PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Manjinder Dhaliwal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amir Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dhaliwal
vs
Khan

180 cm
27
182 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

180 cm
23
177 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Manjinder Dhaliwal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Amir Khan!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dhaliwal darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dhaliwal throws a right hand that misses
and Khan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dhaliwal shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Khan but Khan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dhaliwal shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Khan defends it nicely.
A combination from Khan does no damage.
Khan digs a good body shot into Dhaliwal's ribs.
Dhaliwal showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Khan.
Khan misses with a straight left.
Khan swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dhaliwal.
Khan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dhaliwal thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dhaliwal shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Khan as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manjinder Dhaliwal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khan lands a nice hook to Dhaliwal's body. Dhaliwal takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Manjinder Dhaliwal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khan lands with an uppercut that bounces Dhaliwal off the cage and back into rage.
Dhaliwal misses with a straight right.
Khan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dhaliwal misses with a hook
and Khan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Khan thuds a left hand into Dhaliwal's body.
Dhaliwal lands the left hand.
Khan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dhaliwal rather than just go for the knockout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dhaliwal throws a hook to the side of Khan's head but Khan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khan thuds his shin into the meat of Dhaliwal's side.
Dhaliwal looks to score with a jab to the body but Khan is just out of range.
Khan ducks under a wild hook from Dhaliwal.
Dhaliwal misses with a low kick.
Khan throws a one two combo.

It looks like Manjinder Dhaliwal has been cut.
Dhaliwal is breathing heavily.
Dhaliwal looks to score with a jab to the body but Khan is just out of range.
Khan connects with a body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Khan.
Dhaliwal thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dhaliwal throws the left hand but Khan avoids the punch easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dhaliwal misses with a shot to the body
and Dhaliwal takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Dhaliwal is rocked!
Khan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Oh Dhaliwal is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Khan misses with a wild body shot.
Dhaliwal throws a low kick but Khan avoids it.
Khan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dhaliwal stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dhaliwal seems to have got his legs back now.
Khan lands a body shot.
Dhaliwal doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dhaliwal takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Dhaliwal. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Nice shot by Khan.
Dhaliwal looks up at the clock. Bad move! Khan lands a right hand from hell, dropping Dhaliwal. Khan pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Amir Khan!