PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abdul Khaliq Khalid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Taran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Abdul Khaliq Khalid has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Khaliq Khalid
vs
Taran

193 cm
19
220 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

200 cm
24
206 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

Sully's Bar & Grill

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Abdul Khaliq Khalid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alexander Taran!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Sandra Marshall and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khaliq Khalid misses with a looping left.
Khaliq Khalid stuns Taran with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Khaliq Khalid throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Taran sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Khaliq Khalid misses with an uppercut.
Taran is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A clash of legs there as Taran blocks the low kick.
Taran is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Khaliq Khalid is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Khaliq Khalid moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Taran shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Khaliq Khalid as he avoids it easily.
Taran blocks a head kick by Khaliq Khalid.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right-left combo lands from Khaliq Khalid.

Khaliq Khalid tries to sprawl but Taran drives through with a takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khaliq Khalid is looking to improve his position.
Taran throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khaliq Khalid is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Taran's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Taran's back!
Khaliq Khalid throws a series of strikes and Taran wriggles onto his back, so he's now mounted. He's in real trouble here.
Taran is trying to escape the mount.
Taran has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Taran is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Taran is looking to get to half guard.
Khaliq Khalid avoids the attempt from Taran to control.
Taran holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Khaliq Khalid tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khaliq Khalid thowing shots but they're missing.
Khaliq Khalid wants to control the pace but Taran is squirming around nicely.
Taran wants to hold on but Khaliq Khalid pushes him away.
Taran working to try and regain half guard.
Khaliq Khalid wants to control the pace but Taran is squirming around nicely.
Taran is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taran is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Khaliq Khalid throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Khaliq Khalid tries to control but Taran wriggling away.
Taran wants to control but Khaliq Khalid is having none of it.
Khaliq Khalid looking to ground and pound but Taran is blocking nicely.
Khaliq Khalid tries to push Taran's head away but Taran is holding on tight.
Taran keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taran is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Taran is trying to stand up.
Khaliq Khalid prevents Taran from getting the reversal.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Khaliq Khalid postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Taran looks a forlorn figure.
Taran tries to lock up and control but Khaliq Khalid gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abdul Khaliq Khalid dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A shot to the liver by Khaliq Khalid. Beautiful body shot.
Khaliq Khalid throws a low kick, looking for Taran's leg but Taran calmly moves out of range.
Taran tries to clinch
and Khaliq Khalid counters with a left to the body.
Taran takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Taran gets a takedown into half guard.
Khaliq Khalid is looking to control Taran's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Khaliq Khalid avoid being mounted?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khaliq Khalid tries to roll over but Taran keeps him under control.
Khaliq Khalid is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Taran can do to turn this around?
Taran throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Taran not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We've been informed that Taran has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Khaliq Khalid is refusing to be controlled, as Taran sits in half guard.
Khaliq Khalid keeping hold of Taran's head, controlling as best he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Taran uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khaliq Khalid.
Khaliq Khalid tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Taran manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Khaliq Khalid stuns Taran with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Khaliq Khalid getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Khaliq Khalid digs a good hook to Taran's body.
Taran is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taran shoots in for a takedown but Khaliq Khalid shows good takedown defense.
Khaliq Khalid looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Khaliq Khalid lands with a straight right. Taran didn't see that one coming.

Khaliq Khalid has managed to clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Khaliq Khalid obliges.
Khaliq Khalid lands a damaging elbow.
Our sources have told us that Khaliq Khalid has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khaliq Khalid lands a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Khaliq Khalid.
Khaliq Khalid throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Khaliq Khalid lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Khaliq Khalid with a knee to the head.
A body shot lands from Khaliq Khalid.
Khaliq Khalid lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Khaliq Khalid.
Khaliq Khalid gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Alexander Taran has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khaliq Khalid with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Taran is rocked!
A short right from Khaliq Khalid on the inside.
Taran is still on wobbly legs! Can Khaliq Khalid finish him?
Khaliq Khalid lands with a short shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Khaliq Khalid lands a body shot in the clinch.
Khaliq Khalid gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Khaliq Khalid landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Khaliq Khalid comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Khaliq Khalid taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Taran takes an elbow to the forehead.
Khaliq Khalid digs a right hand underneath Taran's ribcage. Taran let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Khaliq Khalid on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taran is pressed against the cage. Khaliq Khalid pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Taran! Two more big strikes from Khaliq Khalid and Taran crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Abdul Khaliq Khalid!
During a confident post fight interview, Abdul Khaliq Khalid thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.