PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chang Thong Song (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dixie Pablo Khakhold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Thong Song
vs
Pablo Khakhold

176 cm
26
152 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

168 cm
24
145 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Humanoid Nutrition (160Q for 160$)
Voodoo Nutrition

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chang Thong Song!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dixie Pablo Khakhold!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Roberts and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Thong Song does it's job there.
Thong Song throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Khakhold.
Khakhold fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Thong Song checks it well.
A jab lands there for Khakhold.
Thong Song moves in looking to clinch but Khakhold pushes him off.
Thong Song scores with a hook to the body. Khakhold takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Thong Song listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Khakhold throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sloppy strikes from Khakhold. Those never looked like landing.
Thong Song throws a nice looking combination but Khakhold bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Khakhold throws a hook to the side of Thong Song's head but Thong Song sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thong Song lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thong Song fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thong Song throws a nice outside leg kick.
Khakhold takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Thong Song takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thong Song misses with a combination
and Khakhold counters with a thumping low kick.
Khakhold ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thong Song throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thong Song slips under a jab.
Thong Song drops down looking for a counter takedown but Khakhold sprawls and moves away.
Thong Song closes the distance looking to clinch
and Khakhold counters with a left and a right that stings Thong Song.
Thong Song waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Khakhold.
A little jabbing left from Khakhold on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Thong Song tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Khakhold misses with a looping left.
Thong Song uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Thong Song looks to score with a jab to the body but Khakhold is just out of range.
Chang Thong Song seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thong Song's jab looks to have found its range, popping Khakhold under the eye.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Khakhold has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thong Song connects with a single shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khakhold scores with a kick to the midsection.
Thong Song looks to throw the jab but Khakhold is out of range.
A nice side step and Khakhold releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Thong Song fails in his attempt to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Khakhold on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Khakhold slips under a jab.
Khakhold with the counter takedown but Thong Song avoids it easily.
Khakhold throws a sloppy head kick and Thong Song moves out of range easily.
Khakhold throws a head kick but Thong Song moves out of range.
Thong Song throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khakhold takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Thong Song throws a body punch but Khakhold moves out of range.

Khakhold scores with a takedown into Thong Song's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

Thong Song has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Khakhold can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khakhold wants to control from the top but Thong Song keeps moving.
Thong Song is trying to control the position but Khakhold postures up.
Khakhold works over Thong Song with some ground and pound from guard.
Thong Song has momentary wrist control but Khakhold slips an elbow through the middle.

Khakhold got a little sloppy there for a moment and Thong Song has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Khakhold has managed to get both his arms back between Thong Song's legs - danger averted.
Khakhold works over Thong Song with some ground and pound from guard.

Thong Song is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Khakhold is aware though and is defending well.

Thong Song has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Khakhold can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Thong Song seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.

Thong Song working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Khakhold doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Khakhold manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khakhold trying to control but Thong Song is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khakhold pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thong Song is keeping the position for now.
Khakhold trying to control the position from guard on top but Thong Song is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Khakhold sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Thong Song's guard.
Khakhold passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Thong Song!
Khakhold is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Thong Song wants to hold on but Khakhold pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dixie Pablo Khakhold will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Thong Song blocks a low kick nicely.
Khakhold throws a leg kick but Thong Song sees it coming and moves out of range.
Thong Song is looking to clinch.
Khakhold takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Khakhold misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Thong Song fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Khakhold, pushing him back against the cage.

Khakhold has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Thong Song uses from the top position.
Thong Song content to stall in guard here.

Khakhold is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Khakhold had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Thong Song defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thong Song wants to control from the top but Khakhold keeps moving.
Khakhold is pulling down on Thong Song's head. It's preventing any offense from Thong Song, at least for the moment.
Thong Song wants to control from the top but Khakhold keeps moving.

That's two 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.
Thong Song wants to pass the guard but Khakhold is keeping the position.
Thong Song stands and throws Khakhold's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Khakhold is trying to control Thong Song's posture but Thong Song avoids it.

Thong Song thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Khakhold stops Thong Song from passing to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thong Song is working hard here to advance position.
Thong Song controls the position from side control.
Thong Song laying and praying for a moment but Khakhold takes advantage and regains half guard.
Thong Song is stalling here. Khakhold is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Thong Song seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Khakhold has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Thong Song is trying to control Khakhold's posture but Khakhold avoids it.
Khakhold wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thong Song keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thong Song is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Thong Song takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Thong Song takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Thong Song is trying to control Khakhold's posture but Khakhold avoids it.
Khakhold in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Thong Song is trying to control Khakhold's posture but Khakhold avoids it.
Khakhold works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dixie Pablo Khakhold showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

A chopping leg kick lands by Thong Song.
Khakhold pivots, looking for a leg kick but Thong Song is out of range and Khakhold settles back down.
Khakhold staying out of range there.
Khakhold just misses with a punch to the body.
Thong Song tries to close the distance and clinch but Khakhold swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice body punch from Thong Song.
Thong Song throws a body punch but Khakhold moves out of range.
Khakhold feints a counter leg kick.
Khakhold misses with an uppercut.
Thong Song is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Thong Song takes a swing at Khakhold's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khakhold avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Khakhold uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thong Song.
Thong Song throws a hook to the side of Khakhold's head but Khakhold sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chang Thong Song is winning the standup battle so far.
Khakhold misses with a head kick.
Thong Song throws a poor cross that misses
and Khakhold counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Thong Song is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khakhold misses with a head kick.
Khakhold defending well as Thong Song loads up on a big left hand.
Khakhold keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thong Song doesn't manage to clinch there - Khakhold circles away.
Khakhold is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Khakhold has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Thong Song finds it's way round the side to connect with Khakhold's head.
Thong Song throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khakhold blocks a jab.
Khakhold counters with a body kick.
Khakhold throws a head kick but Thong Song moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thong Song, right into the meat.
Thong Song jabs Khakhold right on the nose. Khakhold blinks but takes it well.
Thong Song blocks the body kick.
Khakhold thows a leg kick but Thong Song checks it

so Thong Song counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thong Song trying to control the position from guard on top but Khakhold is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Khakhold wants to sweep but no luck.
Thong Song pushes down on Khakhold's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khakhold is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Thong Song's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Thong Song's back!
Khakhold lands with a hammerfist to the side of Thong Song's head.
Khakhold lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Thong Song.
Khakhold wants to control but Thong Song is keeping busy.
Thong Song manages to reverse the position and now he's in Khakhold's guard. Nice work there by Thong Song.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thong Song slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khakhold tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Thong Song is looking to take a break and control but Khakhold is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Khakhold gets back to half guard.
Chang Thong Song has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dixie Pablo Khakhold is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Thong Song is trying to control. Khakhold wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Thong Song is looking for a kimura but Khakhold is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Thong Song to get the leverage.

Thong Song is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Khakhold is just riding it out for now. Thong Song eventually gives up the hold.
Khakhold is positioning himself well to prevent Thong Song advancing to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Thong Song looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Thong Song is trying to work for a kimura but Khakhold is defending well.
Khakhold works his way to full guard. Good work.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chang Thong Song showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Khakhold 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Dixie Pablo Khakhold!
During a confident post fight interview, Dixie Pablo Khakhold thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.