PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Khumbo Khumbo Iii (ranked 5400 p4p, 4256 weight class) and Tashi Tsering (ranked 230 p4p, 201 weight class). Tashi Tsering has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Khumbo Iii
vs
Tsering

192 cm
18
265
0 - 1 - 0

225 cm
18
300
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Brawler
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Khumbo Khumbo Iii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tashi Tsering!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tsering shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Khumbo Iii's guard.
Tsering postures up.
Tsering trying to control but Khumbo Iii is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Khumbo Iii is on top in guard.

Khumbo Iii wants to control from the top but Tsering keeps moving.
Tsering can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Khumbo Iii controls the pace.
Tsering looking for a sweep. Not yet Tsering, not yet.
Tsering wants to stand and escape but Khumbo Iii is having none of it.
Tsering is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsering being controlled here, momentarily.
Khumbo Iii won't allow Tsering to get back to his feet.
Tsering pulls Khumbo Iii in close to prevent any damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tsering can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khumbo Iii trying to control but Tsering is working from the bottom.
Tsering wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Khumbo Iii wants to control from the top but Tsering keeps moving.
Khumbo Iii works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Tsering wants to get back to his feet.
Tsering has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Khumbo Iii is working away from the top position though.
Tsering is refusing to be controlled, as Khumbo Iii sits in half guard.
Tsering wants to get back to full guard.
Khumbo Iii is trying to control. Tsering wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Khumbo Iii wants to clinch

and Tsering counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khumbo Iii wants to control but Tsering is keeping busy.
Khumbo Iii might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Tsering seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Khumbo Iii is concentrating on defense, preventing Tsering from advancing position.
Tsering wants to free his trapped foot but Khumbo Iii is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Khumbo Iii wants to control but Tsering is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Tsering throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Khumbo Iii has hold of Tsering's hands but Tsering slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Tsering seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Khumbo Iii does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Khumbo Iii makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Khumbo Iii.
Tsering trying to control the position from guard on top but Khumbo Iii is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsering landing with the ground and pound.
Khumbo Iii not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Khumbo Iii is controlling Tsering's posture.
Tsering trying to control but Khumbo Iii is working from the bottom.
Khumbo Iii is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Khumbo Iii is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Tsering is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Tsering postures up and lands a big shot to Khumbo Iii's brow.

It looks like Khumbo Khumbo Iii has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Khumbo Iii looking for a sweep. Not yet Khumbo Iii, not yet.
Tsering wants to control from the top but Khumbo Iii keeps moving.
Tsering must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tsering scoring with some ground and pound.
Tsering is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Khumbo Khumbo Iii's cut is getting worse.
Tsering not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Khumbo Iii keeping moving, preventing Tsering from controlling successfully.
Tsering missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tsering postures up in Khumbo Iii's guard and throws a big left but Khumbo Iii blocks it.
Khumbo Iii looking to control.
Tsering engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Khumbo Iii manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tsering manages to get himself to full guard.

And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tashi Tsering dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Khumbo Khumbo Iii'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.

Khumbo Iii is looking to clinch.
Khumbo Iii darts in trying to clinch

and Tsering counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Tsering is trying to control the action in half guard but Khumbo Iii is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tsering wants to free his trapped foot but Khumbo Iii is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Khumbo Iii is looking to improve his position.
Khumbo Iii is looking to control Tsering's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Khumbo Iii avoid being mounted?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsering wants to control but Khumbo Iii is keeping him busy.
Khumbo Iii is positioning himself well to prevent Tsering advancing to mount.
Khumbo Iii trying to control but Tsering postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsering wants to free his trapped foot but Khumbo Iii is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Tsering has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Khumbo Iii could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Tsering working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Khumbo Khumbo Iii's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Tsering is trying to control the action in half guard but Khumbo Iii is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Khumbo Iii trying to control here.
Tsering is nestled in close to Khumbo Iii, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Jeez, Khumbo Khumbo Iii's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tashi Tsering!