PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dong Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cobalt Khalil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khalil comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Hives - Walk Idiot Walk kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be a great matchup!

Long
vs
Khalil

170 cm
28
137 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

173 cm
30
142 lbs
9 - 6 - 1

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dong Long!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cobalt Khalil!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khalil stuffs the takedown.
Long throws a left and a right that both miss

and Khalil counters with a nice double leg into side control. Long won't be happy with that.
Khalil is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Long's shoulder. That is not cool.
Khalil tries to advance to mount but can't.
You can see the frustration on Long's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Long is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Khalil is working Long over with some ground and pound from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Long is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Khalil off and has taken his back!
Khalil is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalil is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Long trying to control.

Khalil showing good submission defense here.

Long is persistently looking for the submission but Khalil is defending it well.
Khalil trying to get back to his feet but Long is in full control for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Long has his opponent's back but Khalil is looking to stand. He manages to get to his feet and shakes off Long.
Long misses with a telegraphed body shot

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

Long escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Khalil gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Long bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Khalil's guard.
Long forces his way into half guard.
It looks like Long is going to stand back up.
Long is stalling here. Khalil is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Long seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Khalil has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long stops Khalil from passing to mount.
Long tries to bench press Khalil off him but Khalil keeps the position.
Long takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Khalil scoring with punches from side control.
Khalil trying to control the position but Long is working away.
Long can't do much from the bottom here.
Long takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Khalil trying to control the action but Long is working from the bottom.
Long tries to get back to half guard but can't.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Khalil working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Long wants to control but Khalil postures up.
Khalil landing a few strikes.
Khalil is working Long over with some ground and pound from side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Long takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Khalil working the ground and pound.
Long is looking to reverse the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cobalt Khalil dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Long throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khalil lands a nice looking body shot.
A jab from Long misses.
Khalil scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Dong Long is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Khalil swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Long drops down looking for a counter takedown but Khalil sprawls and moves away.
Khalil stuffs the takedown attempt from Long. Long gets slowly back to his feet.
Long misses with a wild body shot.
Khalil feints the counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Long misses with an attempted mid kick.
Long is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Long throws a leg kick but Khalil sees it coming and moves out of range.
Khalil changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Long is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Khalil.
Long throws a sloppy body shot

and Khalil counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Long!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalil lands some shots froms side control.
Long gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Khalil not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Khalil lands with a punch from half guard.

Long looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Long regains full guard. Nicely done.
Khalil looking to sit in guard and control but Long gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Khalil manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long is looking to take this one to the mat.
Khalil is trying to drag Long to the mat but Long just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Khalil has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Khalil is trying to drag Long to the mat but Long just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Long misses with the head strike.
Long is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Dong Long has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cobalt Khalil.
Khalil drops down looking for an ankle pick but Long pulls his leg out and moves away.
Long shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Khalil defends it nicely.
Khalil with the counter takedown but Long avoids it easily.
Dong Long seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khalil fails to land with a series of punches.
Long throws an overhand right that lands on Khalil's shoulder, as Khalil tries to avoid the shot.
Khalil is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Khalil showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Long.
Long goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Khalil throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Long.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalil swings for the body but Long moves out of range.
Khalil misses with a two punch combination.
Khalil feints a jab promting Long to slip. Khalil then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Long slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Nice shot lands for Long.
Long dodges the punch combination from Khalil.
Long moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Long takes a swing at Khalil's ribcage but misses.

Khalil closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Long did well to prevent Khalil getting side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cobalt Khalil showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Long takes a swing at Khalil's ribcage but misses.
Long throws a combination that misses
and Khalil counters with a three punch combo that has Long backing up. Long nods at Khalil to acknowledge the strikes.
Long tries to land a body kick

and Khalil counters with a takedown into side control.
Khalil gets to mount! Long was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
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 landing strikes from the mount and Long is in trouble!
Long is squirming around, avoiding Khalil's attempts to control the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khalil prevents Long from getting the reversal.
A nice elbow there by Khalil.

Long is rocked!
Long in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Oh Long is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Khalil in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Long takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Long takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Khalil's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cobalt Khalil!
Cobalt Khalil decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.