PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lindsay Singleton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Wick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Singleton
vs
Wick

207 cm
18
140 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

175 cm
25
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lindsay Singleton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Wick!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wick swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Wick rushes Singleton and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Singleton wants to get back to striking at distance but Wick won't allow it.
Wick keeps control of Singleton as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Singleton fails to pull guard.

Wick manages to break the clinch.
Singleton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singleton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wick moves away.
Wick tries a head kick but it misses.

Wick closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Singleton blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Singleton is looking to escape.
Wick is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Wick prevents Singleton from standing back up.
Wick with the ground and pound but Singleton uses the opportunity to regain guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Singleton uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Wick misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wick throws a sloppy head kick and Singleton moves out of range easily.
Wick misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Singleton went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wick.
Lindsay Singleton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wick throws a head kick that misses.

Wick throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Singleton tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Wick is in Singleton's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Singleton is on top in guard.

Wick looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Singleton preventing the sweep.
Wick bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Singleton's guard.

Singleton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Singleton 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.
Wick prevents Singleton from getting back to his feet.
Singleton striking off his back but it's not causing Wick any problems.
Singleton wants to get back to his feet but Wick is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Wick trying to control but Singleton is working from the bottom.
Wick controls from within his opponent's guard.
Wick must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

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.
Wick passes Singleton's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Wick sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Singleton throws a strike from the bottom but Wick passes into side control!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wick avoids the strikes from the bottom by Singleton.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Wick dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Wick looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Singleton!
John Wick has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wick is looking to take a break and control but Singleton is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wick controlling from side mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wick trying to control the position but Singleton is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wick gets to mount! Singleton was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Singleton tries to reverse the position but Wick maintains control.
Wick unloads with some shots from mount but Singleton bucks and avoids them well.
Singleton is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Singleton avoids a series of strikes thrown by Wick.
Wick takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wick looking to control but Singleton is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Singleton is wriggling around trying to escape.
Singleton tries to improve his position but instead Wick has taken his back!

Wick is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Wick trying to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Singleton showing good submission defense here.
Singleton prevents Wick from getting a body triangle.
Singleton avoids the strikes from Wick.
What can Singleton do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Wick controlling well, preventing Singleton from escaping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Singleton is trying to stand back up.
Singleton is keeping busy.
Wick missing with strikes.
Wick has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Singleton is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Wick.
Singleton is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Wick showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Wick throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Singleton tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Wick is in Singleton's guard.
Wick throwing strikes from guard but Singleton blocks nicely.
Wick engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Wick stops Singleton from standing up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wick forces his way into half guard.
Singleton has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Wick is working away from the top position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wick sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Singleton defending well though.
Singleton is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Wick throws some wild stikes that Singleton manages to avoid easily.

Wick with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Wick controlling the pace for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wick misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Singleton is wriggling around trying to escape.
Wick throwing strikes here but Singleton is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Wick blocks Singleton's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Singleton tries to hold on but Wick postures up.
Singleton holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Wick tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wick tries to control but Singleton wriggling away.
Wick throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Wick content just to control the position here.
Singleton really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wick controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wick wants to control but Singleton has made it back to half guard. Nice work.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Wick comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wick 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 26:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Wick!