PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alvin Moran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khan is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Roar. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Moran
vs
Khan

220 cm
24
141 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

170 cm
23
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alvin Moran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Khan!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Moran defends well and Khan ends up having to push Moran into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Khan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Khan gets underhooks to prevent Moran's takedown attempt.
Khan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Moran gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Khan.
Alvin Moran has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladimir Khan.

Moran jumps guard.
Moran keeping full guard, as Khan tries to pass.
Khan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Moran works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Moran will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Moran looking to control.
Khan is looking to work some ground and pound but Moran has wrist control.
Moran looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moran trying to strike off his back.
Khan looking to sit in guard and control but Moran gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Khan looking for a sweep. Not yet Khan, not yet.
Khan wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Moran wants to control from the top but Khan keeps moving.
Moran stopping the sweep attempt from Khan.
Khan is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

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

Moran moves into the clinch.
Khan stops a takedown attempt from Moran.

Moran pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Moran throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Khan's waist but Khan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Moran off to one side.
Khan has a takedown stuffed.
Khan looks for a takedown but Moran sprawls well.
Moran fails to land the takedown.
Khan tries to land a body kick
and Moran counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Khan is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Moran.
Moran fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Moran dives in for a single leg takedown but Khan sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Moran is breathing heavily.
Moran is trying to pull guard but Khan turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Moran really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Khan is stalling here.
Khan looking for a takedown.
Moran lands a nice uppercut.
Moran taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Moran manages to break the clinch.
Moran is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan misses with a head kick.
Moran looks for a takedown but Khan sprawls well.
Moran shoots in and drives through. Khan sprawls well.
Moran throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Khan's waist but Khan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Moran off to one side.
Khan slaps away a takedown attempt from Moran, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Khan throws a nice looking combination but Moran bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khan looks for a takedown but Moran sprawls well.
Khan scores with a three punch combo!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Vladimir Khan will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Moran keeps the fight on the outside.
Khan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Moran paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Khan closes the distance and clinches up with Moran, looking for a takedown. Khan pushes Moran against the cage but Moran circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Moran defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Khan.
Khan takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
An inside leg kick lands from Moran.
A low kick from Khan is predictable there
and Moran counters with a head kick. That will keep Khan thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Khan is looking to clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Khan.
Alvin Moran has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladimir Khan.
Khan tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Moran defends well and Khan ends up having to push Moran into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Moran tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Khan smiles and moves away.

Moran gets a clinch.
Khan is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Moran pulls guard.
Moran tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Moran bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Khan's guard.
Moran preventing the sweep.
Moran is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Khan working a defensive guard here.
Moran sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan controls Moran momentarily but Moran frees himself.
Moran stops Khan from standing up.

Alvin Moran has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Khan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Moran.
Khan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Moran pinned against the cage. Moran gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Khan moves in looking to clinch but Moran pushes him off.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Moran is defended easily by Khan.
Khan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Moran goes for a double leg but Khan avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Khan continues to drive forward.

Moran breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Khan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Khan is looking to clinch.
Moran will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Horrible takedown by Moran or perhaps it was just good defense by Khan which made him look bad.
Khan shoots in looking for a takedown. Moran tries to sprawl out of it but Khan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Moran manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Moran counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Moran darts in looking for a takedown but Khan gets double underhooks and turns Moran into the cage.
Khan wants to break free but Moran has control.
Moran is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Khan to keep the fight standing.

Moran's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Khan.
Khan fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Khan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Moran manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alvin Moran dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Moran gets a clinch.
Khan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Moran jumps guard but Khan stands there with Moran around his waist. Moran gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Moran successfully pulls guard.
Khan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Khan slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Khan looking to pass the guard.
Khan throwing strikes from guard but Moran blocks nicely.
Khan sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Moran tries to land a sweep but no joy.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Vladimir Khan hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Moran shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Khan defends it nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Khan as Moran shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alvin Moran. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Khan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Moran is fending him off so far but Khan persists. Nope, Moran circles away and we're back to standing.
Khan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Moran's waist but Moran gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Khan off to one side.
Left hook, right uppercut from Moran.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan tries to clinch up.
Nice takedown defense from Khan. No joy for Moran on that attempt.
Moran swats away the attempt to clinch by Khan.

Khan has Moran up against the cage in a clinch.
Khan throws an elbow but it misses.
Khan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Moran keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Khan's efforts to push away.
Moran has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Khan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Moran.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Moran content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Khan tries to score a body lock takedown but Moran shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Moran is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Khan is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moran drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Khan throws a head punch that misses.

Moran manages to break the clinch.
Khan moves in looking to clinch but Moran pushes him off.
Alvin Moran is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Khan wants to clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Khan.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moran closes the distance and clinches up with Khan, looking for a takedown. Moran pushes Khan against the cage but Khan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vladimir Khan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Khan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a draw!