PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abu Khalid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tonying Americano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tonying Americano told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Khalid
vs
Americano

180 cm
25
175 lbs
7 - 9 - 0

180 cm
30
180 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abu Khalid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tonying Americano!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Americano cracks the inside of Khalid's front leg.
Americano misses with a head kick.
Americano showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Khalid.
Khalid misses with a double jab.
Khalid fails to land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from Americano.
Americano throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Americano takes one to the side of the head.
Americano throws a half hearted mid kick.
Americano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khalid.
Americano lands a high kick!
Khalid is looking to clinch but Americano is avoiding it.

Khalid rushes Americano and presses him up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khalid is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Americano pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Khalid drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Khalid is looking to break free of the clinch but Americano has double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalid has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Khalid wants to get back to striking at distance but Americano won't allow it.

Khalid pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Khalid dips to his left and cracks Americano with an uppercut!

Khalid closes the distance and clinches.
Americano is trying to push Khalid away but Khalid has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Khalid wants to get back to striking at distance but Americano won't allow it.
Americano wants to get back to striking at distance but Khalid won't allow it.

Khalid breaks from the clinch.
Khalid tries to close the distance and clinch up but Americano swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No joy there for Khalid, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Americano tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Khalid takes a kick to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khalid misses with a two punch combination.

Khalid clinches up against the cage.
Americano has Khalid pressed against the cage, preventing Khalid from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Khalid manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalid throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Khalid closes the distance looking to clinch
and Americano counters with a slapping leg kick.
Khalid wants to clinch up but Americano keeps it at a distance.

Khalid rushes Americano and presses him up against the cage.

Khalid's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Americano showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Khalid.
A punch combination from Khalid misses.
Khalid swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Khalid is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Khalid throws a nice looking combination but Americano bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Khalid is breathing heavily.
Khalid tries to clinch but Americano moves out of range.
Americano scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Americano misses with a head kick.
Americano tries a head kick but it misses.
Americano showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Khalid.
Americano lands with a nice body kick.
Americano tries a head kick but it misses.

Khalid has closed the distance and engaged Americano in a clinch.

Americano pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Khalid throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Americano throws a head kick but Khalid moves out of range.
Khalid takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Americano pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Khalid rushes Americano and presses him up against the cage.
Khalid keeps control of Americano as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khalid goes for a takedown in the clinch but Americano prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abu Khalid. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalid wants to break the clinch but can't.

Khalid breaks the clinch.
Americano keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice cross by Khalid.
Americano scores with a head kick.
Americano circles away from the clinch attempt.
Khalid misses with a combination

and Americano counters with a single leg into guard. Khalid didn't expect that.
Americano preventing the sweep.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Americano trying to control but Khalid is working from the bottom.

Khalid has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Americano off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tonying Americano will probably get the nod.
That's time! Khalid's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Khalid fails with an attempt to clinch.
Khalid scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Khalid fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Americano, pushing him back against the cage.

Khalid's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Khalid jabs at Americano's body.
Khalid tries to clinch up but Americano circles away and keeps his distance.
Khalid wants to clinch up but Americano keeps it at a distance.
Americano throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A head kick misses from Americano.
Abu Khalid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Khalid closes the distance and clinches.
Khalid is trying to break free.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Khalid breaks from the clinch.
Americano delivers a nice body kick.
Tonying Americano seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Americano is breathing heavily.
Khalid sizes up Americano with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Khalid throws out a powerful jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Americano takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

Khalid gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Khalid drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Khalid escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Americano takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Abu Khalid is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Americano throws the kick towards the body but Khalid avoids it.
Americano throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Khalid tests Americano's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Khalid moves into range and clinches up with Americano.

Khalid is trying to trip Americano. He has hold of a leg but Americano is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Khalid persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Khalid stands up from Americano's guard - Khalid perhaps looking for a knockout.

Khalid closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Americano is fighting off a takedown attempt but Khalid is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Americano to the mat. Americano regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Khalid trying to control the position from guard on top but Americano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Khalid would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Khalid has gone for a leg lock! Americano slips out almost immediately though and dives into Khalid's guard.
Americano is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Americano wants to get up but he can't break Khalid's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Khalid kicks Americano off and gets to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Khalid looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Khalid scores with a one two! Americano had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalid throws a right and a left that both miss.
Khalid is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Americano throws a head kick that misses.
Nice shot lands for Khalid.
Khalid tries to close the distance and clinch up but Americano swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Khalid avoids the head kick by Americano.
Khalid wants to clinch up but Americano keeps it at a distance.
Americano tries a head kick but it misses.
Americano tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Khalid digs a good hook to Americano's body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khalid is looking to clinch.
Khalid jabs at Americano's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Khalid moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abu Khalid dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Khalid has closed the distance and engaged Americano in a clinch.
Khalid wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Americano has him pressed against the cage.
Khalid has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Americano is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Khalid wants a takedown.

Khalid manages to break the clinch.
Khalid sizes up Americano with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Khalid tries to bum rush Americano with a series of wild strikes but Americano uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Americano swats away the attempt to clinch by Khalid.
Khalid throws a one two combo.
Americano looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Khalid 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.
Khalid fails to land with a series of punches.
Khalid scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khalid throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Americano lands with a kick to the temple. Khalid shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Americano keeps the fight on the outside.
Americano lands with a thumping leg kick.
Khalid blocks a head kick by Americano.
Khalid tries to clinch but Americano moves out of range.
Khalid fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Americano manages to avoid it.
Americano throws a head kick that misses.

Khalid gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Americano working hard to break the clinch.

Khalid pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Americano avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Khalid takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Khalid lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Americano backs up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Americano is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalid tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Americano manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Khalid looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Khalid uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Americano has time to react.

Khalid drives through and clinches with Americano against the cage.
Khalid drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Americano gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abu Khalid. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khalid is trying to drag Americano to the mat but Americano just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Americano is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Americano is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Americano wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Khalid has him pressed against the cage.
Khalid wants a takedown.

Khalid breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Khalid clinches up against the cage.
Abu Khalid has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Americano is pressed up against the cage. Khalid has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Americano down to the mat. Americano avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Khalid.
Americano throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick from Americano lands but Khalid takes it in his stride.
Americano swats away the attempt to clinch by Khalid.
Khalid ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A right-left combo lands from Khalid.
Khalid falls off balance throwing a combination

and Americano counters by moving into the clinch.
Americano tries to circle away but Khalid has him pinned against the cage.
Americano gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Khalid.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Khalid escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Khalid circles away from the clinch attempt.
Khalid scores with a jab. Americano acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Americano lands a nice looking kick to the body. Khalid takes a step back to recover.
Americano swats away the attempt to clinch by Khalid.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Americano tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Khalid throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Abu Khalid is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khalid lands a two punch combo.
Khalid tries to close the distance and clinch but Americano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Americano misses with a body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Abu Khalid showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Khalid 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abu Khalid!