PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mamed Khalidov (ranked 25261 p4p, 4737 weight class) and Nathan Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Khalidov
vs
Lee

174 cm
19
277
0 - 15 - 0

150 cm
24
300
4 - 10 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Northern Zombie

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mamed Khalidov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nathan Lee!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khalidov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lee as he avoids it easily.
No luck for Khalidov with that takedown attempt.

Khalidov clinches with his opponent.
Khalidov is working for takedown but Lee is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mamed Khalidov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khalidov is pushing Lee up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khalidov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lee up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Khalidov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lee tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Khalidov smiles and moves away.
Khalidov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lee leaves Khalidov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's two 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.

Khalidov moves into the clinch successfully.
Khalidov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lee scores a nice knee to the body.
Khalidov is breathing heavily.
Lee is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Khalidov gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Khalidov'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.
Lee is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lee jumps guard but Khalidov turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov tries to break the clinch but Lee is controlling the position.
Khalidov manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Lee gets control of Khalidov's arms and successfully pulls guard. Lee will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Lee is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Khalidov won't allow Lee to sweep him here.

That's four 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.
Khalidov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Lee is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Khalidov thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Lee working for a triangle but Khalidov defends it easily.
Lee looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Nathan Lee will probably get the nod.
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.

Khalidov tries to clinch up.

Khalidov clinches up against the cage.
Khalidov stalling the fight.
Lee changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Khalidov fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Khalidov forces Lee back against the cage and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee being controlled against the cage.
Khalidov could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Lee jumps guard but Khalidov stands there with Lee around his waist. Lee gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Khalidov has clasped his hands together around Lee's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Lee wants to control but Khalidov postures up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lee takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Khalidov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lee keeps working.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lee struggling a bit here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov advances nicely into full mount.

Khalidov working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Lee is trying desperately to improve position.
Lee tries to lock up and control but Khalidov gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Lee tries to lock up and control but Khalidov gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Khalidov stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Khalidov throws a sloppy head kick
and Lee counters with a left and a right that stings Khalidov.
Khalidov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lee is looking for the big counter here.
Khalidov tries to clinch up but Lee circles away and keeps his distance.
Lee throws a counter combo.
Khalidov closes the distance and clinches up with Lee, looking for a takedown. Khalidov pushes Lee against the cage but Lee circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lee unleashes a big counter combination but Khalidov bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Khalidov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lee is fending him off so far but Khalidov persists. Nope, Lee circles away and we're back to standing.
Nathan Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee stuffs the takedown attempt from Khalidov. Khalidov gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mamed Khalidov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khalidov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Khalidov swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
A combination from Khalidov does no damage.
Despite the aggression on Lee's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Khalidov fails with the takedown
and Lee counters with a left and a right that stings Khalidov.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Mamed Khalidov will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Lee stuffs the takedown.

Khalidov looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Lee!
You can see the frustration on Lee's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lee is working to avoid the ground and pound but Khalidov connects with a decent elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee misses with a strike from the bottom.
Lee really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Khalidov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lee managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Khalidov.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lee tries to improve position but can't.
Lee is trying to control Khalidov's posture but Khalidov avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee tries to bench press Khalidov off him but Khalidov keeps the position.
Lee is trying to control Khalidov's posture but Khalidov avoids it.
Lee tries to improve position but can't.
Lee is trying to get back to his feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Khalidov tries to clinch but Lee moves out of range.
Lee throws a counter combo.
Mamed Khalidov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two 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.

Khalidov darts in and clinches Lee up against the cage.

Khalidov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Khalidov throws a head kick that misses.
Khalidov tries to close the distance and clinch but Lee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lee is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Khalidov misses with a takedown attempt - Lee sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Khalidov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lee's waist but Lee gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Khalidov off to one side.
Lee unleashes a big counter combination but Khalidov bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mamed Khalidov. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lee circles away quickly and effectively.
Lee is looking for the big counter here.
Khalidov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lee counters with a series of strikes. Khalidov will be more careful next time no doubt.
Khalidov shoots and misses
and Lee counters with a series of strikes. Khalidov will be more careful next time no doubt.
Khalidov shoots in but no luck this time.
Khalidov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Khalidov throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov fails to land the takedown.
As Khalidov backs off Lee throws a huge counter combo but Khalidov manages to avoid it all.
Khalidov misses with a takedown attempt - Lee sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Khalidov darts in looking for a takedown but Lee gets double underhooks and turns Khalidov into the cage.
Lee lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lee keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Khalidov's efforts to push away.
Khalidov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lee is keeping busy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nathan Lee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lee 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathan Lee!