PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Duff (ranked 4288 p4p, 4431 weight class) and Unit Khan (ranked 0 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.

Duff
vs
Khan

195 cm
25
216
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
18
210
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Johnny Duff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Unit Khan!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Micheangelo Fripello and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Duff clinches.
Khan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Duff blocks an elbow strike.
Khan misses with the head strike.
Duff scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Duff digs a right hand into Khan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Khan's gas tank.
Duff makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Khan.
Khan struggles to land a body shot inside as Duff controls his hands.
Duff lands a hook that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Khan pushes off an throws an elbow but Duff leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Khan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Khan taking a breather.

Duff pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Duff pushes Khan up against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khan takes a shot to the head.
Duff lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Unit Khan has been cut.
Khan misses with an elbow strike.
Duff lands a hook to the side of the head.

Duff pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Left hook, right uppercut from Khan.
Unit Khan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan throws a lazy right hand but Duff sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Duff closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Duff has clasped his hands together around Khan's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Khan is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Duff off and has taken his back!
Duff trying to control the action but Khan just sinks the hooks in.
Duff is really stuck here.
Duff has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Duff trying to get back to his feet but Khan is in full control for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan controls the position.
Duff is trying to stand back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Khan is hanging on to Duff's back as he tries to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Khan biding his time, looking for the opening.
Duff just trying to survive but Khan is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
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 Johnny Duff will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Unit Khan's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Khan misses with the combination.
Duff tries to clinch there but Khan circles away.
Khan should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Khan clinches up against the cage.

Duff breaks the clinch.

Duff closes the distance and clinches.
Khan misses with a hook from the clinch.

Duff has hold of one of Khan's legs. Khan is fighting the takedown attempt but Duff gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Khan manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Duff breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Duff takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Duff wants to clinch up but Khan keeps it at a distance.
The fighters circle momentarily. Khan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Duff moves into range and clinches up with Khan.
Khan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Khan taking a breather.
Duff comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Khan misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Duff blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Khan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnny Duff has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Duff breaks the clinch.
Khan looks to land a combination but Duff avoids it well.
Khan jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Khan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As Khan tries to get set, Duff tries to push him back and clinch up but Khan manages to avoid the attempt.
Khan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Khan fails to land with a series of punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Khan misses the target.

Duff forces Khan back against the cage and clinches.

Duff's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Khan scores with a nice right hand.
Duff is looking to clinch but Khan is avoiding it.
Duff wants to clinch up but Khan keeps it at a distance.
Khan lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A combination from Duff does no damage.

That's two 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 throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Duff crashing down! Duff tries to stagger back to his feet but Khan just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Duff asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Unit Khan!
In his post fight interview, Unit Khan started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.