PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Amir Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Pinkman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pinkman has chosen On the Rag as his entrance music. Jesse Pinkman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Khan
vs
Pinkman

177 cm
30
166 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

180 cm
29
165 lbs
17 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Amir Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jesse Pinkman!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pinkman misses with a wild body shot.
Khan connects with a solid leg kick.
Khan throws the left hand but Pinkman avoids the punch easily.
Khan tests Pinkman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Khan slips under a jab.
Khan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pinkman's head backwards.
Pinkman fails with a takedown attempt.
Khan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Khan misses with a hook.
Pinkman throws a big shot that misses.
Khan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Khan throws a big shot that misses.
Pinkman throws a nice looking combination but Khan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan tries to clinch but Pinkman moves out of range.
Khan looks to clinch

and Pinkman counters with a single leg into guard. Khan didn't expect that.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Khan controls Pinkman momentarily but Pinkman frees himself.
Pinkman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Khan has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Pinkman controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Pinkman won't allow Khan to sweep him here.
Pinkman throwing strikes but missing.
Khan is trying to keep Pinkman in close.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman is fighting to break Khan's control of his arms but Khan is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Pinkman misses with a body shot.
A big left from Khan misses.
Khan scores with a punch to the head.
Pinkman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Khan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pinkman walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Khan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Khan misses with a hook
letting Pinkman counter with a right hand.
Amir Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Khan closes the distance and clinches.

Pinkman wants the takedown. Khan is fighting it off but Pinkman persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Khan's guard against the cage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Khan keeping moving, preventing Pinkman from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman looking to pass the guard.
Khan keeping moving, preventing Pinkman from controlling successfully.

Pinkman drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Khan manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Pinkman has Khan in his guard.

Khan sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Khan is fighting to break Pinkman's control of his arms but Pinkman is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Khan wants to get up but he can't break Pinkman's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Khan wants to stand and escape but instead Pinkman has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Pinkman trying to control but Khan is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jesse Pinkman will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Khan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pinkman. That did some damage!
Khan throws a lazy uppercut

and Pinkman counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Pinkman.
Khan is looking to stand up but Pinkman isn't so interested in that idea.
Khan pulls Pinkman in close to prevent any damage.
We've been hearing good reports from Khan's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan wants to get back to his feet but Pinkman is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Khan managing to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinkman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Khan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Khan keeping moving, preventing Pinkman from controlling successfully.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Khan scores with a one two! Pinkman had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The fighters circling - Khan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Khan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pinkman on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman loads up on a big right hand but Khan slips the punch.
Khan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pinkman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pinkman defending well as Khan loads up on a big left hand.
Amir Khan is winning the standup battle so far.
Khan tries to land a leg kick but Pinkman saw it coming and moves away.
Khan slaps away a takedown attempt from Pinkman, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pinkman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Khan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Pinkman wants a takedown but no success here.
Khan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khan struggles to land a body shot inside as Pinkman controls his hands.
Khan is pressed up against the cage. Pinkman has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Khan down to the mat. Khan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Amir Khan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesse Pinkman.
Pinkman takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Khan scores with a sloppy right hand. Pinkman should have avoided that one.
Khan scores with a decent looking hook.
Khan misses with a hook. Pinkman ducked under it nicely.
Khan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pinkman.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan looks to land a left hand but Pinkman moved out of range nicely.
Khan swings for the body but Pinkman moves out of range.
Khan misses with a looping right.
Khan throws a body shot but no joy.
Pinkman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Khan leaves Pinkman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Pinkman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khan.
Khan cracks the inside of Pinkman's front leg.
Khan feints and then cracks Pinkman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pinkman down.
Khan lands with an uppercut that bounces Pinkman off the cage and back into range.
Khan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pinkman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan scores with a three punch combo!
Khan avoids the body shot from Pinkman.
Jesse Pinkman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Khan lunges at Pinkman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pinkman's hand.
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 swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Khan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pinkman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Khan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Khan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Khan fails to land with a series of punches.
Pinkman moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pinkman fails with the takedown.
Khan does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Pinkman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khan.
Pinkman looks to score with a jab to the body but Khan is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Amir Khan dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Khan shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Pinkman eats them both and turns towards Khan to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

Pinkman gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Khan manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Khan is controlling Pinkman's posture.
Khan keeping moving, preventing Pinkman from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Khan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan tries to stand and escape but Pinkman actually recovers to full guard.

Pinkman is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pinkman has Khan pulled in close to control his posture.
Khan looking to pass the guard.
Pinkman can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Khan controls the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pinkman is pulling down on Khan's head to control his posture.
Khan tries to free his leg and advance position but Pinkman is retaining full guard.

Pinkman is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Khan decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Pinkman, up you get!
Pinkman bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan jabs at Pinkman's body.
Pinkman throws a hook but Khan blocks it.
Khan throws a body punch but Pinkman moves out of range.
Khan tests Pinkman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pinkman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Pinkman takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Khan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pinkman.
Khan tests Pinkman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Khan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pinkman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Khan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan throws out a loose jab but Pinkman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pinkman misses with a takedown attempt - Khan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Khan misses the body punch
and Pinkman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khan misses with a lunging right hand
and Pinkman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Amir Khan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Khan cracks Pinkman with an open hand slap.
Khan misses the shot to the body.
Pinkman has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pinkman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Amir Khan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesse Pinkman.
Khan misses with a looping left.
Khan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Khan jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pinkman just misses with a punch to the body.
Pinkman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Khan's waist but Khan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pinkman off to one side.

And that's the end of the fight!
Amir Khan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Khan 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Amir Khan!
Amir Khan managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, GREEN!160, into his post fight interview.