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 - 1

209 cm
20
281 lbs
0 - 1 - 1

Good wrestling
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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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 - 1, 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 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Juha Sax!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sing scores with a takedown into Sax's guard.
Sax trying to control the position.
Sax preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sing working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sing tries to free his leg and advance position but Sax is retaining full guard.
Sing working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sing throws and elbow that misses. Sax uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sing's guard. Nice move by Sax!
Sax slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Sing.
Sing tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Sing shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Sax avoids a series of strikes thrown by Sing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
BOOM! Sing connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sax is trying desperately to improve position.
Sing landing strikes from the mount and Sax is in trouble!
Sing raining down shots from the mount!
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!
Sax is squirming around, avoiding Sing's attempts to control the action.
Sing raining down shots from the mount!
Sax looks gassed!
Sing with the ground and pound from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sing working Sax over with strikes here.
Sing scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sing with good strikes from the mount here!
Sing working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Sing avoids the attempt from Sax to control.
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 has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Sax's face.
Sing has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Sax's face.
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 dominating with strikes here.
Sing lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sing is landing with some decent strikes but Sax is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Sing lands a big shot there that rocks Sax but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
A nice elbow there by Sing.
Sing lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Sing with shots to the head and body - Sax looks very uncomfortable down there.
Sax is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Sing connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sing cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Sing lands with some strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sing punishing his opponent with strikes.
Sing in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Sing punishing his opponent with strikes.
Sing with good strikes from the mount here!
Sing avoids the attempt from Sax to control.
Sax keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sax is bucking up trying to escape but Sing cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
BOOM! Sing connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sing punishing his opponent with strikes.
Sax tries to lock up and control but Sing gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sing breaks from Sax's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Sax taking shots to the head.
Sax suckers Sing into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Sax is now in Sing's guard!
Sax slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sax wants to pass the guard but Sing is keeping the position.

Sing has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Sax off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

That's six minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sax trying to stall but Sing improves his position.
Sax pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.

Sax breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice sprawl there from Sax as Sing shoots in.
Sax tries to clinch but Sing is having none of it.
Sing dives in and grabs Sax's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sax pushes down on Sing's head and hops out.
Sing stuffs the takedown attempt from Sax. Sax gets slowly back to his feet.
Sing shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Sax counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Apongo Sing. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sing wants to get back to his feet but Sax is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sax trying to control but Sing is working from the bottom.
Sing throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sing is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sax is controlling him.
Sax wants to control from the top but Sing keeps moving.

Sing scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Sax tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Sing scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sing in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sax on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
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.
Sing in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Sax is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Sax takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Sax takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Sing misses with the ground and pound.
Sing wants to control but Sax is keeping him busy.
Sing sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Sax is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sing lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Sax down.
Sing creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Sax sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Sing misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Sax on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Sing passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Sax!
Sing dominating with strikes here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sing lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Sing throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Apongo Sing dominated that round.
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!

Sing has his takedown stuffed
and Sax counters with a series of strikes. Sing will be more careful next time no doubt.

Sax closes the distance and pushes Sing back into the ropes.
Sax is trying to maintain a safe position but Sing gets an underhook and turns Sax into the ropes.
Sax throws an elbow but it misses.
Sing prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sing tries to score a body lock takedown but Sax shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sax lands a nice elbow.
Sax gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Apongo Sing. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sax comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sing is working for takedown but Sax is calmly controlling the position for now.

Sax breaks the clinch.
Sax looks for a takedown but Sing sprawls well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sax tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sing paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sax shoots in and drives through. Sing sprawls well.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sax is looking to clinch.

Sax clinches with his opponent.
Sax gets underhooks to prevent Sing's takedown attempt.
Sax lands an elbow inside.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Sax throws an elbow but misses.
Sing jumps guard but Sax stands there with Sing around his waist. Sing gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Sax manages to break the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sing.
Sax throws a head kick that Sing semi-blocks.

Sax closes the distance and pushes Sing back into the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sax prevents a takedown attempt there.

Sax breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Sax instigates a clinch.
Sax lands an elbow inside.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sing can't get the takedown.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Sax throws an elbow that misses.
Sax trying to stall but Sing improves his position.
Sax tries to land knees in the clinch but Sing avoids the damage to the body.
Sing has Sax pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Sax manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sax lands a good knee to the midsection. Sing won't want to take too many of those.
Sax wants to stall.
Sax pressing his opponent against the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Juha Sax.

Sing gets caught flat footed, as Sax shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Sing wants to stand but Sax is controlling the position.
Sax looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sax prevents Sing from getting back to his feet.
Sax distracts Sing with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Sing looking for a guillotine here but Sax defends easily.
Sing thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sing swats away the attempt to clinch by Sax.

That's four 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.

Sax gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sax tries to stall but Sing uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sax creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sing goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sax prevents it.
Sax throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sing wants a takedown but no success here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sing as Sax tries to tie him up.
Sax gets underhooks to prevent Sing's takedown attempt.
Sax stalling.
Sax lands an elbow just above Sing 's eye.
Sax lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Sing has hold of one of Sax's legs. Sax is fighting the takedown attempt but Sing gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Sing loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sing is looking to work some ground and pound but Sax has wrist control.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sing lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sax avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sing pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sax is keeping the position for now.
Sing postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sing lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sing is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sing throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sax works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sing trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sing accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sax gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

so Sing counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sing scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sax utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sing throwing strikes from guard but Sax blocks nicely.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sing throwing strikes but missing.
Sax preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sax wants to stand up but Sing is controlling him.
Juha Sax has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sing in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sing throwing strikes but missing.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sing.
Sax shoots in for a double leg but Sing sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sing is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sax can do to turn this around?
Sax doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Sing counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sing.
Sing throws a strike but Sax rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sax trying to control the position from guard on top but Sing is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.

Sing has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Sax off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Sax slaps away a takedown attempt from Sing, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sing.
Nice takedown defense from Sax. No joy for Sing on that attempt.
Sax tries to clinch up but Sing circles away and keeps his distance.

Sax closes the distance and clinches.
Sing is trying to drag Sax to the mat but Sax just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Sax pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Sing.
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!
Sing throwing strikes but Sax manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sax scoring with punches from side control.
Sax misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Sax throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Sing is trying to get back to his feet.

Sax stands up.
Sing fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sax pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sax slaps away a takedown attempt from Sing, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sax throws a push kick but Sing slaps the foot to one side.

And that's the end of the fight!
Apongo Sing showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sing has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Apongo Sing!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Apongo Sing!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Apongo Sing!

Apongo Sing wins by unanimous decision!