PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ettore Masiero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khaled Khaled (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khaled has chosen DJ Khaled - Out Here Grindin' as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Masiero
vs
Khaled

200 cm
23
215 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
215 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Insanely flexible

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ettore Masiero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Khaled Khaled!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Khaled.
Masiero misses with an attempted mid kick.
Khaled throws a wild body kick that Masiero sees coming a mile off.
Masiero lands with a kick to the temple. Khaled shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A slapping leg kick lands for Masiero.
Masiero with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Masiero scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khaled takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Khaled checks a leg kick.
Masiero connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Khaled's hands.
Masiero ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Khaled throws a leg kick but Masiero sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Masiero throws out a leg kick but Khaled moves out of range and Masiero only half commits.
Khaled throws out a leg kick but Masiero moves out of range and Khaled only half commits.
Masiero looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Khaled lunges at Masiero with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Masiero's hand.

It looks like Ettore Masiero has been cut.
Khaled is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Masiero ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khaled moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Masiero throws a half hearted mid kick.
Khaled tries to clinch but Masiero moves away
and Masiero counters with a nice body shot.
Khaled lands with a kick to the temple. Masiero shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Masiero misses with a two punch combination.
Khaled tries to clinch there but Masiero circles away.
Masiero feints and then cracks Khaled's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Khaled down.
Masiero pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Khaled gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Masiero takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Masiero lands an elbow inside.
Khaled throws a knee to the head but misses.
Masiero is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Khaled is defending well for now.
Masiero lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khaled stalls.
Masiero is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Khaled is defending well for now.
Khaled on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Masiero lands an elbow inside.
Masiero lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Masiero throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Khaled tries a knee to the head but Masiero blocks it.
Khaled trying to control the position but instead, Masiero has worked for underhooks and has pushed Khaled into the ropes.
Masiero lands an elbow inside that Khaled shrugs off.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Masiero throws an elbow but misses.
Khaled misses with a short punch on the inside.
Masiero lands a damaging elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khaled tries a knee to the head but Masiero blocks it.
Masiero throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Masiero lands a damaging elbow.
Masiero lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Khaled backwards.

Khaled is rocked!
Masiero pushes Khaled against the ropes. Masiero is working some dirty boxing. Masiero pushes off with a quick right hook! Khaled goes down! Khaled tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Masiero moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ettore Masiero!
Ettore Masiero really struggled to get his t-shirt was on before his hand was raised. Making sure that •‡• LION Clothing •‡• [CBK] logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.