PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ed Carson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rha Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ed Carson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Carson
vs
Khan

195 cm
19
280 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

187 cm
27
238 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Solid 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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ed Carson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Rha Khan!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Carson scoring well with a low kick there.

Khan drives through and clinches with Carson against the cage.
Khan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Khan drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Khan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Khan tries to pull guard but Carson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Khan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Khan jumps guard but Carson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ed Carson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rha Khan.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khan.
Khan tries to pull guard but Carson won't allow it.
Khan tries for a takedown but Carson manages to get underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Khan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Khan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Carson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Carson taking a breather.
Khan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Carson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A leg kick checked by Carson.
Ed Carson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Khan closes the distance and pushes Carson back into the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Khan tries to pull guard but Carson won't allow it.

Khan jumps guard and drags Carson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Khan pulls Carson in close to prevent any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan keeping moving, preventing Carson from controlling successfully.

We're going to have a standup here because Ed Carson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Carson swings for the body but Khan moves out of range.
Carson lands a nice hook to Khan's body. Khan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Carson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khan.
Khan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The fighters circling - Carson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A telegraphed right hand from Khan misses the target.
Khan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Carson connects with a solid leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan shoots in looking for a takedown but Carson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Khan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Carson misses with a hook to the body

and Khan counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Carson!
Carson wants to hold on but Khan pushes him away.
Khan looking to control but Carson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Khan looking to secure an arm triangle but Carson defends it well.
Carson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Khan tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Khan unloads with some shots from mount but Carson bucks and avoids them well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Khan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khan with a couple of short strikes.
Khan scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Khan tries to control but Carson wriggling away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khan misses with a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rha Khan dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A shot to the body from Carson misses
and Khan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Khan closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Carson to the mat! Carson manages to get full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Khan looking to pass the guard.
Khan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Khan throws a big right hand that misses.
Khan trying to control but Carson is working from the bottom.
Khan lands a couple of elbows.
Khan postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Khan throws a big right hand that misses.
Khan is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Khan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Carson is keeping the position for now.
Khan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Rha Khan has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Khan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Carson throws a nice looking combination but Khan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Carson throws a shot from downtown. Khan moves away and avoids it.
Nice uppercut there from Khan.

Khan looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Carson!
Khan working the ground and pound effectively.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khan looking to finish Carson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Carson!
Khan thowing shots but they're missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan controlling his opponent.
Khan working Carson over with strikes here.
Khan unloading with bombs!
Khan landing strikes from the mount.
Carson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Khan on the ground.
Carson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Khan. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Khan throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan controlling from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Khan is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Carson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Rha Khan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Khan with shots to the head and body - Carson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Khan lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khan lands a heavy elbow.
Khan thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Khan dominating with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rha Khan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Khan throws a big shot that misses.
Carson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big left from Khan misses.
Carson 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.
Carson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Khan shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Khan was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Poor strikes thrown by Khan there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

Khan wants to finish this one by submission but Carson is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Khan.
Khan punching from mount but Carson doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan with a couple of short strikes.
Khan controlling from the full mount.

Khan working for a submission but Carson is keeping him at bay.
Carson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Khan.
Khan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Carson is bucking up trying to escape but Khan cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Khan looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Khan pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Khan landing strikes, looking to finish!
Khan scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Carson?
Khan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Carson is looking to escape.
Khan looking to finish Carson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Carson!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan landing strikes from the mount and Carson is in trouble!
Carson is in a horrible position here. Khan smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Khan prevents Carson from getting the reversal.
Ed Carson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Khan working the ground and pound effectively.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khan landing strikes from the mount.

Carson is rocked!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Carson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Khan scoring with strikes but Carson is staying in there.
Oh Carson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Carson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Carson seems to have got his legs back now.
Khan lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Carson hang on?
Oooh a big shot lands for Khan! Carson is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Rha Khan!
An out of breath Rha Khan thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.