PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nam Ho (ranked 344 p4p, 53 weight class) and Khalid Mamedov (ranked 335 p4p, 51 weight class). Mamedov has chosen Shamhan Daldaev - Eto Kavkaz as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ho
vs
Mamedov

194 cm
29
195 lbs
19 - 4 - 0

183 cm
24
192 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

RAGS of a RONIN

Pit Bull Development
RAGS of a RONIN

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nam Ho !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Khalid Mamedov!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Mamedov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ho is looking to counter punch.
Mamedov jabs at Ho 's body.
Ho scores with a shot to the body.
Mamedov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ho cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Mamedov moves into the clinch.
Ho swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ho fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ho working aggressively here.
Mamedov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mamedov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ho blocking some punches.
Ho wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ho misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ho blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ho lands a nice shot to the body.

Ho escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Khalid Mamedov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Ho throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ho avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ho throwing a counter right hand but Mamedov manages to avoid it.
Mamedov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mamedov scores with the left hand. Ho knows he should have avoided that one.
Ho slips under a jab.
Mamedov swinging wildly here.
Mamedov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ho .
Mamedov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ho at a distance.
Nam Ho is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mamedov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
No joy there for Mamedov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ho on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ho shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mamedov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As Mamedov looks to move away, Ho throws a big counter combo but Mamedov just gets out of the way.
Mamedov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Ho wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mamedov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ho swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Mamedov counters with a takedown into side control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Ho manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Mamedov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ho is working away from the top position though.

Mamedov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mamedov is looking to get back to full guard here but Ho has managed to pass to side control instead.
Mamedov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
You can see the frustration on Mamedov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mamedov is looking for a sweep.
Mamedov struggling a bit here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
You can see the frustration on Mamedov's face as Ho controls the position.
Mamedov is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mamedov can't do much from the bottom here.
Mamedov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mamedov is trying to control Ho 's posture but Ho avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Khalid Mamedov dominated that round.
That's time! Ho 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A decent looking cross lands there for Mamedov.
Ho throws a big shot that misses.
Mamedov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ho counters with a nice uppercut.
Mamedov tests Ho 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Ho scores with a four punch combination!
Mamedov just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ho throws a jab when Mamedov was well out of range.
Ho avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ho went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Ho takes one to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mamedov.
Mamedov misses with a looping right.
Mamedov tries to clinch but Ho moves out of range.
Mamedov ducks under a wild hook from Ho .
Mamedov throws a jab but it's blocked by Ho .
Mamedov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Mamedov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mamedov.
Ho throws a punch but it's blocked by Mamedov.
Ho softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Good body shot from Ho .
Mamedov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mamedov lands with a light punch inside.
Ho throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mamedovs head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Mamedov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ho tries to throw a body punch but Mamedov avoids it by throwing Ho back against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ho tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ho lands a shot to the body.
Mamedov throws a punch but it's blocked by Ho .
Mamedov throws a punch but it's blocked by Ho .
Mamedov blocking some punches.
Mamedov jumps guard but Ho turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Ho swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mamedov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ho 's elbow.
Mamedov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nam Ho has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ho tries a body shot but Mamedov blocks it.
Ho is looking to control Mamedov's arms but Mamedov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ho has his back to the ropes.
Mamedov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ho backwards.

Ho breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mamedov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ho sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mamedov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Ho to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mamedov tries to clinch up.
Mamedov throws a lazy uppercut
and Ho counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mamedov misses the jab.
A punch combination from Mamedov misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Ho misses the target.
The crowd cheers as Mamedov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ho doesn't seem phased though.
Mamedov swinging wildly here.
Mamedov misses with a series of wild punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mamedov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mamedov misses with a left hand
and Ho counters with a left to the body.
Mamedov lands with a nice combination. Ho backs away looking to recover.

Mamedov scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mamedov working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Ho knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mamedov on the ground.
Ho is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mamedov connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Ho some visible discomfort.

Mamedov wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ho , who protects the arm well.
Mamedov trying to control the position but Ho is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Khalid Mamedov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Ho avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ho misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mamedov sizes up Ho with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mamedov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ho changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ho moves away from the strike by Mamedov.
It looked like Ho wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Khalid Mamedov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ho ducks under a wild hook from Mamedov.
An attempted straight right counter from Ho misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mamedov misses with an uppercut
and Ho counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mamedov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ho throws a lazy uppercut
and Mamedov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mamedov lands the left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamedov scores with a decent looking hook.
Mamedov fails in his attempt to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Ho misses the target.
Ho throws a right hand that Mamedov ducks under and follows up with a left that Mamedov also avoids with ease.
A punch lands to the side of Ho 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ho fails to land with a series of punches.
Mamedov is looking to clinch but Ho is avoiding it.
We've been told by Ho 's head coaches at Hellfire Antechamber that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Good exchange - Mamedov coming out on top.
Mamedov misses with a hook. Ho ducked under it nicely.
Mamedov slips a jab from Ho .
Mamedov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Mamedov lands with a cross.
Nam Ho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ho is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mamedov slips under a jab from Ho .
Mamedov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ho ducks under a wild hook from Mamedov.
Ho appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Mamedov scores with a jab.
Ho displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mamedov throws out the jab.
Mamedov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ho 's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mamedov throws out a powerful jab.
Mamedov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mamedov takes one to the side of the head.
Ho looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mamedov looks to land a left hand but Ho moved out of range nicely.

Mamedov clinches up against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mamedov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mamedov.
Mamedov has a couple of punches blocked by Ho .
Mamedov prevents a body shot from Ho .
Ho blocks an uppercut.
Mamedov swings wildly with an uppercut but Ho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mamedov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mamedov throws a punch but it's blocked by Ho .
Ho taking a breather.
Mamedov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Ho - that landed with a thud.
A left hand lands to the body for Ho .
Mamedov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ho misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ho lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Khalid Mamedov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ho misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ho throws a punch but it's blocked by Mamedov.

Ho breaks from the clinch.
Mamedov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Ho misses.
Mamedov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ho connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ho moves forwards but Mamedov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
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!
Mamedov slips a jab and a cross from Ho .
Mamedov tests Ho 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mamedov throws an off balance right hand
and Ho counters with a stiff right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mamedov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mamedov scores with a nice head shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Khalid Mamedov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mamedov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight for Khalid Mamedov!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Khalid Mamedov!
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Khalid Mamedov!

Khalid Mamedov wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Khalid Mamedov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.