PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sanjay Singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crixus Pais (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Singh
vs
Pais

190 cm
20
217 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
212 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sanjay Singh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Crixus Pais!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Matheus Silva and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pais throws out a loose jab but Singh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Singh misses with a hook to the body
and Pais counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Singh throws a lazy right hand but Pais sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Singh closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Singh throws a looping overhand right but Pais ducks down to avoid it.
Singh is looking to clinch but Pais is avoiding it.
Pais jabs at Singh's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pais pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Singh throws a hook but Pais avoids it easily.
Pais digs a good body shot into Singh's ribs.
A shot to the liver by Pais. Beautiful body shot.
Singh jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pais misses with a left hand

and Singh counters by moving into the clinch.
Singh's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Pais tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Singh smiles and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh wants to clinch up but Pais keeps it at a distance.
Singh takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The fighters circling - Pais throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pais looks to throw the jab but Singh is out of range.
Sanjay Singh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Singh ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Singh tries to clinch
and Pais counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Singh.
Pais throws an overhand right that lands on Singh's shoulder, as Singh tries to avoid the shot.
Singh takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pais keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Singh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Pais 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pais bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Singh's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight stays on the outside here - Singh looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pais avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pais misses the shot to the body.
Singh scores with a body shot.
Pais blocks a jab.
Pais looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A swing and a miss from Pais.
Pais connects with a good right hand that stumbles Singh. Singh circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pais uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Singh.
Pais ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pais moves forwards but Singh connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Singh throws a hook but Pais avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Singh.
Pais misses with a hook.
A jab from Singh misses.

Singh closes the distance and clinches.
Singh creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Singh misses with an elbow over the top.
Pais has Singh pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Singh manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Singh looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Singh misses with an elbow over the top.
Singh misses with an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Singh just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pais's brow.
Pais wants to break free but Singh has control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pais tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Singh smiles and moves away.
Sanjay Singh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Crixus Pais.
Singh swings widly with a right hand
and Pais counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Singh lands an overhand right.
Singh is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Singh fails with an attempt to clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pais.

Singh drives through and clinches with Pais against the cage.

Pais gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Singh has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pais is working away from the top position though.
Pais seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Singh does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Crixus Pais dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Singh connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pais momentarily.
Pais keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Singh.
Singh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pais sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Singh throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pais digs a good body shot into Singh's ribs.
Crixus Pais seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pais moves out of range of the strikes.
A lazy left from Pais finds it's target.

It looks like Sanjay Singh has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pais looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Singh walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pais looks to throw the jab but Singh is out of range.
Singh misses with a looping right.
Pais throws a jab but it's blocked by Singh.
Singh misses with an uppercut

and Pais counters with a right hand that sends Singh tumbling to the canvas! Can Pais finish him? He dives into Singh's guard looking to do just that!

Singh is rocked!

Pais is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Oh Singh is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pais is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Singh seems to have got his legs back now.
Pais trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pais controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Crixus Pais has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Pais moves out of range as Singh strikes.
Pais misses with a straight left.
Singh moves out of range as Pais strikes.
Singh misses with a looping right.

Singh clinches up with Pais and pushes him back against the cage.

Pais jumps guard.
Singh has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Pais controls Singh momentarily but Singh frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Pais slips under a jab from Singh.
Pais displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Singh throws out the jab.
Singh throws a hook to the side of Pais's head but Pais sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Singh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pais.
Pais swats away the attempt to clinch by Singh.
Pais throws an overhand right that lands on Singh's shoulder, as Singh tries to avoid the shot.

Singh forces Pais back against the cage and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Singh misses with an elbow strike.
Pais avoiding damage as Singh throws knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Singh throws an elbow but misses.
Pais blocks the elbow strike.
Pais dodges an elbow strike from Singh.
Pais blocks an elbow strike.
Pais tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Singh smiles and moves away.
Singh jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Singh throws a poor cross that misses
and Pais counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pais throws a lazy right hand but Singh sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pais misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Crixus Pais showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sanjay Singh's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Pais blocks a jab.
Crixus Pais is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Singh throws a looping overhand right but Pais ducks down to avoid it.

Singh closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Singh throws an elbow but it misses.
Pais avoids a wild elbow strike from Singh.
Singh pushes off an throws an elbow but Pais leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Singh throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Singh just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pais's brow.
Pais has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Singh after a bit of a struggle.
Singh tries to land knees in the clinch but Pais avoids the damage to the body.
Pais dodges an elbow strike from Singh.
Singh pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Singh throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh trying to land knees to the body.
Singh throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Singh throws an elbow but misses.
Singh comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Pais jumps guard and drags Singh to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Pais is trying to keep Singh in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pais is pulling down on Singh's head to control his posture.

Sanjay Singh has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Singh tries to close the distance and clinch but Pais swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Singh takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pais throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Singh throws a shot from downtown. Pais moves away and avoids it.
Singh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pais sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pais lands a jab to the nose.
Pais connects with the punch.
Singh pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pais uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Singh.
Singh tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Singh is looking to clinch but Pais is avoiding it.
Pais throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Singh sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Singh fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pais, pushing him back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Singh throws an elbow but misses.
Singh pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pais avoids the elbow strike from Singh, against the cage.
Singh is stalling here.
Singh looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Singh creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Singh just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pais's brow.
Pais blocks an elbow strike from Singh.
Singh missing with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Singh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pais blocks the elbow strike.
Pais is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Singh pushes off an throws an elbow but Pais leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Singh throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Singh lands an elbow inside.
Singh looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pais dodges an elbow strike from Singh.
Singh throws an elbow but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pais on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pais jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Singh walks away with a smile on his face. Pais gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sanjay Singh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sanjay Singh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Crixus Pais.
Pais slips under a jab from Singh.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sanjay Singh showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pais 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Crixus Pais!