PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Amir Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Glaus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Khan
vs
Glaus

172 cm
19
162 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

175 cm
22
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Amir Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Henry Glaus!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Khan moves into the clinch successfully.
Khan with a knee to the head.
Khan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Khan connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Henry Glaus has been cut.
Khan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Glaus blocks it with crossed arms.
Khan connects with a knee to the head.
Khan scores with a knee to the head.
Khan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Glaus blocks it with crossed arms.
Glaus tries to break the clinch but Khan is controlling the position.
Khan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Glaus jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Khan walks away with a smile on his face. Glaus gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Khan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Glaus checks a low kick from Khan.
Glaus looks to land a combination but Khan avoids it well.
Khan scoring well with a low kick there.
Khan misses with a low kick.
Glaus throws a sloppy head kick and Khan moves out of range easily.
Amir Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khan slaps away a takedown attempt from Glaus, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Khan throws a leg kick but Glaus sees it coming and moves out of range.
Glaus shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Amir Khan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henry Glaus.
Glaus fails to land the takedown.
Khan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Khan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Glaus.
Glaus looks gassed!
Khan fails to land the takedown.

Khan is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Glaus's half guard.
Khan not doing much here.
Glaus wants to get back to his feet.
Khan looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Khan throwing shots but Glaus is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan controlling the action here.
Glaus trying to control but Khan postures up.

Khan escapes and gets back to his feet.

Khan forces Glaus back against the cage and clinches.
Glaus jumps guard but Khan stands there with Glaus around his waist. Glaus gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Glaus takes a knee right on the jaw!
Glaus is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Khan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Glaus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Khan misses with a knee to the head.
Khan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Khan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan avoiding damage as Glaus throws knees to the body.
Khan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Khan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Glaus in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Khan looking to throw knees to the head but Glaus is blocking nicely.
Glaus is looking to break free of the clinch but Khan has double underhooks.
Khan landing knees to the body.
Khan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Glaus on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Khan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Glaus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Glaus wants to get back to striking at distance but Khan won't allow it.
Glaus changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Khan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Glaus blocks the leg kick.
Khan throws a head kick that misses
and Glaus counters with a big head kick but Khan shrugs it off.
An inside leg kick lands from Khan.
Khan throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Glaus's head.
Khan connects with a solid leg kick.
A good leg kick by Khan.
Glaus throws a head kick but Khan moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glaus takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Khan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Khan cracks the inside of Glaus's front leg.

Khan shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Glaus napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee asks Khan politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Khan prefers to stall for the moment though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Khan decides to stand up, so the ref orders Glaus to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Amir Khan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Henry Glaus's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Glaus shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Khan as he jumps to the side.
Khan scores with a leg kick.
Khan thumps Glaus with a low kick.
Khan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Glaus but Glaus pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Khan moves into the clinch successfully.
Khan prevents the takedown attempt.
Khan tries a knee to the head but Glaus blocks it.
Khan scores with a knee to the head.
Khan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Khan misses with a knee to the head.
Khan misses with a knee to the head.
Khan tries to land a knee to the head but Glaus blocks with his arms.
Khan misses with a knee strike.
Khan misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Khan has Glaus pressed against the cage, preventing Glaus from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Glaus is trying to drag Khan to the mat but Khan just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Amir Khan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henry Glaus.
Khan looking to throw knees to the head but Glaus is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Glaus's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Khan has Glaus pressed against the cage, preventing Glaus from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Khan gets underhooks to prevent Glaus's takedown attempt.
Khan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Glaus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Khan has Glaus pressed against the cage, preventing Glaus from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Khan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Glaus is defending well for now.
Khan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Khan prevents a takedown attempt there.

Glaus breaks from the clinch.
Glaus works over Khan's head and body with a nice combination.
Glaus tries to close the distance and clinch but Khan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Henry Glaus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Glaus.
Khan feints and then cracks Glaus's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Glaus down.
Khan throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Khan clinches up with Glaus and pushes him back against the cage.
Khan lands a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Khan looking to throw knees to the head but Glaus is blocking nicely.
Khan looking to throw knees to the head but Glaus is blocking nicely.
Glaus tries to break free but Khan pushes him back against the cage.
Glaus is trying to break free.
Khan looking to throw knees to the head but Glaus is blocking nicely.
Khan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Glaus blocks it with crossed arms.
Glaus goes for a takedown attempt but Khan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Good work by Glaus as he checks the leg kick.

Khan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Glaus, pushing him back against the cage.
A knee to the head by Khan.
Khan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Glaus working hard to break the clinch.
Khan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Khan tries a knee to the head but Glaus blocks it.
Glaus is trying to break the clinch but Khan is controlling him.
Khan prevents the takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Khan has Glaus pressed against the cage, preventing Glaus from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Khan misses with a knee strike.
Glaus takes a knee to the side of the body.
Glaus is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Khan looking to throw knees to the head but Glaus is blocking nicely.
Khan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Glaus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Khan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Glaus breaks from the clinch.
Glaus moves in looking to clinch but Khan pushes him off.
Khan lands a head kick!
Glaus moves out of range of the body kick.
Glaus misses with an uppercut. Khan saw that one coming.
Khan missing with a left hand there. Glaus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Glaus tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Khan.
Glaus's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Khan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Glaus as he jumps to the side.
Glaus misses with a takedown attempt - Khan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Khan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Khan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Glaus checks it well.
Khan feints and then cracks Glaus's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Glaus down.
Khan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Khan avoids the head kick by Glaus.
Glaus missing with a left hand there. Khan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Khan darts in and clinches Glaus up against the cage.
Khan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Glaus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Khan scores a nice knee to the body.
Khan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Khan misses with a knee strike.
Khan keeps control of Glaus as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Khan lands a knee to the head.
Khan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Khan gets underhooks to prevent Glaus's takedown attempt.
Khan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Glaus blocks it with crossed arms.
Glaus taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Amir Khan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Henry Glaus's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Horrible takedown by Khan or perhaps it was just good defense by Glaus which made him look bad.
Khan moves in looking to clinch but Glaus pushes him off.
Glaus blocks a low kick nicely.
Khan throws a front kick aimed at Glaus's knee but Glaus avoids it well.
Glaus shoots for a takedown but Khan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Khan feints and then cracks Glaus's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Glaus down.
Khan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Khan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Glaus is out of range.
Khan lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Khan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Khan tries to land a leg kick but Glaus saw it coming and moves away.
Glaus is looking to clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Khan.
A nice combination there by Glaus.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Khan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Khan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Khan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Glaus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Khan avoids it.
Khan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Glaus managing to block the knees to the body from Khan.
Khan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Khan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Glaus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Glaus tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Khan smiles and moves away.
Amir Khan is winning the standup battle so far.
Glaus tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Khan swivels and escapes.
Amir Khan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henry Glaus.

Khan rushes Glaus and presses him up against the cage.
Khan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Khan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Glaus's efforts to push away.
Glaus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Glaus wants to break the clinch but can't.
Khan misses with a knee strike.
Glaus wants a takedown.
Khan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Khan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Glaus is trying to break the clinch but Khan is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Khan scores a nice knee to the body.
Khan looking to throw knees to the head but Glaus is blocking nicely.
Khan looking to throw knees to the head but Glaus is blocking nicely.
Khan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Glaus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Khan looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Khan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Khan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Khan prevents Glaus from breaking the clinch.
Khan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Glaus blocks it with crossed arms.
Glaus wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Khan has him pressed against the cage.
Khan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Glaus.
Khan tries a knee to the head but Glaus blocks it.
Glaus can't break the clinch.
Khan lands a knee to the body.
Khan has Glaus pressed against the cage, preventing Glaus from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Khan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Glaus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Glaus can't get the takedown.
Khan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Khan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan keeps control of Glaus as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Khan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Glaus jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Khan walks away with a smile on his face. Glaus gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Glaus on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Khan.

Glaus drives through and clinches with Khan against the cage.
Khan lands a knee to the body.
Glaus jumps guard but Khan stands there with Glaus around his waist. Glaus gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Khan tries a knee to the head but Glaus blocks it.
Khan misses with a knee to the head.
Khan misses with a knee to the head.
Glaus is trying to break the clinch but Khan has him pressed against the cage.
Khan missing with knees to the body.
Glaus has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Khan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Khan tries a knee to the head but Glaus blocks it.
Khan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Glaus's efforts to push away.
Khan scores a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan trying to land knees to the body.
Khan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Glaus has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Glaus is trying desperately to land a takedown but Khan is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Glaus.
Khan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Glaus wants a takedown.
Glaus wants a takedown but no success here.
Khan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Glaus lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Khan misses with a knee strike.
Khan tries a knee to the head but Glaus blocks it.
Khan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Glaus.
Khan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Khan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Glaus is trying to break the clinch but Khan is controlling him.
Khan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Glaus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Glaus tries to break free but Khan pushes him back against the cage.
Khan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Glaus avoids it.
Khan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Henry Glaus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Amir Khan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Glaus has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Khan clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Khan trying to control the action but Glaus just sinks the hooks in.

And that's the end of the fight!
Amir Khan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Khan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Amir Khan!