PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sanjay Singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Chikatilo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chikatilo has chosen Black Sunshine as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Singh
vs
Chikatilo

190 cm
31
232 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

195 cm
31
272 lbs
24 - 13 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sanjay Singh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andrei Chikatilo!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Topper Green and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Singh throws a head kick that misses.
Singh comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Singh definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

Singh clinches with his opponent.
Singh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Singh slowing the pace effectively.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Singh.

Singh breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Chikatilo gets tackled into the cage by Singh. Singh maintains the clinch.

Chikatilo works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Singh controls Chikatilo momentarily but Chikatilo frees himself.
Singh manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Chikatilo manages to get himself to full guard.

The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Singh looking to pass the guard.
Singh works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Singh wants to pass the guard but Chikatilo is defending well.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Chikatilo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Chikatilo is looking to control Singh's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Chikatilo avoid being mounted?
Singh wants to take a breather but Chikatilo is having none of it.
Chikatilo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Singh is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Singh wants to get back to his feet.
Singh working the head and body with strikes.
Singh seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Chikatilo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Singh is controlling the pace.
Chikatilo wants to control but Singh is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh wants to control but Chikatilo is keeping him busy.
Singh wants to stand but Chikatilo has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Chikatilo wants to control but Singh is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Singh is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Chikatilo doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Singh.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Singh sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Chikatilo defending well though.

Chikatilo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Chikatilo actively working from the bottom here.

Chikatilo is defending against the submission attempts here by Singh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Singh looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Singh wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chikatilo keeps working.
Singh throwing shots but Chikatilo is blocking nicely.

Singh seems to be working for a kimura but Chikatilo defends the submission attempt.
Chikatilo wants to get back to full guard.
Singh is trying to control. Chikatilo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Chikatilo is trying to get back to full guard.
Chikatilo wants to control but Singh is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Singh scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Singh is trying to work for a kimura but Chikatilo is defending well.
Chikatilo trying to control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chikatilo tries to get to full guard but Singh has control of the leg.
Singh takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Chikatilo is looking for a sweep. Singh is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Chikatilo manages to get to full guard.
Singh trying to control but Chikatilo is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Singh trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Chikatilo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Singh connects with a body shot.
Singh is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chikatilo can do to turn this around?
Chikatilo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Singh misses the shot to the body.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Singh here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Chikatilo dodges the punch combination from Singh.
Chikatilo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Singh takes a swing at Chikatilo's ribcage but misses.
Singh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sanjay Singh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chikatilo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Singh.
Singh throws a nice looking combination but Chikatilo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chikatilo throws a leg kick but Singh sees it coming and moves out of range.
Chikatilo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Singh counters with a left and a right that stings Chikatilo.
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!
Chikatilo wants to clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from Singh misses its target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chikatilo scores with a sloppy right hand. Singh should have avoided that one.

Singh sends Chikatilo crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Singh is motioning to the referee to let Chikatilo up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Singh pushes Chikatilo away with a front kick.
Chikatilo throws a push kick but Singh slaps the foot to one side.

Singh rushes Chikatilo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Chikatilo has Singh pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Singh manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Chikatilo tries to score a body lock takedown but Singh shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Singh working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Singh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Chikatilo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Singh stuffs the takedown.
Sanjay Singh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrei Chikatilo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Singh lands an overhand right.
Chikatilo scores with the left hand. Singh knows he should have avoided that one.
Singh connects with a right that clearly hurt Chikatilo. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Singh proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Chikatilo collapses and taps out under the pressure!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sanjay Singh!
After winning the bout, Sanjay Singh thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.