PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Obama Filth (ranked 1243 p4p, 519 weight class) and Raja Khanna (ranked 178 p4p, 70 weight class). Filth comes into the arena with Beat the Bastards blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Filth
vs
Khanna

185 cm
32
193
17 - 13 - 1

190 cm
26
185
13 - 6 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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Bondi MMA 🏝️
NARCOS

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 17 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Obama Filth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Raja Khanna!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filth misses with a body shot.

Filth clinches up against the cage.
Khanna lands a body punch in the clinch.
Khanna jumps guard but Filth stands there with Khanna around his waist. Khanna gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Filth is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Filth misses with a hook from the clinch.
Khanna tries to throw a body punch but Filth avoids it by throwing Khanna back against the cage.
Filth just leaning against Khanna, taking a breather.
Filth blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khanna tries a body shot but Filth blocks it.
Khanna is working Filth over against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khanna tries to pull guard but Filth forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Filth blocks an uppercut.
Khanna lands an uppercut.
Khanna cracks Filth with a nice body shot.
Khanna lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A nice left hand lands by Khanna.

That's one minute gone in the round.
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 Filth walks away with a smile on his face. Khanna gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Obama Filth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raja Khanna.

Khanna clinches up against the cage.
Khanna scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Still in the clinch, Filth scores with a nice short uppercut.
Khanna tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Filth just stands there and leans against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Khanna.
Filth tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Khanna softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Filth lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Khanna backwards.
Khanna tries to pull guard but Filth won't allow it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Filth takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short left from Khanna.
Khanna tries to work over Filth's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Khanna misses with a body punch.
Khanna is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Filth to keep the fight standing.
Khanna tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Filth blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Filth tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khanna swings wildly with an uppercut but Filth uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right handed body shot lands from Filth.
Filth has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Khanna jumps guard but Filth turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Khanna gets control of Filth's arms and successfully pulls guard. Khanna will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Khanna throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Filth escapes and throws Khanna's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Filth trying to control the action but Khanna is working from the bottom.
Filth just content to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanna is trying to improve his position.

Filth stands up.
Khanna will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Filth stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Filth gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Filth misses with the head strike.
Khanna misses with a punch on the inside.
Filth blocks an uppercut.
Khanna blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filth swings wildly with an uppercut but Khanna uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khanna lands a left hand that snaps the head of Filth backwards.
Khanna working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Filth fails to land.
Khanna jumps guard but Filth turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Khanna is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Filth to keep the fight standing.
Khanna fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Filth struggles to land a body shot inside as Khanna controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Filth scores with a nice short uppercut.
Filth lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khanna lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Filth.
Filth taking a breather.
Khanna takes a shot to the head.
Khanna jumps guard but Filth turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Filth wants to break free but Khanna has control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Raja Khanna will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Khanna throws a body punch but Filth moves out of range.
Khanna goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Filth tries to clinch there but Khanna circles away.

Filth gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Khanna lands a shoulder strike.
Filth doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Filth breaks the clinch.
Khanna thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Filth if he has to take too many more of those.
Obama Filth is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Filth swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Khanna clobbers Filth with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khanna thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Filth if he has to take too many more of those.
Khanna thuds a left hand into Filth's body.

Khanna has managed to clinch.
Khanna misses with a short punch on the inside.

Filth breaks the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Filth moves in looking to clinch but Khanna pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Filth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khanna moves away.
Khanna lands a jab to the nose.
Khanna scores with a decent looking hook.
Filth slips a straight right by Khanna.
Filth misses with a head kick.
Khanna misses with a low kick.
Khanna throws a wild body kick that Filth sees coming a mile off.
Filth fails with an attempt to clinch.
Filth wants to clinch.
Khanna thinks about the counter body kick.
Filth needs to keep his hands up - Khanna had a free shot at his head there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filth throws a body punch but Khanna moves out of range.
Filth attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Khanna throws a counter combo.
Khanna pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Khanna looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Filth lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Raja Khanna has been cut.
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!
Filth lands with a cross.
Khanna thows a left - swing and a miss!
Khanna jabs Filth to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Khanna swings widly with a right hand
and Filth counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Khanna throws a hook but Filth blocks it.
Khanna walks into a jab.
Filth tries to clinch but Khanna is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanna on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Filth. Filth obviously looking to wear him down.
Khanna misses with a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Filth misses the target.
Filth throws a looping overhand right but Khanna ducks down to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Khanna. That snapped Filth's head back.
Khanna slips under a jab from Filth.
Filth takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Khanna has managed to clinch.
Khanna tries to pull guard but Filth holds him up against the cage and eventually Khanna drops back down to his feet.
Khanna tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Khanna scores with a shoulder strike.
Filth lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Khanna goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Filth.
Filth blocking some punches.
Khanna misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khanna lands a shoulder strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Khanna throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Khanna misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khanna tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Obama Filth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raja Khanna.
Filth stalling.
Khanna blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Khanna fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Khanna blocks an uppercut.
Filth has a couple of punches blocked by Khanna.

Filth breaks the clinch.
Khanna fails with an attempt to clinch.
Filth misses with a looping right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Khanna! But no joy.
Raja Khanna seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Filth with a nice calf kick.
Khanna avoids the head kick by Filth.
Khanna counters with a body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Raja Khanna will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Raja Khanna's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Nice uppercut lands for Filth. That snapped Khanna's head back.
Khanna lands a jab.
Khanna circles away from the clinch attempt.
Filth keeps the fight on the outside.
Khanna missing with a left hand there. Filth was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Filth is looking to clinch but Khanna is avoiding it.
Khanna fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Khanna ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Khanna scores with a three punch combo!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Filth throws a right and a left that both miss.
Filth dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Filth has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Khanna.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khanna lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Khanna misses with a low kick as Filth jumps back.
Filth fires out a quick counter leg kick but Khanna just manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanna with a jab.
Filth closes the distance but Khanna moves to the side
and Khanna counters with a one-two to the body.
Khanna fails with an attempt to clinch.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Filth.
Filth misses the body punch
and Khanna counters with a one-two to the body.
Filth moves to clinch but Khanna breaks away
and Khanna counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Khanna keeps the fight on the outside.
A punch lands to the side of Filth 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Khanna throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Khanna avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filth moves out of range as Khanna throws a body kick.
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!
Khanna comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Khanna dips to his left and cracks Filth with an uppercut!
Filth keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Filth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khanna manages to avoid it.
Khanna jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Khanna gets tackled into the cage by Filth. Filth maintains the clinch.
Khanna has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Filth lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Filth.
Filth tries to stall but Khanna uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Khanna goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Khanna lands a nice shot to the body.
Khanna scores with a nice hook to the head.
Filth is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Khanna misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanna fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Khanna lands a left hand.
Khanna misses with a punch to the body.
Khanna lands a nice uppercut.
Filth tries to circle away but Khanna has him pinned against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Filth.
Khanna tries to work over Filth's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Khanna takes a shot to the head.
Filth lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khanna.
Filth lands with a left to the head.
Obama Filth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Filth tries to throw a body punch but Khanna avoids it by throwing Filth back against the cage.
Filth just leaning against Khanna, taking a breather.
Filth prevents a body shot from Khanna.
Khanna is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Filth to keep the fight standing.
Filth misses with a hook to the ribs.
Khanna digs a right hand into Filth's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Filth's gas tank.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Filth.
Filth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Khanna tries to pull guard but Filth holds him up against the cage and eventually Khanna drops back down to his feet.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Khanna as Filth tries to tie him up.
Khanna misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Filth slowing the pace effectively.
Filth controlling the action here for a moment.
Filth gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Filth swings wildly with an uppercut but Khanna uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Filth.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Filth trying to control the position but instead, Khanna has worked for underhooks and has pushed Filth into the cage.

Khanna manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Raja Khanna comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Khanna 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raja Khanna!