PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Romus Dewastator (ranked 6975 p4p, 6702 weight class) and Aiden Khan (ranked 709 p4p, 697 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Dewastator
vs
Khan

183 cm
19
187
1 - 2 - 0

191 cm
23
194
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Romus Dewastator !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Aiden Khan!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Khan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dewastator .
Dewastator throws a sloppy head kick and Khan moves out of range easily.
Khan shoots in looking for a takedown but Dewastator manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Khan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Khan slips a jab and a cross from Dewastator .
Danga de danga de dang - Khan scores with a four punch combination!

It looks like Romus Dewastator has been cut.

Dewastator gets a clinch.

Khan breaks the clinch.
No joy there for Dewastator , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice sprawl there from Dewastator as Khan shoots in.
Khan fails to land the takedown.
Romus Dewastator has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aiden Khan.
A left and a right from Khan both land. Nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Khan fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dewastator sprawls well initially but Khan persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Dewastator tries to roll over but Khan keeps him under control.
Khan is trying to control the action in half guard but Dewastator is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Dewastator .
Khan controls the position from side control.
Dewastator struggling a bit here.
Khan is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Dewastator 's shoulder. That is not cool.
Khan has control of an arm but Dewastator manages to advance to Khan's back!
Khan breaks Dewastator 's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dewastator throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Khan postures up.
Dewastator is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dewastator trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Khan is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Khan preventing the sweep.
Dewastator looking to control.
Dewastator is striking but Khan is not phased and passes to half guard.
Dewastator is controlling Khan's trapped leg to prevent Khan from advancing to side control.
Dewastator misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dewastator throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dewastator is trying to get back to full guard.
Khan not doing much here.
Dewastator wants to control but Khan is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Khan controlling the action here.
Dewastator lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dewastator is controlling Khan's position as best he can from this difficult position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Khan has a takedown stuffed.
Dewastator is looking to counter punch.
Khan goes for a double leg but Dewastator avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Dewastator continues to drive forward.
Dewastator is looking for a counter combo.

Khan tries to keep at a distance but Dewastator has taken the fight into the clinch.
Khan has Dewastator pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dewastator manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Khan turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Khan manages to end up in side control.
Dewastator is trying to get back to half guard.
Khan controls the position from side control.
Khan wants to control but Dewastator is keeping him busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Aiden Khan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Romus Dewastator 's cut.
That's time! Dewastator 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Dewastator rushes Khan and presses him up against the cage.

Dewastator manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Dewastator is adopting a defensive guard.
Dewastator trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Khan controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Dewastator is trying to hold Khan in close to prevent damage but Khan has managed to pass into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dewastator wants to control the action here but instead Khan manages to pass to full mount!
Khan blocks Dewastator 's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Khan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan looking to control but Dewastator is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Khan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Khan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dewastator tries to hold on but Khan postures up.
Dewastator is wriggling around trying to escape.
Dewastator tries to control Khan's body but Khan pushes him off. Dewastator squirms to his side and now Khan has his back!
Khan controls the action.
We've been informed that Khan has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Khan avoiding Dewastator 's attempts to control his hands.
Dewastator is defending well here and trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dewastator looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Khan really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Dewastator .
Khan gets his hands free as Dewastator looks to control.
Khan struggling to keep hold of the position.
Dewastator looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Khan keeps control of the position easily here as Dewastator tries to buck him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dewastator trying to control the hands but Khan won't let him.
Khan has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Dewastator 's body.
Dewastator trying to control the action but Khan just sinks the hooks in.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Dewastator trying to control but not successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Khan controls the action.
Khan's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Dewastator trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Good control from Khan.
Khan not allowing Dewastator to control his hands.
Khan controlling the position well here. Dewastator rolled but Khan kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dewastator rolls, trying to escape but Khan keeps control of the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Aiden Khan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Romus Dewastator 's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Khan pushes Dewastator up against the cage in a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Dewastator .
Dewastator tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Khan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Khan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dewastator manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Khan closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Khan lands in his opponent's guard.
Dewastator has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Dewastator wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Dewastator is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dewastator wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Khan is now in half guard.
Dewastator is looking to get back to full guard here but Khan has managed to pass to side control instead.
A lull in the action here as Khan stalls from top position.
Dewastator is looking to reverse the position.
Khan is looking to take a break and control but Dewastator is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dewastator struggling a bit here.
You can see the frustration on Dewastator 's face as Khan controls the position.
Dewastator gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Dewastator is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Khan looking to control and managing it successfully.
Khan looking to control but Dewastator is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dewastator on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dewastator tries to get out of the position.
Dewastator throws a strike but has given up his back in the process.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dewastator wants to control his opponent's hands but Khan gets his hands free.
Khan keeps control of the position easily here as Dewastator tries to buck him off.
Dewastator just trying to survive but Khan is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Dewastator is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
A lull in the action here.
Khan might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Dewastator haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan gets his hands free as Dewastator looks to control.
Khan tries to get the hooks in deep but Dewastator pushed the leg off.
Good control from Khan.
Khan has the hooks in. Dewastator is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Khan is not going to allow Dewastator to sit and survive in this position.
Dewastator is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Romus Dewastator has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Aiden Khan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dewastator turns into Khan and is now in his guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aiden Khan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Khan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight for Aiden Khan!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Aiden Khan!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Aiden Khan!

Aiden Khan wins by unanimous decision!
Aiden Khan spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.