PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Son Wukong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brij Khali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Wukong
vs
Khali

177 cm
32
180 lbs
18 - 16 - 0

175 cm
31
162 lbs
20 - 27 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 18 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Son Wukong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 27 - 0, fighting out of London, Brij Khali!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wukong takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Khali scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Khali takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Khali has taken the fight to the clinch.
Khali wants to get back to striking at distance but Wukong won't allow it.
Wukong goes for a takedown in the clinch but Khali prevents it.
Wukong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Khali.

Khali pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wukong moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Khali connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wukong slips under a jab.
Wukong moves in looking to clinch but Khali pushes him off.
Khali misses with the combination.
Khali steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Wukong. That one must have hurt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Khali checks a leg kick.
Wukong needs to keep his hands up - Khali had a free shot at his head there.
Wukong is looking to score with low kicks.

Wukong shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khali is looking to stand up but Wukong isn't so interested in that idea.
Khali is wriggling around but Wukong manages to pass to half guard.
Khali looks gassed!
Khali is looking to escape.
Wukong is trying to control the action in half guard but Khali is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Khali has hold of Wukong's hands but Wukong slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wukong working over Khali with some ground and pound. Khali looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Wukong looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Khali with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wukong working the head and body with strikes.
Wukong lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Khali is trying to stand up here but Wukong is controlling him well.

Wukong is looking for a kimura but Khali is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Wukong to get the leverage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wukong is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Wukong is looking for a kimura but Khali is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Wukong to get the leverage.

Wukong is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Wukong seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Wukong in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Khali tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Wukong!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Son Wukong!