PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rustam Khabilov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kshitij Singh Negi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khabilov's entrance music is Rihanna Bitch Better Have My Money. A fine choice. Kshitij Singh Negi struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.6lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Kshitij Singh Negi has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Khabilov
vs
Singh Negi

182 cm
23
187 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

186 cm
29
185 lbs
27 - 23 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Sin City Allstars

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 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rustam Khabilov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kshitij Singh Negi!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khabilov swats away the attempt to clinch by Singh Negi.
Khabilov attempts a counter takedown but Singh Negi avoids it well and moves away.
Kshitij Singh Negi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Singh Negi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Khabilov, pushing him back against the cage.
Khabilov wants to take the fight to the mat but Singh Negi manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Khabilov dodges an elbow strike from Singh Negi.

Khabilov gets control of Singh Negi's arms and successfully pulls guard. Khabilov will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Singh Negi trying to stand up but can't free himself from Khabilov's guard.
Khabilov pulls Singh Negi in close to prevent any damage.
Singh Negi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Khabilov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khabilov doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Donk. Khabilov catches Singh Negi right on the button with a cross.
Khabilov swats away the attempt to clinch by Singh Negi.
Singh Negi moves in looking to clinch but Khabilov pushes him off.
Singh Negi tries to clinch there but Khabilov circles away.
Singh Negi slaps away a takedown attempt from Khabilov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Khabilov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rustam Khabilov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khabilov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Singh Negi but Singh Negi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Khabilov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Singh Negi darts in and clinches Khabilov up against the cage.
Khabilov tries to pull guard but Singh Negi won't allow it.
Singh Negi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Khabilov blocks it with crossed arms.
Khabilov is working for takedown but Singh Negi is calmly controlling the position for now.

Khabilov works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Khabilov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Khabilov throwing strikes but missing.
Khabilov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Singh Negi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khabilov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Khabilov looking to sit in guard and control but Singh Negi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Khabilov has his hands on Singh Negi's head, controlling the position.
Singh Negi wants to get up but he can't break Khabilov's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Khabilov is on top in guard.

Khabilov scoring with punches to the head and body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Khabilov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Rustam Khabilov will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Singh Negi slaps away a takedown attempt from Khabilov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Khabilov shoots in for a takedown but Singh Negi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Singh Negi moves into range and clinches up with Khabilov.
Singh Negi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Singh Negi lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Rustam Khabilov has been cut.
Khabilov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Khabilov blocks an elbow strike from Singh Negi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khabilov blocks an elbow strike.
Khabilov has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Singh Negi is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rustam Khabilov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khabilov avoiding damage as Singh Negi throws knees to the body.
Khabilov blocks an elbow strike from Singh Negi.
With the fighters up against the cage, Singh Negi throws an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh Negi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Khabilov's defenses.
Khabilov looking for a takedown.
Khabilov can't get the takedown.
Khabilov changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Singh Negi fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Khabilov.
Singh Negi doesn't manage to clinch there - Khabilov circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Khabilov.
Singh Negi lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
The fight stays on the outside here - Singh Negi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Singh Negi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Khabilov, pushing him back against the cage.
Singh Negi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Khabilov takes an elbow to the temple.
Singh Negi misses with an elbow over the top.
Khabilov is trying to drag Singh Negi to the mat but Singh Negi just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Singh Negi lands a good knee to the midsection. Khabilov won't want to take too many of those.
Singh Negi is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Singh Negi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khabilov managing to block the knees to the body from Singh Negi.
Khabilov looking for a takedown.
Khabilov is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Singh Negi to keep the fight standing.
Khabilov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Singh Negi smiles and moves away.
Singh Negi tries to close the distance and clinch but Khabilov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Singh Negi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Khabilov, pushing him back against the cage.
Khabilov blocks an elbow strike.
Khabilov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Singh Negi stops a takedown attempt from Khabilov.
Khabilov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Singh Negi just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khabilov blocks an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Singh Negi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Khabilov's brow.
Khabilov managing to block the knees to the body from Singh Negi.
Khabilov goes for a takedown attempt but Singh Negi pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Khabilov keeps the fight on the outside.
Singh Negi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Khabilov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Singh Negi's waist but Singh Negi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Khabilov off to one side.
Khabilov shoots in but Singh Negi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Khabilov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Khabilov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Singh Negi was well out of range. Poor timing from Khabilov.

Singh Negi moves into the clinch successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kshitij Singh Negi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rustam Khabilov's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Singh Negi clinches with his opponent.
Khabilov avoiding damage as Singh Negi throws knees to the body.
Singh Negi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Singh Negi throws an elbow but it misses.
Kshitij Singh Negi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Khabilov wants a takedown.
Singh Negi misses with an elbow strike.
Khabilov managing to block the knees to the body from Singh Negi.

Khabilov drags the fight down to the ground.
We've been informed that Singh Negi has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Singh Negi trying to stand up but can't free himself from Khabilov's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khabilov controlling the position.
Khabilov looking for a sweep. Not yet Khabilov, not yet.
Khabilov is adopting a defensive guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh Negi wanted to stand there but Khabilov had control of the position.
Singh Negi is fighting to break Khabilov's control of his arms but Khabilov is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Singh Negi would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Khabilov has control of Singh Negi's left arm, preventing Singh Negi from doing any damage.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Khabilov dives in and grabs Singh Negi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Singh Negi pushes down on Khabilov's head and hops out.
Khabilov fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rustam Khabilov. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Singh Negi clinches with his opponent.
Khabilov is trying to force a seperation but Singh Negi has the dominant position.
Khabilov is trying to drag Singh Negi to the mat but Singh Negi just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Khabilov avoids a wild elbow strike from Singh Negi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh Negi stops a takedown attempt from Khabilov.
Khabilov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Khabilov avoids the elbow strike from Singh Negi, against the cage.
Khabilov changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Singh Negi fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Singh Negi tries to clinch there but Khabilov circles away.
Khabilov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Horrible takedown attempt by Khabilov or perhaps it was just good defense by Singh Negi, which made it look bad.

Khabilov is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Singh Negi's half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh Negi is refusing to be controlled, as Khabilov sits in half guard.
Khabilov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Khabilov tries to pass the half guard into mount. Singh Negi knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Singh Negi is trying to stand.
Khabilov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Khabilov trying to mount his opponent but Singh Negi defends it.
Singh Negi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Khabilov.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kshitij Singh Negi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Singh Negi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kshitij Singh Negi!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Kshitij Singh Negi made sure he mentioned Namunamu Clothing , along with how happy he was to win his fight.