PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anil Khandro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kosoto Gari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Khandro
vs
Gari

180 cm
22
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
22
300 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Anil Khandro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kosoto Gari!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khandro avoids the head kick by Gari.
Gari wants to clinch up but Khandro keeps it at a distance.
Gari thows a body shot but no joy.
Gari doesn't manage to clinch there - Khandro circles away.
Khandro has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gari throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Khandro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gari throws a series of punches but Khandro avoids them all with ease.
Gari throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gari lands with a kick to the temple. Khandro shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Gari throws a sloppy head kick and Khandro moves out of range easily.
Khandro avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gari looks to land a body kick but Khandro moved away.
Gari throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Khandro defending well as Gari loads up on a big left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gari moves into range and clinches up with Khandro.
Gari tries to land knees in the clinch but Khandro avoids the damage to the body.
Gari tries to break the clinch but Khandro is controlling the position.
Gari can't break the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Khandro avoiding damage as Gari throws knees to the body.
Khandro will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gari up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Anil Khandro.
Khandro is looking to clinch but Gari is avoiding it.
Khandro is looking to clinch.
Gari throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gari closes the distance looking to clinch

and Khandro moves into the clinch.
Khandro slowing the pace effectively.
Gari pushes off an throws an elbow but Khandro leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gari throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gari tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Khandro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Khandro blocks a body shot from Gari.
Gari tries a body shot but Khandro blocks it.
Khandro is struggling to control the position.
Gari wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gari tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khandro's elbow.
Gari wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Khandro has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gari trying to land knees to the body.
Gari tries to break the clinch but Khandro is controlling the position.
Gari throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gari has had enough of the clinch but Khandro keeps him there for the moment.
Gari fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gari wants to get back to striking at distance but Khandro won't allow it.
Gari throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gari misses with a knee strike.
Khandro blocks the elbow strike.
Gari connects with a nasty looking knee right to Khandro's face.
Gari misses with a knee strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gari is trying to break free.
Khandro stalling in the clinch.
Gari wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gari wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Khandro stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gari tries to land knees in the clinch but Khandro avoids the damage to the body.
Gari can't break the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gari.
Gari looks gassed!
Khandro will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gari up against the cage.
Khandro managing to block the knees to the body from Gari.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Anil Khandro.
A head kick by Gari misses

and Khandro counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Khandro.
Khandro prevents Gari from breaking the clinch.
Khandro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Khandro displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gari up against the cage.
Gari missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kosoto Gari dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Khandro moves out of range of the body kick from Gari.
Kosoto Gari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gari looks to score with a jab to the body but Khandro is just out of range.
Gari throws the left hand but Khandro avoids the punch easily.
Khandro wants to clinch.
Khandro checks the leg kick.
Gari swings for the body but Khandro moves out of range.

Gari has closed the distance and engaged Khandro in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gari is looking to break free of the clinch but Khandro has double underhooks.
Khandro displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gari up against the cage.
Gari wants to get back to striking at distance but Khandro won't allow it.
Khandro avoiding damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gari tries to pull guard but Khandro holds him up against the cage and eventually Gari drops back down to his feet.
Khandro leaning his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Anil Khandro.
An inside leg kick from Gari misses.
Khandro tries to clinch but Gari is having none of it.
Gari swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khandro.
Gari rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Khandro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Khandro chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gari can pounce on him.
Gari tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gari wants to clinch

and Khandro counters by clinching up.
Khandro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Khandro blocking some punches.
Gari has had enough of the clinch but Khandro keeps him there for the moment.
Gari tries to break the clinch but Khandro is controlling the position.
Gari tries to pull guard but Khandro holds him up against the cage and eventually Gari drops back down to his feet.
Gari has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Khandro is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Anil Khandro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kosoto Gari.
Gari has had enough of the clinch but Khandro keeps him there for the moment.
Gari being controlled against the cage.
Khandro dodges an elbow strike from Gari.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khandro keeps control of Gari as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Khandro blocks an uppercut.
Gari throws a head punch that misses.
Gari using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Khandro has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gari letting Khandro take a breather here.
Gari throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Khandro blocks it with crossed arms.
Khandro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gari is breathing heavily.
Gari misses with an elbow strike.
Khandro is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Gari is trying to break the clinch but Khandro has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Gari fails to land.
Gari tries to land a knee to the head but Khandro blocks with his arms.
Khandro avoiding damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Khandro seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
A head punch on the inside from Gari fails to land.
Gari wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Khandro is pushing Gari up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Khandro keeps control of Gari as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gari misses with the head strike.
Khandro content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Khandro prevents Gari from breaking the clinch.
Gari tries to throw a body punch but Khandro avoids it by throwing Gari back against the cage.
Gari wants to break the clinch but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Khandro's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Gari lands an elbow inside that Khandro shrugs off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anil Khandro dominated that second round.
That's time! Khandro's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Gari throws a body kick that misses.
Gari misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gari pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Khandro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gari.
Khandro is looking to clinch.
Khandro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gari paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gari throws a lazy head kick

and Khandro counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Khandro just leaning against Gari, taking a breather.
Gari is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Khandro pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Gari wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Khandro has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gari wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Khandro has him pressed against the cage.
Gari tries a knee to the head but Khandro blocks it.
Khandro prevents Gari from breaking the clinch.
Khandro keeps control of Gari as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gari takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The referee calls for Khandro to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khandro avoiding damage as Gari throws knees to the body.
Gari stalling in the clinch but Khandro improves position.
Khandro is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Gari is trying to break free.
Khandro taking a breather.
Gari throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Khandro blocks it with crossed arms.
Khandro is pushing Gari up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Anil Khandro.
Gari throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Khandro.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Khandro has taken the fight to the clinch.
Khandro is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A nice left hand lands by Gari.
Gari wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Gari tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khandro's elbow.
Gari wants to break free but Khandro has control.
Gari missing with knees to the body.
Khandro slows down the pace here.
Gari wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Khandro takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Gari pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gari jabs at Khandro's body.
Gari looks for a takedown but Khandro sprawls well.
Gari shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Khandro as he jumps to the side.
Anil Khandro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kosoto Gari.
Gari throws a chopping leg kick but Khandro manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Khandro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gari.
Khandro moves out of range of the body kick.

Gari closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Khandro controlling the action here for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gari misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Khandro.
Gari wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gari tries to land knees in the clinch but Khandro avoids the damage to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Khandro is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gari is trying to break the clinch but Khandro has him pressed against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A bit of stalling here from Khandro.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Anil Khandro.
Khandro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gari.
Khandro moves in looking to clinch but Gari pushes him off.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anil Khandro showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Khandro has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anil Khandro!