PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Konstantin Magomedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Makahlen Gorbachoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Magomedov's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ave Maria. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Magomedov
vs
Gorbachoff

188 cm
29
245 lbs
20 - 10 - 0

198 cm
26
246 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Konstantin Magomedov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Makahlen Gorbachoff!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magomedov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Magomedov misses with a hook

and Gorbachoff counters with a single leg into guard. Magomedov didn't expect that.
Gorbachoff throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Magomedov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gorbachoff looking to sit in guard and control but Magomedov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
We've been hearing that Magomedov has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Gorbachoff is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Magomedov trying to control the position from guard on top but Gorbachoff is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Magomedov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gorbachoff controls Magomedov momentarily but Magomedov frees himself.
Magomedov wants to control from the top but Gorbachoff keeps moving.
Gorbachoff utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Magomedov trying to control but Gorbachoff is working from the bottom.
Gorbachoff looking for a sweep. Not yet Gorbachoff, not yet.
Magomedov postures up.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nice defenses there by Gorbachoff.
Gorbachoff lands a nice leg kick that just misses Magomedov's sensitive parts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov jabs Gorbachoff to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gorbachoff slips under a jab.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Magomedov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gorbachoff gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Gorbachoff tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Magomedov blocks a body shot from Gorbachoff.
Gorbachoff misses with a punch to the body.
Magomedov misses with a punch on the inside.
Magomedov takes a shot to the head.
Gorbachoff throws a head punch that misses.
Gorbachoff doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gorbachoff cracks Magomedov with a nice body shot.
Gorbachoff misses with a punch on the inside.
Gorbachoff blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorbachoff digs a right hand underneath Magomedov's ribcage. Magomedov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Magomedov misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gorbachoff.
Gorbachoff lands a nice shot to the body.
Magomedov is breathing heavily.
Gorbachoff tries a body shot but Magomedov blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Gorbachoff.
Gorbachoff lands a right hand.
Gorbachoff lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gorbachoff misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gorbachoff.
Magomedov blocks a body shot from Gorbachoff.
Gorbachoff lands a hook that snaps the head of Magomedov backwards.
Magomedov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gorbachoff fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gorbachoff misses with a punch to the body.
Gorbachoff misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gorbachoff on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gorbachoff pushes Magomedov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gorbachoff tries to circle away but Magomedov has him pinned against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Magomedov.
A short right from Gorbachoff on the inside.
Gorbachoff lands with a short shot to the head.
Gorbachoff pressing his opponent against the cage.
Gorbachoff misses with a body punch.
Gorbachoff can't find room to land a body shot as Magomedov controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Gorbachoff fails to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Magomedov is working for takedown but Gorbachoff is calmly controlling the position for now.
Magomedov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Magomedov.
Gorbachoff doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Makahlen Gorbachoff dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Gorbachoff dodges the punch combination from Magomedov.
Magomedov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gorbachoff rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Magomedov counter with a right hand.
Magomedov throws out a loose jab but Gorbachoff uses good head movement to avoid it.

Magomedov shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Gorbachoff is trying to defend but Magomedov finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Gorbachoff is looking to improve his position.
Magomedov trying to pass the guard but Gorbachoff defending well.
Gorbachoff wants to control but Magomedov is keeping busy.
Magomedov not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov is thwarting Gorbachoff's attempts to control the position.
Magomedov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Magomedov with the ground and pound but Gorbachoff uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Gorbachoff looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gorbachoff is trying to keep Magomedov in close.
Magomedov won't allow Gorbachoff to sweep him here.
Magomedov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gorbachoff controls Magomedov momentarily but Magomedov frees himself.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Magomedov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorbachoff trying to control the position here.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Makahlen Gorbachoff.
Gorbachoff jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gorbachoff has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Gorbachoff tries to land a leg kick but Magomedov saw it coming and moves away.
Nice takedown defense from Magomedov. No joy for Gorbachoff on that attempt.
Gorbachoff with a jab.
Gorbachoff throws a leg kick

and Magomedov counters with a takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Magomedov cracks Gorbachoff with a big right hand but Gorbachoff just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
You can see the frustration on Gorbachoff's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Magomedov sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Gorbachoff is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorbachoff taking a bit of punishment here - Magomedov scoring with strikes.
Magomedov trying to control the action but Gorbachoff is working from the bottom.
Sloppy strikes there by Magomedov.
Gorbachoff tries to improve position but can't.
Magomedov scoring with punches and elbows.
Magomedov misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Gorbachoff is looking for a sweep.
Magomedov postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Gorbachoff is trying to control Magomedov's posture but Magomedov avoids it.
Magomedov trying to control the position but Gorbachoff is working away.
Konstantin Magomedov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gorbachoff managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Magomedov.
Magomedov is putting a hurting on Gorbachoff here, landing some big shots from side control.
Gorbachoff avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Magomedov.
Gorbachoff is not content to let Magomedov control the position.
Magomedov with the ground and pound but Gorbachoff regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Magomedov throws a strike but Gorbachoff avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Konstantin Magomedov dominated that second round.
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.

Magomedov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gorbachoff fails with a takedown attempt.
Magomedov moves in looking to clinch but Gorbachoff pushes him off.
Magomedov lands a nice looking body shot.
Gorbachoff misses with a looping right.
Magomedov throws a sloppy head kick and Gorbachoff moves out of range easily.
Gorbachoff connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Magomedov scores with a shot to the body.
Gorbachoff blocks the body kick.
Gorbachoff misses with a hook.
Magomedov throws a push kick but Gorbachoff slaps the foot to one side.
Gorbachoff shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Magomedov but Magomedov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gorbachoff attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gorbachoff shoots in for a takedown but Magomedov shows good takedown defense.
Konstantin Magomedov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Makahlen Gorbachoff.

Magomedov shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Gorbachoff is trying to control but can't.
Gorbachoff is refusing to be controlled, as Magomedov sits in half guard.
Magomedov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gorbachoff's head.
Magomedov looks to land a strike but Gorbachoff avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Gorbachoff is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gorbachoff avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gorbachoff keeping moving, preventing Magomedov from controlling successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Magomedov pushes down on Gorbachoff's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Gorbachoff keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gorbachoff is pressing down on Magomedov's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Gorbachoff is trying to hold Magomedov in close to prevent damage but Magomedov has managed to pass into half guard.
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.
Magomedov not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov is thwarting Gorbachoff's attempts to control the position.
Magomedov working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Gorbachoff's thigh. Gorbachoff counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Magomedov stands and throws Gorbachoff's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Magomedov tries to score with some ground and pound. Gorbachoff controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Magomedov working away.
Magomedov is putting a hurting on Gorbachoff here, landing some big shots from side control.
Gorbachoff is looking for a sweep.
Magomedov scores with a couple of short elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov throws an elbow but Gorbachoff slips to the side and avoids it well.
Gorbachoff can't do much from the bottom here.
Gorbachoff tries to improve position but can't.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Magomedov looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Gorbachoff is avoiding damage well.
Gorbachoff dodges the ground and pound from Magomedov.
Gorbachoff is not content to let Magomedov control the position.
Gorbachoff tries to get back to half guard but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Magomedov connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Gorbachoff some visible discomfort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Konstantin Magomedov clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Magomedov on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Gorbachoff moves into range and connects with a jab.
A good leg kick by Magomedov.
Magomedov tries to score with a low kick but Gorbachoff moves his leg out of the way.
Magomedov tries to clinch but Gorbachoff moves out of range.
Gorbachoff throws a sloppy head kick and Magomedov moves out of range easily.
Nice body kick from Magomedov.

Gorbachoff shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Magomedov napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Gorbachoff wants to lay and pray for a moment but Magomedov keeps working.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gorbachoff might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Magomedov haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov manages to get back to half guard.
Magomedov wants to improve his position but Gorbachoff is controlling well.
Magomedov slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorbachoff trying to control but Magomedov is working from the bottom.

Makahlen Gorbachoff has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gorbachoff crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Magomedov - the referee stops the clock and Gorbachoff gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Magomedov. Gorbachoff manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Gorbachoff throws a looping overhand right but Magomedov ducks down to avoid it.
Magomedov scores with a head kick. Gorbachoff tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorbachoff lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Gorbachoff lunges at Magomedov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Magomedov's hand.
Magomedov checks a low kick from Gorbachoff.
Gorbachoff thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Magomedov if he has to take too many more of those.
Magomedov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Magomedov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gorbachoff thows a body shot but no joy.
Magomedov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Magomedov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gorbachoff.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Gorbachoff. Magomedov shrugs it off though.
A jab from Gorbachoff finds it's way through Magomedov's defenses.
Gorbachoff throws a sloppy head kick and Magomedov moves out of range easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Magomedov misses with a wild body shot.
Magomedov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov tries to clinch there but Gorbachoff circles away.
Konstantin Magomedov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Magomedov is looking to clinch but Gorbachoff is avoiding it.
Magomedov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gorbachoff can pounce on him.
Magomedov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Magomedov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gorbachoff has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gorbachoff dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Magomedov. That did some damage!
Magomedov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Magomedov scores with a sloppy right hand. Gorbachoff should have avoided that one.
Magomedov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gorbachoff lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Magomedov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Magomedov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Magomedov throws a body punch but Gorbachoff moves out of range.
Gorbachoff tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gorbachoff blocks a head kick by Magomedov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Makahlen Gorbachoff dominated that fourth round.
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!

Magomedov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gorbachoff's waist but Gorbachoff gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Magomedov off to one side.
Gorbachoff misses with a low kick.
Magomedov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gorbachoff can pounce on him.
Gorbachoff looks to score with a jab to the body but Magomedov is just out of range.
Magomedov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gorbachoff throws a leg kick which misses Magomedov's front leg but catches the back leg as Magomedov tries to avoid it.

Gorbachoff moves into range and clinches up with Magomedov.
Gorbachoff managing to block the knees to the body from Magomedov.
A short left from Gorbachoff.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gorbachoff.
Gorbachoff prevents a body shot from Magomedov.
Gorbachoff throws a head punch that misses.
Magomedov misses with a body punch.
Magomedov lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Magomedov fails to land.
Magomedov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Magomedov prevents a body shot from Gorbachoff.
Gorbachoff lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Makahlen Gorbachoff seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gorbachoff lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gorbachoff tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gorbachoff doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gorbachoff swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Magomedov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gorbachoff cracks Magomedov with a nice body shot.
Gorbachoff goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Magomedov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gorbachoff lands a left hand.
Gorbachoff tries to work over Magomedov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Magomedov presses Gorbachoff against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Magomedov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gorbachoff working aggressively here.
Gorbachoff tries to throw a body punch but Magomedov avoids it by throwing Gorbachoff back against the cage.
Magomedov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gorbachoff's elbow.
Gorbachoff misses with a short punch on the inside.
Magomedov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gorbachoff tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gorbachoff misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gorbachoff misses with some punches.
Magomedov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gorbachoff's elbow.
Gorbachoff lands a body shot in the clinch.
Magomedov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov misses with a punch to the body.
Magomedov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gorbachoff has him pressed against the cage.
Magomedov is looking for a takedown.
Magomedov works on Gorbachoff's body with a couple of short punches.
Magomedov struggles to land a body shot inside as Gorbachoff controls his hands.
Gorbachoff misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A hook to the body from Gorbachoff.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Gorbachoff lands with a right to the head.
Magomedov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gorbachoff misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gorbachoff misses with a punch on the inside.
Gorbachoff tries to stall but Magomedov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gorbachoff misses with a punch to the body.
Gorbachoff prevents Magomedov from breaking the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gorbachoff misses with the head strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gorbachoff tries to throw a body punch but Magomedov avoids it by throwing Gorbachoff back against the cage.
Magomedov blocks a body shot from Gorbachoff.
Magomedov missing with knees to the body.
Gorbachoff lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short body shot lands from Magomedov as the two fighters clinch.
Magomedov misses with a body punch.
Magomedov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Magomedov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gorbachoff stops a takedown attempt from Magomedov.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Konstantin Magomedov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Magomedov blocks an uppercut.
Gorbachoff swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gorbachoff misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gorbachoff swings wildly with an uppercut but Magomedov uses good head movement to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Makahlen Gorbachoff comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gorbachoff 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Konstantin Magomedov!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Konstantin Magomedov!

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