PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Ezekiel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sher Singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Singh is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Game- Motorhead. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ezekiel
vs
Singh

179 cm
26
186 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

180 cm
30
190 lbs
17 - 14 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Ezekiel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sher Singh!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ezekiel gets a clinch.
Ezekiel looking to throw knees to the head but Singh is blocking nicely.
Singh being controlled against the cage.
Ezekiel throws an elbow but it misses.
Singh is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ezekiel is defending well.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ezekiel.
Singh blocks the elbow strike.
A short uppercut from Ezekiel.
Singh letting Ezekiel take a breather here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ezekiel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Singh drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ezekiel comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Sher Singh has been cut.
Singh drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Johnny Ezekiel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sher Singh.
Ezekiel has Singh pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ezekiel lands a damaging elbow.
Singh takes an elbow to the forehead.
Singh is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ezekiel lands a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ezekiel unloads a knee to the mid-section.

Ezekiel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Singh misses with a takedown

and Ezekiel counters by clinching up.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ezekiel takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Johnny Ezekiel.
Ezekiel tries to clinch but Singh moves out of range.
Horrible takedown by Singh or perhaps it was just good defense by Ezekiel which made him look bad.
Ezekiel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ezekiel stuffs the takedown.
Ezekiel tries to clinch but Singh moves out of range.
Singh shoots in for a takedown but Ezekiel shows good takedown defense.
Singh changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ezekiel tries to avoid it but Singh manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ezekiel to the ground. Ezekiel escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Singh gets tackled into the cage by Ezekiel. Ezekiel maintains the clinch.
Ezekiel digs a right hand into Singh's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Singh's gas tank.
Ezekiel lands a nice elbow.

That has opened up Sher Singh's cut even more.
Ezekiel tries to land a knee to the head but Singh blocks with his arms.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ezekiel.

The cut above Sher Singh's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Ezekiel misses with an elbow strike.
Singh tries to score a body lock takedown but Ezekiel shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ezekiel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ezekiel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ezekiel'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.
Ezekiel missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Ezekiel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sher Singh's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Ezekiel wants to clinch up but Singh keeps it at a distance.
Singh looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Singh has his takedown stuffed

and Ezekiel counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ezekiel tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ezekiel taking a breather.
Ezekiel lands a knee to the body.
Ezekiel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Ezekiel breaks the clinch.
Singh fails with the takedown

and Ezekiel moves into the clinch.
Johnny Ezekiel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sher Singh.
Ezekiel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Singh is defending well for now.
Ezekiel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Singh backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ezekiel leaning against his opponent.
Ezekiel lands a left hand.
Ezekiel stalling in the clinch.
Ezekiel tries to land a knee to the head but Singh blocks with his arms.
Ezekiel lands an elbow just above Singh 's eye.
Singh can't get the takedown.
Ezekiel lands a right hand that snaps the head of Singh backwards.

Ezekiel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Singh tries for a takedown but Ezekiel sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Singh dives in and grabs Ezekiel's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ezekiel pushes down on Singh's head and hops out.
Singh looks for a takedown but Ezekiel sprawls well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ezekiel gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ezekiel pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ezekiel unloads a knee to the mid-section. Singh lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Singh is breathing heavily.
Ezekiel is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ezekiel with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Singh is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ezekiel gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ezekiel is struggling to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ezekiel lands a nice knee to the body.
Ezekiel taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ezekiel landing knees to the head.

Sher Singh's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ezekiel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ezekiel pressing his opponent against the cage.

Ezekiel manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Singh scores a takedown into full mount!
Singh takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ezekiel really wants to buck Singh off and get back to his feet.
Singh wants to control the pace but Ezekiel is squirming around nicely.
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.
Ezekiel keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Ezekiel dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sher Singh's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Singh with a lazy takedown attempt

and Ezekiel moves into the clinch.
Ezekiel creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Singh's defenses.
Singh can't get the takedown.
Ezekiel holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ezekiel tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ezekiel lands with a short head shot on the inside.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Sher Singh's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Johnny Ezekiel!