PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Floyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shamsudin Khulagov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Floyd
vs
Khulagov

179 cm
20
158 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

178 cm
27
165 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Floyd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shamsudin Khulagov!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khulagov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Floyd.
Floyd throws a head kick but Khulagov moves out of range.
Khulagov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Khulagov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Floyd.
Floyd is looking to land body kicks.
Floyd throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Shamsudin Khulagov has been cut.
Floyd has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Floyd throws a leg kick but Khulagov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Khulagov checks a leg kick.
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!
Khulagov blocks a low kick nicely.
Floyd attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Floyd lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Floyd tries to score with a low kick but Khulagov moves his leg out of the way.
Floyd throws a push kick but Khulagov slaps the foot to one side.
Floyd fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Khulagov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Floyd fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Khulagov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Khulagov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Floyd.
Floyd scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Khulagov.
Floyd is looking to chop away at Khulagov's legs.
John Floyd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid body kick from Floyd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Floyd misses with a low kick.
Floyd moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Floyd will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Floyd fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Floyd misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Khulagov checks a leg kick.
Floyd lands with a nice body kick.
Floyd thuds his shin into the meat of Khulagov's side.
Khulagov walks forward, straight into a front kick from Floyd.
Khulagov looks winded!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Floyd throws a push kick but Khulagov slaps the foot to one side.
Floyd cracks the inside of Khulagov's front leg.
Floyd scores with a spinning back kick!
Floyd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Floyd lands a nice leg kick that just misses Khulagov's sensitive parts.
Khulagov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Floyd.
Floyd with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Floyd with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Khulagov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khulagov blocks a head kick by Floyd.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khulagov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Floyd can pounce on him.
Khulagov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Floyd.
Floyd misses with an attempted mid kick.
Floyd motions for Khulagov to come forward. Floyd throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Floyd thows a body kick. Khulagov tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Floyd throws a push kick but Khulagov slaps the foot to one side.
Floyd waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Khulagov.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Floyd pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Khulagov has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Floyd.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Floyd, right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Floyd dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shamsudin Khulagov's cut.
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.

Floyd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Floyd cracks the inside of Khulagov's front leg.
Khulagov avoids the body shot from Floyd.
Floyd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khulagov moves away.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Khulagov might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Floyd has got the better of the exchanges.
Khulagov avoids the head kick by Floyd.
Khulagov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Floyd can pounce on him.
Floyd tries a head kick but it misses.
Khulagov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Khulagov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Floyd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Floyd pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Floyd lands with a kick to the temple. Khulagov shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Floyd lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Floyd throws a lazy head kick
and Khulagov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Floyd misses with a body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Khulagov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Floyd misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Floyd misses with a low kick.
Floyd is looking to score with low kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Floyd misses with a body kick.
Floyd looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Floyd throws a head kick that Khulagov semi-blocks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Floyd throws a leg kick but Khulagov checks it.
Khulagov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Floyd keeps Khulagov at a distance using the push kick.
Floyd goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Floyd tries to score with a low kick but Khulagov moves his leg out of the way.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Floyd throws a leg kick but Khulagov moved away.
Floyd is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Khulagov can do to turn this around?
Floyd lands a head kick. Khulagov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Floyd scores with a kick to the body.
Floyd is looking to wear down Khulagov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Floyd thumps Khulagov with a low kick.
Floyd lands with a thumping leg kick.
Khulagov blocks a low kick nicely.
Floyd pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Khulagov slips a straight right by Floyd.
Floyd looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khulagov avoids a kick to the body.
John Floyd is winning the standup battle so far.
Floyd is looking to score with low kicks.
A swing and a miss from Floyd.
Floyd keeps Khulagov at a distance using the push kick.
Floyd feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Khulagov's calf.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Floyd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Floyd throws a sloppy head kick and Khulagov moves out of range easily.
Floyd misses with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Floyd dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Shamsudin Khulagov's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Floyd throws a chopping leg kick but Khulagov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Khulagov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Floyd.
Khulagov avoids a kick to the body.
Floyd pivots, looking for a leg kick but Khulagov is out of range and Floyd settles back down.
Floyd throws a leg kick but Khulagov checks it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Floyd.
Floyd throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Floyd lets loose with a powerful body kick. Khulagov will feel that in the morning.
Khulagov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Floyd scores with a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Floyd throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Floyd thows a body kick. Khulagov tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Floyd.
Khulagov takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Floyd throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Floyd cracks the inside of Khulagov's front leg.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Floyd connects with a high kick.
Floyd tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khulagov ducks under a wild hook from Floyd.
Floyd tries to score with a low kick but Khulagov moves his leg out of the way.
A slapping leg kick lands for Floyd.
Floyd feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Khulagov's calf.
Khulagov slips under a jab.
That kick from Floyd tenderised Khulagov's leg. Khulagov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Good work by Khulagov as he checks the leg kick.
Khulagov on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Floyd lands a nice looking kick to the body. Khulagov takes a step back to recover.
Floyd misses with a head kick.
Khulagov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Floyd throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Khulagov's head.

That has opened up Shamsudin Khulagov's cut even more.
Floyd turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Floyd lands a nice looking body kick.
John Floyd is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A left lands for Floyd.
Shamsudin Khulagov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Floyd scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Floyd scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Khulagov.
Floyd lands a nice leg kick that just misses Khulagov's sensitive parts.
Khulagov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Floyd can pounce on him.
Floyd misses with a straight left.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Floyd throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Floyd misses with a head kick.
Floyd lands a head kick. Khulagov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Floyd showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Floyd 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:24
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:24
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Floyd!
During a confident post fight interview, John Floyd thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.