PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brij Khali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timur Uzbaijzky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Timur Uzbaijzky will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Khali
vs
Uzbaijzky

175 cm
39
162 lbs
29 - 42 - 1

187 cm
34
155 lbs
10 - 13 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 29 - 42 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Brij Khali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Timur Uzbaijzky!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Josh West and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khali moves in looking to clinch but Uzbaijzky pushes him off.
Uzbaijzky circles away from the clinch attempt
and Uzbaijzky counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Khali fails with an attempt to clinch.
Khali circles away from the clinch attempt.
Khali fails in his attempt to clinch.
Khali wants to clinch
and Uzbaijzky counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Uzbaijzky gets tackled into the ropes by Khali. Khali maintains the clinch.

Uzbaijzky is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Khali can't fight it off and eventually Uzbaijzky manages to take the fight to the floor. Khali looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Uzbaijzky wants to stand but Khali has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uzbaijzky's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Khali utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Uzbaijzky controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Khali tries to strike from the bottom.
Uzbaijzky wanted to stand there but Khali had control of the position.
Khali is striking but Uzbaijzky is not phased and passes to half guard.
Khali is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Uzbaijzky thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Khali's head.
Khali might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uzbaijzky trying to control from Khali's half guard. Khali has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Uzbaijzky is looking to stand up but Khali won't let him.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Uzbaijzky controls from within his opponent's guard.
Uzbaijzky trying to stand up but can't free himself from Khali's guard.
Uzbaijzky stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Khali swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Uzbaijzky wants to stand and escape but instead Khali has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khali scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Khali postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Khali throws a big right hand that misses.
Khali postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Khali throwing strikes but missing.
Uzbaijzky is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Khali throws an elbow that misses. Uzbaijzky uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Khali's guard. Nice move by Uzbaijzky!
Uzbaijzky throwing strikes but missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khali throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Uzbaijzky wants to get up but he can't break Khali's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Khali keeping moving, preventing Uzbaijzky from controlling successfully.
Uzbaijzky has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Khali is proving hard to escape from.
Khali avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Uzbaijzky showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Timur Uzbaijzky dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Khali tries to clinch up
and Uzbaijzky counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Khali tries to clinch there but Uzbaijzky circles away.
Uzbaijzky circles away from the clinch attempt.
Khali moves in looking to clinch but Uzbaijzky pushes him off.
Uzbaijzky digs a good hook to Khali's body.
Khali drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Khali tries to clinch up.
Khali wants to clinch.
Khali closes the distance looking to clinch

and Uzbaijzky counters by clinching up.
Khali wants to break the clinch but can't.

Khali breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Uzbaijzky is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khali closes the distance but Uzbaijzky moves to the side
and Uzbaijzky counters with a straight right hand.
Khali moves to clinch but Uzbaijzky breaks away
and Uzbaijzky counters with a nice uppercut.
Khali tries to close the distance and clinch but Uzbaijzky swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Khali tries to clinch
and Uzbaijzky counters with a three punch combo that has Khali backing up. Khali nods at Uzbaijzky to acknowledge the strikes.
Khali is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Uzbaijzky gets tackled into the ropes by Khali. Khali maintains the clinch.

Uzbaijzky breaks from the clinch.
Uzbaijzky circles away from the clinch attempt.
A clash of legs there as Uzbaijzky blocks the low kick.

Khali rushes Uzbaijzky and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.

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

Khali forces Uzbaijzky back against the ropes and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Uzbaijzky manages to break the clinch.
Uzbaijzky is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Khali wants to clinch up but Uzbaijzky keeps it at a distance.
Uzbaijzky scores with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Uzbaijzky tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Khali paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Uzbaijzky throws a leg kick that misses.
Khali tries to clinch up
and Uzbaijzky counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Khali tries to close the distance and clinch but Uzbaijzky swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brij Khali is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Uzbaijzky tries to clinch there but Khali circles away.
Khali takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Khali swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Khali swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Timur Uzbaijzky seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Khali takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uzbaijzky misses with a jab, cross combination.
Uzbaijzky lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Khali tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Uzbaijzky counters with a series of strikes. Khali will be more careful next time no doubt.
Uzbaijzky swats away the attempt to clinch by Khali.
Some wild striking there from Uzbaijzky.
Khali fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Uzbaijzky drives through with a takedown into Khali's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Uzbaijzky wanted to stand there but Khali had control of the position.
Khali thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Uzbaijzky seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uzbaijzky trying to control but Khali is working from the bottom.
Uzbaijzky tries to stand but Khali is controlling from the bottom.
Uzbaijzky forces his way into half guard.
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!
Uzbaijzky has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Khali works to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khali looking for a sweep. Not yet Khali, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Timur Uzbaijzky showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Uzbaijzky shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Uzbaijzky was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Uzbaijzky stands up.
Khali looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Khali closes the distance but Uzbaijzky moves to the side
and Uzbaijzky counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Uzbaijzky misses with a few strikes there.
Uzbaijzky pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Uzbaijzky tries to clinch there but Khali circles away.
Uzbaijzky has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Khali misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Khali misses with a double jab.
Brij Khali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Khali has taken the fight to the clinch.
Uzbaijzky keeps control of Khali as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Uzbaijzky manages to break the clinch.
Khali tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Uzbaijzky paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khali. Uzbaijzky does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khali moves in looking to clinch but Uzbaijzky pushes him off.
Uzbaijzky is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Uzbaijzky rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Khali moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Uzbaijzky lands with an uppercut that bounces Khali off the ropes and back into range.
Uzbaijzky misses with a two punch combination.
Khali moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like Timur Uzbaijzky has been cut.

Khali instigates a clinch.

Uzbaijzky has picked Khali up - he's going for a ride! Uzbaijzky dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Uzbaijzky tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Khali.

Uzbaijzky stands up and beckons Khali to join him on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khali tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Khali darts in trying to clinch
and Uzbaijzky counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A low kick from Uzbaijzky is predictable there

and Khali counters by clinching up.

Uzbaijzky's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Uzbaijzky throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Uzbaijzky looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Timur Uzbaijzky has got the better of the ground game so far.
Khali looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Uzbaijzky is looking to stand up but Khali won't let him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khali not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Uzbaijzky stands and steps away. Khali gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Khali tries to close the distance and clinch up but Uzbaijzky swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Khali moves in looking to clinch but Uzbaijzky pushes him off.
Uzbaijzky keeps the fight on the outside.
Khali moves in looking to clinch but Uzbaijzky pushes him off.
Khali closes the distance but Uzbaijzky moves to the side
and Uzbaijzky counters with a left and a right that stings Khali.
Khali closes the distance looking to clinch
and Uzbaijzky counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Uzbaijzky shoots in and bounces Khali off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uzbaijzky controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Brij Khali has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Uzbaijzky looking to pass the guard.
Uzbaijzky must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Khali is working an open guard so Uzbaijzky takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Khali rushes Uzbaijzky and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Khali is trying to break the clinch but Uzbaijzky has him pressed against the ropes.
Khali wants to break free but Uzbaijzky has control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Khali breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Khali gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Khali pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Uzbaijzky tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Timur Uzbaijzky comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Uzbaijzky 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight for Timur Uzbaijzky!
Judge Josh West scores the fight for Timur Uzbaijzky!
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight for Timur Uzbaijzky!

Timur Uzbaijzky wins by unanimous decision!
The defeated Brij Khali had this to say: 'Dissapointed to Lose'.