PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Borhan Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Volland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Khan
vs
Volland

174 cm
30
186 lbs
12 - 13 - 0

177 cm
21
204 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Good gas tank

Bullet Proof System

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Borhan Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Christian Volland!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Volland avoids it really well and circles away.
Khan closes the distance and clinches up with Volland, looking for a takedown. Khan pushes Volland against the cage but Volland circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Khan is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Volland's half guard.
Volland wants to get back to full guard.

Khan looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Khan is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan is thwarting Volland's attempts to control the position.
Volland regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Volland is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Volland is thwarting Khan's attempts to control the position.
Volland is keen to just control but Khan is a slippery customer.
Khan's coaches at Bi-Polar Asylum LV's #1 Public Training Center have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Volland perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Khan manages to get to full guard.
Khan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Volland trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Volland stands and throws Khan's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Volland wants to lay and pray for a moment but Khan keeps working.
Khan tries to bench press Volland off him but Volland keeps the position.

Volland is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Khan has escaped the position, nice work there.
Khan tries to improve position but can't.
Volland controlling the position from side mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volland trying to control the action but Khan is working from the bottom.
Volland might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Khan haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Khan is looking for a sweep.
Khan can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Volland trying to control the position but Khan is working away.
Volland advances nicely into full mount.
Khan is wriggling around trying to escape.
Khan has given up his back. Will we see Volland going for some submissions?
Will Volland go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan can't escape the position.

Volland working for a choke but Khan is defending well.

Volland is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Khan is defending well though. Volland let's go of the attempt for now.

Khan is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Volland gets his way!

Volland is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Khan defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Khan tries to break free.
Volland is not going to allow Khan to sit and survive in this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Khan is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Volland gets his way!

Volland is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Khan is defending well though. Volland let's go of the attempt for now.
Khan manages to reverse the position and now he's in Volland's guard. Nice work there by Khan.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Volland wants to sweep but no luck.
Volland manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Khan manages to get himself to full guard.

Volland forces his way into half guard.
Khan is staying active underneath Volland, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Volland wants to work for an arm triangle but Khan is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The fighters are battling for position here. Khan manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Volland stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Khan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christian Volland dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Khan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Volland is fending him off so far but Khan persists. Nope, Volland circles away and we're back to standing.
Volland has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Khan is landing a low percentage of strikes.

Volland shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Khan manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Volland won't allow Khan to sweep him here.
Volland stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Khan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Volland advances position into side control!
Volland advances nicely into full mount.
Khan is trying to escape the mount.
Khan is working hard here to advance position.
Volland looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Volland has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Volland is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Khan to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Khan shrugs it off.
Khan is desperately trying to improve his position but Volland has a good base and remains in mount.

Volland wants to finish this one by submission but Khan is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Volland.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan is looking to improve his position but Volland isn't that keen on the idea.
Volland tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Khan working to try and regain half guard.
Volland pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Khan tries to reverse the position but Volland maintains control.
Khan regains half guard.
Volland wants to free his trapped foot but Khan is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Khan makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Khan.
Volland looking to pass the guard.
Volland slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Khan tries to bench press Volland off him but Volland keeps the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Volland tries for a kimura but Khan is defending well.
Khan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Volland wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Volland advances to mount.
Volland wants to control the pace but Khan is squirming around nicely.
Christian Volland has got the better of the ground game so far.

Volland is working for a guillotine from mount but Khan frees his head quite easily.
Khan blocking the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volland trying to control but Khan is having none of it.
Khan is trying to escape the mount.
Volland wants to take Khan's back here but Khan is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Volland is still trying to improve position.
Volland wants to control the pace but Khan is squirming around nicely.
Volland prevents Khan from getting the reversal.
Volland wants to take Khan's back here but Khan is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Khan is looking to improve his position but Volland isn't that keen on the idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khan wants to control but Volland is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volland tries to control but Khan wriggling away.
Khan is desperately trying to improve his position but Volland has a good base and remains in mount.

Volland looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Volland is looking to work his way around to Khan's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.

Volland has hold of Khan's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Khan manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Volland moves to the back.
Khan trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.

Volland is looking for the choke from the back position but Khan is controlling his hands well.
Khan is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Khan rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Volland prevents Khan from improving his position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Volland is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Khan!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christian Volland 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!

Khan manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Volland on his heels. He'll look to pass Volland's guard now, I'm sure.
Volland bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Khan's guard.

Khan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Khan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Volland doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Volland manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Volland slips nicely into half guard.
Volland wants to pass the guard but Khan is defending well.
Khan is trying to control but can't.
Khan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Volland wants to free his trapped foot but Khan is holding on for dear life with his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan wants to control but Volland is keeping busy.
Volland trying to pass the guard but Khan defending well.
Khan is looking to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Volland works his foot free and advances to mount.
Volland trying to control but Khan is having none of it.
Khan slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Khan is looking to control Volland's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Khan avoid being mounted?
Volland works his foot free and advances to mount.
Volland trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Khan stops Volland from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Volland moves to take his opponent's back.
Borhan Khan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Volland looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Khan taps!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Christian Volland!