PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Dover (ranked 4758 p4p, 23932 weight class) and Un Kha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kha has chosen Eye of the tiger as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Dover
vs
Kha

182 cm
28
215
2 - 2 - 0

195 cm
25
205
8 - 42 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Dover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 42 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Un Kha!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Eddie Farnsworth and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dover is looking to clinch but Kha is avoiding it.
Kha shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dover as he avoids it easily.
Kha shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dover as he avoids it easily.
Dover feints a jab promting Kha to slip. Dover then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kha slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kha or perhaps it was just good defense by Dover, which made it look bad.
Ben Dover has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Un Kha.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kha is defended easily by Dover.
Kha looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ben Dover seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dover stuffs the takedown attempt from Kha. Kha gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kha shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dover as he avoids it easily.
Dover avoids the head kick by Kha.
Dover scores with a three punch combo!
Dover throws a right hand that Kha ducks under and follows up with a left that Kha also avoids with ease.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kha fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dover avoids it really well and circles away.
Kha looks winded!

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Dover, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kha fails to land the takedown.
Dover throws a series of punches but Kha avoids them all with ease.
Dover throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kha darts in looking for a takedown but Dover gets double underhooks and turns Kha into the cage.
Dover is looking to land body kicks.
Dover shoots in looking for a takedown. Kha tries to sprawl out of it but Dover keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kha manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kha or perhaps it was just good defense by Dover, which made it look bad.
Dover falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kha counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dover stuffs the takedown attempt from Kha. Kha gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Dover as Kha shoots in.
Danga de danga de dang - Dover scores with a four punch combination!
Dover defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kha.
Dover throws a series of punches but Kha moves out of range.
Dover scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kha shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dover but Dover pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dover misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kha goes for a double leg but Dover avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Dover continues to drive forward.
Dover throws a right hand that Kha ducks under and follows up with a left that Kha also avoids with ease.
Kha tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dover swivels and escapes.
Dover pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kha back to the cage. Dover follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Dover pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kha back to the cage. Dover follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kha manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Dover on his heels. He'll look to pass Dover's guard now, I'm sure.
Dover keeping moving, preventing Kha from controlling successfully.
Kha won't allow Dover to get back to his feet.
Dover trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Dover keeping moving, preventing Kha from controlling successfully.
Dover wants to stand but Kha is controlling the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dover swings for the body but Kha moves out of range.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kha or perhaps it was just good defense by Dover, which made it look bad.
Kha is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dover dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kha fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dover dips to his left and cracks Kha with an uppercut!
Kha shoots for a takedown but Dover saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dover is working the combinations to good effect here.
Kha has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dover ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kha moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Dover dominated that round.
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.

Dover steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kha. That one must have hurt.
Dover tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Kha counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Kha is trying to control the action in half guard but Dover is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kha looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Dover is looking to escape.
Dover is not content to let Kha control the position.

Kha 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dover is trying to stand back up but Kha is controlling him

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kha is working for a submission of some sort.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Kha is trying to work for a kimura but Dover is defending well.
Kha is keen to just control but Dover is a slippery customer.
Dover is trying to escape back to his feet but Kha uses the scramble to pass into side control.

Kha tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kha has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Dover is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Kha asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Dover is looking to get back to his feet here but Kha is keeping cool and he's managed to take Dover's back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dover preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Kha.

Dover is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Kha gets his way!
Dover is trying to stand back up.

Kha looking for the choke from the back.
Dover is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kha can do to turn this around?
Dover is trying to stand back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kha working for a choke but Dover is defending well.
Dover is trying to stand back up.
Un Kha has got the better of the ground game so far.

Dover defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Dover is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kha working for the choke.
Dover trying to get back to his feet but Kha is in full control for now.

Dover defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Dover is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Dover looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

Kha working for a choke but Dover is defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kha tries to keep control of the position but Dover is staying busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Un Kha showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Dover misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dover throws a hook but Kha blocks it.
Kha is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Dover pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kha shoots in but no luck this time.
Dover rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kha moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kha fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dover tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kha was well out of range. Poor timing from Dover.
Kha shoots in looking for a takedown but Dover manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kha's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ben Dover has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Un Kha.
Kha fails to land the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dover will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dover lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kha shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dover but Dover pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dover misses with a wild combination.
Kha shoots for a takedown but Dover saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dover displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Decent striking displayed by Dover there.
Dover throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kha tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Dover defends well and Kha ends up having to push Dover into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Dover lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kha backs up against the cage.
Dover displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kha.
Kha avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ben Dover is winning the standup battle so far.
Kha avoids a kick to the body.
Kha will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Dover misses with an attempted mid kick.

Kha closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Dover is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Kha has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Dover!
Kha lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Dover squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Dover might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dover is trying to stand but he's just given Kha his back.
Dover is trying to stand back up.

Kha looking to break Dover's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Dover remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Kha will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dover is trying to stand back up.
Dover looking very determined here, making life difficult for Kha.
Dover wants to get back to his feet.

Kha is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Dover is tapping out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Un Kha!
A less than humble Un Kha misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.