PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Temoodschin Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kobe Kage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Temoodschin Khan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kobe Kage's chin.

Khan
vs
Kage

170 cm
25
168 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

180 cm
25
183 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Temoodschin Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kobe Kage!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kage gets the takedown into side control.
Khan is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Kage trying to control the position but Khan is working away.

Kage is trying to get an arm triangle but Khan is defending well.

Kage tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kage has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Khan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Khan is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Kage has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Khan stops Kage from passing to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan is pushing Kage's head away, looking to escape. Kage manages to hold on to the position though.
Khan trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kage trying to control the action but Khan is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan wants to get back to his feet but Kage drags him back down.
Kage trying to control the position but Khan is working away.
Khan is trying to buck Kage off.
Kage wants to control but Khan is keeping him busy.
Khan is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Khan throws a lazy body kick

and Kage counters with a nice double leg into side control. Khan won't be happy with that.
Khan wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

Kage is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Khan has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kage is trying to get an arm triangle but Khan is defending well.

Kage thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Kage wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Khan, who protects the arm well.
Khan is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Kage has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kage trying to control the position but Khan is working away.

Kage is trying to get an arm triangle but Khan is defending well.

Kage wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Khan, who protects the arm well.
Khan is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Kage is controlling him well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kage looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kage tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

Kage is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Khan knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Kage is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Khan is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kage advances to full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kage working for a submission but Khan is keeping him at bay.

Kage is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Khan is surviving well by controlling Kage's body position as best he can.
Kage trying to control but he's not successful this time.
You get the feeling that Khan really doesn't like being in this position too much.

Kage working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

Kage working for a submission but Khan is keeping him at bay.
Kage is trying to take his opponent's back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Kage working for a submission but Khan is keeping him at bay.
Khan is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kobe Kage 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.

Kage swings away with a body shot that misses
and Khan counters with a big head kick but Kage shrugs it off.
Kage misses with a left hand
and Khan counters with a leg kick.
Kage throws a shot from downtown. Khan moves away and avoids it.
Kage throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Khan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Khan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kage.
It looked like Khan was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Khan.
A head kick misses from Khan.
An inside leg kick lands from Khan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Khan misses

and Kage counters with a nice double leg into side control. Khan won't be happy with that.

Kage is trying to get an arm triangle but Khan is defending well.
Khan tries to escape but Kage is in control.
Kage trying to control the position but Khan is working away.
Khan is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Khan is not content to let Kage control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kage is trying to get an arm triangle but Khan is defending well.
Kage trying to control the action but Khan is working from the bottom.

Kage is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Khan knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Khan is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Kage asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Khan prevents Kage from moving into mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Kage tries to advance to mount but Khan denies him.
Khan is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Kage asserts his dominance and retains side control.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A swing and a miss from Kage.
Khan connects with a leg kick. Kage looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Khan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Khan throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kage.

It looks like Kobe Kage has been cut.
Khan throws a head kick that misses

and Kage counters with a nice double leg into side control. Khan won't be happy with that.

Kage is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Khan has escaped the position, nice work there.
Khan is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Kage looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Kage tries for a kimura but Khan is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Temoodschin Khan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kobe Kage's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Khan tries a head kick but it misses.
Khan throws a sloppy head kick

and Kage counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kage.

Kage is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Kage is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kage trying to control the position from guard on top but Khan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Khan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kobe Kage has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Khan wants to stand and escape but Kage is having none of it.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Khan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Khan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Khan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Khan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kage on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Khan. Khan obviously looking to wear him down.
Khan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kage.
Khan tries to land a front kick but Kage steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kage drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Khan defends it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kage shoots for a takedown but Khan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kage swings widly with a right hand
and Khan counters with an inside leg kick.
Khan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kage rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Khan counters with a flying knee that drops Kage! Khan dives in and finishes the fight with a flurry of strikes from the mount!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Temoodschin Khan!