PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bora Khan (ranked 3663 p4p, 6760 weight class) and Jinjing Yan (ranked 525 p4p, 750 weight class). Khan comes to the cage accompanied by Tim McGraw - Live Like You Were Dying. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Khan
vs
Yan

185 cm
18
190
2 - 0 - 1

184 cm
19
185
1 - 1 - 1

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bora Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jinjing Yan!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Eddie Farnsworth and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice uppercut there from Khan.

Khan moves into the clinch.
Khan lands a right hand.
A left hand lands to the body for Yan.
Yan lands a hook that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Yan lands a hook that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Khan misses with some punches.
Khan is trying to push Yan away but Yan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Khan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yans head.
Khan misses with a knee strike.
Yan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Yan works on Khan's body with a couple of short punches.
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!
A right hand to the body from Yan.
Khan is breathing heavily.
Yan tries a body shot but Khan blocks it.
Yan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khan's elbow.
Yan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Khan takes a shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yan.
Khan tries to throw a body punch but Yan avoids it by throwing Khan back against the cage.
Yan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Khan is working Yan over against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Khan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yan.
Khan is struggling to control the position.
Khan working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Yan.
Still in the clinch, Yan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yan can't find room to land a body shot as Khan controls the action.
Yan pushes Khan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Yan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Khan blocks a body shot from Yan.
Yan digs a right hand into Khan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Khan's gas tank.
A right handed body shot lands from Khan.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yan.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yan.
Khan wants to stall.
Yan lands a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yan.
A right handed body shot lands from Yan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Khan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Yan works on Khan's body with a couple of short punches.
Khan swings wildly with an uppercut but Yan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khan's elbow.
Yan misses with a punch to the body.
Yan blocking some punches.
Yan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yan has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Khan seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Yan can turn it around.
Yan misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yan.
A nice left hand lands by Yan.
Yan digs a right hand into Khan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Khan's gas tank.
Yan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Khan or not.
Yan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yan lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yan lands with a right to the head.
Yan lands with a short shot to the head.
Yan lands a body punch.
A hook to the body from Yan.
Still in the clinch, Yan scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Yan forces Khan back against the cage and clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yan.
Khan lands with a light punch inside.
Yan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Yan.
A right handed body shot lands from Yan.
Yan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yan can't find room to land a body shot as Khan controls the action.
Khan blocks a body shot from Yan.
A hook to the body from Yan.
A short body shot lands from Yan as the two fighters clinch.
Yan lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Yan.
Yan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left hand lands to the body for Yan.
Yan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yan prevents a body shot from Khan.
Nice body punch from Yan - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Yan.
Jinjing Yan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yan is leaning against Khan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Yan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A short left from Yan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A nice left hand lands by Yan.
Yan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Khan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yan is defending well for now.
Yan can't find room to land a body shot as Khan controls the action.
Yan lands with a short shot to the head.
Yan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Yan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Yan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Yan is working Khan over against the cage.
Yan lands a hook that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Khan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yan's elbow.
Yan pushes Khan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Yan.
Yan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khan's elbow.
Yan pushes Khan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
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!
Yan digs a right hand into Khan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Khan's gas tank.
Khan takes a shot to the head.
Yan lands with a light punch inside.
Yan lands a left hand.
Yan lands a hook that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Khan.
Yan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Yan.
Yan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yan presses Khan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Yan lands a shoulder strike.

It looks like Bora Khan has been cut.
Khan looking to throw knees to the head but Yan is blocking nicely.
Yan scores with a shot to the side of Khan's head.

Khan is rocked!
A nice left hand lands by Yan.
Oh Khan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yan lands a hook that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Yan is working Khan over against the cage.
Khan seems to have got his legs back now.
Yan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yan scores with a hook to the body.
Yan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Khan or not.
Yan is working Khan over against the cage.
Yan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Yan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Yan scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Yan.
Yan lands an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jinjing Yan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bora Khan's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

That kick from Yan tenderised Khan's leg. Khan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Khan misses with an uppercut. Yan saw that one coming.
Yan throws a hook but Khan avoids it easily.
Yan lands a slapping body shot.
Yan thuds a left hand into Khan's body.
Yan lands a jab to Khan's midsection.
Khan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yan.
Yan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Yan misses the shot to the body.
Khan ducks under a wild hook from Yan.
Yan misses the shot to the body.
Yan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Khan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Khan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A telegraphed right hand from Yan misses the target.
Yan punishes Khan's body with a nice straight punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yan is looking to clinch but Khan is avoiding it.
Khan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yan.
A quick step to the side and Khan tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khan throws a body shot but no joy.
Yan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Yan throws a shot to the body.
Khan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Yan forces Khan back against the cage and clinches.
Yan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Yan digs a right hand underneath Khan's ribcage. Khan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Yan lands with a short shot to the head.
Yan lands a nice shot to the body.
Yan lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yan.
Yan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A hook to the body from Yan.
Yan scores with a shoulder strike.
Khan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Khan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yan blocking some punches.
Good body shot from Yan.
Yan struggles to land a body shot inside as Khan controls his hands.
Yan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Yan works on Khan's body with a couple of short punches.
Yan lands an uppercut.
Yan lands a nice uppercut.
Yan lands with a left to the head.
Yan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Khan.
Yan digs a right hand into Khan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Khan's gas tank.
Yan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yan lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short left from Yan.
Yan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Khan or not.
Yan misses with a punch to the body.
Yan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Yan misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jinjing Yan really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bora Khan's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Yan lands a nice looking body shot.
Khan moves out of range of the leg kick from Yan.
Khan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Yan lands a nice looking body shot.
Jinjing Yan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yan appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Yan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khan moves away.
Khan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yan cracks Khan with a right hand to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khan. Yan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khan blocks a low kick nicely.
Khan throws a jab but it's blocked by Yan.
A countering left hand to the body from Yan misses.
Yan jabs Khan right on the nose. Khan blinks but takes it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yan scores with a body shot.
Yan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Khan doesn't seem bothered though.
Yan takes a swing at Khan's ribcage but misses.
Yan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Khan. That did some damage!
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!
Khan swings for the body but Yan moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yan throws a lazy right hand but Khan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Khan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yan.
Khan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yan.
Khan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Khan fails to land with a series of punches.
Khan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Yan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Yan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
An inside leg kick from Yan misses.
Yan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Khan.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yan! But no joy.
Yan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khan.
Khan slips a straight right by Yan.
Yan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Khan under the eye.
Khan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Khan is looking to wear down Yan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Yan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Khan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yan throws a body shot but no joy.
Yan misses with a straight right.
Yan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Khan.
Khan throws an off balance right hand
and Yan counters with a right hand to the body.

Yan has closed the distance and engaged Khan in a clinch.
Yan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Yan fails to land.
Khan throws a punch but it's blocked by Yan.
Khan presses Yan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Khan throws a punch but it's blocked by Yan.
Yan misses with a punch to the body.
Khan misses with a punch on the inside.
Yan struggles to land a body shot inside as Khan controls his hands.
Yan throws a punch but it's blocked by Khan.
Yan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Khan tries a body shot but Yan blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jinjing Yan dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Bora Khan's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Yan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Khan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Khan wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A low kick from Khan misses
and Yan counters with a straight right hand.

Khan clinches up with Yan and pushes him back against the cage.
Yan tries to throw a body punch but Khan avoids it by throwing Yan back against the cage.
Yan can't find room to land a body shot as Khan controls the action.
Yan tries to throw a body punch but Khan avoids it by throwing Yan back against the cage.
Yan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khan.
Yan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Khan.
Khan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khan's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Khan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yan's elbow.
Yan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Khan lands with a left to the head.
Yan managing to block the knees to the body from Khan.
Yan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Khan blocking some punches.
Yan pushes Khan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Yan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Yan gets through Khan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Khan.
Yan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yan lands with a left to the head.
Khan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
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!
Yan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Yan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Khan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yan lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan trying to land knees to the body.
Yan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yan.
Khan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Khan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Khan working aggressively here.
A nice left hand lands by Yan.
Khan takes a shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Yan.
Yan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Yan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yan blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yan.
Yan lands a hook that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Yan lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yan cracks Khan with a nice body shot.
Yan scores with a shot to the side of Khan's head.
Yan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bora Khan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jinjing Yan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Yan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Khan or not.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jinjing Yan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yan 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 43:50
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 43:50
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 43:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jinjing Yan!
Jinjing Yan was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.