PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Husein Magomaevaboff (ranked 320 p4p, 169 weight class) and Welter Weight (ranked 47 p4p, 29 weight class). Magomaevaboff comes to the cage accompanied by Shaolin of Dagestan. Weight has chosen They say that I'm Crazy as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Welter Weight was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Magomaevaboff
vs
Weight

183 cm
27
179
14 - 11 - 0

185 cm
34
177
29 - 14 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Husein Magomaevaboff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Welter Weight!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magomaevaboff cracks a nice hook into Weight's ribs.
Husein Magomaevaboff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Magomaevaboff missing with a left hand there. Weight was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
As Magomaevaboff backs off Weight throws a huge counter combo but Magomaevaboff manages to avoid it all.
Magomaevaboff misses with a body shot.
Despite the aggression on Weight's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Nice uppercut lands for Magomaevaboff. That snapped Weight's head back.
Magomaevaboff throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Weight counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Magomaevaboff lands a jab.

It looks like Welter Weight has been cut.

Magomaevaboff instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomaevaboff scores with a hook to the body.
Magomaevaboff tries to work over Weight's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Weight pushes Magomaevaboff back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Magomaevaboff tries to throw a body punch but Weight avoids it by throwing Magomaevaboff back against the cage.

Weight's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Magomaevaboff misses with a hook
and Weight counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weight throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Magomaevaboff changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Weight throws a hook but Magomaevaboff avoids it easily.
Magomaevaboff half committed to a counter leg kick.
Magomaevaboff works the jab nicely.
Magomaevaboff misses with a low kick.
Magomaevaboff throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Weight throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Weight slips under a jab.
Magomaevaboff throws a poor cross that misses
and Weight makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomaevaboff connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Magomaevaboff misses with a right hand
and Weight counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Magomaevaboff connects with an inside leg kick.
Magomaevaboff misses with a left hand
enabling Weight to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Weight moves away from the strike by Magomaevaboff.
Weight throws a right and a left that Magomaevaboff avoids nicely.
Weight lands with a good body shot.
Magomaevaboff misses with a low kick as Weight jumps back.
Weight throws out a counter right but Magomaevaboff avoids it with no problem.
Magomaevaboff thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weight misses with a wild combination.
Magomaevaboff throws a leg kick
and Weight connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Weight on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Magomaevaboff throws a shot to the body.

Weight gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Magomaevaboff tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Weight makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Weight throws a punch but it's blocked by Magomaevaboff.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Weight.
Magomaevaboff tries to work over Weight's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Weight lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Weight scores with a shot to the side of Magomaevaboff's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Weight blocks a body shot from Magomaevaboff.
Weight tries to throw a body punch but Magomaevaboff avoids it by throwing Weight back against the cage.
Weight tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Weight works on Magomaevaboff's body with a couple of short punches.
Magomaevaboff throws a head punch that misses.
Weight misses with a short punch on the inside.
Weight works on Magomaevaboff's body with a couple of short punches.

Weight breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Magomaevaboff throws a poor cross that misses
and Weight counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Magomaevaboff throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Magomaevaboff throws a body kick that misses
and Weight connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Magomaevaboff misses with a leg kick.
Magomaevaboff moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Weight moves out of range of the strikes.
A countering left hand to the body from Weight misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Welter Weight will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Welter Weight's cut.
That's time! Magomaevaboff's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Magomaevaboff misses with a head kick.
A little jabbing left from Weight on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Magomaevaboff stuns Weight with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Magomaevaboff thows a leg kick but Weight checks it
enabling Weight to counter with a crisp jab.
Magomaevaboff keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Magomaevaboff throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Weight connects with a body shot that sends Magomaevaboff's belly button to the back.
Magomaevaboff finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weight lands a nice looking body shot.
Weight cracks Magomaevaboff with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Weight scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomaevaboff feints and then cracks Weight's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Weight down.
Weight loads up on a big right hand but Magomaevaboff slips the punch.
Magomaevaboff throws a leg kick
letting Weight counter with a right hand.
Magomaevaboff misses with a low kick.
Weight on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Magomaevaboff. Magomaevaboff obviously looking to wear him down.
Magomaevaboff works the jab nicely.
Magomaevaboff wants to land a leg kick but Weight is out of range.
Weight lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Weight blocks the body kick.
Weight looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomaevaboff fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Weight has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Magomaevaboff misses with a straight right.
Weight is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Magomaevaboff with a body shot.
Weight takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Weight avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Crunch! Magomaevaboff slams his shin into Weight's torso.
Weight fails to land with a series of punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Weight throws a combination that misses
and Magomaevaboff counters with a thumping low kick.
Magomaevaboff misses with an uppercut
and Weight counters with a stiff right hand.
Magomaevaboff misses with an uppercut
letting Weight counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomaevaboff bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Magomaevaboff throws a poor cross that misses
and Weight counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Magomaevaboff looks to land a left hand but Weight moved out of range nicely.
Weight lands the left hand.

Magomaevaboff is rocked!
Magomaevaboff connects with a leg kick.
Magomaevaboff lands a jab to the nose.
Magomaevaboff lands a head shot.

Weight is rocked!
Magomaevaboff showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Weight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magomaevaboff throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Magomaevaboff ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Weight moves away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Magomaevaboff.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Magomaevaboff misses.
Magomaevaboff misses with a left hand
and Weight counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Weight ducks under a wild hook from Magomaevaboff.
Despite the aggression on Weight's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Weight throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Husein Magomaevaboff will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Welter Weight's cut.
That's time! Magomaevaboff's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Weight missing with a left hand there. Magomaevaboff was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Magomaevaboff lands a nice looking kick to the body. Weight takes a step back to recover.
A leg kick checked by Weight.
Weight throws a shot to the body.
Weight works Magomaevaboff's body with a nice hook.
Magomaevaboff swings widly with a right hand
and Weight counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomaevaboff throws out a loose jab but Weight uses good head movement to avoid it.
Weight uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Magomaevaboff.
Weight falls off balance throwing a combination

and Magomaevaboff counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Magomaevaboff.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomaevaboff doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Weight tries to throw a body punch but Magomaevaboff avoids it by throwing Weight back against the cage.
Magomaevaboff misses with a body punch.
Magomaevaboff lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Magomaevaboff lands with a left to the head.
Weight misses with a hook from the clinch.

Magomaevaboff pulls guard.
Weight passes into half guard.

Magomaevaboff looking for submissions off his back.
Magomaevaboff is trying is best to control the position here.
Weight trying to control the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomaevaboff wants to control the action here but instead Weight manages to pass to full mount!
Magomaevaboff slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

Magomaevaboff looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Magomaevaboff trying to control from the bottom.
Magomaevaboff wants to get back to full guard.

Magomaevaboff is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Weight pulls his head out easily.
Magomaevaboff is trying to get back to full guard.
Magomaevaboff slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Magomaevaboff looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Weight passes into side control.
Magomaevaboff is looking to reverse the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Weight stands up.
Weight lands a head shot.
Weight cracks a nice hook into Magomaevaboff's ribs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Magomaevaboff.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weight ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Magomaevaboff throws an off balance right hand
and Weight counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Magomaevaboff tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Weight manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Magomaevaboff displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Weight throws out the jab.
Weight is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Magomaevaboff.
Magomaevaboff bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Magomaevaboff connects with a right hand. Weight shakes it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Weight looks to throw the jab but Magomaevaboff is out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Welter Weight.
Well Weight has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Welter Weight!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Welter Weight waved his t-shirt featuring Shadow-Battle Clothing's logo in front of the cameras.