PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rachel Fay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vijay Singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Singh comes into a darkened arena with his song building. LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Vijay Singh looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Fay
vs
Singh

165 cm
19
174 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
22
175 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rachel Fay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vijay Singh!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fay fails with a takedown attempt.
Singh lands the left hand.
Singh scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fay in his tracks.
Fay looks for a takedown but Singh sprawls well.

Fay looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Singh!
Fay prevents Singh from getting the reversal.
Singh regains half guard.
Singh missing with punches from the bottom.
Fay scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Singh is looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh trying to control but Fay postures up.
Fay sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Singh pushes Fay off looking to stand but Fay dives back in and keeps control.
Fay content to control rather than advance.
Singh is trying to get back to full guard.

That's two 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.
Fay lands with a punch from half guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Singh misses with a few strikes there.
Singh fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Singh looks gassed!
The fight stays on the outside here - Singh looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Some wild striking there from Singh.
Fay circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fay fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Singh avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rachel Fay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Singh swinging wilding here.
Fay fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Fay tries to clinch but Singh moves out of range.

Fay shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Fay was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee warns Singh that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Fay gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Singh keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Fay bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Singh swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Singh throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fay looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fay shoots in but no luck this time.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Singh!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Singh.
Fay 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 Fay off to one side.
Singh throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fay slips under a jab.
Fay shoots in but Singh avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Singh stuns Fay with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Singh takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Singh throws a series of punches but Fay moves out of range.
Singh throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fay misses with a takedown attempt - Singh sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fay could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Singh misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fay tries to clinch but Singh is having none of it.
Some wild striking there from Singh.

Fay feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Vijay Singh will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Singh misses with a double jab
and Fay counters with a nice low kick that buckles Singh's knee momentarily.
Some wild striking there from Singh.
Singh tries to clinch but Fay moves out of range.
Singh misses with a few strikes there.
Fay will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Fay is trying hard to land a takedown here. Singh sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Singh stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rachel Fay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fay throws a body punch but Singh moves out of range.
Jab from Singh.
Singh tries to clinch but Fay is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singh defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fay.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Singh moves into the clinch successfully.

Singh breaks the clinch.
Good exchange - Singh coming out on top.
Singh stuffs the takedown attempt from Fay. Fay gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh doesn't manage to clinch there - Fay circles away.
Singh connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Singh scores with a three punch combo!
Singh falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fay counters with a nice low kick that buckles Singh's knee momentarily.
Fay tries to score a power double leg takedown but Singh sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Fay somewhat.
A combination from Singh does no damage.
Fay closes the distance and clinches up with Singh, looking for a takedown. Fay pushes Singh against the cage but Singh circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Singh misses with the combination.
Singh swings for the body but Fay moves out of range.
Fay dives in and grabs Singh's left leg, looking for a takedown. Singh pushes down on Fay's head and hops out.
Singh keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Singh looks to land a combination but Fay avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Singh instigates a clinch.
Singh takes an elbow to the temple.

Singh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fay tries to score a power double leg takedown but Singh sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Fay somewhat.
Fay fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Singh lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fay will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Singh fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice takedown defense from Singh. No joy for Fay on that attempt.
Vijay Singh seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Singh works over Fay's head and body with a nice combination.
Fay ducks under a wild hook from Singh.
Fay fails to land the takedown.
Singh is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fay.
Singh lands a jab-cross combination.
No luck for Fay with that takedown attempt.
Fay is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Singh.
Singh falls off balance throwing a combination

and Fay counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Fay.
Fay trying to control the position from guard on top but Singh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Singh wriggles free and stands up.
Fay shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fay takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Fay closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fay tries for a takedown. No joy.

Singh breaks the clinch.
Fay scores with a jab to the jaw.
Singh scores with a jab to the head.
Singh leaves Fay with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A punch lands to the side of Fay 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Singh misses with a two punch combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Fay.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Singh misses with a double jab

so Fay counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Singh trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Rachel Fay overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Singh is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Vijay Singh will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!

Fay shoots in but Singh avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Singh moves into the clinch successfully.
Fay is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Fay leaning against his opponent.
Fay gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
A knee to the head by Fay.
Fay doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Singh wants to get back to striking at distance but Fay won't allow it.
Fay throws a knee to the head but misses.

Singh pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Singh, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singh scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Singh keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fay shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Singh sprawls well. Singh wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fay gets slowly back to his feet.
Singh scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Vijay Singh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh missing with a left hand there. Fay was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Singh slaps away a takedown attempt from Fay, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rachel Fay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Singh throws a one two combo.
Fay slips a jab and a cross from Singh.
Singh keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Fay drops his hands momentarily and Singh takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Some wild striking there from Singh.
Singh looks to land a left hand but Fay moved out of range nicely.
Fay shoots for a takedown but Singh saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Fay has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Singh finds it's way round the side to connect with Fay's head.
Singh might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Fay will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Singh throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fay defending well as Singh loads up on a big left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Fay looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A punch combination from Singh misses.

Fay looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Fay perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Singh trying to get back to full guard but Fay takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Singh is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Singh tries to improve his position but Fay has taken his back! Fay has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Singh tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Fay pushes Singh away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rachel Fay!