PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pietro Rava (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rava comes to the ring accompanied by Blue October - Drilled a Wire through my cheek. Mike Khan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rava
vs
Khan

185 cm
26
185 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

185 cm
26
195 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pietro Rava!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Khan!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rava has closed the distance and engaged Khan in a clinch.
Rava lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Mike Khan has been cut.
Rava gets underhooks to prevent Khan's takedown attempt.
Rava pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Khan tries to pull guard but Rava holds him up against the ropes and eventually Khan drops back down to his feet.
Rava has Khan pressed against the ropes, preventing Khan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rava tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Khan avoids it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rava.
Rava working Khan over with knees to the body.
Rava lands a nice knee to the body.
Khan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Khan has Rava pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Rava manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Pietro Rava has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Khan.
Khan looks gassed!
Rava gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Rava manages to break the clinch.
Rava misses with a wild combination.

Rava gets a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Khan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Khan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rava is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Khan working hard to break the clinch.
Khan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rava managing to block the knees to the body from Khan.
Rava lands a nice shot to the body.
Rava stalling against the ropes.
Nice elbow from Rava.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rava lands a damaging elbow.
Come on Rava - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rava gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Khan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rava connects with a knee to the head.
Rava stalling the fight.
Rava putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Khan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rava lands an uppercut.
Rava lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Khan or not.
Rava working Khan over with knees to the body.

Rava's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Khan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Khan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rava feints a jab promting Khan to slip. Rava then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Khan slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Rava scores with a takedown into Khan's guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Rava works over Khan with some ground and pound from guard.
Rava postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rava seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rava loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Khan working for a triangle but Rava defends it easily.
Rava postures up in Khan's guard and throws a big left but Khan blocks it.
Khan being controlled here, momentarily.

Rava drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rava jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rava connects with a couple of short punches.
Rava throwing strikes from guard but Khan blocks nicely.

Rava gets to his feet - Khan follows without any prompting.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Khan misses

and Rava counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rava.
Rava trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Khan keeping full guard, as Rava tries to pass.
Rava scoring with some ground and pound.
Khan manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

Khan goes for an armbar but Rava turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Rava.

Khan is looking for a triangle but Rava pushes his legs off easily.
Rava stands up over Khan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rava stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Mike Khan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rava tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Rava pushes Khan up against the ropes in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short left from Rava.
Khan can't break the clinch.
Rava avoiding damage.
A knee to the head by Rava.
Rava prevents a takedown attempt there.
Rava stalling against the ropes.
Khan has Rava pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Rava manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
The referee calls for Rava to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khan has had enough of the clinch but Rava keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pietro Rava dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Khan's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A kick lands to the mid section there for Khan.
A head kick by Khan misses
and Rava connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Khan throws a lazy body kick

and Rava counters by moving into the clinch.
Rava leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Khan tries to land knees in the clinch but Rava avoids the damage to the body.
Khan wants to get back to striking at distance but Rava won't allow it.
Khan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rava.
Rava has Khan pressed against the ropes, preventing Khan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rava slows down the pace here.

Rava breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Khan throws a leg kick

and Rava counters with a takedown into side control.
Khan is working to avoid the ground and pound but Rava connects with a decent elbow.
Rava is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Khan can do to turn this around?
Rava is working Khan over with some ground and pound from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rava lands an elbow.
Khan is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Khan is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rava wants to lay and pray for a moment but Khan keeps working.
Khan on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Khan is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Rava's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Rava trying to control the action but Khan is working from the bottom.
Khan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Khan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Khan trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Rava manages to pass to mount!
Khan in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Rava punishing his opponent with strikes.
Rava working Khan over with strikes here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Rava scoring with strikes but Khan is staying in there.
Rava is landing with some decent strikes but Khan is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Rava landing punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rava is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Khan can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Rava pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Rava cracks Khan with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Rava landing punches.
Khan takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Rava lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Khan hang on?
Rava lands a big elbow.
Rava lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Rava lands a nice shot to the head.
Rava trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rava scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rava working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Rava is landing with some decent strikes but Khan is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Pietro Rava overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Khan is in a horrible position here. Rava smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Khan is in a horrible position here. Rava smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Rava connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Rava cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Rava with a couple of short strikes.
Rava putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Rava fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Rava postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Khan looks a forlorn figure.
Rava putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rava lands a nice shot to the head.
Rava lands a heavy elbow.
Rava scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Rava landing strikes from the mount.
Rava working Khan over with strikes here.
Rava dominating with strikes here.

Khan is rocked!
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.
Khan tries to hold on but Rava pushes him away.
Rava lands a heavy elbow.
Rava has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Khan's face.
Rava has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Khan's face.
Rava lands a big elbow.
Khan is still in real trouble! Can Rava finish him?
Rava dominating with strikes here.
Khan seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khan is desperately trying to improve his position but Rava has a good base and remains in mount.
Rava scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Rava working Khan over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pietro Rava dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mike Khan's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Rava gets the takedown into side control.
Khan takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Khan is looking to reverse the position.
Rava looks up at the clock and then as Khan takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Rava smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

Rava looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Rava scores with a couple of short elbows.
Rava is looking to take a break and control but Khan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rava working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Rava cracks Khan with a big elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Khan is trying to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan taking punishment in the form of punches.
Rava scoring with punches and elbows.
Khan is looking to regain half guard here but Rava keeps moving and retains side control.
Rava wants to lay and pray for a moment but Khan keeps working.

Rava tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rava has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Khan parries the strikes from Rava easily there. Rava is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Khan to escape.
Khan gets back to half guard.
Rava lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Mike Khan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rava is trying to control the action in half guard but Khan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Khan actively working from the bottom here.
Rava slips a nice elbow through Khan's hands, connecting with Khan's forehead.
Khan is looking to improve his position.
Rava lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Rava seems to be working for a kimura but Khan defends the submission attempt.

Khan actively working from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Rava in particular looking to stall.
Rava is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Khan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rava lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Rava working over Khan with some ground and pound. Khan looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Rava wants to control but Khan is keeping him busy.

Rava decides to return to a standing position.
Mike Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khan throws a sloppy head kick

and Rava moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Rava.

Rava breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Rava bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Khan takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Khan is not content to let Rava control the position.
Khan throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Rava has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Rava lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Pietro Rava is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rava with a couple of short strikes.
Rava in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Rava controlling from the full mount.
Rava blocks Khan's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pietro Rava showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rava has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Saam Ante scores the fight for Pietro Rava!
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight for Pietro Rava!
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Pietro Rava!

Pietro Rava wins by unanimous decision!