PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Allen Kenneth (ranked 3966 p4p, 397 weight class) and Temujin Khan (ranked 4285 p4p, 414 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Khan's choice of entrance music: Some weird ass Mongolian folk music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kenneth
vs
Khan

180 cm
20
162 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

178 cm
25
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

Arcticus University: London

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Allen Kenneth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Temujin Khan!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Khan rushes Kenneth and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Kenneth gets control of Khan's arms and successfully pulls guard. Kenneth will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Kenneth controls Khan momentarily but Khan frees himself.
Khan slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Khan working away.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Khan working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Khan tries to advance to mount but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan working away.
Khan taking a break here but Kenneth is having none of it and regains half guard.
Kenneth is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at The Amsterdam Sporting Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Kenneth is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Khan prevents Kenneth from improving his position.
Khan takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Kenneth is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Khan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kenneth defending well though.
Kenneth regains full guard. Nicely done.
Khan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kenneth tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Khan is stalling in the full guard.
Kenneth is trying to control the position but Khan postures up.

That's two 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.
Khan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Khan passes Kenneth's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Khan tries to pass to full mount but Kenneth defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khan stalling.
Kenneth blocking the ground and pound attempt from Khan.
Khan wants to pass to mount but Kenneth is defending the position.
Khan keeps trying to improve his position.
Khan uses his free foot to push down on Kenneth's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Kenneth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenneth is in all sorts of trouble here.
Khan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Khan controlling the pace for now.
Khan throwing strikes but Kenneth recovers to half guard. A much better position.

Khan is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kenneth is looking to control Khan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kenneth avoid being mounted?
Khan slows the pace down in half guard.

Khan is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Khan wants to control but Kenneth is keeping him busy.
Khan not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Khan is trying to work for a kimura but Kenneth is defending well.
Khan with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Khan prevents Kenneth from improving his position.
Khan tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kenneth knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Khan seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kenneth dives in and grabs Khan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Khan pushes down on Kenneth's head and hops out.

Khan has Kenneth up against the cage in a clinch.
Khan lands a shoulder strike.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kenneth fails to pull guard.
Kenneth drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Allen Kenneth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short left from Khan.
Khan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Khan lands a left hand.
Khan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Khan lands with a light punch inside.
Khan lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khan lands with a short shot to the head.
Kenneth tries to pull guard but Khan holds him up against the cage and eventually Kenneth drops back down to his feet.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khan.
Khan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kenneth backwards.
Khan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Khan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kenneths head.
Khan lands an uppercut.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Khan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kenneth's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Khan.
Kenneth tries to pull guard but Khan holds him up against the cage and eventually Kenneth drops back down to his feet.
Khan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Khan gets underhooks to prevent Kenneth's takedown attempt.
Kenneth tries to break free but Khan pushes him back against the cage.
Khan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kenneth backwards.
Khan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Khan pushes Kenneth back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Khan gets through Kenneth's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Khan lands with a left to the head.
Kenneth tries to pull guard but Khan won't allow it.
Khan gets through Kenneth's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Khan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kenneth jumps guard but Khan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Khan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kenneth backwards.

Kenneth is rocked!
Khan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Oh Kenneth is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Khan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kenneth backwards.
Kenneth tries to break the clinch but Khan is controlling the position.
Kenneth seems to have got his legs back now.
A short right from Khan.
Khan lands a nice uppercut.
Khan scores with a shoulder strike.
Kenneth is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Khan to keep the fight standing.
Khan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Khan misses with the head strike.
Khan lands with a light punch inside.
Khan has a couple of punches blocked by Kenneth.
Khan prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kenneth wants to get back to striking at distance but Khan won't allow it.
Khan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Khan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kenneth's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short left from Khan.
Khan lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Khan lands with a left to the head.
Khan cracks Kenneth with a nice body shot.
Kenneth is breathing heavily.

Kenneth has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Khan uses from the top position.
Khan passes Kenneth's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Khan trying to pass the guard but Kenneth defending well.
Khan passes the guard and advances to mount!
Khan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kenneth holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Khan tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Temujin Khan dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Kenneth keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khan.

Khan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kenneth blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Khan.
Khan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Khan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kenneths head.
A head punch on the inside from Khan fails to land.
Khan has a couple of punches blocked by Kenneth.
Khan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Khan prevents a takedown attempt there.
A hook to the body from Khan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan lands a body punch.
Kenneth wants a takedown.
Khan lands a shoulder strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Khan lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Khan lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenneth is trying to pull guard but Khan has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Allen Kenneth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kenneth tries to pull guard but Khan forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Khan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Khan gets through Kenneth's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Khan.
Kenneth tries to throw a body punch but Khan avoids it by throwing Kenneth back against the cage.
Kenneth jumps guard but Khan stands there with Kenneth around his waist. Kenneth gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Khan.
Khan lands a shoulder strike.
Kenneth has had enough of the clinch but Khan keeps him there for the moment.
Kenneth with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nice body punch from Khan.
Khan pushes Kenneth back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Khan lands a nice shot to the body.
Khan lands a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short uppercut from Khan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Khan.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Khan.
Khan lands a body punch.
Khan creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Kenneth with a big uppercut! Kenneth tries to clinch up but Khan pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Kenneth to the mat! Kenneth covers up and Khan unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Temujin Khan!
An out of breath and clearly excited Temujin Khan thanked Arcticus University: London for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).