PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mamed Khalidov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mamed Chalidow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khalidov comes to the ring accompanied by Mamed - CoreMoon. Chalidow has chosen Martin Garrix - Proxy as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Khalidov
vs
Chalidow

182 cm
31
196 lbs
5 - 9 - 0

183 cm
33
185 lbs
14 - 17 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Experienced

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mamed Khalidov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mamed Chalidow!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Khalidov gets caught napping as Chalidow dives in and scores a takedown. Khalidov manages to retain guard.
Khalidov 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.
Khalidov seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Khalidov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Chalidow tries to get to full guard but Khalidov has control of the leg.
Khalidov wants to stand but Chalidow has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chalidow is looking to improve his position.
Khalidov not doing much here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Khalidov is working for a submission of some sort.
Chalidow wants to improve his position but Khalidov is controlling well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Chalidow avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Khalidov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Khalidov is trying to control. Chalidow wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Chalidow wants to control the action here but instead Khalidov manages to pass to full mount!
Chalidow reaches up to try and control the position but Khalidov seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Chalidow rolls and tries to escape and now Khalidov has his back!
Khalidov controlling well, preventing Chalidow from escaping the position.

Chalidow preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Khalidov.
Khalidov not allowing Chalidow to control his hands.
Khalidov wants to control but Chalidow manages to buck him off and is now in Khalidov's guard! Nice work there by Chalidow!
Chalidow wants to pass the guard but Khalidov is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Chalidow manages to get himself to full guard.

Khalidov trying to stand up but can't free himself from Chalidow's guard.
Khalidov engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Chalidow is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Chalidow looks winded!
Khalidov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Khalidov has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Chalidow is proving hard to escape from.
Khalidov wants to control from the top but Chalidow keeps moving.
Khalidov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chalidow trying to keep a closed guard but Khalidov is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mamed Khalidov dominated that 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.

Khalidov closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Chalidow is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chalidow is trying to stand.

Khalidov is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Chalidow has managed to free his arm - good work.
Khalidov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Chalidow actively working from the bottom here.
Khalidov works his foot free and advances to mount.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Chalidow is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalidov lands a heavy elbow.
Khalidov with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Mamed Khalidov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Khalidov trying to control but Chalidow is having none of it.
Chalidow is desperately trying to improve his position but Khalidov has a good base and remains in mount.
Khalidov punishing his opponent with strikes.
Chalidow tries to lock up and control but Khalidov gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Khalidov controlling the pace for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chalidow has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Khalidov's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.

Khalidov is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Chalidow defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Khalidov has good solid back control here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chalidow rolls, trying to escape but Khalidov keeps control of the position.

Khalidov seems to be going for a rear naked choke. He has an arm under Chalidow's chin but Chalidow turns very nicely into Khalidov's guard. Good BJJ skills being displayed there by Chalidow.
Chalidow looking to sit in guard and control but Khalidov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Chalidow looking to hit a scissor sweep but Khalidov is one step ahead there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov wants to pass the guard but Chalidow is keeping the position.
Khalidov stands and throws Chalidow's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Khalidov is looking to take a break and control but Chalidow is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chalidow is trying to escape the position but Khalidov is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mamed Khalidov dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Chalidow feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Khalidov looking to control.
Chalidow trying to control the position from guard on top but Khalidov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Khalidov lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khalidov wants to control from the top but Chalidow keeps moving.
Chalidow takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Khalidov wants to stand but Chalidow has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalidov works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Chalidow trying to hold on to Khalidov's head to control him but Khalidov postures up.
Chalidow is not content to let Khalidov control the position.
Khalidov passes the guard and advances to mount!
Chalidow really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov fails to take his opponent's back.
Chalidow is looking to get to half guard.
Khalidov content just to control the position here.

Khalidov is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Khalidov extends the arm and Chalidow is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mamed Khalidov!
After the fight, Mamed Khalidov was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.