PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Huena Ajuricaba (ranked 1120 p4p, 1335 weight class) and Mamed Khalidovic (ranked 160 p4p, 183 weight class). Khalidovic has chosen Зима-мама 25/17 as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Ajuricaba
vs
Khalidovic

180 cm
23
168
5 - 2 - 0

183 cm
26
157
10 - 5 - 1

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Huena Ajuricaba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Mamed Khalidovic!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ajuricaba uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khalidovic.
A chopping leg kick lands by Khalidovic.
Ajuricaba throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Khalidovic slips a straight right by Ajuricaba.
Ajuricaba misses with a body shot.
Khalidovic looks for a takedown but Ajuricaba sprawls well.
Khalidovic throws a chopping leg kick but Ajuricaba manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ajuricaba throws a lazy right hand but Khalidovic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Khalidovic tries to counter by closing the distance.
Khalidovic misses with a right hand
and Ajuricaba counters with an inside leg kick.
Khalidovic wants to clinch up but Ajuricaba keeps it at a distance.
Ajuricaba stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Khalidovic.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khalidovic cracks Ajuricaba with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Khalidovic lands with a nice combination. Ajuricaba backs away looking to recover.
Khalidovic fails with the takedown
and Ajuricaba counters with a three punch combo that has Khalidovic backing up. Khalidovic nods at Ajuricaba to acknowledge the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ajuricaba throws a jab but it's blocked by Khalidovic.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Khalidovic! But no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ajuricaba throws a low kick but it's checked well by Khalidovic.
Khalidovic fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ajuricaba looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Khalidovic.
Ajuricaba lands a nice leg kick that just misses Khalidovic's sensitive parts.
Ajuricaba uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khalidovic.
A good leg kick by Khalidovic.
Ajuricaba swings for the body but Khalidovic moves out of range.
Khalidovic 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.
Khalidovic wants to clinch.
Ajuricaba was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ajuricaba lands a nice hook to Khalidovic's body. Khalidovic takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mamed Khalidovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice jab there from Khalidovic.
Ajuricaba slips a jab and a cross from Khalidovic.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Khalidovic misses.
Huena Ajuricaba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Khalidovic scores with a sloppy right hand. Ajuricaba should have avoided that one.
Khalidovic throws a leg kick which misses Ajuricaba's front leg but catches the back leg as Ajuricaba tries to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khalidovic fails to land with a series of punches.
Ajuricaba throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Khalidovic tries a quick counter leg kick but Ajuricaba is wise to it.
Khalidovic on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ajuricaba. Ajuricaba obviously looking to wear him down.
Khalidovic throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ajuricaba misses with a body shot.
Khalidovic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ajuricaba.
Khalidovic throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ajuricaba counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Khalidovic thinking.
Ajuricaba lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Khalidovic at a distance.
A cross from Ajuricaba lands.
A lazy left from Khalidovic finds it's target.

Ajuricaba tries to sprawl but Khalidovic drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Khalidovic is trying to control. Ajuricaba wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ajuricaba keeping hold of Khalidovic's head, controlling as best he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalidovic is trying to control the action in half guard but Ajuricaba is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ajuricaba controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

Khalidovic is looking for a kimura but Ajuricaba is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Khalidovic to get the leverage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ajuricaba keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Khalidovic sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

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.
Ajuricaba has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Khalidovic is working away from the top position though.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Khalidovic paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Khalidovic throws a quick inside leg kick.
Khalidovic connects with an inside leg kick.
Ajuricaba slips a jab from Khalidovic.
Ajuricaba seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Decent striking displayed by Ajuricaba there.
Ajuricaba chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Khalidovic can pounce on him.
Khalidovic with the inside leg kick.
Khalidovic with the inside leg kick.
Khalidovic misses with a body kick.
Khalidovic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ajuricaba. That did some damage!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mamed Khalidovic 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.

Khalidovic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Khalidovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ajuricaba is trying to force a seperation but Khalidovic has the dominant position.

Ajuricaba escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ajuricaba on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ajuricaba lands a jab to the nose.
Ajuricaba is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Khalidovic tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ajuricaba is able to avoid easily.
Khalidovic pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ajuricaba is out of range and Khalidovic settles back down.
Khalidovic takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ajuricaba stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Khalidovic.
Khalidovic chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ajuricaba can pounce on him.
A left and a right from Khalidovic both land. Nice combination.
Khalidovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ajuricaba tried to counter with a leg kick but Khalidovic avoided it.
Khalidovic lands a nice looking body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ajuricaba on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Khalidovic. Khalidovic obviously looking to wear him down.
Khalidovic takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Khalidovic lands a leg kick that knocks Ajuricaba off balance momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Khalidovic misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nice straight punches there by Khalidovic. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Khalidovic.
Ajuricaba slips a jab from Khalidovic.
Ajuricaba was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Khalidovic just misses with a punch to the body.
Khalidovic throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Khalidovic throws a sloppy body shot
and Ajuricaba counters with a low kick, right behind Khalidovic 's knee.
Khalidovic lands a jab to the nose.
Khalidovic misses with a hook.
Ajuricaba takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Khalidovic avoids a kick to the body.
Khalidovic takes one to the side of the head.
Khalidovic scores with a sloppy right hand. Ajuricaba should have avoided that one.
Khalidovic cracks Ajuricaba with an open hand slap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khalidovic looks to throw the jab but Ajuricaba is out of range.
Ajuricaba throws a body kick that misses

and Khalidovic counters with a shoot takedown. Ajuricaba fights it but they end up in guard.
Ajuricaba keeping moving, preventing Khalidovic from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ajuricaba controls Khalidovic momentarily but Khalidovic frees himself.
Khalidovic wants to pass the guard but Ajuricaba is keeping the position.
Khalidovic keeps trying to improve his position.
Ajuricaba can't keep his opponent in guard - Khalidovic advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ajuricaba is trying to control but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Khalidovic seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Ajuricaba has recovered full guard.
Ajuricaba not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Khalidovic slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
You can see the frustration on Ajuricaba's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Khalidovic controlling from side mount.
Ajuricaba tries to bench press Khalidovic off him but Khalidovic keeps the position.

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.
Ajuricaba is not content to let Khalidovic control the position.
Khalidovic is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Khalidovic wants to control for a moment but Ajuricaba uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Ajuricaba is staying active underneath Khalidovic, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mamed Khalidovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Khalidovic with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ajuricaba to score with a decent uppercut.

Khalidovic pushes Ajuricaba up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khalidovic.

Ajuricaba escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Khalidovic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Khalidovic scores with a jab to the body.
Khalidovic throws a low kick but Ajuricaba moves out of range easily.
Ajuricaba appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ajuricaba walks forward, straight into a front kick from Khalidovic.
Khalidovic tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ajuricaba defends well and Khalidovic ends up having to push Ajuricaba into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Ajuricaba lands a nice hook to Khalidovic's body. Khalidovic takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Khalidovic throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ajuricaba stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ajuricaba's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Khalidovic connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ajuricaba scrambles back to his feet.
Khalidovic thumps Ajuricaba with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ajuricaba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khalidovic.
Khalidovic unleashes a big counter combination but Ajuricaba bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Ajuricaba drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Khalidovic misses the body punch
letting Ajuricaba counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Khalidovic.
Ajuricaba scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ajuricaba swats away the attempt to clinch by Khalidovic.
Ajuricaba throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Khalidovic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ajuricaba chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Khalidovic can pounce on him.
Ajuricaba moves out of range of the body kick.
Ajuricaba scores with a nice right hand.
Ajuricaba throws a big shot that misses.
Khalidovic throws a leg kick which misses Ajuricaba's front leg but catches the back leg as Ajuricaba tries to avoid it.
Ajuricaba takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ajuricaba misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Khalidovic misses the target.
Ajuricaba was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ajuricaba throws a shot from downtown. Khalidovic moves away and avoids it.
Khalidovic tries to counter by closing the distance.
Khalidovic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ajuricaba stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mamed Khalidovic is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Khalidovic 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.
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!
Ajuricaba looking to control.
Ajuricaba looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Khalidovic engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Ajuricaba is trying to keep Khalidovic in close.
Ajuricaba keeping full guard, as Khalidovic tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ajuricaba looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Khalidovic content to stall in guard here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Khalidovic stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Khalidovic fakes the leg kick and cracks Ajuricaba in the body.
Khalidovic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's four 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.
Ajuricaba connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ajuricaba wants to land a leg kick but Khalidovic is out of range.
Khalidovic throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ajuricaba.
Ajuricaba takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A jab lands there for Khalidovic.
Ajuricaba misses with a straight right.
Khalidovic lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ajuricaba thuds his right hand into Khalidovic's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Khalidovic throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ajuricaba clobbers Khalidovic with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ajuricaba staying out of range there.
Ajuricaba uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khalidovic.
Ajuricaba was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A slapping leg kick lands for Khalidovic.
Huena Ajuricaba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice cross by Khalidovic.
Ajuricaba tries to score with a low kick but Khalidovic moves his leg out of the way.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mamed Khalidovic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Khalidovic 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mamed Khalidovic!
During a confident post fight interview, Mamed Khalidovic thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.