PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aziz Khattou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gavril Hrilor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Khattou
vs
Hrilor

186 cm
18
210 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

195 cm
19
210 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aziz Khattou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gavril Hrilor!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Josh West and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khattou misses with a hook
and Hrilor counters with an outside leg kick.
Khattou tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hrilor counters with a nice leg kick.
Khattou fails with an attempt to clinch.

Hrilor tries to keep at a distance but Khattou has taken the fight into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Khattou.
Khattou throws an elbow but it misses.
Hrilor is pushing Khattou up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Hrilor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khattou fails with an attempt to clinch.
Khattou tries to clinch there but Hrilor circles away.
Khattou throws a right and a left that both miss.
Khattou throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hrilor.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khattou tries to clinch but Hrilor is having none of it.
Hrilor scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hrilor lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hrilor scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hrilor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hrilor turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Khattou tries to clinch up
and Hrilor counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Khattou.
Hrilor delivers a nice body kick.
Khattou is breathing heavily.
Hrilor throws a front kick that sends Khattou stumbling back into the cage.
Hrilor throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Aziz Khattou has been cut.
Khattou has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hrilor.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hrilor.
Hrilor throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hrilor scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khattou takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hrilor!
Hrilor connects with a leg kick. Khattou looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hrilor, right into the meat.
Nice body kick there by Hrilor.
Hrilor scores with a leg kick.
Hrilor scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Khattou tries to clinch up but Hrilor circles away and keeps his distance.
Hrilor throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hrilor displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Khattou.
Khattou steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hrilor. That one must have hurt.
Hrilor looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hrilor turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Khattou will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Hrilor lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hrilor lands a nice looking body kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Hrilor finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hrilor scoring well with a low kick there.
Hrilor throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A solid body kick from Hrilor.
Hrilor throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hrilor throws a front kick that sends Khattou stumbling back into the cage.
Hrilor turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hrilor cracks the inside of Khattou's front leg.
Khattou takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Khattou tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hrilor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hrilor scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hrilor lets loose with a powerful body kick. Khattou will feel that in the morning.
Khattou on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hrilor. Hrilor obviously looking to wear him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hrilor looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hrilor buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Aziz Khattou seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick lands from Hrilor.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hrilor.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hrilor.
Hrilor moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hrilor lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hrilor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hrilor lands a leg kick that knocks Khattou off balance momentarily.
Khattou has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hrilor.
Khattou on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Khattou misses with a hook. Hrilor ducked under it nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Hrilor.
Hrilor lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Good leg kick by Hrilor there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hrilor connects with a solid leg kick.
Khattou is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hrilor lands a front kick.
Nice defenses there by Hrilor.
Hrilor fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Khattou.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khattou on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hrilor. Hrilor obviously looking to wear him down.
Khattou tries to close the distance and clinch but Hrilor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Khattou jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hrilor plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Khattou on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hrilor. Hrilor obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gavril Hrilor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aziz Khattou's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hrilor lands a head kick!
Hrilor cracks the inside of Khattou's front leg.
Hrilor connects with an inside leg kick.
Hrilor lands with a slapping head kick.
Hrilor explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hrilor, right into the meat.
Khattou wants to clinch but Hrilor slips to the side
and Hrilor counters with a nice low kick that buckles Khattou's knee momentarily.
Hrilor throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hrilor lands with a kick to the ribs.
Khattou throws a head kick but Hrilor moves out of range.
Hrilor checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hrilor throws a nice inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khattou misses with a body punch
and Hrilor counters with a nice body kick.
Hrilor lands a nice looking body kick.
Hrilor fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hrilor throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Khattou's head.
Hrilor goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hrilor lands a brutal head kick. Khattou looks out on his feet and Hrilor throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Gavril Hrilor!