PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mufassa Khan (ranked 5290 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Sanderson (ranked 5353 p4p, 467 weight class). Sanderson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Stricken- Disturbed kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Khan
vs
Sanderson

190 cm
25
240 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
245 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Big right hand

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Powerful

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mufassa Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gary Sanderson !
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Winston Alpacca and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanderson throws a series of punches but Khan moves out of range.
Khan checks a leg kick.
Gary Sanderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanderson slips a jab from Khan.
Despite the aggression on Sanderson 's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Sanderson misses with a takedown attempt

and Khan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Sanderson fails to land.
Khan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Khan has a couple of punches blocked by Sanderson .
A short right from Khan.
Khan lands a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan misses with a punch on the inside.
Khan misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanderson .
A left hand lands to the body for Khan.
Sanderson looking to slow down the pace here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanderson .
Sanderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A body shot lands from Khan.
Khan lands a right hand.
Khan has a couple of punches blocked by Sanderson .
Khan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Khan throws a punch but it's blocked by Sanderson .
Khan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Khan throws a punch but it's blocked by Sanderson .
Sanderson lands a shoulder strike.
Khan misses with the head strike.
Khan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Khan scores with a shoulder strike.
Khan scores with a shot to the side of Sanderson 's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Khan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Khan rushes Sanderson and presses him up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Khan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Khan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sanderson .
Sanderson has a couple of punches blocked by Khan.
A right hook to the body lands for Khan.
Khan tries to break free but Sanderson pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khan.

Sanderson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sanderson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mufassa Khan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sanderson tries to clinch but Khan moves out of range.
Sanderson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Khan pinned against the cage. Khan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mufassa Khan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gary Sanderson .
Sanderson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Khan is fending him off so far but Sanderson persists. Nope, Khan circles away and we're back to standing.
Sanderson tries to clinch up but Khan circles away and keeps his distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sanderson .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Khan coming out on top.
Sanderson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Khan is fending him off so far but Sanderson persists. Nope, Khan circles away and we're back to standing.
Sanderson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Khan scores with a jab.
Sanderson with a lazy takedown attempt

and Khan counters by clinching up.
Sanderson looks winded!
Khan misses with a hook from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Khan.
Khan misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Khan.
Khan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sanderson s head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mufassa Khan dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Khan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Sanderson forces Khan back against the cage and clinches.
Khan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sanderson s head.
Nice body punch from Khan.
Khan prevents a takedown attempt there.
Khan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sanderson throws a head punch that misses.
Khan is trying to break the clinch but Sanderson is controlling him.
Khan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sanderson backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan lands a nice uppercut.
Khan lands with a light punch inside.
Khan is trying to break free.
Khan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sanderson tries to break free but Khan pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sanderson .
Khan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sanderson can do to turn this around?
Khan swings wildly with an uppercut but Sanderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Khan swings wildly with an uppercut but Sanderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanderson is trying to force a seperation but Khan has the dominant position.
Khan gets through Sanderson 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Khan scores with a shoulder strike.
Sanderson misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Khan.
Khan misses with a punch on the inside.
Khan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Khan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khan has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson throws an elbow that misses.

Khan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sanderson missing with a left hand there. Khan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Khan clinches.
Sanderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanderson .
Sanderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sanderson is trying to break the clinch but Khan has him pressed against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Khan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanderson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Sanderson 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sanderson throws a series of punches but Khan moves out of range.
Sanderson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Khan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sanderson somewhat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sanderson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sanderson doesn't manage to clinch there - Khan circles away.

Khan darts in and clinches Sanderson up against the cage.
Khan gets through Sanderson 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sanderson throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan lands with a right to the head.
Khan gets through Sanderson 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Khan throws a punch but it's blocked by Sanderson .
A head punch on the inside from Khan fails to land.
Khan lands a left hand.
Khan lands with a right to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Khan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Khan lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khan misses with the head strike.
Khan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Khan can't find room to land a body shot as Sanderson controls the action.
Come on Khan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Khan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mufassa Khan dominated that second round.
That's time! Khan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.

Sanderson tries to clinch up but Khan circles away and keeps his distance.
Gary Sanderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Khan throws a shot from downtown. Sanderson moves away and avoids it.
Sanderson misses with a wild combination.
Khan tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Sanderson manages to circle out of the way.
Sanderson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khan.
A little jabbing left from Sanderson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sanderson misses the jab.
Khan is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Sanderson .
Sanderson slips a jab and a cross from Khan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Khan throws a body shot but no joy.
Sanderson with a poor takedown
enabling Khan to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Sanderson . Those never looked like landing.
A quick step to the side and Khan tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanderson throws a series of punches but Khan avoids them all with ease.
Sanderson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Khan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sanderson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Khan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sanderson 's head backwards.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A nice left hand lands by Khan.
Khan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Khan fails to land.
Khan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Khan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sanderson backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Khan on the inside.
Khan throws a punch but it's blocked by Sanderson .
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Khan.

Sanderson is rocked!
Khan throws a punch but it's blocked by Sanderson .
Sanderson is still on wobbly legs! Can Khan finish him?
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Khan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Khan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sanderson is trying to break the clinch but Khan is controlling him.
A shot in the inside from Khan.
Sanderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Khan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sanderson s head.
Khan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khan.
Sanderson takes a shot to the head.
Khan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sanderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khan lands a nice shot to the body.
Khan blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sanderson .
Mufassa Khan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gary Sanderson .
Khan scores with a shoulder strike.
Khan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Good body shot from Khan.
Khan lands a nice uppercut.
Khan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Khan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Khan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Khan creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Sanderson with a big uppercut! Sanderson tries to clinch up but Khan pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Sanderson to the mat! Sanderson covers up and Khan unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mufassa Khan!
The defeated Gary Sanderson had this to say: 'Hats off to my opponent '.