PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alibaba Mehmet AliKhan (ranked 2030 p4p, 2442 weight class) and Scherwin Blake (ranked 272 p4p, 307 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

AliKhan
vs
Blake

174 cm
24
175
5 - 0 - 0

178 cm
24
174
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alibaba Mehmet AliKhan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scherwin Blake!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Summer Carpenter and Chris Dean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
AliKhan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Blake throws an overhand right that lands on AliKhan's shoulder, as AliKhan tries to avoid the shot.
AliKhan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blake.
Blake throws a combination but it was largely blocked by AliKhan.
Blake misses with a jab to the body
and AliKhan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
AliKhan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Blake misses with a wild body shot.
AliKhan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A shot to the body from Blake misses
and AliKhan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blake's corner calls for a 1-2. Blake obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Blake ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice uppercut lands for Blake. That snapped AliKhan's head back.
Blake throws a body punch but AliKhan moves out of range.
Scherwin Blake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blake swings and misses with a shot to the body
and AliKhan counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Blake.
AliKhan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blake.
Blake misses with a body shot
and Blake takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blake with a nice cross.
Blake scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Blake swings for the body but AliKhan moves out of range.
AliKhan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Blake throws out a powerful jab.
A swing and a miss from Blake.
AliKhan is looking to counter punch.
AliKhan scores with a spinning back kick!
AliKhan takes one on the button.
Blake 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!
AliKhan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blake throws the left hand but AliKhan avoids the punch easily.
AliKhan swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
AliKhan looks to score with a jab to the body but Blake is just out of range.
Blake gets cracked there but stands up to it.
AliKhan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blake.
AliKhan blocks a low kick nicely.
Blake throws a left and a right that both miss
letting AliKhan counter with a right hand.

Blake is rocked!
Blake misses with an uppercut
and AliKhan counters with a good low kick that Blake was not able to check.
Blake slips under a jab.
It seemed like Blake was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
AliKhan lands with a right that hurts Blake. Blake looks to clinch but AliKhan throws a short knee that drops Blake. This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Alibaba Mehmet AliKhan!