PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gilbourne Colan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krisn Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Colan
vs
Khan

185 cm
25
188 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

189 cm
25
184 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gilbourne Colan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Krisn Khan!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Khan moves into range and clinches up with Colan.
Khan controlling the action here for a moment.

Colan decides to pull guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Colan manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Khan has Colan pressed against the cage.
Colan avoiding damage as Khan throws knees to the body.
Khan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Khan tries a knee to the head but Colan blocks it.
Khan tries a knee to the head but Colan blocks it.
Khan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Colan's face.
Knees to the body from Khan.
Colan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Khan obliges.
Khan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Khan misses with a knee strike.
Colan is trying to pull guard but Khan has him pressed against the cage.
Khan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Khan obliges.
Khan tries to land knees in the clinch but Colan avoids the damage to the body.
Colan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gilbourne Colan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Khan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Colan is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Khan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Colan wants to break free but Khan has control.
Colan looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Khan digs a right hand into Colan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Colan's gas tank.
Khan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Colan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Colan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Khan gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Khan tries to land knees in the clinch but Colan avoids the damage to the body.
Khan connects with a knee to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Khan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Khan avoiding damage.
Colan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Khan missing with knees to the body.
Khan landing knees to the body.
Colan is trying to break free.
Khan is stalling here.
Colan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Khan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan misses with a punch to the body.
Khan working Colan over with knees to the body.
Khan avoiding damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khan working Colan over with knees to the body.
Colan tries to pull guard but Khan forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Colan ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Colan no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Khan trying to control the position from guard on top but Colan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Colan managing to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Krisn Khan dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Khan clinches.
Colan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Come on Khan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Colan is trying to break free.
Khan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Khan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Colan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Khan tries to land a knee to the head but Colan blocks with his arms.
Khan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Colans head.
Colan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right hook to the body lands for Khan.
Khan tries a knee to the head but Colan blocks it.

Colan drags the fight down to the ground.
Colan tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Colan has his hands on Khan's head, controlling the position.
Khan trying to stand up but can't free himself from Colan's guard.
Colan seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Colan is trying to control the position but Khan postures up.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Gilbourne Colan just wasn't active enough.
Khan is looking to clinch.
Jab, jab by Colan - just one landing.
Colan misses with a body shot.
Khan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Khan instigates a clinch.
Khan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Colan backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khan avoiding damage.
Khan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Khan obliges.
Colan managing to block the knees to the body from Khan.
Khan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
We've been informed that Khan has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Colan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Khan missing with knees to the body.
Khan missing with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Khan.
Khan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colan avoids the elbow strike from Khan, against the cage.
Khan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Colan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Khan just stands there and leans against the cage.
Khan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Colan is trying to break the clinch but Khan is controlling him.
Colan jumps guard but Khan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gilbourne Colan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Colan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Khan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Colan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Khan lands a knee to the body.
Khan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Colan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khan scores with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Khan.
Khan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Colan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Khan lands a knee to the head.
Khan is pushing Colan up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Colan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Krisn Khan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Khan landing knees to the head.
Khan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Colan is defending well for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khan taking a breather.
Khan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Khan connects with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Krisn Khan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Khan scores with a jab to the body.
Colan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Colan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Khan.
Colan tries to land a front kick but Khan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Colan swings for the body but Khan moves out of range.
Khan moves out of range of the strikes.
Colan misses with a hook.
Khan takes a swing at Colan's ribcage but misses.
Khan misses with a looping right.
Khan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Colan was well out of range. Poor timing from Khan.
Colan misses with a takedown attempt - Khan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nice defenses there by Colan.
Khan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Colan's hands.
A slapping leg kick lands for Colan.
Colan connects with a body shot.
Khan takes a swing at Colan's ribcage but misses.
Krisn Khan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Colan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Khan momentarily.
Colan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Colan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Colan throws a jab but it's blocked by Khan.
Khan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Khan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Colan moves forwards but Khan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Colan looks to score with a jab to the body but Khan is just out of range.
Khan throws a head kick that misses.
Gilbourne Colan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Colan was well out of range. Poor timing from Khan.
Krisn Khan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Khan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Colan just misses with a punch to the body.
Khan misses with a double jab.
Colan cracks the inside of Khan's front leg.
Colan throws a series of punches but Khan moves out of range.
Colan fails with the takedown.
Krisn Khan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Colan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khan was well out of range. Poor timing from Colan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Colan misses.
Khan throws an off balance right hand
and Colan counters with a right hand to the body.
Khan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Khan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Colan scores with a body shot.
Colan cracks the inside of Khan's front leg.
Colan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khan.

Khan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Colan managing to block the knees to the body from Khan.
Colan is trying to break the clinch but Khan has him pressed against the cage.
Colan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Colan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Khan walks away with a smile on his face. Colan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gilbourne Colan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Colan circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Colan.
Colan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Khan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Colan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Colan closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Colan looks to throw the jab but Khan is out of range.
Khan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Khan swings widly with a right hand
and Colan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Khan scores with a jab to the head.
Gilbourne Colan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Krisn Khan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A head kick misses from Khan.
Colan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Colan scores with a hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Khan.
Colan throws a body kick that misses.
Khan fails to land with a series of punches.
Colan misses with a double jab.
Colan misses with a series of wild punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan slips a jab from Colan.
Colan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Colan throws a looping overhand right but Khan ducks down to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Colan.
Khan checks a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Khan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Colan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Colan throws a leg kick that misses.
Colan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khan.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Colan staying out of range there.
Colan misses with an uppercut. Khan saw that one coming.
Colan punishes Khan's body with a nice straight punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Gilbourne Colan.
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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Krisn Khan!