PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Saleem Al Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brotiz Bruttz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Al Khan comes to the cage accompanied by Three Days Grace - Scared. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Al Khan
vs
Bruttz

182 cm
25
181 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

190 cm
34
171 lbs
16 - 12 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Experienced

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Saleem Al Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brotiz Bruttz!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bruttz has managed to clinch.

Al Khan manages to break the clinch.
Al Khan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Brotiz Bruttz has been cut.
Al Khan misses with the combination.
And Bruttz tries to counter it with a takedown but Al Khan pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Al Khan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Bruttz counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Al Khan kicks Bruttz off and gets back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bruttz dodges the punch combination from Al Khan.
Bruttz blocks a head kick by Al Khan.
And Bruttz tries to counter it with a takedown but Al Khan pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bruttz tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Al Khan swivels and escapes.
Saleem Al Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bruttz takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Al Khan throws a good cross that connects.
Bruttz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Al Khan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Al Khan looks to land a combination but Bruttz avoids it well.
No joy there for Al Khan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Al Khan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bruttz dives in for a single leg takedown but Al Khan sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Al Khan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Al Khan misses with a low kick.
Al Khan lands a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Khan throws a lazy head kick

and Bruttz counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bruttz throws an elbow that misses. Al Khan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bruttz's guard. Nice move by Al Khan!

Al Khan decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Al Khan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Al Khan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bruttz manages to avoid it.
Bruttz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bruttz looks winded!
Bruttz checks a leg kick.
Bruttz fails with the takedown.
Saleem Al Khan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brotiz Bruttz.
Al Khan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bruttz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Al Khan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Al Khan, right into the meat.
Bruttz tries for a takedown but Al Khan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Al Khan throws a series of punches but Bruttz avoids them all with ease.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bruttz slips a jab and a cross from Al Khan.
Al Khan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Khan lands a head kick!
Al Khan tries to score with a low kick but Bruttz moves his leg out of the way.
Al Khan fails to land with a series of punches.
Bruttz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bruttz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Al Khan feints and then cracks Bruttz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bruttz down.
Al Khan misses the shot to the body.
Bruttz tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Al Khan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bruttz tries to counter with a clinch but Al Khan shakes him off and moves away.
Al Khan falls off balance throwing a combination

and Bruttz counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Al Khan has one foot on Bruttz's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Al Khan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bruttz backs up against the cage.
Bruttz's coach down at Extreme MMA (7 Elites $250/week) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Bruttz's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Al Khan throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Al Khan lands a jab.
Al Khan throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bruttz fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Al Khan to the ground. Bruttz is now in Al Khan's guard.

Al Khan manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Al Khan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Al Khan throws a nice looking combination but Bruttz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Al Khan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bruttz.
Al Khan throws a combination that misses

and Bruttz counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Al Khan pushes Bruttz off and gets back to his feet.
Al Khan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bruttz moves out of range as Al Khan strikes.
Al Khan lands a jab-cross combination.
Al Khan slips a jab and a cross from Bruttz.
Bruttz keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Al Khan throws a sloppy head kick
and Bruttz counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Al Khan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Khan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bruttz dives in and grabs Al Khan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Al Khan pushes down on Bruttz's head and hops out.
Al Khan misses with a wild combination.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bruttz or perhaps it was just good defense by Al Khan, which made it look bad.
Bruttz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bruttz shoots in looking for a takedown. Al Khan tries to sprawl out of it but Bruttz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Al Khan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bruttz avoids the head kick by Al Khan.
Al Khan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Al Khan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bruttz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Al Khan.
Bruttz blocks a head kick by Al Khan.
Bruttz drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Al Khan defends it well.
Al Khan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Saleem Al Khan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brotiz Bruttz's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Al Khan jabs Bruttz right on the nose. Bruttz blinks but takes it well.
Bruttz avoids the head kick by Al Khan.
Bruttz dodges the punch combination from Al Khan.
Al Khan scores with a sloppy right hand. Bruttz should have avoided that one.
We've been told by Al Khan's head coaches at Rape Academy (7 elite, 6 2x elite) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bruttz connects with a right hand. Al Khan shakes it off.
Al Khan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Al Khan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Bruttz shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Al Khan is trying to defend but Bruttz finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Al Khan is looking to escape.
Bruttz is breathing heavily.
Al Khan taking some punishment here, with Bruttz in his half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bruttz is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Saleem Al Khan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Al Khan is trying to stand up here but Bruttz is controlling him well.
Bruttz working Al Khan over with strikes.
Bruttz working Al Khan over with strikes.
Al Khan is trying to stand up here but Bruttz is controlling him well.
Al Khan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bruttz can do to turn this around?
Bruttz trying to control from half guard but Al Khan is working away.
Al Khan is trying to stand back up but Bruttz is controlling him
Bruttz working over Al Khan with some ground and pound. Al Khan looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Al Khan wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bruttz fails with the takedown.
Bruttz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bruttz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Al Khan.
A combination from Al Khan does no damage.
Saleem Al Khan is winning the standup battle so far.
Sloppy strikes from Al Khan. Those never looked like landing.

Bruttz shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Al Khan is trying to defend but Bruttz finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Al Khan makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Al Khan throws a head kick that misses.
Al Khan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Al Khan wants it to stay on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Khan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Al Khan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
No joy there for Al Khan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bruttz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A combination from Al Khan does no damage.
Al Khan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Al Khan wants it to stay on the feet.
Saleem Al Khan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brotiz Bruttz.
Bruttz slips a jab and a cross from Al Khan.
Bruttz dives in for a single leg takedown but Al Khan sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bruttz avoids the head kick by Al Khan.
Al Khan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Al Khan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bruttz circles away quickly and effectively.

Bruttz drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Al Khan explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
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!
Bruttz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Al Khan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Al Khan - just one landing.
Bruttz misses with a wild combination.
Bruttz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Al Khan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bruttz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bruttz tries for a takedown but Al Khan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Al Khan misses.
Al Khan misses with the combination.
Bruttz takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bruttz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Al Khan is fending him off so far but Bruttz persists. Nope, Al Khan circles away and we're back to standing.
Al Khan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Al Khan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bruttz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Al Khan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Saleem Al Khan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brotiz Bruttz's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Al Khan shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bruttz eats them both and turns towards Al Khan to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Al Khan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Al Khan scores with a three punch combo!
Al Khan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Saleem Al Khan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Al Khan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bruttz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bruttz misses with a wild combination.
Al Khan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Al Khan lands with a slapping head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Al Khan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bruttz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Al Khan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Al Khan throws an overhand right that lands on Bruttz's shoulder, as Bruttz tries to avoid the shot.
Bruttz looks to land a combination. Al Khan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bruttz has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruttz throws a nice looking combination but Al Khan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Al Khan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Saleem Al Khan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bruttz lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Al Khan scores with a one two! Bruttz had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Al Khan sizes up Bruttz with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Al Khan misses with a two punch combination.
Al Khan throws a sloppy head kick and Bruttz moves out of range easily.
Al Khan throws a one two combo.
Al Khan throws out a loose jab but Bruttz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Al Khan tries a head kick but it misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Horrible takedown attempt by Bruttz or perhaps it was just good defense by Al Khan, which made it look bad.
Al Khan jabs Bruttz right on the nose. Bruttz blinks but takes it well.
Bruttz slips a jab and a cross from Al Khan.
Al Khan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruttz scores with a nice strike.
Al Khan tries to bum rush Bruttz with a series of wild strikes but Bruttz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Al Khan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Bruttz counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bruttz.

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

Bruttz has picked Al Khan up - he's going for a ride! Bruttz dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Al Khan is trying to stand back up but Bruttz is controlling him
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bruttz drops an elbow to the side of Al Khan's head.
Bruttz prevents Al Khan from standing back up.

Al Khan pushes Bruttz off and gets back to his feet.
Bruttz tries to score a power double leg takedown but Al Khan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bruttz somewhat.
Al Khan is looking for a counter combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Khan throws a right and a left that Bruttz avoids nicely.
Al Khan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Al Khan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bruttz.
Al Khan misses with a wild body shot.
Al Khan throws a hook but Bruttz avoids it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Al Khan. Those never looked like landing.
Al Khan checks a leg kick.
Nice body punch from Al Khan.
Bruttz throws a series of punches but Al Khan avoids them all with ease.
Al Khan scores with a nice body kick.
Saleem Al Khan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Al Khan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bruttz shoots in for a takedown but Al Khan shows good takedown defense.
Saleem Al Khan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brotiz Bruttz.
Al Khan scores with a head kick. Bruttz tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Al Khan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Al Khan motions for Bruttz to come forward. Al Khan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruttz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Al Khan throws a series of punches but Bruttz moves out of range.
Al Khan lands a head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bruttz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Al Khan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Al Khan tries a head kick but it misses.
Al Khan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Al Khan throws a head kick that misses.
Al Khan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Bruttz shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Al Khan napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Al Khan taking a bit of punishment here - Bruttz scoring with strikes.
Al Khan wants to get back to his feet but Bruttz drags him back down.
Check out the look on Bruttz's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Al Khan is pushing Bruttz's head away, looking to escape. Bruttz manages to hold on to the position though.
Brotiz Bruttz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bruttz in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

And that's the end of the fight!
Saleem Al Khan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Al Khan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saleem Al Khan!
Saleem Al Khan looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I am the freedom fighter, I'll fight for my people until death, and represent my land everywhere I go, look out for me!'.