PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wolfgang Becker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khalifa Khalifa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Becker's entrance music is Mr Boombastic. A fine choice. Khalifa has chosen Habibi Ya Nour El Ain as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Becker
vs
Khalifa

186 cm
29
200 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

190 cm
36
197 lbs
18 - 19 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wolfgang Becker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Khalifa Khalifa!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Steve Erwin and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Khalifa.
Becker dips to his left and cracks Khalifa with an uppercut!
Khalifa shoots and misses
and Khalifa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice shot lands for Becker.
Becker connects with a right hand. Khalifa shakes it off.
Becker defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Khalifa.
Wolfgang Becker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Khalifa Khalifa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khalifa defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Becker.
Becker definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Becker shoots in and drives through. Khalifa sprawls well.
Khalifa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Becker.
Khalifa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Becker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalifa throws a looping overhand right but Becker ducks down to avoid it.
Becker is looking to counter punch.
Becker misses with a takedown attempt - Khalifa sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Khalifa is trying hard to land a takedown here. Becker sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
It looked like Becker wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

Khalifa fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Becker sprawls well initially but Khalifa persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Khalifa thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Becker's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Becker trying to control here.
Khalifa prevents Becker from improving his position.
Becker is trying to maintain the position but Khalifa is very close to passing his half guard.
Becker tries to get to full guard but Khalifa has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Becker is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Khalifa scores with a couple of nice shots.
Khalifa working over Becker with some ground and pound. Becker looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Khalifa trying to control from half guard but Becker is working away.
Becker trying to hold on to Khalifa's head to control him but Khalifa postures up.
Becker is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Khalifa scores with a couple of nice shots.
Khalifa not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Becker works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Khalifa's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Becker will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Becker is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Khalifa postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Khalifa is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Khalifa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Khalifa slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Khalifa works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Khalifa in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Becker is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Becker taking a bit of punishment here - Khalifa scoring with strikes.
Khalifa trying to control the action but Becker is working from the bottom.
Khalifa working the ground and pound from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Becker tries to buck Khalifa off but Khalifa is having none of it.
You can see the frustration on Becker's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Khalifa cracks Becker with a big right hand but Becker just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Becker is trying to control Khalifa's posture but Khalifa avoids it.
Khalifa lands some shots froms side control.
Becker misses with a strike from the bottom.
Khalifa cracks Becker with a big right hand but Becker just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Khalifa wants to control but Becker is keeping him busy.
Becker struggling a bit here.

Khalifa looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Khalifa Khalifa dominated that 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.

Khalifa takes one on the button.
Becker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khalifa moves away.
Khalifa feints the counter takedown.
Khalifa Khalifa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Becker scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Khalifa shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Khalifa was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Khalifa cracks Becker with a big elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Becker wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Becker tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Becker taking a bit of punishment here - Khalifa scoring with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Becker is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Khalifa lands an elbow.
Becker taking a bit of punishment here - Khalifa scoring with strikes.
Khalifa scores with a couple of short elbows.
Khalifa cracks Becker with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Becker is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Khalifa is controlling him well.
Khalifa landing a few strikes.
Khalifa landing a few strikes.

Becker is rocked!
Becker is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Oh Becker is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Khalifa lands a nice forearm strike.
Khalifa lands a strong strike to the head of Becker. That's dazed him! Khalifa looking to finish here. Becker is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Khalifa lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khalifa Khalifa!
Our winner, Khalifa Khalifa, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Wolfgang Becker was interviewed post fight and said 'Fuck this shit I'm outta here!'.