PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Murha Puro (ranked 1823 p4p, 1341 weight class) and Saul Singer (ranked 233 p4p, 176 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Puro
vs
Singer

191 cm
20
223
6 - 1 - 0

184 cm
20
215
8 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Sakura Style
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Murha Puro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Saul Singer!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puro avoids the body shot from Singer.
Puro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Singer.
Singer misses the shot to the body.

Singer closes the distance and clinches.

Puro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Singer throws a body punch but Puro moves out of range.
Puro looks to land a left hand but Singer moved out of range nicely.
Singer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Singer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Puro.
Singer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

Singer moves into the clinch.
Singer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Puro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Puro is stalling here.

Puro breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singer throws a jab but it's blocked by Puro.
Singer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Puro.
Singer digs a good hook to Puro's body.
Singer misses with a hook. Puro ducked under it nicely.
A big left from Puro misses.
Singer with the inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puro scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Singer fails with an attempt to clinch.
A jab from Puro misses.
Saul Singer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Singer fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Puro checks it well.
Puro seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Singer lands a jab to Puro's midsection.
Puro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Singer manages to avoid it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Puro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Singer manages to avoid it.
Singer ducks under a wild hook from Puro.
Singer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Puro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Puro 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.
Puro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big right from Puro misses.
A jab from Puro misses.
Nice body punch from Puro.
Singer throws a big shot that misses.
Puro looks to throw the jab but Singer is out of range.
Puro scores with a jab to the head.

It looks like Saul Singer has been cut.
Puro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Singer has Puro up against the cage in a clinch.
Puro swings wildly with an uppercut but Singer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Puro lands a hook that snaps the head of Singer backwards.
Puro lands a hook that snaps the head of Singer backwards.
Singer lands a right hand.
Puro scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Singer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Puro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Singer.
Singer working aggressively here.
Puro lands a hook that snaps the head of Singer backwards.
Puro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Singer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Singer blocks an uppercut.
Singer avoiding damage.
Singer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Puro tries to work over Singer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puro tries a body shot but Singer blocks it.
Singer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Singer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Singer misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Singer.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Singer.
Singer swings wildly with an uppercut but Puro uses good head movement to avoid it.

Puro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Singer lands a nice looking body shot.
Puro swings for the body but Singer moves out of range.
Puro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Puro throws the left hand but Singer avoids the punch easily.
Puro looks to throw the jab but Singer is out of range.
Puro missing with a left hand there. Singer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Singer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Puro misses with an uppercut. Singer saw that one coming.
Singer tries to close the distance and clinch but Puro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Decent striking displayed by Puro there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singer ducks under a wild hook from Puro.
Puro throws a jab but it's blocked by Singer.
A countering left hand to the body from Singer misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Puro swats away the attempt to clinch by Singer.
Puro appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Puro throws an overhand right that lands on Singer's shoulder, as Singer tries to avoid the shot.
Puro takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Singer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Puro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Singer sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Singer drives through and clinches with Puro against the cage.
Singer is struggling to control the position.
Puro tries to work over Singer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Singer misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Singer fails to land.

Puro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Puro missing with a left hand there. Singer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Puro uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Puro connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Puro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Murha Puro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Saul Singer's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Puro slips a straight right by Singer.
Decent striking displayed by Puro there.
Puro misses with a looping right.
Puro misses the shot to the body.
Singer is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Puro rather than just go for the knockout.
Singer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Puro pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Singer back to the cage. Puro follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Puro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Singer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Puro throws a body punch but Singer moves out of range.
Puro has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Singer finds it's way round the side to connect with Puro's head.
Puro swinging wildly here.
Puro looks to land a left hand but Singer moved out of range nicely.
Puro misses with the combination.
Singer tries a quick counter leg kick but Puro is wise to it.
Singer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Puro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Singer can do to turn this around?
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Puro misses with a wild body shot.
Singer lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Singer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Puro.
Murha Puro is winning the standup battle so far.
Singer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puro throws out a loose jab but Singer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Singer blocks a jab.
A nice side step and Singer releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Puro misses the jab.
Singer blocks a jab.
Puro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice leg kick lands there from Singer.
Puro throws a looping overhand right but Singer ducks down to avoid it.
Singer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Puro stuns Singer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Singer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Puro.
Singer only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Puro loads up on a big right hand but Singer slips the punch.
Singer misses with a looping left.
Singer throws a head kick that misses.
Singer slips under a jab.
A low kick from Singer is predictable there
and Puro counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Singer thinking.
Puro blocks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puro throws the left hand but Singer avoids the punch easily.

Singer closes the distance and clinches.
Puro lands with a right to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Singer is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Singer misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Puro.
Puro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Singer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Singer lands a right hand.
Singer lands an uppercut.
A short left from Puro.
Puro lands a body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Puro.

That has opened up Saul Singer's cut even more.
Singer is breathing heavily.
Puro lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Puro lands a body punch in the clinch.
Puro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Puro lands a hook to the side of the head.

Singer is rocked!
Puro manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Murha Puro has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puro lands a right hand that snaps the head of Singer backwards.
Singer is still on wobbly legs! Can Puro finish him?
Puro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Puro lands a nice shot to the body.
Singer misses with a punch on the inside.
Singer seems to have recovered his senses.
Puro scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Puro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Puro lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Puro gets through Singer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Puro unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Singer! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Puro is unloading with more strikes now! Singer drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Murha Puro!