PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Amir Khan (ranked 3799 p4p, 433 weight class) and Colby Thompson (ranked 4265 p4p, 479 weight class). The key to victory for Amir Khan has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Khan
vs
Thompson

185 cm
25
193 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

195 cm
25
187 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Tauromorphous Threads ~ 15% Laundry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Amir Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Colby Thompson !
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson throws out a powerful jab.
A big right from Khan misses.
Khan digs a good hook to Thompson 's body.
Khan avoids the body shot from Thompson .
Thompson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Khan's head backwards.
Khan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Khan misses with a hook.
Thompson tries to counter by closing the distance.
Khan misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like Thompson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Khan misses with a left hand
and Thompson counters with a nice uppercut.
Thompson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A slow jab from Khan misses its intended target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thompson . Khan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khan misses with a looping left.
Thompson throws a jab but it's blocked by Khan.
Khan misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Thompson to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khan.
Thompson only half commits to the counter leg kick.

Khan moves into the clinch.
Khan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thompson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thompson misses with a knee strike.
Khan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thompson is working for takedown but Khan is calmly controlling the position for now.
A nice right hand lands inside from Khan.
Thompson just leaning against Khan, taking a breather.
Khan blocking some punches.
Thompson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Khan lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Khan.
Thompson looks winded!
Thompson blocks an uppercut.
Thompson misses with a knee strike.
Thompson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Khan is keeping busy.
Thompson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Khan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Khan is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Thompson 's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Khan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Khan swings wildly with an uppercut but Thompson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan lands with a short shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Khan scores with a shot to the side of Thompson 's head.
Khan lands a right hand.
Khan lands a left hand.
Khan lands a shoulder strike.
Thompson tries to score a body lock takedown but Khan shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Khan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Khan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thompson 's elbow.
Khan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thompson throws a punch but it's blocked by Khan.
Khan working aggressively here.
Thompson throws a head punch that misses.
Thompson tries a body shot but Khan blocks it.
Khan looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Khan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Khan throws a head punch that misses.
Thompson lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Khan.
A left hand lands to the body for Khan.
Khan lands a nice shot to the body.
Khan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Khan works on Thompson 's body with a couple of short punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Khan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Khan pushes Thompson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan misses with the head strike.
Khan digs a right hand into Thompson 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Thompson 's gas tank.
Khan lands a hook that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
Khan lands a shoulder strike.
Khan misses with some punches.
Khan misses with the head strike.
A short right from Khan on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Khan.
Khan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Thompson blocks an uppercut.
Khan lands with a left to the head.
Khan digs a right hand into Thompson 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Thompson 's gas tank.
Khan is working Thompson over against the cage.
Khan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khan digs a right hand underneath Thompson 's ribcage. Thompson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Khan lands a nice shot to the body.
Khan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Khan.
Khan lands a body punch.
Khan has a couple of punches blocked by Thompson .
Khan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thompson s head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Khan cracks Thompson with a nice body shot.
Thompson 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Khan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Khan.

Khan breaks from the clinch.
Khan throws a jab when Thompson was well out of range.
Khan slips under a jab.

Khan clinches up against the cage.
Khan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Khan lands a shoulder strike.
Khan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Khan is leaning against Thompson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Khan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khan lands a left hand.
Thompson prevents a body shot from Khan.
Khan tries a body shot but Thompson blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Khan.

It looks like Colby Thompson has been cut.
Khan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short left from Khan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Amir Khan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Colby Thompson 's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Khan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thompson .
Thompson tries to counter with a clinch but Khan shakes him off and moves away.
Khan scores with a jab to the body.
Khan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thompson needs to keep his hands up - Khan had a free shot at his head there.
Thompson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thompson ducks under a wild hook from Khan.
Khan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Thompson under the eye.
A decent looking cross lands there for Khan.
A leg kick checked by Khan.
Khan wants to clinch
and Thompson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thompson is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thompson moves away.
Khan tries to clinch there but Thompson circles away.
Khan with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson misses with a body kick.

Khan drives through and clinches with Thompson against the cage.
Thompson can't break the clinch.
Khan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
Thompson has a couple of punches blocked by Khan.
A short uppercut from Khan.
Thompson blocking some punches.
A short left from Khan.
Khan lands with a short shot to the head.
A short left from Khan.
Khan throws a punch but it's blocked by Thompson .
Thompson trying to control the position but instead, Khan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Thompson into the cage.
Khan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thompson misses with a body punch.
Thompson swings wildly with an uppercut but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thompson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Khan throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan pushes Thompson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
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!
Khan lands a body punch.
Khan lands a shoulder strike.
Khan lands an uppercut.
Khan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Thompson is rocked!
Khan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Thompson is still on wobbly legs! Can Khan finish him?
Khan is working Thompson over against the cage.
Thompson seems to have recovered his senses.
Khan lands a body punch.
Khan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Khan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thompson can do to turn this around?
Khan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Khan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Khan throws a punch but it's blocked by Thompson .
Khan works on Thompson 's body with a couple of short punches.
Khan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Khan throws a punch but it's blocked by Thompson .
Khan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Khan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Khan lands a body shot.
Khan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thompson s head.
Khan creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Thompson 's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Thompson drops to his knees and Khan pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Amir Khan!
Amir Khan gave a mention to Tauromorphous Threads ~ 15% Laundry in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).