PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leandro Damiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaaskelainen Magamedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Magamedov has chosen Linkin Park feat. Jay-Z - Dirt off your shoulder as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Damiao
vs
Magamedov

190 cm
25
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

198 cm
22
203 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leandro Damiao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jaaskelainen Magamedov!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Thiago Cunha and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damiao throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Magamedov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Damiao fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Damiao avoids the head kick by Magamedov.
Damiao wants to clinch

and Magamedov counters by moving into the clinch.
Damiao drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Magamedov gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Damiao is trying to break the clinch but Magamedov is controlling him.

Damiao breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Magamedov looks to land a body kick but Damiao moved away.
Damiao swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magamedov dives in and grabs Damiao's left leg, looking for a takedown. Damiao pushes down on Magamedov's head and hops out.
No joy there for Damiao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Magamedov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Damiao has managed to clinch.
Magamedov is working for takedown but Damiao is calmly controlling the position for now.
Damiao drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Damiao blocks the elbow strike.
Damiao is working for takedown but Magamedov is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leandro Damiao. That's going to take a lot out of him.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Damiao just misses with a elbow thrown towards Magamedov's brow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damiao jumps guard but Magamedov stands there with Damiao around his waist. Damiao gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Magamedov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Damiao pulls guard.
Magamedov wants to stand but Damiao has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Magamedov pushes down on Damiao's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Damiao regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Magamedov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magamedov throws an elbow that misses. Damiao uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Magamedov's guard. Nice move by Damiao!
Magamedov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Magamedov is trying to control the action in half guard but Damiao is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damiao keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Magamedov prevents Damiao from standing back up.

Damiao manages to escape and get back to his feet!

Magamedov shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Damiao's guard.
Magamedov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Magamedov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Magamedov stops Damiao from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Magamedov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Damiao is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jaaskelainen Magamedov will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Damiao rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Magamedov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Damiao connects with a good right hand that stumbles Magamedov. Magamedov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Magamedov shoots in but Damiao avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Damiao tries to clinch there but Magamedov circles away.
Magamedov staying out of range there.
Damiao throws a series of strikes that have Magamedov backpedaling.

It looks like Jaaskelainen Magamedov has been cut.

Damiao gets caught napping as Magamedov dives in and scores a takedown. Damiao manages to retain guard.
Magamedov stops Damiao from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magamedov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Magamedov forces his way into half guard.

Magamedov is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Damiao doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Magamedov.

Magamedov stands up from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Damiao gets tackled into the cage by Magamedov. Magamedov maintains the clinch.
Damiao managing to block the knees to the body from Magamedov.
Magamedov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Magamedov goes for a takedown attempt but Damiao pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magamedov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Horrible takedown by Magamedov or perhaps it was just good defense by Damiao which made him look bad.
Leandro Damiao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaaskelainen Magamedov.
Damiao misses with a double jab
and Magamedov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Magamedov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magamedov shoots in but no luck this time.
Damiao throws a head kick that misses.

Damiao gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Damiao tries to circle away but Magamedov has him pinned against the cage.

Damiao manages to pull guard.
Magamedov looking to pass the guard.
Jaaskelainen Magamedov has got the better of the ground game so far.

Damiao is working an open guard so Magamedov takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jaaskelainen Magamedov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jaaskelainen Magamedov's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

The fight stays on the outside here - Damiao looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Magamedov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Damiao.
Magamedov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Damiao fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Magamedov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Damiao jumps guard but Magamedov stands there with Damiao around his waist. Damiao gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Magamedov breaks the clinch.
Damiao jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damiao tries to clinch up

and Magamedov counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Magamedov.
Magamedov tries to pull guard but Damiao holds him up against the cage and eventually Magamedov drops back down to his feet.
Magamedov blocks the elbow strike.
Damiao throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Magamedov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Damiao is trying to drag Magamedov to the mat but Magamedov just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Damiao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damiao tries to clinch up.
Damiao misses with a combination

and Magamedov counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Magamedov stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Damiao to get to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Damiao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Magamedov was well out of range. Poor timing from Damiao.
Damiao throws a body kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damiao takes a swing at Magamedov's ribcage but misses.
Magamedov doesn't manage to clinch there - Damiao circles away.
Magamedov misses with a double jab
and Damiao counters with a low kick, right behind Magamedov 's knee.
Leandro Damiao is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Damiao stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Damiao wants it to stay on the feet.
Magamedov checks a low kick from Damiao.
Damiao misses with a combination

and Magamedov counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Magamedov decides to return to a standing position.
Magamedov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damiao tries to clinch but Magamedov moves out of range.
Damiao avoids the head kick by Magamedov.
Damiao works over Magamedov's head and body with a nice combination.
Leandro Damiao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Damiao misses with a low kick.
Damiao closes the distance but Magamedov moves to the side

and Magamedov counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Damiao uses the cage to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Magamedov takes one to the chin there.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jaaskelainen Magamedov.
I've got Magamedov winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Jaaskelainen Magamedov!
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Jaaskelainen Magamedov!
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight for Jaaskelainen Magamedov!

Jaaskelainen Magamedov wins by unanimous decision!