PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Igla Chlen (ranked 616 p4p, 305 weight class) and Husein Magomaevaboff (ranked 88 p4p, 42 weight class). Chlen comes to the cage accompanied by . Magomaevaboff has chosen Shaolin of Dagestan as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Chlen
vs
Magomaevaboff

192 cm
37
215
24 - 9 - 0

183 cm
29
214
19 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Igla Chlen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Husein Magomaevaboff!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Magomaevaboff. Beautiful body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Chlen checks a leg kick.
Magomaevaboff keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Chlen looks to throw the jab but Magomaevaboff is out of range.
Chlen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Magomaevaboff uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chlen.
Chlen avoids the body shot from Magomaevaboff.
Magomaevaboff uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chlen.
It seemed like Magomaevaboff was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Chlen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Magomaevaboff throws a front kick aimed at Chlen's knee but Chlen avoids it well.
An attempted straight right counter from Chlen misses the target.
Chlen lands a jab to the nose.

Magomaevaboff gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Chlen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Magomaevaboff keeps control of Chlen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Magomaevaboff tries to throw a body punch but Chlen avoids it by throwing Magomaevaboff back against the cage.
Chlen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Magomaevaboff avoids it.
Magomaevaboff tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chlen's elbow.
Magomaevaboff misses with a short punch on the inside.

Chlen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chlen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomaevaboff pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chlen throwing a counter right hand but Magomaevaboff manages to avoid it.
Chlen throws a lazy right hand but Magomaevaboff sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big left from Chlen misses.
Magomaevaboff has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Chlen misses the shot to the body.
Magomaevaboff lands with a cross.
Chlen misses with a hook.
Magomaevaboff looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Chlen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Magomaevaboff avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It seemed like Magomaevaboff was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Magomaevaboff walks into a left hand.
Chlen throws an overhand right that lands on Magomaevaboff's shoulder, as Magomaevaboff tries to avoid the shot.
Magomaevaboff counters with a body kick.
Chlen misses the shot to the body.
Magomaevaboff uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chlen.
A slow jab from Chlen misses its intended target.
Magomaevaboff swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Magomaevaboff slips a jab from Chlen.
Magomaevaboff misses with a kick to the body.
Magomaevaboff shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chlen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Magomaevaboff counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Chlen connects with a right hand. Magomaevaboff shakes it off.
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!
Chlen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Chlen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chlen misses with a body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Magomaevaboff misses.
Chlen ducks under a wild hook from Magomaevaboff.
Magomaevaboff misses with a body kick.
A leg kick checked by Chlen.
Chlen throws out a loose jab but Magomaevaboff uses good head movement to avoid it.
Magomaevaboff thinks about the counter body kick.
Magomaevaboff uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chlen.
Magomaevaboff shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Chlen looks to score with a jab to the body but Magomaevaboff is just out of range.
Magomaevaboff throws a lazy right hand but Chlen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Magomaevaboff connects with a jab.

It looks like Igla Chlen has been cut.
Chlen looks to land a left hand but Magomaevaboff moved out of range nicely.
Magomaevaboff scores with a push kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chlen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Chlen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Chlen throwing a counter right hand but Magomaevaboff manages to avoid it.
Magomaevaboff throws a hook but Chlen blocks it.
Chlen throwing a counter right hand but Magomaevaboff manages to avoid it.
Chlen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Magomaevaboff's hands.
A jab from Chlen finds it's way through Magomaevaboff's defenses.
Magomaevaboff jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Magomaevaboff looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Chlen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Magomaevaboff slips under a jab.
A slow jab from Chlen misses its intended target.
Magomaevaboff uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chlen.
Magomaevaboff misses with a right hand
and Chlen counters with a nice uppercut.
Magomaevaboff takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A lazy left from Chlen finds it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Magomaevaboff closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Chlen looks to throw the jab but Magomaevaboff is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Magomaevaboff 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Chlen scores with a jab to the head.
Magomaevaboff missing with a left hand there. Chlen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chlen lands a leg kick that knocks Magomaevaboff off balance momentarily.
Magomaevaboff digs a good body shot into Chlen's ribs.
Nice cross by Chlen.
Magomaevaboff slips under a jab.
Magomaevaboff throws a big counter head kick but Chlen avoids it with no problem.
Chlen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Magomaevaboff uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chlen.
Magomaevaboff throws a head kick but Chlen moves out of range.
Chlen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
An inside leg kick lands from Magomaevaboff.
Magomaevaboff is looking to land body kicks.
Magomaevaboff pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Chlen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Magomaevaboff lands with a thumping leg kick.
Chlen checks a low kick from Magomaevaboff.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nice jab there from Chlen.
Good leg kick by Chlen.
Magomaevaboff fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Chlen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Magomaevaboff scores with a crisp jab that stopped Chlen in his tracks.
Magomaevaboff uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chlen.
Igla Chlen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Magomaevaboff.
Magomaevaboff looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Magomaevaboff thuds his right hand into Chlen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Good work by Chlen as he checks the leg kick.
Magomaevaboff avoids the body shot from Chlen.
Chlen throws a lazy uppercut
and Magomaevaboff counters with a nice low kick that buckles Chlen's knee momentarily.
Igla Chlen is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chlen throws a hook but Magomaevaboff blocks it.
Chlen missing with a left hand there. Magomaevaboff was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chlen misses with a looping right.
Chlen misses with a straight left.
Chlen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomaevaboff misses with a hook to the body
and Chlen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chlen lands with a thumping leg kick.
A big left from Magomaevaboff misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Chlen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Chlen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The fighters circling - Chlen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Magomaevaboff misses with a wild body shot.
Magomaevaboff moves into range and connects with a jab.
Chlen throws out a leg kick but Magomaevaboff moves out of range and Chlen only half commits.
Chlen lands with a cross.
Chlen throws a shot to the body.
Magomaevaboff takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Chlen misses the target.
Chlen looks to throw the jab but Magomaevaboff is out of range.
A jab from Chlen does it's job there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Magomaevaboff throws a head kick but Chlen moves out of range.
Magomaevaboff misses with a left hand
and Chlen counters with a nice uppercut.
Chlen connects with a body shot.
Chlen moves forwards but Magomaevaboff connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Chlen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Magomaevaboff.
Magomaevaboff has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Chlen cracks Magomaevaboff with a good jab.
Chlen throws a shot from downtown. Magomaevaboff moves away and avoids it.
Magomaevaboff misses with a low kick.
Chlen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Magomaevaboff can do to turn this around?
Chlen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Magomaevaboff has time to react.
Chlen lands a nice shot that snaps Magomaevaboff's head back.
Chlen lands with an uppercut that bounces Magomaevaboff off the cage and back into range.
Chlen misses the shot to the body.
Magomaevaboff on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A swing and a miss from Chlen.
Magomaevaboff steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Chlen.
Magomaevaboff thows a leg kick but Chlen checks it
and Chlen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomaevaboff slips under a jab from Chlen.
Magomaevaboff has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Chlen finds it's way round the side to connect with Magomaevaboff's head.
Nice shot by Magomaevaboff.
Chlen throws a lazy uppercut
and Magomaevaboff counters with a stiff right hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Magomaevaboff blocks the leg kick.
Chlen ducks under a wild hook from Magomaevaboff.
Chlen with a nice cross.
Magomaevaboff uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chlen.
Magomaevaboff appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Chlen throws a big shot that misses.
Magomaevaboff lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Chlen slips under a jab from Magomaevaboff.
Chlen throws a body punch but Magomaevaboff moves out of range.
Chlen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Magomaevaboff misses the shot to the body.
Chlen jabs Magomaevaboff right on the nose. Magomaevaboff blinks but takes it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chlen. Magomaevaboff does a little dance to reset his feet.
Magomaevaboff tries a quick counter leg kick but Chlen is wise to it.
Magomaevaboff bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chlen scores with a nice strike.
Magomaevaboff on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Magomaevaboff throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Chlen misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Magomaevaboff fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Magomaevaboff looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Chlen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Magomaevaboff's hands.
A nice inside leg kick there by Magomaevaboff. That's going to slow Chlen down.
Chlen lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chlen throws a lazy uppercut
and Magomaevaboff counters with a straight right hand.
Chlen throws a leg kick but Magomaevaboff sees it coming and moves out of range.
Chlen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Magomaevaboff checks it well.
A lazy left from Chlen finds it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Igla Chlen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Igla Chlen's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Magomaevaboff takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A bone on bone clash there as Chlen blocks the leg kick.
Magomaevaboff throws a sloppy head kick and Chlen moves out of range easily.
Chlen clobbers Magomaevaboff with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Magomaevaboff takes a swing at Chlen's ribcage but misses.
Chlen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Magomaevaboff's head backwards.
A jab from Magomaevaboff misses.
Chlen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chlen looks to land a right hand but Magomaevaboff moved out of range.
Nice shot by Chlen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomaevaboff is looking to clinch.
Chlen misses with a lunging right hand
and Magomaevaboff counters with a low kick, right behind Chlen 's knee.
Magomaevaboff just misses with a punch to the body.
Magomaevaboff throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Chlen lands the left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chlen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Magomaevaboff throws a low kick but Chlen avoids it.
Magomaevaboff moves out of range of the strikes.
Chlen throws a right hand that misses
and Magomaevaboff counters with a thumping low kick.
Chlen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chlen swings widly with a right hand
and Magomaevaboff counters with a slapping leg kick.
Magomaevaboff scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chlen doesn't seem bothered though.
Magomaevaboff works Chlen's body with a nice hook.
Chlen throws a looping overhand right but Magomaevaboff ducks down to avoid it.
Magomaevaboff appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Magomaevaboff listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Chlen throws a lazy uppercut
and Magomaevaboff counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Magomaevaboff takes one to the chin there.
Magomaevaboff throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chlen misses with a hook
and Magomaevaboff counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice uppercut there from Magomaevaboff.
Magomaevaboff throws a body kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chlen throws out a loose jab but Magomaevaboff uses good head movement to avoid it.
Magomaevaboff is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chlen blocks a low kick nicely.
Magomaevaboff walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Chlen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Magomaevaboff on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Magomaevaboff doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Igla Chlen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chlen throws an overhand right that lands on Magomaevaboff's shoulder, as Magomaevaboff tries to avoid the shot.
Magomaevaboff is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Chlen throws the left hand but Magomaevaboff avoids the punch easily.
Chlen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chlen throws a jab when Magomaevaboff was well out of range.
Nice defenses there by Magomaevaboff.
Magomaevaboff looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Magomaevaboff throws a leg kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomaevaboff takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Magomaevaboff slips under a jab from Chlen.
Chlen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Magomaevaboff counters with a nice uppercut.
Magomaevaboff throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Magomaevaboff uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chlen.
Chlen throws a body punch but Magomaevaboff moves out of range.
Magomaevaboff only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Magomaevaboff. That snapped Chlen's head back.
Chlen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Magomaevaboff bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Husein Magomaevaboff has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chlen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Magomaevaboff staying out of range there.
Chlen blocks a jab.
Chlen is looking to counter punch.
Magomaevaboff lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Chlen at a distance.
Magomaevaboff throws a jab but it's blocked by Chlen.
Magomaevaboff tests Chlen's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Magomaevaboff misses with a leg kick.
Chlen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Magomaevaboff throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice defenses there by Magomaevaboff.
Magomaevaboff loads up on a big right hand but Chlen slips the punch.
Magomaevaboff misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chlen.
Magomaevaboff ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chlen moves away.
Chlen moves out of range of the strikes.
Chlen lunges at Magomaevaboff with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Magomaevaboff's hand.
Magomaevaboff takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Chlen scores with a jab to the head.
Magomaevaboff throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chlen slips a jab and a cross from Magomaevaboff.

And that's the end of the fight!
Husein Magomaevaboff comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Chlen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Igla Chlen!
Igla Chlen thanked the fans post fight for their support.