PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johann Jennsensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sher Singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jennsensen might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Florence and the Machine - You've Got the Love. Singh comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Game- Motorhead kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Sher Singh has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jennsensen
vs
Singh

180 cm
26
198 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

180 cm
27
190 lbs
15 - 14 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johann Jennsensen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sher Singh!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jennsensen shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Singh manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Jennsensen trying to control but Singh is working from the bottom.
Singh pulls Jennsensen in close to his closed guard and prevents Jennsensen from doing any damage or advancing position.
Jennsensen works over Singh with some ground and pound from guard.
Singh looking to control.
Jennsensen tries to free his leg and advance position but Singh is retaining full guard.
Singh pulls Jennsensen in close to his closed guard and prevents Jennsensen from doing any damage or advancing position.
Jennsensen trying to control the position from guard on top but Singh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Singh shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Jennsensen manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Jennsensen has his foot on Singh's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Singh works his way back into a safe position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jennsensen keeping moving, preventing Singh from controlling successfully.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Jennsensen has his foot on Singh's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Singh works his way back into a safe position though.
Jennsensen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jennsensen lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Singh won't allow Jennsensen to sweep him here.
Singh trying to control but Jennsensen is working from the bottom.
Jennsensen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jennsensen can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Singh controls the pace.
Singh distracts Jennsensen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Singh preventing the sweep.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh wants to control from the top but Jennsensen keeps moving.

Jennsensen working for a triangle but Singh defends it easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jennsensen keeping moving, preventing Singh from controlling successfully.
Singh content to stall in guard here.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Sher Singh hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Singh closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jennsensen tries to get to full guard but Singh has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jennsensen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Well, if Singh is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Singh wants to free his trapped foot but Jennsensen is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jennsensen gets full guard.

Jennsensen working for a triangle but Singh defends it easily.
Jennsensen is trying to keep Singh in close.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh wants to control from the top but Jennsensen keeps moving.
Singh distracts Jennsensen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Jennsensen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Singh is aware though and is defending well.
Jennsensen controls Singh momentarily but Singh frees himself.
Jennsensen keeping moving, preventing Singh from controlling successfully.
Jennsensen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Singh missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Singh trying to control the position from guard on top but Jennsensen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Singh throwing strikes from guard but Jennsensen blocks nicely.
Singh sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Sher Singh will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Jennsensen enables Singh to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Jennsensen manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Singh postures up.
Singh trying to control but Jennsensen is working from the bottom.
Jennsensen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Singh is one step ahead there.
Singh engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Singh throwing strikes from guard but Jennsensen blocks nicely.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Singh dives in and scores a takedown into Jennsensen's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jennsensen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Singh trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Singh trying to control but Jennsensen is working from the bottom.

Jennsensen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Singh gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Jennsensen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Singh can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Singh wants to control from the top but Jennsensen keeps moving.
Jennsensen controls Singh momentarily but Singh frees himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh with a flurry of punches that miss.
Singh not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Jennsensen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Singh is aware though and is defending well.
Singh cracks Jennsensen with a solid left hand.
Jennsensen is controlling Singh's posture.
Sher Singh has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jennsensen controls Singh momentarily but Singh frees himself.
Singh trying to control but Jennsensen is working from the bottom.
Jennsensen throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Singh is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Singh postures up in Jennsensen's guard and throws a big left but Jennsensen blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh sitting in guard here, content to control.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Sher Singh wasn't active enough on the ground.

Singh looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Singh is trying to control. Jennsensen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jennsensen wants to control but Singh is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Jennsensen trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Singh breaks from Jennsensen's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The referee warns Jennsensen that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Singh trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Singh lands a big shot there that rocks Jennsensen but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh looking to control but Jennsensen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
BOOM! Singh connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Singh tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Singh fails to advance to Jennsensen's back.
Singh lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jennsensen hang on?
Singh landing strikes from the mount.
Jennsensen regains half guard.
Singh prevents Jennsensen from improving his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jennsensen trying to control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sher Singh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Singh gets a double leg takedown into Jennsensen's guard.
Singh wants to control from the top but Jennsensen keeps moving.

Jennsensen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jennsensen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Jennsensen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Singh is aware though and is defending well.
Jennsensen keeping moving, preventing Singh from controlling successfully.
Singh controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh wants to control from the top but Jennsensen keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Sher Singh.

Singh looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Singh wants to control from the top but Jennsensen keeps moving.

Singh avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jennsensen working a defensive guard here.
Singh controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Jennsensen looking for a guillotine here but Singh defends easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh throwing strikes from guard but Jennsensen blocks nicely.
Singh looking to sit in guard and control but Jennsensen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Singh tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jennsensen trying to control but Singh is working from the bottom.
Jennsensen postures up.
Singh is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jennsensen is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Singh not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Singh wants to sweep but no luck.

Jennsensen drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jennsensen jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Singh is trying to keep Jennsensen in close.
Singh manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Singh wants to take Jennsensen's back but he can't do it this time.
Sher Singh is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jennsensen just holding on.
Jennsensen is trying desperately to improve position.
Singh scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jennsensen?
Singh looking to control but Jennsensen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jennsensen is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Singh controlling the position easily from mount.
Johann Jennsensen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

And that's the end of the fight!
Sher Singh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Singh has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30

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