PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tamati Ngata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sher Singh Rana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Singh Rana has chosen Bohemia - Kali Denali as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Ngata
vs
Singh Rana

198 cm
25
285 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

V-Mask Clothing + 70% laundry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tamati Ngata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sher Singh Rana!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ngata fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Singh Rana avoids it really well and circles away.
Tamati Ngata seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Singh Rana gets caught napping as Ngata dives in and scores a takedown. Singh Rana manages to retain guard.
Singh Rana is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ngata postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Singh Rana wants to sweep here but Ngata controlling him for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ngata accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ngata trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ngata with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ngata throws a big elbow that misses.
Singh Rana working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ngata tries to free his leg and advance position but Singh Rana is retaining full guard.
Ngata lands a couple of elbows.
Ngata connects with a couple of short punches.
Singh Rana avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Singh Rana working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ngata.
Ngata stands up over Singh Rana, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ngata trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Singh Rana avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ngata keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Singh Rana's head.
Ngata throws a big elbow that misses.
Singh Rana controls Ngata momentarily but Ngata frees himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ngata is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ngata landing with the ground and pound.
Ngata 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.
Singh Rana wants to stand and escape but Ngata is having none of it.
Ngata lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ngata is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ngata postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ngata lands a couple of elbows.
Ngata missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ngata working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Singh Rana's head.
Ngata postures up and lands a big shot to Singh Rana's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ngata trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ngata's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ngata stands up over Singh Rana, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ngata throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Singh Rana works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ngata throwing strikes but missing.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Singh Rana can do anything to dispel that myth.
Singh Rana looking to control.
Ngata postures up in Singh Rana's guard and throws a big left but Singh Rana blocks it.
Singh Rana has momentary wrist control but Ngata slips an elbow through the middle.
Singh Rana avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ngata's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ngata throwing strikes from guard but Singh Rana blocks nicely.
Ngata lands a couple of digs.
Ngata working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Singh Rana's head.
Ngata is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ngata stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Singh Rana swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ngata connects with a couple of short punches.
Singh Rana avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ngata lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ngata throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tamati Ngata dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Singh Rana tries to sprawl but Ngata drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Ngata drops an elbow to the side of Singh Rana's head.
Ngata not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ngata is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Singh Rana taking some punishment here, with Ngata in his half guard.
Ngata looks to land a strike but Singh Rana avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Ngata with a nice head shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ngata is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ngata throwing strikes from guard but Singh Rana blocks nicely.
Ngata prevents Singh Rana from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ngata landing with the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ngata accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Singh Rana is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ngata with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ngata wants to control from the top but Singh Rana keeps moving.
Singh Rana looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ngata postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ngata is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Singh Rana not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ngata tries to free his leg and advance position but Singh Rana is retaining full guard.
Ngata works over Singh Rana with some ground and pound from guard.
Ngata cracks Singh Rana with a solid left hand.
Ngata working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ngata loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ngata throwing strikes from guard but Singh Rana blocks nicely.
Ngata is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Singh Rana can do to turn this around?
Ngata scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Tamati Ngata overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Singh Rana working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ngata.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh Rana preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Singh Rana not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Ngata throwing strikes from guard but Singh Rana blocks nicely.
Singh Rana working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ngata.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Singh Rana throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ngata.
Ngata slips a jab from Singh Rana.
Ngata shoots for a takedown but Singh Rana saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Singh Rana throws a right hand that Ngata ducks under and follows up with a left that Ngata also avoids with ease.
Ngata chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Singh Rana can pounce on him.
Ngata shoots in and drives through. Singh Rana sprawls well.
Ngata shoots in but Singh Rana avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tamati Ngata. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ngata scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Singh Rana.
Ngata chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Singh Rana can pounce on him.
Singh Rana jabs Ngata right on the nose. Ngata blinks but takes it well.
Ngata is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Singh Rana.
Ngata tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Singh Rana swivels and escapes.
Singh Rana misses with a double jab

and Ngata counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ngata postures up.
Ngata throwing strikes but missing.
Ngata throwing strikes but missing.
Ngata throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tamati Ngata dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Ngata scores with the left hand. Singh Rana knows he should have avoided that one.
Singh Rana throws the kick towards the body but Ngata avoids it.
Ngata lunges at Singh Rana with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Singh Rana's hand.

Ngata throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Singh Rana was covering up waiting for the punch and Ngata finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Singh Rana utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ngata scoring with some ground and pound.
Ngata lands a couple of elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ngata throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Singh Rana works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ngata is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ngata in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ngata throwing strikes from guard but Singh Rana blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ngata scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ngata accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ngata is working Singh Rana over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ngata stopping the sweep attempt from Singh Rana.
Ngata loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Singh Rana looking to control.
Singh Rana preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ngata scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ngata wants to pass the guard but Singh Rana is keeping the position.
Sher Singh Rana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ngata throws a big elbow that misses.
Ngata is working Singh Rana over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ngata postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ngata trying to control the position from guard on top but Singh Rana is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ngata stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Singh Rana swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Singh Rana working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ngata.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ngata connects with a single shot there.
Ngata has a takedown stuffed.
Ngata defending well as Singh Rana loads up on a big left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ngata misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ngata shoots in for a double leg but Singh Rana sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tamati Ngata. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ngata looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Singh Rana tried to score with a low kick but Ngata checks it.
Ngata cracks Singh Rana with a good jab.
Ngata tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Singh Rana swivels and escapes.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ngata is defended easily by Singh Rana.

Ngata shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Singh Rana is trying to defend but Ngata finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ngata blocks the strikes from Singh Rana.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ngata is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Singh Rana is pressing down on Ngata's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ngata postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ngata landing with the ground and pound.
Ngata throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Singh Rana throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Ngata stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Singh Rana swivels though and keeps the full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tamati Ngata showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ngata, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:26
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:26
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tamati Ngata!
The defeated Sher Singh Rana had this to say: 'Revenge is like the sweetest joy next to getting pussy so mothafucka!! i fucking demand a rematch or else get me some pussy to fuck hard.'.