PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mogul Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Bagend (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Khan
vs
Bagend

168 cm
30
135 lbs
12 - 8 - 1

178 cm
25
143 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Red Belt
Counter striker
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Mogul Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rocky Bagend!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Skip Squint and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bagend fails with the takedown

and Khan counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bagend's guard now.
Bagend being controlled here, momentarily.
Khan trying to control but Bagend is working from the bottom.
Bagend wants to sweep but no luck.
Khan wants to pass the guard but Bagend is keeping the position.
Khan wants to control from the top but Bagend keeps moving.
Khan passes into half guard.
Bagend controlling the position well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan passes to full mount!
Khan wants to control but instead Bagend manages to regain half guard.
Khan is looking to take a break and control but Bagend is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bagend trying to hold on to Khan's head to control him but Khan postures up.
Bagend is refusing to be controlled, as Khan sits in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Khan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bagend defending well though.
Khan trying to pass the guard but Bagend defending well.
Khan is stalling here. Bagend is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Khan seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Bagend has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

Bagend working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Khan seems a little lost for a moment, as Bagend dominates the positioning.
Khan can't do much from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bagend wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bagend wants to control but Khan is keeping him busy.
Khan manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Bagend stalling.
Khan works his way to full guard. Good work.
Khan is trying to keep Bagend in close.
Bagend wants to control from the top but Khan keeps moving.

Khan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bagend gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan trying to control the position.

Khan is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bagend defends well.
Khan can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bagend controls the pace.
Bagend's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

Khan has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bagend can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mogul Khan 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.

Bagend misses with a takedown

and Khan counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Khan.
Bagend is trying to keep Khan in close.
Bagend avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Khan looking to sit in guard and control but Bagend gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Khan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bagend is one step ahead there.
Khan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bagend manages to get himself to full guard.
Khan trying to control but Bagend is working from the bottom.
Bagend is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bagend wants to sweep but no luck.
Bagend is pulling down on Khan's head. It's preventing any offense from Khan, at least for the moment.
Bagend bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Khan's guard.
Bagend is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Khan tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Khan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bagend is aware though and is defending well.
Bagend wants to control from the top but Khan keeps moving.
Bagend content to stall in guard here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Khan has his hands on Bagend's head, controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Rocky Bagend was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Bagend fails with the takedown

and Khan counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Khan.
Khan is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Mogul Khan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Khan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Khan trying to control the position from guard on top but Bagend is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Khan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Khan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Bagend wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Khan trying to control the position from guard on top but Bagend is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Mogul Khan has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Bagend misses with a takedown attempt

and Khan counters with a shoot takedown. Bagend fights it but they end up in guard.
Mogul Khan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocky Bagend.
Khan trying to control but Bagend is working from the bottom.
Khan slips nicely into half guard.
Khan passes to side control.
Khan controlling the position.
Khan looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Bagend is avoiding damage well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Bagend is not content to let Khan control the position.
Bagend is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Khan's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

Khan is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bagend defends it well.
Khan with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Khan is pressing down on Bagend's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bagend is holding on for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mogul Khan dominated that second round.
That's time! Khan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Bagend misses with a takedown

and Khan counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bagend won't be happy with that.

Khan tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Khan has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Khan taking a breather here.
Khan is looking to take a break and control but Bagend is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Khan swings around for an armbar but Bagend sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Khan's guard.
Bagend trying to control the position from guard on top but Khan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Khan trying to control the position here.
Khan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Khan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bagend gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bagend pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Khan is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Khan is on top in guard.
Khan sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bagend is adopting a defensive guard.
Mogul Khan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Khan trying to control the position from guard on top but Bagend is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bagend being controlled here, momentarily.
Khan stands and throws Bagend's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Rocky Bagend has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Khan politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Khan prefers to stall for the moment though.
Khan is looking to take a break and control but Bagend is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bagend prevents Khan from improving position.
Khan controls the position.
Khan wants to control but Bagend is keeping him busy.
Bagend is trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Khan is looking to take a break and control but Bagend is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee asks Khan politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Khan prefers to stall for the moment though.

We're going to have a standup here because Mogul Khan wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Bagend with a lazy takedown attempt

and Khan counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Khan controlling the action here.
Khan is looking to take a break and control but Bagend is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mogul Khan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Khan 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 John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27

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