PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bora Khan (ranked 1446 p4p, 1308 weight class) and Carson Tully (ranked 219 p4p, 194 weight class). Khan's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Tim McGraw - Live Like You Were Dying. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Khan
vs
Tully

185 cm
22
190
8 - 3 - 1

180 cm
23
190
5 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q)

Pound Town INC

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 8 - 3 - 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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carson Tully!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Winston Howard and Ben Watson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tully moves into the clinch.
Tully content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Khan misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Tully.

It looks like Bora Khan has been cut.
Tully misses with an elbow over the top.
Khan working hard to break the clinch.

Tully breaks from the clinch.
Tully moves away from the strike by Khan.

Tully takes the fight into the clinch.
Khan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tully backwards.
Tully looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Tully has clasped his hands together around Khan's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khan struggling a bit here.
Tully takes a little break here. Khan wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
My spies in Pound Town Athletics inform me that Tully has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Tully trying to control the action but Khan is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Khan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tully wants to lay and pray for a moment but Khan keeps working.
Tully working the ground and pound.
Tully wants to control but Khan is keeping him busy.
A lull in the action here as Tully stalls from top position.
Khan is not content to let Tully control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Khan is trying to improve his position.
Tully 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 Khan's shoulder. That is not cool.
Tully throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Khan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tully wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Khan is not content to let Tully control the position.
Tully is putting a hurting on Khan here, landing some big shots from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan tries to improve position but can't.
Tully working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Khan is letting Tully control him for a moment.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Khan tries to bench press Tully off him but Tully keeps the position.
Tully trying to control the position but Khan is working away.
Khan holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Khan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Khan counters with a right hand to the body.
Bora Khan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tully tries to clinch up but Khan circles away and keeps his distance.
Khan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan keeps the fight on the outside.
Khan appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tully looks to clinch
and Khan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Khan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tully under the eye.
Khan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tully on the side of the head.
Tully tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khan was well out of range. Poor timing from Tully.
Khan dips to his left and cracks Tully with an uppercut!
Tully wants to clinch up but Khan keeps it at a distance.
Khan half committed to a counter leg kick.
Tully goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tully is looking to clinch but Khan is avoiding it.
Tully fails with the takedown
and Khan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A left lands for Khan.
Tully tries to clinch
and Khan counters with a huge left! Tully is in big trouble! He's backing up but Khan isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Tully from any more damage. A dominating finish by Khan!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bora Khan!
An out of breath Bora Khan thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.