PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between La Sing (ranked 4850 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Steve (ranked 4684 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Sing
vs
Steve

187 cm
19
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
206 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, La Sing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dan Steve!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steve lunges at Sing with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sing's hand.
Sing swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Steve misses the jab.
Sing looks to score with a jab to the body but Steve is just out of range.
Sing throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steve throws the left hand but Sing avoids the punch easily.
Steve throws out a loose jab but Sing uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steve slips a jab and a cross from Sing.
Sing thows a left - swing and a miss!
Steve lands a lovely overhand right.
Sing is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Steve.
Sing cracks a nice hook into Steve's ribs.
Sing throws a jab when Steve was well out of range.
Steve takes one to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sing lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sing throws a body shot but no joy.
Steve just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice cross by Steve.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sing fails to land with a series of punches.
Steve takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sing takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Steve tries to close the distance and clinch but Sing swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Steve lands a jab to the head.
Steve misses with a wild body shot.

Sing tries to keep at a distance but Steve has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sing tries to throw a body punch but Steve avoids it by throwing Sing back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sing.
Steve swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sing.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sing creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sing.

Steve breaks from the clinch.
Steve throws a hook but Sing blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steve listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sing misses the jab.
It seemed like Steve was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sing misses with a looping left.
Sing ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steve moves away.
Steve misses with a straight left.
Steve bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sing's head.
Sing waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Steve.
Steve tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sing manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sing looks to land a left hand but Steve moved out of range nicely.
Steve scores with a decent looking hook.
Steve is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sing had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Steve lunges at Sing with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sing's hand.
Sing misses the shot to the body.

Sing moves into the clinch.
Steve blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Steve.

Steve breaks from the clinch.
Steve keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sing.
Sing takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A slow jab from Steve misses its intended target.
Sing throwing a counter right hand but Steve manages to avoid it.
Steve scores with a jab. Sing acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Steve's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sing connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Steve scrambles back to his feet.

Sing has managed to clinch.
Sing lands with a right to the head.
Sing is trying to push Steve away but Steve has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Steve lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sing backwards.
Steve lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Steve lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sing misses with a punch on the inside.
Sing misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sing misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steve.
Steve blocking some punches.
Steve tries to throw a body punch but Sing avoids it by throwing Steve back against the cage.
Sing prevents a body shot from Steve.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steve.
Sing lands with a right to the head.
Steve lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Good body shot from Sing.
Steve tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sing's elbow.
Steve blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Steve fails to land.

Sing escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good exchange - Steve coming out on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dan Steve will probably get the nod.
That's time! Sing's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Sing moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sing swings for the body but Steve moves out of range.
Steve looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sing connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Steve momentarily.
Sing lands a glancing blow to the side of Steve's head.
Sing has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sing there as he acknowledges the shot.
A left lands for Sing.
Steve fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sing keeps the fight on the outside.
Sing was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sing is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Despite the aggression on Steve's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Sing jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sing tries to clinch but Steve moves out of range.
Steve on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Steve walks into a straight right hand from Sing.

Steve is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice cross by Steve.
Steve is still on wobbly legs! Can Sing finish him?
Sing throws a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Steve misses its intended target.
Steve seems to have recovered his senses.
Steve just misses with a punch to the body.
A big left from Steve misses.
Sing loads up on a big right hand but Steve slips the punch.
Sing waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Steve.
Steve connects with a body shot.
Steve takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice body punch from Sing.
Steve looks to land a right hand but Sing moved out of range.
Steve is breathing heavily.
Steve avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sing with a jab.
Sing fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sing misses with a lunging right hand
and Steve connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sing takes a swing at Steve's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Steve was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve throws a shot from downtown. Sing moves away and avoids it.
Sing throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sing!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steve clobbers Sing with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sing doesn't manage to clinch there - Steve circles away.
La Sing is winning the standup battle so far.
Steve throws a body punch but Sing moves out of range.
Sing slips a jab from Steve.
Sing appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Sing listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Steve blocks a jab.

Steve has Sing up against the cage in a clinch.
La Sing has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sing misses with the head strike.
Sing lands with a right to the head.
Steve tries to throw a body punch but Sing avoids it by throwing Steve back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve can't find room to land a body shot as Sing controls the action.
Sing misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Steve throws a head punch that misses.
Sing lands a left hand.
Steve misses with a short punch on the inside.
Steve misses with a punch on the inside.
Steve misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sing throws a head punch that misses.
Sing misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sing blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Steve prevents Sing from breaking the clinch.

Sing manages to break the clinch.
Sing changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sing takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sing fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sing cracks a nice hook into Steve's ribs.
Steve looks to land a right hand but Sing moved out of range.
Steve has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sing finds it's way round the side to connect with Steve's head.
Steve throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sing throws a big counter combination but Steve scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steve walks into a jab.
Steve takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sing pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A countering left hand to the body from Steve misses.
Sing scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sing lands a jab-cross combination.
Steve throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sing misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from Steve on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Steve.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

La Sing dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Steve swings for the body but Sing moves out of range.
Sing throws a big counter combination but Steve scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Sing avoids the body shot from Steve.
Steve scores with a sloppy right hand. Sing should have avoided that one.
Sing throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Steve sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sing scores with a crisp jab that stopped Steve in his tracks.
Steve throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steve throws a body shot but no joy.
A counter left hand to the body from Sing misses its target.
Sing misses with a jab, cross combination.
A little jabbing left from Steve on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sing throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steve throws a shot from downtown. Sing moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steve takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Sing gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sing tries a body shot but Steve blocks it.
Steve takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Steve doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Sing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sing tries a body shot but Steve blocks it.
Sing is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Steve can do to turn this around?
Sing misses with the head strike.
Sing misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Steve scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sing lands a right hand that snaps the head of Steve backwards.
Sing lands with a short shot to the head.
Steve lands with a short shot to the head.
Steve misses with a body punch.
Sing tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steve's elbow.
Steve throws a punch but it's blocked by Sing.

Steve breaks from the clinch.
Steve tries to move into range but Sing moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sing lands a head shot.
Steve misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sing counters with a stiff right hand.
Dan Steve has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sing on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steve fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sing on the side of the head.
Steve throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sing throws the left hand but Steve avoids the punch easily.
Steve has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sing tries to clinch but Steve moves out of range.
Sing looks to land a left hand but Steve moved out of range nicely.
A little jabbing left from Steve on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sing's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Steve connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sing scrambles back to his feet.
Steve is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sing scores with a punch to the head.
Sing misses with a straight left.
Steve walks into a jab.
Steve thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sing lands a two punch combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve ducks right into an uppercut from Sing.
Steve doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Steve keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice shot by Sing.
Sing throws a sloppy body shot
letting Steve counter with a right hand.
Sing connects with a jab.
Sing throws a body punch but Steve moves out of range.
La Sing is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Steve tries to move into range but Sing moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sing tries to clinch up.
Steve missing with a left hand there. Sing was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sing scores with a three punch combo!
Sing punishes Steve's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sing misses with a few strikes there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sing just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab from Steve.
A lazy left from Sing finds it's target.
Sing moves out of range of the strikes.
Sing is looking for a counter combo.
Sing connects with a jab.
Steve throws a right hand that misses
and Sing counters with a right hand to the body.
Steve takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sing keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Steve.
Steve throws a big shot that misses.
Sing lands with a nice body punch.
Steve misses with a lunging right hand
and Sing counters with a left to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Steve.
Steve closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

And that's the end of the fight!
La Sing showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sing 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for La Sing!
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight for La Sing!
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for La Sing!

La Sing wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, La Sing thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.