PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mighty Moo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Apongo Sing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Mighty Moo has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Moo
vs
Sing

185 cm
18
290 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
22
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mighty Moo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Apongo Sing!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moo scores with a jab to the body.
Moo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sing.
Horrible takedown by Sing or perhaps it was just good defense by Moo which made him look bad.
The fight stays on the outside here - Moo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Moo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A slapping leg kick lands for Moo.

Sing darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Sing looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Moo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Moo punching from the bottom.
Moo tries to roll over but Sing keeps him under control.
Sing working the head and body with strikes.
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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sing thows a huge punch but Moo dodges it nicely.
Moo tries to kick Sing off but Sing keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Sing landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sing is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sing prevents Moo from standing back up.
Sing takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sing missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sing is trying to control. Moo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Moo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sing.
Moo is looking to escape.
Moo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sing landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Sing thows a huge punch but Moo dodges it nicely.
Moo is breathing heavily.
Moo tries to get to full guard but Sing has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Sing.
Sing stalling.
Sing thows a huge punch but Moo dodges it nicely.
Sing is trying to control the action in half guard but Moo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sing slips a nice elbow through Moo's hands, connecting with Moo's forehead.
Sing takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sing is keen to just control but Moo is a slippery customer.
Moo is looking for a sweep. Sing is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sing winds up and cracks Moo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sing lands strikes from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sing takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sing working over Moo with some ground and pound. Moo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Moo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sing scores with a couple of nice shots.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sing lands a nice short elbow.
Sing thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Moo to regain full guard.
Sing works over Moo with some ground and pound from guard.
Sing working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Moo really is a fat lump.
Moo keeping moving, preventing Sing from controlling successfully.
Sing sitting in guard here, content to control.
Moo is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sing accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sing content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sing trying to control the position from guard on top but Moo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sing would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Moo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Moo won't let Sing get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Moo lands a big elbow.
Sing wants to control but Moo is having none of it.
Sing is bucking up trying to escape but Moo cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Moo with a couple of short strikes.
Moo unloading with bombs!
Sing is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Moo prevents Sing from getting the reversal.
Sing in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Moo breaks from Sing's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Moo blocks Sing's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Sing swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

That's six 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.
Sing wants to control but Moo is having none of it.
Sing is looking to get to half guard.
Sing has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sing's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Sing is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Sing wants to control but Moo is having none of it.
Sing wants to get back to his feet.
Sing is desperately trying to improve his position but Moo has a good base and remains in mount.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Moo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Sing is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sing's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Moo lands a heavy elbow.
Sing wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
Moo wants to control the pace but Sing is squirming around nicely.
Moo prevents Sing from getting the reversal.
Sing wants to get back to his feet.

That's eight 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 throwing hammer fists to the chest of Moo. What's that going to do exactly?
Moo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sing is looking to escape.
Sing throwing hammer fists to the chest of Moo. What's that going to do exactly?
Moo punishing his opponent with strikes.
Sing in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Sing is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sing sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Sing regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sing wants to stand but Moo is controlling the position.
Moo wanted to stand there but Sing had control of the position.
Sing lands an upkick as Moo stands over him.
Sing keeping moving, preventing Moo from controlling successfully.
Moo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sing on the ground.
Sing throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Moo wants to stand but Sing is controlling his posture from full guard.

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

Sing shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Moo is trying to defend but Sing finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Apongo Sing dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Sing circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sing shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Moo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mighty Moo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sing takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Moo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Moo lands with a slapping head kick.
Moo tries to clinch there but Sing circles away.
Moo doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Sing counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sing is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Moo controls Sing momentarily but Sing frees himself.
Sing lands a couple of elbows.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moo has momentary wrist control but Sing slips an elbow through the middle.
Sing scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sing lands a couple of digs.
Moo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Moo tries to get out of the position.
Sing missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Moo has momentary wrist control but Sing slips an elbow through the middle.
Moo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sing tries to free his leg and advance position but Moo is retaining full guard.
Sing distracts Moo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Moo wants to stand but Sing is controlling the position.
Sing preventing the sweep.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Moo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Moo fails in his attempt to clinch.

Sing closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Moo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sing scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sing wants to pass the guard but Moo is defending well.
Apongo Sing has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sing lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sing takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sing has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Sing landing strikes from the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sing lands with some strikes.
Sing landing shots from mount.
Sing with shots to the head and body - Moo looks very uncomfortable down there.
Moo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Moo is bucking up trying to escape but Sing cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Sing is landing with some decent strikes but Moo is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Sing scoring with strikes but Moo is staying in there.
Sing landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sing postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Moo looks a forlorn figure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sing dominating with strikes here.
Moo taking shots to the head.
Sing with a couple of short strikes.
Moo is squirming around, avoiding Sing's attempts to control the action.
Sing lands a big elbow.
Sing putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Sing scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Moo?
Sing lands a heavy elbow.
Sing landing strikes from the mount and Moo is in trouble!

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Moo takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Moo regains half guard.
Sing is thwarting Moo's attempts to control the position.
Sing working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Moo is staying active underneath Sing, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sing throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sing drops an elbow to the side of Moo's head.
Sing is trying to control. Moo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Moo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Moo wants to improve his position but Sing is controlling well.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

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

Sing decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Sing working over Moo with some ground and pound. Moo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Moo is trying to stand up here but Sing is controlling him well.
Sing sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Moo defending well though.
Sing slips a nice elbow through Moo's hands, connecting with Moo's forehead.
Moo has hold of Sing's hands but Sing slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sing thows a huge punch but Moo dodges it nicely.
Sing missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Moo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sing.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sing avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Moo scores with a nice strike.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sing dives in and grabs Moo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Moo pushes down on Sing's head and hops out.
Moo tries to clinch up but Sing circles away and keeps his distance.
Sing with a poor takedown
and Moo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mighty Moo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Apongo Sing.
Moo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Sing scores with a takedown into Moo's guard.
Moo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Moo keeping moving, preventing Sing from controlling successfully.
Sing passes Moo's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Moo is trying to control but can't.
Moo is trying to get back to full guard.
Sing winds up and cracks Moo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sing looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Sing postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Moo to stand up.
Sing misses with a takedown

and Moo counters by clinching up.
Sing looking for a takedown.
Sing prevents Moo from breaking the clinch.
Sing tries to pull guard but Moo holds him up against the ropes and eventually Sing drops back down to his feet.
Sing jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Moo walks away with a smile on his face. Sing gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Moo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sing circles away quickly and effectively.
Sing misses with a takedown attempt

and Moo moves into the clinch.
Moo is trying to break the clinch but Sing is controlling him.
Moo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Sing fails to pull guard.
Sing looking for a takedown.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Moo tries to break free but Sing pushes him back against the ropes.

Sing tightens his grip and picks Moo up, before dumping him to the ground. Moo manages to land in guard.
Sing thows a big elbow that misses.
Moo wants to stand up but Sing is controlling him.
Sing passes into half guard.
Sing lands strikes from half guard.
Moo tries to get to full guard but Sing has control of the leg.
Sing lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Mighty Moo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Apongo Sing is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Moo is staying active underneath Sing, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Apongo Sing comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sing has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Apongo Sing!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Apongo Sing!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Apongo Sing!

Apongo Sing wins by unanimous decision!