PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Odchigin Khadan (ranked 470 p4p, 62 weight class) and Conrad Tama Ginty (ranked 262 p4p, 38 weight class). Khadan comes to the cage accompanied by Altai Kai (Turkic Throat Singing). Tama Ginty has chosen Wear Your Love Like Heaven as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Khadan
vs
Tama Ginty

179 cm
27
185 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

187 cm
28
189 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Odchigin Khadan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conrad Tama Ginty!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Tama Ginty throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tama Ginty pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tama Ginty defending well as Khadan loads up on a big left hand.
Tama Ginty pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Khadan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Khadan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tama Ginty tries a body shot but Khadan blocks it.
Tama Ginty lands a right hand.
Khadan misses with a hook to the ribs.

Tama Ginty breaks from the clinch.
Khadan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tama Ginty has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tama Ginty there as he acknowledges the shot.
Khadan blocks a jab.
Khadan misses with an uppercut. Tama Ginty saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Khadan.
Nice uppercut there from Tama Ginty.
Khadan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tama Ginty throws out a counter right but Khadan avoids it with no problem.
Tama Ginty lands with a nice body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khadan with a hook.
Khadan takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tama Ginty.
Khadan ducks under a wild hook from Tama Ginty.
Khadan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A telegraphed right hand from Tama Ginty misses the target.
Khadan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tama Ginty misses with a kick to the body.
Tama Ginty misses with a low kick.
Khadan throws a right hand that misses
enabling Tama Ginty to counter with a crisp jab.
Khadan closes the distance but Tama Ginty moves to the side
and Tama Ginty counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tama Ginty misses with a lunging right hand
and Khadan counters with a stiff right hand.
Tama Ginty blocks a jab.
Tama Ginty tries to move into range but Khadan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Khadan jabs at Tama Ginty's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tama Ginty lands with an uppercut that bounces Khadan off the cage and back into range.
Tama Ginty has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Conrad Tama Ginty is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tama Ginty misses with a low kick.
Tama Ginty thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tama Ginty tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tama Ginty fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Khadan.
Tama Ginty misses with a few strikes there.
Khadan looks to score with a jab to the body but Tama Ginty is just out of range.
Khadan takes one to the chin there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tama Ginty, right into the meat.
Khadan misses with a straight left.
Tama Ginty uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Khadan.
Tama Ginty swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khadan. Tama Ginty does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khadan throws a lazy uppercut
and Tama Ginty counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tama Ginty throws a leg kick that is checked

and Khadan counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Khadan.
Khadan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Khadan works on Tama Ginty's body with a couple of short punches.
Khadan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tama Ginty blocks an uppercut.
Khadan tries to throw a body punch but Tama Ginty avoids it by throwing Khadan back against the cage.
Khadan throws a head punch that misses.

Khadan pulls guard effortlessly.

Tama Ginty decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Khadan, up you get!
Khadan just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tama Ginty throws a hook to the side of Khadan's head but Khadan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tama Ginty throws a big shot that misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tama Ginty lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tama Ginty scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Khadan connects with a body shot that sends Tama Ginty's belly button to the back.
Tama Ginty throws an overhand right that lands on Khadan's shoulder, as Khadan tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Khadan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tama Ginty misses with a body punch
and Khadan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tama Ginty fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khadan manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Khadan misses the target.
Khadan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tama Ginty stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khadan. Tama Ginty does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tama Ginty ducks under a wild hook from Khadan.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tama Ginty! But no joy.
Khadan is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Khadan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tama Ginty.
Tama Ginty avoids the body shot from Khadan.
Tama Ginty keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khadan.
Tama Ginty was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Tama Ginty looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Khadan has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khadan fails to pull guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khadan tries a body shot but Tama Ginty blocks it.
Khadan stalling.
Khadan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tama Ginty's elbow.
Tama Ginty lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Khadan backwards.

Tama Ginty breaks the clinch.
Khadan doesn't manage to clinch there - Tama Ginty circles away.
Khadan throws an off balance right hand
and Tama Ginty counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tama Ginty jabs Khadan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Khadan tries to clinch there but Tama Ginty circles away.
Khadan moves in looking to clinch but Tama Ginty pushes him off.
Tama Ginty lands with a hook. Khadan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Khadan throws a big shot that misses.
Khadan misses with a body shot.
Khadan moves out of range as Tama Ginty throws a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tama Ginty misses with a head kick.
Khadan is looking to counter punch.
Khadan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Khadan slips under a jab.
Tama Ginty uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Khadan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Conrad Tama Ginty will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Khadan takes one to the chin there.
Khadan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tama Ginty looks for the body kick but Khadan saw that one coming.

Khadan pushes Tama Ginty up against the cage in a clinch.
Khadan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Khadan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tama Ginty backwards.
Tama Ginty misses with some punches.
Tama Ginty lands with a right to the head.
Khadan misses with some punches.
Tama Ginty tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Khadan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Khadan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tama Ginty goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Khadan misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short body shot lands from Khadan as the two fighters clinch.
Tama Ginty blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tama Ginty.
Khadan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tama Ginty blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Khadan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A body shot lands from Tama Ginty.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tama Ginty tries a body shot but Khadan blocks it.
Khadan blocks a body shot from Tama Ginty.
Khadan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tama Ginty blocks an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tama Ginty lands with a left to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Khadan.
Odchigin Khadan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tama Ginty misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tama Ginty swings wildly with an uppercut but Khadan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khadan presses Tama Ginty against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Khadan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tama Ginty's elbow.
Tama Ginty digs a right hand underneath Khadan's ribcage. Khadan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tama Ginty can't find room to land a body shot as Khadan controls the action.
Tama Ginty lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Khadan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Khadan misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khadan.
Khadan blocks an uppercut.
Khadan pushes Tama Ginty back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tama Ginty prevents a body shot from Khadan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khadan tries to throw a body punch but Tama Ginty avoids it by throwing Khadan back against the cage.
Khadan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tama Ginty gets through Khadan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Still in the clinch, Khadan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tama Ginty wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Khadan has him pressed against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Khadan as Tama Ginty tries to tie him up.
Tama Ginty blocks an uppercut.
Tama Ginty lands a left hand that snaps the head of Khadan backwards.
Khadan scores with a shoulder strike.
Khadan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Khadan.
Tama Ginty doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Khadan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Khadan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Khadan works on Tama Ginty's body with a couple of short punches.
Tama Ginty is breathing heavily.
Khadan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tama Ginty tries to work over Khadan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Khadan misses with a body punch.
Khadan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tama Ginty backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khadan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tama Ginty doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Khadan throws a head punch that misses.
A body shot lands from Khadan.
Tama Ginty misses with some punches.
Khadan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Khadan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tama Ginty's elbow.
Khadan misses with the head strike.
Tama Ginty misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Khadan.
Khadan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tama Gintys head.
Tama Ginty throws a head punch that misses.
Khadan lands a hook that snaps the head of Tama Ginty backwards.
Tama Ginty takes a shot to the head.
Khadan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tama Ginty misses with some punches.

Khadan jumps guard and drags Tama Ginty to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Khadan wants to control but Tama Ginty passes easily into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khadan is trying to control but Tama Ginty manages to pass to mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tama Ginty is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Tama Ginty looks to land a right hand but Khadan moved out of range.
Tama Ginty throws a quick inside leg kick.
A jab from Khadan misses.
Tama Ginty looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Khadan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tama Ginty's hands.
Tama Ginty throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice body kick there by Tama Ginty.
Khadan misses with a looping right.
Tama Ginty moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A telegraphed right hand from Tama Ginty misses the target.
Tama Ginty doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tama Ginty avoids the body shot from Khadan.
Tama Ginty turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An inside leg kick lands from Tama Ginty.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Odchigin Khadan dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

A jab lands there for Khadan.
Tama Ginty throws a jab when Khadan was well out of range.
Khadan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Khadan misses with a jab to the body
letting Tama Ginty counter with a right hand.
Khadan connects with a nice looking jab.
Tama Ginty tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice cross by Khadan.
Tama Ginty uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Khadan.
Tama Ginty looks to throw the jab but Khadan is out of range.
Tama Ginty takes a swing at Khadan's ribcage but misses.
Khadan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tama Ginty misses with a low kick.
Tama Ginty throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Khadan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tama Ginty fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Khadan checks it well.
Khadan avoids a kick to the body.
Tama Ginty gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tama Ginty swats away the attempt to clinch by Khadan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Tama Ginty.
Khadan misses with an uppercut. Tama Ginty saw that one coming.
Khadan dips to his left and cracks Tama Ginty with an uppercut!
Tama Ginty ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tama Ginty tries a quick counter leg kick but Khadan is wise to it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Khadan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tama Ginty scores with a push kick.
Tama Ginty uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khadan.
Conrad Tama Ginty seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tama Ginty misses with an uppercut. Khadan saw that one coming.
Khadan half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Khadan looks to land a right hand but Tama Ginty moved out of range.
Khadan misses with an uppercut. Tama Ginty saw that one coming.
Tama Ginty thuds his shin into the meat of Khadan's side.
Tama Ginty wants to slow Khadan down by chopping away at his legs.

Khadan moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tama Ginty misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Tama Ginty on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Khadan fails to land.
Tama Ginty throws a punch but it's blocked by Khadan.
Tama Ginty blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short uppercut from Khadan.
Tama Ginty lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Khadan.
Khadan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Khadan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tama Ginty throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Khadans head.
A right handed body shot lands from Khadan.
Khadan can't find room to land a body shot as Tama Ginty controls the action.
Khadan struggles to land a body shot inside as Tama Ginty controls his hands.
Khadan has a couple of punches blocked by Tama Ginty.
Tama Ginty blocks a body shot from Khadan.
Khadan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tama Ginty.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tama Ginty.
Khadan takes a shot to the head.
Tama Ginty misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khadan lands with a light punch inside.
Khadan blocks a body shot from Tama Ginty.
Tama Ginty blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Khadan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Khadan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tama Ginty tries a body shot but Khadan blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tama Ginty.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Khadan can't find room to land a body shot as Tama Ginty controls the action.
Tama Ginty struggles to land a body shot inside as Khadan controls his hands.
Tama Ginty lands a body shot.
Tama Ginty throws a head punch that misses.
Tama Ginty working aggressively here.
Tama Ginty lands a left hand that snaps the head of Khadan backwards.
Khadan throws a head punch that misses.
Tama Ginty lands with a left to the head.
Khadan blocks an uppercut.
Khadan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tama Ginty backwards.
Khadan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tama Ginty misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tama Ginty fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tama Ginty misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Khadan manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khadan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Khadan has his foot on Tama Ginty's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tama Ginty works his way back into a safe position though.

Khadan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Khadan seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Tama Ginty wanted to stand there but Khadan had control of the position.
Tama Ginty's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

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 Odchigin Khadan.
I think Khadan 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Odchigin Khadan!
During a confident post fight interview, Odchigin Khadan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.