PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brij Khali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boy Bubby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Khali
vs
Bubby

175 cm
48
160 lbs
35 - 57 - 1

183 cm
36
168 lbs
31 - 15 - 2

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 35 - 57 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Brij Khali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Boy Bubby!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Darius Henderson and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bubby looks for the body kick but Khali saw that one coming.
Bubby swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khali feinted with a counter takedown.
Bubby dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Khali. That did some damage!
Bubby fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Good work by Khali as he checks the leg kick.
Khali tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Bubby manages to circle out of the way.
Bubby keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bubby looks to score with a jab to the body but Khali is just out of range.
Khali is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Bubby.
Khali looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bubby is fending him off so far but Khali persists. Nope, Bubby circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khali ducks under a wild hook from Bubby.
Bubby connects with a jab.
Bubby misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bubby scores with a jab. Khali acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bubby with a jab.

Bubby gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bubby lands with a left to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bubby.
A short uppercut from Bubby.
A head punch on the inside from Bubby fails to land.
Khali drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bubby gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Khali prevents a body shot from Bubby.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khali goes for a takedown attempt but Bubby pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brij Khali. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bubby looks for the body kick but Khali saw that one coming.
Khali thinks about countering with a body kick.
Bubby throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khali throws a big counter combination but Bubby scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Khali tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bubby defends well and Khali ends up having to push Bubby into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Bubby misses the target.
Bubby throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Khali thuds his shin into the meat of Bubby's side.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bubby throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Bubby looks to move away, Khali throws a big counter combo but Bubby just gets out of the way.
Khali on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Khali.
Bubby throws a low kick, looking for Khali's leg but Khali calmly moves out of range.
Bubby connects with an inside leg kick.
Khali will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Khali sets himself, and Bubby steps forward looking for the clinch! Khali avoids it this time.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bubby.
Bubby throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Khali sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bubby scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Khali is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Bubby throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Khali attempts a counter takedown but Bubby avoids it well and moves away.
Bubby thuds a left hand into Khali's body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bubby.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bubby misses with a leg kick

and Khali counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Khali pushing down on Bubby's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
It looks like Khali is going to stand back up.
Bubby is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Well, if Khali is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Bubby is looking for a sweep. Khali is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bubby gets back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bubby buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Khali keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bubby with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bubby throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khali appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Bubby throws a predictable looking body shot
and Khali counters with a one-two to the body.
Bubby throws a jab but it's blocked by Khali.
Khali half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bubby throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bubby tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khali was well out of range. Poor timing from Bubby.
Khali is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Bubby.
Khali avoids a punch combination nicely.
Khali throws a big counter combination but Bubby scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Boy Bubby seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khali has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bubby.
Boy Bubby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bubby misses with a low kick.
Bubby tests Khali's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Khali moves out of range of the body kick from Bubby.
Khali drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bubby sprawls and moves away.
Bubby throws a leg kick which misses Khali's front leg but catches the back leg as Khali tries to avoid it.
Bubby connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Khali fails with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khali shoots in but no luck this time.
Bubby thumps Khali with a low kick.
Brij Khali is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Khali takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bubby goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Khali changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Khali uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bubby.
Khali tries to counter with a takedown but Bubby is quick to defend against it.
Bubby defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Khali.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brij Khali. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khali shoots in for a double leg but Bubby sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Khali takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Bubby finds it's way through Khali's defenses.
Khali takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bubby fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Khali looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bubby misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bubby tests Khali's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Boy Bubby is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bubby tries to work over Khali's front leg with a kick but Khali checks it.
Khali attempts a counter takedown but Bubby avoids it well and moves away.

Bubby closes the distance and clinches.
Khali's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bubby lands with a short shot to the head.
Bubby throws a punch but it's blocked by Khali.
Bubby digs a right hand underneath Khali's ribcage. Khali let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bubby is pressed up against the cage. Khali has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bubby down to the mat. Bubby avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bubby throws out a loose jab but Khali uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khali appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Khali has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bubby finds it's way round the side to connect with Khali's head.
Bubby with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice cross by Bubby.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khali walks into a left hand.
Bubby lands the left hand.
Khali takes one to the side of the head.
Bubby has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bubby pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bubby lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boy Bubby showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Khali fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bubby avoids it really well and circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Bubby.
Bubby works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bubby scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Khali is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bubby throws a looping overhand right but Khali ducks down to avoid it.
Bubby throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Khali's head.
Bubby lands a front kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bubby fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bubby cracks Khali with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Khali takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bubby fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Khali.
Bubby has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bubby tries to score with a low kick but Khali moves his leg out of the way.
Khali drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bubby sprawls and moves away.
Bubby with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Khali moves out of range of the body kick.
Khali appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That kick from Bubby tenderised Khali's leg. Khali is trying to keep his angry face on.
A lazy left from Bubby finds it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bubby just misses with a punch to the body.
As Bubby tries to get set, Khali tries to push him back and clinch up but Bubby manages to avoid the attempt.
Brij Khali has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Khali avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
An inside leg kick from Bubby misses.
Khali walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bubby.
Bubby shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

Khali dives in and scores a takedown into Bubby's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bubby is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bubby has Khali pulled in close to control his posture.
Bubby is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khali looking to sit in guard and control but Bubby gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Bubby tries to free his leg and advance position but Khali is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Khali is trying to keep Bubby in close.
Khali being controlled here, momentarily.
Khali preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Boy Bubby is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bubby throws a big elbow that misses.
Bubby trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bubby is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

And that's the end of the fight!
Boy Bubby comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bubby winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 26:30
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 26:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boy Bubby!
Boy Bubby seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Brij Khali was interviewed post fight and said 'Dissapointed to Lose'.