PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Orlando Mcnally (ranked 4712 p4p, 6175 weight class) and Shakir Khan (ranked 403 p4p, 456 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mcnally
vs
Khan

180 cm
25
155
0 - 0 - 0

165 cm
25
156
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Orlando Mcnally!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Shakir Khan!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Winston Alpacca and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mcnally plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Khan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mcnally in his tracks.
Mcnally finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mcnally lands with a kick to the temple. Khan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Khan should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Khan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mcnally moves out of range as Khan strikes.
Mcnally tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Khan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mcnally's sensitive parts.
Khan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Khan's coach down at Walter J Abramowitz Center for Bigness was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Khan's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Khan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mcnally throws a lazy head kick
and Khan counters with an inside leg kick.
Nice cross by Khan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good standup being displayed there by Khan as he connects with a hook.
Mcnally moves out of range as Khan throws a body kick.
Khan looks to land a body kick but Mcnally moved away.
Khan lands with a good body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan with a jab.
Khan scores with a leg kick.
Mcnally throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Khan counters with a nice body kick.
Khan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mcnally ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khan moves away.
A left lands for Khan.
Khan throws a leg kick but Mcnally moved away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Khan!
Shakir Khan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Khan misses the shot to the body.
Mcnally went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Mcnally takes one to the chin there.
Khan throws a front kick aimed at Mcnally's knee but Mcnally avoids it well.

Mcnally fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Khan, pushing him back against the cage.
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!
Mcnally drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Khan prevents the takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan is trying to force a seperation but Mcnally has the dominant position.

Mcnally's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Khan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mcnally's head.
Khan scores with a jab to the head.
Khan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Khan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Khan scoring well with a low kick there.
Khan tries a head kick but it misses.
Shakir Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khan tries to land a leg kick but Mcnally saw it coming and moves away.
Mcnally tries a head kick but it misses.
Khan connects with a leg kick.
Khan lands a leg kick that knocks Mcnally off balance momentarily.
Khan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mcnally. That did some damage!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mcnally throws a series of punches but Khan moves out of range.
Mcnally on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Khan. Khan obviously looking to wear him down.
Mcnally throws a series of punches but Khan avoids them all with ease.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mcnally!
Khan takes a swing at Mcnally's ribcage but misses.
Mcnally jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Mcnally looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A chopping leg kick lands by Khan.
Khan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mcnally checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Khan tries to land a front kick but Mcnally steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jab, jab by Khan - just one landing.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Khan. Mcnally shrugs it off though.
A low kick lands for Khan.
Khan lands a jab to Mcnally's midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mcnally tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Khan counters with a low kick, right behind Mcnally 's knee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Khan gets caught flat footed, as Mcnally shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Mcnally postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mcnally throwing strikes but missing.
Mcnally has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mcnally won't allow Khan to sweep him here.
Khan keeping moving, preventing Mcnally from controlling successfully.
Mcnally throws a big right hand that misses.
Khan wants to get back to his feet but Mcnally is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mcnally tries to free his leg and advance position but Khan is retaining full guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Mcnally wants to control from the top but Khan keeps moving.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Shakir Khan dominated that 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.

Khan dodges the punch combination from Mcnally.
A nice leg kick lands there from Khan.
Sloppy strikes from Khan. Those never looked like landing.
Mcnally misses with an uppercut
and Khan counters with an outside leg kick.
Khan throws a jab when Mcnally was well out of range.
Khan throws the kick towards the body but Mcnally avoids it.
Khan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mcnally's head backwards.
Mcnally throws a head kick that misses.
Mcnally takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcnally has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Khan.
Khan dips to his left and cracks Mcnally with an uppercut!
Khan thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mcnally if he has to take too many more of those.
Khan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mcnally lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mcnally pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shakir Khan seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcnally takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Khan lands a right hook to the body.
Mcnally shoots in for a takedown but Khan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Khan tests Mcnally's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Khan tests Mcnally's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mcnally takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Khan throws a low kick but Mcnally avoids it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mcnally blocks a low kick nicely.
Mcnally throws a sloppy head kick and Khan moves out of range easily.
Khan scores with a nice body kick.
Khan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khan scoring well with a low kick there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcnally misses with a few strikes there.
Khan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mcnally has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Khan misses with a body kick.
Khan is looking to score with low kicks.
Mcnally takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Khan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mcnally is out of range.
Khan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mcnally.
Mcnally rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Khan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Khan misses with a body kick.
Mcnally wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Khan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Khan.
Mcnally avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

Mcnally closes the distance and pushes Khan back into the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Khan working hard to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcnally's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

Mcnally escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mcnally has his takedown stuffed
and Khan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jab from Khan.
A solid leg kick lands there for Khan.
Mcnally throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Khan lands with a hook. Mcnally tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mcnally throws a head kick but Khan moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Khan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mcnally. Mcnally circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Khan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mcnally looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan feints and then cracks Mcnally's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mcnally down.
Mcnally 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.
Mcnally attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mcnally is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Khan with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Khan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Khan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mcnally at a distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Khan.
Mcnally looks for the body kick but Khan saw that one coming.
A chopping leg kick lands by Khan.
A punch lands to the side of Mcnally 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Khan looks to land a body kick but Mcnally moved away.
Nice uppercut there from Khan.
Khan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Khan dips to his left and cracks Mcnally with an uppercut!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Shakir Khan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

A head kick misses from Mcnally.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Khan! But no joy.
Mcnally misses with an uppercut
and Khan counters with a nice leg kick.
Khan throws a sloppy head kick and Mcnally moves out of range easily.
Khan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Khan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mcnally throws a wild body kick that Khan sees coming a mile off.
Mcnally throws a chopping leg kick but Khan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Khan throws a wild body kick that Mcnally sees coming a mile off.
Khan throws a leg kick
letting Mcnally counter with a right hand.
Good work by Mcnally as he checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcnally ducks under a wild hook from Khan.
Khan lands a head shot.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Khan misses with a looping left.
Mcnally is looking for a counter combo.
Mcnally throws a lazy head kick
and Khan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mcnally swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Khan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mcnally closes this distance looking for a takedown but Khan circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mcnally takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Mcnally rushes Khan and presses him up against the cage.
Khan can't break the clinch.
Khan tries to break free but Mcnally pushes him back against the cage.
Khan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Mcnally pulls guard successfully.
Khan landing with the ground and pound.
Khan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mcnally. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Khan throws a strike but Mcnally rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcnally advances to half guard.
Mcnally wants to take a breather but Khan is having none of it.
Mcnally not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mcnally thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mcnally stalling.
Mcnally throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mcnally trying to control the pace.
Mcnally will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mcnally throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Mcnally missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Mcnally is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Khan has managed to free his arm - good work.
Khan tries to roll over but Mcnally keeps him under control.
Khan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Mcnally seems to be working for a kimura but Khan defends the submission attempt.
Khan tries to roll over but Mcnally keeps him under control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Mcnally seems to be looking for submissions.

Mcnally is working for a kimura but Khan is defending it quite comfortably.
Mcnally is keen to just control but Khan is a slippery customer.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Orlando Mcnally has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shakir Khan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mcnally pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mcnally looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Orlando Mcnally.
I think Khan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shakir Khan!