PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raja Khanna (ranked 674 p4p, 986 weight class) and Lyoha Nagibatel (ranked 92 p4p, 134 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Khanna
vs
Nagibatel

190 cm
27
185
16 - 8 - 2

180 cm
32
194
20 - 13 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 16 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Raja Khanna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lyoha Nagibatel!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Lou da Vinci and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nagibatel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Khanna counters with a nice kick to the body.
Nagibatel tries to land a front kick but Khanna steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Khanna lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Khanna.

It looks like Lyoha Nagibatel has been cut.
Khanna misses with a jab to the body
and Nagibatel counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Raja Khanna has been cut.
Khanna just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Nagibatel was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Khanna throws a good cross that connects.
Jab, jab by Nagibatel - just one landing.
Raja Khanna seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khanna showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nagibatel.
Khanna is looking to counter punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanna misses with a wild body shot.
Khanna misses with a body kick.
Nagibatel follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Nagibatel swats away the attempt to clinch by Khanna.
Nagibatel thinks about the counter body kick.
Nagibatel thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Khanna was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Nagibatel.

Khanna moves into the clinch.
Khanna lands with a light punch inside.
Khanna lands with a short shot to the head.
Nagibatel blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nagibatel.
Nagibatel is looking to break free of the clinch but Khanna has double underhooks.
Khanna tries to pull guard but Nagibatel holds him up against the cage and eventually Khanna drops back down to his feet.

Nagibatel breaks the clinch.
Nagibatel takes one on the button.
Khanna throws a looping overhand right but Nagibatel ducks down to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Nagibatel on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Khanna throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nagibatel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Khanna thows a leg kick but Nagibatel checks it
and Nagibatel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nagibatel scores with a jab.
Nagibatel throws a push kick but Khanna slaps the foot to one side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanna looks for the body kick but Nagibatel saw that one coming.
Nagibatel uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Raja Khanna's cut is getting worse.
Khanna misses with a straight right.
Khanna throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nagibatel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Khanna throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Khanna looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Khanna closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Nagibatel.
Khanna lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nagibatel backwards.
Nagibatel lands a body shot.
Nagibatel lands a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Khanna.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khanna can't find room to land a body shot as Nagibatel controls the action.
Khanna scores with a shot to the side of Nagibatel's head.
Khanna tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Khanna has a couple of punches blocked by Nagibatel.
Nagibatel digs a right hand into Khanna's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Khanna's gas tank.

Nagibatel breaks the clinch.
Khanna uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nagibatel has time to react.
A slow jab from Khanna misses its intended target.
Nagibatel looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Khanna looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Raja Khanna dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.

Nagibatel drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nagibatel connects with a crisp jab.
Khanna throws a lazy right hand but Nagibatel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It seemed like Nagibatel was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Khanna lands a lovely overhand right.
Nagibatel has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Khanna looks for the body kick but Nagibatel saw that one coming.
Nagibatel swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nagibatel swats away the attempt to clinch by Khanna.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khanna lands with a straight right. Nagibatel didn't see that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagibatel takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Khanna on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Khanna throws out a loose jab but Nagibatel uses good head movement to avoid it.
And Nagibatel responds with a good body kick, but Khanna manages to step out the way in time.
Nagibatel tries to move into range but Khanna moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nagibatel lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Raja Khanna's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Khanna throws a front kick that sends Nagibatel stumbling back into the cage.
Khanna tries to close the distance and clinch but Nagibatel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Nagibatel on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagibatel moves out of range as Khanna strikes.

Khanna moves into the clinch successfully.
Nagibatel prevents a body shot from Khanna.
Khanna scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nagibatel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Khanna gets through Nagibatel's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Khanna misses with a hook from the clinch.
Khanna lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nagibatel backwards.
Khanna fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Khanna goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Khanna swings wildly with an uppercut but Nagibatel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khanna lands an uppercut.
Khanna working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanna misses with a hook to the ribs.
Khanna throws a head punch that misses.
Khanna misses with a body punch.
Nagibatel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nagibatel misses with a body punch.
Nagibatel lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Khanna or not.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Khanna.
Khanna keeps control of Nagibatel as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Khanna lands a right hand.
Khanna throws a head punch that misses.
Nagibatel digs a right hand into Khanna's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Khanna's gas tank.
Nagibatel throws a head punch that misses.
Khanna swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khanna has a couple of punches blocked by Nagibatel.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khanna.
Khanna fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nagibatel tries to throw a body punch but Khanna avoids it by throwing Nagibatel back against the cage.
Raja Khanna has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khanna misses with a punch on the inside.
Khanna lands with a short shot to the head.
Khanna tries to work over Nagibatel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hook to the body lands for Nagibatel.
Khanna tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nagibatel's elbow.
Khanna is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nagibatel can do to turn this around?
Khanna lands a body punch.

Nagibatel breaks from the clinch.
Khanna goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nagibatel looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khanna throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nagibatel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab from Khanna does it's job there.
Khanna throws a jab but it's blocked by Nagibatel.
A little jabbing left from Nagibatel on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Khanna connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Raja Khanna dominated that second round.
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! This is the final round!

A big left from Khanna misses.
A little jabbing left from Nagibatel on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nagibatel looks to land a right hand but Khanna moved out of range.
Khanna tries to clinch up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Khanna, as that shot connected.
Khanna tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It seemed like Nagibatel was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khanna throws out a loose jab but Nagibatel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nagibatel looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nagibatel takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nagibatel goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagibatel throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Khanna bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nagibatel's head.
Khanna looks to throw the jab but Nagibatel is out of range.
Khanna misses with a body kick.
It seemed like Nagibatel was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Khanna throws a lazy uppercut
and Nagibatel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Khanna looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nagibatel swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Khanna is looking to clinch but Nagibatel is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagibatel misses with an uppercut
and Nagibatel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Khanna moves into the clinch successfully.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khanna.

Nagibatel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Khanna throws a body kick that misses.
Khanna tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Khanna takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khanna pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nagibatel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Khanna.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanna swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Nagibatel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nagibatel cracks Khanna with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Khanna is rocked!

Jeez, Raja Khanna's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Khanna jabs Nagibatel right on the nose. Nagibatel blinks but takes it well.
Nagibatel checks the leg kick.
Khanna throws a wild body kick that Nagibatel sees coming a mile off.
Khanna lands a really nice looking cross but Nagibatel seems unphased.

Nagibatel lands a big uppercut and Khanna crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Khanna looks OK. Nagibatel waves Khanna back to his feet!
Oh Khanna is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Raja Khanna's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Lyoha Nagibatel!
After winning the bout, Lyoha Nagibatel thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.