PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nelson Biederman (ranked 1932 p4p, 223 weight class) and Bora Khan (ranked 248 p4p, 30 weight class). Biederman comes to the cage accompanied by Move This. Khan is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Tim McGraw - Live Like You Were Dying. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Biederman
vs
Khan

190 cm
27
185
13 - 10 - 2

185 cm
28
190
21 - 4 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nelson Biederman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bora Khan!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A shot to the liver by Biederman. Beautiful body shot.
Biederman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Khan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Biederman misses with a takedown attempt
and Khan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Biederman throws a lazy head kick
and Khan counters with a right hand to the body.
Biederman on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

It looks like Nelson Biederman has been cut.
Khan moves into range and connects with a jab.

Biederman is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Khan's half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khan desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Biederman is pressing down on Khan's thigh, looking to free his foot. Khan is holding on for now.

Biederman is looking for a kimura here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Biederman wants to take a breather but Khan is having none of it.
Biederman is looking to advance position but Khan won't allow it.
Khan is not content to let Biederman control the position.
Khan wants to improve his position but Biederman is controlling well.
Khan is trying to control but can't.

Biederman is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Biederman looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Khan is trying to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Biederman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Biederman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Khan defending well though.
Biederman is thwarting Khan's attempts to control the position.
Khan is pressing down on Biederman's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Khan keeping moving, preventing Biederman from controlling successfully.
Biederman scoring with punches to the head and body.
Khan pulls Biederman in to control the position.
Biederman has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Khan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Biederman.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biederman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Biederman wants to control from the top but Khan keeps moving.
Khan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Biederman trying to control the position from guard on top but Khan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Khan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Biederman trying to control the position from guard on top but Khan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Biederman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Biederman stands and throws Khan's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Khan gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Khan tries to lock up and control but Biederman gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Biederman lands a big elbow.
Biederman looking to finish Khan with some ground and pound. This is bad for Khan!
Khan can't escape the position.
Biederman is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Biederman trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Biederman lands a couple of good shots and Khan has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khan is keeping busy.
Khan trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.

Biederman looking for the choke but no joy.

Biederman is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Khan knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Khan for a finish.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nelson Biederman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nelson Biederman's cut.
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.

A shot to the body from Biederman misses
and Khan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Biederman throws a head kick that Khan semi-blocks.
Biederman has been working on his balance at Marty Robbin's Fight Ranch, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Khan.
A jab from Khan misses.
Khan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Biederman manages to avoid it.
Khan connects with a body shot that sends Biederman's belly button to the back.
Khan misses with a looping left.
Biederman shoots in for a takedown but Khan shows good takedown defense.
Khan throws a hook but Biederman blocks it.
Biederman wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Biederman.
Biederman is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Khan.
Khan blocks a jab.
Khan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nelson Biederman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Biederman staying out of range there.
Khan misses with a shot to the body
and Biederman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan scores with a hook to the body. Biederman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A jab lands there for Biederman.
Biederman throws a leg kick that is checked
and Khan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Biederman thinking.
Biederman scores with a kick to the body.
Biederman pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Khan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Khan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Khan lands a right hook to the body.
Biederman misses the jab.
Khan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Biederman is able to avoid easily.
Khan takes a swing at Biederman's ribcage but misses.
Biederman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Khan can do to turn this around?
Biederman is looking to clinch but Khan is avoiding it.
Biederman looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Khan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Khan misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan looks to score with a jab to the body but Biederman is just out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khan throws the left hand but Biederman avoids the punch easily.
Biederman cracks Khan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nice cross by Biederman.
Biederman misses with a hook.
Khan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bora Khan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Biederman scores with a nice right hand.
Donk. Biederman catches Khan right on the button with a cross.
Khan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Biederman throws out the jab.
Khan slips a straight right by Biederman.
Biederman gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Khan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Khan wants it to stay on the feet.
Biederman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Biederman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khan.
Biederman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Khan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Khan jabs Biederman to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Biederman takes a jab right on the kisser.
A jab from Biederman finds it's way through Khan's defenses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Biederman. Khan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khan throws out a counter right but Biederman avoids it with no problem.
Khan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Biederman.
No luck for Biederman with that takedown attempt.
A nice side step and Khan releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nelson Biederman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Biederman tries a head kick but it misses.
Khan misses with a straight right.
Biederman takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Khan misses with a body shot.
Biederman walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Khan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Biederman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The crowd cheers as Khan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Biederman doesn't seem phased though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Biederman.

Biederman darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Biederman is trying to control. Khan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Khan wants to improve his position but Biederman is controlling well.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Biederman wants to pass to mount but Khan is defending the position.
Khan is looking to improve his position.
Biederman scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Biederman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Khan defending well though.
Khan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Biederman.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bora Khan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Nelson Biederman's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Khan just misses with a punch to the body.
Khan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Biederman shoots in looking for a takedown. Khan tries to sprawl out of it but Biederman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Khan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Khan sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Khan scores with a nice right hand.
Biederman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A nice side step and Khan releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan avoids a kick to the body.
Khan appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Biederman throws a front kick aimed at Khan's knee but Khan avoids it well.
Khan checks the leg kick.

Biederman fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Khan to the ground. Biederman is now in Khan's guard.
Biederman wants to pass the guard but Khan is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan is pulling down on Biederman's head. It's preventing any offense from Biederman, at least for the moment.
Khan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Biederman is one step ahead there.
Khan has momentary wrist control but Biederman slips an elbow through the middle.
Nelson Biederman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Khan is pulling down on Biederman's head to control his posture.
Biederman engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Khan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Biederman is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Khan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Biederman.
Khan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Khan is adopting a defensive guard.
Biederman tries to free his leg and advance position but Khan is retaining full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Khan holds on and takes a little breather.
Khan's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Biederman.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biederman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Biederman throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Biederman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nelson Biederman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Biederman lands with a thumping leg kick.
Biederman throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Biederman lands with a right hand.
Biederman misses with a few strikes there.
Biederman walks into a stiff left hand from Khan.

Biederman throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Khan tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Biederman is in Khan's guard.

Khan pushes Biederman off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bora Khan seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan connects with a looping right hand.
Biederman punishes Khan's body with a nice straight punch.
Khan looks to score with a jab to the body but Biederman is just out of range.
Biederman connects with a looping right hand.
Khan scores with a shot to the body.
Khan lands a body shot.
Biederman throws out a loose jab but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan avoids the head kick by Biederman.
Khan appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Khan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Khan wants it to stay on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Khan misses with an uppercut. Biederman saw that one coming.
Biederman wants to clinch but Khan slips to the side
and Khan counters with a nice body shot.
Khan throws a hook but Biederman blocks it.
Biederman throws a push kick but Khan slaps the foot to one side.
Nice shot lands for Khan.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Nelson Biederman did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Nelson Biederman's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Biederman moves to clinch but Khan breaks away
and Khan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Khan throws out a loose jab but Biederman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan cracks Biederman with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Biederman throws a head kick but Khan moves out of range.
Khan misses with a wild body shot.
Biederman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Khan lands with a right hand.
Biederman doesn't manage to clinch there - Khan circles away.
Biederman connects with a good right hand that stumbles Khan. Khan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan just misses with a punch to the body.
Khan misses with a body shot.
As Khan backs away, Biederman returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Khan.
Biederman lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Biederman throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Biederman misses with a looping left.
Khan doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Khan misses the jab.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Biederman moves away.
Khan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Biederman.
Khan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Good leg kick by Biederman.
Khan swings for the body but Biederman moves out of range.
Khan looks to score with a jab to the body but Biederman is just out of range.
Khan with a hook.
Biederman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
No luck for Biederman with that takedown attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Khan! But no joy.
Biederman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Biederman.
Biederman misses the jab.
It seemed like Khan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Khan misses with a leg kick.
Biederman is looking to counter with a body kick.
Khan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Biederman throws a head kick that misses.
Khan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Biederman at a distance.
Khan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crunch! Biederman slams his shin into Khan's torso.
Biederman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Khan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Biederman takes a swing at Khan's ribcage but misses.
Biederman misses the jab.
Biederman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Biederman moves into range and clinches up with Khan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biederman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Khan blocks a body shot from Biederman.

Khan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Khan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Biederman moves away.
Khan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Biederman.
Biederman checks a leg kick.
Biederman throws a head kick but Khan moves out of range.
Biederman lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Khan throws a body punch but Biederman moves out of range.
Khan throws a poor cross that misses
and Biederman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Biederman throws a body punch but Khan moves out of range.
Biederman takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Biederman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Biederman is predictable there
and Biederman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Khan misses with an uppercut.
Biederman lands a head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch lands to the side of Biederman 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Khan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Khan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Biederman finds it's way round the side to connect with Khan's head.
Khan throws a jab when Biederman was well out of range.
Biederman fails with the takedown
enabling Khan to counter with a crisp jab.
Biederman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Biederman fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Biederman works Khan's body with a nice hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Nelson Biederman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nelson Biederman's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Khan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Khan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Biederman manages to avoid it.
Biederman throws a wild body kick that Khan sees coming a mile off.
Biederman doesn't manage to clinch there - Khan circles away.
Khan throws out a counter right but Biederman avoids it with no problem.
Khan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Biederman just misses with a punch to the body.
Khan now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Khan throws out a loose jab but Biederman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Biederman swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Biederman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khan manages to avoid it.
Khan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Biederman thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Biederman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice shot by Biederman.
Khan scores with a jab. Biederman acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Biederman loads up on a big right hand but Khan slips the punch.
Biederman looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan lands a body shot.
Khan throws a body shot but no joy.

Biederman bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Biederman trying to control the action but Khan is working from the bottom.
Khan tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Biederman tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Biederman has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Khan wants to control but Biederman postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan is looking for a sweep.
Biederman scores with punches from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Biederman lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Khan down.
Biederman working the ground and pound from side control.
Biederman advances to mount.
Khan tries to hold on but Biederman pushes him away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
BOOM! Biederman connects with a massive shot to the dome!

Biederman working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Khan in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Biederman lands a big elbow.
Khan is working to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Khan defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Biederman.
Biederman lands a big shot there that rocks Khan but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Khan is squirming around, avoiding Biederman's attempts to control the action.
Khan wants to hold on but Biederman pushes him away.
Khan holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Biederman tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

Biederman goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Khan is on top in guard.
Khan controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Biederman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Khan is one step ahead there.

Khan got a little sloppy there for a moment and Biederman has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Khan has managed to get both his arms back between Biederman's legs - danger averted.
Nelson Biederman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Biederman is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Khan sitting in guard, not really doing much.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nelson Biederman showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Biederman has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 47:48
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 49:46
Judge Josh West scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Nelson Biederman!
A very excited looking Nelson Biederman made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.