PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Leonard Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Dube (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Khan
vs
Dube

174 cm
25
165 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

173 cm
24
163 lbs
9 - 4 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Heavy Weight Nutrition (*Recovery 152 $50!)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leonard Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Michael Dube!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dube looks to land a left hand but Khan moved out of range nicely.
Dube moves away from the strike by Khan.
A jab from Khan misses.
Dube scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Khan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dube throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khan connects with a right hand. Dube shakes it off.
Khan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Khan misses with a body punch
and Dube counters with a two punch combo.
Khan misses with a straight right.
Dube punishes Khan's body with a nice straight punch.
Khan blocks a leg kick.
Khan avoids the head kick by Dube.
Dube uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khan.
Khan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khan moves away from the strike by Dube.
Dube scores with a three punch combo!
Khan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Khan looks to land a left hand but Dube moved out of range nicely.
Khan misses with a looping right.
Khan tries to clinch up but Dube circles away and keeps his distance.
Khan misses with a combination
and Dube counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Khan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Khan avoids the body shot from Dube.
Nice cross by Dube.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dube throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Khan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dube moves out of range as Khan strikes.
Khan misses with a two punch combination.
Dube fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khan manages to avoid it.
Khan misses with a leg kick
and Dube counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Khan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A lazy left from Dube finds it's target.
Dube swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dube is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Khan.
Dube looks to score with a jab to the body but Khan is just out of range.
Dube connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Khan punishes Dube's body with a nice straight punch.
Khan throws a hook to the side of Dube's head but Dube sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dube misses with a series of wild punches.
Dube jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Khan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dube.
Michael Dube is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Khan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dube's sensitive parts.
Khan cracks a nice hook into Dube's ribs.
Leonard Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dube looks gassed!
Khan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dube blocks a jab.
Khan scores with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khan tries for a takedown but Dube sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Khan misses with the body kick
and Dube counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dube throws a nice looking combination but Khan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dube checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Khan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dube was well out of range. Poor timing from Khan.
Khan is looking to clinch but Dube is avoiding it.
Dube swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dube throws a hook to the side of Khan's head but Khan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dube lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dube moves away from the strike by Khan.
Khan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dube.
Khan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dube throws a body punch but Khan moves out of range.
Khan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Khan connects with the punch.
Dube slips under a jab from Khan.
Khan lands a with a good body shot.
Khan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A combination from Khan does no damage.
Dube uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khan.

Khan moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dube throws an elbow that misses.
Dube working aggressively here.
Khan lands a shoulder strike.
Khan trying to control the position but instead, Dube has worked for underhooks and has pushed Khan into the cage.
Dube tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Khan.
Khan prevents a body shot from Dube.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khan.
Dube has a couple of punches blocked by Khan.
Dube blocks an uppercut.
Khan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Khan is leaning against Dube and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Khan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dube's brow.
Dube doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short body shot lands from Khan as the two fighters clinch.
Khan lands a left hand.
Khan stalling the fight.
Dube tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khan's elbow.
Dube misses with a body punch.
Khan lands a right hand.
Khan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Khan lands a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dube. Khan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dube bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Khan misses with a hook. Dube ducked under it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dube defending well as Khan loads up on a big left hand.
Khan slips a jab and a cross from Dube.
Khan thuds his right hand into Dube's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Dube is rocked!
Khan circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Dube tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Khan wins by KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Leonard Khan!