PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ali Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khan's entrance music is Final Countdown. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Khan
vs
Smith

225 cm
25
277 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
25
225 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ali Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Robert Smith!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Smith enables Khan to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Smith manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Khan looking to pass the guard.
Khan wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Khan forces his way into half guard.
Smith tries to roll over but Khan keeps him under control.
Smith trying to control but Khan postures up.
Khan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Khan takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is looking to control Khan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Smith avoid being mounted?
Khan is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Khan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Khan working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Khan scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Khan is taking a breather. Smith says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Smith avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Khan.
Khan wants to free his trapped foot but Smith is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Khan is controlling the pace.
Khan frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
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 punishing his opponent with strikes.
Khan looking to control and managing it successfully.
Khan lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan with a couple of short strikes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Khan looking to control and managing it successfully.
Smith is working to get back to half guard.
Khan content just to control the position here.
Smith is squirming around, avoiding Khan's attempts to control the action.
Khan raining down shots from the mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Khan is working for a guillotine from mount but Smith frees his head quite easily.
Khan avoids the attempt from Smith to control.
Khan with good strikes from the mount here!

Smith is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khan controlling from mount.
Smith can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ali 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.

Khan shoots in and bounces Smith off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Khan works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Khan moves into full mount! Smith won't be happy about that!
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 has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Smith wants to hold on but Khan pushes him away.
Smith is trying to escape the mount.
Khan scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Smith?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Khan working for a submission but Smith is keeping him at bay.
Smith tries to hold on but Khan postures up.
Smith is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Khan wants to control the pace but Smith is squirming around nicely.
Khan looking to control and managing it successfully.
Khan pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khan looking to control and managing it successfully.
Khan lands a big shot there that rocks Smith but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Smith is still in real trouble! Can Khan finish him?
Oooh a big shot lands for Khan! Smith is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ali Khan!