PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Amir Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tarik Gibson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Khan
vs
Gibson

175 cm
28
192 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

186 cm
22
192 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
KO power

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Amir Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tarik Gibson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Skip Squint and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gibson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Khan has time to react.
Gibson throws a sloppy head kick and Khan moves out of range easily.
Gibson scores with a kick to the body.
Gibson stuffs the takedown.
Khan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A head kick misses from Gibson.
Khan shoots in and drives through. Gibson sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Amir Khan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gibson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gibson looks to land a combination but Khan avoids it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Gibson drives through and clinches with Khan against the cage.
Gibson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Gibson lands a hook that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Khan tries to break the clinch but Gibson is controlling the position.
Gibson is stalling here.
Khan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gibson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Khan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Khan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gibson prevents Khan from breaking the clinch.
Khan is trying to push Gibson away but Gibson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibson lands a body punch.
Khan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gibson is leaning against Khan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gibson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Good body shot from Gibson.
Khan is breathing heavily.
Khan wants to break free but Gibson has control.
A shot in the inside from Gibson.
Gibson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Gibson.
Khan working hard to break the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gibson slows down the pace here.
Gibson has Khan pressed against the cage, preventing Khan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gibson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gibson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Khan tries to circle away but Gibson has him pinned against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan is trying to break free.
The referee is keeping an eye on Gibson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Gibson lands a body punch.
Gibson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gibson just leaning against Khan, taking a breather.
Gibson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Khan's efforts to push away.
Gibson has Khan pressed against the cage, preventing Khan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Good body shot from Gibson.
Gibson stalling against the cage.
A short right from Gibson on the inside.
Gibson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Khan's efforts to push away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Gibson lands a big head kick that sends Khan tumbling to the mat! Gibson takes a step backwards and waves Khan back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Khan is rocked!
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 glances at the clock... BAM! Gibson nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Khan crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Khan is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tarik Gibson!