PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brendan Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trevor Busta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Khan
vs
Busta

196 cm
22
215 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

190 cm
21
215 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Decent elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

Crippler's Corner

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Brendan Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Trevor Busta!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Khan takes one on the button.
Busta takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Some wild striking there from Busta.
Nice defenses there by Busta.
Khan lands a glancing blow to the side of Busta's head.
Busta tries to bum rush Khan with a series of wild strikes but Khan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Busta blocks a jab.
Khan takes a swing at Busta's ribcage but misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Khan blocks the leg kick.
Khan missing with a left hand there. Busta was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Khan throws a hook but Busta avoids it easily.
Busta scores with a jab. Khan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Khan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Busta cracks the inside of Khan's front leg.
Busta dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Busta moves out of range as Khan strikes.
Busta slips a straight right by Khan.
Khan misses with a combination
and Busta counters with a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Busta can pounce on him.
Khan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Busta circles away quickly and effectively.
Khan throws a series of punches but Busta moves out of range.
Brendan Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Busta throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Busta scores with a sloppy right hand. Khan should have avoided that one.
Khan throws a nice looking combination but Busta bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Khan moves out of range of the strikes.
Khan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Busta counters with an outside leg kick.
A jab from Khan misses.
Khan throws the left hand but Busta avoids the punch easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Busta.
Khan is breathing heavily.
Khan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Busta lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like Brendan Khan has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Busta lands a right hook to the body.
Khan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Khan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Khan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Busta lands the left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Khan crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Busta - the referee stops the clock and Khan gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Busta. Khan manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Busta thuds a left hand into Khan's body.
Busta scores with the left hand. Khan knows he should have avoided that one.

Busta cracks Khan with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Busta has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Khan to stand back up!
A nice leg kick lands there from Busta.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Busta - that will leave a mark!
Busta connects with a crisp jab.
Khan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Khan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jab by Busta.
Busta throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Busta connects with a right hand. Khan shakes it off.
Khan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Busta lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Busta scores with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Busta lands.
Khan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Busta feints and then cracks Khan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Khan down.
A head kick misses from Busta.
A shot to the liver by Busta. Beautiful body shot.
Busta lands with a straight right. Khan didn't see that one coming.
Busta jabs at Khan's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Busta scores with a body shot.
Busta jabs at Khan's body.
Busta scores with a hook to the body. Khan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Busta lands with a good body shot.
Busta clobbers Khan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Busta clobbers Khan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Busta cracks a nice hook into Khan's ribs.
Busta thumps Khan with a low kick.
Busta lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Khan at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Busta.
Busta lands a really nice looking cross but Khan seems unphased.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Busta lands a head shot.
Busta dips to his left and cracks Khan with an uppercut!
Khan misses with a combination
and Busta makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Busta bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Busta connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Khan momentarily.
Khan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Busta uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khan.
Busta ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A solid leg kick lands there for Busta.
Busta fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Busta lands with a shot to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Busta.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Busta looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Busta scores with a jab to the head.
Busta scores with a crisp jab that stopped Khan in his tracks.
Good exchange - Busta coming out on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trevor Busta dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brendan 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.

Busta cracks Khan with a good jab.
Busta slips a jab from Khan.
Khan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Busta lands a lovely overhand right.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Khan might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Khan avoids the body shot from Busta.
Khan is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Khan misses with a combination
enabling Busta to counter with a crisp jab.
Busta throws a nice inside leg kick.
Khan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A swing and a miss from Khan.
Khan walks into a straight right hand from Busta.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khan misses with a straight left.
Khan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Khan walks into a straight right hand from Busta.
Khan misses with a straight left.
Busta uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Khan has time to react.
Busta thuds his right hand into Khan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Busta smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Busta blocks a jab.
Khan swings away with a body shot that misses
and Busta counters with a left and a right that stings Khan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Busta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Busta misses with a wild combination.
Khan misses with a shot to the body
and Busta counters with a straight right hand.
Khan tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Khan throws a shot from downtown. Busta moves away and avoids it.
Busta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Busta scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The fighters circle momentarily. Busta darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Busta connects with a jab.

Khan is rocked!
Busta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khan manages to avoid it.
Khan misses with the combination.
Busta changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khan misses with a looping left.
Khan misses with a hook. Busta ducked under it nicely.
Khan misses with a hook to the body
and Busta counters with a right hand to the body.
Busta scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Busta connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Khan momentarily.
Khan throws a hook but Busta avoids it easily.
Khan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Khan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Khan avoids the head kick by Busta.
Busta scores with a decent looking hook.
Trevor Busta seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Khan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Busta.
Busta connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Khan tumbling to the canvas! Busta pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Khan was done - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Trevor Busta!