PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bora Khan (ranked 3495 p4p, 6369 weight class) and Jinjing Yan (ranked 493 p4p, 730 weight class). Khan's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Tim McGraw - Live Like You Were Dying. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Khan
vs
Yan

185 cm
18
190
2 - 0 - 0

184 cm
19
185
1 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bora Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jinjing Yan!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jonathan Paton and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yan misses with a left hand
and Yan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Yan instigates a clinch.
Khan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yan's elbow.
Yan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yan has a couple of punches blocked by Khan.
Yan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khan's elbow.
Khan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Khan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khan has a couple of punches blocked by Yan.
Yan tries to throw a body punch but Khan avoids it by throwing Yan back against the cage.
Yan prevents a body shot from Khan.
Yan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yan lands a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Khan.
Yan tries to work over Khan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Khan fails to land.
Khan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khan's elbow.
Yan has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Khan seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Yan can turn it around.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan misses with the head strike.
Khan has a couple of punches blocked by Yan.
Khan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Khan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Khan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Khan tries to throw a body punch but Yan avoids it by throwing Khan back against the cage.
Khan is looking to break free of the clinch but Yan has double underhooks.
Khan misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Yan.
Yan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khan's elbow.
Khan struggles to land a body shot inside as Yan controls his hands.
Yan scores with a hook to the body.
Khan misses with a punch to the body.
Khan prevents a body shot from Yan.
Khan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Khan looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Yan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Khan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yan blocks a body shot from Khan.
Khan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yan's elbow.
Khan throws a punch but it's blocked by Yan.
Khan has a couple of punches blocked by Yan.
Khan misses with a punch on the inside.
Yan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Khan misses with a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from Khan fails to land.
Yan tries a body shot but Khan blocks it.
Yan tries to work over Khan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Khan fails to land.
Khan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yan is working Khan over against the cage.
Yan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Khan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Khan swings wildly with an uppercut but Yan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan struggles to land a body shot inside as Yan controls his hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bora Khan will probably get the nod.
That's time! Khan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Yan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Khan throws out the jab.

Khan gets tackled into the cage by Yan. Yan maintains the clinch.
Yan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Yan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yan misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Khan.
Khan has a couple of punches blocked by Yan.
Yan gets through Khan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Khan can't find room to land a body shot as Yan controls the action.
Khan tries to throw a body punch but Yan avoids it by throwing Khan back against the cage.
Yan lands a hook that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Khan misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yan tries to throw a body punch but Khan avoids it by throwing Yan back against the cage.
Khan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Khan.
Khan leaning his opponent against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Yan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan lands a body shot.
Khan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A head punch on the inside from Khan fails to land.
Khan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yan avoids it.
Yan gets through Khan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Khan misses with a punch to the body.
Yan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Khan digs a right hand underneath Yan's ribcage. Yan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Yan blocks a body shot from Khan.
A body shot lands from Khan.
Come on Khan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Khan working aggressively here.
Khan misses with some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Khan.
Khan can't find room to land a body shot as Yan controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan blocks a body shot from Yan.
Yan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yan is working Khan over against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Khan fails to land.
Khan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yan's elbow.
Yan lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yan prevents a body shot from Khan.
Yan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Khan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Khan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yan backwards.
Khan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Khan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yan backwards.
Khan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Good body shot from Yan.
Khan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Yan up against the cage.
Yan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Khan.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jinjing Yan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Khan throws a leg kick
and Yan counters with a nice body shot.
Yan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Khan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Khan misses with an uppercut. Yan saw that one coming.
Yan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yan tries to clinch but Khan moves out of range.
Khan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yan.
Khan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

Yan pushes Khan up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yan.
Yan is leaning against Khan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan can't find room to land a body shot as Yan controls the action.
Yan tries to work over Khan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Khan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Khan tries to throw a body punch but Yan avoids it by throwing Khan back against the cage.
Good body shot from Yan.
A short right from Khan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yan working aggressively here.
Khan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Khan throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yan.
Khan has Yan pushed against the cage.
Yan can't find room to land a body shot as Khan controls the action.
Khan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Khan or not.
Yan prevents a body shot from Khan.
Yan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yan.
Khan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Khan tries to work over Yan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yan misses with a body punch.
Yan digs a right hand underneath Khan's ribcage. Khan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Yan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yan gets through Khan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yan blocking some punches.
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!
Khan swings wildly with an uppercut but Yan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan lands with a light punch inside.
Yan throws a punch but it's blocked by Khan.
Yan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khan's elbow.
Khan trying to control the position but instead, Yan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Khan into the cage.
Yan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Khan lands a hook that snaps the head of Yan backwards.
Khan throws a head punch that misses.
Khan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Khan working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Yan - that landed with a thud.
Yan can't find room to land a body shot as Khan controls the action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jinjing Yan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:30

The fight is ruled a draw!