PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tong Po (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Imran Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Imran Khan is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Po
vs
Khan

189 cm
24
224 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

186 cm
28
210 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tong Po !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Imran Khan!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Steve Erwin and Ben Hemmingworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Khan blocks the leg kick.
Po misses with a two punch combination.
Po moves into range and connects with a jab.

It looks like Imran Khan has been cut.
A combination from Khan does no damage.
Po bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Khan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Khan lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Po avoiding damage as Khan throws knees to the body.
Po is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

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

Khan moves into the clinch.
Khan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Po 's elbow.
Po lands an elbow that stopped Khan in his tracks for a moment.
Po lands a damaging elbow.
Khan tries to circle away but Po has him pinned against the cage.
Po pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Po lands a nice knee to the body.
Khan looks winded!
Po lands a nice elbow.
Po taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Khan dodges an elbow strike from Po .
Khan lands a left hand.
Po with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Po throws a knee to the head but misses.
Po lands an elbow just above Khan 's eye.

That has opened up Imran Khan's cut even more.
Khan blocks the elbow strike.
Khan blocks an elbow strike from Po .
Khan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Po throws an elbow but it misses.
Khan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Come on Po - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Khan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Po creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Po throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Khan blocks it with crossed arms.
Khan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Po throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Po .
Khan trying to land knees to the body.
Po slowing the pace effectively.
Po managing to block the knees to the body from Khan.
Po presses Khan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Khan throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Po .
Po pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Po stalling.
Po lands a nice elbow.
Khan dodges an elbow strike from Po .
Our sources have told us that Po has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Po throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Po effectively controlling the action here.
Po gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

The cut above Imran Khan's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Po stalls.
Khan scores with a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Po lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Khan breaks the clinch.
Po tries to clinch there but Khan circles away.
Po misses with a looping right.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Po , as that shot connected.
Tong Po seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Po waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Khan.
Po fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Khan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
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!
Po takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

Khan rushes Po and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Po .
Khan is trying to break the clinch but Po has him pressed against the cage.
Po lands a left hand.
Khan lands a knee to the body.
Khan blocks an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Po .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan trying to land knees to the body.
Po misses with a knee strike.
Khan blocks an elbow strike.
Khan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Po is keeping busy.
Nice elbow from Po .

Imran Khan's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Imran Khan's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tong Po !
A relieved looking Tong Po thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.