PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luther Doherty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konstantin Magomedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Doherty might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Evil Boy. Magomedov has chosen Ave Maria as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Doherty
vs
Magomedov

187 cm
25
245 lbs
4 - 0 - 1

188 cm
28
245 lbs
17 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

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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 4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luther Doherty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Konstantin Magomedov!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Doherty.
Doherty misses with the combination.
Magomedov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Doherty has managed to clinch.
Doherty working Magomedov over with knees to the body.
Doherty blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Magomedov fails to land.
Doherty tries to stall but Magomedov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Magomedov pushes off an throws an elbow but Doherty leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Doherty struggles to land a body shot inside as Magomedov controls his hands.
Magomedov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Doherty.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Magomedov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Magomedov misses with the head strike.
Magomedov avoiding damage as Doherty throws knees to the body.
A short right from Magomedov on the inside.

It looks like Luther Doherty has been cut.
Magomedov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Magomedov blocks a body shot from Doherty.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Doherty.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Doherty.
Magomedov keeps control of Doherty as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Magomedov lands a nice uppercut.

Magomedov pulls guard.
Doherty won't allow Magomedov to sweep him here.
Doherty has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Magomedov looking to control.
Magomedov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Magomedov has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Magomedov keeping moving, preventing Doherty from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Luther Doherty just wasn't active enough.
Doherty closes the distance but Magomedov moves to the side

and Magomedov counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doherty wants to improve his position but Magomedov is controlling well.
Magomedov is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Doherty!
The referee warns Doherty that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Magomedov.
Doherty taking shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov trying to control but Doherty is having none of it.
Doherty manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Magomedov is trying to control the action in half guard but Doherty is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Magomedov moves into full mount! Doherty won't be happy about that!
Magomedov looking to land elbow strikes but Doherty uses the position to regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov trying to control the pace.
Doherty keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Magomedov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Magomedov is pressing down on Doherty's thigh, looking to free his foot. Doherty is holding on for now.
Magomedov working Doherty over with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Magomedov is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Doherty reverses the position - he's now on top in Magomedov's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Konstantin Magomedov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luther Doherty's cut.
That's time! Doherty's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Magomedov swings widly with a right hand
and Doherty counters with a left and a right that stings Magomedov.
Magomedov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Doherty closes the distance and clinches.
Magomedov is trying to drag Doherty to the mat but Doherty just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Doherty.
Magomedov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Luther Doherty's cut is getting worse.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Magomedov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Doherty.
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!
Doherty looking to slow down the pace here.
Doherty can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Magomedov tries to break the clinch but Doherty is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doherty looking to slow down the pace here.
Magomedov prevents Doherty from breaking the clinch.
Doherty tries to throw a body punch but Magomedov avoids it by throwing Doherty back against the cage.

Magomedov decides to pull guard.
Magomedov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Doherty sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Magomedov's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doherty seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Magomedov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Magomedov is looking to improve his position.
Magomedov is staying active underneath Doherty, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Luther Doherty wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Doherty fails with an attempt to clinch.

Doherty gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Doherty blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov tries to pull guard but Doherty forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Doherty misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Doherty looking to throw knees to the head but Magomedov is blocking nicely.
Doherty is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Magomedov breaks from the clinch.
Magomedov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Doherty is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Doherty throws a series of strikes that have Magomedov backpedaling.

It looks like Konstantin Magomedov has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Magomedov slips a jab and a cross from Doherty.
We've been told by Doherty's head coaches at Soul Supremacy Elite Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Doherty tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Magomedov was well out of range. Poor timing from Doherty.
Doherty tries to clinch

and Magomedov counters with a shoot takedown. Doherty fights it but they end up in guard.
Magomedov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov is looking to advance position but Doherty has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Magomedov is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Magomedov tries to lock up and control but Doherty gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luther Doherty dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Doherty throws a body punch but Magomedov moves out of range.
Doherty avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Luther Doherty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Doherty rushes Magomedov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Magomedov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Doherty just stands there and leans against the cage.
Magomedov jumps guard but Doherty stands there with Magomedov around his waist. Magomedov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Doherty misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Magomedov.
Doherty is working Magomedov over against the cage.
Doherty wants to get back to striking at distance but Magomedov won't allow it.
Doherty tries to break free but Magomedov pushes him back against the cage.
Magomedov has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Doherty is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Luther Doherty has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Konstantin Magomedov.
A short body shot lands from Doherty as the two fighters clinch.

Magomedov breaks the clinch.
Doherty closes the distance looking to clinch

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov trying to control the position from guard on top but Doherty is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Doherty wants to sweep here but Magomedov controlling him for the moment.
Magomedov is looking to work some ground and pound but Doherty has wrist control.
Magomedov advances position into side control!
Magomedov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Doherty keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov lands some shots froms side control.
Magomedov misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Magomedov tries to score with some ground and pound. Doherty controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Doherty regains half guard, as Magomedov was trying to land strikes.
Magomedov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Doherty's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doherty is trying to get back to full guard.
Magomedov wants to take a breather but Doherty is having none of it.
Magomedov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
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 keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Magomedov throws a strike but Doherty avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Magomedov works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Magomedov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov is taking a breather. Doherty says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Magomedov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Magomedov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Doherty keeps working.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Magomedov looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Konstantin Magomedov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Magomedov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Konstantin Magomedov!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Konstantin Magomedov!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Konstantin Magomedov!

Konstantin Magomedov wins by unanimous decision!
Konstantin Magomedov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.