PBP Commentary

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

Tischer
vs
Khalidov

177 cm
18
144 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

225 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcus Tischer!
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, Mamed Khalidov!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Eddie Farnsworth and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khalidov wants to clinch.
A jab from Tischer misses.
Khalidov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tischer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Khalidov throws a head kick but Tischer moves out of range.
Mamed Khalidov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khalidov tries to clinch but Tischer moves out of range.
Khalidov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Khalidov throws a combination that misses
enabling Tischer to counter with a crisp jab.

Khalidov is rocked!
Khalidov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Khalidov shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Khalidov showed some decent athleticism there.
Khalidov is still in real trouble! Can Tischer finish him?
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Khalidov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Khalidov seems to have recovered his senses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tischer blocking the ground and pound attempt from Khalidov.
Khalidov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tischer's head.
Khalidov frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Khalidov content just to control the position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Khalidov controlling the pace for now.
Khalidov misses with a head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Khalidov looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Khalidov content just to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov tries to control but Tischer wriggling away.
Khalidov tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mamed Khalidov dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Khalidov wants to clinch.
Khalidov misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tischer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Khalidov.
Tischer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Khalidov throws out the jab.
Mamed Khalidov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Khalidov is looking to clinch but Tischer is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tischer gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Khalidov to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Tischer can't keep his opponent in guard - Khalidov advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Khalidov thows a huge punch but Tischer dodges it nicely.
Khalidov is just content to waste time from the top position. Tischer takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov trying to control the position from guard on top but Tischer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Khalidov gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Khalidov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tischer pinned against the cage. Tischer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tischer defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Khalidov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Khalidov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Marcus Tischer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mamed Khalidov.
Khalidov tries for a takedown but Tischer circles away easily
and Khalidov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Khalidov shoots in and bounces Tischer off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Tischer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Khalidov on the ground.
Khalidov is breathing heavily.
Tischer trying to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tischer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tischer slaps away a takedown attempt from Khalidov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mamed Khalidov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Khalidov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Khalidov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tischer swivels and escapes.
A cross from Tischer lands.
Khalidov takes a swing at Tischer's ribcage but misses.
Tischer feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Khalidovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Khalidov shoots for a double leg takedown but Tischer sprawls well. He's pushed Khalidov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Khalidov doesn't manage to clinch there - Tischer circles away.
Khalidov takes one to the chin there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalidov shoots in for a takedown but Tischer shows good takedown defense.
Marcus Tischer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mamed Khalidov.
Nice jab there from Tischer.
Tischer cracks Khalidov on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Khalidov falls backwards against the cage. Tischer follows up with more strikes that drop Khalidov to his knees. Tischer keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Khalidov! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcus Tischer!