PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Aviles (ranked 2644 p4p, 4093 weight class) and Kebab Nurmagomedoff (ranked 261 p4p, 372 weight class). Aviles comes to the cage accompanied by I Like Tuh. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Aviles
vs
Nurmagomedoff

170 cm
24
151
2 - 1 - 0

178 cm
25
155
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Big heart

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Oscar Aviles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kebab Nurmagomedoff!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Nurmagomedoff scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Nurmagomedoff trying to control the action but Aviles is working from the bottom.
Nurmagomedoff controlling the position from side mount.
Aviles parries the strikes from Nurmagomedoff easily there. Nurmagomedoff is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Aviles to escape.
Nurmagomedoff in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Nurmagomedoff has knee on belly and moves into mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurmagomedoff in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagomedoff lands a nice shot to the head.
Aviles really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Nurmagomedoff working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Nurmagomedoff working the ground and pound effectively.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aviles avoids a series of strikes thrown by Nurmagomedoff.
Nurmagomedoff working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Nurmagomedoff working Aviles over with strikes here.
Nurmagomedoff lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Aviles wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Nurmagomedoff.
Aviles is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedoff lands a nice shot to the head.
Nurmagomedoff looking to finish with strikes here!
Nurmagomedoff controlling the pace for now.
Nurmagomedoff trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Nurmagomedoff raining down shots from the mount!
Aviles avoids a series of strikes thrown by Nurmagomedoff.
Aviles bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aviles trying to control the position from guard on top but Nurmagomedoff is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aviles 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.
Aviles trying to control but Nurmagomedoff is working from the bottom.
Aviles won't allow Nurmagomedoff to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nurmagomedoff keeping moving, preventing Aviles from controlling successfully.
Aviles passes Nurmagomedoff's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Aviles is trying to control. Nurmagomedoff wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Aviles is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Well, if Aviles is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nurmagomedoff is not content to let Aviles control the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kebab Nurmagomedoff dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Nurmagomedoff misses with a right hand
and Aviles cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Nurmagomedoff feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Kebab Nurmagomedoff has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nurmagomedoff controls from within his opponent's guard.
Nurmagomedoff throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Aviles works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nurmagomedoff throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Aviles can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Nurmagomedoff controls the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurmagomedoff trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nurmagomedoff working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Aviles keeping moving, preventing Nurmagomedoff from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagomedoff lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nurmagomedoff not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Nurmagomedoff shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Aviles napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Nurmagomedoff fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Nurmagomedoff trying to control the action but Aviles is working from the bottom.
The referee asks Nurmagomedoff politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Nurmagomedoff prefers to stall for the moment though.
Nurmagomedoff tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Aviles tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedoff prevents Aviles from getting the reversal.
Nurmagomedoff wants to control the pace but Aviles is squirming around nicely.
Nurmagomedoff unloading with bombs!
Nurmagomedoff lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Aviles wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Nurmagomedoff.
Nurmagomedoff throws some wild stikes that Aviles manages to avoid easily.
Nurmagomedoff in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
BOOM! Nurmagomedoff connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedoff misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Nurmagomedoff thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Nurmagomedoff landing punches.
Nurmagomedoff lands a big elbow.
Aviles tries to reverse the position but Nurmagomedoff maintains control.
Nurmagomedoff landing punches.
Nurmagomedoff controlling from mount.
Nurmagomedoff trying to control but Aviles is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedoff controlling the pace for now.
Nurmagomedoff landing strikes from the mount and Aviles is in trouble!
Aviles definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Aviles is bucking up trying to escape but Nurmagomedoff cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Nurmagomedoff working the ground and pound effectively.
Nurmagomedoff is landing with some decent strikes but Aviles is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nurmagomedoff pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Nurmagomedoff controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kebab Nurmagomedoff showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Nurmagomedoff stuffs the takedown.
Nurmagomedoff swings widly with a right hand
and Aviles counters with a leg kick.
Aviles buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Nurmagomedoff closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Nurmagomedoff controls the position.
Nurmagomedoff lands a nice forearm strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The strikes coming from Nurmagomedoff are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Nurmagomedoff working the strikes but Aviles uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Aviles keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aviles is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Nurmagomedoff's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Nurmagomedoff's back!
Nurmagomedoff trying to get back to his feet but Aviles is in full control for now.
Aviles trying to control.
Nurmagomedoff is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedoff is keeping busy.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Aviles. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Aviles tries to keep control of the position but Nurmagomedoff is staying busy.

Aviles looking for the RNC.
Nurmagomedoff is trying to get back to his feet but Aviles has full control of the position and if anything, Nurmagomedoff has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Aviles has Nurmagomedoff flattened out and is raining down punches.
Kebab Nurmagomedoff is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aviles is looking to control Nurmagomedoff but Nurmagomedoff is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Nurmagomedoff is trying to stand back up.
Good control from Aviles.

Aviles looking for the RNC.
Nurmagomedoff has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Aviles trying to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Nurmagomedoff is trying to get back to his feet but Aviles has full control of the position and if anything, Nurmagomedoff has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Nurmagomedoff looking very determined here, making life difficult for Aviles.

Nurmagomedoff is squirming around looking to escape but he's just wriggling himself into more trouble. Aviles sinks in the hooks and manages to tighten his grip on a rear naked choke. Nurmagomedoff has no choice but to tap and Aviles jumps to his feet to celebrate and slick submission win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Oscar Aviles!
Oscar Aviles thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Kebab Nurmagomedoff stepped up to the mic, saying 'i never loose'.