PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abdul Khaliq Khalid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Montague John Druitt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Khaliq Khalid
vs
John Druitt

193 cm
18
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
25
203 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
Determined

Sully's Bar & Grill

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Abdul Khaliq Khalid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Montague John Druitt!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Santiago Holmes and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khaliq Khalid takes a jab right on the kisser.
Khaliq Khalid is looking to clinch.
Druitt tries to counter with a clinch but Khaliq Khalid shakes him off and moves away.
Montague John Druitt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khaliq Khalid misses with a hook. Druitt ducked under it nicely.
Khaliq Khalid finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Khaliq Khalid tries to close the distance and clinch but Druitt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Khaliq Khalid tries to keep at a distance but Druitt has taken the fight into the clinch.
Druitt gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Abdul Khaliq Khalid has been cut.
Druitt misses with an elbow over the top.
Khaliq Khalid looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Khaliq Khalid trying to stall but Druitt improves his position.
Khaliq Khalid blocks an elbow strike from Druitt.
Druitt tries to land a knee to the head but Khaliq Khalid blocks with his arms.
Druitt pushes off an throws an elbow but Khaliq Khalid leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Khaliq Khalid throws an elbow but misses.
Druitt misses with an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khaliq Khalid lands an elbow just above Druitt 's eye.

It looks like Montague John Druitt has been cut.
Druitt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Khaliq Khalid throws an elbow but it misses.
Khaliq Khalid trying to control the position but instead, Druitt has worked for underhooks and has pushed Khaliq Khalid into the cage.
Druitt has a couple of punches blocked by Khaliq Khalid.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khaliq Khalid tries to land knees in the clinch but Druitt avoids the damage to the body.
Khaliq Khalid doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Druitt trying to land knees to the body.
Druitt throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Druitt.
Khaliq Khalid tries a knee to the head but Druitt blocks it.
Khaliq Khalid takes an elbow to the temple.
A short right from Druitt on the inside.
Druitt missing with knees to the body.
Khaliq Khalid avoids a wild elbow strike from Druitt.
Druitt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Khaliq Khalid avoids it.
Khaliq Khalid throws a punch but it's blocked by Druitt.
Khaliq Khalid pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Khaliq Khalid blocks the elbow strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Khaliq Khalid misses with a punch on the inside.
Khaliq Khalid lands an elbow inside that Druitt shrugs off.
Khaliq Khalid blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Khaliq Khalid lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Druitt scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khaliq Khalid tries a knee to the head but Druitt blocks it.
Khaliq Khalid avoiding damage as Druitt throws knees to the body.
Khaliq Khalid avoiding damage as Druitt throws knees to the body.
Khaliq Khalid lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Druitt throws a head punch that misses.
Khaliq Khalid can't find room to land a body shot as Druitt controls the action.
Druitt landing knees to the body.
Druitt throws an elbow that misses.
Khaliq Khalid prevents a body shot from Druitt.
Druitt missing with knees to the body.
Khaliq Khalid lands an elbow just above Druitt 's eye.
Druitt dodges an elbow strike from Khaliq Khalid.
Druitt throws an elbow but it misses.
Khaliq Khalid struggles to land a body shot inside as Druitt controls his hands.
Khaliq Khalid misses with a punch to the body.
Druitt is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Khaliq Khalid is defending well for now.
Druitt throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Druitt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Khaliq Khalid avoids it.
Druitt scores with a knee to the head.
Druitt throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Druitt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Khaliq Khalid lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Khaliq Khalid is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Druitt is keeping busy.
Druitt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Khaliq Khalid avoids it.
Druitt looks winded!
Druitt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Khaliq Khalid avoids it.
Khaliq Khalid lands an elbow just above Druitt 's eye.
Khaliq Khalid avoids the elbow strike from Druitt, against the cage.
Druitt blocks a body shot from Khaliq Khalid.
Druitt throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Khaliq Khalids head.

Khaliq Khalid breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Druitt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Druitt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Khaliq Khalid manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Khaliq Khalid went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Druitt blocks the body kick.
Khaliq Khalid scores with a shot to the body.
Khaliq Khalid wants to clinch up but Druitt keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Druitt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Druitt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Druitt rushes Khaliq Khalid and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Khaliq Khalid on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Khaliq Khalid avoids the elbow strike from Druitt, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khaliq Khalid blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Khaliq Khalid tries to land a knee to the head but Druitt blocks with his arms.
Khaliq Khalid throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Khaliq Khalid is stalling here.
Druitt blocking some punches.

Khaliq Khalid breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Druitt closes the distance and clinches.
Khaliq Khalid can't find room to land a body shot as Druitt controls the action.
Khaliq Khalid tries to land knees in the clinch but Druitt avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Druitt throws an elbow but misses.
Khaliq Khalid goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Druitt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Khaliq Khalid blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Druitt trying to land knees to the body.
Khaliq Khalid doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Montague John Druitt will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Khaliq Khalid misses with a wild combination.
Druitt looks to throw the jab but Khaliq Khalid is out of range.
Khaliq Khalid throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Druitt sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Druitt closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Druitt.
Khaliq Khalid misses with some punches.
Khaliq Khalid throws an elbow but it misses.
Druitt tries to throw a body punch but Khaliq Khalid avoids it by throwing Druitt back against the cage.
Druitt creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Khaliq Khalid misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Druitt.
Druitt lands a nice uppercut.
Druitt pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Khaliq Khalid misses with an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khaliq Khalid is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Druitt is defending well for now.
Druitt lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Khaliq Khalid tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Khaliq Khalid avoids the elbow strike from Druitt, against the cage.
Druitt crunches a lovely knee into Khaliq Khalid's ribcage.
Khaliq Khalid blocks the elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khaliq Khalid dodges an elbow strike from Druitt.
Druitt landing knees to the head.
Khaliq Khalid pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Druitt just misses with a elbow thrown towards Khaliq Khalid's brow.
Khaliq Khalid on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Druitt.

Khaliq Khalid manages to break the clinch.

Druitt clinches up against the cage.
Khaliq Khalid comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Druitt missing with knees to the body.
Druitt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Khaliq Khalid avoids it.
Druitt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Druitt creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Khaliq Khalid misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Druitt.

Khaliq Khalid manages to break the clinch.
Khaliq Khalid throws a nice looking combination but Druitt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Druitt gets in close and instigates a clinch.
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!
Druitt blocks the elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khaliq Khalid looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Khaliq Khalid blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khaliq Khalid lands an elbow inside.
Khaliq Khalid takes an elbow to the forehead.
Khaliq Khalid misses with a hook to the ribs.

Khaliq Khalid breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Khaliq Khalid misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Druitt.

Druitt has closed the distance and engaged Khaliq Khalid in a clinch.
Druitt takes an elbow to the temple.
Khaliq Khalid throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Khaliq Khalid trying to land knees to the body.
Druitt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Druitt trying to land knees to the body.
Druitt pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Khaliq Khalid lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Khaliq Khalid tries a knee to the head but Druitt blocks it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Khaliq Khalid.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Druitt.
Khaliq Khalid misses with a knee strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Druitt throws an elbow but misses.
Druitt blocks the elbow strike.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Druitt in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Druitt blocks an elbow strike from Khaliq Khalid.
Khaliq Khalid avoiding damage as Druitt throws knees to the body.
Khaliq Khalid throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Druitt just misses with a elbow thrown towards Khaliq Khalid's brow.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Knees in the clinch landing for Khaliq Khalid.
Druitt is breathing heavily.
Druitt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Khaliq Khalid.
Khaliq Khalid tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Khaliq Khalid misses with a body punch.
Druitt avoiding damage as Khaliq Khalid throws knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Druitt.
Druitt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Khaliq Khalid misses with some punches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Druitt throws an elbow but misses.
Khaliq Khalid is looking to control Druitt's arms but Druitt gets an underhook and turns him. Now Khaliq Khalid has his back to the cage.
Khaliq Khalid avoids the elbow strike from Druitt, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Druitt blocks a body shot from Khaliq Khalid.
Druitt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Druitt is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Khaliq Khalid is defending well for now.
Druitt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Khaliq Khalid tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Khaliq Khalid misses with a knee to the head.
Khaliq Khalid tries a body shot but Druitt blocks it.
Khaliq Khalid dodges an elbow strike from Druitt.
A left hand lands to the body for Khaliq Khalid.
Khaliq Khalid misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khaliq Khalid blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khaliq Khalid.
Khaliq Khalid scores with a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khaliq Khalid taking a breather.
Khaliq Khalid blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Montague John Druitt seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Khaliq Khalid trying to land knees to the body.
Khaliq Khalid lands an elbow just above Druitt 's eye.
Khaliq Khalid trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Abdul Khaliq Khalid will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Khaliq Khalid pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Khaliq Khalid loads up on a big right hand but Druitt slips the punch.
Khaliq Khalid throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Druitt clinches up with Khaliq Khalid and pushes him back against the cage.
Khaliq Khalid taking a breather.
Khaliq Khalid blocks the elbow strike.
Druitt throws a knee to the head but misses.
Khaliq Khalid avoids the elbow strike from Druitt, against the cage.
Druitt landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Khaliq Khalid lands an elbow that stopped Druitt in his tracks for a moment.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Druitt just misses with a elbow thrown towards Khaliq Khalid's brow.
Khaliq Khalid gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Druitt tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khaliq Khalid is pushing Druitt up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Khaliq Khalid lands a nice elbow.
Khaliq Khalid goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Khaliq Khalid working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Druitt avoids the elbow strike from Khaliq Khalid, against the cage.
Druitt pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Khaliq Khalid blocks a body shot from Druitt.
Khaliq Khalid misses with a short punch on the inside.
Druitt misses with a body punch.
Khaliq Khalid stalling in the clinch but Druitt improves position.
Khaliq Khalid lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Druitt missing with knees to the body.
Druitt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Khaliq Khalid blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Khaliq Khalid breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Khaliq Khalid gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Khaliq Khalid throws a hook but Druitt avoids it easily.
Druitt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Khaliq Khalid.

Druitt drives through and clinches with Khaliq Khalid against the cage.
Druitt misses with an elbow over the top.
Druitt throws a knee to the head but misses.
Druitt trying to land knees to the body.
Khaliq Khalid creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khaliq Khalid blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Khaliq Khalid tries to throw a body punch but Druitt avoids it by throwing Khaliq Khalid back against the cage.
Druitt tries a body shot but Khaliq Khalid blocks it.
Druitt looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Khaliq Khalid on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Khaliq Khalid pushes off an throws an elbow but Druitt leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Druitt throws a knee to the head but misses.
Khaliq Khalid lands an elbow just above Druitt 's eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Druitt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Khaliq Khalid.
Khaliq Khalid lands a nice elbow.
Khaliq Khalid throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Druitt throws an elbow but misses.
Khaliq Khalid is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Druitt is keeping busy.
Khaliq Khalid misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Druitt.
Khaliq Khalid lands an elbow just above Druitt 's eye.
Khaliq Khalid lands an elbow inside that Druitt shrugs off.
Khaliq Khalid tries to work over Druitt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Druitt pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khaliq Khalid creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Druitt's defenses.
Khaliq Khalid avoiding damage as Druitt throws knees to the body.
Khaliq Khalid scores with a hook to the body.
Khaliq Khalid tries a knee to the head but Druitt blocks it.
Khaliq Khalid pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Druitt.
Khaliq Khalid goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Druitt misses with a knee strike.
Druitt takes an elbow to the temple.
Khaliq Khalid gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Khaliq Khalid can't find room to land a body shot as Druitt controls the action.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Khaliq Khalid misses with a short punch on the inside.
Khaliq Khalid misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Druitt.
Khaliq Khalid trying to control the position but instead, Druitt has worked for underhooks and has pushed Khaliq Khalid into the cage.

Khaliq Khalid's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khaliq Khalid tries to clinch up.
Druitt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Druitt forces Khaliq Khalid back against the cage and clinches.
Khaliq Khalid struggles to land a body shot inside as Druitt controls his hands.
Khaliq Khalid tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Druitt creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Druitt throws an elbow but misses.
Khaliq Khalid throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Druitt blocks it with crossed arms.
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!
Druitt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Khaliq Khalid avoids it.
Druitt throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Khaliq Khalid misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Druitt.
Druitt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Khaliq Khalid throws a knee to the head but misses.
Khaliq Khalid swings wildly with an uppercut but Druitt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khaliq Khalid has a couple of punches blocked by Druitt.
With the fighters up against the cage, Khaliq Khalid throws an elbow but misses.
Druitt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Khaliq Khalid avoids it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Abdul Khaliq Khalid showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Khaliq Khalid has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 29:28
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abdul Khaliq Khalid!
Abdul Khaliq Khalid really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Sully's Bar & Grill logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.