PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Khamzat Nurmaputinov (ranked 4021 p4p, 6952 weight class) and Phang Yun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khamzat Nurmaputinov has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Nurmaputinov
vs
Yun

163 cm
25
130
1 - 0 - 0

150 cm
25
130
0 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Khamzat Nurmaputinov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Phang Yun!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yun throws a sloppy head kick and Nurmaputinov moves out of range easily.

Nurmaputinov changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Yun looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Nurmaputinov connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Yun some visible discomfort.

Nurmaputinov looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Nurmaputinov working the body and head with strikes.
Nurmaputinov controls the position.
Nurmaputinov is working Yun over with some ground and pound from side control.

Nurmaputinov wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Yun, who protects the arm well.
Nurmaputinov wants to control but Yun is keeping him busy.
Yun is looking to reverse the position.
Nurmaputinov landing strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nurmaputinov is putting a hurting on Yun here, landing some big shots from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmaputinov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yun keeps working.
Nurmaputinov is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Yun is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Yun takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
A lull in the action here.
Nurmaputinov working the ground and pound.
Yun is trying to improve his position.
Nurmaputinov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Yun struggling a bit here.
Yun striking from the bottom but nothing landed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yun takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Yun manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Yun is trying to get back to full guard.
Nurmaputinov looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Nurmaputinov working the head and body with strikes.
Yun wants to control but Nurmaputinov is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Yun looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Yun looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Nurmaputinov has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Yun defend it? Nurmaputinov steps over the head and cranks it - Yun is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Nurmaputinov!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Khamzat Nurmaputinov!