PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abaka Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Fitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fitch is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Till I Collapse- Eminem. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jon Fitch was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Khan
vs
Fitch

172 cm
24
182 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

180 cm
24
180 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Damnfield clothing

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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 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Abaka Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jon Fitch!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Fitch sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Fitch takes a swing at Khan's ribcage but misses.
Fitch swings for the body but Khan moves out of range.
Fitch swings for the body but Khan moves out of range.
Khan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fitch takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Khan shoots in for a double leg but Fitch sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Khan tries to clinch but Fitch moves away
and Fitch counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fitch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fitch lands a slapping body shot.
Fitch lands with a hook. Khan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abaka Khan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fitch just misses with a punch to the body.
Fitch is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Khan rather than just go for the knockout.
Fitch catches Khan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Fitch manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Khan tries to clinch but Fitch moves out of range.
Fitch jabs Khan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Khan stuns Fitch with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fitch throws a one two combo.
Fitch fails to land with a series of punches.
Fitch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khan manages to avoid it.
Fitch throws an overhand right that lands on Khan's shoulder, as Khan tries to avoid the shot.
Fitch looks to score with a jab to the body but Khan is just out of range.
Khan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Khan tried to score with a low kick but Fitch checks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Fitch manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan wants to clinch
and Fitch counters with a right hand to the body.
Jon Fitch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fitch takes a swing at Khan's ribcage but misses.
Khan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fitch misses the jab.
Fitch scores with a jab. Khan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Khan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fitch pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fitch throws a looping overhand right but Khan ducks down to avoid it.
Fitch swings away with a body shot that misses
and Khan counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Jon Fitch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitch misses the shot to the body.
Fitch lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Khan circles away quickly and effectively.
Fitch scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Khan doesn't seem bothered though.
Fitch throws a jab but it's blocked by Khan.
Fitch ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Khan tries to clinch but Fitch moves out of range.
Khan tries to clinch but Fitch moves away
and Fitch counters with a left to the body.

Khan darts in and clinches Fitch up against the cage.
Fitch misses with a punch on the inside.
Fitch doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Khan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fitch backwards.
Khan crunches a lovely knee into Fitch's ribcage.
Fitch misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fitch blocks an elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitch blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Khan looking to throw knees to the head but Fitch is blocking nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khan lands a knee to the body.
Khan tries to land knees in the clinch but Fitch avoids the damage to the body.
Khan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fitch avoids it.
Khan misses with a knee to the head.
Fitch struggles to land a body shot inside as Khan controls his hands.
Fitch lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Khan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fitch stalls.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fitch wants to get back to striking at distance but Khan won't allow it.
Khan tries to land knees in the clinch but Fitch avoids the damage to the body.
Fitch leaning his opponent against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Fitch dominated that 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.

Fitch misses with a hook.
Khan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fitch, as that shot connected.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Khan.
Khan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Khan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Fitch counters with a right hand to the body.
Khan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khan throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Khan closes the distance and pushes Fitch back into the cage.
Khan throws an elbow but it misses.
Khan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fitch.
Khan lands a nice elbow.

Fitch breaks from the clinch.
Khan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fitch swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Khan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from Fitch misses.
Fitch lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Khan throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Fitch.
Khan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fitch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan throws a nice head kick!
Fitch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khan.
Khan avoids the body shot from Fitch.
Fitch punishes Khan's body with a nice straight punch.
Khan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fitch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fitch. Khan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fitch avoids the head kick by Khan.
Khan tries to clinch there but Fitch circles away.
A combination from Fitch does no damage.
Khan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Khan doesn't manage to clinch there - Fitch circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitch lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fitch misses the shot to the body.
Fitch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circling - Fitch throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Khan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Khan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Khan is looking to clinch but Fitch is avoiding it.
Fitch throws a looping overhand right but Khan ducks down to avoid it.
Khan tries to close the distance and clinch but Fitch swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Khan scores with a one two! Fitch had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan darts in trying to clinch
and Fitch counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Khan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fitch throws out the jab.
Khan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fitch thows a body shot but no joy.
Fitch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fitch looks to score with a jab to the body but Khan is just out of range.
Khan wants to clinch up but Fitch keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Fitch 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. This is the final round!

Khan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fitch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fitch swings for the body but Khan moves out of range.
Fitch swings for the body but Khan moves out of range.
Khan moves away from the strike by Fitch.
Fitch sizes up Khan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The fighters circling - Fitch throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Khan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fitch digs a good body shot into Khan's ribs.
Khan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fitch throws a right hand that misses
and Khan counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Fitch is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Abaka Khan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Khan defending well as Fitch loads up on a big left hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Khan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Khan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fitch doesn't seem phased though.
Fitch throws a hook but Khan avoids it easily.
Fitch avoids the head kick by Khan.
Fitch loads up on a big right hand but Khan slips the punch.
Khan fails to land the takedown.
Fitch throws a body punch but Khan moves out of range.
Khan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fitch.
Khan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Khan fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Khan closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Fitch's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Khan throws a big right hand that misses.
Khan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Khan decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Khan ducks under a wild hook from Fitch.
Khan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Khan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fitch misses the shot to the body.
Fitch misses the body punch
letting Khan counter with a right hand.
Khan fails with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Khan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fitch swings for the body but Khan moves out of range.
Khan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Khan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Khan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Fitch.
Khan trying to land knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Fitch.
Fitch lands a left hand that snaps the head of Khan backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan is trying to maintain a safe position but Fitch gets an underhook and turns Khan into the cage.
Khan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fitch has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Khan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fitch lands an uppercut.
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 is trying to maintain a safe position but Fitch gets an underhook and turns Khan into the cage.
Khan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fitch blocks the elbow strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Abaka Khan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fitch lands with a light punch inside.
Abaka Khan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Khan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fitch is defending well for now.
Fitch stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Khan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short left from Fitch.
Khan throws a knee to the head but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jon Fitch.
I've got Fitch winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Fitch!
Jon Fitch seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.