PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Victor Kang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wiz Khalifa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khalifa has chosen young wild and free as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kang
vs
Khalifa

177 cm
27
160 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

187 cm
25
170 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Good elbows
Determined

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Victor Kang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wiz Khalifa!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Matheus Silva and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khalifa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kang moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kang with a nice cross.
Kang pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Victor Kang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Kang darts in and clinches Khalifa up against the cage.
Khalifa lands a nice elbow.
Khalifa scores with a shot to the side of Kang's head.
Kang landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kang blocks the elbow strike.
Kang throws a knee to the head but misses.
Khalifa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kang tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Khalifa avoids it.
Kang crunches a lovely knee into Khalifa's ribcage.
Kang is trying to force a seperation but Khalifa has the dominant position.
Kang throws a knee to the head but misses.
Khalifa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Kang.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kang'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.
Khalifa throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalifa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kang blocks an elbow strike from Khalifa.
Khalifa throws an elbow but it misses.
Khalifa throws an elbow that misses.
Kang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khalifa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kang dodges an elbow strike from Khalifa.
Khalifa misses with an elbow strike.
Kang blocks an elbow strike.
Kang lands a good knee to the midsection. Khalifa won't want to take too many of those.

Kang breaks the clinch.
Kang throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Khalifa counters with a one-two to the body.
Kang throws a right and a left that both miss.

Khalifa moves into the clinch.
Kang blocks the elbow strike.

Kang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Khalifa moves into the clinch.

Kang breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khalifa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kang is fending him off so far but Khalifa persists. Nope, Kang circles away and we're back to standing.

Khalifa rushes Kang and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Khalifa looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Khalifa swings wildly with an uppercut but Kang uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Kang.

Kang breaks from the clinch.
Kang scores with a jab to the body.
Kang throws a right hand that misses
and Khalifa counters with a series of strikes. Kang will be more careful next time no doubt.
Khalifa scores with a decent looking hook.
Kang throws a right and a left that both miss.
Khalifa's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kang under the eye.
Kang misses the jab.

Khalifa moves into the clinch successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalifa throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Khalifa looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kang misses with a knee strike.
Kang comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kang tries to land knees in the clinch but Khalifa avoids the damage to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Khalifa.
Khalifa takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kang putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Khalifa in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Khalifa looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Khalifa throws an elbow that misses.
Khalifa takes an elbow to the temple.
Khalifa managing to block the knees to the body from Kang.
Kang lands a good knee to the midsection. Khalifa won't want to take too many of those.
Khalifa lands an elbow that stopped Kang in his tracks for a moment.
Kang avoids a wild elbow strike from Khalifa.
Kang avoids the elbow strike from Khalifa, against the cage.
Kang blocks an elbow strike.
Kang using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Khalifa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khalifa is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kang is keeping busy.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Khalifa just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kang's brow.
Khalifa pushes off an throws an elbow but Kang leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kang gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Khalifa lands an elbow just above Kang 's eye.
Khalifa misses with a punch on the inside.

Kang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kang tests Khalifa's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Khalifa pushes Kang up against the cage in a clinch.
Khalifa creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Come on Kang - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kang pushes off an throws an elbow but Khalifa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kang landing knees to the head.
Kang blocks an elbow strike from Khalifa.
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 Victor Kang will probably get the nod.
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.

Kang moves into range and clinches up with Khalifa.
Khalifa is looking to control Kang's arms but Kang gets an underhook and turns him. Now Khalifa has his back to the cage.
Kang landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kang is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Khalifa is defending well for now.
Khalifa gets through Kang's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Khalifa looking to slow down the pace here.
Kang takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kang creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Khalifa's defenses.
Kang dodges an elbow strike from Khalifa.
Khalifa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Khalifa pushes off an throws an elbow but Kang leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kang takes an elbow to the temple.
Kang working Khalifa over with knees to the body.

Kang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Khalifa moves into the clinch successfully.
Kang blocks an elbow strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khalifa dodges an elbow strike from Kang.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khalifa.
Khalifa throws a punch but it's blocked by Kang.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kang just misses with a elbow thrown towards Khalifa's brow.
Victor Kang has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Khalifa throws an elbow but it misses.
Kang dodges an elbow strike from Khalifa.
Kang connects with a knee to the head.
Kang gets through Khalifa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Khalifa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kang's efforts to push away.
Khalifa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kang lands a nice elbow.

Kang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good exchange - Kang coming out on top.
Khalifa misses with the combination.

Khalifa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Khalifa.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kang pushes Khalifa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Kang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Khalifa closes the distance and pushes Kang back into the cage.
Khalifa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Khalifa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kang backwards.
Khalifa lands a damaging elbow.
Khalifa stalling in the clinch but Kang improves position.
Kang tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Khalifa avoids it.
Kang gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kang avoids a wild elbow strike from Khalifa.
Khalifa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kang lands a knee to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Khalifa just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kang's brow.

Kang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Khalifa throws a right hand that Kang ducks under and follows up with a left that Kang also avoids with ease.
Khalifa staying out of range there.

Khalifa moves into range and clinches up with Kang.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Khalifa throws an elbow but misses.
Kang avoids the elbow strike from Khalifa, against the cage.
Khalifa creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kang avoids a wild elbow strike from Khalifa.
Khalifa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kang creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Khalifa's defenses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kang lands a nice knee to the body.
Kang landing knees to the body.
Kang trying to land knees to the body.
Khalifa misses with a short punch on the inside.

Kang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kang misses with a few strikes there.

Kang drives through and clinches with Khalifa against the cage.
Khalifa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Khalifa avoiding damage as Kang throws knees to the body.
Kang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khalifa's elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalifa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kang blocking some punches.
Kang comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kang lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kang unloads a knee to the mid-section. Khalifa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Khalifa lands a nice elbow.
Khalifa throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kang just misses with a elbow thrown towards Khalifa's brow.
Kang dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

Kang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice defenses there by Khalifa.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good exchange - Khalifa coming out on top.
Nice body punch from Kang.

Khalifa closes the distance and clinches.
Khalifa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Victor Kang will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Kang connects with a looping right hand.

Khalifa gets a clinch.
Khalifa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Khalifa creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kang.

Kang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Khalifa forces Kang back against the cage and clinches.
Kang wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Khalifa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Kang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Khalifa clinches with his opponent.
Kang misses with an elbow strike.
Khalifa throws an elbow that misses.
Khalifa misses with an elbow strike.
Khalifa misses with an elbow over the top.

Kang breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kang cracks Khalifa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Victor Kang is winning the standup battle so far.

Kang closes the distance and pushes Khalifa back into the cage.
Kang crunches a lovely knee into Khalifa's ribcage.
Kang missing with knees to the body.
Khalifa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kang avoids the elbow strike from Khalifa, against the cage.
Khalifa is looking to control Kang's arms but Kang gets an underhook and turns him. Now Khalifa has his back to the cage.
Kang landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Khalifa looking to stall.
Khalifa throws an elbow but it misses.
Khalifa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kang backwards.
Khalifa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Kang manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Khalifa does no damage.

Khalifa moves into the clinch.

Kang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A swing and a miss from Kang.

Khalifa has closed the distance and engaged Kang in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kang lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kang misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Khalifa.

Kang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Khalifa throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Kang closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Khalifa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Khalifa has a couple of punches blocked by Kang.

Kang manages to break the clinch.

Kang gets tackled into the cage by Khalifa. Khalifa maintains the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Khalifa fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalifa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Khalifa.
Kang scores with a shot to the side of Khalifa's head.
Kang pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Khalifa blocks an elbow strike from Kang.
Kang blocks an elbow strike from Khalifa.
Khalifa throws an elbow that misses.
Khalifa working aggressively here.
Kang lands a nice knee to the body.
Kang is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Khalifa misses with an elbow strike.
Kang avoids the elbow strike from Khalifa, against the cage.
Kang is leaning against Khalifa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Khalifa misses with an elbow over the top.
Khalifa throws an elbow that misses.
Kang throws a knee to the head but misses.
Khalifa lands a damaging elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kang.
Kang lands a body punch.
Khalifa lands an elbow just above Kang 's eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khalifa stalling in the clinch but Kang improves position.
Kang blocks the elbow strike.

Kang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Kang closes the distance and clinches.
Khalifa throws an elbow but it's blocked.

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

Khalifa clinches with his opponent.
Kang avoids the elbow strike from Khalifa, against the cage.
Khalifa lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kang as Khalifa tries to tie him up.
Wiz Khalifa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Victor Kang is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Khalifa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Wiz Khalifa.
Well Kang 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Kang!
After winning the bout, Victor Kang thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.