PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tanla Singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Smitty Smithers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smithers is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ironman - Black Sabbath. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Singh
vs
Smithers

225 cm
20
200 lbs
2 - 3 - 1

190 cm
23
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Tanla Singh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Smitty Smithers!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smithers moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Singh swats away the attempt to clinch by Smithers.
Singh pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A combination from Smithers does no damage.
Singh tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Singh showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smithers.
Singh throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Singh steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Smithers. That one must have hurt.
Singh is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smithers looks to land a combination but Singh avoids it well.
Smithers fails to land with a series of punches.
That kick from Smithers tenderised Singh's leg. Singh is trying to keep his angry face on.
Smithers looks to land a combination but Singh avoids it well.
Smithers lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A slapping leg kick lands for Smithers.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smithers throws a series of punches but Singh avoids them all with ease.
Smitty Smithers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smithers rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Singh moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Singh blocks a head kick by Smithers.
Smithers works over Singh's head and body with a nice combination.
Smithers swinging wildly here.
Smithers misses with a double jab.
Singh slips a jab and a cross from Smithers.
Singh really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A nice combination there by Smithers.
Smithers misses with a jab, cross combination.
Some wild striking there from Smithers.
Singh swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Smithers makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smithers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smithers throws a leg kick which misses Singh's front leg but catches the back leg as Singh tries to avoid it.
Smithers throws a right hand that Singh ducks under and follows up with a left that Singh also avoids with ease.
Singh on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Smithers throws a series of punches but Singh avoids them all with ease.
Some wild striking there from Smithers.
A chopping leg kick lands by Smithers.
Smithers fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Singh has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Singh avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smithers throws a right and a left that Singh avoids nicely.
Smithers throws a combination. Singh tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh avoids the head kick by Smithers.
Smithers falls off balance throwing a combination
and Singh counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Smithers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smithers throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Singh.
A nice inside leg kick there by Smithers. That's going to slow Singh down.
No joy there for Smithers, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Singh is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Smithers fails to land with a series of punches.
Singh showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smithers.
Smithers tries to bum rush Singh with a series of wild strikes but Singh uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smithers misses with a two punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smithers misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smithers throws a nice looking combination but Singh bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Singh gets caught napping as Smithers dives in and scores a takedown. Singh manages to retain guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Smithers trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Singh wants to sweep here but Smithers controlling him for the moment.
Smithers working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smithers tries to stand but Singh is controlling from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Smitty Smithers dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Singh avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smithers is looking to slow Singh down with leg kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Smithers.
Singh blocks a head kick by Smithers.

Smithers shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Singh napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Singh is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Singh sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smithers controlling the action here.
Smithers tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Singh.
Smithers looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Singh keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh moves into full guard.
Smithers missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Smithers wants to control from the top but Singh keeps moving.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Smitty Smithers wasn't active enough on the ground.

Smithers fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Singh sprawls well initially but Smithers persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Smithers thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Smithers working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Singh's thigh. Singh counters though and makes it back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smithers trying to control but Singh is working from the bottom.
Smithers has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Smithers looking to pass the guard.
Smithers wants to control from the top but Singh keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Smitty Smithers was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Smithers throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smithers throws a series of punches but Singh avoids them all with ease.
A combination from Smithers does no damage.
Tanla Singh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smithers looks to land a combination but Singh avoids it well.
Smithers throws a left and a right that both miss
and Singh counters with a head kick. That will keep Smithers thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Smithers cracks the inside of Singh's front leg.
Smithers fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Singh does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Smithers looks to land a combination but Singh avoids it well.
Smitty Smithers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good leg kick by Smithers there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Smitty Smithers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

No joy there for Smithers, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Smithers takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Singh gets caught napping as Smithers dives in and scores a takedown. Singh manages to retain guard.
Smithers looking to sit in guard and control but Singh gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Smithers controlling Singh's posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smithers tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Smitty Smithers has got the better of the ground game so far.
Singh won't allow Smithers to get back to his feet.
Smithers is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Smitty Smithers wasn't active enough on the ground.
Some wild striking there from Smithers.
Smithers misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smithers misses with the combination.
Singh connects with a leg kick. Smithers looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smithers throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Smithers, right into the meat.
Smithers keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Smithers throws a nice looking combination but Singh bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smithers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smithers misses with a double jab
enabling Singh to counter with a crisp jab.
Singh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smithers manages to avoid it.
Tanla Singh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smithers swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Singh counters with a left to the body.
Smithers falls off balance throwing a combination
and Singh counters with a left and a right that stings Smithers.
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!
Smithers misses with a jab, cross combination.

Smithers bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Smithers's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Singh is looking to control Smithers's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Singh avoid being mounted?
Smitty Smithers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Smithers seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smithers not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Smithers throws a strike but Singh avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Smithers looking to pass the guard.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Smitty Smithers wasn't active enough on the ground.
Smithers throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smithers throws a series of punches but Singh moves out of range.
Tanla Singh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smithers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

And that's the end of the fight!
Smitty Smithers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Smithers has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight for Smitty Smithers!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Smitty Smithers!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for Smitty Smithers!

Smitty Smithers wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Smitty Smithers made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.