PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Travis OMalley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thiago Khan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

OMalley
vs
Khan

170 cm
20
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
20
145 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Travis OMalley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Khan!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Edson Gomes and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

OMalley shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
OMalley stops Khan from getting back to his feet.
Khan missing with punches from the bottom.
OMalley is trying to control the action in half guard but Khan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
OMalley trying to control from Khan's half guard. Khan has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
OMalley knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Khan on the ground.
OMalley wanted to stand there but Khan had control of the position.
OMalley wants to control from the top but Khan keeps moving.

Khan has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think OMalley should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Khan has tightened it up now! OMalley should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Thiago Khan!