PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raja Khanna (ranked 510 p4p, 418 weight class) and Pate Mfer (ranked 74 p4p, 61 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Khanna
vs
Mfer

190 cm
25
185
12 - 6 - 1

181 cm
23
204
9 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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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 12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Raja Khanna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Pate Mfer!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Columbo Gatti and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mfer connects with a nice looking jab.
Mfer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Khanna.
Mfer checks a low kick from Khanna.
Khanna ducks under a wild hook from Mfer.
Khanna seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Mfer throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Khanna delivers a nice body kick.
Mfer looks to land a left hand but Khanna moved out of range nicely.
Khanna lands a nice shot to the body.
Mfer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Khanna wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khanna throws a leg kick that misses.
Mfer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khanna keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mfer.
Mfer throws a low kick, looking for Khanna's leg but Khanna calmly moves out of range.
Khanna takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mfer scores with a body shot.
Mfer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khanna throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Mfer attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Khanna was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Khanna looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice jab there from Khanna.
That kick from Khanna tenderised Mfer's leg. Mfer is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mfer misses with an uppercut.
Khanna pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Khanna.
Khanna uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mfer.
Mfer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

It looks like Pate Mfer has been cut.
Khanna steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mfer.
Khanna tries to counter by clinching up but Mfer breaks away and moves out of range.
Mfer stuns Khanna with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A slow jab from Mfer misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mfer with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mfer lands a jab to the nose.

It looks like Raja Khanna has been cut.
Mfer slips a jab from Khanna.
Khanna lands a head kick!
Khanna fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mfer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Khanna darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd cheers as Mfer lands an impressive looking overhand right. Khanna doesn't seem phased though.
Khanna looks to score with a jab to the body but Mfer is just out of range.
Khanna on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mfer scores with a jab. Khanna acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mfer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mfer throws a hook but Khanna blocks it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mfer.
Khanna fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mfer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mfer loads up on a big right hand but Khanna slips the punch.
Mfer misses with a hook.
A good leg kick by Mfer.
Khanna throws a shot to the body.
A big left from Mfer misses.
Khanna is looking to counter with a body kick.
A punch lands to the side of Khanna 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Khanna scores with a kick to the body.
Khanna tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mfer was well out of range. Poor timing from Khanna.
Mfer is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Khanna had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Khanna. Mfer shrugs it off though.
Nice uppercut lands for Mfer. That snapped Khanna's head back.
Mfer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khanna throws a front kick that sends Mfer stumbling back into the cage.
Mfer checks a leg kick.
Khanna looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
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!
Mfer misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mfer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Khanna.
Khanna fakes the leg kick and cracks Mfer in the body.

Khanna fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mfer, pushing him back against the cage.
Khanna fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A short left from Khanna.
Mfer blocks a body shot from Khanna.
Mfer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mfer blocks an uppercut.
Khanna jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mfer walks away with a smile on his face. Khanna gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mfer bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Khanna's head.
Khanna tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mfer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Khanna takes a swing at Mfer's ribcage but misses.
Mfer throws an overhand right that lands on Khanna's shoulder, as Khanna tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khanna throws a push kick but Mfer slaps the foot to one side.
A little jabbing left from Mfer on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mfer misses with a kick to the body.
Mfer throws a low kick but Khanna moves out of range easily.
Mfer connects with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Pate Mfer will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A looping hook to the body misses from Mfer. Khanna does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khanna throwing a counter right hand but Mfer manages to avoid it.
Khanna is looking to land body kicks.
Mfer connects with a body shot.
Khanna misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mfer! But no joy.
Mfer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Khanna looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
The fight stays on the outside here - Khanna looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mfer defending well as Khanna loads up on a big left hand.
Khanna uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mfer.
Pate Mfer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khanna uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mfer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khanna tries to close the distance and clinch but Mfer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mfer just misses with a punch to the body.
Mfer throws a jab but it's blocked by Khanna.
Mfer misses with an uppercut
and Khanna counters with a nice body shot.
Mfer throws a sloppy body shot
and Khanna counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanna looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mfer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Khanna digs a good body shot into Mfer's ribs.
Khanna with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mfer throws a head kick but Khanna moves out of range.
Mfer has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Khanna.
Khanna displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mfer throws out the jab.
Mfer swings for the body but Khanna moves out of range.
A lazy left from Khanna finds it's target.
Khanna has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mfer finds it's way round the side to connect with Khanna's head.
Mfer lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Khanna 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.
Khanna bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Khanna slips a jab from Mfer.
Khanna throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mfer appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Pate Mfer seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Khanna instigates a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khanna tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mfer looking to slow down the pace here.
Mfer misses with a punch to the body.
Khanna fails to pull guard.
Mfer wants to break free but Khanna has control.
Mfer tries to throw a body punch but Khanna avoids it by throwing Mfer back against the cage.
Khanna prevents Mfer from breaking the clinch.
Khanna tries to pull guard but Mfer won't allow it.
Khanna misses with some punches.

Khanna pulls guard effortlessly.

Khanna looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Mfer avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Khanna is looking for a triangle here but Mfer uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Mfer are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Khanna is trying to get back to half guard.
Mfer is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Khanna will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

Mfer stands up and we're back to a striking position.

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.
Mfer loads up on a big right hand but Khanna slips the punch.
A good leg kick by Mfer.
Mfer just misses with a punch to the body.
Khanna ducks under a wild hook from Mfer.
Khanna tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Mfer manages to circle out of the way.
Khanna goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Khanna tried to score with a low kick but Mfer checks it.
Mfer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mfer missing with a left hand there. Khanna was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Khanna lands a head shot.
Raja Khanna has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mfer takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Khanna waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mfer.
A little jabbing left from Mfer on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Khanna throws a shot to the body.
Nice body kick from Khanna.
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 Raja Khanna will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Khanna looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mfer scores with a decent looking hook.
Mfer looks to throw the jab but Khanna is out of range.
Khanna is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Khanna loads up on a big right hand but Mfer slips the punch.
Khanna throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mfer throws the left hand but Khanna avoids the punch easily.
Mfer throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Khanna does it's job there.
Khanna feints and then cracks Mfer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mfer down.
Mfer with a nice cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khanna with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mfer to score with a decent uppercut.
Khanna uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mfer.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khanna. Mfer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mfer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Khanna walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mfer checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mfer throws out a counter right but Khanna avoids it with no problem.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mfer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Khanna circles away quickly and effectively.
Khanna takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Khanna ducks under a wild hook from Mfer.
Khanna tries to clinch up.
Good shot there by Mfer.
Khanna uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mfer.
Mfer throws a lazy uppercut
and Khanna counters with a slapping leg kick.
Khanna slips a jab from Mfer.
Mfer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Khanna connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mfer throws a body punch but Khanna moves out of range.
Khanna avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Khanna scores with a jab to the head.
Khanna ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mfer moves away.
Khanna slips under a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mfer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mfer misses with a left hand
and Khanna counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mfer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khanna just misses with a punch to the body.
Mfer throws a body shot but no joy.
Khanna fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mfer throws a lazy right hand but Khanna sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Khanna throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khanna throws a body punch but Mfer moves out of range.
Khanna lands a nice looking body shot.
Mfer looks to throw the jab but Khanna is out of range.
As Mfer tries to get set, Khanna tries to push him back and clinch up but Mfer manages to avoid the attempt.
Khanna throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mfer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mfer. Khanna does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanna swings for the body but Mfer moves out of range.
Khanna throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A slapping leg kick lands for Khanna.
Khanna uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mfer.
Khanna uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mfer.
Khanna throws a jab but it's blocked by Mfer.
Mfer let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Mfer throws a jab when Khanna was well out of range.
Khanna throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A telegraphed right hand from Mfer misses the target.
Mfer's jab looks to have found its range, popping Khanna under the eye.
Khanna swings for the body but Mfer moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Mfer misses the target.
Khanna is looking to counter with a body kick.
Khanna misses with a kick to the body
and Mfer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khanna changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Khanna thumps Mfer with a low kick.
Mfer throws a body punch but Khanna moves out of range.
Khanna moves out of range as Mfer strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khanna throws out a loose jab but Mfer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khanna throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khanna tries a head kick but it misses.
Khanna uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mfer.
Khanna's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mfer connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Khanna scrambles back to his feet.
Mfer connects with a crisp jab.
Khanna is looking to wear down Mfer with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Khanna fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mfer on the side of the head.
Mfer throws a jab but it's blocked by Khanna.
Mfer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mfer defending well as Khanna loads up on a big left hand.
Mfer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pate Mfer.
I think Mfer has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a draw!