PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Muhammad Khan (ranked 24147 p4p, 5692 weight class) and Wild Turkey (ranked 306 p4p, 301 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Khan
vs
Turkey

174 cm
18
146
0 - 2 - 0

174 cm
18
147
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Very confident

BANZAI NUTRITION

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Muhammad Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Wild Turkey!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan throws a shot from downtown. Turkey moves away and avoids it.
Khan misses with a straight left.
Jab from Khan.
Turkey throws a hook to the side of Khan's head but Khan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Turkey throws a right hand that misses
and Khan counters with a straight right hand.
Turkey moves out of range as Khan strikes.
Khan throws a jab when Turkey was well out of range.
Khan slips under a jab from Turkey.
Turkey scores with a jab to the jaw.
Turkey misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan looks to land a combination but Turkey avoids it well.
Turkey fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Khan on the side of the head.
Khan misses with a looping left.
Turkey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khan manages to avoid it.
Khan misses the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turkey misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Khan misses the target.
Turkey with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Khan to score with a decent uppercut.
Turkey uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Khan.
Turkey moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jab from Khan.
Khan looks to land a combination but Turkey avoids it well.
Turkey appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Turkey there.
Nice defenses there by Turkey.
Khan ducks under a wild hook from Turkey.
Khan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Khan throws an overhand right that lands on Turkey's shoulder, as Turkey tries to avoid the shot.
Turkey missing with a left hand there. Khan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slow jab from Khan misses its intended target.
A lazy left from Turkey finds it's target.
Khan tests Turkey's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khan misses with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Khan misses.
Turkey now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Turkey throws out a loose jab but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan misses with a straight right.
Turkey now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Khan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Turkey throws out a loose jab but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick step to the side and Khan tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khan misses with a looping left.
Khan fails to land with a series of punches.
Khan throws a right hand that misses
and Turkey counters with a nice uppercut.
Turkey looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Khan misses with an uppercut. Turkey saw that one coming.
Muhammad Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turkey slips under a jab.
A jab from Khan misses.
A nice side step and Turkey releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Turkey looks to score with a jab to the body but Khan is just out of range.
Khan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turkey.
Khan throws a jab but it's blocked by Turkey.
Turkey now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan misses with a shot to the body
and Turkey counters with a straight right hand.
Khan misses with a series of wild punches.
Turkey misses with a looping right.
Turkey throws an off balance right hand
and Khan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Khan is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nice uppercut there from Turkey.
Khan looks to land a left hand but Turkey moved out of range nicely.
Turkey misses with a lunging right hand
letting Khan counter with a right hand.
Khan catches Turkey with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Turkey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Khan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Khan throws a jab when Turkey was well out of range.
Khan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turkey scores with a sloppy right hand. Khan should have avoided that one.
Khan throws a hook to the side of Turkey's head but Turkey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan lands with an uppercut that bounces Turkey off the cage and back into range.
Khan looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khan throws a poor cross that misses
and Turkey counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Turkey takes one to the chin there.
Khan moves away from the strike by Turkey.
Khan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Khan throws a jab when Turkey was well out of range.
Turkey connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Khan's hands.
Turkey lands with a nice body punch.
A slow jab from Turkey misses its intended target.
A little feinted left hand from Khan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Khan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Turkey.
Turkey uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Khan.
Turkey slips under a jab from Khan.
Turkey looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Khan shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Turkey eats them both and turns towards Khan to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Muhammad Khan dominated that round.
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 scores with a sloppy right hand. Turkey should have avoided that one.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Turkey in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Turkey throws a jab but it's blocked by Khan.
Turkey uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Khan.
Turkey throws a body shot but no joy.
Turkey slips a straight right by Khan.
A telegraphed right hand from Khan misses the target.
Turkey swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Khan misses with an uppercut.
Turkey doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Khan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Khan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Turkey doesn't seem bothered though.
Turkey scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan throws out a loose jab but Turkey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Khan. That snapped Turkey's head back.
Khan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turkey. Khan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khan swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A left and a right from Khan both land. Nice combination.
Turkey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Turkey misses with a body shot
and Khan counters with a three punch combo that has Turkey backing up. Turkey nods at Khan to acknowledge the strikes.
Khan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turkey.
Turkey bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Turkey! But no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Turkey misses the target.
Khan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Turkey misses with a hook to the body
and Khan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Khan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turkey.
Khan misses with a combination
and Turkey counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turkey moves away from the strike by Khan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan staying out of range there.
Turkey works Khan's body with a nice hook.
A jab from Turkey misses.
Turkey lands with an uppercut that bounces Khan off the cage and back into range.
Khan misses with a leg kick
and Khan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Khan ducks under a wild hook from Turkey.
Turkey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Khan.
Khan swings for the body but Turkey moves out of range.
Turkey throws a body shot but no joy.
Khan looks to throw the jab but Turkey is out of range.
Khan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turkey misses the jab.
A jab from Khan misses.
Turkey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turkey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khan is looking to counter punch.
Turkey bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Turkey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Turkey counters with a nice body shot.
Turkey on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Khan misses with a body shot
letting Turkey counter with a right hand.
Turkey slips a straight right by Khan.
Khan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Turkey.
Khan ducks under a wild hook from Turkey.
Khan throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Turkey counter with a right hand.
Khan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Khan misses the jab.
Turkey appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A slow jab from Turkey misses its intended target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan throws the left hand but Turkey avoids the punch easily.
Turkey rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Khan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab lands there for Khan.
Khan looks to throw the jab but Turkey is out of range.
Turkey throws an off balance right hand
and Khan counters with a straight right hand.
Khan misses with a lunging right hand
and Turkey makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Khan throws a jab when Turkey was well out of range.
Khan swinging wildly here.
Khan tests Turkey's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Khan moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Muhammad Khan dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Turkey defending well as Khan loads up on a big left hand.
Muhammad Khan is winning the standup battle so far.
Khan works the jab nicely.
Khan misses with a wild body shot.
Khan throws a hook to the side of Turkey's head but Turkey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Khan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Khan stuns Turkey with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Khan throws a jab when Turkey was well out of range.
Turkey gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Turkey moves away from the strike by Khan.
Khan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turkey misses with a wild body shot.
Turkey uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Turkey dodges the punch combination from Khan.
Turkey looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Turkey on the side of the head.
Khan misses with a hook to the body
and Turkey counters with a straight right hand.
A big right from Khan misses.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Turkey might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Khan has got the better of the exchanges.
Khan swings widly with a right hand
and Turkey counters with a straight right hand.
A cross from Turkey lands.
Turkey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turkey lands with an uppercut that bounces Khan off the cage and back into range.
Khan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Khan throws an overhand right that lands on Turkey's shoulder, as Turkey tries to avoid the shot.
A big left from Khan misses.
Khan throws a series of punches but Turkey avoids them all with ease.
Khan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It seemed like Turkey was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A swing and a miss from Turkey.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turkey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khan moves away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice defenses there by Turkey.
Khan moves into range and connects with a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Khan misses the target.
Khan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Khan misses with an uppercut.
Turkey misses with a body shot
and Khan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Turkey throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Khan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Khan is looking to counter punch.
Khan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turkey jabs at Khan's body.
Khan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Khan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Turkey misses with a shot to the body
and Khan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turkey manages to avoid it.
Turkey avoids a punch combination nicely.
Khan slips under a jab.
Turkey slips a straight right by Khan.
Turkey misses the shot to the body.
Turkey throws a body shot but no joy.
Khan sizes up Turkey with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Turkey thows a left - swing and a miss!
Khan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turkey throws a hook but Khan avoids it easily.
Khan is looking for a counter combo.
Khan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Turkey.
Khan lands a nice shot that snaps Turkey's head back.
Turkey has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turkey misses with a left hand
letting Khan counter with a right hand.
Turkey moves out of range of the leg kick from Khan.
Turkey doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A shot to the body from Turkey misses
letting Khan counter with a right hand.
Khan throws a jab but it's blocked by Turkey.
Turkey misses with an uppercut.
Khan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turkey avoids a punch combination nicely.
Turkey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Khan.
Turkey slips a straight right by Khan.
Khan misses with a wild combination.
Wild Turkey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Turkey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

And that's the end of the fight!
Muhammad Khan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Khan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Muhammad Khan!