PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ken Oath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Genghis Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Oath
vs
Khan

210 cm
27
280 lbs
17 - 5 - 0

200 cm
27
282 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Hellbent
ANABOLIC Nutrition 160Q and LAUNDRY 85%

Hellbent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ken Oath!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Genghis Khan!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Lou da Vinci and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oath tries to close the distance and clinch up but Khan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oath pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Khan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

It looks like Ken Oath has been cut.
Khan misses with a hook

and Oath counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Oath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Oath trying to control but Khan is working from the bottom.
Khan has control of Oath's left arm, preventing Oath from doing any damage.
Oath looking to pass the guard.
Oath has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Khan looking for a sweep. Not yet Khan, not yet.
Oath in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Oath throws a big elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oath looking to pass the guard.
Khan manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Oath is wriggling around trying to escape.
Khan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Oath is looking to get to half guard.
Khan wants to control the pace but Oath is squirming around nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oath is desperately trying to improve his position but Khan has a good base and remains in mount.
Oath wants to hold on but Khan pushes him away.
Khan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oath is looking to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan controlling from mount.
Oath can't escape the position.
Khan controlling the pace for now.
Oath can't escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oath tries to lock up and control but Khan gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Oath is looking to get to half guard.
Khan avoids the attempt from Oath to control.
Khan looking to control but Oath is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oath is looking to improve his position but Khan isn't that keen on the idea.
Oath tries to hold on but Khan postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Genghis Khan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ken Oath's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Khan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A clash of legs there as Khan blocks the low kick.
Oath throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Khan throws a leg kick

and Oath counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Khan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Khan wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Oath is now in half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khan trying to control from the bottom.
Oath thows a huge punch but Khan dodges it nicely.
Oath thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Khan's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Oath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oath missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Oath tries to pass the half guard into mount. Khan knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Khan wants to get back to full guard.
Khan controlling the position for now.
Let's hope that Khan has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Oath seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Khan tries to roll over but Oath keeps him under control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oath missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Oath is keen to just control but Khan is a slippery customer.
Oath is really struggling to control Khan but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Oath takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Oath working Khan over with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oath works his way into full mount!
Khan tries to reverse the position but Oath maintains control.
Oath unloading with bombs!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oath thowing shots but they're missing.
Khan is squirming around, avoiding Oath's attempts to control the action.
Oath fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Oath lands with some strikes.

It looks like Genghis Khan has been cut.
Oath thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oath misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Oath throwing strikes here but Khan is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Ken Oath overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Oath with a couple of short strikes.
Oath looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oath lands with some strikes.
Khan tries to lock up and control but Oath gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Oath with a couple of short strikes.
Khan is trying desperately to improve position.
Oath throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Khan because Oath loaded up on that one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khan is in a horrible position here. Oath smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Oath content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ken Oath dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Khan misses with a low kick.
Khan swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Oath counters with a shoot takedown. Khan fights it but they end up in guard.
Khan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Khan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Oath trying to control the position from guard on top but Khan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Khan wants to sweep here but Oath controlling him for the moment.
Khan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Oath.
Khan keeping moving, preventing Oath from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oath won't allow Khan to sweep him here.
Oath working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Khan pulls Oath in close to prevent any damage.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Oath connects with a body shot.

Oath has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oath scores with a shot to the side of Khan's head.
Oath misses with a punch on the inside.
Khan tries to break the clinch but Oath is controlling the position.
Khan is trying to break the clinch but Oath is controlling him.
Khan avoiding damage as Oath throws knees to the body.
Khan misses with a punch on the inside.
Khan is trying to break free.
Khan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Oath.
Khan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Khan throws a punch but it's blocked by Oath.
Oath throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Oath drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Khan gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Oath scores with a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan tries to break the clinch but Oath is controlling the position.
Khan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Oath.
Khan misses with the head strike.
Khan misses with a body punch.
Khan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Oath lands with a short shot to the head.
Oath pushes Khan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Oath swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khan misses with the head strike.
Khan looking to stall.
Oath lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short left from Oath.

That has opened up Genghis Khan's cut even more.
Khan misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Oath creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Oath has him pressed against the cage.
Khan blocks a body shot from Oath.
Oath misses with a hook to the ribs.
Khan looking to slow down the pace here.
Oath is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Khan is keeping busy.
Khan trying to stall but Oath improves his position.
Oath lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Oath blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Khan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oath tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khan's elbow.
Oath blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Oath has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Khan clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Oath scores with punches to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ken Oath clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Oath's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Khan throws a body punch but Oath moves out of range.
Oath has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Oath there as he acknowledges the shot.
Oath is looking to chop away at Khan's legs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Oath.
Khan misses with a double jab.
Both fighters circling a little - Oath finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Khan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Oath tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khan was well out of range. Poor timing from Oath.
A swing and a miss from Khan.
Oath thumps Khan with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khan throws a right hand that Oath ducks under and follows up with a left that Oath also avoids with ease.
Oath is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Khan can do to turn this around?
Oath darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Oath lands a nice looking body kick.
Khan is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oath feints and then cracks Khan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Khan down.
Oath fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Oath turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Khan takes a swing at Oath's ribcage but misses.

Oath rushes Khan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ken Oath has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A body shot lands from Oath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oath cracks Khan with a nice body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Oath.
Oath drops down looking for an ankle pick but Khan pulls his leg out and moves away.
Khan misses with a body kick.
Oath scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oath pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Oath pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Genghis Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oath.
Oath scoring well with a low kick there.
Oath shoots in looking for a takedown. Khan tries to sprawl out of it but Oath keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Khan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Oath tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Khan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Oath works the jab nicely.
Oath avoids a kick to the body.
Oath lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Oath throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Khan takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan lands a slapping body shot.
Khan misses with a looping left.
Oath with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Khan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Oath throws a head kick that half lands.
Oath misses with a body kick.
Khan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Oath checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Oath thuds his shin into the meat of Khan's side.
Genghis Khan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Khan tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oath fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Khan.
Khan misses with a looping right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Khan has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Oath.
Oath feints and then cracks Khan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Khan down.
Oath fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Khan.
Oath lands a nice looking body kick.
Khan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

Oath closes the distance and clinches.
Khan has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Oath.
Oath drops down looking for an ankle pick but Khan pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ken Oath. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oath throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ken Oath had his way with Genghis Khan in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Khan misses with a body kick.
Khan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Oath uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khan.
Oath scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Khan doesn't seem bothered though.
Oath thumps Khan with a low kick.
Khan throws a head kick that misses

and Oath counters with a takedown into side control.
Khan dodges the ground and pound from Oath.
Oath trying to control the action but Khan is working from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oath misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Oath's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Oath throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Khan to regain full guard.
Oath missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Oath trying to control the position from guard on top but Khan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oath is looking to work some ground and pound but Khan has wrist control.
Khan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Khan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oath postures up and lands a big shot to Khan's brow.
Khan keeping full guard, as Oath tries to pass.
Khan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Oath stands up over Khan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Genghis Khan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oath working some strikes from top position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Khan is on top in guard.
Oath is pulling down on Khan's head to control his posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan content to stall in guard here.
Oath is trying to keep Khan in close.
Khan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Oath swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Oath trying to keep a closed guard but Khan is proving a slippery customer.
Khan is looking to stand up but Oath won't let him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Genghis Khan.
Some bone on bone action there as Khan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Oath motions for Khan to come forward. Oath throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Khan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Khan throws a predictable looking body shot

and Oath counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Khan's guard now.
Khan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Oath.
Ken Oath is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Oath loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Oath trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oath pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Khan is keeping the position for now.
Oath pushing down on Khan's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ken Oath showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Oath has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 50:46
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 49:46
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 50:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ken Oath!
Ken Oath retains his heavyweight title!
Ken Oath thanked the fans post fight for their support.