PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ground Pound (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shao Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Pound
vs
Khan

209 cm
19
230 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

194 cm
24
250 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ground Pound!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shao Khan!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pound swats away the attempt to clinch by Khan.
Khan misses with a straight left.
Pound avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pound ducks under a wild hook from Khan.
Khan misses with an uppercut.
Pound throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khan throws a hook but Pound avoids it easily.
Khan swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pound makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Khan looks to land a left hand but Pound moved out of range nicely.
Pound ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khan moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Pound closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
A lull in the action here.
Khan tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Khan is trying to control Pound's posture but Pound avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pound controlling from side mount.
Khan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Khan is looking for a sweep.
Pound will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Khan wants to control but Pound postures up.
The referee asks Pound politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Pound prefers to stall for the moment though.
Khan is trying to get back to half guard.
Pound knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Khan on the ground.
Pound is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
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.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Khan is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Pound is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Khan will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Pound prevents Khan from escaping the position.
Pound content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Ground Pound just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Pound circles away from the clinch attempt

and Pound decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Khan's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pound is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Khan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pound looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Pound won't allow Khan to sweep him here.
Pound trying to control the position from guard on top but Khan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pound controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Pound trying to control the position from guard on top but Khan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pound controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pound seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Khan for as long as he can get away with.
Khan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pound looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Khan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Khan looking for a sweep. Not yet Khan, not yet.
Khan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ground Pound dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Khan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pound.
Khan throws a shot from downtown. Pound moves away and avoids it.
Khan tries to clinch up

and Pound counters with a takedown into side control.
Pound in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Khan is looking to reverse the position.
Pound is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Khan will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Ground Pound just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Khan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pound counters with a nice body shot.
Pound throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pound takes a swing at Khan's ribcage but misses.
Khan lands a nice shot that snaps Pound's head back.
Khan throws a right and a left that Pound avoids nicely.
Khan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Khan avoids the body shot from Pound.

Pound closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Khan won't allow Pound to pass to mount.
Khan is trying is best to control the position here.
Khan is trying to stand up here but Pound is controlling him well.
Pound content to control rather than advance.
Khan is trying to maintain the position but Pound is very close to passing his half guard.
Pound is controlling the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan pushes Pound off looking to stand but Pound dives back in and keeps control.
Pound sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Pound wants to take a breather but Khan is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Khan.
Khan wants to stand and escape but Pound is having none of it.
Pound seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Khan trying to keep a closed guard but Pound is proving a slippery customer.
Pound stopping the sweep attempt from Khan.
Pound not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Ground Pound just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
A shot to the body from Khan misses

and Pound counters with a shoot takedown. Khan fights it but they end up in guard.
Pound pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Khan is keeping the position for now.
Pound controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pound showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Pound wants to pass the guard but Khan is keeping the position.
Pound takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Pound is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ground Pound dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Khan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Khan throws a combination that misses
and Pound counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pound wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Shao Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pound digs a good hook to Khan's body.
Khan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Khan throws a right hand that Pound ducks under and follows up with a left that Pound also avoids with ease.
Pound misses with a wild body shot.
Pound is looking to wear down Khan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Khan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khan throws a shot from downtown. Pound moves away and avoids it.
Pound misses with a low kick as Khan jumps back.
Pound fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khan manages to avoid it.
Khan misses with a takedown attempt

and Pound counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Khan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Khan manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Khan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pound is controlling him.
Pound showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Pound's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Khan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pound controlling from the top position.

That's two 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.
Pound trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Khan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pound's guard.
Pound wants to sweep but no luck.
Khan is fighting to break Pound's control of his arms but Pound is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Khan would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Pound keeping moving, preventing Khan from controlling successfully.
Pound looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pound is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Pound on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pound tries to get out of the position.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Ground Pound just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Pound lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Khan throws a hook to the side of Pound's head but Pound sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Khan has his takedown stuffed

and Pound counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Pound got a little sloppy there for a moment and Khan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pound has managed to get both his arms back between Khan's legs - danger averted.
Pound is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Pound trying to stand up but can't free himself from Khan's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pound is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Pound trying to control the position from guard on top but Khan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pound is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ground Pound showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pound, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ground Pound!