PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gengis Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Fury
vs
Khan

200 cm
21
300 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

225 cm
23
300 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Experienced

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tyson Fury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gengis Khan!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fury fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Fury fails with a takedown attempt.
Khan stuffs the takedown attempt from Fury. Fury gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyson Fury. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Khan as Fury shoots in.
Khan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Fury.

Khan closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Khan lands in his opponent's guard.
Khan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Fury looking for a guillotine here but Khan defends easily.

Fury working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Khan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Khan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fury utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Khan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Khan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fury working a defensive guard here.
Khan slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Fury is not content to let Khan control the position.
Fury struggling a bit here.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Fury gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Khan counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fury is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fury working a defensive guard here.
Khan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Khan wants to control from the top but Fury keeps moving.
Khan landing some decent shots from guard.
Khan trying to control but Fury is working from the bottom.
Khan cracks Fury with a solid left hand.
Khan trying to control but Fury is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Khan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Khan's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Khan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Khan thows a big elbow that misses.
Fury might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Fury lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Khan!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Khan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Khan is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan tries to hold on but Fury pushes him away.
Fury wants to control but Khan has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Khan is trying to control but can't.
Fury is pressing down on Khan's thigh, looking to free his foot. Khan is holding on for now.
Khan is trying to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Fury fails with the takedown

and Khan counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Fury's guard now.
Khan postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fury throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Khan trying to control the position from guard on top but Fury is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Khan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Khan stopping the sweep attempt from Fury.
Fury working a defensive guard here.
Khan is looking to work some ground and pound but Fury has wrist control.
Khan controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Khan stands up over Fury, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gengis Khan dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Fury with a lazy takedown attempt

and Khan counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Fury!
Khan unloads with some shots from mount but Fury bucks and avoids them well.
A nice elbow there by Khan.
Khan with shots to the head and body - Fury looks very uncomfortable down there.
Khan throwing strikes here but Fury is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Khan lands a big elbow.
Fury regains half guard.
Khan is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
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 working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Khan is trying to control the action in half guard but Fury is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Fury moves into full guard.
Khan with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fury is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Khan lands a couple of elbows.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fury looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Khan sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Khan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fury's head.

Fury looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Khan thows a big elbow that misses.
Gengis Khan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Khan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fury works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fury not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Khan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Khan thows a big elbow that misses.
Khan throwing strikes from guard but Fury blocks nicely.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Khan shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Khan trying to control from half guard but Fury is working away.

Fury actively working from the bottom here.
Khan takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Khan passes the guard and advances to mount!
Khan looking to finish Fury with some ground and pound. This is bad for Fury!
Khan lands a nice shot to the head.
Khan putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Khan with shots to the head and body - Fury looks very uncomfortable down there.
Khan punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan landing shots from mount.
Khan working the ground and pound effectively.
Khan landing punches.
Fury is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Khan landing shots from mount.
Fury taking shots to the head.
Fury in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Khan looking to finish Fury with some ground and pound. This is bad for Fury!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Khan cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Fury is trying desperately to improve position.
Khan putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Khan landing strikes from the mount and Fury is in trouble!
Khan lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Fury hang on?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Khan.
Khan is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Khan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Fury is looking to escape.
Khan with the ground and pound from mount.
Khan lands with some strikes.
Khan working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Khan scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Khan lands a big shot there that rocks Fury but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Fury is trying desperately to improve position.
Khan with the ground and pound from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khan cracks Fury with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Fury is bucking up trying to escape but Khan cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Fury in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gengis Khan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Khan drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Fury manages to work his way to half guard, despite Khan's best efforts.
Khan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fury's head.
Fury is trying to control but can't.
Khan lands strikes from half guard.
Fury regains full guard. Nicely done.

Khan got a little sloppy there for a moment and Fury has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Khan has managed to get both his arms back between Fury's legs - danger averted.
Fury keeping moving, preventing Khan from controlling successfully.
Fury controls Khan momentarily but Khan frees himself.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Khan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Khan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fury is keeping the position for now.
Khan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fury. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Khan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Khan passes Fury's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Khan winds up and cracks Fury with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Khan is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fury blocking the ground and pound attempt from Khan.
Khan landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Fury is refusing to be controlled, as Khan sits in half guard.

Fury looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ground and pound from Khan.
Khan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Fury does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Khan prevents Fury from improving his position.

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.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Khan gets the takedown into side control.
Khan cracks Fury with a big elbow.
Khan working the head and body with strikes.
Khan lands an elbow.
Fury manages to work his way to half guard, despite Khan's best efforts.
Fury is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ground and pound from Khan.
Khan thows a huge punch but Fury dodges it nicely.
Khan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fury has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Khan is working away from the top position though.
Khan working Fury over with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Khan.
Fury moves into full guard.
Khan throwing strikes from guard but Fury blocks nicely.
Khan throws and elbow that misses. Fury uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Khan's guard. Nice move by Fury!
Khan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Fury trying to control the position from guard on top but Khan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Khan pulls Fury in close to prevent any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Khan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fury.

Fury drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Khan manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Fury has Khan in his guard.
Fury is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Fury is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Khan defends well.
Khan throwing strikes from guard but Fury blocks nicely.
Tyson Fury has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gengis Khan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Khan is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gengis Khan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Khan 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

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