PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arshnoor Singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phoenix Templar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Singh might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to 2Pac - Hit 'Em Up. 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
Templar

183 cm
30
148 lbs
40 - 20 - 3

173 cm
26
167 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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KnockOut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 40 - 20 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arshnoor Singh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phoenix Templar!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Singh.

It looks like Phoenix Templar has been cut.
Templar looks to land a right hand but Singh moved out of range.
Singh feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Singh fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Templar checks it well.
Singh needs to keep his hands up - Templar had a free shot at his head there.
Templar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Singh is looking to chop away at Templar's legs.
Templar has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Singh.
Singh misses with a head kick.

Templar drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Singh is not content to let Templar control the position.
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!
Singh is trying to improve his position.
Singh struggling a bit here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Templar seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Templar is looking to take a break and control but Singh is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've been hearing good reports from Singh's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Singh tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Templar working the head and body with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Singh avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Templar.
Singh tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Templar presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Templar dominating with strikes here.
Templar trying to control but Singh is having none of it.
Singh really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Templar.
Templar trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Templar tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Let's hope that Templar has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Templar looking to control but Singh is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Singh keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Templar controlling from the full mount.
Singh is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Templar looking to control but Singh is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Singh wants to try and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phoenix Templar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Phoenix Templar's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Templar throws a hook to the side of Singh's head but Singh sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Templar takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Singh looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Singh avoids the body shot from Templar.
Singh works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Templar throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Singh counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Decent striking displayed by Templar there.
Templar connects with the punch.
A big left from Templar misses.
Singh looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Templar throws the left hand but Singh avoids the punch easily.
Templar misses with a looping right.
Singh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Templar moves away.
Singh misses with a two punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Templar throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Singh. Templar does a little dance to reset his feet.
A low kick from Singh is predictable there
and Templar counters with a two punch combo.
Templar takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Templar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Singh was well out of range. Poor timing from Templar.
Templar is looking to slow Singh down with leg kicks.
Singh feints and then cracks Templar's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Templar down.
Templar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Singh lands a jab to the head.

Templar is rocked!
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.
Singh wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Templar is still on wobbly legs! Can Singh finish him?
Singh drops Templar with a huge uppercut! Templar drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Singh is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arshnoor Singh!
Our winner, Arshnoor Singh, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.