PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maharbek Aldarov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krisn Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Aldarov
vs
Khan

181 cm
21
196 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

189 cm
28
184 lbs
5 - 4 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maharbek Aldarov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Krisn Khan!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aldarov.
Khan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aldarov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

Khan moves into the clinch.
Khan blocking some punches.
Aldarov managing to block the knees to the body from Khan.
Khan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aldarov avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aldarov.
Knees in the clinch landing for Khan.
Khan lands a nice knee to the body.
Aldarov misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Aldarov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khan.
Khan tries to land knees in the clinch but Aldarov avoids the damage to the body.
Aldarov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Khan landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldarov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Aldarov fails to land.
Khan tries to land a knee to the head but Aldarov blocks with his arms.
Khan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Khan is stalling here.
Khan misses with a knee strike.
Aldarov holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Khan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Aldarov is defending well for now.
Aldarov misses with a punch on the inside.
Khan trying to land knees to the body.
Khan tries to land knees in the clinch but Aldarov avoids the damage to the body.
Khan tries to land knees in the clinch but Aldarov avoids the damage to the body.
Khan misses with a body punch.
Khan keeps control of Aldarov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Aldarov.
Khan blocks an uppercut.
Aldarov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Khan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aldarov avoids it.
Khan tries to land knees in the clinch but Aldarov avoids the damage to the body.
Khan blocking some punches.
Aldarov scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khan.
Aldarov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Khan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Aldarov is defending well for now.
Aldarov misses with a hook from the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Khan as Aldarov tries to tie him up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Aldarov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Aldarov digs a right hand underneath Khan's ribcage. Khan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Khan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Khan lands a good knee to the midsection. Aldarov won't want to take too many of those.
Khan misses with a knee to the head.
Khan landing knees to the head.
Aldarov trying to stall but Khan improves his position.
Aldarov misses with some punches.
Aldarov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Aldarov wants to stall.
Khan missing with knees to the body.
Aldarov stalling in the clinch but Khan improves position.
Khan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aldarov avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan landing knees to the head.
Khan missing with knees to the body.
Khan blocking some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khan misses with a knee to the head.
Aldarov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aldarov lands an uppercut.
Aldarov misses with a punch to the body.
Aldarov misses with the head strike.
Aldarov stalls.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aldarov.
Khan is trying to maintain a safe position but Aldarov gets an underhook and turns Khan into the cage.
Aldarov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aldarov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knees to the body from Khan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Krisn Khan dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Aldarov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Khan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aldarov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It looked like Aldarov was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Aldarov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Khan circles away quickly and effectively.
Khan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Aldarov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Khan tries to clinch but Aldarov moves out of range.
Aldarov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A slapping leg kick lands for Aldarov.
Aldarov misses with a low kick.
Khan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aldarov.
Aldarov throws a right and a left that Khan avoids nicely.
Aldarov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Aldarov throws a lazy right hand but Khan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Khan closes the distance and pushes Aldarov back into the cage.
Khan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Aldarov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knees to the body from Khan.
Khan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aldarov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Aldarov.
Aldarov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Khan is keeping busy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aldarov.
Khan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Aldarov.
Khan keeps control of Aldarov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Aldarov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Khan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Khan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Khan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Aldarov tries to break the clinch but Khan is controlling the position.
Aldarov lands with a light punch inside.
Khan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldarov swings wildly with an uppercut but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knees to the body from Khan.
Aldarov throws a punch but it's blocked by Khan.
Khan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aldarov avoiding damage as Khan throws knees to the body.
Aldarov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Aldarov misses with the head strike.
Khan blocking some punches.
Aldarov blocks a body shot from Khan.
Aldarov is looking to control Khan's arms but Khan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Aldarov has his back to the cage.
Aldarov misses with the head strike.
Khan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Aldarov backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aldarov pushes Khan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Aldarov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldarov has a couple of punches blocked by Khan.
Aldarov is trying to break the clinch but Khan has him pressed against the cage.
Aldarov misses with a punch on the inside.
Khan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Khan trying to land knees to the body.
Khan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aldarov avoids it.
Aldarov misses with some punches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Khan taking a breather.
Aldarov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aldarov leaning against his opponent.
Aldarov misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Aldarov fails to land.
Aldarov managing to block the knees to the body from Khan.
Khan being controlled against the cage.
Aldarov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aldarov tries to stall but Khan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A right hand to the body from Aldarov.
Aldarov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Khan scores with a knee to the head.
Khan takes a shot to the head.
Khan blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Aldarov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aldarov cracks Khan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maharbek Aldarov dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Aldarov swats away the attempt to clinch by Khan.

Khan moves into the clinch successfully.
Aldarov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch on the inside from Aldarov fails to land.
Aldarov misses with the head strike.
Khan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Aldarov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Aldarov throws a punch but it's blocked by Khan.
Stalling in the clinch from Khan.
Aldarov is trying to force a seperation but Khan has the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan tries to land knees in the clinch but Aldarov avoids the damage to the body.
Aldarov throws a head punch that misses.
Khan presses Aldarov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Aldarov is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Khan's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Aldarov is trying to break the clinch but Khan is controlling him.
Aldarov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Khans head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldarov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Khan trying to land knees to the body.
Khan scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Maharbek Aldarov has been cut.
Aldarov avoiding damage as Khan throws knees to the body.
Aldarov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Khan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Aldarov blocks it with crossed arms.
Khan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aldarov avoiding damage as Khan throws knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Khan obliges.
Aldarov looking to stall.
Aldarov is working Khan over against the cage.
Aldarov misses with some punches.
Khan trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldarov looking to stall.
Aldarov struggles to land a body shot inside as Khan controls his hands.
Aldarov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Aldarov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Aldarov lands a hook that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Aldarov managing to block the knees to the body from Khan.
Krisn Khan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Khan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Aldarov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Aldarov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aldarov swings wildly with an uppercut but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aldarov wants to stall.
Khan stalling the fight.
Khan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aldarov avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aldarov avoids it.
Aldarov scores with a shoulder strike.
Come on Aldarov - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Aldarov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Khan as Aldarov tries to tie him up.
Khan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Aldarov.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Aldarov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Khan tries to work over Aldarov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aldarov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Aldarov tries to throw a body punch but Khan avoids it by throwing Aldarov back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldarov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khan's elbow.
Aldarov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Khan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aldarov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aldarov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Aldarov avoiding damage as Khan throws knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Khan.
Khan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Khan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Khan lands a good knee to the midsection. Aldarov won't want to take too many of those.
Khan working aggressively here.

Aldarov breaks the clinch.
Khan tries to clinch but Aldarov moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aldarov misses with a hook.

And that's the end of the fight!
Krisn 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Krisn Khan!