PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Connor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amir Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Connor
vs
Khan

183 cm
24
168 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

177 cm
29
166 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Fury Nutrition Inc.

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 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matthew Connor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Amir Khan!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Khan clinches with his opponent.
Connor tries to break the clinch but Khan is controlling the position.
A frustrated look appears on Connor's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Khan lands a hook to the side of the head.

Connor breaks the clinch.
Connor throws the left hand but Khan avoids the punch easily.
Khan misses with a looping right.
Connor misses with a straight right.
Khan slips under a jab from Connor.
Connor slips a jab from Khan.
Khan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Khan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Connor.
Khan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Connor.
Khan tries to clinch up.
Connor throws a hook to the side of Khan's head but Khan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A looping hook to the body misses from Connor. Khan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Connor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Connor on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Khan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Connor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khan.

Khan moves into the clinch successfully.
Khan tries a body shot but Connor blocks it.
Connor can't break the clinch.
Connor is trying to break the clinch but Khan has him pressed against the cage.

Connor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Connor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Decent striking displayed by Connor there.
Connor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khan.
Connor just misses with a punch to the body.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Khan is looking to score with low kicks.
Khan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Connor.
Jab from Connor.
Connor takes one to the side of the head.
Connor staying out of range there.
Connor looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Connor misses with a straight left.
Khan thumps Connor with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Connor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khan checks a low kick from Connor.
A big left from Connor misses.
Khan tests Connor's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Khan just misses with a punch to the body.
Khan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Connor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khan manages to avoid it.
Khan jabs Connor to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Connor walks into a jab.
Connor swats away the attempt to clinch by Khan.
Khan connects with a body shot that sends Connor's belly button to the back.
Khan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Connor just misses with a punch to the body.
Connor's corner calls for a 1-2. Connor obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connor gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Khan.
Connor connects with a looping right hand.
Khan moves forwards but Connor connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Khan is rocked!
A looping hook to the body misses from Khan. Connor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khan is still on wobbly legs! Can Connor finish him?
The fighters circling - Connor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Khan blocks a head kick by Connor.
Khan looks to land a left hand but Connor moved out of range nicely.
Connor misses with a looping left.
Connor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khan.
Connor throws a big shot that misses.
Connor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Khan throws a low kick but Connor avoids it.
Crack! A monster head kick from Connor and Khan falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Connor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Matthew Connor!
Matthew Connor managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Fury Nutrition Inc., into his post fight interview.