PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bora Khan (ranked 4569 p4p, 4043 weight class) and Ze Jabbanator (ranked 591 p4p, 536 weight class). Khan comes to the cage accompanied by Tim McGraw - Live Like You Were Dying. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Khan
vs
Jabbanator

185 cm
19
190
2 - 1 - 1

184 cm
19
185
3 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bora Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ze Jabbanator!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, David Schapiro and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan misses with a hook.
Jabbanator throws a nice looking combination but Khan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jabbanator moves away.
Khan lands a right hook to the body.
Khan throws a hook to the side of Jabbanator's head but Jabbanator sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Khan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Khan with a nice cross.
Khan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bora Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khan punishes Jabbanator's body with a nice straight punch.
Khan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danga de danga de dang - Jabbanator scores with a four punch combination!

It looks like Bora Khan has been cut.
A combination from Jabbanator does no damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jabbanator misses with a hook to the body

and Khan counters by clinching up.
A head punch on the inside from Khan fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A bit of stalling here from Khan.
Khan has Jabbanator pressed against the cage, preventing Jabbanator from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Khan is working Jabbanator over against the cage.
Khan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jabbanator backwards.
Jabbanator is trying to force a seperation but Khan has the dominant position.
Khan digs a right hand underneath Jabbanator's ribcage. Jabbanator let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Khan lands a nice shot to the body.
Khan scores with a shot to the side of Jabbanator's head.
Khan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Khan lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Khan.
A left hand lands to the body for Khan.
Khan lands a hook that snaps the head of Jabbanator backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan misses with a body punch.
Khan struggles to land a body shot inside as Jabbanator controls his hands.
Khan cracks Jabbanator with a nice body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left hand lands to the body for Khan.

Khan manages to break the clinch.
Jabbanator has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jabbanator there as he acknowledges the shot.
Khan misses with a body shot
and Jabbanator counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Khan connects with the punch.
Khan is looking to chop away at Jabbanator's legs.
Khan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jabbanator just misses with a punch to the body.
Khan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bora Khan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bora Khan's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A jab from Khan finds it's way through Jabbanator's defenses.
Jabbanator has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Bora Khan is winning the standup battle so far.
Jabbanator throws a right and a left that Khan avoids nicely.
Khan wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Khan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jabbanator.
Jabbanator unleashes a big counter combination but Khan bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Khan thumps Jabbanator with a low kick.
Jabbanator lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jabbanator lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Khan circles away quickly and effectively.
Khan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jabbanator.
Jabbanator is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Khan lands the left hand.
Jabbanator throws a right and a left that both miss.
A punch combination from Jabbanator misses.
Khan just misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jabbanator fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jabbanator throws a right and a left that both miss.
Khan tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Jabbanator manages to circle out of the way.
Khan scores with the left hand. Jabbanator knows he should have avoided that one.
Jabbanator rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Khan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jabbanator wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Khan lands with a shot to the body.
Khan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jabbanator. Jabbanator circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Khan lands a nice shot to the body.
Khan lands a jab to Jabbanator's midsection.
Jabbanator tries to bum rush Khan with a series of wild strikes but Khan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice body punch from Khan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jabbanator looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A decent looking cross lands there for Khan.
A left lands for Khan.
Khan misses with a wild combination.
Khan lands a nice hook to Jabbanator's body. Jabbanator takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Khan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jabbanator throws a counter combo.
Jabbanator misses with a few strikes there.
Khan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bora Khan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bora Khan's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Khan throws a lazy right hand but Jabbanator sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ze Jabbanator is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Khan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Khan is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jabbanator.
Nice uppercut lands for Khan. That snapped Jabbanator's head back.
Khan misses with a looping right.
Jabbanator slips a straight right by Khan.
Khan has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Jabbanator misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jabbanator moves away.
Jabbanator bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jabbanator uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khan.
Jabbanator looks to land a combination but Khan avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan tries to bum rush Jabbanator with a series of wild strikes but Jabbanator uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jabbanator fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Khan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jabbanator moves forwards but Khan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Khan connects with a single shot there.
Khan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A swing and a miss from Khan.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jabbanator throws a right hand that Khan ducks under and follows up with a left that Khan also avoids with ease.
Jabbanator avoids the body shot from Khan.
Jabbanator unleashes a big counter combination but Khan bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Jabbanator throws a combination that misses
and Khan counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan jabs Jabbanator to the body, keeping him at a distance.
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 takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jabbanator staying out of range there.
Jabbanator throws a counter combo.
The crowd cheers as Khan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jabbanator doesn't seem phased though.
Jabbanator looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jabbanator is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Khan rather than just go for the knockout.
Khan missing with a left hand there. Jabbanator was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jabbanator misses with a combination
and Khan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Khan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jabbanator was well out of range. Poor timing from Khan.
Jabbanator is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Jabbanator lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ze Jabbanator has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jabbanator throws a combination that misses
and Khan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bora Khan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Khan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bora Khan!
Bora Khan decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.