PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Manueli Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Verbana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manueli Khan has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Khan
vs
Verbana

200 cm
25
220 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

182 cm
25
240 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Manueli Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, John Verbana!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Verbana comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Khan blocks a jab.
Khan keeps the fight on the outside.
Verbana is looking to clinch but Khan is avoiding it.

Khan closes the distance and clinches.
Khan misses with a punch to the body.
Verbana is looking for a takedown.
Verbana landing knees to the body.
Verbana throws a knee to the head but misses.
Khan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khan tries to break the clinch but Verbana is controlling the position.
Verbana landing knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Verbana backwards.
Verbana prevents Khan from breaking the clinch.
Khan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Verbana drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Verbana lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Verbana misses with an elbow over the top.
Khan blocks an elbow strike from Verbana.
Verbana blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Khan manages to break the clinch.
Verbana tries to clinch but Khan is having none of it.
Verbana connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Verbana tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Khan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Verbana misses with a leg kick.
Khan swings for the body but Verbana moves out of range.
Verbana closes the distance but Khan moves to the side

and Khan moves into the clinch.
Verbana tries a knee to the head but Khan blocks it.
Khan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Verbana lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Verbana throws a knee to the head but misses.
Khan avoids the elbow strike from Verbana, against the cage.
Verbana lands a good knee to the midsection. Khan won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Verbana creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan lands an uppercut.
Verbana lands a nice knee to the body.
Verbana creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Khan's defenses.
Khan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Khan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Verbana.
Manueli Khan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Verbana.
Verbana throws an elbow that misses.
Khan working hard to break the clinch.
Khan is trying to force a seperation but Verbana has the dominant position.
Verbana will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Khan up against the cage.
Verbana lands an elbow inside that Khan shrugs off.
Verbana looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Khan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Khan blocks the elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Verbana blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Khan lands a shoulder strike.
Verbana throws an elbow that misses.
A knee to the head by Verbana.

It looks like Manueli Khan has been cut.
Khan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Verbana creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Khan wants to get back to striking at distance but Verbana won't allow it.
Verbana lands an elbow that stopped Khan in his tracks for a moment.
Khan managing to block the knees to the body from Verbana.
Verbana wants a takedown.
Verbana is trying to stall.
Khan lands a right hand.
Khan can't find room to land a body shot as Verbana controls the action.
Verbana lands an elbow inside.
Khan misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verbana misses with an elbow strike.
Verbana looking to slow down the pace here.
A hook to the body from Khan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Verbana is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Verbana pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Khan tries to circle away but Verbana has him pinned against the cage.
Khan holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Verbana should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
A short uppercut from Khan.
Khan tries to circle away but Verbana has him pinned against the cage.
Verbana tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Khan avoids it.
Khan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Verbana lands an elbow just above Khan 's eye.
Khan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Verbana misses with an elbow strike.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Verbana.
Verbana gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Khan blocks the elbow strike.
Verbana throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Khan blocks it with crossed arms.
Verbana taking a breather.
Khan takes an elbow to the temple.
Verbana tries to land a knee to the head but Khan blocks with his arms.
Khan lands a shot to the body.
Verbana keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Khan's efforts to push away.
Verbana throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Khan swings wildly with an uppercut but Verbana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Verbana lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Verbana throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Khan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Khan blocks an elbow strike.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Verbana throws a knee to the head but misses.
Verbana misses with an elbow over the top.
Khan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Verbana up against the cage.
Verbana throws an elbow that misses.
Khan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Verbana backwards.
Verbana tries to land knees in the clinch but Khan avoids the damage to the body.
Verbana lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Verbana trying to control the position but instead, Khan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Verbana into the cage.
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!
Verbana gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Verbana drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Khan has Verbana pressed against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Khan for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Khan is trying to force a seperation but Verbana has the dominant position.
Khan struggles to land a body shot inside as Verbana controls his hands.
Verbana gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Khan avoids a wild elbow strike from Verbana.
Nice elbow from Verbana.
Verbana tries for a takedown but Khan manages to get underhooks.
Verbana lands an elbow that stopped Khan in his tracks for a moment.
Verbana misses with an elbow over the top.
Verbana looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Verbana is working for takedown but Khan is calmly controlling the position for now.
Verbana lands a damaging elbow.
Khan lands an uppercut.
Khan digs a right hand underneath Verbana's ribcage. Verbana let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Verbana looks winded!
Khan avoids the elbow strike from Verbana, against the cage.
Khan tries to circle away but Verbana has him pinned against the cage.
Verbana misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Khan.
Verbana is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Khan pulls him back up using the underhooks.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Khan lands an uppercut.
Verbana pushes off an throws an elbow but Khan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Khan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Verbana up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Verbana tries to stall but Khan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Verbana tries a knee to the head but Khan blocks it.
Khan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Verbana backwards.
Khan dodges an elbow strike from Verbana.
A frustrated look appears on Khan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Khan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Verbana takes a shot to the head.
Khan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The referee calls for Khan to work.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Khan seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Khan blocks an elbow strike from Verbana.
Khan lands with a left to the head.
Khan lands a shoulder strike.
Khan stalling.
Khan has had enough of the clinch but Verbana keeps him there for the moment.
Verbana is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Khan is defending well for now.
Khan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Verbana wants to stall.
Verbana missing with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Verbanas head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Khan pushes Verbana back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Verbana comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Verbana has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge James Atkins scores the fight for John Verbana!
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight for John Verbana!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for John Verbana!

John Verbana wins by unanimous decision!