PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kip Aragus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abaka Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Aragus might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Kill of the Night - Gin Wigmore. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Aragus
vs
Khan

180 cm
26
180 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

172 cm
30
182 lbs
25 - 14 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Fury Nutrition Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kip Aragus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Abaka Khan!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Franklyn Lucas and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aragus throws a low kick, looking for Khan's leg but Khan calmly moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Aragus.
Khan drops his hands momentarily and Aragus takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Aragus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A head kick misses from Khan.
Khan tries to clinch up but Aragus circles away and keeps his distance.
Aragus misses with a hook. Khan ducked under it nicely.
Aragus misses with an attempted mid kick.
Aragus tries a low kick but Khan avoids it.
Khan throws a sloppy head kick and Aragus moves out of range easily.
Aragus 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.
Khan misses with a head kick.

Aragus instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Aragus as Khan tries to tie him up.
Aragus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Khan avoids it.
Khan cracks Aragus with a nice body shot.
We've been informed that Khan has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Aragus lands a left hand.
Aragus throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Khan landing knees to the head.
Aragus stalling.
Khan with a knee to the head.
Aragus looking to slow down the pace here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Aragus.
Aragus stalling in the clinch but Khan improves position.
Nice elbow from Khan.
Khan pushes off an throws an elbow but Aragus leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Khan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Aragus effectively controlling the action here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Khan.
Khan with a knee to the head.

It looks like Kip Aragus has been cut.
Aragus missing with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Khan obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khan lands with a left to the head.

Aragus is rocked!
Aragus throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Oh Aragus is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Aragus throws an elbow but misses.
Aragus seems to have got his legs back now.
Khan blocks an elbow strike.
Khan lands an elbow that stopped Aragus in his tracks for a moment.

Aragus is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Khan can't fight it off and eventually Aragus manages to take the fight to the floor. Khan looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Khan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Aragus defends it easily.
Aragus postures up in Khan's guard and throws a big left but Khan blocks it.

Khan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Aragus stopping the sweep attempt from Khan.
Aragus is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Khan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Aragus gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Aragus wants to pass the guard but Khan is keeping the position.
Khan is trying to control the position but Aragus postures up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Aragus trying to control the position from guard on top but Khan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Khan wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aragus scoring with punches to the head and body.
Aragus wants to control from the top but Khan keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Aragus is working Khan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Khan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Aragus is one step ahead there.
Khan keeping moving, preventing Aragus from controlling successfully.

Aragus avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Aragus forces his way into half guard.
Khan has hold of Aragus's hands but Aragus slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kip Aragus will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kip Aragus's cut.
That's time! Aragus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Aragus is trying hard to land a takedown here. Khan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Khan slaps away a takedown attempt from Aragus, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Aragus tries to work over Khan's front leg with a kick but Khan checks it.
Khan tries a head kick but it misses.
Khan checks a low kick from Aragus.

Khan forces Aragus back against the cage and clinches.
Khan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Khan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Aragus.
Aragus lands with a short shot to the head.
Aragus scores with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aragus throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Khan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Khan scores a nice knee to the body.
Khan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Aragus blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Khan.
A knee to the head by Khan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aragus lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Khan lands with a short shot to the head.
Khan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Aragus is defending well for now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Aragus.
Khan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Khan.
Khan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Aragus takes a knee to the side of the body.
Khan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Aragus takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khan lands a knee to the head.
Aragus throws an elbow that misses.
Aragus takes a shot to the head.
A short body shot lands from Khan as the two fighters clinch.
Khan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Aragus trying to stall but Khan improves his position.
Khan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A short right from Khan.
Khan lands a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Khan.
Khan tries to land a knee to the head but Aragus blocks with his arms.
Khan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Aragus takes an elbow to the temple.
Aragus tries to throw a body punch but Khan avoids it by throwing Aragus back against the cage.
Khan lands an elbow inside that Aragus shrugs off.
Aragus missing with knees to the body.
Aragus takes a knee right on the jaw!
Abaka Khan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Khan lands a damaging elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Khan.
Khan landing knees to the body.
Khan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Khan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Khan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Aragus takes an elbow to the forehead.
Khan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Khan landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan is trying to stall.
Aragus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Khan landing knees to the head.
Khan scores a nice knee to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Khan.
Khan digs a right hand underneath Aragus's ribcage. Aragus let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Khan lands a nice knee to the body.

Khan drops Aragus with a big knee straight up the middle! Aragus is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khan tries to clinch up.
Khan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Khan misses with a head kick.
Khan is looking to clinch but Aragus is avoiding it.
Aragus swats away the attempt to clinch by Khan.
Aragus looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Khan is fending him off so far but Aragus persists. Nope, Khan circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kip Aragus. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aragus throws a hook but Khan avoids it easily.
Khan avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aragus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Khan throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Aragus lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Aragus misses with a series of wild punches.
Aragus throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aragus misses with a double jab

and Khan counters with a head kick that drops Aragus to the mat! Aragus scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abaka Khan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kip Aragus'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!

A big right from Aragus misses.

Aragus fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Khan to the ground. Aragus is now in Khan's guard.
Aragus prevents Khan from getting back to his feet.
Khan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Khan is pulling down on Aragus's head to control his posture.
Khan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Khan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Aragus manages to get himself to full guard.

Aragus is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan wants to control from the top but Aragus keeps moving.
Khan postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aragus wants to sweep but no luck.

Aragus escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Khan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Khan tries to free his leg and advance position but Aragus is retaining full guard.
Khan advances position into side control!

Khan looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Khan working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Khan decides to stand back up. Khan steps back and let's Aragus get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Khan.

Aragus gets tackled into the cage by Khan. Khan maintains the clinch.
Khan lands an elbow just above Aragus 's eye.
Khan working aggressively here.
Khan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Khan tries to land a knee to the head but Aragus blocks with his arms.
A head punch on the inside from Aragus fails to land.
Khan dodges an elbow strike from Aragus.
Khan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Khan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Aragus's face.
Khan scores with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khan tries a knee to the head but Aragus blocks it.
Khan tries to land knees in the clinch but Aragus avoids the damage to the body.
Aragus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Khan avoids a wild elbow strike from Aragus.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan digs a right hand into Aragus's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Aragus's gas tank.
Khan lands a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Aragus throws an elbow but misses.
Aragus throws a head punch that misses.
Aragus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Aragus looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Aragus throws a head punch that misses.
Aragus has Khan pushed against the cage.
Aragus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Khan avoids it.
Khan landing knees to the head.
Khan avoids a wild elbow strike from Aragus.
Khan landing knees to the head.
Khan pushes Aragus against the cage. Khan is working some dirty boxing. Khan pushes off with a quick right hook! Aragus goes down! Aragus tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Khan moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abaka Khan!
A relieved looking Abaka Khan thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.