PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tanto Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Khan
vs
Daniels

180 cm
25
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tanto Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Daniels!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Joseph Jones and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Daniels gets a clinch.

Khan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Daniels tries to score a power double leg takedown but Khan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Daniels somewhat.
Robert Daniels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Daniels moves into the clinch.

Khan manages to break the clinch.
Khan misses with a straight left.
Daniels fails with an attempt to clinch.
Daniels scores with a nice strike.
Daniels looks for a takedown but Khan sprawls well.
Khan dodges the punch combination from Daniels.
Khan lands a jab-cross combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Daniels fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tanto Khan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Daniels.
Left hook, right uppercut from Daniels.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan tries to bum rush Daniels with a series of wild strikes but Daniels uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Khan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Daniels.
The crowd cheers as Khan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Daniels doesn't seem phased though.
Daniels throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Khan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Khan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Daniels fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Khan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Daniels's sensitive parts.
Daniels looks gassed!
Khan ducks under a wild hook from Daniels.
Jab from Khan.
Daniels tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Khan swivels and escapes.
Khan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Daniels.
Khan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tanto Khan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Daniels is rocked!
Daniels lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice straight punches there by Khan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Khan.
Daniels is still on wobbly legs! Can Khan finish him?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels throws a hook to the side of Khan's head but Khan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Daniels seems to have recovered his senses.
Daniels misses the jab.
Daniels looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Khan is fending him off so far but Daniels persists. Nope, Khan circles away and we're back to standing.
Khan dips to his left and cracks Daniels with an uppercut!
Khan cracks Daniels with a right hand to the side of the head.

Oooooh!!! Khan has knocked Daniels down with a huge combo! Khan steps away and waves a wobbly Daniels back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Daniels shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Khan as he avoids it easily.
Khan lands with a nice body punch.
Khan scores with a punch to the head.
Khan looks to land a combination but Daniels avoids it well.
Daniels uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khan.
Daniels tries to move into range but Khan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Daniels misses with a few strikes there.

Khan drops Daniels with a beautiful combination! Daniels stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Khan is looking for the KO!
Khan throws a head kick but Daniels moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khan. Daniels does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Khan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Daniels pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Khan misses with a series of wild punches.
Khan misses with a looping left.
A decent looking cross lands there for Khan.
Khan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Good shot there by Khan.
Khan misses the shot to the body.
Daniels uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khan.
Daniels is trying desperately to land a takedown but Khan is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Daniels.
Daniels is looking to clinch.
Khan scoring well with a low kick there.
Khan misses with a hook. Daniels ducked under it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan looks for the body kick but Daniels saw that one coming.
Daniels tries to clinch there but Khan circles away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Khan, right into the meat.
Daniels misses with the combination.
Khan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Daniels throws a series of punches but Khan moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khan throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Khan looks to land a right hand but Daniels moved out of range.
Khan throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Daniels's head.
Khan misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Daniels's jab looks to have found its range, popping Khan under the eye.
Daniels tries to clinch but Khan moves away
and Khan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Khan throws out a loose jab but Daniels uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tanto Khan dominated that round.
That's time! Khan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Khan misses with an uppercut.
Khan misses with a low kick.
A nice combination there by Khan.
Tanto Khan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big right from Daniels misses.
Daniels takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Khan connects with a leg kick. Daniels looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Daniels looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Daniels takes one to the chin there.
Daniels ducks under a wild hook from Khan.
Daniels defending well as Khan loads up on a big left hand.
Daniels closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Daniels shoots in looking for a takedown but Khan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Daniels's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Daniels thows a left - swing and a miss!
Khan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan misses with a series of wild punches.
Daniels tries for a takedown but Khan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Daniels is breathing heavily.
Daniels jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An inside leg kick lands from Khan.
Daniels pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Khan misses with a hook.
Khan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Khan avoids the body shot from Daniels.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khan. Daniels does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Khan as Daniels shoots in.
Tanto Khan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Daniels.
Khan tests Daniels's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Khan slips under a jab.
Khan connects with a nice looking jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels shoots in but no luck this time.
Khan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Daniels at a distance.
Khan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
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!
Daniels drops his hands momentarily and Khan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Khan throws a good cross that connects.
Daniels is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Khan works the jab nicely.
Khan scores with a sloppy right hand. Daniels should have avoided that one.
A jab lands there for Khan.
Daniels might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Khan with a nice cross.
Khan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Khan.
Khan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Khan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Daniels can do to turn this around?
Khan scores with a hook to the body. Daniels takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Daniels shoots in for a takedown but Khan shows good takedown defense.
Khan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels is looking to clinch but Khan is avoiding it.
Daniels wants to clinch.
Khan tries to bum rush Daniels with a series of wild strikes but Daniels uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Khan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Khan slips under a jab.
Daniels misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Daniels tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Khan works Daniels's body with a nice hook.
Daniels takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Khan throws a right and a left that Daniels avoids nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Khan misses the target.
Daniels will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Khan looks to land a combination but Daniels avoids it well.
Khan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Khan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
No luck for Daniels with that takedown attempt.
Khan 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.
A head kick misses from Khan.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khan lands with a nice combination. Daniels backs away looking to recover.
Daniels missing with a left hand there. Khan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Khan loads up on a big right hand but Daniels slips the punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daniels throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Khan's waist but Khan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Daniels off to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tanto Khan dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Khan scores with a spinning back kick!
Daniels shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Khan defends it nicely.
Khan scores with a punch to the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Daniels looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Daniels fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Khan on the side of the head.
Tanto Khan is winning the standup battle so far.
Daniels drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Daniels shoots in for a takedown but Khan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Khan stuns Daniels with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Khan misses with an uppercut.
Khan slips a straight right by Daniels.
Daniels tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Khan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Daniels takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Khan leaves Daniels with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tanto Khan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Daniels.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Khan lands.
Khan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Khan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Daniels's head backwards.
Khan misses with a series of wild punches.
Khan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Daniels backs up against the cage.
Khan cracks Daniels with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sloppy strikes from Daniels. Those never looked like landing.
Khan lands with a hook. Daniels tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Khan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Khan misses the shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Daniels under the eye.
Daniels tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Daniels circles away quickly and effectively.
Daniels shoots in and drives through. Khan sprawls well.
Daniels takes one on the button.
Daniels takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Khan throws a leg kick which misses Daniels's front leg but catches the back leg as Daniels tries to avoid it.
Khan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Daniels.
Khan lands with a hook. Daniels tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Danga de danga de dang - Khan scores with a four punch combination!
Daniels lands a jab to the nose.
Daniels's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Daniels swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Daniels tries to clinch up
and Khan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels dodges the punch combination from Khan.
Daniels misses with a body shot.
Daniels has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Khan throws the left hand but Daniels avoids the punch easily.
Daniels lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Daniels.
Khan with a nice cross.
Daniels uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khan.
Daniels fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Khan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Khan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Khan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Daniels counters by moving into the clinch.

Khan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Daniels coming out on top.
Khan moves out of range of the strikes.
Khan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Daniels.
Daniels takes one to the side of the head.
Daniels misses with a left hand
and Khan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Khan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Khan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Daniels throws a hook to the side of Khan's head but Khan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Daniels bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
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!
Sloppy strikes from Daniels. Those never looked like landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Daniels cracks Khan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Daniels drops his hands momentarily and Khan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Robert Daniels has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Khan looks to land a combination but Daniels avoids it well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tanto Khan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Khan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight for Tanto Khan!
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight for Tanto Khan!
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight for Tanto Khan!

Tanto Khan wins by unanimous decision!