PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Ziad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Genghis Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Ziad
vs
Khan

182 cm
21
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
16
176 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Ziad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Genghis Khan!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ziad wants to clinch up but Khan keeps it at a distance.
Khan flicks out a counter leg kick but Ziad steps away.
Khan dodges the punch combination from Ziad.
Ziad throws a head kick that misses.
Ziad digs a good body shot into Khan's ribs.
Ziad uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khan.
A quick step to the side and Ziad tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice sprawl there from Khan as Ziad shoots in.
Khan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ziad tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ziad tries to close the distance and clinch but Khan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ziad fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ziad misses with the combination.
Ziad tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Khan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ziad tries to clinch up.
Khan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ziad.

Ziad has closed the distance and engaged Khan in a clinch.
Ziad stalling in the clinch but Khan improves position.

Khan breaks the clinch.
Khan throws a chopping leg kick but Ziad manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Khan swings for the body but Ziad moves out of range.
Khan takes a swing at Ziad's ribcage but misses.
Khan throws a poor cross that misses
and Ziad counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sloppy strikes from Khan. Those never looked like landing.
Ziad tries to close the distance and clinch up but Khan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Genghis Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khan misses with a wild body shot.
Ziad is looking for a counter combo.
Khan misses with a hook. Ziad ducked under it nicely.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ziad or perhaps it was just good defense by Khan, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Ziad. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan takes a swing at Ziad's ribcage but misses.
Ziad keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khan.
Ziad fails with the takedown.
Khan is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ziad with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khan. Ziad does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ziad throws a leg kick but Khan moved away.
Genghis Khan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ziad tries to clinch up.
Ziad is breathing heavily.
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 tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ziad was well out of range. Poor timing from Khan.
Khan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ziad shoots for a double leg takedown but Khan sprawls well. He's pushed Ziad's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Khan missing with a left hand there. Ziad was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Khan misses with a body shot.
A big right from Khan misses.
Khan swings for the body but Ziad moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ziad tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Khan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Khan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Khan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ziad.
Ziad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khan.
Ziad swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Khan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Khan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ziad moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ziad wants to clinch up but Khan keeps it at a distance.
Khan misses with a body kick.

Khan clinches up against the cage.
Khan misses with a punch to the body.

Khan breaks from the clinch.
Khan misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ziad manages to avoid it.
It looked like Ziad was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Ziad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ziad defending well as Khan loads up on a big left hand.
Khan looks to land a left hand but Ziad moved out of range nicely.
Ziad throws a nice looking combination but Khan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A countering left hand to the body from Khan misses.
Ziad misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ziad slips a jab and a cross from Khan.
Khan misses with a hook.
As Khan tries to get set, Ziad tries to push him back and clinch up but Khan manages to avoid the attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ziad moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Khan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ziad counters with a stiff right hand.
Ziad avoids a punch combination nicely.
Khan looks to throw the jab but Ziad is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Genghis Khan dominated that round.
That's time! Ziad's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Khan just misses with a punch to the body.
Ziad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khan leaves Ziad with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Khan looks to land a left hand but Ziad moved out of range nicely.
No joy there for Ziad, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Khan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Khan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ziad moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ziad feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Ziad takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ziad shoots in looking for a takedown. Khan tries to sprawl out of it but Ziad keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Khan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan throws a right and a left that Ziad avoids nicely.
Ziad fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Ziad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ziad circles away quickly and effectively.
Genghis Khan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A telegraphed right hand from Khan misses the target.
Khan misses with a series of wild punches.
Khan misses with a series of wild punches.
Khan throws a hook but Ziad blocks it.
Khan swings for the body but Ziad moves out of range.
Ziad fails in his attempt to clinch.
Khan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ziad moves out of range of the strikes.
Ziad displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Khan throws out the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan blocks a head kick by Ziad.
Ziad moves out of range of the strikes.
John Ziad is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ziad tries to clinch up.
Khan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Khan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ziad wants to slow Khan down by chopping away at his legs.
Khan now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ziad tries to clinch up but Khan circles away and keeps his distance.
Ziad slips a jab from Khan.
Ziad tries to close the distance and clinch up but Khan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Khan swinging wildly here.
Khan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Khan has Ziad up against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ziad looking to throw knees to the head but Khan is blocking nicely.
Ziad jumps guard but Khan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ziad wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Khan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Khan swings wildly with an uppercut but Ziad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Khan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Khan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Khan misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ziad is looking to counter the offense by Khan and move into the clinch.
Khan looks to score with a jab to the body but Ziad is just out of range.
Khan misses with a few strikes there.
Ziad is looking for a counter combo.
Ziad throws a sloppy head kick and Khan moves out of range easily.
Khan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ziad manages to avoid it.
Khan looks to land a combination but Ziad avoids it well.
Khan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ziad showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Khan.
Ziad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khan throws a head kick but Ziad moves out of range.
Ziad fires out a quick counter leg kick but Khan just manages to avoid it.
Khan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ziad manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Genghis Khan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! 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.

Ziad tries to clinch there but Khan circles away.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ziad moves away.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Khan swings for the body but Ziad moves out of range.
Ziad is looking to counter the offense by Khan and move into the clinch.
Ziad shoots in looking for a takedown but Khan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ziad's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ziad is looking to clinch.
Khan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ziad rather than just go for the knockout.
Ziad is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Khan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ziad.
Ziad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ziad is looking to clinch.
Khan throws a counter combo.
Nice sprawl there from Khan as Ziad shoots in.
Khan throws an overhand right that lands on Ziad's shoulder, as Ziad tries to avoid the shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ziad takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan misses with an uppercut.
Khan misses with a body shot.
Ziad is looking for a counter combo.
Ziad avoids a punch combination nicely.
Khan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ziad sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Khan swats away the attempt to clinch by Ziad.
Some wild striking there from Khan.
As Khan tries to get set, Ziad tries to push him back and clinch up but Khan manages to avoid the attempt.
Ziad is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ziad avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Khan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khan. Ziad does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ziad attempts a counter takedown but Khan avoids it well and moves away.
Ziad looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Khan is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ziad dodges the punch combination from Khan.
Khan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ziad's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ziad duly obliges.
Khan throws a body punch but Ziad moves out of range.
Khan misses with a hook to the body
and Ziad counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ziad doesn't manage to clinch there - Khan circles away.
Khan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A lazy left from Khan finds it's target.
Ziad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Khan misses the shot to the body.
Ziad moves in looking to clinch but Khan pushes him off.
Ziad avoids the body shot from Khan.
Khan just misses with a punch to the body.
Ziad uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khan.
Genghis Khan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Khan missing with a left hand there. Ziad was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Khan misses with a wild body shot.
Khan throws a right hand that Ziad ducks under and follows up with a left that Ziad also avoids with ease.
Khan looks to land a combination but Ziad avoids it well.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ziad moves away.
Khan fails to land with a series of punches.
Ziad throws a big counter combination but Khan scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A big left from Khan misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ziad tries to clinch but Khan moves out of range.
Ziad throws a sloppy head kick and Khan moves out of range easily.
Khan throws a series of punches but Ziad moves out of range.
Ziad takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Khan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ziad moves out of range of the strikes.
Khan digs a good hook to Ziad's body.
Khan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ziad takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ziad bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
John Ziad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ziad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Genghis Khan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Khan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Genghis Khan!
Genghis Khan seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.