PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cobalt Khalil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jo Mama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Khalil might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Hives - Walk Idiot Walk. Jo Mama told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Khalil
vs
Mama

173 cm
30
142 lbs
8 - 5 - 1

165 cm
25
135 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid chin

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cobalt Khalil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jo Mama!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mama tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Khalil manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Khalil attempts a counter takedown but Mama avoids it well and moves away.
Mama blocks the body kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Mama misses.
Khalil misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mama on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Khalil misses with a wild combination.
Mama tries to clinch but Khalil moves away

and Khalil counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Khalil content to stall in guard here.
Khalil throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khalil slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Mama working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Khalil.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalil lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Khalil accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Khalil has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Khalil wants to pass the guard but Mama is keeping the position.
Khalil postures up.
Khalil won't allow Mama to sweep him here.
Khalil throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Mama is looking for a triangle here but Khalil uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Mama trying his best to control but Khalil has mounted him.

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.
Khalil looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Khalil lands a heavy elbow.
Khalil controlling the position easily from mount.
Khalil landing strikes from the mount.
Khalil controlling the pace for now.
Mama sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Mama is looking to control Khalil's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mama avoid being mounted?
Mama felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalil tries to pass to full mount but Mama defends it.
Mama is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Khalil scores with a couple of nice shots.
Khalil sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mama defending well though.
Khalil throwing shots but Mama is blocking nicely.
Ground and pound from Khalil.
Khalil is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Khalil landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mama wants to get back to full guard.
Mama trying to hold on to Khalil's head to control him but Khalil postures up.
Khalil tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mama knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khalil lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Khalil connects with a nice short shot to Mama's temple.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Khalil controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Khalil clinches with his opponent.

Khalil turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Mama is pushing Khalil's head away, looking to escape. Khalil manages to hold on to the position though.
Khalil working away.
Khalil lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Khalil slows the pace down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khalil trying to control the action but Mama is working from the bottom.
Mama is looking to regain half guard here but Khalil keeps moving and retains side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalil lands an elbow.
Mama is not content to let Khalil control the position.
Khalil just content to control the position.
Khalil working the ground and pound but Mama is defending the strikes.
Khalil takes a little break here. Mama wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Khalil cracks Mama with a big elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mama on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Khalil working the ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on Mama's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Khalil grinds an elbow into Mama's temple.
Mama takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Khalil connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Mama some visible discomfort.
Mama is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Khalil is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Khalil is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalil lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Khalil wants to control the pace but Mama is squirming around nicely.
Khalil avoids the attempt from Mama to control.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Khalil cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Khalil working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Cobalt Khalil overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mama is trying desperately to improve position.
Khalil scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Mama takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalil is landing with some decent strikes but Mama is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Khalil landing shots from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khalil with good strikes from the mount here!
A nice elbow there by Khalil.
Khalil landing strikes from the mount.
Khalil scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Mama is rocked!
Khalil takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Khalil scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Mama is still in real trouble! Can Khalil finish him?
Khalil raining down shots from the mount!
Khalil raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cobalt Khalil dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Khalil!
Khalil lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Khalil.
Khalil throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mama.
Mama seems to have recovered his senses.
Khalil leaves Mama with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Khalil misses the target.
Khalil swinging wildly here.
Khalil throws a series of strikes that have Mama backpedaling.
Khalil avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Khalil is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mama can do to turn this around?

Mama gets a double leg takedown into Khalil's guard.

Khalil has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Mama is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Khalil gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Mama pushes Khalil off looking to stand but Khalil dives back in and keeps control.
Khalil is thwarting Mama's attempts to control the position.
We've been hearing that Khalil has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Khalil is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Khalil trying to mount his opponent but Mama defends it.

Mama is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Khalil pulls his head out easily.
Mama takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Khalil is trying to control the action in half guard but Mama is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mama missing with punches from the bottom.
Khalil lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mama is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Khalil scores with a couple of nice shots.
Khalil working the head and body with strikes.
Nice strikes from Khalil there.
Khalil looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mama with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khalil drops an elbow to the side of Mama's head.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Khalil in particular looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mama is trying to stand up here but Khalil is controlling him well.
Khalil looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mama with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Khalil lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Khalil slows the pace down in half guard.
Khalil seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jo Mama has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cobalt Khalil is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Khalil controlling the pace.
Khalil slips a nice elbow through Mama's hands, connecting with Mama's forehead.
Khalil content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Khalil scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Khalil landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Khalil lands with a punch from half guard.
Khalil keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cobalt Khalil showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Khalil has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:26
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cobalt Khalil!
Cobalt Khalil was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.