PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Samsung Wave (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ravi Singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Samsung Wave has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Wave
vs
Singh

183 cm
28
195 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

188 cm
21
193 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Samsung Wave!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ravi Singh!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Singh cracks Wave with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wave swings for the body but Singh moves out of range.
Singh lands a body shot.
Singh misses with a wild body shot.
Singh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Singh looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Singh ducks under a wild hook from Wave.
Singh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wave moves away.
Singh wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Singh takes a swing at Wave's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Singh shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Wave's guard.
Wave wants to stand and escape but Singh is having none of it.
Singh trying to control but Wave is working from the bottom.
Singh makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Wave knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Singh on the ground.
Singh loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Singh accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Singh throwing strikes but missing.
Singh's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wave working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Singh.
Singh trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Singh drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Singh jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wave avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Singh controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Singh wants to control from the top but Wave keeps moving.
Wave on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wave tries to get out of the position.
Wave working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Singh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh stands up over Wave, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wave looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Singh controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Wave working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Singh.
Singh slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ravi Singh wasn't active enough on the ground.
Singh ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Singh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wave throws out the jab.
Jab by Singh.
Singh tests Wave's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Samsung Wave is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
Wave gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Singh.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wave misses with an uppercut

and Singh counters with a single leg into guard. Wave didn't expect that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ravi Singh dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Wave misses with a hook.
Wave throws a right hand that misses
and Singh counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Singh throws a jab when Wave was well out of range.
Singh takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wave doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Singh slips a jab from Wave.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wave, as that shot connected.
Wave misses the jab.
Wave catches Singh with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Singh walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wave looks to score with a jab to the body but Singh is just out of range.
Singh misses with a straight left.
Singh lands a slapping body shot.
Singh scores with a decent looking hook.
Singh is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Wave rather than just go for the knockout.
Singh shoots in looking for a takedown. Wave tries to sprawl out of it but Singh keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wave manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Singh drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Singh is putting a hurting on Wave here, landing some big shots from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Singh controls the position from side control.

Singh stands up and beckons Wave to his feet.
Singh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wave misses with a lunging right hand
and Singh counters with a three punch combo that has Wave backing up. Wave nods at Singh to acknowledge the strikes.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Singh.
Wave smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Wave.
Wave looks to score with a jab to the body but Singh is just out of range.
Singh fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wave darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Wave misses the target.
Singh jabs Wave to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wave circles away from the clinch attempt.

Singh closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Wave did well to prevent Singh getting side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh is trying to control the action in half guard but Wave is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Wave blocking the ground and pound attempt from Singh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Singh stalling.
Singh missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wave tries to roll over but Singh keeps him under control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Singh throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ravi Singh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Wave thows a body shot but no joy.
Singh fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wave on the side of the head.
Singh swings for the body but Wave moves out of range.
Wave keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No joy there for Wave, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Wave misses the target.
Singh keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wave gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ravi Singh seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Singh slips under a jab from Wave.
Singh fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Singh has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wave misses with a wild combination.
A jab from Wave finds it's way through Singh's defenses.
Singh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wave manages to avoid it.
Singh tries to score a power double leg takedown but Wave sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Singh somewhat.

Singh has Wave up against the cage in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Singh scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh lands a nice shot to the body.
Singh prevents a body shot from Wave.
Singh prevents Wave from breaking the clinch.
Nice body punch from Singh.
Wave lands a body shot.

Singh gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Wave regains guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Singh wants to control from the top but Wave keeps moving.
Wave utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Singh trying to control but Wave is working from the bottom.
Singh throws a big right hand that misses.
Samsung Wave has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh postures up in Wave's guard and throws a big left but Wave blocks it.
Singh throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wave works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Singh controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Singh working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Wave's head.
Singh cracks Wave with a solid left hand.
Singh working some strikes from top position.
Ravi Singh has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wave working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Singh.
Wave utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Singh throws a big elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ravi Singh is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ravi Singh wasn't active enough on the ground.
Singh scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Singh avoids the body shot from Wave.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ravi Singh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Singh 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ravi Singh!