PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shamil Magomedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwayne johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). johnson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. the rock says kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Magomedov
vs
johnson

200 cm
20
270 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

195 cm
19
275 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shamil Magomedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dwayne johnson !
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Magomedov darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Magomedov is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Magomedov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

It looks like Dwayne johnson has been cut.
johnson is positioning himself well to prevent Magomedov advancing to mount.
johnson trying to control but Magomedov postures up.
Magomedov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. johnson defending well though.
Magomedov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Magomedov 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.
johnson trying to control from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Magomedov lands a nice short elbow.
johnson is trying to maintain the position but Magomedov is very close to passing his half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Magomedov is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
johnson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Magomedov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Magomedov takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Nice strikes from Magomedov there.
Magomedov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Magomedov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
johnson is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Ground and pound from Magomedov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Magomedov throwing shots but johnson is blocking nicely.
Magomedov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Magomedov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Magomedov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Magomedov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Magomedov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed johnson 's head.
johnson is trying to get back to full guard.

Magomedov seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. johnson is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Shamil Magomedov!