PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bora Khan (ranked 665 p4p, 810 weight class) and Deepen Cider (ranked 99 p4p, 127 weight class). Khan comes to the cage accompanied by Tim McGraw - Live Like You Were Dying. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Deepen Cider was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Khan
vs
Cider

185 cm
24
190
11 - 3 - 1

185 cm
25
199
8 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q)

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

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 11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bora Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Deepen Cider!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cider digs a good hook to Khan's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khan. Cider does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khan scores with a nice head shot.
Cider misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khan.
Cider avoids the body shot from Khan.
Cider thows a left - swing and a miss!
Khan has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Team Grunt in the buildup to the fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khan. Cider does a little dance to reset his feet.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cider throws a head punch that misses.
Cider has a couple of punches blocked by Khan.
Khan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cider misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Khan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Khan misses with the head strike.
Khan tries to work over Cider's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hand to the body from Cider.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cider misses with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cider stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Khan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cider struggles to land a body shot inside as Khan controls his hands.
Khan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cider.
Cider swings wildly with an uppercut but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cider struggles to land a body shot inside as Khan controls his hands.
Khan gets through Cider's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Khan tries to work over Cider's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cider tries a body shot but Khan blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Cider fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Cider fails to land.
Cider blocks an uppercut.
Khan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cider lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cider makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Khan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Khan blocks an uppercut.
Cider struggles to land a body shot inside as Khan controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan prevents a body shot from Cider.
Cider will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Khan up against the cage.
Cider blocks a body shot from Khan.
Cider misses with a short punch on the inside.
Khan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cider misses with some punches.
Khan blocks a body shot from Cider.
Cider misses with some punches.
Cider lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Khan lands with a right to the head.
Khan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cider backwards.
Cider lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Cider fails to land.
Cider tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khan's elbow.
Cider misses with a punch on the inside.
Cider tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khan's elbow.
Cider blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cider tries a body shot but Khan blocks it.
Khan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cider softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan lands a nice uppercut.
Khan lands a left hand.
Cider tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cider lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Khan misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cider.
Cider tries a body shot but Khan blocks it.
Khan can't find room to land a body shot as Cider controls the action.
Khan lands a body punch.
Cider working aggressively here.
Cider doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Khan pushes Cider back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Khan swings wildly with an uppercut but Cider uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cider misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Khan.
Cider tries to throw a body punch but Khan avoids it by throwing Cider back against the cage.
Khan misses with a punch on the inside.
Khan blocks an uppercut.
Khan lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cider tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khan's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Khan.
Cider blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khan blocks an uppercut.
Khan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cider or not.
Cider lands a nice shot to the body.
Khan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Khan misses with the head strike.
Cider lands a right hand.
Cider swings wildly with an uppercut but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cider misses with a punch on the inside.
Khan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Khan.
Khan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Khan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cider prevents a body shot from Khan.
Cider misses with a short punch on the inside.
Khan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cider lands a body punch in the clinch.
Khan throws a punch but it's blocked by Cider.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bora Khan will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Khan takes one on the button.

It looks like Bora Khan has been cut.
Khan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cider. Cider circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cider looks to throw the jab but Khan is out of range.
Khan tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Cider manages to circle out of the way.
Cider fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khan manages to avoid it.
Khan misses with a lunging right hand
and Cider counters with a stiff right hand.
Cider misses the jab.
Khan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Khan lands with a right hand.
Cider misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan slips a straight right by Cider.
Khan seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Khan throws a hook but Cider blocks it.
Khan with a jab.
Cider ducks under a wild hook from Khan.
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!
Cider on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cider pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Khan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ciders jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cider lands a nice hook to Khan's body. Khan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Khan slips a jab from Cider.
Cider on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cider misses with a lunging right hand
letting Khan counter with a right hand.
Khan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cider.
Khan scores with a hook to the body. Cider takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Khan misses with a body shot.
Cider misses the jab.
Cider scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Khan doesn't seem bothered though.
A lazy left from Khan finds it's target.
Khan throws a front kick aimed at Cider's knee but Cider avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cider lands a really nice looking cross but Khan seems unphased.
Khan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cider manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khan. Cider does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cider! But no joy.
Cider takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cider throws a hook but Khan avoids it easily.
Cider takes a swing at Khan's ribcage but misses.
Nice uppercut there from Khan.
Khan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cider.
Bora Khan is winning the standup battle so far.

Khan closes the distance and pushes Cider back into the cage.
Khan blocking some punches.
A short right from Khan.
Cider prevents a body shot from Khan.
Khan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Khan lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Khan takes a shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Cider.
Khan misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khan.
Khan prevents a body shot from Cider.
Cider blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Cider fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Khan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cider misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cider scores with a shoulder strike.
Cider tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khan's elbow.
Cider swings wildly with an uppercut but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
A hook to the body from Cider.
Bora Khan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cider misses with some punches.
Cider tries a body shot but Khan blocks it.
Cider struggles to land a body shot inside as Khan controls his hands.
Cider can't find room to land a body shot as Khan controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan misses with a punch on the inside.
Cider lands a shot to the body.
Khan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cider blocks a body shot from Khan.
Cider tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cider misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cider struggles to land a body shot inside as Khan controls his hands.
Cider lands a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cider is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Cider blocking some punches.
Khan gets through Cider's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Khan.
Cider struggles to land a body shot inside as Khan controls his hands.
Cider throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Khan.
Cider pushes Khan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cider tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khan's elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Bora Khan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bora Khan's cut.
That's time! Khan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Khan throws a hook but Cider blocks it.
Khan tries to clinch up
enabling Cider to counter with a crisp jab.
Cider throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cider throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bora Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khan connects with the punch.

Khan forces Cider back against the cage and clinches.
Cider misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Khan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Khan tries a body shot but Cider blocks it.
Khan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Khan lands with a short shot to the head.
Khan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cider in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khan tries to throw a body punch but Cider avoids it by throwing Khan back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan misses with a punch to the body.
Khan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Khan.
Khan lands with a short shot to the head.
Khan prevents a body shot from Cider.
Cider wants to stall.
Khan leaning against his opponent.
Good body shot from Khan.
Cider doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cider misses with a body punch.
Cider takes a shot to the head.
Khan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Khan.
Cider misses with a body punch.
Cider misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cider struggles to land a body shot inside as Khan controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Khan scores with a nice short uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Cider.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cider swings wildly with an uppercut but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Deepen Cider has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cider working aggressively here.
Cider blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cider has a couple of punches blocked by Khan.
Cider is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Khan has a couple of punches blocked by Cider.
Cider misses with a hook from the clinch.
Khan is working Cider over against the cage.
Khan can't find room to land a body shot as Cider controls the action.
Khan lands a left hand.
Khan tries to work over Cider's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cider tries a body shot but Khan blocks it.
Cider throws a punch but it's blocked by Khan.
Khan misses with a body punch.
Cider doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cider lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Khan presses Cider against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cider takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cider misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan swings wildly with an uppercut but Cider uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Khan - that landed with a thud.
A left hand lands to the body for Khan.
Khan has a couple of punches blocked by Cider.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khan.
Cider's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cider blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cider trying to stall but Khan improves his position.
Cider can't find room to land a body shot as Khan controls the action.
Khan lands with a light punch inside.
A hook to the body from Khan.
Khan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cider backwards.
Cider is looking to control Khan's arms but Khan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cider has his back to the cage.
Cider tries to work over Khan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Khan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cider backwards.
Khan lands a body shot.
Khan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Khan misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Khan pushes Cider back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Khan.
Khan lands a body punch.
Khan scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Khan - that landed with a thud.
Khan lands a good knee to the midsection. Cider won't want to take too many of those.
Khan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cider misses with a hook to the ribs.
Khan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khan misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Khan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cider misses with a punch to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Khan.
Khan misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Khan.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Khan as Cider tries to tie him up.
Khan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ciders head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bora Khan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Khan 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bora Khan!
Bora Khan decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.