PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Snatch Dat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Khalidov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dat comes to the cage accompanied by Bring The Pain. Khalidov comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Punks Jump Up To Get Beatdown kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Dat
vs
Khalidov

190 cm
29
214 lbs
18 - 8 - 0

185 cm
29
215 lbs
19 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

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 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Snatch Dat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fedor Khalidov!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dat throws a leg kick
and Khalidov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Khalidov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dat throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dat throws an off balance right hand
and Khalidov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dat throws a combination that misses
and Khalidov counters with an inside leg kick.
Dat throws a hook but Khalidov blocks it.
Some wild striking there from Dat.
Dat throws a leg kick
and Khalidov counters with a nice leg kick.
Crunch! Dat slams his shin into Khalidov's torso.
Dat blocks the body kick.
Dat throws a leg kick
letting Khalidov counter with a right hand.
Khalidov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dat.
Khalidov throws a shot from downtown. Dat moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalidov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dat manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Khalidov. That's going to slow Dat down.
Dat misses with a head kick.
Khalidov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Khalidov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dat throws a leg kick that is checked
and Khalidov counters with a right hand to the body.
Dat misses with a shot to the body

and Khalidov moves into the clinch.

Dat manages to break the clinch.
Khalidov throws a lazy uppercut
and Dat counters with a nice uppercut.
Khalidov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dat.
Fedor Khalidov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khalidov.
Khalidov feints and then cracks Dat's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dat down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Dat is predictable there
and Khalidov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dat rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Khalidov counters with a nice leg kick.
Khalidov throws an overhand right that lands on Dat's shoulder, as Dat tries to avoid the shot.
Dat ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khalidov moves away.
Khalidov swings widly with a right hand
and Dat counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Khalidov throws an overhand right that lands on Dat's shoulder, as Dat tries to avoid the shot.
Khalidov wants to clinch but Dat slips to the side
and Dat counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Khalidov misses with a few strikes there.
Khalidov stuffs the takedown.
Dat thows a leg kick but Khalidov checks it
and Khalidov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dat swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dat takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
Dat with a nice cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dat blocks a head kick by Khalidov.
Khalidov lands a jab to the nose.
Khalidov throws a looping overhand right but Dat ducks down to avoid it.
Dat misses with a hook. Khalidov ducked under it nicely.
Khalidov with a nice cross.
Dat fails with the takedown.
Dat bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dat lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dat.
Dat misses with an uppercut. Khalidov saw that one coming.
Khalidov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dat swings widly with a right hand
and Khalidov counters with a thumping low kick.
Dat walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dat steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Khalidov.
Dat is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Khalidov.
Dat throws a right hand that misses
and Khalidov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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!
Khalidov connects with a leg kick. Dat looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Khalidov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Khalidov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dat lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khalidov walks into a straight right hand from Dat.
Dat is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Khalidov plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The fight stays on the outside here - Khalidov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fedor Khalidov 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.

Khalidov staying out of range there.
Fedor Khalidov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
No joy there for Dat, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dat throws a leg kick that is checked
and Khalidov counters with a thumping low kick.
Khalidov throws an overhand right that lands on Dat's shoulder, as Dat tries to avoid the shot.
Khalidov fails to land with a series of punches.
A shot to the body from Dat misses
and Khalidov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Khalidov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dat.
Dat looks to throw a body kick
and Khalidov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Khalidov cracks Dat with an open hand slap.
Dat misses with a leg kick
and Khalidov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Khalidov scores with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalidov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dat on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Khalidov. Khalidov obviously looking to wear him down.
Dat throws a body punch but Khalidov moves out of range.
Dat uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khalidov.
Dat swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Khalidov.
Dat fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Khalidov is out of range.
Khalidov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Dat to counter with a crisp jab.
Dat misses with a leg kick
and Khalidov counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dat's knee momentarily.
Khalidov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dat can pounce on him.
A low kick from Dat is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dat rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Khalidov makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dat throws a looping overhand right but Khalidov ducks down to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov scores with a sloppy right hand. Dat should have avoided that one.
Dat takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dat chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Khalidov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dat.
Khalidov misses with a hook to the body
and Dat counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Khalidov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dat misses with an uppercut
letting Khalidov counter with a right hand.
Dat misses with a right hand
and Khalidov counters with a nice uppercut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dat.
Khalidov misses with a shot to the body
and Dat counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Khalidov misses with a looping right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov misses with a hook

and Dat counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Khalidov is looking to stand up but Dat isn't so interested in that idea.
Dat throwing strikes but missing.
Dat scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dat is looking to work some ground and pound but Khalidov has wrist control.
Khalidov looking to control.
Dat 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.
Dat throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dat throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Khalidov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dat throwing strikes from guard but Khalidov blocks nicely.
Dat prevents Khalidov from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dat throws a big right hand that misses.
Dat postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dat postures up in Khalidov's guard and throws a big left but Khalidov blocks it.
Khalidov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dat loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Khalidov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dat postures up in Khalidov's guard and throws a big left but Khalidov blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dat working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dat loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Khalidov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dat. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dat passes easily into side control. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fedor Khalidov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Dat's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Khalidov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Khalidov ducks under a wild hook from Dat.
Khalidov lands an overhand right.
Khalidov throws an overhand right that lands on Dat's shoulder, as Dat tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circling - Dat throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Khalidov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dat.
Khalidov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dat fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dat is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Khalidov.
Khalidov blocks a low kick nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalidov throws a leg kick but Dat moved away.
Khalidov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dat.
Khalidov moves out of range of the body kick.
Dat fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khalidov manages to avoid it.
Dat fails to land with a series of punches.
Dat will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Khalidov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A swing and a miss from Khalidov.
Khalidov misses with a leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Dat lands an impressive looking overhand right. Khalidov doesn't seem phased though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Dat motions for Khalidov to come forward. Dat throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dat throws a nice outside leg kick.
Khalidov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dat checks it well.
Khalidov throws a leg kick
and Dat counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Khalidov throws a looping overhand right but Dat ducks down to avoid it.
Khalidov punishes Dat's body with a nice straight punch.
Khalidov walks into a jab.
Dat steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Khalidov.
Dat looks to land a right hand but Khalidov moved out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dat is defended easily by Khalidov.
Khalidov throws a head kick that half lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Khalidov misses with a right hand
and Dat counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dat throws a right hand that misses
and Khalidov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dat thinking.
A big right from Dat misses.
Khalidov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Snatch Dat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khalidov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Khalidov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dat thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dat looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dat shoots in for a double leg but Khalidov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Khalidov misses with an uppercut
and Dat cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Khalidov throws a low kick but Dat avoids it.
Snatch Dat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dat throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Khalidov counters with an outside leg kick.
Dat moves away from the strike by Khalidov.
Khalidov misses with a kick to the body
and Dat counters with a nice leg kick.
Dat throws a leg kick which misses Khalidov's front leg but catches the back leg as Khalidov tries to avoid it.
A low kick from Dat misses
and Khalidov makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Khalidov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dat.
Fedor Khalidov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Khalidov throws a leg kick
and Dat counters with a leg kick.
Dat swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dat shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Snatch Dat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khalidov moves forwards but Dat connects with a nice, crisp jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Snatch Dat.
I think Khalidov 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 William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fedor Khalidov!