PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Allen Depp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerry 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.

Depp
vs
Khan

190 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
18
167 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Allen Depp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gerry Khan!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Phil Schofield and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Depp fails to land the takedown.
Khan motions for Depp to come forward. Khan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Khan - that will leave a mark!
Depp pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Depp shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Khan but Khan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Khan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Depp. That did some damage!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Depp.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Allen Depp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Depp fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Khan avoids it really well and circles away.
Khan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Khan swats away the attempt to clinch by Depp.
Depp doesn't manage to clinch there - Khan circles away.
Khan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Depp's sensitive parts.
Khan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Depp checks it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan throws a nice outside leg kick.

Depp scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Depp is breathing heavily.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Depp stands up and beckons Khan to join him on the feet.
Depp shoots in looking for a takedown. Khan tries to sprawl out of it but Depp keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Khan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Khan thumps Depp with a low kick.
Khan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Depp has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Khan.
Khan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice leg kick lands there from Khan.
Khan thows a body kick. Depp tries to catch it but that hurt him.
An inside leg kick lands from Khan.
Khan throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan thumps Depp with a low kick.
Khan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Khan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Khan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That kick from Khan tenderised Depp's leg. Depp is trying to keep his angry face on.
Khan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Khan.
Khan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Khan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Depp's calf.
Khan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Khan cracks the inside of Depp's front leg.
Khan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Depp really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Khan feints and then cracks Depp's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Depp down.
Depp on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Khan. Khan obviously looking to wear him down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Khan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Khan.
Khan tries a head kick but it misses.
Khan throws a head kick that misses.
Khan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Khan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Depp avoids the head kick by Khan.
Khan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Depp takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Khan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Khan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Depp's calf.
Depp on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Khan. Khan obviously looking to wear him down.
Khan throws a head kick that Depp semi-blocks.
Khan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That kick from Khan tenderised Depp's leg. Depp is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khan throws a nice head kick!
A nice leg kick lands there from Khan.
Khan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Depp on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Khan. Khan obviously looking to wear him down.
That kick from Khan tenderised Depp's leg. Depp is trying to keep his angry face on.
Depp has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Khan.
Gerry Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick lands from Khan.
That kick from Khan tenderised Depp's leg. Depp is trying to keep his angry face on.
Depp on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Khan. Khan obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A solid body kick from Khan.
Khan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Khan lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Depp takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Khan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

Depp forces Khan back against the cage and clinches.
Depp 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. Depp gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Khan cracks the inside of Depp's front leg.
Khan throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Depp.
Khan lands with a slapping head kick.
Khan throws a leg kick
and Depp counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Khan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Khan scores with a head kick. Depp tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A thudding body kick lands there by Khan!
The fight stays on the outside here - Depp looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Khan lands a leg kick that knocks Depp off balance momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Depp on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
No luck for Depp with that takedown attempt.
Khan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Khan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Khan throws a leg kick which misses Depp's front leg but catches the back leg as Depp tries to avoid it.
Khan lands with a nice body kick.
Khan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
An inside leg kick lands from Khan.
A thudding body kick lands there by Khan!
Khan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Khan, right into the meat.
Khan is looking to slow Depp down with leg kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khan throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Khan.
Khan cracks the inside of Depp's front leg.
Khan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Depp has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A chopping leg kick lands by Khan.
Khan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Depp. That did some damage!
Khan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Good leg kick by Khan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Depp on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Khan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Depp's sensitive parts.
Khan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Depp blocks a head kick by Khan.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Khan. Depp shrugs it off though.
Khan misses with a head kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Khan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan misses with a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Khan, right into the meat.
Depp will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Khan scores with a head kick. Depp tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Khan connects with a solid leg kick.
Good leg kick by Khan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Crunch! Khan slams his shin into Depp's torso.
Allen Depp is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Depp tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice body kick from Khan.
Khan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Depp has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Khan throws a head kick that Depp semi-blocks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Khan.
Khan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Khan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Khan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Khan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Depp. That did some damage!
Gerry Khan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Depp is trying hard to land a takedown here. Khan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Allen Depp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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!
Depp doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Khan counters with a leg kick.
Khan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Khan lands with a kick to the ribs.
Both fighters circling a little - Khan finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Depp tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Khan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Depp. That did some damage!
Khan lands a leg kick that knocks Depp off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gerry Khan 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!

A nice leg kick lands there from Khan.
Depp moves out of range as Khan throws a body kick.
Depp is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Khan lands with a kick to the ribs.
Khan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Khan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Khan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Depp counters with a big head kick but Khan shrugs it off.
Khan misses with a low kick as Depp jumps back.
Khan throws a leg kick
and Depp counters with a solid body kick.
No luck for Depp with that takedown attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Khan.
Khan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Khan throws a quick inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Khan. That's going to slow Depp down.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Depp has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Khan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Khan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Khan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Khan.
Depp takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Khan explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Khan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Khan.
Gerry Khan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Khan scoring well with a low kick there.
A good leg kick by Khan.
A nice leg kick lands there from Khan.
Khan pushes Depp away with a front kick.
Khan lands a nice looking kick to the body. Depp takes a step back to recover.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Khan, right into the meat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Depp.
Khan thows a body kick. Depp tries to catch it but that hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khan lands a leg kick that knocks Depp off balance momentarily.
Depp chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Khan can pounce on him.
Depp takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Depp tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Depp stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Khan.
Khan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Depp has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Khan.
Khan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Khan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Khan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Depp on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Khan. Khan obviously looking to wear him down.
Khan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Depp has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
An inside leg kick lands from Khan.
Khan thumps Depp with a low kick.
Khan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Khan.
Khan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Depp looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Khan connects with a high kick.
Khan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Khan throws a front kick that sends Depp stumbling back into the cage.
Khan lands a high kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Khan.
Depp tries to clinch but Khan moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Khan.
An inside leg kick lands from Khan.
Khan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Depp misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Allen Depp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Khan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khan lands a leg kick that knocks Depp off balance momentarily.
Khan throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
An inside leg kick lands from Khan.
Depp chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Khan can pounce on him.
Allen Depp has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gerry Khan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Depp takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gerry Khan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Khan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gerry Khan!
Gerry Khan bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.