PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dalinar Kholin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lil Fame (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lil Fame has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kholin
vs
Fame

191 cm
23
236 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

205 cm
22
265 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Granite chin

Firebird Designs - 10% Laundry commission

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dalinar Kholin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lil Fame!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fame tries to clinch there but Kholin circles away.
Kholin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Kholin. That snapped Fame's head back.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fame.
Fame jabs Kholin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kholin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Fame throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fame throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fame misses with an uppercut. Kholin saw that one coming.

Kholin closes the distance and pushes Fame back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kholin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kholin dodges an elbow strike from Fame.
I was talking to Kholin's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

Kholin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fame tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fame checks a leg kick.
Kholin is looking to land body kicks.
Fame on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kholin. Kholin obviously looking to wear him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fame attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kholin throws a chopping leg kick but Fame manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Fame on the wrong end of a nice hook.

It looks like Lil Fame has been cut.
Fame misses the shot to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kholin, as that shot connected.
Kholin fakes the leg kick and cracks Fame in the body.
Dalinar Kholin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice jab there from Kholin.
Fame looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kholin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kholin wants to land a leg kick but Fame is out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kholin misses with a leg kick.
Fame scoring well with a low kick there.
Kholin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kholin checks a low kick from Fame.
Fame scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fame throws a leg kick but Kholin sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fame checks a low kick from Kholin.
A cross from Kholin lands.
Kholin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Fame tries to clinch up but Kholin circles away and keeps his distance.
Kholin thuds his shin into the meat of Fame's side.
Fame takes a swing at Kholin's ribcage but misses.
Fame moves out of range of the body kick from Kholin.
Fame defending well as Kholin loads up on a big left hand.
Kholin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A bone on bone clash there as Fame blocks the leg kick.

Fame moves into the clinch successfully.
Fame looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kholin lands an elbow inside that Fame shrugs off.
Kholin blocks the elbow strike.
Fame slowing the pace effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fame is leaning against Kholin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fame prevents a body shot from Kholin.
Kholin lands with a light punch inside.
Fame throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kholin.
Fame pushes off an throws an elbow but Kholin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kholin misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Kholin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kholin dodges an elbow strike from Fame.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kholin blocks the elbow strike.
Kholin is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Fame gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fame tries a body shot but Kholin blocks it.

Kholin manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fame buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kholin throws a nice head kick!
Kholin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kholin misses with the body kick

and Fame counters by moving into the clinch.
Kholin avoids the elbow strike from Fame, against the cage.
Kholin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fame has him pressed against the cage.
Fame gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Dalinar Kholin has been cut.
Fame avoids the elbow strike from Kholin, against the cage.
Fame creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kholin's defenses.
Fame misses with an elbow over the top.
Fame scores with a hook to the body.
Fame prevents a body shot from Kholin.
Kholin tries to throw a body punch but Fame avoids it by throwing Kholin back against the cage.
Fame comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kholin will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Fame up against the cage.
Fame lands a damaging elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Lil Fame will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kholin - that will leave a mark!
Fame with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kholin lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Fame has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fame and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Fame moves out of range as Kholin strikes.
Fame throws a leg kick but Kholin checks it.
Kholin pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fame is out of range and Kholin settles back down.
Kholin wants to clinch up but Fame keeps it at a distance.
Sloppy strikes from Fame. Those never looked like landing.
Kholin misses with a body kick.
Fame thows a body shot but no joy.
Kholin lands a nice shot to the body.
Kholin misses with a body shot.
Kholin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Fame lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fame throws a leg kick which misses Kholin's front leg but catches the back leg as Kholin tries to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kholin lands a nice looking body shot.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Fame in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Fame connects with an inside leg kick.
Kholin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kholin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kholin tries to land a body kick
and Fame counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kholin is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fame.
Kholin goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fame checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kholin throws a right hand that misses
and Fame counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice body punch from Fame.
Fame throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Fame gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fame throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fame blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fame misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kholin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fame goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kholin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Fame lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fame pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Kholin.
Kholin tries a body shot but Fame blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Kholin.
Fame misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fame gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fame pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fame tries a body shot but Kholin blocks it.
Kholin gets through Fame's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kholin misses with a punch on the inside.
Fame can't find room to land a body shot as Kholin controls the action.
A short uppercut from Kholin.
Kholin tries to throw a body punch but Fame avoids it by throwing Kholin back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kholin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A low kick from Kholin misses

and Fame holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Fame misses with an elbow strike.
Kholin is trying to break the clinch but Fame has him pressed against the cage.
Fame misses with an elbow strike.
Fame throws an elbow that misses.
Nice elbow from Fame.
Kholin working hard to break the clinch.
Fame trying to stall but Kholin improves his position.
Kholin is looking to control Fame's arms but Fame gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kholin has his back to the cage.
Lil Fame seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kholin blocks an elbow strike from Fame.
Kholin blocks the elbow strike.
Kholin avoids the elbow strike from Fame, against the cage.
Fame comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fame can't find room to land a body shot as Kholin controls the action.
Kholin blocks a body shot from Fame.
Kholin dodges an elbow strike from Fame.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kholin blocks an elbow strike from Fame.
Fame comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
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!
Fame tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kholin's elbow.
Fame is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Fame lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fame throws an elbow that misses.
Kholin lands a body punch.
Fame lands an elbow that stopped Kholin in his tracks for a moment.
Kholin looking to stall.

Kholin breaks from the clinch.
Fame connects with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fame swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Fame instigates a clinch.
Fame lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lil Fame showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Fame tries to clinch up.
Kholin blocks a low kick nicely.
Fame scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kholin connects with a single shot there.
Kholin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kholin is looking to slow Fame down with leg kicks.
Kholin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That kick from Kholin tenderised Fame's leg. Fame is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fame tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kholin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kholin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kholin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fame tries to clinch there but Kholin circles away.

Kholin moves into range and clinches up with Fame.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fame throws an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fame throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fame throws an elbow but it misses.
Kholin blocks an elbow strike.
Kholin is pushing Fame up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kholin lands a body shot.
Fame tries to work over Kholin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kholin avoids the elbow strike from Fame, against the cage.
Kholin is stalling here.
Kholin misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fame throws an elbow but misses.
Fame lands an elbow that stopped Kholin in his tracks for a moment.
Kholin throws an elbow that misses.
Fame tries a body shot but Kholin blocks it.
Fame looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kholin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from Kholin.
Kholin blocks a head kick by Fame.
Fame scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice uppercut lands for Kholin. That snapped Fame's head back.
Fame tries to clinch up.
Fame tries to land a leg kick but Kholin saw it coming and moves away.
Kholin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fame looks to score with a jab to the body but Kholin is just out of range.
Fame is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kholin rather than just go for the knockout.
Kholin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fame misses with a low kick as Kholin jumps back.
A bone on bone clash there as Kholin blocks the leg kick.
Kholin throws a leg kick but Fame sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dalinar Kholin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kholin misses with a leg kick

and Fame moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Fame.
Kholin blocks an elbow strike.
Fame misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kholin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kholin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fame blocks a body shot from Kholin.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fame as Kholin tries to tie him up.
Fame blocks a body shot from Kholin.
Kholin avoids a wild elbow strike from Fame.
Kholin avoids a wild elbow strike from Fame.
Fame pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fame tries a body shot but Kholin blocks it.
Fame pushes off an throws an elbow but Kholin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fame.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fame just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kholin's brow.
Fame is looking to control Kholin's arms but Kholin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fame has his back to the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fame tries to throw a body punch but Kholin avoids it by throwing Fame back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Kholin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kholin blocks an elbow strike.
Fame misses with an elbow over the top.
Fame doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kholin tries a body shot but Fame blocks it.
A hook to the body from Kholin.
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!
Fame misses with an elbow strike.
Kholin avoids a wild elbow strike from Fame.
Kholin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fame lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kholin or not.
Fame throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kholin blocks a body shot from Fame.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fame takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fame blocks a body shot from Kholin.
Kholin lands a body shot.
Lil Fame is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fame takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kholin lands a hook to the side of the head.

That has opened up Lil Fame's cut even more.
Kholin avoids the elbow strike from Fame, against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lil Fame.
Well Fame 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lil Fame!
Our winner, Lil Fame, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.