PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Toktogulovich Bakiyev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerry 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.

Bakiyev
vs
Khan

171 cm
24
163 lbs
10 - 9 - 0

177 cm
23
171 lbs
11 - 10 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Voodoo Nutrition

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 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Toktogulovich Bakiyev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Gerry Khan!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bakiyev was well out of range. Poor timing from Khan.
Bakiyev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khan was well out of range. Poor timing from Bakiyev.
Khan moves out of range of the strikes.
Bakiyev changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bakiyev misses with a body shot.
Khan works the jab nicely.
A low kick from Khan is predictable there
and Bakiyev counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Khan throws a leg kick
and Bakiyev counters with a straight right hand.
Khan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Khan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bakiyev throwing a counter right hand but Khan manages to avoid it.
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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bakiyev looks to score with a jab to the body but Khan is just out of range.
Khan slips a straight right by Bakiyev.
Khan misses with a hook to the body
and Bakiyev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Khan throws a lazy head kick
and Khan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan connects with a crisp jab.
Bakiyev connects with a crisp jab.
Khan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bakiyev ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gerry Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khan avoids the body shot from Bakiyev.
Bakiyev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A quick step to the side and Bakiyev tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bakiyev blocks a head kick by Khan.
Khan thows a leg kick but Bakiyev checks it
and Bakiyev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A chopping leg kick lands by Khan.
Khan looks to score with a jab to the body but Bakiyev is just out of range.
Bakiyev jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Khan misses with a body shot
and Bakiyev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khan throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bakiyev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khan misses with a low kick.
Bakiyev swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Khan misses with a hook
and Bakiyev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bakiyev throws out a powerful jab.
Bakiyev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Khan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bakiyev swings for the body but Khan moves out of range.
Bakiyev is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A solid leg kick lands there for Khan.
Khan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Khan misses with an uppercut
and Khan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bakiyev. Khan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khan misses with a looping right.
Khan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Khan throws a leg kick
and Bakiyev counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan feints and then cracks Bakiyev's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bakiyev down.
Khan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bakiyev connects with a body shot that sends Khan's belly button to the back.
Khan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bakiyev missing with a left hand there. Khan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Khan tries a low kick but Bakiyev avoids it.
Khan thows a leg kick but Bakiyev checks it
and Bakiyev counters with a right hand to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Khan.
Bakiyev checks a leg kick nicely.
Bakiyev defending well as Khan loads up on a big left hand.
Khan throws an overhand right that lands on Bakiyev's shoulder, as Bakiyev tries to avoid the shot.
Khan throws a head kick that misses.
Khan scores with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bakiyev throws a body shot but no joy.
Bakiyev with a nice cross.
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!
Bakiyev checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Khan throws a lazy head kick
and Bakiyev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Khan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Khan there as he acknowledges the shot.
A lazy body kick from Khan
and Bakiyev makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bakiyev misses the shot to the body.
Khan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bakiyev dips to his left and cracks Khan with an uppercut!
A swing and a miss from Bakiyev.
Khan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bakiyev checks the leg kick nicely there.
Khan looks to score with a jab to the body but Bakiyev is just out of range.
Khan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bakiyev doesn't seem bothered though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Toktogulovich Bakiyev dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Khan throws a lazy head kick
and Bakiyev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Khan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bakiyev has time to react.
Nice body punch from Bakiyev.
Bakiyev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bakiyev throws out a loose jab but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bakiyev misses with a lunging right hand
and Khan counters with a three punch combo that has Bakiyev backing up. Bakiyev nods at Khan to acknowledge the strikes.
Bakiyev lands a right hook to the body.
Bakiyev throws a lazy right hand but Khan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bakiyev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khan misses with a series of wild punches.
A big right from Bakiyev misses.
Khan misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bakiyev misses with a straight right.
Khan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Khan throws a low kick but Bakiyev moves out of range easily.
Khan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bakiyev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Bakiyev on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Khan misses with a body shot.
Khan misses with a wild combination.
Bakiyev misses the body punch
and Khan counters with an inside leg kick.
Bakiyev is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Khan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Bakiyev was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Khan.
Khan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bakiyev is out of range and Khan settles back down.
A telegraphed right hand from Bakiyev misses the target.
Khan throws a leg kick
and Bakiyev counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Khan thinking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A low kick from Khan is predictable there
and Bakiyev counters with a nice uppercut.
Bakiyev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Khan can do to turn this around?
Khan throws a chopping leg kick but Bakiyev manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Khan lands a leg kick that knocks Bakiyev off balance momentarily.
Khan dips to his left and cracks Bakiyev with an uppercut!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Khan takes a swing at Bakiyev's ribcage but misses.
Khan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bakiyev.
A head kick misses from Khan.
Bakiyev throwing a counter right hand but Khan manages to avoid it.
Nice straight punches there by Bakiyev. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bakiyev.
Khan lands a really nice looking cross but Bakiyev seems unphased.
Khan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bakiyev.
Khan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bakiyev fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bakiyev takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bakiyev takes a jab right on the kisser.
Khan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Khan misses with a leg kick
and Khan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Khan throws a leg kick but Bakiyev moved away.
A little feinted left hand from Bakiyev on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bakiyev swings for the body but Khan moves out of range.
Khan raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Bakiyev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Khan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bakiyev.
Bakiyev throws a body shot but no joy.
It seemed like Khan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bakiyev stuns Khan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Khan tries to bum rush Bakiyev with a series of wild strikes but Bakiyev uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Khan misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bakiyev takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bakiyev moves away.
It looked like Bakiyev was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Khan.
Toktogulovich Bakiyev is winning the standup battle so far.
Khan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Khan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Khan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bakiyev lands with a good body shot.
Khan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bakiyev rather than just go for the knockout.
Bakiyev just misses with a punch to the body.
Bakiyev throws an overhand right that lands on Khan's shoulder, as Khan tries to avoid the shot.
Khan steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Khan throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Bakiyev counter with a right hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bakiyev checks a leg kick.
Bakiyev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khan manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Gerry Khan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Bakiyev paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Khan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Khan misses the jab.
Bakiyev scores with a nice head shot.
Bakiyev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bakiyev moves out of range as Khan strikes.
Bakiyev throws a shot to the body.
Khan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Khan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A quick step to the side and Bakiyev tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan throws a sloppy head kick and Bakiyev moves out of range easily.
Khan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khan misses with a body shot.
Bakiyev appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Khan misses with a leg kick
and Bakiyev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan thumps Bakiyev with a low kick.
Khan throws a leg kick
and Bakiyev counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bakiyev avoids the body shot from Khan.
Khan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bakiyev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Khan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bakiyevs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Khan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Khan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bakiyev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bakiyev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khan throws a sloppy head kick and Bakiyev moves out of range easily.
Khan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Khan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan throws a front kick aimed at Bakiyev's knee but Bakiyev avoids it well.
Khan throws a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bakiyev. Khan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khan looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A punch lands to the side of Khan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Khan throws a chopping leg kick but Bakiyev manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Khan throws a chopping leg kick but Bakiyev manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bakiyev lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A punch lands to the side of Khan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Khan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Khan misses with a low kick.
Nice shot by Bakiyev.
Nice shot lands for Bakiyev.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bakiyev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khan.
Khan ducks under a wild hook from Bakiyev.
Bakiyev avoids the head kick by Khan.
Khan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bakiyev connects with a crisp jab.
Bakiyev throws a lazy uppercut
and Khan counters with an inside leg kick.
Khan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bakiyev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khan was well out of range. Poor timing from Bakiyev.
A low kick from Khan is predictable there
and Bakiyev counters with a right hand to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Bakiyev checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bakiyev scores with a jab to the body.
Khan does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan misses with an uppercut
and Bakiyev counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bakiyev checks the leg kick.
Bakiyev just misses with a punch to the body.
Bakiyev misses with a body shot
and Khan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bakiyev. Khan does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Khan throws a low kick but Bakiyev moves out of range easily.
Bakiyev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bakiyev paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Khan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Khan thows a leg kick but Bakiyev checks it
enabling Bakiyev to counter with a crisp jab.
Khan throws a lazy uppercut
and Bakiyev counters with a stiff right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Toktogulovich Bakiyev showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bakiyev 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toktogulovich Bakiyev!
A victorious Toktogulovich Bakiyev thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.