PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick O Flattery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anil Khandro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

O Flattery
vs
Khandro

192 cm
24
258 lbs
12 - 10 - 0

180 cm
29
226 lbs
10 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Patrick O Flattery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Anil Khandro!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khandro slips a jab from O Flattery.
O Flattery ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khandro moves away.
O Flattery misses with a hook
and Khandro counters with a slapping leg kick.
Khandro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Khandro scores with a jab to the body.
Khandro needs to keep his hands up - O Flattery had a free shot at his head there.
O Flattery avoids the head kick by Khandro.
A head kick from Khandro lands but O Flattery takes it in his stride.

It looks like Patrick O Flattery has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Flattery digs a good hook to Khandro's body.
Khandro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Khandro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Flattery was well out of range. Poor timing from Khandro.
Khandro plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
O Flattery moves out of range of the body kick from Khandro.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Flattery just misses with a punch to the body.
O Flattery lands a jab-cross combination.
O Flattery throws a series of punches but Khandro avoids them all with ease.
O Flattery lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Khandro circles away quickly and effectively.
O Flattery is breathing heavily.
O Flattery throws a hook but Khandro blocks it.
Khandro avoids the body shot from O Flattery.
O Flattery misses the shot to the body.
O Flattery blocks the body kick.
Khandro thows a body kick. O Flattery tries to catch it but that hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khandro throws a head kick that O Flattery semi-blocks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khandro connects with a solid leg kick.
Khandro lands a head kick!
Khandro tries to bum rush O Flattery with a series of wild strikes but O Flattery uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Khandro lands a big head kick that sends O Flattery tumbling to the mat! Khandro takes a step backwards and waves O Flattery back to his feet - he wants the finish!
O Flattery on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Khandro. Khandro obviously looking to wear him down.
Khandro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
O Flattery throws a jab when Khandro was well out of range.
Khandro cracks O Flattery with a right hand to the side of the head.
Khandro misses with a few strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Flattery blocks a head kick by Khandro.
Khandro throws a right hand that O Flattery ducks under and follows up with a left that O Flattery also avoids with ease.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Khandro, as that shot connected.
O Flattery throws a shot to the body.
O Flattery slips a jab and a cross from Khandro.
Khandro looks to land a combination but O Flattery avoids it well.
Khandro gets cracked there but stands up to it.
O Flattery throws a looping overhand right but Khandro ducks down to avoid it.
Khandro walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Flattery throws a hook but Khandro blocks it.
Khandro moves out of range of the strikes.
O Flattery slips a jab and a cross from Khandro.
Khandro swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Some bone on bone action there as O Flattery checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Khandro takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
O Flattery misses the jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khandro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
O Flattery lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anil Khandro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Patrick O Flattery's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

O Flattery looks to score with a jab to the body but Khandro is just out of range.
O Flattery throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Khandro scores with a head kick.
Khandro swinging wildly here.
O Flattery throws a jab but it's blocked by Khandro.
Khandro lands a body shot.
Khandro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from O Flattery.
O Flattery lands with a nice body punch.
Khandro ducks right into an uppercut from O Flattery.
Anil Khandro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khandro just misses with a punch to the body.
Khandro takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
No joy there for O Flattery, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Khandro throws a sloppy head kick and O Flattery moves out of range easily.
Khandro misses with a few strikes there.
O Flattery swings for the body but Khandro moves out of range.
Khandro throws the kick towards the body but O Flattery avoids it.
Both fighters circling a little - Khandro finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Khandro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
O Flattery thuds a left hand into Khandro's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Flattery thows a body shot but no joy.
Khandro closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khandro throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
O Flattery is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Khandro misses with a combination
and O Flattery counters with a lovely straight right hand!
O Flattery lunges at Khandro with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Khandro's hand.
O Flattery lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Khandro avoids a punch combination nicely.
Khandro throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Flattery takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Anil Khandro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
O Flattery throws an overhand right that lands on Khandro's shoulder, as Khandro tries to avoid the shot.
Khandro slips a jab from O Flattery.
Khandro moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Khandro ducks under a wild hook from O Flattery.
Good standup being displayed there by O Flattery as he connects with a hook.
Khandro throws a right hand that O Flattery ducks under and follows up with a left that O Flattery also avoids with ease.
Patrick O Flattery seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Flattery swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Flattery swings for the body but Khandro moves out of range.
Khandro tries to clinch
and O Flattery counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Khandro scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Flattery takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Khandro wants to clinch up but O Flattery keeps it at a distance.
Khandro lands with a kick to the ribs.
Khandro throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
O Flattery avoids the head kick by Khandro.
Khandro tries to bum rush O Flattery with a series of wild strikes but O Flattery uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Anil Khandro will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Patrick O Flattery's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

O Flattery takes a swing at Khandro's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. O Flattery darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
O Flattery uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khandro.
Khandro pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Khandro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from O Flattery.
Khandro scoring well with a low kick there.
Khandro scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Khandro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O Flattery throws out the jab.
O Flattery throws a hook to the side of Khandro's head but Khandro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
O Flattery misses with a hook to the body
and Khandro counters with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Flattery dodges the punch combination from Khandro.
Khandro avoids the body shot from O Flattery.
Khandro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Khandro moves into range and clinches up with O Flattery.
Khandro digs a right hand into O Flattery's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on O Flattery's gas tank.
O Flattery is trying to break free.
Khandro gets through O Flattery's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Khandro lands a nice shot to the body.
Khandro misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Flattery holding his opponent close, against the cage.
O Flattery wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Khandro lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for O Flattery.
Khandro has O Flattery pushed against the cage.
Khandro throws a head punch that misses.
Khandro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with O Flattery's elbow.
Khandro lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Flattery tries to break free but Khandro pushes him back against the cage.
O Flattery wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
O Flattery is trying to break free.
O Flattery misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O Flattery.
A frustrated look appears on O Flattery's face as he tries to break the clinch.
O Flattery will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
O Flattery misses with a body punch.
Khandro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khandro has O Flattery pressed against the cage, preventing O Flattery from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
O Flattery is trying to break the clinch but Khandro has him pressed against the cage.
Khandro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Patrick O Flattery has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Khandro.
Khandro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Khandro takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Khandro lands with a left to the head.
Khandro misses with a hook to the ribs.
A frustrated look appears on O Flattery's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Khandro wants to stall.
O Flattery wants to break the clinch but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stalling in the clinch from Khandro.
Good body shot from O Flattery.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anil Khandro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Khandro 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anil Khandro!