PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Miles (ranked 4360 p4p, 4244 weight class) and Yusef Kahn (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.

Miles
vs
Kahn

194 cm
18
215
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
215
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Miles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yusef Kahn!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kahn looking to score a takedown here. Miles is defending well but Kahn drives through and ends up in Miles's guard.

Kahn stands up from Miles's guard - Kahn perhaps looking for a knockout.

Miles rushes Kahn and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Miles controlling the action here for a moment.
Miles taking a breather.
Miles tries for a takedown. No joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miles missing with knees to the body.
Miles creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Miles breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahn moves in looking to clinch but Miles pushes him off.

Miles has Kahn up against the cage in a clinch.
Kahn prevents a takedown attempt there.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kahn tries to work over Miles's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kahn as Miles tries to tie him up.
Kahn is struggling to control the position.
Miles misses with a punch to the body.

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.
Kahn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Miles has him pressed against the cage.
Kahn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kahn is trying to break the clinch but Miles is controlling him.
Miles tries to pull guard but Kahn forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Miles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kahn is trying to force a seperation but Miles has the dominant position.
Miles tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kahn smiles and moves away.

Kahn darts in and clinches Miles up against the cage.
Miles blocks an elbow strike.

Miles pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Kahn.
Miles drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kahn sprawls and moves away.
Kahn lands a jab-cross combination.
Kahn changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Miles tries to avoid it but Kahn manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Miles to the ground. Miles escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Miles is looking to counter the offense by Kahn and move into the clinch.
Kahn is looking to clinch.

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

Kahn kicks Miles off and gets back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miles fails with the takedown
and Kahn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Miles is breathing heavily.

Kahn instigates a clinch.
Kahn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Miles.
Miles jumps guard but Kahn stands there with Miles around his waist. Miles gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kahn is leaning against Miles and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Miles trying to stall but Kahn improves his position.
Kahn looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kahn lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Kahn.
Kahn tries to break free but Miles pushes him back against the cage.
Kahn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Miles has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Kahn.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Yusef Kahn dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Miles rushes Kahn and presses him up against the cage.
Miles tries to pull guard but Kahn holds him up against the cage and eventually Miles drops back down to his feet.
Kahn being controlled against the cage.
Miles is trying to pull guard but Kahn has him pressed against the cage.
Kahn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Miles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A frustrated look appears on Kahn's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Miles wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Miles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kahn works on Miles's body with a couple of short punches.
Kahn has Miles pressed against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miles tries to pull guard but Kahn won't allow it.
Kahn is trying to break free.
Kahn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A hook to the body from Kahn.
Kahn wants to break the clinch but can't.
Miles tries to break free but Kahn pushes him back against the cage.
Kahn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Miles has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kahn after a bit of a struggle.
Miles is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kahn is defending well for now.
Miles wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on Kahn's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kahn is trying to force a seperation but Miles has the dominant position.
Kahn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kahn tries to break the clinch but Miles is controlling the position.
Miles jumps guard but Kahn turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kahn tries to break free but Miles pushes him back against the cage.
Kahn wants to get back to striking at distance but Miles won't allow it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kahn.
Miles tries for a takedown. No joy.

Kahn jumps into guard, dragging Miles to the mat.
Miles has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kahn is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Kahn is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Miles is aware though and is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kahn throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Kahn looking to hit a scissor sweep but Miles is one step ahead there.
Kahn pulls Miles in close to prevent any damage.

Kahn wriggles free and stands up.
Miles defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kahn.

Kahn moves into the clinch successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kahn manages to pull guard.
Kahn trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Miles looking to pass the guard.
Kahn trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Kahn has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Kahn manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Kahn.
Kahn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kahn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Kahn gets control of Miles's arms and successfully pulls guard. Kahn will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
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!
Kahn throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Yusef Kahn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Kahn lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kahn throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Miles clinches up with Kahn and pushes him back against the cage.
Kahn effectively controlling the action here.
Miles comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kahn wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kahn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kahn stops a takedown attempt from Miles.
Miles avoiding damage.
Miles is looking to take this one to the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahn lands a shot to the body.
Miles is trying to pull guard but Kahn turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Miles. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Kahn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Kahn moves into the clinch successfully.
Kahn is pressed up against the cage. Miles has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kahn down to the mat. Kahn avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Kahn fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Miles, pushing him back against the cage.
Kahn tries to break the clinch but Miles is controlling the position.
Miles prevents Kahn from breaking the clinch.
Kahn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miles tries to pull guard but Kahn forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Kahn lands a body shot.
Miles on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Kahn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Kahn gets a clinch.
Kahn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kahn is pressed up against the cage. Miles has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kahn down to the mat. Kahn avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kahn wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kahn is trying to push Miles away but Miles has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kahn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kahn trying to land knees to the body.
Kahn lands a body shot.

Kahn jumps guard.

Kahn wriggles free and stands up.

Kahn pushes Miles up against the cage in a clinch.
Kahn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Miles.
Miles is trying to force a seperation but Kahn has the dominant position.
Kahn lands a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kahn wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kahn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kahn wants to break free but Miles has control.
Kahn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kahn wants to break free but Miles has control.
A right handed body shot lands from Kahn.
Kahn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kahn tries to break the clinch but Miles is controlling the position.
Miles is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
John Miles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yusef Kahn is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kahn wants to break the clinch but can't.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yusef Kahn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kahn 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yusef Kahn!