PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bhang Bhang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amir Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bhang's entrance music is SMC - RAFFII SUOMI FLÄTTII. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bhang
vs
Khan

176 cm
27
184 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

180 cm
25
177 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

Great wrestler
Great elbows
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bhang Bhang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Amir Khan!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Paul Gruel and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bhang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bhang lands a two punch combo.
Bhang dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Khan. That did some damage!
Bhang looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Khan is fending him off so far but Bhang persists. Nope, Khan circles away and we're back to standing.
Khan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bhang connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Khan scrambles back to his feet.
Bhang misses with a low kick.
Khan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Khan moves out of range as Bhang strikes.
Nice defenses there by Khan.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bhang drives through with a takedown into Khan's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Khan is pulling down on Bhang's head to control his posture.
Bhang slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bhang sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Khan's guard.
Khan wants to improve his position but Bhang is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bhang performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bhang passes to side control.
Bhang moves into full mount!
Bhang throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Bhang trying to control but Khan is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bhang looking to ground and pound but Khan is blocking nicely.
Bhang is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Khan can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bhang can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Khan is looking to escape.
Bhang lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bhang content just to control the position here.
Bhang avoids the attempt from Khan to control.
Bhang controlling the pace for now.
Bhang landing shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bhang Bhang dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bhang jabs Khan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bhang fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bhang shoots for a double leg takedown but Khan sprawls well. He's pushed Bhang's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Khan punishes Bhang's body with a nice straight punch.
Khan lands with a straight right. Bhang didn't see that one coming.
Bhang misses with a looping right.
A good leg kick by Bhang.
Bhang shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Khan as he avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan thuds a left hand into Bhang's body.
Bhang lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Khan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bhang lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bhang walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Khan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Khan looks to throw the jab but Bhang is out of range.

Bhang gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bhang lands an elbow that stopped Khan in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Amir Khan has been cut.
Bhang lands a nice uppercut.
Bhang's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bhang trying to control the position but instead, Khan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bhang into the cage.
Bhang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bhang misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bhang.
Bhang looking to stall.
A short right from Bhang on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bhang lands a shoulder strike.
Bhang leaning against his opponent.
Khan takes an elbow to the forehead.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bhang - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bhang looking to throw knees to the head but Khan is blocking nicely.
Bhang lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bhang is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Khan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bhang Bhang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Khan scores with a shot to the side of Bhang's head.
Bhang misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bhang content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Khan stalling in the clinch but Bhang improves position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bhang prevents a body shot from Khan.
Bhang stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan is trying to stall.
Khan lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bhang.
Bhang is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Khan is keeping busy.
Bhang blocks an uppercut.
Bhang throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Khans head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bhang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bhang taking a breather.
Bhang working aggressively here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bhang is keeping busy.
Khan lands a hook that snaps the head of Bhang backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bhang Bhang dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Amir Khan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Bhang throws a low kick but it's checked well by Khan.
Khan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Khan swings for the body but Bhang moves out of range.
Bhang swings widly with a right hand
and Khan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Khan lands a glancing blow to the side of Bhang's head.

Bhang has Khan up against the cage in a clinch.
Khan avoiding damage.
Khan misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bhang is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Khan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bhang's brow.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Khan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bhang lands a nice uppercut.
Khan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bhang Bhang has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Khan misses with some punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Khan as Bhang tries to tie him up.
Bhang lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Khan backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan lands a body punch.
Bhang avoiding damage.
Nice elbow from Bhang.
Khan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bhang's elbow.
Bhang lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Khan.
Khan has a couple of punches blocked by Bhang.
Khan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bhang tries to land knees in the clinch but Khan avoids the damage to the body.
Bhang trying to control the position but instead, Khan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bhang into the cage.
Khan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bhang backwards.
Bhang misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Khan.

Bhang tightens his grip and picks Khan up, before dumping him to the ground. Khan manages to land in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bhang preventing the sweep.
Bhang Bhang overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bhang passes Khan's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Bhang has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bhang wants to take a breather but Khan is having none of it.

Bhang is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bhang lands a nice short elbow.
Khan trying to control but Bhang postures up.
Bhang is looking to advance position but Khan won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bhang passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Khan!
Amir Khan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Khan is squirming around, avoiding Bhang's attempts to control the action.
Bhang Bhang is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bhang lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Khan hang on?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bhang is landing with some decent strikes but Khan is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bhang Bhang showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bhang 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 Saunders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bhang Bhang!