PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tiger Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Percy Prime (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
Prime

170 cm
23
165 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

180 cm
24
163 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tiger Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Percy Prime!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Prime.
Prime on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Khan misses with a head kick.

Prime drives through and clinches with Khan against the cage.
Prime cracks Khan with a nice body shot.
Prime stalling in the clinch.
Prime misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Khan.
Nice body punch from Prime - that landed with a thud.
Prime trying to land knees to the body.
Prime tries to land knees in the clinch but Khan avoids the damage to the body.
Prime lands a shot to the body.
Prime lands a body shot in the clinch.
Khan is trying to break the clinch but Prime has him pressed against the cage.
Prime tries to work over Khan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Prime scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Prime stalling the fight.
Prime misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Khan.
Prime lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Khan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prime lands an uppercut.
Khan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Prime scores with a hook to the body.
Khan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Khan is looking to break free of the clinch but Prime has double underhooks.
Prime misses with a hook to the ribs.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Prime takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Prime keeps control of Khan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Prime slows down the pace here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Percy Prime.
A decent looking cross lands there for Khan.
Prime throws a series of punches but Khan moves out of range.
Khan lands with a hook. Prime tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Prime keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Khan.
Khan misses with a combination
and Prime counters with an outside leg kick.

Khan tries to keep at a distance but Prime has taken the fight into the clinch.
Prime has Khan pushed against the cage.
Khan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Prime has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prime misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Khan.
A nice right hand lands inside from Khan.
Khan avoiding damage as Prime throws knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Prime.
Prime misses with a body punch.
Khan blocking some punches.
Khan blocks an uppercut.
Prime lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Prime.
Prime tries a knee to the head but Khan blocks it.
Prime missing with knees to the body.
Prime doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Prime manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Prime can't find room to land a body shot as Khan controls the action.
Prime content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Prime looking to throw knees to the head but Khan is blocking nicely.
A body shot lands from Prime.
Prime lands with a left to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Prime.
Khan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Khan wants to get back to striking at distance but Prime won't allow it.
Khan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Prime has him pressed against the cage.
Prime lands a right hand that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Prime can't find room to land a body shot as Khan controls the action.
Prime can't find room to land a body shot as Khan controls the action.
Khan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Khan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Khan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Prime feints and then cracks Khan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Khan down.
Khan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Khan fails to land with a series of punches.
Khan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Prime dodges the punch combination from Khan.
Prime tries to clinch but Khan is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prime is looking to slow Khan down with leg kicks.
Khan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Prime. Prime obviously looking to wear him down.
Khan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Khan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prime feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Khan's calf.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Prime takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tiger Khan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Khan misses with a few strikes there.
Prime misses with an uppercut.
Nice uppercut there from Prime.
Prime avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Prime throws a nice outside leg kick.
Khan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Khan.
Khan throws a body punch but Prime moves out of range.
Percy Prime seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Prime lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Prime looks to score with a jab to the body but Khan is just out of range.
Prime connects with a solid leg kick.

Prime instigates a clinch.
Prime crunches a lovely knee into Khan's ribcage.
Prime slows down the pace here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prime cracks Khan with a nice body shot.

Khan breaks the clinch.
Khan keeps the fight on the outside.
Khan falls off balance throwing a combination

and Prime counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Khan avoiding damage as Prime throws knees to the body.
Khan can't break the clinch.
Prime throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Khan blocks it with crossed arms.
Prime lands a body shot.
Prime just leaning against Khan, taking a breather.
Prime unloads a knee to the mid-section. Khan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Prime has Khan pressed against the cage.
Khan wants to break free but Prime has control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Prime has him pressed against the cage.
Prime stalling against the cage.
Prime lands a body shot.
The referee calls for Prime to work.
Prime with a knee to the head.
Prime connects with a knee to the head.
Prime has a couple of punches blocked by Khan.
Khan prevents a body shot from Prime.
A bit of stalling here from Prime.
Prime scores with a shoulder strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Prime.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan is looking to break free of the clinch but Prime has double underhooks.
Khan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Prime stalling the fight.
Prime landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Khan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Prime will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Khan up against the cage.
Prime landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Prime softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Khan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Prime lands a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Percy Prime showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Khan misses with a wild body shot.
Prime avoids the body shot from Khan.
Prime takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Prime tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Prime moves in looking to clinch but Khan pushes him off.
Prime throws a right and a left that both miss.

Prime fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Khan, pushing him back against the cage.
Khan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Prime lands a shot to the body.
Prime avoiding damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan avoiding damage as Prime throws knees to the body.
Khan avoiding damage as Prime throws knees to the body.
Khan is trying to break free.
Prime taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prime with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Prime lands a body punch.
Prime lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Khan.
A body shot lands from Prime.
Prime lands a body shot.
Prime misses with a knee to the head.
Prime is stalling here.
Khan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Prime lands a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Khan tries to stall but Prime uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Prime scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Prime misses with a knee to the head.
Prime misses with a hook to the ribs.
Prime trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khan.
Khan avoiding damage as Prime throws knees to the body.
Khan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Prime misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Khan.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Prime.
Prime misses with a punch to the body.
Khan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Prime doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Khan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Prime has him pressed against the cage.
Prime lands with a light punch inside.
Khan tries to break the clinch but Prime is controlling the position.
Prime's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Prime softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prime unloads a knee to the mid-section. Khan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Khan prevents a body shot from Prime.
Prime digs a right hand into Khan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Khan's gas tank.
Prime lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Khan.
Khan wants to break free but Prime has control.
Khan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Prime has him pressed against the cage.
Khan blocks a body shot from Prime.
Come on Prime - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Prime tries to land knees in the clinch but Khan avoids the damage to the body.
Prime tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khan's elbow.
Khan trying to stall but Prime improves his position.
Khan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Prime using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Khan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tiger Khan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Prime lands a shoulder strike.
Khan avoiding damage as Prime throws knees to the body.
Prime manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The crowd are getting on Prime's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Prime stalling against the cage.
A body shot lands from Prime.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Khan misses with a punch to the body.
Prime fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Prime with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Khan misses with a knee strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Percy Prime comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Prime has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Percy Prime!