PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nasir Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Helio James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Khan might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Jesse Garon - C'est lundi. James has chosen Limp Bizkit Eat You Alive as his entrance music. Helio James will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Khan
vs
James

172 cm
22
179 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
24
180 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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Hell's Balls Recovery

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nasir Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Helio James!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James throws a shot to the body.
Khan lands a nice looking body shot.
James misses with a hook. Khan ducked under it nicely.
James missing with a left hand there. Khan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
James swings for the body but Khan moves out of range.
James throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Khan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Khan staying out of range there.
James swings for the body but Khan moves out of range.
Khan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
James is looking to clinch.
James lands with a shot to the body.
Khan lands with a good body shot.
Khan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Khan lands with a good body shot.
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 throws a jab but it's blocked by James.
James misses with a body shot.
Khan throws a looping overhand right but James ducks down to avoid it.
Khan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Khan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from James.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khan connects with the punch.

It looks like Helio James has been cut.
Khan missing with a left hand there. James was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
James throws a hook but Khan avoids it easily.
A big right from James misses.
Helio James is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Khan misses with a shot to the body
and James counters with a right hand to the body.
Khan moves out of range as James strikes.
Khan moves out of range as James strikes.
James thows a left - swing and a miss!
Khan doesn't manage to clinch there - James circles away.
A shot to the body from Khan misses
letting James counter with a right hand.
James ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Khan thows a body shot but no joy.
Khan tries to clinch but James moves out of range.
James tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Khan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from James finds it's way through Khan's defenses.
Khan misses the jab.
A shot to the body from Khan misses
and James counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
James stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and James wants it to stay on the feet.
Khan misses with a body shot.
James misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khan.
Khan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping James at a distance.
James loads up on a big right hand but Khan slips the punch.
James just misses with a punch to the body.
James scores with a crisp jab that stopped Khan in his tracks.
James throws a hook to the side of Khan's head but Khan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Khan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
James is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Khan.
James looks to land a left hand but Khan moved out of range nicely.
Khan misses with a shot to the body
and James counters with a nice uppercut.
James is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Khan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
James misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khan.
Khan circles away from the clinch attempt.
James looks to land a right hand but Khan moved out of range.
James throws a big shot that misses.
Khan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
James misses with a hook. Khan ducked under it nicely.
Khan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Khan throws an overhand right that lands on James's shoulder, as James tries to avoid the shot.
Khan fails with an attempt to clinch.

Khan changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. James looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Khan throws an elbow but James slips to the side and avoids it well.
Khan trying to control the position but James is working away.
James regains half guard, as Khan was trying to land strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. James defending well though.
James tries to roll over but Khan keeps him under control.
Khan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Khan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. James defending well though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Khan works his way into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nasir Khan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Helio James'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.

James takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Khan misses with a jab to the body
and James counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Khan shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Khan is keen to just control but James is a slippery customer.
Khan is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and James reverses the position - he's now on top in Khan's guard.
Khan trying to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James wanted to stand there but Khan had control of the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
James not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Khan is adopting a defensive guard.
Khan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's two 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.

We're going to have a standup here because Nasir Khan wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
James scores with a hook to the body. Khan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
James misses with a hook. Khan ducked under it nicely.
James clobbers Khan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Khan with a lazy takedown attempt
and James counters with a two punch combo.
James misses with a double jab.
Khan takes a swing at James's ribcage but misses.
Khan throws a series of punches but James avoids them all with ease.
James misses with a wild combination.
James avoids the body shot from Khan.
Nasir Khan is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan misses the shot to the body.
Khan shoots in but James avoids the takedown attempt easily.
James takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Khan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
James with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Khan misses with a shot to the body
and James counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Khan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
James misses the shot to the body.
Khan cracks a nice hook into James's ribs.
Khan takes a swing at James's ribcage but misses.
Khan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Khan missing with a left hand there. James was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
James swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khan swings away with a body shot that misses
and James counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
James catches Khan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
James takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Khan scores with a hook to the body. James takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
James misses with a few strikes there.
Khan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
James throws a looping overhand right but Khan ducks down to avoid it.
James moves into range and connects with a jab.
James keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Khan takes the fight into the clinch.
James wants to break free but Khan has control.
James is looking to break free of the clinch but Khan has double underhooks.
James wants to break the clinch but can't.
James tries to circle away but Khan has him pinned against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Nasir Khan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Helio James's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Khan takes a swing at James's ribcage but misses.
James gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
James staying out of range there.
James connects with a crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from James.
James swings and misses with a hook to the body.
James throws out a loose jab but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
James is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Khan tries to score a power double leg takedown but James sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Khan somewhat.
James throws a left and a right that both miss
and Khan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
James throws a shot to the body.
James throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Khan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but James swivels and escapes.
James ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
James staying out of range there.
James moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan misses with a shot to the body
and James counters with a series of strikes. Khan will be more careful next time no doubt.
James jabbing away but nothing is landing.
James swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Khan counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Khan looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks James with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Khan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but James does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Khan has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khan lands a big shot there that rocks James but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
James is squirming around, avoiding Khan's attempts to control the action.
James has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Khan's lack of action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Khan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Khan wants to pass the guard but James is defending well.
Khan perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Khan's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Khan thows a huge punch but James dodges it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan wants to control but James is keeping him busy.
Khan with the ground and pound but James uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Khan trying to control the position from guard on top but James is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Khan is looking to work some ground and pound but James has wrist control.
Khan trying to control the position from guard on top but James is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
James can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Khan controls the pace.

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.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Nasir Khan just wasn't active enough.
James misses with a double jab.
James takes a swing at Khan's ribcage but misses.
A shot to the body from Khan misses
and James counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Khan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Khan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
James fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khan manages to avoid it.
Khan looks for a takedown but James sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nasir Khan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
James scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
James closes the distance but Khan moves to the side

and Khan counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for James!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
James tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nasir Khan clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Helio James's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

James blocks a jab.
James bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Khan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Khan takes a swing at James's ribcage but misses.
James digs a good body shot into Khan's ribs.
Khan blocks a jab.
James circles away from the clinch attempt
letting James counter with a right hand.
Khan avoids the body shot from James.
James avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A swing and a miss from James.
James will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
James dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
James throws a hook but Khan blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan takes a swing at James's ribcage but misses.
Khan misses with a body shot
and James counters with a straight right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for James.
Khan thuds his right hand into James's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
James lands with a good body shot.
Khan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Khan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but James was well out of range. Poor timing from Khan.
Khan dodges the punch combination from James.
James fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khan manages to avoid it.
Khan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
James scores with a hook to the body. Khan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Khan swings for the body but James moves out of range.
Khan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
James looks to throw the jab but Khan is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Khan shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
James trying to control here.
Khan is looking to take a break and control but James is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Khan landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Khan working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on James's thigh. James counters though and makes it back to full guard.
James trying to keep a closed guard but Khan is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Khan forces his way into half guard.
James is staying active underneath Khan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Khan wants to work for an arm triangle but James is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan trying to control the action but James is working from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Khan lands a nice short elbow.
Khan wants to control but James is keeping him busy.
James is looking for a sweep. Khan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Khan trying to control from half guard but James is working away.
Khan trying to mount his opponent but James defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nasir Khan had his way with Helio James in that round.
The cut man is working on Helio James's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

James wants to clinch up but Khan keeps it at a distance.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but James moves away.
Khan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
James throws a good cross that connects.
A jab from James does it's job there.
James connects with a crisp jab.
James throws a series of punches but Khan avoids them all with ease.
Khan misses with a hook to the body
and James counters with a one-two to the body.
Khan misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
James dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Khan lands a jab to James's midsection.
James misses with a looping left.
James defending well as Khan loads up on a big left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

James darts in and clinches Khan up against the cage.
James is looking to break free of the clinch but Khan has double underhooks.
Khan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
James swings wildly with an uppercut but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan blocking some punches.

James escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Khan throws an overhand right that lands on James's shoulder, as James tries to avoid the shot.
Khan misses with a shot to the body
and James counters with a nice uppercut.
James takes a swing at Khan's ribcage but misses.
Khan is looking to wear down James with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
James stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and James wants it to stay on the feet.
James lands with a shot to the body.
Khan throws out a powerful jab.
Khan just misses with a punch to the body.
Khan throws a sloppy body shot
letting James counter with a right hand.
Khan throws an overhand right that lands on James's shoulder, as James tries to avoid the shot.
Helio James has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nasir Khan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Khan lands a really nice looking cross but James seems unphased.
A telegraphed right hand from James misses the target.
Khan 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.
James misses with a body shot.
Khan tries to clinch but James moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from James. Khan does a little dance to reset his feet.
James throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
James throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
James tries to clinch but Khan moves out of range.
Khan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Khan gets a clinch.
James wants to break free but Khan has control.
James swings wildly with an uppercut but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan lands a right hand.
Khan lands a body shot in the clinch.
James scores with an uppercut up the middle.
James has had enough of the clinch but Khan keeps him there for the moment.
Khan blocks a body shot from James.
Khan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite James's efforts to push away.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as James takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

James breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
James throws a hook but Khan blocks it.
Khan misses with a shot to the body
letting James counter with a right hand.
Khan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Decent striking displayed by Khan there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
James stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Khan fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nasir Khan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khan misses with a body shot
and James makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Khan misses with a jab to the body
and James counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Khan thinking.
James fails in his attempt to clinch.
Khan misses with a body shot.
Khan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but James manages to avoid it.
James thows a body shot but no joy.
James waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Khan.
Khan defending well as James loads up on a big left hand.
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.
Khan looks to land a right hand but James moved out of range.
James misses with a looping left.
Khan slips a straight right by James.
Khan shoots in but no luck this time.
James changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Helio James comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Khan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 49:46
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 49:46
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 49:46

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