PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ibragim Ibragimov (ranked 4555 p4p, 5737 weight class) and Umar Kurbanov (ranked 390 p4p, 446 weight class). Umar Kurbanov told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Ibragimov
vs
Kurbanov

170 cm
18
150
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
153
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Bondi MMA 🏝️

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ibragim Ibragimov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Umar Kurbanov!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kurbanov gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Kurbanov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kurbanov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ibragimov scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kurbanov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ibragimov lands a couple of digs.
Kurbanov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Kurbanov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ibragimov works over Kurbanov with some ground and pound from guard.
Ibragimov chips away with some ground and pound.
Ibragimov stands up over Kurbanov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ibragimov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kurbanov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibragimov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kurbanov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ibragimov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ibragimov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ibragimov trying to control the position from guard on top but Kurbanov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ibragimov is in close to Kurbanov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ibragimov throws a big right hand that misses.
Kurbanov has Ibragimov pulled in close to control his posture.
Ibragimov chips away with some ground and pound.
Ibragimov throwing strikes from guard but Kurbanov blocks nicely.
Ibragimov throws a big elbow that misses.
Ibragimov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ibragimov connects with a couple of short punches.
Ibragimov postures up and lands a big shot to Kurbanov's brow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibragimov working some strikes from top position.
Ibragimov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ibragimov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ibragimov forces his way into half guard.
Kurbanov looks winded!
Ibragimov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kurbanov has hold of Ibragimov's hands but Ibragimov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ibragimov lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ground and pound from Ibragimov.
Ibragimov drops an elbow to the side of Kurbanov's head.
Ibragimov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Kurbanov is rocked!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ibragimov lands a nice short elbow.
Kurbanov is still in real trouble! Can Ibragimov finish him?
Ibragimov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ibragimov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ibragimov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kurbanov keeps working.
Kurbanov seems to have recovered his senses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibragimov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ibragimov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ibragimov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ibragimov is trying to control the action in half guard but Kurbanov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ibragimov working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kurbanov has hold of Ibragimov's hands but Ibragimov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ibragimov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ibragimov winds up and cracks Kurbanov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ibragimov working Kurbanov over with strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ibragimov lands a nice short elbow.
Ibragimov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ibragimov working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ibragimov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ibragimov connects with a nice short shot to Kurbanov's temple.
Ibragimov is looking to take a break and control but Kurbanov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ibragimov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ibragimov lands a big elbow - Kurbanov is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Ibragimov!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ibragim Ibragimov!
In his post fight interview, Ibragim Ibragimov started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.