PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mamed Khalidov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Punchy McBrawlbrawl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mamed Khalidov has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Khalidov
vs
McBrawlbrawl

183 cm
20
193 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
192 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mamed Khalidov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Punchy McBrawlbrawl!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Glass and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khalidov looks to land a right hand but McBrawlbrawl moved out of range.
Khalidov misses with a wild body shot.
Some wild striking there from McBrawlbrawl.
Khalidov swinging wildly here.
Khalidov misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McBrawlbrawl fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Khalidov throws a series of punches but McBrawlbrawl moves out of range.
Mamed Khalidov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khalidov throws a body kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalidov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McBrawlbrawl.
Khalidov throws a left and a right that both miss
and McBrawlbrawl counters with a one-two to the body.
Khalidov ducks under a wild hook from McBrawlbrawl.
McBrawlbrawl rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Khalidov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Khalidov misses with a double jab.
Khalidov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McBrawlbrawl bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A punch combination from McBrawlbrawl misses.
McBrawlbrawl lands with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov misses with a few strikes there.
Khalidov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Khalidov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khalidov misses with a few strikes there.
Khalidov misses with a head kick.
Khalidov misses with a looping left.
Khalidov thows a left - swing and a miss!
McBrawlbrawl misses with a two punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBrawlbrawl goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Khalidov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
McBrawlbrawl takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Some wild striking there from Khalidov.
McBrawlbrawl swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McBrawlbrawl scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
McBrawlbrawl steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Khalidov.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McBrawlbrawl blocks the body kick.
Khalidov lands with a straight right. McBrawlbrawl didn't see that one coming.
Khalidov lands with a nice combination. McBrawlbrawl backs away looking to recover.
McBrawlbrawl staying out of range there.
McBrawlbrawl looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khalidov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McBrawlbrawl.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khalidov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mamed Khalidov will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

McBrawlbrawl will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Khalidov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
McBrawlbrawl fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McBrawlbrawl lands a glancing blow to the side of Khalidov's head.
Khalidov lands a slapping body shot.
Mamed Khalidov is winning the standup battle so far.
Khalidov is looking to land body kicks.
Khalidov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McBrawlbrawl lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Khalidov circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McBrawlbrawl lands a jab to Khalidov's midsection.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Khalidov.
McBrawlbrawl thows a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Khalidov misses.
Khalidov slips a jab and a cross from McBrawlbrawl.
Khalidov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A combination from McBrawlbrawl does no damage.
Khalidov lands a nice shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Khalidov.
McBrawlbrawl blocks a jab.
McBrawlbrawl is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
McBrawlbrawl moves out of range as Khalidov strikes.
McBrawlbrawl fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mamed Khalidov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McBrawlbrawl throws a right hand that Khalidov ducks under and follows up with a left that Khalidov also avoids with ease.
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!
Khalidov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov swinging wildly here.
Khalidov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khalidov thows a body kick. McBrawlbrawl tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Khalidov throws a jab when McBrawlbrawl was well out of range.
Khalidov throws a jab but it's blocked by McBrawlbrawl.
Sloppy strikes from McBrawlbrawl. Those never looked like landing.
Khalidov throws a front kick that sends McBrawlbrawl stumbling back into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khalidov. McBrawlbrawl does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khalidov throws a right hand that McBrawlbrawl ducks under and follows up with a left that McBrawlbrawl also avoids with ease.
McBrawlbrawl ducks under a wild hook from Khalidov.
McBrawlbrawl misses with a looping left.
A head kick from Khalidov lands but McBrawlbrawl takes it in his stride.
Khalidov lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McBrawlbrawl fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Khalidov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McBrawlbrawl on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mamed Khalidov dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

McBrawlbrawl swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Khalidov displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Khalidov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Khalidov scores with a three punch combo!
Khalidov misses with a hook.
Khalidov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McBrawlbrawl.
McBrawlbrawl throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Khalidov counters with a good, hard body kick but McBrawlbrawl shrugs it off.
Some wild striking there from Khalidov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalidov misses with a few strikes there.
Sloppy strikes from McBrawlbrawl. Those never looked like landing.
Khalidov throws a right hand that McBrawlbrawl ducks under and follows up with a left that McBrawlbrawl also avoids with ease.
Khalidov throws a right hand that McBrawlbrawl ducks under and follows up with a left that McBrawlbrawl also avoids with ease.
Khalidov lands with a nice body kick.
Khalidov has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
McBrawlbrawl misses the shot to the body.
Khalidov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Punchy McBrawlbrawl has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov throws a lazy uppercut
and McBrawlbrawl counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McBrawlbrawl moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
McBrawlbrawl lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by McBrawlbrawl.
Khalidov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McBrawlbrawl moves away.
Khalidov throws a right and a left that McBrawlbrawl avoids nicely.
Khalidov plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
McBrawlbrawl uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Khalidov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for McBrawlbrawl, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A combination from McBrawlbrawl does no damage.
Khalidov connects with a body shot.
Khalidov lands with a nice body kick.
Khalidov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McBrawlbrawl counters with a one-two to the body.
A combination from McBrawlbrawl does no damage.
McBrawlbrawl throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Khalidov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Khalidov fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McBrawlbrawl throws a combination that misses
enabling Khalidov to counter with a crisp jab.
Khalidov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
McBrawlbrawl misses with a few strikes there.
McBrawlbrawl drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
McBrawlbrawl misses with a two punch combination.
McBrawlbrawl takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McBrawlbrawl throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mamed Khalidov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Khalidov cracks McBrawlbrawl with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mamed Khalidov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Khalidov 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mamed Khalidov!