PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gerard Merde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angus Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Merde comes to the cage accompanied by Mötorhead's Burner. Khan has chosen Reign in Blood by Slayer as his entrance music. Angus Khan will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Merde
vs
Khan

175 cm
26
220 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

188 cm
23
221 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Random Name Supplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gerard Merde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Angus Khan!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Merde slaps away a takedown attempt from Khan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The fighters circling - Merde throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Merde lands a lovely overhand right.
Khan lands with an uppercut that bounces Merde off the cage and back into rage.

It looks like Gerard Merde has been cut.
Khan fails with the takedown.
Merde works the jab nicely.
Khan throws a series of punches but Merde avoids them all with ease.
Khan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Khan throws a nice looking combination but Merde bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Khan misses with a few strikes there.

Merde shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Merde showed some decent athleticism there.
Merde tries to pass the half guard into mount. Khan knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Merde is looking to stall here but Khan recovers full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Merde working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Merde preventing the sweep.
Merde postures up in Khan's guard and throws a big left but Khan blocks it.
Khan has momentary wrist control but Merde slips an elbow through the middle.
Merde throwing strikes but missing.
Merde with a flurry of punches that miss.
Khan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Khan keeping moving, preventing Merde from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Merde working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Merde throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Merde punching from the bottom.
Khan wants to advance to full mount but Merde doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Merde looking to control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Merde looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Khan puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Merde tries to roll over but Khan keeps him under control.
Khan works his way into full mount!
Merde might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Khan wants to control the pace but Merde is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Merde wants to control but Khan is having none of it.
Merde is trying desperately to improve position.
Merde is working hard here to advance position.
Merde taking shots to the head.
Merde is wriggling around trying to escape.
Khan tries to control but Merde wriggling away.
Merde bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Khan is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Merde defends well.
Merde with a flurry of punches that miss.
Merde scoring with punches to the head and body.
Khan controls Merde momentarily but Merde frees himself.
Merde with a flurry of punches that miss.
Khan is trying to control the position but Merde postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gerard Merde dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gerard Merde's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Merde has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Khan looks to land a left hand but Merde moved out of range nicely.
Merde slips a jab from Khan.
Khan throws a series of punches but Merde moves out of range.
Merde loads up on a big right hand but Khan slips the punch.

Merde gets a takedown into half guard.
Merde trying to control the action but Khan is working from the bottom.
Khan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Merde.
Merde misses with a head shot. Khan uses the momentum to regain guard.
Merde throws a big right hand that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Khan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Merde defends it easily.
Khan keeping full guard, as Merde tries to pass.
Merde in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Merde throws a strike but Khan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Merde looking for a sweep. Not yet Merde, not yet.
Merde utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Merde is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Merde drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Khan lands a left and a right that send Merde crashing to the mat, dazed. Khan thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Khan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Khan scores with a sloppy right hand. Merde should have avoided that one.
Merde needs to keep his hands up - Khan had a free shot at his head there.

Merde drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Merde in side control, throwing shots but Khan defends.
Merde is working Khan over with some ground and pound from side control.
Merde working the ground and pound.
Merde working away.
Khan being controlled for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan is looking to regain half guard here but Merde keeps moving and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Khan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Khan parries the strikes from Merde easily there. Merde is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Khan to escape.
Merde throws a strike aimed at the side of Khan's head but Khan avoids it well.
Merde postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Khan misses with a two punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Merde paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Khan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Khan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big left from Khan misses.

Merde scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Merde working the head and body with strikes.
Merde throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ground and pound from Merde.
Khan desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Khan wants to control but Merde is keeping busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khan regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Merde.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Angus Khan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gerard Merde's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Khan throws a right and a left that both miss.

Merde drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Merde wants to control from the top but Khan keeps moving.
Khan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Khan controls Merde momentarily but Merde frees himself.

Khan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Merde gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gerard Merde overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Khan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Merde stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Khan swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Merde loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Merde accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Khan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Merde uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Khan.
A left and a right from Khan both land. Nice combination.
Khan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Merde takes a swing at Khan's ribcage but misses.
A swing and a miss from Khan.
Khan misses with a few strikes there.
Merde tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan throws a right hand that Merde ducks under and follows up with a left that Merde also avoids with ease.

Khan gets caught flat footed, as Merde shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Merde accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Merde scoring with punches to the head and body.
Merde throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Khan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Merde scoring with punches to the head and body.
Khan keeping moving, preventing Merde from controlling successfully.
Merde postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Merde lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Khan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Merde trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Merde working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Khan's head.

Khan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Merde doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Merde manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Merde thows a big elbow that misses.
Merde chips away with some ground and pound.
Merde throws a big right hand that misses.
Khan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Merde wants to pass the guard but Khan is keeping the position.
Merde throwing strikes but missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Khan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Merde scoring with some ground and pound.
Merde stands up over Khan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Merde trying to control but Khan is working from the bottom.
Khan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Merde.
Khan keeping moving, preventing Merde from controlling successfully.
Khan keeping full guard, as Merde tries to pass.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gerard Merde showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Merde has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gerard Merde!