PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kazna Futzchag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brij Khali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Futzchag comes into the arena with Emika blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Futzchag
vs
Khali

190 cm
28
148 lbs
9 - 14 - 0

175 cm
38
162 lbs
27 - 38 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 9 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kazna Futzchag!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 38 - 1, fighting out of New York, Brij Khali!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jorge Garcia and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Futzchag or perhaps it was just good defense by Khali which made him look bad.

Futzchag clinches with his opponent.

Futzchag breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Futzchag fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Khali avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Khali keeps the fight on the outside.

Khali clinches.

Khali pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Futzchag throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Khali sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Futzchag is looking to clinch.

Khali forces Futzchag back against the cage and clinches.
Khali is trying to break the clinch but Futzchag has him pressed against the cage.

Khali breaks the clinch.

Futzchag clinches up with Khali and pushes him back against the cage.

Futzchag breaks the clinch.

Futzchag feints and as Khali raises his hands in defense, Futzchag changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khali will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Futzchag stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Khali swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Futzchag wanted to stand there but Khali had control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khali throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Khali thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Futzchag tries to stand but Khali is controlling from the bottom.
Khali throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Futzchag advances position into side control!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Futzchag working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Khali can't do much from the bottom here.

Futzchag working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Futzchag goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Khali has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Futzchag but great work by Khali.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khali looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Futzchag is avoiding damage well.
Futzchag struggling a bit here.
Khali grinds an elbow into Futzchag's temple.
You can see the frustration on Futzchag's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Futzchag really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Futzchag keeps Khali under control for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khali looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Futzchag is avoiding damage well.
Khali working away.
Khali lands a decent elbow from side control.
Khali throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Futzchag regains half guard, as Khali was trying to land strikes.
Khali frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poor strikes thrown by Khali there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Futzchag avoids a strike by Khali and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Khali's guard! Fantastic escape!
Khali throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Brij Khali will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Khali closes the distance and clinches.
Futzchag is trying to pull guard but Khali has him pressed against the cage.
Khali lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Khali blocks the elbow strike.

Khali escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Khali closes the distance and clinches.

Khali breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Khali throws a series of punches but Futzchag avoids them all with ease.
Khali misses with a combination

and Futzchag counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Khali escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Futzchag fails to land with a series of punches.

Khali moves into the clinch.
Khali is trying to pull guard but Futzchag has him pressed against the cage.

Futzchag breaks the clinch.

Khali darts in and clinches Futzchag up against the cage.
Futzchag fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khali is trying to push Futzchag away but Futzchag has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Khali breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Futzchag will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kazna Futzchag. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Futzchag throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Futzchag shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Khali as he jumps to the side.

Khali rushes Futzchag and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Khali breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Khali fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Futzchag, pushing him back against the cage.

Khali manages to break the clinch.

Khali clinches up with Futzchag and pushes him back against the cage.
Futzchag is looking to break free of the clinch but Khali has double underhooks.
Futzchag tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Futzchag breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Khali forces Futzchag back against the cage and clinches.
Khali fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khali is trying to pull guard but Futzchag turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Khali pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Khali closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Futzchag jumps guard and drags Khali to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Futzchag pulls Khali in to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Khali accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Futzchag avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Futzchag trying to control the position here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kazna Futzchag.
Futzchag tries for a takedown but Khali circles away easily

and Khali holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Futzchag manages to break the clinch.
Futzchag throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brij Khali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Futzchag rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Khali moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Khali closes the distance and clinches.
Khali is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Futzchag to keep the fight standing.
Futzchag is trying to break free.
Futzchag using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Khali has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Futzchag has Khali pressed against the cage, preventing Khali from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Futzchag tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Khali just stands there and leans against the cage.
Futzchag lands with a right to the head.

Khali's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Futzchag tries to clinch up.
Khali circles away from the clinch attempt.
Khali misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Futzchag shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Khali sprawls well. Khali wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Futzchag gets slowly back to his feet.

Khali rushes Futzchag and presses him up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khali is trying to break free.
Futzchag is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Khali gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Khali breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Futzchag throws a big shot that misses.

Khali clinches with his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Khali escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Futzchag looks for a takedown but Khali sprawls well.

Khali has Futzchag up against the cage in a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Futzchag manages to break the clinch.

Khali clinches.
Khali tries to pull guard but Futzchag holds him up against the cage and eventually Khali drops back down to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brij Khali showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Futzchag connects with a nice looking jab.

Futzchag closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Khali to the mat! Khali manages to get full guard.
Khali striking off his back but it's not causing Futzchag any problems.
Khali throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
Khali looking to hit a scissor sweep but Futzchag is one step ahead there.
Khali trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Khali not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Khali throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Futzchag wants to control from the top but Khali keeps moving.
Khali scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Khali throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Futzchag wants to control from the top but Khali keeps moving.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Futzchag stands up from Khali's guard - Futzchag perhaps looking for a knockout.
Futzchag connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Brij Khali is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khali tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Khali misses with a two punch combination.

Khali closes the distance and pushes Futzchag back into the cage.
Futzchag keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Khali's efforts to push away.

Futzchag's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Khali throws a combination. Futzchag tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Khali lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Khali closes the distance and clinches.
Brij Khali seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Futzchag breaks from the clinch.

Khali forces Futzchag back against the cage and clinches.
Khali tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Khali takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Khali is trying to force a seperation but Futzchag has the dominant position.

Futzchag manages to break the clinch.
Futzchag tries to clinch but Khali moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Futzchag tries for a takedown but Khali sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Futzchag closes this distance looking for a takedown but Khali circles away.
Futzchag with a lazy takedown attempt

and Khali counters by clinching up.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kazna Futzchag. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khali is trying to break the clinch but Futzchag has him pressed against the cage.
Futzchag wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Futzchag tries to pull guard but Khali forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Khali breaks from the clinch.
Brij Khali is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Khali forces Futzchag back against the cage and clinches.

Khali breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Khali defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Futzchag.
Futzchag closes this distance looking for a takedown but Khali circles away.

Khali takes the fight into the clinch.

Khali successfully pulls guard.
Kazna Futzchag has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kazna Futzchag overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Futzchag stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Khali swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Futzchag slips nicely into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khali has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Futzchag is working away from the top position though.

Futzchag is working for a kimura but Khali is defending it quite comfortably.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are battling for position here. Khali manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Brij Khali.
I've got Khali winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brij Khali!
An intense looking Brij Khali took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Glad I Won'.