PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Krissu Krissi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaido Khan (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.

Krissi
vs
Khan

176 cm
25
168 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Inexperienced

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 Los Angeles, Krissu Krissi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kaido Khan!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan stuffs the takedown.
Krissi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Krissi takes the fight into the clinch.

Khan pulls Krissi into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Krissi trying to control but Khan is working from the bottom.
Krissi wants to stand but Khan is controlling his posture from full guard.
Krissi preventing the sweep.

Krissi stands up and waves to Khan to follow him.
Krissi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Khan as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Krissu Krissi. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan shoots in looking for a takedown. Krissi tries to sprawl out of it but Khan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Krissi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Krissi shoots for a double leg takedown but Khan sprawls well. He's pushed Krissi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Khan fails with the takedown.
Krissi shoots in and drives through. Khan sprawls well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Krissi wants to land a leg kick but Khan is out of range.
Khan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Krissu Krissi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krissi slaps away a takedown attempt from Khan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Krissi misses with a takedown attempt - Khan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Khan tries for a takedown but Krissi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Krissi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Khan prevents Krissi from breaking the clinch.

Khan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Krissi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Krissi cracks Khan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Khan leaves Krissi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Khan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Khan shoots in and drives through. Krissi sprawls well.
Krissi tries to clinch but Khan is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krissi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Krissi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Khan but Khan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Krissi is breathing heavily.
Krissi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Krissi throws a series of punches but Khan avoids them all with ease.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Krissi stuffs the takedown attempt from Khan. Khan gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Krissu Krissi dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Krissi is looking to chop away at Khan's legs.
Horrible takedown by Krissi or perhaps it was just good defense by Khan which made him look bad.
Krissi dives in and grabs Khan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Khan pushes down on Krissi's head and hops out.
Khan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Krissi circles away.
Khan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Krissi. Krissi obviously looking to wear him down.
Khan shoots in for a double leg but Krissi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Krissi has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Krissu Krissi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khan stuffs the takedown attempt from Krissi. Krissi gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krissi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Khan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Good leg kick by Krissi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Khan misses with the combination.
No luck for Khan with that takedown attempt.
Khan fails with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Krissi. No joy for Khan on that attempt.
Khan keeps the fight on the outside.
Krissi shoots in and drives through. Khan sprawls well.
Khan fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Krissi as Khan shoots in.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Krissi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Khan shoots in and drives through. Krissi sprawls well.
Krissi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Khan's sensitive parts.
Khan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Krissi takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Krissi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Khan circles away.
Krissu Krissi is winning the standup battle so far.
Khan keeps the fight on the outside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krissi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Khan but Khan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Khan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Krissi.
Krissi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Khan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Krissi somewhat.
Krissi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Khan tries to avoid it but Krissi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Khan to the ground. Khan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Khan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Krissi as he jumps to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Krissu Krissi dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Horrible takedown by Krissi or perhaps it was just good defense by Khan which made him look bad.
Krissi looks to land a body kick but Khan moved away.
Khan tries for a takedown but Krissi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nice sprawl there from Khan as Krissi shoots in.
Khan shoots for a takedown but Krissi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Krissu Krissi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Khan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Krissu Krissi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Krissi tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Khan counters with a good low kick that Krissi was not able to check.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan shoots for a double leg takedown but Krissi sprawls well. He's pushed Khan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Khan throws a right and a left that Krissi avoids nicely.
Khan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Krissi. No joy for Khan on that attempt.
Krissi misses with a takedown attempt - Khan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Krissi tries for a takedown but Khan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Krissi throws a sloppy head kick

and Khan counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Khan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Krissi gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Krissi wants to get back to striking at distance but Khan won't allow it.

Khan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Khan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Krissi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Khan but Khan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Krissi.
Khan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Krissi is fending him off so far but Khan persists. Nope, Krissi circles away and we're back to standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan looks to land a combination but Krissi avoids it well.
Krissi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Khan is fending him off so far but Krissi persists. Nope, Khan circles away and we're back to standing.
Krissi misses with a leg kick
and Khan counters with a right hand to the body.
Khan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Khan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Khan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Khan shoots in for a double leg but Krissi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krissi throws a sloppy head kick and Khan moves out of range easily.
Krissi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
No luck for Khan with that takedown attempt.
Krissi is looking to clinch.
A low kick from Krissi misses
and Khan counters with a nice leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Krissi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kaido Khan.
Well Krissi 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Krissu Krissi!
During a confident post fight interview, Krissu Krissi thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.