PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Randy Tessin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rajja Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khan has chosen tubular bells as his entrance music. Randy Tessin has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Tessin
vs
Khan

172 cm
24
151 lbs
12 - 5 - 1

179 cm
24
160 lbs
6 - 0 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
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ADCC Champion
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Randy Tessin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Rajja Khan!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tessin misses with a lunging right hand
and Khan counters with a two punch combo.
Tessin slips a straight right by Khan.
Tessin misses with a right hand
and Khan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Khan avoids the body shot from Tessin.
Khan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Khan takes the fight into the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Khan.
Tessin wants to stall.
Khan keeps control of Tessin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Khan working aggressively here.
Khan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Khan prevents Tessin from breaking the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tessin.
Khan swings wildly with an uppercut but Tessin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tessin is looking to control Khan's arms but Khan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tessin has his back to the cage.
Khan pushes Tessin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Khan misses with a punch on the inside.
Tessin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Khan lands a left hand.

Tessin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Khan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A slow jab from Khan misses its intended target.
Khan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tessin.
A jab from Tessin misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tessin misses with a body punch
and Khan counters with a stiff right hand.
Tessin misses with a lunging right hand

and Khan counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Khan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tessin keeping moving, preventing Khan from controlling successfully.
Khan won't allow Tessin to get back to his feet.
Khan is fighting to break Tessin's control of his arms but Tessin is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Tessin keeping full guard, as Khan tries to pass.
Khan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Khan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Khan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tessin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Khan wants to control from the top but Tessin keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tessin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tessin is working hard here to advance position.
Tessin is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Khan is controlling him.
Khan sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Tessin's guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Khan lands a nice short elbow.
Tessin wants to improve his position but Khan is controlling well.
Khan throwing shots but Tessin is blocking nicely.
Tessin pushes Khan off looking to stand but Khan dives back in and keeps control.
Khan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tessin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Khan.
Khan wants to pass the guard but Tessin is defending well.
Khan is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Tessin!
Tessin avoids a series of strikes thrown by Khan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khan looking to land elbow strikes but Tessin uses the position to regain half guard.
Khan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tessin defending well though.
Khan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tessin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Khan wants to pass to mount but Tessin is defending the position.
Tessin trying to hold on to Khan's head to control him but Khan postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khan wants to pass the guard but Tessin is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rajja Khan dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Khan misses with a looping left.
A solid leg kick lands there for Khan.
Khan misses with an uppercut.

Khan scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Tessin holding on.

Khan tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Khan goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Tessin rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Khan's guard! Nice work there by Tessin!
Tessin is stalling in the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tessin stopping the sweep attempt from Khan.
Tessin is stalling in the full guard.
Khan looking for a sweep. Not yet Khan, not yet.

Khan has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tessin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tessin sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Randy Tessin wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Tessin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khan.
Khan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Khan lands with a hook. Tessin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Khan sizes up Tessin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tessin misses with a looping right.
Khan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tessin under the eye.
Randy Tessin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tessin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khan looks to land a left hand but Tessin moved out of range nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan moves out of range of the strikes.
Tessin staying out of range there.
Tessin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tessin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Khan.
Tessin cracks Khan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rajja Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Khan ducks under a wild hook from Tessin.
Tessin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tessin throws an off balance right hand
enabling Khan to counter with a crisp jab.
Khan looks to land a left hand but Tessin moved out of range nicely.
Tessin throws a shot from downtown. Khan moves away and avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan moves out of range as Tessin strikes.
Khan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tessin.
Tessin throws a poor cross that misses
and Khan counters with a series of strikes. Tessin will be more careful next time no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khan lands a really nice looking cross but Tessin seems unphased.
Khan lands with an overhand left.
Khan throws the left hand but Tessin avoids the punch easily.
Khan misses with a straight left.
Tessin misses with a right hand
enabling Khan to counter with a crisp jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tessin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tessin there as he acknowledges the shot.
The fighters circling - Tessin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Khan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Randy Tessin will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Khan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tessin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tessin throws a big shot that misses.
Randy Tessin is winning the standup battle so far.
Tessin throws out a loose jab but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tessin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Khan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Khan lands a lovely overhand right.
Khan lands a jab.
Khan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tessin blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tessin misses with an uppercut.
Tessin misses with a looping left.
Donk. Khan catches Tessin right on the button with a cross.
Khan tries to clinch but Tessin moves out of range.
Tessin is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Khan's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Tessin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Khan.
Khan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khan looks to land a combination but Tessin avoids it well.
Khan staying out of range there.
Khan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tessin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Khan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A jab from Khan misses.
Khan throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tessin slips under a jab.
Tessin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Khan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tessin throws a hook but Khan avoids it easily.
Tessin lands an overhand right.

Tessin cracks Khan with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Khan looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Tessin finish him?

Khan is rocked!
Tessin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Khan is still on wobbly legs! Can Tessin finish him?
Khan tries to land a leg kick but Tessin saw it coming and moves away.
Khan seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice takedown defense from Tessin. No joy for Khan on that attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan connects with a single shot there.
Khan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tessin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Khan.
Khan slips a jab from Tessin.
Tessin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khan.
Khan defending well as Tessin loads up on a big left hand.
Tessin throws out a powerful jab.
Tessin misses with a straight right.
Tessin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khan.
Khan thuds a left hand into Tessin's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Khan clinches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tessin - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tessin taking a breather.
Khan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Randy Tessin.
Tessin ducks under a wild hook from Khan.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tessin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Khan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Khan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

And that's the end of the fight!
Randy Tessin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tessin has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!