PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gerry Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Michel Basquiat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jean Michel Basquiat has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Khan
vs
Michel Basquiat

177 cm
19
157 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

192 cm
19
158 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gerry Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jean Michel Basquiat!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan thumps Basquiat with a low kick.
Basquiat wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Basquiat 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.
Basquiat digs a good hook to Khan's body.
Basquiat throws a lazy right hand but Khan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Khan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Khan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Basquiat is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Basquiat tries to bum rush Khan with a series of wild strikes but Khan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Basquiat misses with a leg kick
and Khan counters with a nice leg kick.
Basquiat pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Khan back to the cage. Basquiat follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Basquiat closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Basquiat scores with a crisp jab that stopped Khan in his tracks.
Basquiat throws a low kick but it's checked well by Khan.
Basquiat tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Khan has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gorilla Warfare MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Khan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Basquiat.
A low kick from Khan is predictable there
and Basquiat counters with an outside leg kick.
Basquiat misses with a hook. Khan ducked under it nicely.
As Basquiat backs away, Khan returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Basquiat scores with a sloppy right hand. Khan should have avoided that one.

Khan is rocked!
Jab by Basquiat.
Oh Khan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Basquiat moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan throws a head kick that half lands.
Basquiat takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Khan seems to have got his legs back now.
Basquiat is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Basquiat throws a series of punches but Khan avoids them all with ease.
Khan throws a nice inside leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Khan checks a leg kick.
Khan throws out a leg kick but Basquiat moves out of range and Khan only half commits.
Basquiat works Khan's body with a nice hook.
Khan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Basquiat with a hook.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Basquiat.
Khan slips a jab and a cross from Basquiat.
Basquiat looks to land a combination but Khan avoids it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Basquiat dips to his left and cracks Khan with an uppercut!
Basquiat throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Khan.
Basquiat misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Basquiat throws a series of punches but Khan avoids them all with ease.
Khan throws a leg kick
and Basquiat counters with a nice uppercut.
Khan slips a straight right by Basquiat.
Khan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Basquiat misses with a hook
and Khan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Basquiat thows a left - swing and a miss!
Basquiat with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Basquiat cracks Khan with a good jab.
A good leg kick by Khan.
Sloppy strikes from Basquiat. Those never looked like landing.
Basquiat lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Khan backs up against the cage.
Basquiat has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Basquiat swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Basquiat throws a right hand that Khan ducks under and follows up with a left that Khan also avoids with ease.
Khan is looking to score with low kicks.
Basquiat just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Basquiat. Those never looked like landing.
Khan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Basquiat finds it's way round the side to connect with Khan's head.
Khan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Basquiat.
Basquiat bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Khan's head.
Basquiat pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Basquiat lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Khan at a distance.
Khan throws a head kick that misses.
Basquiat will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Basquiat misses with a wild body shot.
Khan wants to slow Basquiat down by chopping away at his legs.
Basquiat connects with a good right hand that stumbles Khan. Khan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Khan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Basquiat looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Khan defending well as Basquiat loads up on a big left hand.
Basquiat's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Basquiat fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khan manages to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Basquiat. Those never looked like landing.
Khan tried to counter with a leg kick but Basquiat avoided it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
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's four minutes gone in the round.
Basquiat misses with a looping right.
Khan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Khan throws a head kick that Basquiat semi-blocks.
Left hook, right uppercut from Basquiat.
Basquiat checks the leg kick nicely there.
Basquiat throws out a counter right but Khan avoids it with no problem.
Basquiat swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khan moves out of range of the leg kick from Basquiat.
Basquiat lands a nice looking body shot.
Basquiat has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Basquiat misses with a straight right.
Basquiat throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Khan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Khan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Basquiat misses the jab.
Khan blocks a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Basquiat bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Khan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Basquiat! But no joy.
Basquiat throws a shot to the body.
Basquiat is working the combinations to good effect here.
Basquiat checks the leg kick nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jean Michel Basquiat dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

A decent looking body kick lands there for Khan.
Basquiat takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Basquiat has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Khan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That kick from Khan tenderised Basquiat's leg. Basquiat is trying to keep his angry face on.
Danga de danga de dang - Basquiat scores with a four punch combination!
Khan lands with a kick to the temple. Basquiat shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Basquiat misses with an uppercut. Khan saw that one coming.
Khan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Basquiat throws out the jab.
Khan thinks about countering with a head kick.
Jean Michel Basquiat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Basquiat looks to land a combination but Khan avoids it well.
Khan thinks about countering with a body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Khan throws a leg kick that misses.
Khan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Khan is looking to score with low kicks.
Good leg kick by Khan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Khan checks a leg kick.
Basquiat looks to score with a jab to the body but Khan is just out of range.
Basquiat will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan misses with a low kick.
Khan throws a leg kick but Basquiat sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Khan scores with a kick to the body.
Basquiat swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Khan scores with a head kick.
Basquiat misses with the combination.
Basquiat swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Khan.
Basquiat cracks Khan with a good jab.
Khan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Khan fakes the leg kick and cracks Basquiat in the body.
Khan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
As Khan backs off Basquiat throws a huge counter combo but Khan manages to avoid it all.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Basquiat, as that shot connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khan walks into a left hand.
Khan misses with a low kick as Basquiat jumps back.
Khan scores with a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan tries to land a leg kick but Basquiat saw it coming and moves away.
Basquiat lands with a hook. Khan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jean Michel Basquiat is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Khan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Basquiat misses with a straight right.
Khan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Khan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Basquiat thows a left - swing and a miss!
Khan throws a lazy head kick
and Basquiat counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Basquiat lands with a good body shot.
Basquiat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Khan thinks about countering with a body kick.
Basquiat is breathing heavily.
Khan misses with a head kick.
Khan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Khan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Basquiat's sensitive parts.
Khan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Basquiat throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Basquiat's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Basquiat duly obliges.
Basquiat chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Khan can pounce on him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Khan.
Basquiat connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Basquiat throws a hook but Khan avoids it easily.
Khan moves forwards but Basquiat connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Khan misses with a low kick as Basquiat jumps back.
Khan moves forwards but Basquiat connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Khan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Basquiat's calf.
Khan throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Khan lands with a slapping head kick.
Khan fakes the leg kick and cracks Basquiat in the body.
Khan misses with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Basquiat cracks the inside of Khan's front leg.
Basquiat punishes Khan's body with a nice straight punch.
Khan throws a front kick aimed at Basquiat's knee but Basquiat avoids it well.

Oooooh!!! Basquiat has knocked Khan down with a huge combo! Basquiat steps away and waves a wobbly Khan back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Khan, right into the meat.
Basquiat checks a leg kick nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Basquiat throws a body punch but Khan moves out of range.
Basquiat blocks a head kick by Khan.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Khan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Basquiat.
Khan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Basquiat.
Khan is looking to slow Basquiat down with leg kicks.
Basquiat connects with a body shot that sends Khan's belly button to the back.
Khan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Khan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Basquiat.
Khan walks into a straight right hand from Basquiat.
Danga de danga de dang - Basquiat scores with a four punch combination!
Basquiat stuns Khan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Basquiat on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Khan. Khan obviously looking to wear him down.
Sloppy strikes from Basquiat. Those never looked like landing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Khan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jean Michel Basquiat showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Khan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Khan throws a leg kick but Basquiat moved away.
Basquiat is looking to slow Khan down with leg kicks.
Khan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Basquiat blocks a head kick by Khan.
Khan slips under a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Khan. That's going to slow Basquiat down.
Basquiat chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Khan can pounce on him.
Khan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Khan lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Basquiat has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Basquiat and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Basquiat appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Basquiat checks a leg kick.
Basquiat throws the left hand but Khan avoids the punch easily.
Good leg kick by Basquiat there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Basquiat throws a right hand that Khan ducks under and follows up with a left that Khan also avoids with ease.
Khan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Basquiat's calf.
Basquiat checks a low kick from Khan.
A big left from Basquiat misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheers as Basquiat lands an impressive looking overhand right. Khan doesn't seem phased though.
Khan scores with a push kick.
Khan throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Good work by Basquiat as he checks the leg kick.
Khan throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Khan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Basquiat is able to avoid easily.
Basquiat appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Khan tries a head kick but it misses.
Basquiat blocks a low kick nicely.
Basquiat looks to land a combination but Khan avoids it well.
Basquiat takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Good exchange - Basquiat coming out on top.
Basquiat throws a nice looking combination but Khan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A low kick from Khan misses
and Basquiat counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Basquiat is looking to land body kicks.
A leg kick checked by Basquiat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Khan misses.
Basquiat throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Basquiat lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Khan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Basquiat throws out the jab.
Basquiat throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Khan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Khan feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Basquiat misses the jab.
Basquiat lands a head shot.
Jean Michel Basquiat seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Khan throws a head kick that Basquiat semi-blocks.
Basquiat checks the leg kick.
Basquiat changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Basquiat misses with a body shot.
Khan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Basquiat's sensitive parts.
Basquiat scores with a three punch combo!
Basquiat scores with a three punch combo!
Khan scores with a kick to the midsection.
Khan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Basquiat misses with the combination.
Khan throws a low kick, looking for Basquiat's leg but Basquiat calmly moves out of range.
Basquiat pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Khan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Khan tries to land a leg kick but Basquiat saw it coming and moves away.
Basquiat lands with a hook. Khan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Khan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A countering left hand to the body from Basquiat misses.
Khan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Basquiat.
Khan feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Basquiat misses with a low kick.
Basquiat throws a jab but it's blocked by Khan.
Khan thinks about countering with a head kick.
Basquiat throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Khan misses with a low kick.
Basquiat misses with a wild body shot.
Basquiat misses with a two punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Khan.
Basquiat checks a leg kick.
Khan slips a jab and a cross from Basquiat.
Jean Michel Basquiat is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Basquiat has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Khan.
Basquiat takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khan tries a head kick but it misses.
Khan ducks under a wild hook from Basquiat.
Basquiat connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Khan's hands.
Khan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Basquiat.
Basquiat just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromKhan.
Khan tries to score with a low kick but Basquiat moves his leg out of the way.
Khan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Basquiat. That did some damage!
Basquiat will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gerry Khan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A punch combination from Basquiat misses.
As Basquiat backs away, Khan returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Basquiat scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

And that's the end of the fight!
Jean Michel Basquiat comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Basquiat 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jean Michel Basquiat!
An intense looking Jean Michel Basquiat took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'You're just a product of what I fight against.'.