PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Genghis Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Kesler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khan kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ready 4 War. Kesler has chosen Cancer Bats - Deathsmarch as his entrance music. Ryan Kesler acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Khan
vs
Kesler

185 cm
27
200 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

182 cm
24
200 lbs
16 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Syndicate Drugs

West Coast Apparel

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Genghis Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan Kesler!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jonathan Paton and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kesler defending well as Khan loads up on a big left hand.
Khan throws a body punch but Kesler moves out of range.
Khan throws a poor cross that misses
and Kesler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Khan lands a nice looking body shot.
Khan throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Khan throws a lazy head kick
letting Kesler counter with a right hand.
Kesler throws a poor cross that misses
and Khan counters with a right hand to the body.
Kesler lands with a kick to the temple. Khan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khan throws a lazy head kick
and Kesler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kesler counters with a straight right hand.
Khan misses with a jab to the body
and Kesler counters with a thumping low kick.
Khan throws a leg kick but Kesler sees it coming and moves out of range.
Khan explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Khan lands a head kick. Kesler smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Khan misses with a hook.
Khan looks to land a left hand but Kesler moved out of range nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan throws a leg kick
and Kesler counters with a nice leg kick.
A head kick by Khan misses
and Kesler counters with a series of strikes. Khan will be more careful next time no doubt.
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 goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Khan misses with a left hand
and Kesler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Khan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kesler closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Khan misses with a left hand
enabling Kesler to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Kesler.
Khan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kesler manages to avoid it.
Khan misses with a hook
and Kesler counters with a nice leg kick.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kesler moves away.
Khan throws a right hand that Kesler ducks under and follows up with a left that Kesler also avoids with ease.
Kesler connects with a body shot that sends Khan's belly button to the back.
Kesler moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kesler connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Khan misses with a hook. Kesler ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kesler. Khan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khan tries to land a front kick but Kesler steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kesler is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Khan had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Khan throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kesler counters with a nice body kick.
Khan is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Khan misses with a right hand
and Kesler counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Kesler dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Kesler tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Khan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Khan swings widly with a right hand
and Kesler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kesler cracks Khan with a good jab.

Khan tries to keep at a distance but Kesler has taken the fight into the clinch.
Khan swings wildly with an uppercut but Kesler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan trying to stall but Kesler improves his position.
Khan blocks a body shot from Kesler.
Kesler lands a left hand.
Kesler lands a shot to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kesler.
Kesler lands a left hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kesler cracks Khan with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kesler lands an uppercut.
Kesler has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kesler lands a hook that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Kesler lands a body shot.
Good body shot from Kesler.
Kesler presses Khan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kesler works on Khan's body with a couple of short punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kesler lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Kesler throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kesler throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kesler softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Kesler.
Kesler lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Khan is rocked!
Kesler throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short body shot lands from Kesler as the two fighters clinch.
A short left from Kesler.
Good body shot from Kesler.
Kesler working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kesler pushes Khan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short left from Kesler.
Ryan Kesler seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kesler lands a hook that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Kesler lands a body punch.
Kesler pushes Khan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kesler throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short left from Kesler.
Oh Khan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kesler lands a shot to the body.
Kesler cracks Khan with a nice body shot.
Khan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Khan seems to have got his legs back now.
Kesler is working Khan over against the cage.
Kesler lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kesler works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kesler digs a right hand underneath Khan's ribcage. Khan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kesler scores with a hook to the body.
Kesler works on Khan's body with a couple of short punches.
Kesler cracks Khan with a nice body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kesler presses Khan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kesler lands a body shot.
Kesler pushes Khan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kesler digs a right hand into Khan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Khan's gas tank.
Good body shot from Kesler.
Kesler stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kesler lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Khan or not.
Kesler lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Khan.
A hook to the body from Kesler.
Kesler cracks Khan with a nice body shot.
Kesler pushes Khan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kesler lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kesler is working Khan over against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Kesler.
Kesler is working Khan over against the cage.
Khan takes a shot to the head.
Kesler cracks Khan with a nice body shot.
A hook to the body from Kesler.
Good body shot from Kesler.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kesler.
Kesler scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kesler throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kesler lands a body punch.
A hook to the body from Kesler.
Nice body punch from Kesler.
Kesler presses Khan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kesler lands a body punch in the clinch.
Khan tries to throw a body punch but Kesler avoids it by throwing Khan back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Kesler as the two fighters clinch.
Nice body punch from Kesler.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kesler works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short uppercut from Kesler.
Kesler is working Khan over against the cage.
Nice body punch from Kesler.
A body shot lands from Kesler.
Kesler pushes Khan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kesler works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kesler lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from Kesler on the inside.
Kesler lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Khan.
Nice body punch from Kesler - that landed with a thud.
A short right from Kesler.
Kesler works on Khan's body with a couple of short punches.
A short body shot lands from Kesler as the two fighters clinch.
Khan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Khan swings wildly with an uppercut but Kesler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kesler working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Khan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Kesler.
Kesler works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right handed body shot lands from Kesler.
Kesler presses Khan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kesler softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kesler presses Khan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Khan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short body shot lands from Kesler as the two fighters clinch.
Kesler throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Khans head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kesler.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kesler scores with a hook to the body.
Kesler scores with a shoulder strike.
Kesler is leaning against Khan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kesler is working Khan over against the cage.
Kesler lands a left hand that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Khan blocks a body shot from Kesler.
Kesler lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Kesler on the inside.
Kesler lands a shoulder strike.
Khan wants to get back to striking at distance but Kesler won't allow it.
Kesler blocks a body shot from Khan.

Khan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fighters circle momentarily. Khan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kesler throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Kesler misses the target.
Kesler looks to land a right hand but Khan moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Kesler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. And we move into the final round!

Khan lands a front kick.
Khan lands an overhand right.
Kesler takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Khan throws a leg kick which misses Kesler's front leg but catches the back leg as Kesler tries to avoid it.
Genghis Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body kick from Kesler.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Khan, right into the meat.
Ryan Kesler seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kesler tries to land a front kick but Khan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kesler scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Khan moves out of range of the strikes.
A cross from Khan lands.
Khan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kesler sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Khan somewhat.
Kesler throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Khan to counter with a crisp jab.
Khan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kesler pinned against the cage. Kesler gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kesler dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Genghis Khan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Khan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kesler counters with an inside leg kick.
Kesler throws a poor cross that misses
and Khan counters with a nice uppercut.
Khan connects with a high kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kesler avoids the body shot from Khan.
Khan throws a leg kick
and Kesler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Khan thows a leg kick but Kesler checks it
and Kesler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Khan throws a poor cross that misses
and Kesler counters with an outside leg kick.
Khan scores with a hook.
Khan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kesler.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan throws a head kick that misses
and Kesler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Khan checks a leg kick.
Kesler uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khan misses with a left hand
and Kesler counters with a straight right hand.
Kesler drops his hands momentarily and Khan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kesler's hands.
Kesler connects with a right hand. Khan shakes it off.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Kesler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kesler 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 26:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Kesler!