PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aiden Khan (ranked 6517 p4p, 535 weight class) and Wesley Shutes (ranked 5543 p4p, 492 weight class). Khan comes to the cage accompanied by Simply the Best.. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Khan
vs
Shutes

190 cm
22
169 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

182 cm
24
177 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Aiden Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Wesley Shutes!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shutes throws a sloppy body shot
and Khan counters with a two punch combo.
Khan misses the shot to the body.
Shutes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shutes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shutes moves out of range as Khan strikes.
Shutes walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Shutes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shutes dodges the punch combination from Khan.
A little jabbing left from Shutes on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Khan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Shutes backs up against the cage.
Shutes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Khan swinging wildly here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab, jab by Khan - just one landing.
Shutes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shutes looks for the body kick but Khan saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan misses with a wild body shot.
Shutes tries to counter with a clinch but Khan shakes him off and moves away.
Shutes's coach down at Hands of Stone Gym (Low Capacity, Fast Results) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Shutes's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Khan throws a good cross that connects.
Khan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shutes circles away quickly and effectively.
Khan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Khan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Khan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shutes was well out of range. Poor timing from Khan.
Shutes feints and then cracks Khan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Khan down.
Shutes slips a straight right by Khan.
Shutes thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Khan if he has to take too many more of those.
Shutes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Khan looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Khan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Khan swinging wildly here.
Shutes scores with a push kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khan stuns Shutes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Shutes lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Khan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Shutes can pounce on him.
Khan misses with a series of wild punches.
Khan misses with a two punch combination.

Shutes has managed to clinch.

Khan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shutes throws a head kick but Khan moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Shutes.
Khan lands an overhand right.
Shutes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shutes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Khan.
Some wild striking there from Khan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Khan's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Khan duly obliges.
Khan misses with the combination.
Khan throws a right and a left that Shutes avoids nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Khan as he connects with a hook.
Shutes throws a head kick but Khan moves out of range.
Shutes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Khan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Khan throws a right hand that Shutes ducks under and follows up with a left that Shutes also avoids with ease.
Khan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Khan misses with a series of wild punches.
Shutes tries to counter by closing the distance.
Khan is breathing heavily.
Khan misses with a double jab
and Shutes counters with a slapping leg kick.
Shutes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Khan.
Shutes is trying to counter with his kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shutes connects with an inside leg kick.
Khan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Shutes on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khan takes a kick to the side of the head.
Khan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Shutes counters with a slapping leg kick.
Khan misses with the combination.
Khan walks forward, straight into a front kick from Shutes.
Khan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shutes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Khan misses with a combination
and Shutes counters with an outside leg kick.

Shutes clinches with his opponent.
Khan prevents a body shot from Shutes.
Shutes lands an elbow just above Khan 's eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Khan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

It looks like Aiden Khan has been cut.
Khan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shutes can do to turn this around?
Khan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Aiden Khan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Khan throws a series of punches but Shutes moves out of range.
Shutes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Khan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Shutes misses with an attempted mid kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Shutes.
Khan keeps the fight on the outside.
Shutes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khan was well out of range. Poor timing from Shutes.
Khan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Khan moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Shutes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shutes scores with a leg kick.
Khan throws a right hand that Shutes ducks under and follows up with a left that Shutes also avoids with ease.
Khan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shutes.
Khan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan misses with a few strikes there.
Shutes fails to land the takedown.
Khan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Shutes is breathing heavily.
Khan slips a jab from Shutes.
Khan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Khan tests Shutes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Khan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shutes slips a jab and a cross from Khan.
Shutes throws a nice outside leg kick.
Khan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shutes counters with a leg kick.
Khan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Khan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Khan throws a one two combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice jab there from Khan.
Khan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shutes lands a right hook to the body.
Shutes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Khan.
A little jabbing left from Shutes on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Shutes tries a head kick but it misses.
Khan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shutes. Shutes obviously looking to wear him down.
Khan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shutes.
Shutes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Aiden Khan is winning the standup battle so far.
Shutes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Khan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Khan throws a right hand that Shutes ducks under and follows up with a left that Shutes also avoids with ease.
Khan throws a series of strikes that have Shutes backpedaling.

Shutes clinches up against the cage.
Khan is trying to break the clinch but Shutes is controlling him.
Khan is trying to break the clinch but Shutes is controlling him.
Khan is trying to break the clinch but Shutes has him pressed against the cage.
Shutes is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Shutes.

Shutes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice sprawl there from Khan as Shutes shoots in.
Khan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Khan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shutes is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Khan rather than just go for the knockout.
Shutes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shutes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Khan.
Shutes connects with an inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shutes tries to clinch
and Khan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Shutes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Khan's sensitive parts.
Shutes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Shutes throws a leg kick
and Khan counters with a one-two to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Shutes clinches.
Shutes scores with a knee to the head.
Khan is trying to push Shutes away but Shutes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Shutes lands a knee to the body.
Khan is trying to break free.
Khan has had enough of the clinch but Shutes keeps him there for the moment.
Shutes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shutes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Khan is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Shutes to keep the fight standing.
Shutes stalling against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aiden Khan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Aiden Khan's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Shutes misses with a low kick.
Khan misses with a few strikes there.
Khan throws a right and a left that Shutes avoids nicely.
Shutes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Khan's sensitive parts.
Khan moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Khan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shutes.
Shutes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Khan looks to score with a jab to the body but Shutes is just out of range.
Shutes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Shutes is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Khan.
Shutes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Khan misses with an uppercut. Shutes saw that one coming.
Khan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khan lands with a hook. Shutes tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Shutes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Khan thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan misses with a double jab
and Shutes counters with a series of strikes. Khan will be more careful next time no doubt.
Shutes misses with a body shot.
Khan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shutes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Khan sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Khan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Shutes has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Shutes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Shutes bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Shutes throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Khan misses with the combination.
Good leg kick by Shutes there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Shutes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A solid leg kick lands there for Shutes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Khan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khan throws a sloppy body shot
and Shutes counters with a head kick.
Shutes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khan moves away.
Khan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shutes.
Shutes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The fighters circle momentarily. Khan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Khan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Khan misses with a body shot.
Shutes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khan.
Shutes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khan manages to avoid it.
Shutes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khan manages to avoid it.
Khan misses with a wild body shot.
Khan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Shutes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan misses with a double jab.
Shutes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Khan's sensitive parts.
Khan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shutes fails with a takedown attempt.
Khan half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Khan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Khan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shutes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A low kick from Shutes misses
and Khan counters with a series of strikes. Shutes will be more careful next time no doubt.
Khan throws a series of punches but Shutes moves out of range.
Shutes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Khan looks to land a combination but Shutes avoids it well.
Shutes is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Shutes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Khan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shutes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Khan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shutes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Khan.

Shutes clinches with his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wesley Shutes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Khan is trying to break free.
Khan wants to get back to striking at distance but Shutes won't allow it.
Khan blocks a body shot from Shutes.
Aiden Khan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shutes looking to throw knees to the head but Khan is blocking nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aiden Khan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Khan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aiden Khan!
Our winner, Aiden 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.