PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Abusupyan Khalilov (ranked 3574 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bekbulat Kamchybekov (ranked 3859 p4p, 390 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Khalilov
vs
Kamchybekov

178 cm
25
158 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

181 cm
25
158 lbs
1 - 0 - 1

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abusupyan Khalilov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bekbulat Kamchybekov!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Alyssa Summers and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Khalilov shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Khalilov was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kamchybekov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Khalilov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kamchybekov is trying to control Khalilov's posture but Khalilov avoids it.
Kamchybekov manages to work his way to half guard, despite Khalilov's best efforts.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khalilov not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Kamchybekov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Khalilov pulls his head out easily.
Khalilov trying to control from half guard but Kamchybekov is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khalilov working over Kamchybekov with some ground and pound. Kamchybekov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Khalilov stalling.
Khalilov wants to stand up but Kamchybekov is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamchybekov wants to control but Khalilov is keeping busy.
Khalilov seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Khalilov wants to stand up but Kamchybekov has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Kamchybekov is staying active underneath Khalilov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kamchybekov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A telegraphed right hand from Khalilov misses the target.
Kamchybekov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Khalilov fails with a takedown attempt.
Kamchybekov misses with a series of wild punches.

Kamchybekov moves into the clinch successfully.

Kamchybekov manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Kamchybekov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Khalilov wants to control from the top but Kamchybekov keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalilov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kamchybekov can't keep his opponent in guard - Khalilov advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Khalilov is taking a breather. Kamchybekov says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Khalilov frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kamchybekov tries to hold on but Khalilov postures up.
Khalilov controlling the pace for now.
Khalilov trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Khalilov manages to capitalize on a mistake by Kamchybekov to take his back!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kamchybekov is in bad spot here.
Kamchybekov keeps trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Abusupyan Khalilov will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Kamchybekov feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Kamchybekov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kamchybekov is fighting to break Khalilov's control of his arms but Khalilov is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Kamchybekov postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kamchybekov works over Khalilov with some ground and pound from guard.
Kamchybekov slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Khalilov controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Khalilov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kamchybekov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Khalilov's head.
Khalilov keeping full guard, as Kamchybekov tries to pass.

Khalilov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Khalilov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kamchybekov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Khalilov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalilov wants to sweep here but Kamchybekov controlling him for the moment.
Khalilov working a defensive guard here.
Kamchybekov wants to stand but Khalilov is controlling his posture from full guard.
Kamchybekov postures up in Khalilov's guard and throws a big left but Khalilov blocks it.
Khalilov is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Khalilov has his foot on Kamchybekov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kamchybekov works his way back into a safe position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalilov managing to control the position.
Khalilov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Khalilov is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kamchybekov is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Kamchybekov seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Khalilov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kamchybekov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

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.
Khalilov keeping moving, preventing Kamchybekov from controlling successfully.
Khalilov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kamchybekov.
Kamchybekov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Khalilov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Khalilov tries to get out of the position.
Kamchybekov tries to free his leg and advance position but Khalilov is retaining full guard.
Kamchybekov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Khalilov wants to get back to his feet but Kamchybekov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Khalilov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kamchybekov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
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 Abusupyan Khalilov will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - 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.

Kamchybekov tries to clinch there but Khalilov circles away.
Abusupyan Khalilov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Khalilov throws a right hand that Kamchybekov ducks under and follows up with a left that Kamchybekov also avoids with ease.
Kamchybekov fails with a takedown attempt.
Kamchybekov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Khalilov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Kamchybekov pushes Khalilov up against the cage in a clinch.

Kamchybekov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Khalilov throws a lazy body kick
and Kamchybekov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khalilov has a takedown stuffed.
Kamchybekov shoots in looking for a takedown but Khalilov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kamchybekov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Khalilov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kamchybekov avoids it really well and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamchybekov doesn't manage to clinch there - Khalilov circles away.
Khalilov tries to counter with a takedown but Kamchybekov is quick to defend against it.
Khalilov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kamchybekov sprawls well. Kamchybekov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Khalilov gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abusupyan Khalilov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khalilov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kamchybekov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Khalilov circles away.

Khalilov gets the takedown into side control.
Khalilov trying to control the action but Kamchybekov is working from the bottom.
The ground and pound from Khalilov seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Khalilov tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Khalilov has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Khalilov working away.

Khalilov wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kamchybekov, who protects the arm well.
Kamchybekov tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Khalilov wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Abusupyan Khalilov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Kamchybekov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kamchybekov might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Khalilov haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Khalilov looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Kamchybekov is avoiding damage well.
Kamchybekov manages to get back to half guard.
Khalilov tries to pass to full mount but Kamchybekov defends it.
Kamchybekov tries to roll over but Khalilov keeps him under control.
Kamchybekov is still trying to improve position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kamchybekov is not content to let Khalilov control the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Kamchybekov is looking to improve his position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Kamchybekov has closed the distance and engaged Khalilov in a clinch.

Kamchybekov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Kamchybekov gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Khalilov to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Khalilov passes easily into side control. Nice work.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Abusupyan Khalilov.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Khalilov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abusupyan Khalilov!