a draw!