PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adlan Amagov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Enquist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Amagov's entrance music is The Doors - Riders On the Storm. A fine choice. Patrick Enquist is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Amagov
vs
Enquist

188 cm
21
170 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

178 cm
18
179 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adlan Amagov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Patrick Enquist!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Eddie Farnsworth and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amagov scores with a one two! Enquist had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

It looks like Patrick Enquist has been cut.
Enquist wants to clinch.
Amagov seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Amagov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Amagov feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Nice cross by Amagov.
Enquist takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Amagov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Enquist tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Enquist tries to clinch but Amagov moves away
and Amagov counters with a stiff right hand.
Enquist darts in trying to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

Amagov tries to keep at a distance but Enquist has taken the fight into the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Amagov.
Amagov is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Enquist pulls him back up using the underhooks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Amagov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Enquist tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Amagov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Enquist tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Amagov moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Enquist clinches up against the cage.
Enquist tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Enquist has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Amagov stalling in the clinch.
Enquist working hard to break the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Amagov lands a left hand.
Enquist letting Amagov take a breather here.
Enquist lands a nice uppercut.
Amagov lands with a light punch inside.
Enquist misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Enquist just misses with a elbow thrown towards Amagov's brow.
Enquist is trying to break free.
Enquist pushes Amagov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Enquist gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Amagov.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Enquist goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Amagov lands an elbow inside.
Amagov pressing his opponent against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Amagov.
A nice right hand lands inside from Enquist.
Amagov is leaning against Enquist and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Enquist misses with a hook from the clinch.
Enquist misses with a short punch on the inside.
Amagov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Enquist wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Amagov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Amagov manages to break the clinch.
Amagov lands with a right hand.
Enquist wants to clinch but Amagov slips to the side
and Amagov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Amagov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Amagov looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Enquist is looking to clinch.
Enquist moves to clinch but Amagov breaks away
and Amagov counters with a nice uppercut.
Enquist moves to clinch but Amagov breaks away
and Amagov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Enquist tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A nice leg kick lands there from Amagov.
Enquist tries to clinch up.
Enquist is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Enquist looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Enquist fails in his attempt to clinch.
Enquist doesn't manage to clinch there - Amagov circles away.
Amagov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Enquist moves in looking to clinch but Amagov pushes him off.
A lazy left from Amagov finds it's target.
Patrick Enquist is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Amagov throws a right and a left that Enquist avoids nicely.
Amagov keeps the fight on the outside.
Amagov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Enquist wants to clinch up but Amagov keeps it at a distance.
Amagov circles away from the clinch attempt
and Amagov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Enquist fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adlan Amagov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Patrick Enquist's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

The fight stays on the outside here - Enquist looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Amagov is looking for a counter combo.
Enquist tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Amagov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Patrick Enquist is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Enquist darts in trying to clinch
and Amagov counters with a low kick, right behind Enquist 's knee.
Amagov circles away from the clinch attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Amagov.
Amagov circles away from the clinch attempt
and Amagov counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Enquist tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Amagov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Amagov connects with a leg kick. Enquist looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Enquist tries to clinch up.
Adlan Amagov is winning the standup battle so far.
Amagov jabs Enquist right on the nose. Enquist blinks but takes it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Enquist tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Enquist takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Enquist wants to clinch but Amagov slips to the side
and Amagov counters with a left to the body.
Enquist tries to clinch but Amagov moves away
and Amagov counters with a slapping leg kick.
Enquist tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Amagov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A little feinted left hand from Amagov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Enquist tries to clinch up but Amagov circles away and keeps his distance.
Enquist is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Enquist tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Amagov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Enquist tries to clinch
and Amagov counters with a thumping low kick.
Enquist moves to clinch but Amagov breaks away
and Amagov counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Enquist tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Amagov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Enquist tries to clinch but Amagov is having none of it.
Enquist looks to clinch
and Amagov counters with a body kick that stops Enquist in his tracks momentarily.
Enquist closes the distance but Amagov moves to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Enquist's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Enquist tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Amagov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Enquist gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Amagov sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Enquist keeping full guard, as Amagov tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Enquist wants to get back to his feet but Amagov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Amagov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Amagov trying to control the position from guard on top but Enquist is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Enquist is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Amagov slips nicely into half guard.
Amagov content to control rather than advance.
Enquist looks like he's trying to stand up.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adlan Amagov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Patrick Enquist's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Enquist tries to clinch there but Amagov circles away.
Amagov keeps the fight on the outside.
Enquist tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Amagov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Enquist tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Amagov counters with a left to the body.
Enquist wants to clinch.
Amagov looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Amagov catches Enquist with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Enquist tries to clinch but Amagov is having none of it.
Patrick Enquist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Enquist tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Amagov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Amagov clobbers Enquist with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Enquist tries to close the distance and clinch up but Amagov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Amagov with a nice cross.
Enquist takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Enquist tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Amagov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Enquist moves to clinch but Amagov breaks away
and Amagov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Amagov shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Enquist eats them both and turns towards Amagov to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Amagov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Enquist closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Enquist tries to clinch
and Amagov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Enquist walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Enquist tries to close the distance and clinch up but Amagov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Enquist tries to close the distance and clinch but Amagov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Enquist is looking to clinch.
Amagov appears to be looking for a big counter.
Enquist fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amagov feints a jab promting Enquist to slip. Amagov then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Enquist slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Enquist is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Enquist has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Enquist tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Amagov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Enquist tries to clinch
and Amagov counters with a left to the body.

Enquist clinches.
Amagov stalling.
Amagov dodges an elbow strike from Enquist.
Amagov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Enquist scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Amagov presses Enquist against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Enquist misses with a body punch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Stalling in the clinch from Amagov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amagov prevents Enquist from breaking the clinch.
Amagov tries to land knees in the clinch but Enquist avoids the damage to the body.
Enquist lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Amagov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Enquist tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Amagov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Adlan Amagov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Enquist tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Amagov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Enquist closes the distance looking to clinch
and Amagov counters with a nice body shot.
Amagov connects with a right hand. Enquist shakes it off.
Amagov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Patrick Enquist has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Enquist moves to clinch but Amagov breaks away
and Amagov counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Enquist is looking to clinch but Amagov is avoiding it.
Amagov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Amagov lunges at Enquist with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Enquist's hand.
Enquist closes the distance but Amagov moves to the side
letting Amagov counter with a right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Amagov. That's going to slow Enquist down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Enquist tries to close the distance and clinch but Amagov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Enquist wants to clinch up but Amagov keeps it at a distance.
Amagov jabs Enquist to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Amagov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Enquist can do to turn this around?
Enquist tries to clinch but Amagov is having none of it.
Enquist throws a nice looking combination but Amagov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Amagov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Enquist's hands.
Amagov circles away from the clinch attempt
and Amagov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

And that's the end of the fight!
Adlan Amagov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Amagov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:26
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:26
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adlan Amagov!
In his post fight interview, Adlan Amagov started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.