PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jonas Kahnwald (ranked 1920 p4p, 2555 weight class) and Umar Khattab (ranked 243 p4p, 305 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kahnwald
vs
Khattab

195 cm
20
192
7 - 2 - 0

178 cm
22
192
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Good gas tank

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jonas Kahnwald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Umar Khattab!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Joseph Jones and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Khattab has Kahnwald up against the cage in a clinch.
Kahnwald tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Khattab smiles and moves away.
Khattab looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Khattab takes a swing at Kahnwald's ribcage but misses.
Khattab falls off balance throwing a combination

and Kahnwald counters with a takedown into side control.
Khattab tries to bench press Kahnwald off him but Kahnwald keeps the position.
The strikes coming from Kahnwald are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Khattab tries to buck Kahnwald off but Kahnwald is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The strikes coming from Kahnwald are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Khattab's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khattab holding on.
An elbow from Kahnwald crashes against the mat.

Kahnwald is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Khattab knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kahnwald misses with the ground and pound.
Khattab is trying to control Kahnwald's posture but Kahnwald avoids it.

Kahnwald is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Khattab knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Khattab gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Khattab is trying is best to control the position here.
Khattab is looking to control Kahnwald's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Khattab avoid being mounted?
Khattab preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Khattab is pressing down on Kahnwald's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Khattab really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kahnwald. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kahnwald trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kahnwald trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Khattab is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kahnwald passes Khattab's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kahnwald throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Khattab to regain full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Khattab pulls Kahnwald in close to prevent any damage.
Khattab keeping full guard, as Kahnwald tries to pass.
Khattab bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kahnwald's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kahnwald looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Khattab distracts Kahnwald with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Kahnwald looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Khattab cracks Kahnwald with a solid left hand.
Khattab pushes down on Kahnwald's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Khattab is working for a kimura but Kahnwald is defending it quite comfortably.
Khattab working over Kahnwald with some ground and pound. Kahnwald looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Khattab takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Khattab working over Kahnwald with some ground and pound. Kahnwald looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Khattab is keen to just control but Kahnwald is a slippery customer.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Khattab is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Kahnwald is defending against the submission attempts here by Khattab.
Kahnwald tries to get to full guard but Khattab has control of the leg.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Umar Khattab will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Khattab rushes Kahnwald and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Khattab stalling.
Kahnwald is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Khattab gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Khattab is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kahnwald wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kahnwald is looking for a takedown.
Khattab avoiding damage as Kahnwald throws knees to the body.
Kahnwald is looking to control Khattab's arms but Khattab gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kahnwald has his back to the cage.

Khattab gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khattab wants to take a breather but Kahnwald is having none of it.
Khattab prevents Kahnwald from improving his position.
Kahnwald missing with punches from the bottom.
Khattab slips a nice elbow through Kahnwald's hands, connecting with Kahnwald's forehead.
Khattab winds up and cracks Kahnwald with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Khattab looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kahnwald with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Khattab 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.
Khattab is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Kahnwald is rocked!
Khattab scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Oh Kahnwald is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Umar Khattab has got the better of the ground game so far.
Khattab lands a big elbow - Kahnwald is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Khattab!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Umar Khattab!