PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Peaky Blinder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chinggis Khaan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blinder comes to the cage accompanied by Dave not Dave - Cold blood. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Blinder
vs
Khaan

180 cm
24
183 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

174 cm
23
182 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Urban Fighter

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 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Peaky Blinder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chinggis Khaan!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Eddie Farnsworth and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khaan tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Blinder defends well and Khaan ends up having to push Blinder into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Khaan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Khaan throws a series of punches but Blinder avoids them all with ease.
Blinder lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Blinder drives through with a takedown into guard.
Blinder tries to stand but Khaan is controlling from the bottom.
Khaan wants to stand and escape but Blinder is having none of it.
Blinder slips nicely into half guard.
Khaan tries to kick Blinder off but Blinder keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Khaan manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Blinder keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khaan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blinders head.
A short right from Khaan.
Blinder is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Khaan is defending well for now.
Blinder blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blinder.
Blinder lands a right hand.
Khaan misses with a punch on the inside.
Khaan managing to block the knees to the body from Blinder.
Blinder lands an uppercut.
Khaan lands a body shot.
Khaan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Khaan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Khaan lands a body punch.
Blinder is breathing heavily.
Khaan blocking some punches.

Blinder breaks the clinch.
Khaan avoids the body shot from Blinder.
Khaan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Khaan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Blinder counters with a three punch combo that has Khaan backing up. Khaan nods at Blinder to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blinder drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khaan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blinder dodges the punch combination from Khaan.

Blinder closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Khaan to the mat! Khaan manages to get full guard.
Blinder trying to control but Khaan is working from the bottom.
Khaan has a closed guard, preventing Blinder from standing up.
Khaan wants to get back to his feet but Blinder is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Khaan keeping full guard, as Blinder tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khaan wants to get back to his feet but Blinder is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Khaan is looking to stand back up but Blinder counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Khaan.
Blinder tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Khaan.
Blinder wants to lay and pray for a moment but Khaan keeps working.
Blinder tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Khaan.

Khaan is defending against the submission attempts here by Blinder.
Khaan looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Khaan is refusing to be controlled, as Blinder sits in half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Khaan shoots in but no luck this time.
Peaky Blinder has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chinggis Khaan.

Blinder drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Blinder stays in close to Khaan's body and controls the position.
Blinder won't allow Khaan to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peaky Blinder 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.

Khaan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Blinder counters with a series of strikes. Khaan will be more careful next time no doubt.

Blinder clinches up with Khaan and pushes him back against the cage.
Blinder throws a knee to the head but misses.
Khaan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Khaan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Khaan prevents a body shot from Blinder.
Khaan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blinder fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Khaan struggles to land a body shot inside as Blinder controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Blinder.
Blinder blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khaan lands a shot to the body.
Khaan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch on the inside from Khaan fails to land.
Khaan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chinggis Khaan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short uppercut from Khaan.
Khaan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blinder wants to get back to striking at distance but Khaan won't allow it.
Khaan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khaan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Khaan fails to land.
Blinder blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Blinder breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Khaan swinging wildly here.
Blinder misses with a combination

and Blinder is countered with a crisp right hand from Khaan that sends him to the canvas! Khaan follows him to the mat into side control.

Blinder is rocked!
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!
Blinder gets back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Blinder manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Khaan working some strikes from top position.
Khaan distracts Blinder with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Khaan throwing strikes from guard but Blinder blocks nicely.
Khaan cracks Blinder with a solid left hand.
Khaan preventing the sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khaan chips away with some ground and pound.
Khaan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Blinder is on top in guard.

Blinder is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Blinder wants to pass the guard but Khaan is keeping the position.
Blinder wants to stand but Khaan has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Khaan wants to stand but Blinder is controlling the position.
Khaan keeping moving, preventing Blinder from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khaan has a closed guard, preventing Blinder from standing up.
Khaan is looking to stand up but Blinder isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Blinder working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Khaan fails to land the takedown.
Blinder throws a big counter combination but Khaan scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Khaan shoots in but no luck this time.

Blinder fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Khaan sprawls well initially but Blinder persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Blinder missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Khaan looks like he's trying to stand up.
Blinder is looking to take a break and control but Khaan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Khaan is trying to stand up here but Blinder is controlling him well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Blinder is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Khaan sees it coming and defends easily.
Khaan wants to get back to his feet.
Khaan is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Blinder closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Khaan quickly recovers to half guard.
Khaan pushes Blinder off looking to stand but Blinder dives back in and keeps control.
Blinder thows a huge punch but Khaan dodges it nicely.
Khaan tries to kick Blinder off but Blinder keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chinggis Khaan 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.

Khaan misses with a series of wild punches.
Khaan lands a jab-cross combination.
Chinggis Khaan seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Blinder decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Blinder decides to return to a standing position.
Blinder throws a series of punches but Khaan moves out of range.
Peaky Blinder is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blinder attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Khaan misses with a few strikes there.
It looked like Blinder was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Khaan misses with the combination.
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!
Khaan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Khaan takes the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blinder blocks an uppercut.
Khaan misses with some punches.
Khaan misses with a body punch.
Khaan pushes Blinder back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Khaan misses with a body punch.
Khaan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A knee to the head by Blinder.
Khaan lands an elbow that stopped Blinder in his tracks for a moment.
Blinder blocks a body shot from Khaan.
Blinder blocks a body shot from Khaan.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Khaan.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Blinder creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Khaan misses with some punches.

Blinder pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Khaan misses with a takedown attempt
and Blinder counters with a series of strikes. Khaan will be more careful next time no doubt.

Khaan is rocked!
Khaan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Blinder closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Khaan is still in real trouble! Can Blinder finish him?
Peaky Blinder overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Blinder stands up and beckons Khaan to join him on the feet.

Blinder moves into range and clinches up with Khaan.
Khaan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blinder lands a hook that snaps the head of Khaan backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blinder unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Khaan! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Blinder is unloading with more strikes now! Khaan drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peaky Blinder!
An out of breath Peaky Blinder thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.