PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Krisn Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Hay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Khan
vs
Hay

189 cm
27
184 lbs
5 - 3 - 1

178 cm
19
195 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Krisn Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nick Hay!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hay will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hay throws a body punch but Khan moves out of range.
Khan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hay.
Hay scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hay avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Khan moves into the clinch successfully.
Khan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hay swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hay throws a punch but it's blocked by Khan.
Khan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hay avoids it.
Khan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hay tries to work over Khan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hay swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Khan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hay is defending well for now.
Hay lands a shoulder strike.
Hay lands an uppercut.
Khan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan trying to stall but Hay improves his position.
Good body shot from Hay.
Hay throws a punch but it's blocked by Khan.
Hay stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hay lands a body punch in the clinch.
Khan is breathing heavily.
Khan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Hay.
Hay tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hay blocks an elbow strike from Khan.
Hay working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hay misses with a short punch on the inside.
Khan misses with a knee to the head.
Hay goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Khan blocks an uppercut.
Khan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Hay.
Good body shot from Hay.
Hay struggles to land a body shot inside as Khan controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hay makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hay struggles to land a body shot inside as Khan controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Hay - that landed with a thud.
Hay lands a hook that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hay.
Hay misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khan.
Hay goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hay misses with a hook from the clinch.
Khan prevents a body shot from Hay.
Hay swings wildly with an uppercut but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hay has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Khan seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hay can turn it around.
Khan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hay misses with the head strike.
Hay misses with some punches.
Khan blocking some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Khan is trying to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hay misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hay doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hay blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hay has Khan pressed against the cage.
Hay is looking to control Khan's arms but Khan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hay has his back to the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Khan lands a nice knee to the body.
Khan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hay is defending well for now.
Hay lands a left hand.
Hay lands a body shot.
Hay stalling against the cage.
Khan takes a shot to the head.
Hay goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hay tries to work over Khan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hay swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hay throws a head punch that misses.
Hay content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hay tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khan's elbow.
Hay can't find room to land a body shot as Khan controls the action.
Hay lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Khan or not.
Hay lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hay managing to block the knees to the body from Khan.
Khan lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hay doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Khan blocks a body shot from Hay.
Hay doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hay lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Khan misses with a punch on the inside.
Hay scores with a nice hook to the head.
Khan missing with knees to the body.
Hay tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Khan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Hay dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Khan wants to clinch.
Hay slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Khan wants to clinch up but Hay keeps it at a distance.
Hay scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Khan wants to clinch up but Hay keeps it at a distance.
Hay lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hay punishes Khan's body with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan looks to throw the jab but Hay is out of range.
Hay appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Hay! Khan is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Hay!