PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brij Khali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Boulks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Khali
vs
Boulks

175 cm
45
160 lbs
33 - 52 - 1

175 cm
35
160 lbs
21 - 15 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 33 - 52 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brij Khali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Will Boulks!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khali wants to clinch up but Boulks keeps it at a distance.
Boulks drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Khali defends it well.
Khali tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Boulks counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Boulks stands up out of the half guard.
Khali wants to clinch up but Boulks keeps it at a distance.
Boulks is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Khali doesn't manage to clinch there - Boulks circles away.

Khali clinches up with Boulks and pushes him back against the ropes.

Boulks breaks the clinch.
Khali tries to clinch there but Boulks circles away.
Boulks feints the counter takedown.

Khali closes the distance and pushes Boulks back into the ropes.
Khali wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Boulks has him pressed against the ropes.
Khali wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Khali's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Khali fails with an attempt to clinch.
Khali darts in trying to clinch

and Boulks counters with a shoot takedown. Khali fights it but they end up in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khali wants to stand up but Boulks is controlling him.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Khali is working an open guard so Boulks takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Khali tries to clinch up

and Boulks counters with a single leg into guard. Khali didn't expect that.
Boulks stops Khali from standing up.

Boulks decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Khali, up you get!

Khali clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boulks keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Khali's efforts to push away.

Boulks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Khali looks to clinch

and Boulks counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Khali pushes Boulks off looking to stand but Boulks dives back in and keeps control.

Khali pushes Boulks off and gets back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khali moves in looking to clinch but Boulks pushes him off.
Boulks is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Khali tries to clinch up.
Boulks circles away from the clinch attempt

and Boulks decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Khali's guard.

Boulks gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Boulks's coach down at ~T~ Troid - Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Boulks's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Khali tries to clinch there but Boulks circles away.
Boulks tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Khali closes the distance but Boulks moves to the side

and Boulks counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khali is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Boulks is controlling him.

Boulks gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Khali moves in looking to clinch but Boulks pushes him off.
And Boulks tries to counter it with a takedown but Khali pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Boulks circles away from the clinch attempt

and Boulks counters with a nice double leg into side control. Khali won't be happy with that.

Boulks decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Boulks shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Khali sprawls well. Khali wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Boulks gets slowly back to his feet.
Khali tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boulks is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Khali fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khali tries to clinch there but Boulks circles away.
Khali is looking to clinch.

Boulks drives through with a takedown into Khali's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Boulks decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Khali, up you get!
Khali tries to clinch there but Boulks circles away.
Boulks drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Khali defends it well.
Boulks circles away from the clinch attempt.
Khali tries to clinch

and Boulks counters with a single leg into guard. Khali didn't expect that.
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!

Boulks stands up and waves to Khali to follow him.
Khali is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Khali tries to clinch there but Boulks circles away.
And Boulks tries to counter it with a takedown but Khali pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Khali tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boulks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boulks is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Boulks keeps the fight on the outside.
Boulks feints the counter takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Khali tries to clinch there but Boulks circles away.
Khali tries to close the distance and clinch but Boulks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Khali is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boulks tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Khali tries to clinch but Boulks moves away

so Boulks counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Boulks gets to his feet - Khali follows without any prompting.

Khali closes the distance and clinches.
Our sources have told us that Khali has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Boulks scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Khali is trying to force a seperation but Boulks has the dominant position.

Khali breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khali wants to clinch up but Boulks keeps it at a distance.
Khali wants to clinch.
Boulks tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Khali tries to clinch up.
And Boulks tries to counter it with a takedown but Khali pushes his down on his head and steps out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khali tries to close the distance and clinch but Boulks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Khali tries to clinch but Boulks moves out of range.
Khali closes the distance looking to clinch

and Boulks counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Boulks decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Khali fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Khali looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Khali tries to close the distance and clinch but Boulks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boulks with the counter takedown but Khali avoids it easily.
Khali looks to clinch

and Boulks counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Boulks decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Khali wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khali tries to clinch there but Boulks circles away.
Boulks is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Khali looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khali tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Boulks manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Khali tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boulks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boulks tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Khali tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Khali looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boulks changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Khali tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Boulks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boulks feints the counter takedown.
Khali moves in looking to clinch but Boulks pushes him off.
Khali tries to clinch there but Boulks circles away.
Boulks feints the counter takedown.
Khali tries to clinch but Boulks is having none of it.
Boulks changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Khali has taken the fight to the clinch.

Khali pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Khali moves in looking to clinch but Boulks pushes him off.
Boulks swats away the attempt to clinch by Khali.
Khali fails in his attempt to clinch.
Boulks swats away the attempt to clinch by Khali.
Boulks drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Khali defends it well.
Will Boulks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Khali is looking to clinch but Boulks is avoiding it.
Khali is looking to clinch.
Khali tries to clinch there but Boulks circles away.
Khali wants to clinch up but Boulks keeps it at a distance.
Boulks tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Boulks keeps the fight on the outside.
Khali tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khali moves in looking to clinch but Boulks pushes him off.
Boulks changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Khali tries to clinch but Boulks moves out of range.
And Boulks tries to counter it with a takedown but Khali pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Khali looks to clinch

and Boulks counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Khali has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Boulks is on him like a limpet, forcing Khali back against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Khali breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Khali fails in his attempt to clinch.
Khali wants to clinch up but Boulks keeps it at a distance.
Boulks changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Khali closes the distance looking to clinch

and Boulks counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Boulks gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Khali is looking to clinch but Boulks is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Khali looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boulks with the counter takedown but Khali avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Will Boulks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Khali tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boulks with the counter takedown but Khali avoids it easily.
Khali tries to clinch but Boulks is having none of it.
Khali wants to clinch.
Boulks drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Khali defends it well.
Khali tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boulks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boulks tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Boulks shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Khali appears to be looking for a big counter.
Khali fails with an attempt to clinch.
Khali wants to clinch up but Boulks keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khali tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Boulks manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Boulks with the counter takedown but Khali avoids it easily.
Khali wants to clinch but Boulks slips to the side

and Boulks counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Boulks decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Khali tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Boulks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And Boulks tries to counter it with a takedown but Khali pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Khali tries to clinch but Boulks moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khali tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Khali tries to clinch up but Boulks circles away and keeps his distance.
Boulks swats away the attempt to clinch by Khali.
Boulks drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Khali defends it well.
Khali is looking to clinch but Boulks is avoiding it.
Khali tries to clinch

and Boulks counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Khali is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Boulks is controlling him.

Boulks stands and steps away. Khali gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Khali tries to clinch but Boulks moves out of range.
Boulks with the counter takedown but Khali avoids it easily.
Khali tries to clinch but Boulks is having none of it.
Khali is looking to clinch.
Khali tries to clinch up but Boulks circles away and keeps his distance.
Boulks changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Brij Khali has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boulks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Khali fails with an attempt to clinch.
Khali tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Khali tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boulks changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Khali closes the distance looking to clinch

and Boulks counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Boulks decides to stand back up. Boulks steps back and let's Khali get back to his feet.
Boulks circles away from the clinch attempt.
Khali closes the distance but Boulks moves to the side

and Boulks counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Boulks stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Khali tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Boulks counters with a shoot takedown. Khali fights it but they end up in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boulks stops Khali from standing up.
Khali will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

Khali is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Boulks gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Khali tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boulks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brij Khali is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boulks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Khali is looking to clinch but Boulks is avoiding it.
Khali darts in trying to clinch

so Boulks counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Boulks decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Khali, up you get!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khali is looking to clinch but Boulks is avoiding it.
Khali wants to clinch up but Boulks keeps it at a distance.
Brij Khali is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Khali wants to clinch up but Boulks keeps it at a distance.
Khali wants to clinch.
Khali tries to clinch but Boulks moves out of range.
Boulks tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Boulks swats away the attempt to clinch by Khali.
Boulks changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Khali wants to clinch.
Boulks is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Boulks circles away from the clinch attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Will Boulks comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Boulks winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 26:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 26:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Will Boulks!
Will Boulks decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Brij Khali spoke after the fight, saying 'Dissapointed to Lose'.