PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Playll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mamed Khalidow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Playll
vs
Khalidow

218 cm
19
269 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

223 cm
26
247 lbs
1 - 2 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Playll!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Mamed Khalidow!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Khalidow clinches.
Khalidow looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Playll fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Playll is trying to pull guard but Khalidow has him pressed against the cage.
Khalidow tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Playll avoids it.
Khalidow throws a knee to the head but misses.
Playll tries to pull guard but Khalidow won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Playll. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Khalidow breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Playll misses with a takedown
and Khalidow counters with a left and a right that stings Playll.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Playll swats away the attempt to clinch by Khalidow.
Playll circles away from the clinch attempt.
Khalidow is looking to clinch.
Khalidow throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Playll has his takedown stuffed
and Khalidow counters with a stiff right hand.
Mamed Khalidow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Playll shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Khalidow defends it nicely.
Playll misses with a takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Khalidow scores with a head kick. Playll tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Playll avoids the head kick by Khalidow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalidow misses with a hook. Playll ducked under it nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Khalidow. No joy for Playll on that attempt.
Khalidow displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Playll.
Khalidow throws a head kick but Playll moves out of range.

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.
Khalidow keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Playll shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Khalidow as he jumps to the side.
Khalidow tries to clinch up but Playll circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mamed Khalidow dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Khalidow connects with a crisp jab.
Khalidow rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Playll moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tom Playll is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Khalidow lands a head kick. Playll smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Khalidow looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Playll is trying hard to land a takedown here. Khalidow sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Khalidow is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A punch combination from Khalidow misses.
Khalidow is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Playll fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Khalidow avoids it really well and circles away.
Playll shoots in for a takedown but Khalidow shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Playll. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Playll fails to land the takedown.

Playll closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Khalidow quickly recovers to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Playll wants to pass the guard but Khalidow is defending well.

Playll seems to be looking for submissions.
Playll trying to pass the guard but Khalidow defending well.

Playll is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Playll is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Khalidow sees it coming and defends easily.
Khalidow won't allow Playll to pass to mount.

Playll is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Playll tries to pass the half guard into mount. Khalidow knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Khalidow is defending against the submission attempts here by Playll.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Playll is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Playll is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Playll dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Khalidow tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khalidow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Some wild striking there from Khalidow.
Khalidow takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Playll fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Khalidow avoids it really well and circles away.

Playll scores with a takedown into Khalidow's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Playll pushes down on Khalidow's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Playll is trying to work for a kimura but Khalidow is defending well.

Playll seems to be looking for submissions.

Khalidow is defending against the submission attempts here by Playll.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Playll seems to be working for a kimura but Khalidow defends the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Playll is looking to advance position but Khalidow won't allow it.

Playll seems to be looking for submissions.

Playll looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Playll seems to be looking for submissions.

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

Khalidow is defending against the submission attempts here by Playll.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Playll looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Playll showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Playll 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Playll!