PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thad Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario taller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khan's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Mind Of A Maniac. taller has chosen your favorite song as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Khan
vs
taller

184 cm
24
177 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
20
176 lbs
2 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thad Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mario taller!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
taller throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Khan is looking to clinch but taller is avoiding it.
taller looks to land a combination. Khan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like Thad Khan has been cut.
Khan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
taller sizes up Khan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Khan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Khan throws a head kick that misses.
Khan moves in looking to clinch but taller pushes him off.
taller throws a right and a left that both miss.
Khan tries to close the distance and clinch up but taller swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Khan tries to clinch there but taller circles away.
taller misses with a wild combination.
Khan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from taller.
taller lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
taller connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
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!
taller misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan avoids a punch combination nicely.
taller throws a right and a left that Khan avoids nicely.
taller on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Khan. Khan obviously looking to wear him down.
taller throws a right and a left that both miss.
taller throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
taller looks gassed!
taller jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Khan is looking to clinch.
taller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Khan.
Khan lands a jab to the nose.
A big right from taller misses.
Khan is looking to clinch.
Khan doesn't manage to clinch there - taller circles away.
Khan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Some wild striking there from taller.
Khan wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from taller.
taller swings for the body but Khan moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Khan.
Khan cracks taller with a good jab.
taller throws a shot from downtown. Khan moves away and avoids it.
Khan doesn't manage to clinch there - taller circles away.
taller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khan.
Khan tries to clinch but taller is having none of it.
Khan wants to clinch.
Khan tries to close the distance and clinch but taller swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
taller takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
taller throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Khan.
Khan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Khan throws a quick head kick that skims the top of taller's head.
taller takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
taller misses the jab.
A big right from taller misses.
taller throws a good cross that connects.
A big right from taller misses.
taller swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Khan counters with a head kick. That will keep taller thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
taller misses with a straight left.
Khan tries to clinch there but taller circles away.
Khan wants to clinch.
taller will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
taller throws a right and a left that both miss.
taller misses the body punch
and Khan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Khan lands a head kick. taller smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Khan tries to clinch up.
Khan tries to clinch up but taller circles away and keeps his distance.
Khan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as taller backs up against the cage.
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!
taller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
taller takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Khan is looking to clinch but taller is avoiding it.
Khan fails in his attempt to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
taller looks to land a combination but Khan avoids it well.
Khan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
taller falls off balance throwing a combination
and Khan counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thad Khan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thad Khan's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

taller on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Khan throws a head kick but taller moves out of range.
taller takes a head kick and keeps coming.
No joy there for taller, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
taller with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Khan to score with a decent uppercut.
taller scores with a body shot.
taller misses with a straight left.
Thad Khan is winning the standup battle so far.
Khan throws a one two combo.
Khan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
taller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khan manages to avoid it.
Thad Khan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Khan moves in looking to clinch but taller pushes him off.
taller is breathing heavily.
taller misses with a double jab
and Khan counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. taller is lucky that one didn't land flush.
taller misses with a body shot
and Khan counters with a big head kick but taller shrugs it off.
taller falls off balance throwing a combination
and Khan counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
taller misses with a combination
and Khan counters with a flying knee. Nice.
taller circles away from the clinch attempt.
Khan staying out of range there.
Khan tries to clinch but taller is having none of it.
taller swings for the body but Khan moves out of range.
Khan moves in looking to clinch but taller pushes him off.
Khan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Khan wants to clinch.
Khan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
taller throws a series of punches but Khan moves out of range.
Khan lands with a kick to the temple. taller shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mario taller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
taller missing with a left hand there. Khan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
taller swinging wildly here.
taller misses with a looping left.
Khan lands a head kick. taller smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
taller misses with a hook to the body
and Khan counters with a stiff right hand.
taller circles away from the clinch attempt.
taller swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Khan counters with a nice uppercut.
taller fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Khan thuds his shin into the meat of taller's side.
taller takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick from Khan lands but taller takes it in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
taller throws a hook but Khan avoids it easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Khan.
Khan slips a jab from taller.
Khan tries to clinch up but taller circles away and keeps his distance.
Khan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Khan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
taller misses with a straight right.
Khan looks to land a combination. taller sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The fight stays on the outside here - Khan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Khan tries to close the distance and clinch up but taller swats him away and circles back towards the center.
taller takes a swing at Khan's ribcage but misses.
taller keeps the fight on the outside.
Khan throws a head kick that taller semi-blocks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Khan misses.
Khan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
taller throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Khan counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. taller is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Khan throws a sloppy head kick and taller moves out of range easily.
Khan doesn't manage to clinch there - taller circles away.
Khan lands a head kick. taller smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
taller throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Khan counters with a nice body kick.
Khan throws a head kick that taller semi-blocks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Khan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
taller takes a kick to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
taller blocks a head kick by Khan.
taller tries to bum rush Khan with a series of wild strikes but Khan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thad Khan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Thad Khan's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Khan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from taller.
Khan throws a head kick but taller moves out of range.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Khan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
taller falls off balance throwing a combination
and Khan counters with a leg kick.
Khan moves in looking to clinch but taller pushes him off.
taller misses with a few strikes there.
taller scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
taller misses with a hook to the body
and Khan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
taller throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Khan clinches with his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Khan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
taller has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan landing knees to the head.
taller tries to circle away but Khan has him pinned against the cage.
Khan trying to stall but taller improves his position.

Khan ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Khan no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

Khan has his feet on taller's thighs here. He's pushed taller off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! taller screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Thad Khan!