PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Felix Sanchez (ranked 25234 p4p, 6177 weight class) and Raja Khanna (ranked 715 p4p, 651 weight class). Sanchez comes into the arena with El Chapo blaring out of the sound system. Raja Khanna has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sanchez
vs
Khanna

187 cm
18
185
0 - 2 - 0

190 cm
18
185
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Hates pizza

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

FEEBLE FIGHTWEAR

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Felix Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Raja Khanna!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez blocks a jab.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khanna. Sanchez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanchez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khanna. Sanchez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanchez feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Sanchez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sanchez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khanna.
Sanchez lands a high kick!
Sanchez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Khanna clinches with his opponent.

Sanchez drags the fight down to the ground.
Sanchez wants to sweep but no luck.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Khanna from controlling successfully.
Khanna stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sanchez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Khanna looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sanchez is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanna trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanchez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Khanna stands and throws Sanchez's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Khanna trying to control the position but Sanchez is working away.
Sanchez looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Khanna tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Sanchez is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Khanna works to advance to full mount. Sanchez defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanna wants to control the pace but Sanchez is squirming around nicely.
Khanna might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Sanchez haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Khanna controlling the pace for now.
Sanchez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sanchez is squirming around, avoiding Khanna's attempts to control the action.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Sanchez is trying to break free.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Khanna controlling the positon.
Sanchez looking very determined here, making life difficult for Khanna.

That's six 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.
Sanchez wants to get back to his feet.
Sanchez staying busy and making it hard for Khanna to control.
Khanna is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Good control from Khanna.
Khanna is continuing to stall.
The adventures of Khanna the control monster continue. Boring.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sanchez staying busy and making it hard for Khanna to control.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Khanna controlling the positon.
Khanna is looking to control Sanchez but Sanchez is wriggling around and keeping busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Raja Khanna dominated that round.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Sanchez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Khanna to score with a decent uppercut.
Khanna connects with a jab.
Sanchez misses with a head kick.
Khanna uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Khanna avoids them all with ease.
Sanchez throws a head kick but Khanna moves out of range.
Khanna looks to throw the jab but Sanchez is out of range.
Sanchez walks into a stiff left hand from Khanna.
Felix Sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sanchez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Raja Khanna seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Khanna bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sanchez's head backwards.
Khanna lands with a right hand.
Khanna scores with the left hand. Sanchez knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Khanna connects with a nice looking jab.
Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick and Khanna moves out of range easily.
Khanna defending well as Sanchez loads up on a big left hand.
Khanna looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanchez is just out of range.
Khanna misses with a straight right.
Khanna displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sanchez.
Khanna throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Khanna looks to land a left hand but Sanchez moved out of range nicely.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Khanna in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Khanna looks to land a right hand but Sanchez moved out of range.
Khanna fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanchez manages to avoid it.
Sanchez slips a jab from Khanna.
Khanna cracks Sanchez with an open hand slap.
Felix Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanchez. Khanna does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick and Khanna moves out of range easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sanchez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Khanna keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sanchez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Khanna connects with a crisp jab.

Sanchez is rocked!
Sanchez is aggressively charging in as Khanna backs up avoiding any damage. Khanna tosses out a jab and Sanchez runs right into it face first! Sanchez is out cold! Khanna dropped down on all fours and is barking in Sanchez's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Raja Khanna!
In defeat, Felix Sanchez stepped up to the mic, saying 'I just want a drug test done on that kid asap...there's no way that kind of a wham donny is legit.'.