PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abaka Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zevran Arishok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zevran Arishok will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Khan
vs
Arishok

172 cm
23
182 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

183 cm
20
176 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

Valhalla Q160 Nutrition

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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Abaka Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zevran Arishok!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Arishok.
Khan dodges the punch combination from Arishok.
Arishok misses with a straight right.
Arishok misses with a lunging right hand

and Khan counters by moving into the clinch.
Khan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khan throws an elbow that misses.
Arishok works on Khan's body with a couple of short punches.
Khan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Arishok swings wildly with an uppercut but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Arishok managing to block the knees to the body from Khan.
Arishok blocks an elbow strike from Khan.
Nice body punch from Arishok - that landed with a thud.

Arishok breaks from the clinch.
Khan tries to clinch
and Arishok counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khan moves in looking to clinch but Arishok pushes him off.
Arishok keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arishok throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Arishok closes the distance and clinches.
Khan misses with a knee strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Arishok creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Arishok.
Arishok tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khan's elbow.
Arishok is leaning against Khan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Arishok lands a left hand.
Arishok lands a left hand.
Arishok misses with a hook to the ribs.
Khan lands a nice elbow.
Arishok avoiding damage as Khan throws knees to the body.
Khan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Arishok blocks it with crossed arms.
Khan trying to land knees to the body.
Khan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Arishok.
A short left from Arishok.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arishok takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Zevran Arishok has been cut.
Arishok managing to block the knees to the body from Khan.
Khan taking a breather.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Arishok creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arishok gets through Khan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Khan lands an elbow inside that Arishok shrugs off.
Arishok swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Arishok.
Arishok working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Arishok is trying to push Khan away but Khan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Khan scores with a knee to the head.
Arishok tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khan's elbow.
Khan crunches a lovely knee into Arishok's ribcage.
Khan blocking some punches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Khan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Khan working Arishok over with knees to the body.
Arishok looking to stall.
Khan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Khan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Arishok is defending well for now.
Khan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Arishok - that landed with a thud.
Arishok lands a left hand that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Khan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Arishok is defending well for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arishok lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Khan.
A short left from Arishok.
With the fighters up against the cage, Khan throws an elbow but misses.
Arishok misses with a punch to the body.
Arishok goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Arishok.
Arishok misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Arishok presses Khan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Arishok lands a hook that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Arishok stalling.
Arishok misses with a body punch.
Khan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Arishok wants to break free but Khan has control.
Khan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Arishok stalling the fight.
Arishok is looking to control Khan's arms but Khan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Arishok has his back to the cage.
Khan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Arishok.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Khan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Arishok's brow.
Arishok throws a punch but it's blocked by Khan.
Knees in the clinch landing for Khan.

That's four 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 throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Arishok softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Khan misses with a knee to the head.
Arishok tries to work over Khan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Arishok misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Arishok lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Khan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Arishok is trying to break free.
Khan missing with knees to the body.
Arishok goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Arishok blocks an elbow strike.
Arishok misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Arishok blocks the elbow strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Khan obliges.
Arishok looks winded!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Arishok struggles to land a body shot inside as Khan controls his hands.
Arishok manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The crowd are getting on Arishok's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zevran Arishok dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zevran Arishok's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Khan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Arishok misses with a right hand

and Khan counters by clinching up.
Khan blocks a body shot from Arishok.
Khan landing knees to the head.
Arishok is trying to force a seperation but Khan has the dominant position.
Arishok blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zevran Arishok seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Arishok pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Arishok's jab looks to have found its range, popping Khan under the eye.
Khan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice jab there from Arishok.
Arishok takes a kick to the side of the head.

Arishok is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arishok throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Khan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Khan tries to clinch but Arishok is having none of it.
Arishok is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Khan avoids the body shot from Arishok.
Abaka Khan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Arishok throws a lazy uppercut

and Khan counters by clinching up.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Arishok as Khan tries to tie him up.
Arishok tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khan's elbow.
Arishok lands a right hand that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Arishok tries to break free but Khan pushes him back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Arishok.
Arishok tries a body shot but Khan blocks it.
Khan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Arishok pushes Khan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Arishok misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khan scores a nice knee to the body.

Arishok breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Arishok scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arishok ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khan moves away.
Khan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Arishok drives through and clinches with Khan against the cage.
Arishok goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Arishok.
Khan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Arishok scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Khan misses with a knee to the head.
Khan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Arishok is trying to force a seperation but Khan has the dominant position.
Khan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Khan trying to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arishok blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Arishok looking to stall.
Arishok scores with a shot to the side of Khan's head.

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

Khan dives in and scores a takedown into Arishok's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Arishok wants to stand up but Khan is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Arishok trying to keep a closed guard but Khan is proving a slippery customer.
Khan won't allow Arishok to get back to his feet.
Arishok keeping moving, preventing Khan from controlling successfully.
Khan advances position into side control!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan cracks Arishok with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Arishok is looking to reverse the position.

Khan looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Khan decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Zevran Arishok is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Arishok lands with a nice body punch.
Arishok throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Khan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Arishok throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Khan tries to clinch there but Arishok circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Khan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
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 Abaka Khan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Zevran Arishok's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Arishok loads up on a big right hand but Khan slips the punch.
Khan slips a straight right by Arishok.
A big left from Arishok misses.
Khan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Arishok thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice sprawl there from Arishok as Khan shoots in.
Jab from Arishok.
Arishok throws a hook but Khan blocks it.
Arishok swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Khan shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Arishok is looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Arishok wants to control but Khan is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Khan seems to be looking for submissions.
Arishok is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Khan's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Khan's back!
Khan rolls, trying to escape but Arishok keeps control of the position.
Khan tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Khan sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.

Khan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Khan is looking for a sweep. Arishok is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Khan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Khan gets full guard.

Khan has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Arishok can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Arishok got a little sloppy there for a moment and Khan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Arishok has managed to get both his arms back between Khan's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Khan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Arishok is aware though and is defending well.
Arishok is looking to stand up but Khan won't let him.

Khan has his foot on Arishok's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Arishok works his way back into a safe position though.
Khan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Arishok wants to get back to his feet.
Abaka Khan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Khan is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Arishok is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Abaka Khan!
Abaka Khan decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.