PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bora Khan (ranked 1593 p4p, 2501 weight class) and Clubber Lang (ranked 238 p4p, 336 weight class). Khan comes to the cage accompanied by Tim McGraw - Live Like You Were Dying. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Clubber Lang enters the cage!

Khan
vs
Lang

185 cm
21
190
5 - 2 - 1

185 cm
21
190
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

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 5 - 2 - 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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clubber Lang!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lang rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Khan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lang thinking.
Khan lands a nice shot to the body.
A big right from Lang misses.
Lang misses with a low kick as Khan jumps back.
Khan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The crowd cheers as Khan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lang doesn't seem phased though.
Khan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Khan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lang's hands.
Khan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lang flicks out a counter leg kick but Khan steps away.
Khan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lang is out of range and Khan settles back down.
Khan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khan.
Lang let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Khan throws a leg kick
and Lang counters with a left to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A jab from Khan misses.
Khan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khan misses with a looping left.
Lang takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Khan throws a leg kick but Lang sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nice jab there from Khan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Khan misses the target.
Khan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lang counters with a left to the body.
Khan misses the body punch
and Lang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Bora Khan has been cut.
Lang 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.
Lang scores with a nice head shot.
Khan throws a big shot that misses.
Khan slips a straight right by Lang.
Lang avoids the body shot from Khan.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lang! But no joy.
Khan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Khan connects with a body shot.
Lang scores with a jab to the body.
Khan avoids the body shot from Lang.
Lang avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice straight punches there by Khan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Khan.
Nice body punch from Khan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khan misses with a low kick as Lang jumps back.
Khan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lang.
Lang misses with an uppercut. Khan saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan throws a lazy uppercut
and Lang counters with a nice uppercut.
Lang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khan loads up on a big right hand but Lang slips the punch.
As Khan backs off Lang throws a huge counter combo but Khan manages to avoid it all.
Lang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khan.
Lang misses the shot to the body.
Lang lands a jab to Khan's midsection.
Lang fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Khan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Khan has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Lang clobbers Khan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lang tries a low kick but Khan avoids it.
Khan misses with an uppercut. Lang saw that one coming.
Lang swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lang scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The fighters circling - Khan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A swing and a miss from Khan.
Khan works the jab nicely.
Khan checks a low kick from Lang.
Lang misses with a hook
and Khan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lang connects with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Khan.
Khan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khan.
Lang feints and then cracks Khan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Khan down.
Nice uppercut there from Lang.
Khan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lang on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Khan misses with a body shot.
Lang just misses with a punch to the body.
Lang's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Khan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lang scrambles back to his feet.
Lang with the inside leg kick.
Lang misses with a body shot.
Bora Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lang on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Khan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Khan tries to work over Lang's front leg with a kick but Lang checks it.
Lang on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khan throws a leg kick
letting Lang counter with a right hand.
Khan swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lang takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Khan lands a jab to Lang's midsection.
A punch lands to the side of Khan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lang throws a right and a left that both miss.
Khan throws a hook but Lang blocks it.
Lang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khan moves away.
Lang moves out of range of the leg kick from Khan.
Khan moves out of range as Lang strikes.
Lang lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lang drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lang.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lang throws a lazy uppercut
and Khan counters with a stiff right hand.
Khan throws a hook but Lang avoids it easily.
Khan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Khan misses its intended target.
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.
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.

Lang dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Khan lands a really nice looking cross but Lang seems unphased.
Lang takes a swing at Khan's ribcage but misses.
Lang swings for the body but Khan moves out of range.
Khan thuds his right hand into Lang's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lang thuds a left hand into Khan's body.
Khan digs a good hook to Lang's body.
Lang scores with a hook to the body. Khan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lang defending well as Khan loads up on a big left hand.
Lang throws a leg kick but Khan moved away.
Lang avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Khan connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Khan misses.
It seemed like Lang was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Khan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bora Khan is winning the standup battle so far.
Khan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lang.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khan. Lang does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang lands a slapping body shot.
Khan misses with a low kick.
Lang thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khan.
Lang looks to score with a jab to the body but Khan is just out of range.
A shot to the body from Khan misses
and Lang cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lang falls off balance throwing a combination
and Khan counters with a low kick, right behind Lang 's knee.
Khan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lang connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Khan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lang's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Khan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lang scrambles back to his feet.
Khan swats away the attempt to clinch by Lang.
Khan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Langs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lang throws a solid leg kick but Khan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lang.
Khan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lang misses with a low kick.
Lang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khan.
Lang throws out a counter right but Khan avoids it with no problem.
Lang just misses with a punch to the body.
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 misses with a left hand
and Lang counters with a nice uppercut.
Lang takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khan quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Lang moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lang thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slow jab from Khan misses its intended target.
Lang slips a jab from Khan.
Good standup being displayed there by Khan as he connects with a hook.
Khan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lang digs a good hook to Khan's body.
Khan scores with a punch to the head.
Lang digs a good hook to Khan's body.
Lang tries to clinch but Khan is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan throws a body punch but Lang moves out of range.
Lang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Khan lands the left hand.
Khan scores with a jab to the head.
Khan lands a nice looking body shot.
Lang takes one to the side of the head.
Lang scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lang avoids the body shot from Khan.
Khan misses with a shot to the body
and Khan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A low kick from Lang misses
and Lang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Khan throws a hook to the side of Lang's head but Lang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lang's corner calls for a 1-2. Lang obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Khan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Khan digs a good body shot into Lang's ribs.
Lang throws a leg kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan thuds his right hand into Lang's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Khan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Khan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lang throws a body punch but Khan moves out of range.
Lang lands a nice leg kick that just misses Khan's sensitive parts.
Lang tests Khan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice cross by Lang.
Khan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lang.
Lang lands a lovely overhand right.
Khan misses with a wild body shot.
Lang misses with a looping right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lang throws a shot to the body.
Lang is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A shot to the body from Lang misses
and Khan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Bora Khan will probably get the nod.
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! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

A left lands for Khan.
Lang displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Khan throws out the jab.
Lang scores with a jab to the body.
Khan misses with a body shot
and Lang counters with a stiff right hand.
Khan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Khan missing with a left hand there. Lang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lang takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

Lang clinches up with Khan and pushes him back against the cage.
Khan has had enough of the clinch but Lang keeps him there for the moment.
Lang scores with a shoulder strike.
Khan blocking some punches.
Lang displaying some good clinch control by pressing Khan up against the cage.
Lang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Khan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
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!
Lang can't find room to land a body shot as Khan controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Khan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lang misses with a body shot.
Lang tries to land a leg kick but Khan saw it coming and moves away.
Lang misses with a hook.
Khan throws out a powerful jab.
Khan throws a big shot that misses.
Lang misses with a straight left.
Khan throws a one two combo.
Khan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lang moves out of range of the strikes.
Lang comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Khan. That snapped Lang's head back.
Lang thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lang steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Khan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khan avoids the body shot from Lang.
Lang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Clubber Lang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lang ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Khan throws a solid leg kick but Lang takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Khan.
Khan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Khan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lang has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Khan throws an overhand right that lands on Lang's shoulder, as Lang tries to avoid the shot.
Khan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Khan connects with the punch.
Khan slips a jab from Lang.
Khan blocks a leg kick.
It looked like Khan was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lang.
Khan misses with a jab to the body
and Lang counters with a low kick, right behind Khan 's knee.
Lang blocks a leg kick.
Khan throws a front kick aimed at Lang's knee but Lang avoids it well.
Lang throws a hook to the side of Khan's head but Khan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lang lands with a good body shot.
Khan misses with a body shot.
Lang throws a sloppy body shot
and Khan counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lang lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lang throws the left hand but Khan avoids the punch easily.
Khan scores with a nice head shot.
Khan scores with a decent looking hook.
Khan misses with an uppercut.
Khan moves out of range as Lang strikes.
Khan missing with a left hand there. Lang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lang cracks Khan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lang throws a leg kick
and Khan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Khan sizes up Lang with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lang tries to clinch but Khan moves out of range.
Khan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lang.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Khan throws a jab but it's blocked by Lang.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lang misses the shot to the body.
A cross from Khan lands.
Lang lands a jab to Khan's midsection.
Lang digs a good body shot into Khan's ribs.
Khan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khan throws a hook but Lang blocks it.
Lang uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lang ducks right into an uppercut from Khan.
Khan moves away from the strike by Lang.
Khan checks a leg kick.
Lang swings for the body but Khan moves out of range.
Lang throws a right hand that misses
and Khan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lang looks to land a left hand but Khan moved out of range nicely.
Lang rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Khan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lang staying out of range there.
Lang slips a jab from Khan.
Lang looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

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 Bora Khan.
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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk 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.