PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuvraj Singh (ranked 1513 p4p, 175 weight class) and Olajide Ban Gbus (ranked 4812 p4p, 504 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Singh
vs
Ban Gbus

188 cm
23
270 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

180 cm
25
255 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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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 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Yuvraj Singh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Olajide Ban Gbus!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ban Gbus connects with a nice looking jab.

It looks like Yuvraj Singh has been cut.
Ban Gbus throws a combination. Singh tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Singh ducks under a wild hook from Ban Gbus.
We've been told by Singh's head coaches at mickeyharts the greatest that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Singh misses the target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ban Gbus! But no joy.
Singh slips a jab from Ban Gbus.
Singh slips under a jab.
Singh swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ban Gbus misses with a body shot.
Singh comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ban Gbus scores with a jab. Singh acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ban Gbus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Singh.
Ban Gbus looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Singh moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ban Gbus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ban Gbus looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Singh scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ban Gbus doesn't seem bothered though.
Singh moves away from the strike by Ban Gbus.
Singh throws a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh digs a good hook to Ban Gbus's body.
Singh lands a right hook to the body.
Singh moves out of range as Ban Gbus strikes.
Ban Gbus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ban Gbus ducks right into an uppercut from Singh.
Singh misses with a right hand
and Ban Gbus makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Singh on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Singh throws a series of strikes that have Ban Gbus backpedaling.

It looks like Olajide Ban Gbus has been cut.
A shot to the liver by Singh. Beautiful body shot.
Singh lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Singh dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Singh swings widly with a right hand
and Ban Gbus counters with a nice body shot.
Ban Gbus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh misses the shot to the body.
Singh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ban Gbus manages to avoid it.
Singh lands with an uppercut that bounces Ban Gbus off the cage and back into range.
Ban Gbus throws an overhand right that lands on Singh's shoulder, as Singh tries to avoid the shot.
Singh takes a swing at Ban Gbus's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Ban Gbus.
Yuvraj Singh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Singh. Ban Gbus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Singh jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Singh is looking to wear down Ban Gbus with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ban Gbus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Singh misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Ban Gbus was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Singh lands a body shot.
Singh scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ban Gbus in his tracks.
Singh scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ban Gbus in his tracks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ban Gbus misses with a straight left.
Ban Gbus throws a body shot but no joy.
Singh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ban Gbus.
Ban Gbus throws out a counter right but Singh avoids it with no problem.
Ban Gbus connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ban Gbus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Singh.
Singh fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ban Gbus looks to score with a jab to the body but Singh is just out of range.
Singh throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ban Gbus stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ban Gbus throws a poor cross that misses
and Singh counters with a nice uppercut.
Ban Gbus takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ban Gbus throws an overhand right that lands on Singh's shoulder, as Singh tries to avoid the shot.
Ban Gbus thuds a left hand into Singh's body.
A swing and a miss from Singh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ban Gbus misses with a body punch
and Ban Gbus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Singh slips a straight right by Ban Gbus.
Singh avoids the body shot from Ban Gbus.
Singh swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ban Gbus is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Ban Gbus fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ban Gbus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ban Gbus takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ban Gbus misses with a hook to the body
and Singh makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Singh scores with a body shot.
Ban Gbus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ban Gbus takes a jab right on the kisser.
Singh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ban Gbus was well out of range. Poor timing from Singh.
Ban Gbus with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Singh to score with a decent uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yuvraj Singh dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Ban Gbus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Singh.
Ban Gbus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Singh.
Ban Gbus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Singh blocks a jab.
Singh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ban Gbus was well out of range. Poor timing from Singh.
Ban Gbus lands a nice shot that snaps Singh's head back.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Ban Gbus might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Singh has got the better of the exchanges.
Singh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ban Gbus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Singh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singh misses with a straight right.
Singh throws a lazy uppercut
and Ban Gbus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Singh is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Singh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ban Gbus manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh lands a nice hook to Ban Gbus's body. Ban Gbus takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Singh fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Singh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ban Gbus tests Singh's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ban Gbus misses the jab.
Singh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ban Gbus was well out of range. Poor timing from Singh.
Singh lands a jab to Ban Gbus's midsection.
Ban Gbus throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Singh stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Singh moves away from the strike by Ban Gbus.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ban Gbus. Singh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Singh swings for the body but Ban Gbus moves out of range.
Ban Gbus throws out a counter right but Singh avoids it with no problem.
Ban Gbus moves out of range of the strikes.
Yuvraj Singh is winning the standup battle so far.
Ban Gbus misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh works Ban Gbus's body with a nice hook.
Ban Gbus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Singh.
Singh misses with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ban Gbus throws a body punch but Singh moves out of range.
Singh swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Singh jabs at Ban Gbus's body.
Singh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ban Gbus manages to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ban Gbus! But no joy.
Singh lands a nice looking body shot.
Singh uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ban Gbus.
Ban Gbus throws a hook but Singh blocks it.
Singh changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ban Gbus is breathing heavily.
Singh cracks Ban Gbus with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Singh punishes Ban Gbus's body with a nice straight punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ban Gbus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Singh.
A quick step to the side and Singh tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Singh connects with a jab.
Singh slips a straight right by Ban Gbus.
Ban Gbus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Singh counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Singh cracks Ban Gbus with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Singh throws an overhand right that lands on Ban Gbus's shoulder, as Ban Gbus tries to avoid the shot.
A nice side step and Ban Gbus releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ban Gbus stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Singh throws a body shot but no joy.
Ban Gbus throws a looping overhand right but Singh ducks down to avoid it.
Ban Gbus throws a hook but Singh blocks it.
Ban Gbus moves out of range of the strikes.
Singh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh looks to score with a jab to the body but Ban Gbus is just out of range.
Singh's corner calls for a 1-2. Singh obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ban Gbus looks to score with a jab to the body but Singh is just out of range.
Singh is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ban Gbus can do to turn this around?
Singh throws a hook but Ban Gbus blocks it.
Singh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Ban Gbus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ban Gbus looks to throw the jab but Singh is out of range.
Ban Gbus takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Singh scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ban Gbus throws out a loose jab but Singh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Singh takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Singh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ban Gbus moves away.
Ban Gbus looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ban Gbus ducks right into an uppercut from Singh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yuvraj Singh dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Singh's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Singh fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Singh fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ban Gbus looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Singh scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Singh looks to score with a jab to the body but Ban Gbus is just out of range.
Singh lands a head shot.
Singh sizes up Ban Gbus with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Singh. Ban Gbus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Singh keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ban Gbus.
Singh cracks Ban Gbus with an open hand slap.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ban Gbus scores with a jab. Singh acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Singh scores with a body shot.
Singh digs a good body shot into Ban Gbus's ribs.
Ban Gbus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ban Gbus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Singh moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh lands with a nice body punch.
Singh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ban Gbus moves away.
Ban Gbus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Singh.
Singh lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ban Gbus is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Singh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ban Gbus.
Singh was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Singh looks to score with a jab to the body but Ban Gbus is just out of range.
Ban Gbus looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Singh slips under a jab.
Ban Gbus throws an overhand right that lands on Singh's shoulder, as Singh tries to avoid the shot.
Ban Gbus avoids the body shot from Singh.
Singh changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ban Gbus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ban Gbus avoids the body shot from Singh.
Singh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ban Gbus moves away.
A little jabbing left from Ban Gbus on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Singh stuns Ban Gbus with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Singh throws a body shot but no joy.
Singh takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Singh tests Ban Gbus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yuvraj Singh is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Singh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Singh dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Singh ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Singh keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ban Gbus.
A counter left hand to the body from Singh misses its target.
Ban Gbus misses with a wild body shot.
Singh ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ban Gbus connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ban Gbus misses the shot to the body.
Singh misses with a body shot.
Singh throws a jab but it's blocked by Ban Gbus.
Ban Gbus misses with a hook
and Singh counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Olajide Ban Gbus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A swing and a miss from Ban Gbus.
Singh throws a lazy uppercut
and Ban Gbus counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ban Gbus darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Singh scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Singh lands an overhand right.
Ban Gbus throws out a loose jab but Singh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Singh lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ban Gbus has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Singh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Singh is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Singh scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Singh throws a body punch but Ban Gbus moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Ban Gbus.
Singh throws a body punch but Ban Gbus moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Ban Gbus on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Singh slips under a jab.
Ban Gbus needs to keep his hands up - Singh had a free shot at his head there.
Singh throws a shot to the body.
Ban Gbus thows a left - swing and a miss!
Singh misses with a body shot.
Ban Gbus closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yuvraj Singh showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Singh has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27

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