PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shao Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ralph Nader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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
Nader

194 cm
22
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
22
270 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shao Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ralph Nader!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Khan.

Nader feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Nader controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Nader trying to control but Khan is working from the bottom.
Nader slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Khan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Nader's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Khan keeping moving, preventing Nader from controlling successfully.
Khan throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Khan wants to stand but Nader is controlling the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nader accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Khan closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Nader to the mat! Nader manages to get full guard.
Khan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nader works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nader trying to control the position here.
Khan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Khan thows a big elbow that misses.
Khan throws a big right hand that misses.
Nader pulls Khan in close to his closed guard and prevents Khan from doing any damage or advancing position.

Nader pushes Khan off and scrambles back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Khan scores a takedown into full mount!
Khan is breathing heavily.
Nader is working to get back to half guard.
Nader tries to hold on but Khan postures up.
Nader is looking to improve his position but Khan isn't that keen on the idea.
Nader manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
Nader keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Khan misses with a head shot. Nader uses the momentum to regain guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nader trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Nader pulls Khan in close to prevent any damage.
Khan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nader utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Khan wants to stand but Nader has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Nader is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Nader manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Khan bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Nader throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Khan throwing strikes from guard but Nader blocks nicely.
Khan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Khan throws and elbow that misses. Nader uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Khan's guard. Nice move by Nader!
Khan striking off his back but it's not causing Nader any problems.
Khan keeping full guard, as Nader tries to pass.
Khan doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ralph Nader will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Khan doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Nader counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Khan's guard now.
Nader wants to pass the guard but Khan is keeping the position.
Nader passes Khan's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nader is looking to take a break and control but Khan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nader moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Khan.
Khan tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Khan avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Nader.

Nader stands up and beckons Khan to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Nader bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan is being controlled here.

Khan sneaks out the side door and pushes Nader away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Nader is looking to clinch.
Khan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Nader counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Khan's guard now.
Nader trying to control the position from guard on top but Khan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Khan wants to sweep but no luck.
Nader sitting in guard here, content to control.
Khan striking off his back but it's not causing Nader any problems.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nader wants to control from the top but Khan keeps moving.
Khan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Khan striking off his back but it's not causing Nader any problems.
Nader won't allow Khan to get back to his feet.
Nader is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Nader takes the fight into the clinch.
Nader prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shao Khan. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Nader successfully pulls guard.
Khan throws and elbow that misses. Nader uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Khan's guard. Nice move by Nader!
Nader content to stall in guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan trying to strike off his back.
Khan is striking from the bottom but Nader uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Khan looks like he's trying to stand up.
Khan punching from the bottom.
Nader looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Khan tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Nader is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Khan!
Nader blocks Khan's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nader looking to control and managing it successfully.
Khan throwing hammer fists to the chest of Nader. What's that going to do exactly?

Nader stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.

Nader looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Khan!
Khan flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Khan flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Khan working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nader in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Nader looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ralph Nader showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Khan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

so Nader counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Khan is striking off his back. Nader thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Nader not doing much here.
Nader moves nicely into side control.
Khan throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nader wants to control but Khan is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Nader off and has taken his back!
Nader manages to escape to a better position under a series of strikes. Khan is now in side control.
Nader managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Khan.
Khan misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Khan looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Nader is avoiding damage well.
Nader manages to get back to half guard.

Nader makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Ralph Nader seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nader as he jumps to the side.
Nader with a poor takedown

so Khan counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Nader utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Nader is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nader ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Nader no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Nader is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Khan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nader works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Khan stopping the sweep attempt from Nader.
Khan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Khan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nader wants to sweep but no luck.
Khan throws a big right hand that misses.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Khan with a lazy takedown attempt

and Nader decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Khan's guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shao Khan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khan throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Nader wants to pass the guard but Khan is keeping the position.
Khan trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Khan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Nader is controlling him.
Khan is striking but Nader is not phased and passes to half guard.
Nader throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Khan flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Khan misses with a takedown attempt

and Nader counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Khan's guard now.
Khan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nader is one step ahead there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nader forces his way into half guard.
Nader working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Khan punching from the bottom.
Khan flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Nader trying to pass the guard but Khan defending well.
Nader thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Khan's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Khan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Nader decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Khan's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ralph Nader comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nader 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ralph Nader!