PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bora Khan (ranked 31 p4p, 42 weight class) and Nick Barkley (ranked 5 p4p, 7 weight class). Khan comes to the cage accompanied by 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
Barkley

185 cm
30
190
28 - 5 - 1

185 cm
33
186
26 - 13 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bora Khan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Barkley!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, John Mangel and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan blocks a head kick by Barkley.
Barkley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Khan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barkley moves away.
Barkley moves away from the strike by Khan.
Khan lands a jab to the nose.
Khan throws a sloppy body shot
and Barkley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Khan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Barkley counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Khan is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A big right from Barkley misses.
A quick step to the side and Khan tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A punch combination from Khan misses.
We've been informed that Barkley has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Barkley fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Khan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barkley was well out of range. Poor timing from Khan.
Barkley let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

Barkley rushes Khan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Khan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice left hand lands by Khan.
Barkley tries a body shot but Khan blocks it.
Khan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Khan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Khan scores with a shot to the side of Barkley's head.
Khan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barkley's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Barkley misses with the head strike.
Barkley has a couple of punches blocked by Khan.
Barkley working aggressively here.
Khan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barkley backwards.
Khan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Khan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barkley.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khan.
Barkley lands an uppercut.
Barkley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barkley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Khan lands with a left to the head.
Khan can't find room to land a body shot as Barkley controls the action.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Khan misses with the head strike.
Khan throws an elbow but it misses.
Khan misses with some punches.
Khan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Khan tries to throw a body punch but Barkley avoids it by throwing Khan back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barkley lands a knee to the body.
Barkley throws a punch but it's blocked by Khan.
Barkley tries to work over Khan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A body shot lands from Khan.
Barkley has a couple of punches blocked by Khan.
Khan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Khan has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Khan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barkley is working Khan over against the cage.
Barkley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Khan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barkley throws a head punch that misses.
Barkley tries to land knees in the clinch but Khan avoids the damage to the body.
Khan avoiding damage as Barkley throws knees to the body.
Barkley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khan's elbow.
Khan misses with a punch to the body.
A right hand to the body from Khan.
Barkley throws a punch but it's blocked by Khan.
A short left from Khan.

Khan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Khan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barkley throws a body punch but Khan moves out of range.
Khan appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Barkley throws a sloppy head kick and Khan moves out of range easily.
Khan swings for the body but Barkley moves out of range.
Khan misses the body punch
and Barkley counters with a low kick, right behind Khan 's knee.
Barkley misses with a low kick.
Khan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Barkley.
Khan is looking to wear down Barkley with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Barkley throws a chopping leg kick but Khan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Khan needs to keep his hands up - Barkley had a free shot at his head there.
Barkley pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Khan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Khan digs a good body shot into Barkley's ribs.
Bora Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Barkley is predictable there
and Khan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Barkley thinking.
Barkley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khan.
Barkley with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Barkley swings for the body but Khan moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barkley lands a leg kick that knocks Khan off balance momentarily.
Khan misses with a looping right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barkley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Khan.
Barkley tries a quick counter leg kick but Khan is wise to it.
Khan misses with a right hand
and Barkley counters with a nice body shot.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Khan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Barkley throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Barkley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Khan.
A counter left hand to the body from Khan misses its target.
Khan throws a body shot but no joy.
Khan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barkley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Khan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Khan swings for the body but Barkley moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barkley ducks under a wild hook from Khan.
Khan ducks under a wild hook from Barkley.
Khan thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Nick Barkley will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Khan misses with a body shot.
Barkley throws a solid leg kick but Khan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Barkley.
Khan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Khan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Khan throws a looping overhand right but Barkley ducks down to avoid it.
Khan lands a jab to Barkley's midsection.
Nice defenses there by Barkley.
Barkley misses with a body shot.
Barkley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Barkley throws the left hand but Khan avoids the punch easily.
Khan swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan throws a body punch but Barkley moves out of range.
Khan checks a low kick from Barkley.
Barkley takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Barkley lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bora Khan is winning the standup battle so far.
Khan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barkley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Barkley.
Khan misses with a straight left.
Khan misses with a series of wild punches.
Khan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khan digs a good hook to Barkley's body.
Khan cracks Barkley with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Khan moves out of range of the strikes.
Khan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Barkley finds it's way round the side to connect with Khan's head.
Barkley tries a low kick but Khan avoids it.
Barkley wants to clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Khan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Barkley scores with a crisp jab that stopped Khan in his tracks.
Khan 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan slips under a jab from Barkley.
Barkley throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nice defenses there by Barkley.
Khan scores with a hook.
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!
Khan lands a jab to the head.
Barkley takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Khan swings for the body but Barkley moves out of range.
Khan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Barkley feints a counter leg kick.
Khan misses the body punch
and Barkley counters with a low kick, right behind Khan 's knee.
Barkley scores with a jab. Khan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Barkley misses with a kick to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Khan.
Khan throws a big shot that misses.
Barkley bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Khan's head backwards.
Khan lands a nice shot that snaps Barkley's head back.
Good exchange - Khan coming out on top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barkley connects with a solid leg kick.
Khan moves out of range as Barkley throws a body kick.
Barkley throws a sloppy head kick and Khan moves out of range easily.
A low kick from Khan is predictable there
and Barkley counters with a straight right hand.
Nice jab there from Barkley.
Barkley walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Barkley tries to clinch up.
Barkley takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Barkley throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Khan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Khan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Barkley.
Khan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Khan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Barkley counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barkley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Khan lands with a shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Barkley.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barkley throws a low kick, looking for Khan's leg but Khan calmly moves out of range.
Barkley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Khan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barkley.
Khan misses with a body shot
and Barkley counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Khan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Khan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barkley.
Barkley raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Barkley takes a swing at Khan's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Khan misses.
Barkley clobbers Khan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Barkley scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Barkley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khan.
Barkley is looking to chop away at Khan's legs.
Khan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Barkley looks to score with a jab to the body but Khan is just out of range.
Khan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barkley manages to avoid it.
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 Bora Khan will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Khan keeps the fight on the outside.
Barkley tests Khan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barkley blocks a leg kick.
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.
Barkley loads up on a big right hand but Khan slips the punch.
Barkley blocks a leg kick.
It seemed like Barkley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Khan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barkley was well out of range. Poor timing from Khan.
Barkley walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Khan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Barkley throws a leg kick but Khan moved away.
An inside leg kick lands from Khan.
Barkley throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khan throws a hook but Barkley blocks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khan. Barkley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barkley misses with a looping right.
It looked like Khan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A solid leg kick lands there for Barkley.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barkley attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Khan misses with a hook.
Khan defending well as Barkley loads up on a big left hand.
Khan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Barkley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Khan misses with a straight right.
Khan scores with a decent looking hook.
Khan misses with a body shot
and Barkley counters with a slapping leg kick.
Khan misses with a shot to the body
and Barkley counters with a nice uppercut.
Barkley lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Khan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barkley was well out of range. Poor timing from Khan.
Khan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barkley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Khan lands a slapping body shot.
Khan swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barkley missing with a left hand there. Khan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barkley takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khan works the jab nicely.
Barkley cracks Khan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Khan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Barkley has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Barkley swats away the attempt to clinch by Khan.
Barkley cracks Khan with an open hand slap.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khan. Barkley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khan moves out of range of the body kick from Barkley.
Khan throws a shot to the body.
Barkley avoids the body shot from Khan.
Barkley was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Barkley with a nice calf kick.
Barkley lands with a hook. Khan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan misses with a shot to the body
and Barkley counters with a good low kick that Khan was not able to check.
Barkley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khan was well out of range. Poor timing from Barkley.
It looked like Khan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Barkley misses with a body kick.
Barkley avoids the body shot from Khan.
Khan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Barkley moves out of range as Khan strikes.
Barkley scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Khan connects with a body shot that sends Barkley's belly button to the back.
Khan cracks a nice hook into Barkley's ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khan. Barkley does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khan. Barkley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barkley flicks out a counter leg kick but Khan steps away.
Barkley looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A thudding body kick lands there by Barkley!
Khan throws a lazy uppercut
and Barkley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barkley throws a push kick but Khan slaps the foot to one side.
Khan with a nice calf kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Khan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barkley tries a head kick but it misses.
Khan tries to clinch there but Barkley circles away.
Barkley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barkley misses with a low kick.
Khan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Khan checks a low kick from Barkley.
An attempted straight right counter from Khan misses the target.
Khan misses with a hook to the body
and Barkley counters with a nice uppercut.
Barkley lands a jab to Khan's midsection.
Barkley jabs Khan right on the nose. Khan blinks but takes it well.
Barkley lands with a hook. Khan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Barkley misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Khan counters with a stiff right hand.
Barkley goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Barkley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from Barkley.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Barkley really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Barkley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khan.
Barkley scores with a push kick.
Barkley moves away from the strike by Khan.
Khan walks into a stiff left hand from Barkley.
Khan misses with a straight left.
Barkley walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Good shot there by Barkley.
Barkley misses the jab.
Khan blocks a head kick by Barkley.
As Barkley looks to move away, Khan throws a big counter combo but Barkley just gets out of the way.

Khan moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barkley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Khan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barkley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Khan scores with a shoulder strike.
Barkley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Barkley.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barkley lands a right hand.
Barkley tries to work over Khan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barkley presses Khan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Barkley prevents a body shot from Khan.
Barkley lands a knee to the body.
Barkley prevents a body shot from Khan.
Barkley lands a body shot.
Barkley tries to work over Khan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barkley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Khan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barkley scores with a shoulder strike.
Barkley lands with a left to the head.
Barkley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Khan avoids it.
Barkley has a couple of punches blocked by Khan.
Khan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Khan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Khan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barkley backwards.
Nice body punch from Barkley - that landed with a thud.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khan swings wildly with an uppercut but Barkley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khan working aggressively here.
Khan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Barkley lands a left hand.
Khan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barkley gets through Khan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Khan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Barkley working aggressively here.
Nick Barkley seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Khan lands a body punch.
Khan struggles to land a body shot inside as Barkley controls his hands.
Khan tries to work over Barkley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Barkley.
Barkley lands a nice uppercut.
Barkley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Barkley fails to land.
Barkley lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan blocking some punches.
Khan blocks a body shot from Barkley.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Khan.
Khan blocks an uppercut.
Barkley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khan tries to land knees in the clinch but Barkley avoids the damage to the body.
Barkley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barkley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Barkley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Khan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Barkley lands with a short shot to the head.
Khan tries a body shot but Barkley blocks it.
Khan lands a hook that snaps the head of Barkley backwards.
Khan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barkley avoids it.
Khan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Barkley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khan's elbow.
Khan has a couple of punches blocked by Barkley.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barkley lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Khan or not.
Barkley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
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!
Khan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Khan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Barkley working aggressively here.
Khan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Khan blocks an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Barkley as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Barkley fails to land.
Barkley has a couple of punches blocked by Khan.
A short body shot lands from Khan as the two fighters clinch.
Barkley misses with a body punch.
Barkley prevents a body shot from Khan.
Khan struggles to land a body shot inside as Barkley controls his hands.
Khan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Khan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Khan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Barkley dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Khan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barkley.
Barkley now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Khan avoids the body shot from Barkley.
Khan fails to land with a series of punches.
A countering left hand to the body from Barkley misses.
Khan walks into a left hand.
Khan misses with a wild body shot.
Barkley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Barkley throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Barkley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Khan jabs Barkley to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Khan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Barkley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Khan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barkley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan connects with a leg kick.
Barkley throws a big shot that misses.
Barkley paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Barkley thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Khan if he has to take too many more of those.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barkley moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barkley was well out of range. Poor timing from Khan.
Barkley thinks about the counter body kick.
Barkley throws a low kick, looking for Khan's leg but Khan calmly moves out of range.
Khan throws a body punch but Barkley moves out of range.
A shot to the body from Khan misses
and Barkley counters with a nice uppercut.
Barkley moves out of range as Khan strikes.
A solid body kick from Barkley.
Khan swings widly with a right hand
and Barkley makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Barkley jabs at Khan's body.
Khan looks to score with a jab to the body but Barkley is just out of range.
Barkley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khan manages to avoid it.
Barkley tried to score with a low kick but Khan checks it.
Khan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Khan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Khan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan missing with a left hand there. Barkley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barkley lands a nice leg kick that just misses Khan's sensitive parts.
Barkley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Khan.
Barkley cracks Khan with a good jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barkley throws a leg kick but Khan checks it.
Barkley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big right from Khan misses.
Khan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barkley manages to avoid it.
Khan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Khan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barkley manages to avoid it.
Barkley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khan.
Khan lands a glancing blow to the side of Barkley's head.
Khan misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barkley defending well as Khan loads up on a big left hand.
Khan throws a body punch but Barkley moves out of range.
Barkley finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Barkley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Khan throws a looping overhand right but Barkley ducks down to avoid it.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barkley moves away.
Khan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Barkley.
Khan swings widly with a right hand
and Barkley counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Barkley throws out a loose jab but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan lands a nice hook to Barkley's body. Barkley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Khan swings for the body but Barkley moves out of range.
Barkley on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Barkley tries to land a front kick but Khan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan throws a leg kick that misses.
Barkley takes one to the side of the head.
Barkley slips under a jab from Khan.
Khan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barkley.
Khan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barkley avoids the body shot from Khan.
Barkley attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
An attempted straight right counter from Khan misses the target.
Khan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barkley was well out of range. Poor timing from Khan.
Barkley flicks out a counter leg kick but Khan steps away.
A slow jab from Barkley misses its intended target.
Barkley misses with a body kick.
Barkley moves away from the strike by Khan.
A clash of legs there as Khan blocks the low kick.
Khan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bora Khan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Khan throws a body shot but no joy.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nick Barkley.
Well Barkley 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 45:50
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 46:49
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Barkley!
Nick Barkley is the new middleweight champion!
An out of breath Nick Barkley thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.