PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Louis Alexandre Berthier (ranked 6427 p4p, 477 weight class) and Khabib Nurmagomedov (ranked 3398 p4p, 352 weight class). Khabib Nurmagomedov has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Louis Alexandre Berthier's chin.

Alexandre Berthier
vs
Nurmagomedov

164 cm
26
145 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

179 cm
21
155 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Decent boxing
Solid chin

UnderGround Supplements

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 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Louis Alexandre Berthier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Khabib Nurmagomedov!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov swinging wildly here.
Nurmagomedov misses the shot to the body.
Nurmagomedov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nurmagomedov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A chopping leg kick lands by Berthier.
Nurmagomedov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nurmagomedov throws a series of punches but Berthier moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nurmagomedov. Berthier does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nurmagomedov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Berthier moves away.
Nurmagomedov loads up on a big right hand but Berthier slips the punch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Berthier.
Nurmagomedov takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Berthier throws a low kick but Nurmagomedov avoids it.
Nurmagomedov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Berthier feints and then cracks Nurmagomedov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nurmagomedov down.
Berthier lands a jab to Nurmagomedov's midsection.
Berthier is looking to slow Nurmagomedov down with leg kicks.
Berthier throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nurmagomedov is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Berthier rather than just go for the knockout.
Berthier scoring well with a low kick there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Berthier.
Berthier misses with an uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Berthier.
Nurmagomedov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Berthier.
Nurmagomedov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nice defenses there by Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov avoids the body shot from Berthier.
Nurmagomedov lands with a shot to the body.
No joy there for Berthier, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nurmagomedov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Berthier.
Nurmagomedov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Berthier.
Berthier doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nurmagomedov throws a body shot but no joy.
Berthier is looking to counter the offense by Nurmagomedov and move into the clinch.
Nurmagomedov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Berthier throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nurmagomedov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nurmagomedov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Berthier manages to avoid it.
Nurmagomedov looks to score with a jab to the body but Berthier is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov checks a low kick from Berthier.
A big left from Nurmagomedov misses.
Berthier fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nurmagomedov checks it well.
Nurmagomedov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Berthier throws a looping overhand right but Nurmagomedov ducks down to avoid it.
Berthier throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Berthier works Nurmagomedov's body with a nice hook.
Nurmagomedov throws a big shot that misses.
Berthier throws a sloppy head kick
and Nurmagomedov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Berthier ducks under a wild hook from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov just misses with a punch to the body.
Nurmagomedov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Berthier punishes Nurmagomedov's body with a nice straight punch.
Nurmagomedov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Berthier moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Berthier tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nurmagomedov was well out of range. Poor timing from Berthier.
Nurmagomedov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nurmagomedov misses with a body shot.
Berthier is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Nurmagomedov.
Berthier takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Berthier lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Nurmagomedov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nurmagomedov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Berthier is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nurmagomedov can do to turn this around?
Berthier throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nurmagomedov swings for the body but Berthier moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Nurmagomedov.
Berthier drops his hands momentarily and Nurmagomedov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Berthier lands with a shot to the body.
Berthier lands a jab.
Nurmagomedov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Louis Alexandre Berthier is winning the standup battle so far.
Berthier thuds a left hand into Nurmagomedov's body.
Nurmagomedov throws a looping overhand right but Berthier ducks down to avoid it.
Berthier jabs Nurmagomedov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A thudding body kick lands there by Berthier!
Nurmagomedov is breathing heavily.
Berthier lands with an uppercut that bounces Nurmagomedov off the ropes and back into range.
Berthier misses with a low kick.
Berthier lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nurmagomedov at a distance.
Berthier pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nurmagomedov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nurmagomedov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Berthier.
It seemed like Nurmagomedov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nurmagomedov walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Louis Alexandre Berthier!