PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Renato King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Subedei Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King's entrance music is Supreme court hymn. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

King
vs
Khan

185 cm
21
155 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

177 cm
21
159 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Great elbows
Good gas tank

KAISER

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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Renato King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Subedei Khan!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King scores with a jab to the jaw.
Khan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as King throws out the jab.
Khan throws a jab but it's blocked by King.
Khan tries to clinch but King is having none of it.
King moves out of range of the leg kick from Khan.
Khan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and King connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Khan scrambles back to his feet.
Khan misses with a two punch combination.
Khan looks to score with a jab to the body but King is just out of range.
Khan jabs at King's body.
King uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Khan has time to react.
King misses with a straight left.
Khan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches King on the side of the head.
King throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khan takes one on the button.
Khan throws a series of strikes that have King backpedaling.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Khan moves into range and clinches up with King.
King jumps guard but Khan stands there with King around his waist. King gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Khan trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan looking to stall.
A short right from Khan.
King is trying to pull guard but Khan turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

King pulls guard.
Khan sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed King's guard.

King actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King trying to control but Khan postures up.
Khan is looking to take a break and control but King is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Khan works his way into full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King tries to hold on but Khan postures up.
Khan content just to control the position here.
Khan throws some wild stikes that King manages to avoid easily.
Khan prevents King from getting the reversal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan controlling from the full mount.
Khan tries to control but King wriggling away.
King tries to lock up and control but Khan gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Khan controlling the position easily from mount.
King working to try and regain half guard.
King wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Khan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Khan looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khan controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Subedei Khan dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

King ducks under a wild hook from Khan.
Khan stuns King with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Khan slaps away a takedown attempt from King, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Khan misses with a straight right.
Khan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Khan darts in trying to clinch
and King counters with a right hand to the body.
King throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khan wants to clinch.
King displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Khan throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan misses with a looping left.
King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khan throws a jab but it's blocked by King.
King swings for the body but Khan moves out of range.
King blocks a jab.
Khan misses with a series of wild punches.
A telegraphed right hand from King misses the target.
King is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Khan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Khan misses the jab.
Khan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by King.
A nice leg kick lands there from Khan.
King comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
King lands a jab to the nose.
King closes the distance and clinches up with Khan, looking for a takedown. King pushes Khan against the cage but Khan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King scores with a jab. Khan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Khan moves into the clinch.
A short right from Khan on the inside.
King is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

King decides to pull guard.
King wants to sweep here but Khan controlling him for the moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
King lands with some strikes.
King throwing strikes here but Khan is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King throws some wild stikes that Khan manages to avoid easily.
Khan holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as King tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Khan taking shots to the head.

King is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Khan is surviving well by controlling King's body position as best he can.
King tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
King misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Khan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Khan looks a forlorn figure.
Khan tries to reverse the position but King maintains control.
King is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Khan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
King lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
King has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Khan's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Renato King dominated that second round.
That's time! King's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Khan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. King manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
King fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
King misses with a hook. Khan ducked under it nicely.

Khan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Khan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Khan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Khan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
King tries to pull guard but Khan forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Khan lands an elbow that stopped King in his tracks for a moment.
Khan lands an elbow that stopped King in his tracks for a moment.
Khan prevents a body shot from King.
Khan lands a nice elbow.
King really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
King takes an elbow to the temple.
King tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
King letting Khan take a breather here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
King tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Renato King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khan is looking to control King's arms but King gets an underhook and turns him. Now Khan has his back to the cage.
King tries to pull guard but Khan forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Khan stalling in the clinch.
Khan throws an elbow that misses.
King avoids the elbow strike from Khan, against the cage.
Khan pushes off an throws an elbow but King leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
King blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Khan throws an elbow but misses.
Khan lands a shoulder strike.
Khan struggles to land a body shot inside as King controls his hands.
Khan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Khan lands an elbow inside that King shrugs off.
Khan lands an elbow inside.
Khan lands an elbow just above King 's eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Khan to keep the fight standing.
King takes an elbow to the forehead.
Khan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
King takes an elbow to the forehead.
King tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Khan throws an elbow but misses.
Khan controlling the action here for a moment.
King blocks an elbow strike from Khan.
King is trying to pull guard but Khan turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
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 an elbow but it misses.
King is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Khan to keep the fight standing.
Khan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Khan lands an elbow inside.
A short uppercut from Khan.
Khan lands an elbow just above King 's eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
King is trying to pull guard but Khan has him pressed against the cage.
Khan is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Khan lands an elbow inside that King shrugs off.
King tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
King takes an elbow to the forehead.
King tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
King takes an elbow to the temple.
King tries to pull guard but Khan won't allow it.
Khan leaning his opponent against the cage.
Khan missing with knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Khan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
King misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King is trying to pull guard but Khan turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
King managing to block the knees to the body from Khan.
Khan is looking to control King's arms but King gets an underhook and turns him. Now Khan has his back to the cage.
King tries to pull guard but Khan forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
King working aggressively here.
King tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Khan just stands there and leans against the cage.
King jumps guard but Khan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Khan lands a damaging elbow.
King tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Khan just stands there and leans against the cage.
Khan misses with a body punch.
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 cracks King with a nice body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
King misses with a body punch.
Khan lands a damaging elbow.
Khan tries to land knees in the clinch but King avoids the damage to the body.
Khan looking to stall.

King ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. King no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Subedei Khan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Khan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Subedei Khan!
A very excited looking Subedei Khan made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.