PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abaka Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darrell Miles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miles has chosen Tupac - Only God Can Judge Me as his entrance music. Abaka Khan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Khan
vs
Miles

172 cm
27
182 lbs
17 - 10 - 1

185 cm
29
185 lbs
13 - 14 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Abaka Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Darrell Miles!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Steve Montenegro and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

It looks like Darrell Miles has been cut.
Khan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Miles waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Khan.
Khan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Miles throws out a loose jab but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miles connects with the punch.
Khan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Khan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Donk. Miles catches Khan right on the button with a cross.
Miles throws a lazy right hand but Khan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Miles stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khan throws a head kick that misses.
Miles takes a swing at Khan's ribcage but misses.
Khan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Khan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Miles.
Miles's corner calls for a 1-2. Miles obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've been informed that Miles has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Miles is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Miles throws a right and a left that Khan avoids nicely.
Miles lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Miles has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Miles.
Miles will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Khan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Miles tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Miles throws a hook but Khan blocks it.
Nice defenses there by Khan.

Miles gets the takedown into side control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Miles working the head and body with strikes.
Miles trying to control the action but Khan is working from the bottom.
Miles has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Khan struggling a bit here.
Miles is staying tight to Khan's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Miles is looking to take a break and control but Khan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miles working the head with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khan sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Khan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miles is trying to control the action in half guard but Khan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Khan is trying to maintain the position but Miles is very close to passing his half guard.
Khan tries to get to full guard but Miles has control of the leg.
Miles is keen to just control but Khan is a slippery customer.
Khan wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miles seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Still in half guard, Miles seems content to control.

Khan looking for submissions off his back.
Khan tries to get to full guard but Miles has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miles wants to free his trapped foot but Khan is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Khan moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Miles in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Miles postures up and lands a big shot to Khan's brow.
Miles lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Khan wants to hit a switch here but Miles passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Khan there!
Miles trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Khan is wriggling around trying to escape.
Miles working the ground and pound effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miles landing strikes, looking to finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khan is working to get back to half guard.
Miles lands a big elbow.
Miles scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Khan?
Miles working the ground and pound effectively.
Miles lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Miles is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Khan wants to control but Miles is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Miles punishing his opponent with strikes.
Miles controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darrell Miles dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Darrell Miles's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Miles avoids the head kick by Khan.
Khan throws a push kick but Miles slaps the foot to one side.
Miles with a lazy takedown attempt
and Khan counters with a nice leg kick.
Miles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khan takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Khan misses with an uppercut. Miles saw that one coming.

Khan drives through and clinches with Miles against the cage.
Khan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Miles wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Khan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Miles is defending well for now.
Khan blocks a body shot from Miles.
Khan throws an elbow but it misses.
A bit of stalling here from Miles.
Miles is trying to break the clinch but Khan is controlling him.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Khan.
Khan lands a good knee to the midsection. Miles won't want to take too many of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Miles avoids it.
Miles lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Khan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Miles's brow.
Miles avoids the elbow strike from Khan, against the cage.
Khan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Miles.
Miles fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Miles managing to block the knees to the body from Khan.
Khan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Miles.
Khan has Miles pressed against the cage, preventing Miles from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Miles misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Khan.
Khan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Khan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Miles wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Khan landing knees to the body.
Miles is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khan misses with the head strike.
Miles misses with a hook to the ribs.
Khan lands an elbow inside.
Miles throws a head punch that misses.
Khan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miles misses with a hook from the clinch.
Miles swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Miles blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Khan lands an elbow that stopped Miles in his tracks for a moment.
Khan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Abaka Khan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Miles avoiding damage.
Khan lands a knee to the body.
Miles avoids a wild elbow strike from Khan.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Miles managing to block the knees to the body from Khan.
Miles misses with a short punch on the inside.
Miles wants to break free but Khan has control.
Khan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Khan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Khan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Khan looking to throw knees to the head but Miles is blocking nicely.
Khan trying to land knees to the body.
Miles wants to break free but Khan has control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Khan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Khan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Khan.
Khan lands with a short shot to the head.

Miles is rocked!
Khan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Miles is still on wobbly legs! Can Khan finish him?
Khan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Khan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Khan lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Miles to his knees! Khan keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abaka Khan!
An out of breath Abaka Khan thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.