PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brij Khali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amazing Game (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Game has chosen Spirit in the Sky as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Khali
vs
Game

175 cm
39
162 lbs
28 - 39 - 1

165 cm
31
152 lbs
10 - 11 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 39 - 1, fighting out of New York, Brij Khali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Amazing Game!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Joseph Jones and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Game throws a leg kick but Khali sees it coming and moves out of range.
Brij Khali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Game darts in and clinches Khali up against the cage.
Game will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Khali up against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Game's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Game has Khali pressed against the cage, preventing Khali from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Game leaning against his opponent.
Khali tries to circle away but Game has him pinned against the cage.
Khali wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Game effectively controlling the action here.
Game receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Amazing Game.
Game lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Khali tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Khali moves to clinch but Game breaks away
and Game counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Game stalks Khali and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Khali's face. Khali staggers backwards, shaken.
Game looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Khali is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Khali has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Khali is looking to clinch but Game is avoiding it.

Game drives through and clinches with Khali against the cage.
Game controlling the action here for a moment.
Game keeps control of Khali as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The referee calls for Game to work.

Khali pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Khali has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Game finds it's way round the side to connect with Khali's head.
Game avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Game lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Khali at a distance.
Khali tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Game manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Game misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Game moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Game displaying some good clinch control by pressing Khali up against the cage.
Khali wants to break free but Game has control.
Khali tries to break the clinch but Game is controlling the position.
Game pressing his opponent against the cage.
Khali is trying to break free.
Game taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Game continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.

Khali breaks from the clinch.
Khali is looking to clinch.
Khali closes the distance but Game moves to the side
and Game counters with a low kick, right behind Khali 's knee.
Game throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Game throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Khali.
Khali tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Game manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Game rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Khali counters with a nice low kick that buckles Game's knee momentarily.
A combination from Game does no damage.
A combination from Game does no damage.
Khali avoids the head kick by Game.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Game, as that shot connected.
Khali tries to clinch but Game moves out of range.

Khali has closed the distance and engaged Game in a clinch.

Khali pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Game circles away from the clinch attempt
and Game counters with a slapping leg kick.
Game swinging wildly here.
Khali throws a head kick that misses.
Khali tries to bum rush Game with a series of wild strikes but Game uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khali is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Khali tries to clinch but Game moves out of range.
Game swats away the attempt to clinch by Khali.
Khali tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Game paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Khali moves in looking to clinch but Game pushes him off.
Game tries to bum rush Khali with a series of wild strikes but Khali uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Game scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khali tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Khali darts in trying to clinch
and Game counters with a one-two to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khali wants to clinch.
Nice shot lands for Game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Amazing Game dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Game!
Game circles away from the clinch attempt.
Game swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Khali closes the distance but Game moves to the side
letting Game counter with a right hand.
Khali wants to clinch up but Game keeps it at a distance.
Khali wants to clinch.
Game throws a combination. Khali tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Game misses with a double jab

and Khali counters by moving into the clinch.
Khali is trying to pull guard but Game turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Game effectively controlling the action here.
Game is trying to maintain a safe position but Khali gets an underhook and turns Game into the cage.
Game seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Khali wants to break free but Game has control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Game has Khali pushed against the cage.
Game is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Khali is keeping busy.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Amazing Game.
Khali throws a right hand that Game ducks under and follows up with a left that Game also avoids with ease.
Khali is looking to clinch but Game is avoiding it.
Khali tries to close the distance and clinch up but Game swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Game throws a sloppy head kick

and Khali counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Khali.
Game stalling in the clinch but Khali improves position.
Khali wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Khali has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Game has Khali pressed against the cage.
Game has Khali pressed against the cage, preventing Khali from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Khali wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Game has him pressed against the cage.
Khali wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Khali wants to break free but Game has control.
Khali wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Game is pushing Khali up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Khali is trying to break the clinch but Game has him pressed against the cage.
Game slowing the pace effectively.
Game softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Game content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Game looking to slow down the pace here.
Game slows down the pace here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Amazing Game.
Khali tries to close the distance and clinch but Game swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Game clinches up with Khali and pushes him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Khali wants to break free but Game has control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khali has had enough of the clinch but Game keeps him there for the moment.

Game's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Game uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Khali.
Khali blocks a head kick by Game.
Game keeps the fight on the outside.
Amazing Game seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Game moves into the clinch.
Game is trying to stall.
Game keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Khali's efforts to push away.
Amazing Game seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Game lands a hook to the side of the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Khali is trying to break the clinch but Game has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Game manages to break the clinch.
Khali wants to clinch
and Game counters with a low kick, right behind Khali 's knee.
Game scoring well with a low kick there.
Khali tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Khali moves to clinch but Game breaks away
and Game counters with a left to the body.
Khali fails in his attempt to clinch.
Khali lands a high kick!

It looks like Amazing Game has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khali tries to clinch but Game moves out of range.
Game lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Khali tries to clinch up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khali tries to clinch but Game moves out of range.
Game misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Khali is looking to clinch but Game is avoiding it.
Khali will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Amazing Game will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Amazing Game's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Khali tries to clinch there but Game circles away.

Khali moves into the clinch.
Khali is trying to pull guard but Game turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Khali is looking to break free of the clinch but Game has double underhooks.
Khali wants to break free but Game has control.

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

Game closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Game breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Khali wants to clinch up but Game keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Khali looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Khali misses with the combination.
Khali is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Game.
Khali fails to land with a series of punches.
Game throws a nice looking combination but Khali bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Khali is looking to clinch but Game is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Game pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Khali back to the cage. Game follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Game blocks a head kick by Khali.
Game throws a right and a left that Khali avoids nicely.
Khali tries to close the distance and clinch but Game swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Game has closed the distance and engaged Khali in a clinch.
Khali wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Game has him pressed against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Game.

Game's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Khali fails with an attempt to clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Game as he connects with a hook.
Some bone on bone action there as Khali checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

Game clinches.
Game controlling the action here for a moment.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Game closes the distance and clinches.
Game has Khali pressed against the cage, preventing Khali from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Khali wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Game has him pressed against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Game keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Khali's efforts to push away.
Game is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Game avoiding damage.
Khali tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Game smiles and moves away.
Game misses with a double jab.

Game clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khali is trying to pull guard but Game turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brij Khali. That's going to take a lot out of him.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Game creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Khali tries to break free but Game pushes him back against the cage.
Brij Khali has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Game dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Khali wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Khali wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Khali's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Khali working hard to break the clinch.
Game will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Khali up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Amazing Game.
Game circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khali wants to clinch
letting Game counter with a right hand.
Khali tries to close the distance and clinch but Game swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Game takes the fight into the clinch.
Khali is trying to force a seperation but Game has the dominant position.
Game lands with a right to the head.
Khali is trying to force a seperation but Game has the dominant position.

Game breaks the clinch.
Khali tries a head kick but it misses.
Game misses with a series of wild punches.

Khali clinches with his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khali misses with an elbow over the top.
Khali pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Khali tries to break free but Game pushes him back against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Amazing Game comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Game 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Amazing Game!
Amazing Game seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Brij Khali was interviewed post fight and said 'Dissapointed to Lose'.