PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandr Candovski (ranked 2733 p4p, 302 weight class) and Abusupyan Khalilov (ranked 2491 p4p, 282 weight class). Khalilov has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! This should be a great matchup!

Candovski
vs
Khalilov

184 cm
25
158 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

178 cm
25
158 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aleksandr Candovski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abusupyan Khalilov!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, David Schapiro and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Candovski smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

It looks like Abusupyan Khalilov has been cut.
Khalilov looks winded!
Good standup being displayed there by Candovski as he connects with a hook.

Candovski feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Khalilov sprawling to the canvas! Khalilov rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Candovski finish him?!

Khalilov is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Candovski lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Khalilov head around and knocks him out cold! Candovski hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aleksandr Candovski!