PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Magamedov (ranked 4229 p4p, 4378 weight class) and Smol Testone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Magamedov
vs
Testone

178 cm
23
155
0 - 0 - 0

172 cm
18
150
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

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 Las Vegas, Nikolai Magamedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Smol Testone!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Testone gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Magamedov to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Magamedov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Testone swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Magamedov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Testone is controlling Magamedov's posture.
Magamedov wants to control from the top but Testone keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magamedov wants to get up but he can't break Testone's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Magamedov 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magamedov would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Magamedov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Testone swivels though and keeps the full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Testone tries for a takedown but Magamedov circles away easily
and Magamedov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Testone fails with a takedown attempt.
Magamedov half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.

Magamedov gets the takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Testone struggling a bit here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magamedov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Testone keeps working.
Magamedov working away.
Magamedov looking to control but instead Testone has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Magamedov trying to control from half guard but Testone is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Magamedov thows a huge punch but Testone dodges it nicely.
Magamedov is stalling here. Testone is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Magamedov seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Testone has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The strikes coming from Testone are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Testone lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Magamedov down.
Magamedov is looking to get back to his feet here but Testone is keeping cool and he's managed to take Magamedov's back.
Testone lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Testone lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Magamedov.
Testone connects with a big shot to the side of Magamedov's head.
Testone is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Testone gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Testone gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Testone apologises and we restart here on the feet.

Magamedov moves into the clinch.

Magamedov breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Magamedov. No joy for Testone on that attempt.
Nikolai Magamedov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Smol Testone.

Magamedov shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Testone manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Magamedov looking to sit in guard and control but Testone gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Magamedov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Testone landing some decent shots from guard.
Testone is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Testone avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Magamedov is breathing heavily.
Testone postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nikolai Magamedov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Testone drives through with a takedown into Magamedov's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Testone working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Testone has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Testone throwing strikes from guard but Magamedov blocks nicely.
Testone throwing strikes from guard but Magamedov blocks nicely.
Testone works over Magamedov with some ground and pound from guard.
Testone throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Magamedov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Magamedov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Testone cracks Magamedov with a solid left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Testone scoring with some ground and pound.
Testone connects with a couple of short punches.
Testone makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Testone circles away from the clinch attempt.
Testone gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Magamedov counters with a three punch combo that has Testone backing up. Testone nods at Magamedov to acknowledge the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Testone misses with a takedown attempt
and Magamedov counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Testone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Testone with the counter takedown but Magamedov avoids it easily.
Testone fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nikolai Magamedov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Smol Testone.
Testone shoots in but Magamedov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Testone is breathing heavily.
Testone fails with the takedown
and Magamedov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Magamedov slaps away a takedown attempt from Testone, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Magamedov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Testone goes for a takedown attempt but Magamedov pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Testone shoots and misses
and Magamedov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Magamedov closes the distance and pushes Testone back into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Testone goes for a takedown attempt but Magamedov pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Testone tries for a takedown but Magamedov circles away easily
and Magamedov counters with an inside leg kick.
Magamedov lands a head kick!

It looks like Smol Testone has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Magamedov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Testone, pushing him back against the cage.

Magamedov manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Testone is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Testone throwing strikes but missing.
Testone scoring with punches to the head and body.
Magamedov wants to sweep but no luck.
Testone lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Testone with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Smol Testone has got the better of the ground game so far.
Testone lands a couple of elbows.
Testone with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

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

Magamedov gets a takedown into half guard.

Testone is defending against the submission attempts here by Magamedov.
Testone is trying is best to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Testone tries to get to full guard but Magamedov has control of the leg.
Magamedov is looking to advance position but Testone won't allow it.
Testone slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Testone controlling the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nikolai Magamedov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Smol Testone's cut.
That's time! Magamedov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Testone 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.
Testone working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Magamedov's head.
Testone throwing strikes from guard but Magamedov blocks nicely.

Magamedov has his feet on Testone's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Magamedov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Testone can do to turn this around?
Testone on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Testone doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Magamedov counters with a two punch combo.

Magamedov pushes Testone up against the cage in a clinch.
Testone has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Magamedov is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Magamedov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Testone drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Testone makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Testone landing with the ground and pound.
Testone in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Magamedov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Magamedov looking to control.
Testone chips away with some ground and pound.
Magamedov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Testone working some strikes from top position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Testone keeps the fight on the outside.
Magamedov is looking to clinch.
Testone shoots and misses
and Magamedov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nikolai Magamedov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Smol Testone.

Magamedov shoots in and gets a takedown into Testone's guard.
Smol Testone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magamedov preventing the sweep.
Magamedov throws a strike but Testone rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Testone lands a couple of digs.
Testone lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Testone is in close to Magamedov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Testone is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Testone lands a couple of digs.
Testone cracks Magamedov with a solid left hand.
Testone makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Testone is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Testone is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Testone chips away with some ground and pound.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Magamedov leaves Testone with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Smol Testone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Testone shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Magamedov's guard.
Testone postures up and lands a big shot to Magamedov's brow.
Testone makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Magamedov trying to control the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Testone's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Testone keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Magamedov's head.
Testone postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Testone postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Testone postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Testone fails to land the takedown.

Testone closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Magamedov to the mat! Magamedov manages to get full guard.
Testone landing with the ground and pound.
Testone landing some decent shots from guard.
Testone scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Testone drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Testone jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Testone connects with a couple of short punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Smol Testone.
I think Magamedov 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikolai Magamedov!