PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tsing Tsing Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Goose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kyle Goose has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Tsing Khan
vs
Goose

195 cm
28
247 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

190 cm
21
265 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

RAGS of a RONIN
Dauntless

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tsing Tsing Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyle Goose !
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan scores with a jab to the body.
Goose throws a body punch but Khan moves out of range.
Khan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Khan ducks under a wild hook from Goose .
Khan misses with a hook.
Goose doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Khan lands a jab to Goose 's midsection.
Tsing Tsing Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Goose .
Khan jabs at Goose 's body.
Goose moves out of range of the strikes.
Goose tries to move into range but Khan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Khan jabs Goose to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Khan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Goose .
Khan throws out a loose jab but Goose uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Goose pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Khan back to the cage. Goose follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

It looks like Tsing Tsing Khan has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Goose .
Khan throws a lazy right hand but Goose sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Goose ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khan moves away.
Goose ducks under a wild hook from Khan.
Goose slips a jab from Khan.
Goose tries to move into range but Khan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Goose punishes Khan's body with a nice straight punch.
Khan throws a hook but Goose avoids it easily.
Goose throws out a counter right but Khan avoids it with no problem.
Khan scores with a jab.
Khan throws the left hand but Goose avoids the punch easily.
Goose misses with a right hand
and Khan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Khan misses with a straight right.
Khan digs a good hook to Goose 's body.
Khan has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A punch lands to the side of Khan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goose lunges at Khan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Khan's hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan keeps the fight on the outside.
Khan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Goose was well out of range. Poor timing from Khan.
Khan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Goose .
Khan just misses with a punch to the body.
Goose has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Khan misses with a lunging right hand
and Goose connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Goose throws a shot from downtown. Khan moves away and avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khan. Goose does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khan misses with the combination.
Goose now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nice straight punches there by Khan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Khan.
Goose wants to clinch but Khan slips to the side
and Khan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Goose displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Khan throws out the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan cracks Goose with a right hand to the side of the head.
Goose misses with a looping right.
Khan connects with the punch.
Khan swinging wildly here.
Khan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Goose is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Khan scores with the left hand. Goose knows he should have avoided that one.
Khan throws an off balance right hand
and Goose counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Khan connects with a nice looking jab.
Goose lands a really nice looking cross but Khan seems unphased.

Tsing Tsing Khan's cut is getting worse.
Goose doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Goose fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Khan on the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Khan.

Goose rushes Khan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Goose keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Khan's efforts to push away.
Goose lands a shot to the body.
Khan struggles to land a body shot inside as Goose controls his hands.
Goose gets through Khan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Goose misses with some punches.
Khan struggles to land a body shot inside as Goose controls his hands.
Goose lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Khan lands an uppercut.
Goose tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Goose working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Goose working aggressively here.
Khan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tsing Tsing Khan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tsing Tsing Khan's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Goose throws a body punch but Khan moves out of range.
Khan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Goose was well out of range. Poor timing from Khan.
Goose cracks a nice hook into Khan's ribs.
Goose walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tsing Tsing Khan is winning the standup battle so far.
A slow jab from Khan misses its intended target.
Khan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Goose can do to turn this around?
Goose walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Goose throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Khan misses with an uppercut
and Goose counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Goose paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Khan throws a jab when Goose was well out of range.
Khan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Goose .
Khan lands a nice shot that snaps Goose 's head back.
Khan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Goose on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Goose drives through and clinches with Khan against the cage.
Khan tries to throw a body punch but Goose avoids it by throwing Khan back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Khan pushes Goose back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Khan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Goose tries to throw a body punch but Khan avoids it by throwing Goose back against the cage.
Khan tries to throw a body punch but Goose avoids it by throwing Khan back against the cage.
Khan tries to work over Goose 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Goose .
A short right from Goose .
Goose tries a body shot but Khan blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Goose .

Tsing Tsing Khan's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Goose misses with some punches.
Khan lands with a right to the head.
Goose has Khan pressed against the cage.
A short right from Goose .
Khan works on Goose 's body with a couple of short punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Goose .
Khan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Khan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Goose backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Goose .
Khan throws a punch but it's blocked by Goose .
Khan is looking to break free of the clinch but Goose has double underhooks.
Khan tries a body shot but Goose blocks it.
Goose tries to throw a body punch but Khan avoids it by throwing Goose back against the cage.
Khan tries a body shot but Goose blocks it.
Khan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Goose struggles to land a body shot inside as Khan controls his hands.
Khan misses with a punch to the body.
Goose struggles to land a body shot inside as Khan controls his hands.
Khan tries a body shot but Goose blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Khan throws a punch but it's blocked by Goose .
Goose keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Khan's efforts to push away.
Goose prevents a body shot from Khan.
Goose can't find room to land a body shot as Khan controls the action.
Goose 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Goose tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khan's elbow.
Kyle Goose seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Goose lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Khan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Khan tries a body shot but Goose blocks it.
Goose effectively controlling the action here.
Khan misses with some punches.
Goose swings wildly with an uppercut but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goose lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Goose blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Khan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Goose misses with a short punch on the inside.
Goose scores with a shoulder strike.

Jeez, Tsing Tsing Khan's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
A right handed body shot lands from Goose .
Khan has a couple of punches blocked by Goose .
Khan misses with the head strike.
Khan misses with some punches.
Khan struggles to land a body shot inside as Goose controls his hands.
Goose blocks a body shot from Khan.
Goose blocks a body shot from Khan.
Khan misses with a punch to the body.
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!
Khan struggles to land a body shot inside as Goose controls his hands.
Khan swings wildly with an uppercut but Goose uses good head movement to avoid it.
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 Tsing Tsing Khan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tsing Tsing Khan's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Goose scores with a jab to the head.
Goose moves out of range of the strikes.
Khan lands a right hook to the body.
Khan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Khan swings for the body but Goose moves out of range.
Khan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Goose displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Khan throws out the jab.
Khan cracks Goose with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Khan throws a jab but it's blocked by Goose .
Khan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Goose is looking to clinch.
Goose misses with a double jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Goose misses with a shot to the body
and Khan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Khan misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Goose closes the distance and clinches.
Khan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Goose tries to work over Khan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Goose throws a punch but it's blocked by Khan.
Goose tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khan's elbow.
Goose struggles to land a body shot inside as Khan controls his hands.
Goose lands a right hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Goose .
Khan struggles to land a body shot inside as Goose controls his hands.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Goose fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Goose fails to land.
Goose misses with a hook to the ribs.
Goose working aggressively here.
Kyle Goose has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan swings wildly with an uppercut but Goose uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan has a couple of punches blocked by Goose .
Khan throws a head punch that misses.
Goose keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Khan's efforts to push away.
Khan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khan working aggressively here.
Goose lands a nice uppercut.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tsing Tsing Khan's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kyle Goose !
During a confident post fight interview, Kyle Goose thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.