PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alejandro Torres (ranked 4653 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aiden Khan (ranked 4641 p4p, 0 weight class). Khan has chosen Simply the Best. as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Torres
vs
Khan

177 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
169 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alejandro Torres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Aiden Khan!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Khan.
Torres is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Khan.

Khan tries to sprawl but Torres drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Khan has one foot on Torres's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Khan misses with a two punch combination.

Khan gets caught napping as Torres dives in and scores a takedown. Khan manages to retain guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Torres is in close to Khan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Khan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Torres wants to control from the top but Khan keeps moving.
Torres postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Torres sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Khan's guard.
Torres throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Torres throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Torres seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan is trying to stand up here but Torres is controlling him well.
Torres lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Khan is staying active underneath Torres, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Khan is defending against the submission attempts here by Torres.
Torres takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Khan taking some punishment here, with Torres in his half guard.
Torres lands with a punch from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Torres looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Khan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Torres is trying to control the action in half guard but Khan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Torres working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Torres takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Torres is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Khan defends it well.
Khan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Torres. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Torres working the head and body with strikes.
Torres trying to pass the guard but Khan defending well.
Torres scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Torres takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Khan wants to get back to his feet.
Torres is keen to just control but Khan is a slippery customer.
Torres sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Khan defending well though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Torres slips a nice elbow through Khan's hands, connecting with Khan's forehead.
Torres wants to lay and pray for a moment but Khan keeps working.
Torres slips a nice elbow through Khan's hands, connecting with Khan's forehead.
Khan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Torres scores with a couple of nice shots.
Torres looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Khan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Torres drops an elbow to the side of Khan's head.
Khan is trying to stand up here but Torres is controlling him well.
Torres lands strikes from half guard.
Torres has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Nice strikes from Torres there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Torres winds up and cracks Khan with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Khan is trying to stand up here but Torres is controlling him well.
Khan is not content to let Torres control the position.
Torres is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Torres working the head and body with strikes.
Khan is trying to stand up here but Torres is controlling him well.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Torres lands a nice short elbow.
Torres trying to pass the guard but Khan defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alejandro Torres dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Horrible takedown attempt by Torres or perhaps it was just good defense by Khan, which made it look bad.
Khan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Torres backs up against the cage.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Khan!
Aiden Khan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Torres on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Torres takes a jab right on the kisser.
Torres on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Khan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Torres goes for a double leg but Khan avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Khan continues to drive forward.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khan misses with a two punch combination.
Aiden Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Torres tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Khan swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alejandro Torres. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Torres closes the distance and clinches up with Khan, looking for a takedown. Torres pushes Khan against the cage but Khan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Torres scores with a takedown into Khan's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan wants to get back to his feet but Torres is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Torres advances to half guard.
Khan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Torres.
Torres content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Khan tries to kick Torres off but Torres keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Torres frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Torres can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Khan is looking to escape.
Torres in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres landing punches.

Torres working for a guillotine from mount but Khan is in no mood to give up.
Khan is in a horrible position here. Torres smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Torres working the ground and pound effectively.
Torres lands a nice shot to the head.
Torres scores with a couple of good head shots there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Torres in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Torres looking to control but Khan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Khan hang on?

Torres is working for a guillotine from mount but Khan frees his head quite easily.
Torres cracks Khan with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Torres raining down hammerfists from mount.
Torres postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Khan looks a forlorn figure.
Torres landing punches.
Torres is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Khan can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Torres landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Torres cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Torres working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torres looking to control but Khan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Torres landing shots from mount.
Torres working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Torres with good strikes from the mount here!
Torres lands a nice shot to the head.
Torres lands a nice shot to the head.
Torres fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Torres is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Khan can do to turn this around?
Torres with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alejandro Torres dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Torres tries for a takedown but Khan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Khan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Torres goes for a double leg but Khan avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Khan continues to drive forward.
Khan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Torres at a distance.
No joy there for Khan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Torres tries to counter by clinching up but Khan breaks away and moves out of range.
Khan throws a series of strikes that have Torres backpedaling.
Torres shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alejandro Torres. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khan scores with the left hand. Torres knows he should have avoided that one.
Khan shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Torres eats them both and turns towards Khan to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Torres looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Khan is fending him off so far but Torres persists. Nope, Khan circles away and we're back to standing.
Khan tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Torres has a takedown stuffed.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Torres darts in looking for a takedown but Khan gets double underhooks and turns Torres into the cage.
Torres shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Khan as he avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Torres looking to score a takedown here. Khan is defending well but Torres drives through and ends up in Khan's guard.

Torres drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Khan dives on top into guard.

Khan won't allow Torres to sweep him here.
Torres has a closed guard, preventing Khan from standing up.
Khan won't allow Torres to sweep him here.

Khan stands up from Torres's guard - Khan perhaps looking for a knockout.
Torres shoots in but no luck this time.
Despite the aggression on Khan's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Jab from Khan.
Khan tries to bum rush Torres with a series of wild strikes but Torres uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Torres changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Aiden Khan seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Khan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Khan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Khan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Khan wants it to stay on the feet.
Khan misses with a series of wild punches.
Khan is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Khan throws a right and a left that Torres avoids nicely.
Torres slips a jab and a cross from Khan.
Torres is looking to counter the offense by Khan and move into the clinch.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Torres.

Torres is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Khan knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres scores with punches from side control.
Torres working the ground and pound.

Torres wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Khan, who protects the arm well.
Torres is looking to take a break and control but Khan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Torres cracks Khan with a big right hand but Khan just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Khan takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Torres landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Torres landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Torres is working Khan over with some ground and pound from side control.
Torres lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Torres trying to control the position but Khan is working away.

Torres tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Torres cracks Khan with an elbow. That is naaassty.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aiden Khan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Torres 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alejandro Torres!
The defeated Aiden Khan had this to say: 'I know what I did wrong tonight, I'm gonna get back in the gym and graft as usual.'.