PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mashu Khan (ranked 8292 p4p, 657 weight class) and Goran Firehand (ranked 6461 p4p, 582 weight class). Firehand has chosen Thunderstruck as his entrance music. Mashu Khan has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Khan
vs
Firehand

220 cm
24
280 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

205 cm
23
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Enjoys gardening

Pit Bull Development

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mashu Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Goran Firehand!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Khan pushes Firehand up against the cage in a clinch.
Khan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Firehand just stands there and leans against the cage.
Firehand missing with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Firehand.

Khan gets control of Firehand's arms and successfully pulls guard. Khan will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Firehand throws a big right hand that misses.
Firehand keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Khan's head.
Khan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Firehand.
Khan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Firehand.
Khan looking to control.
Khan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Khan wants to get back to his feet but Firehand is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Khan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Firehand on the ground.
Firehand trying to control but Khan is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Firehand throwing strikes but missing.
Firehand throws a big right hand that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Firehand trying to control the position from guard on top but Khan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Firehand throwing strikes but missing.
Khan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Firehand.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Firehand scores with the left hand. Khan knows he should have avoided that one.

Khan shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Khan was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Firehand explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Khan is breathing heavily.

Firehand takes the fight into the clinch.

Firehand escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Firehand shoots for a takedown but Khan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Firehand instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Firehand misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Khan.
Khan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Firehand pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Goran Firehand seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Firehand has closed the distance and engaged Khan in a clinch.

Khan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Firehand circles away from the clinch attempt.

Firehand darts in and clinches Khan up against the cage.
Firehand tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Firehand tries to pull guard but Khan won't allow it.
Firehand scores with a knee to the head.
Firehand looking to throw knees to the head but Khan is blocking nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Firehand.
Khan wants to take the fight to the mat but Firehand manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Firehand scores with a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Firehand is looking to take this one to the mat.
Mashu Khan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Goran Firehand.
Firehand throws a head punch that misses.
Khan holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Khan decides to pull guard.
Firehand with a flurry of punches that miss.
Firehand sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Khan's guard.

Firehand is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Khan has managed to free his arm - good work.

Khan makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Khan lands with a nice body punch.

Firehand has Khan up against the cage in a clinch.
Khan misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan is trying to force a seperation but Firehand has the dominant position.

Firehand breaks from the clinch.
Khan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Firehand dodges the punch combination from Khan.
Firehand tries to clinch up but Khan circles away and keeps his distance.
Khan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Firehand takes the fight into the clinch.
Firehand misses with a knee strike.

Firehand pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Firehand tries to clinch but Khan moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Firehand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Firehand defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Khan.
Khan dives in and grabs Firehand's left leg, looking for a takedown. Firehand pushes down on Khan's head and hops out.

Firehand takes the fight into the clinch.

Firehand manages to break the clinch.
Firehand wants to clinch.
Firehand throws a sloppy head kick and Khan moves out of range easily.

Firehand gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Firehand tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Goran Firehand seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Firehand escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Khan circles away from the clinch attempt.

Firehand clinches up against the cage.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Firehand. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

Firehand breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Firehand looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Firehand closes the distance and clinches up with Khan, looking for a takedown. Firehand pushes Khan against the cage but Khan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Firehand landing knees to the body.
Firehand gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Khan jumps guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Firehand is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Khan is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Khan has escaped and now he's on top!

Firehand controls Khan momentarily but Khan frees himself.
Firehand utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Firehand not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Khan throws a big elbow that misses.
Khan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Firehand keeping moving, preventing Khan from controlling successfully.
Khan won't allow Firehand to sweep him here.
Khan throwing strikes from guard but Firehand blocks nicely.
Khan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Firehand looking for a sweep. Not yet Firehand, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Firehand is looking to stand back up but Khan counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Firehand.
Firehand wants to control but Khan is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Khan content to control rather than advance.
Firehand is trying to control but can't.
Khan is looking to stall here but Firehand recovers full guard.
Firehand controls Khan momentarily but Khan frees himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Firehand 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 referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Firehand fails with an attempt to clinch.
Firehand tries to clinch up.
Firehand wants to clinch up but Khan keeps it at a distance.
Khan shoots in and drives through. Firehand sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mashu Khan. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Firehand closes the distance and clinches.
Khan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Firehand looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Firehand is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Firehand successfully pulls guard.
Khan stopping the sweep attempt from Firehand.
Firehand has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Firehand pulls Khan in to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Goran Firehand showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Khan drives through with a takedown into Firehand's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Khan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Firehand keeping moving, preventing Khan from controlling successfully.
Khan sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Firehand's guard.

Khan is trying for a kimura here. Firehand looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Khan wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mashu Khan!