PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Achmed Khan (ranked 4107 p4p, 415 weight class) and Joseph Lowry (ranked 6332 p4p, 514 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Khan
vs
Lowry

177 cm
25
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
160 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Sin City Allstars

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Achmed Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joseph Lowry!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Khan misses.
Lowry moves out of range of the strikes.
Lowry swinging wildly here.
Khan wants to clinch up but Lowry keeps it at a distance.
No joy there for Lowry, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Khan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lowry momentarily.

Khan clinches.
Lowry tries to break free but Khan pushes him back against the cage.
Lowry blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Khan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Khan throws a punch but it's blocked by Lowry.
Khan swings wildly with an uppercut but Lowry uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lowry prevents a body shot from Khan.
A head punch on the inside from Khan fails to land.
Lowry blocks a body shot from Khan.
Lowry prevents the takedown attempt.
Khan throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan throws a punch but it's blocked by Lowry.
Khan has Lowry pressed against the cage, preventing Lowry from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Khan swings wildly with an uppercut but Lowry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lowry pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lowry misses with a few strikes there.
Lowry lands with a nice body punch.
Lowry looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lowry swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lowry throws a front kick aimed at Khan's knee but Khan avoids it well.
Khan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lowry manages to avoid it.
Lowry digs a good body shot into Khan's ribs.
A nice combination there by Lowry.

It looks like Achmed Khan has been cut.
Lowry misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lowry lands a right hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lowry misses with a combination

and Khan counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Khan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowry wants to break the clinch but can't.
A right hook to the body lands for Khan.
A shot in the inside from Khan.
Lowry is trying to break free.
Khan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Khan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lowry blocking some punches.
Lowry working hard to break the clinch.
Lowry can't break the clinch.
Lowry tries to circle away but Khan has him pinned against the cage.
Khan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lowry blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Khan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lowry is trying to break the clinch but Khan has him pressed against the cage.
Khan prevents Lowry from breaking the clinch.
Khan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lowry backwards.

Khan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lowry avoids the body shot from Khan.
A big right from Khan misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan throws a hook to the side of Lowry's head but Lowry sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Joseph Lowry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lowry throws a left and a right that both miss
and Khan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Khan jabs Lowry to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Khan misses with a right hand
and Lowry counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lowry lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Khan moves out of range as Lowry throws a body kick.
Lowry fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Khan is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lowry.
Lowry looks winded!
Lowry throws a body punch but Khan moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Khan misses the target.
Khan throws a lazy right hand but Lowry sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khan's corner calls for a 1-2. Khan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lowry throws a lazy right hand but Khan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lowry scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Khan doesn't seem bothered though.
Khan scores with a decent looking hook.
Khan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lowry tries a head kick but it misses.
Khan avoids the head kick by Lowry.
Khan throws a body punch but Lowry moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Khan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Khan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lowry sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Joseph Lowry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lowry ducks under a wild hook from Khan.
Khan throws an overhand right that lands on Lowry's shoulder, as Lowry tries to avoid the shot.
Khan moves out of range as Lowry throws a body kick.
A big left from Khan misses.
Khan misses with a looping left.
Khan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lowry counters with a one-two to the body.
Lowry blocks a jab.
Lowry fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A swing and a miss from Khan.
Lowry fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Joseph Lowry will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Achmed Khan's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Lowry misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Khan avoids the body shot from Lowry.
Khan looks to throw the jab but Lowry is out of range.
Lowry is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Khan rather than just go for the knockout.
Khan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lowry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khan manages to avoid it.
Lowry lands a two punch combo.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lowry wants to break the clinch but can't.
Khan misses with a punch on the inside.

Lowry pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Khan drives through and clinches with Lowry against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lowry blocks an uppercut.
Lowry prevents a body shot from Khan.
Khan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lowry gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Lowry breaks from the clinch.
Khan throws a shot from downtown. Lowry moves away and avoids it.
Khan misses with a lunging right hand
and Lowry counters with a series of strikes. Khan will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Lowry does no damage.
Lowry defending well as Khan loads up on a big left hand.
Khan is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lowry throws a one two combo.
Lowry is breathing heavily.
A clash of legs there as Khan blocks the low kick.
Khan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lowry.
Lowry moves away from the strike by Khan.
Joseph Lowry seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lowry misses with a combination
and Lowry takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Khan scores with a jab.
Khan slips a jab and a cross from Lowry.
Lowry misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lowry ducks under a wild hook from Khan.
Khan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khan throws a jab but it's blocked by Lowry.
A telegraphed right hand from Khan misses the target.
Lowry is looking for the big counter here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowry swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Khan moves into the clinch.
Lowry blocking some punches.
Lowry wants to break free but Khan has control.
A head punch on the inside from Khan fails to land.

Lowry escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lowry moves out of range of the strikes.
Lowry avoids the body shot from Khan.
Lowry tries to counter with a clinch but Khan shakes him off and moves away.
Lowry defending well as Khan loads up on a big left hand.
A lazy left from Khan finds it's target.
Khan throws a hook but Lowry blocks it.
The fighters circling - Lowry throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Khan throws a hook but Lowry blocks it.
Lowry is looking for the big counter here.
Lowry throws a low kick but it's checked well by Khan.
Khan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lowry ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Khan slips a jab and a cross from Lowry.
Khan connects with a nice looking jab.
Khan throws a hook to the side of Lowry's head but Lowry sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Khan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lowry with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lowry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lowry lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Lowry swinging wildly here.
Lowry throws out a loose jab but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lowry tries to bum rush Khan with a series of wild strikes but Khan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lowry rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Khan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lowry takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Khan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lowry doesn't seem bothered though.
Lowry tries to bum rush Khan with a series of wild strikes but Khan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Khan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Khan. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lowry.
Khan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The fighters circling - Khan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Khan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Khan clinches up against the cage.
Khan lands a body shot.
Lowry tries to break the clinch but Khan is controlling the position.
Khan has a couple of punches blocked by Lowry.
Khan has a couple of punches blocked by Lowry.
Khan working aggressively here.
Khan digs a right hand into Lowry's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lowry's gas tank.
Khan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Khan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Khan misses with the head strike.

Khan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
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 Achmed Khan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Achmed Khan's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Khan throws a hook to the side of Lowry's head but Lowry sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lowry is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Lowry throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Khan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lowry with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sloppy strikes from Lowry. Those never looked like landing.
Khan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Khan tries to clinch but Lowry is having none of it.
Khan swings for the body but Lowry moves out of range.
Lowry misses with a straight left.
Nice straight punches there by Khan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Khan.
Khan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lowry sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Khan misses.
Lowry throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lowry tries to work over Khan's front leg with a kick but Khan checks it.
Khan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lowry throws out the jab.
Khan throws a lazy right hand but Lowry sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lowry takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowry bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Khan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice side step and Lowry releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Khan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lowry.
Lowry swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Khan counter with a right hand.
Lowry misses the shot to the body.
Khan half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Khan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lowry.
Khan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Joseph Lowry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lowry throws a head kick that misses.
Khan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lowry manages to avoid it.

Khan feints and as Lowry raises his hands in defense, Khan changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Lowry manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khan is working for takedown but Lowry is calmly controlling the position for now.
A nice right hand lands inside from Khan.
Lowry can't break the clinch.
Khan pushes Lowry back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowry blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lowry.
Khan lands with a left to the head.
Lowry wants to break free but Khan has control.

Khan pulls Lowry into 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.
Khan pulls Lowry in to control the position.
Khan has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Khan keeping moving, preventing Lowry from controlling successfully.
Lowry stops Khan from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan is pulling down on Lowry's head to control his posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lowry tries to stand but Khan is controlling from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lowry closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Lowry rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Khan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Khan misses with a hook.
Lowry throws a nice looking combination but Khan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sloppy strikes from Lowry. Those never looked like landing.
Khan misses with an uppercut. Lowry saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan connects with a body shot that sends Lowry's belly button to the back.
Lowry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khan.
Nice defenses there by Lowry.
Khan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lowry slips under a jab from Khan.
Lowry ducks under a wild hook from Khan.
Khan misses with an uppercut.
Lowry throws a right and a left that Khan avoids nicely.
Lowry ducks right into an uppercut from Khan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khan throws out a loose jab but Lowry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lowry looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Khan misses the jab.
Lowry throws a body shot but no joy.
Khan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lowry throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Achmed Khan.
I think Khan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Achmed Khan!
Our winner, Achmed Khan, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.