PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Odchigin Khadan (ranked 543 p4p, 427 weight class) and Muhammad Jabbar (ranked 74 p4p, 54 weight class). Khadan's entrance music is Altai Kai (Turkic Throat Singing). A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Khadan
vs
Jabbar

179 cm
30
185
16 - 10 - 1

188 cm
29
190
8 - 5 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Core Combat
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Odchigin Khadan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Muhammad Jabbar!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jabbar thows a leg kick but Khadan checks it
and Khadan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Khadan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jabbar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Khadan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jabbar just misses with a punch to the body.

Khadan looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Jabbar!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khadan wants to control but Jabbar is keeping him busy.
Jabbar is looking to reverse the position.
Jabbar can't do much from the bottom here.
Khadan wants to control but Jabbar is keeping him busy.
Khadan is really struggling to control Jabbar but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Khadan advances to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khadan wants to control the pace but Jabbar is squirming around nicely.
Jabbar is working to get back to half guard.
Khadan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jabbar is looking to escape.
Jabbar is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jabbar is desperately trying to improve his position but Khadan has a good base and remains in mount.
Khadan looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Khadan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jabbar tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jabbar tries to lock up and control but Khadan gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Khadan content just to control the position here.
Khadan punching from mount but Jabbar doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Khadan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Khadan controlling the pace for now.
Khadan tries to control but Jabbar wriggling away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jabbar wants to control but Khadan is having none of it.
Khadan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Khadan goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Jabbar turns into him and now he's in Khadan's guard.
Jabbar sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Jabbar wants to control from the top but Khadan keeps moving.
Khadan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khadan is controlling Jabbar's posture.
Jabbar trying to control but Khadan is working from the bottom.
Khadan pulls Jabbar in close to his closed guard and prevents Jabbar from doing any damage or advancing position.
Khadan is trying to control the position but Jabbar postures up.
Jabbar sitting in guard here, content to control.

Jabbar avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Khadan is trying to keep Jabbar in close.
Khadan wants to sweep but no luck.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Odchigin Khadan dominated that round.
That's time! Khadan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Jabbar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Khadan was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Jabbar.
Khadan throws a body shot but no joy.
Jabbar throws a right hand that misses

and Khadan counters with a shoot takedown. Jabbar fights it but they end up in guard.
Khadan slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Odchigin Khadan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jabbar tries to bench press Khadan off him but Khadan keeps the position.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Jabbar is looking for a sweep.
Khadan is looking to take a break and control but Jabbar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khadan wants to control for a moment but Jabbar uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Khadan is trying to control. Jabbar wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabbar controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Khadan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jabbar keeps working.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jabbar manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jabbar keeping moving, preventing Khadan from controlling successfully.
Khadan is fighting to break Jabbar's control of his arms but Jabbar is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Our spies down at at Convicted Fight Club inform us that Jabbar has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Khadan trying to control but Jabbar is working from the bottom.
Khadan is pushing down on Jabbar's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jabbar is fighting to maintain full guard but Khadan has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jabbar wants to get back to full guard.
Jabbar is trying to maintain the position but Khadan is very close to passing his half guard.
Jabbar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Khadan sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Khadan is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jabbar defends it well.
Khadan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jabbar can do to turn this around?
Jabbar trying to control from the bottom.
Jabbar preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Khadan lunges at Jabbar with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jabbar's hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khadan misses with a series of wild punches.
Jabbar throws out a leg kick but Khadan moves out of range and Jabbar only half commits.
Jabbar looks for the body kick but Khadan saw that one coming.
Muhammad Jabbar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jabbar takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Khadan misses with a looping left.
Jabbar throws a lazy right hand but Khadan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jabbar goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Khadan misses with an uppercut.
Khadan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Khadan shoots in for a takedown but Jabbar shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jabbar throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jabbar misses with a body kick.

Khadan closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Jabbar did well to prevent Khadan getting side control.
Jabbar works his way to full guard. Good work.
Khadan won't allow Jabbar to sweep him here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khadan controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Khadan trying to control but Jabbar is working from the bottom.
Jabbar trying to keep a closed guard but Khadan is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jabbar keeping full guard, as Khadan tries to pass.
Khadan wants to control from the top but Jabbar keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Odchigin Khadan 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. This is the final round!

Jabbar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Khadan counters with a stiff right hand.
Jabbar lands the left hand.
A big left from Khadan misses.

Khadan looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Jabbar!
Jabbar is trying to get back to half guard.

Khadan swings around for an armbar but Jabbar sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Khadan's guard.
Jabbar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Khadan is keeping the position for now.

Khadan working for a triangle but Jabbar defends it easily.
Khadan working a defensive guard but Jabbar manages to pass into side control anyway.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabbar trying to control the position but Khadan is working away.
Jabbar controls the position.
Khadan is not content to let Jabbar control the position.
Khadan is trying to get back to half guard.
Khadan gets back to half guard.
Jabbar is trying to control. Khadan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Muhammad Jabbar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jabbar connects with a nice short shot to Khadan's temple.
Jabbar is trying to control. Khadan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Khadan is looking for a sweep. Jabbar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Khadan is refusing to be controlled, as Jabbar sits in half guard.
Khadan is trying to control but can't.
Khadan tries to get to full guard but Jabbar has control of the leg.
Khadan wants to control but Jabbar is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Khadan is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Jabbar has latched onto it... Big trouble! Jabbar pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Khadan is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Jabbar!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Muhammad Jabbar!
An out of breath Muhammad Jabbar thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.