PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elias Eberhard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konstantin Magomedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Magomedov is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ave Maria. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Eberhard
vs
Magomedov

184 cm
35
225 lbs
26 - 11 - 0

188 cm
35
245 lbs
32 - 18 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

GREEN!160

Conviction

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 26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Elias Eberhard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Konstantin Magomedov!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magomedov throws a shot from downtown. Eberhard moves away and avoids it.
We've been hearing reports that Eberhard has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Magomedov looks to score with a jab to the body but Eberhard is just out of range.
Eberhard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Eberhard connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Eberhard throws the left hand but Magomedov avoids the punch easily.
Eberhard throws out a loose jab but Magomedov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Magomedov scores with a jab to the body.
Magomedov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Eberhard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Magomedov manages to avoid it.
Eberhard swings for the body but Magomedov moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Magomedov.
Eberhard on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Magomedov closes the distance and lands a one-two.

It looks like Elias Eberhard has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Eberhard.
Eberhard is breathing heavily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Magomedov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov throws a sloppy head kick and Eberhard moves out of range easily.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Eberhard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Magomedov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Eberhard's elbow.
Magomedov throws a punch but it's blocked by Eberhard.
Magomedov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Magomedov tries to work over Eberhard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Eberhard prevents the takedown attempt.
Eberhard lands a nice uppercut.
Eberhard is leaning against Magomedov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Eberhard gets through Magomedov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Magomedov misses with a punch on the inside.
Eberhard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Magomedov lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eberhard working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Eberhard fails to land.
Magomedov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Magomedov misses with a punch on the inside.
Magomedov misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eberhard pushes Magomedov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Magomedov scores with a shot to the side of Eberhard's head.
Magomedov tries to throw a body punch but Eberhard avoids it by throwing Magomedov back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Magomedov fails to land.
Eberhard blocks a body shot from Magomedov.
Magomedov lands with a short shot to the head.
Eberhard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Eberhard scores with a shot to the side of Magomedov's head.
Eberhard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Eberhard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eberhard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Magomedov's elbow.
Magomedov can't find room to land a body shot as Eberhard controls the action.
Magomedov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Eberhard backwards.
Magomedov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Eberhard backwards.
Eberhard misses with a punch to the body.
Magomedov blocks an uppercut.
Eberhard struggles to land a body shot inside as Magomedov controls his hands.
Magomedov lands with a left to the head.
Magomedov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good body shot from Eberhard.
Eberhard lands a body shot.
Magomedov takes a shot to the head.
Magomedov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Eberhard.
Eberhard lands a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Magomedov.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Eberhard.
Eberhard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eberhard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Eberhard misses with the head strike.
Eberhard lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Eberhard fails to land.
Eberhard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Eberhard on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Eberhard fails to land.
Eberhard digs a right hand underneath Magomedov's ribcage. Magomedov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Eberhard tries to throw a body punch but Magomedov avoids it by throwing Eberhard back against the cage.
Magomedov tries a body shot but Eberhard blocks it.
Eberhard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Magomedov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Eberhard's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Konstantin Magomedov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Elias Eberhard's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Eberhard lands with a straight right. Magomedov didn't see that one coming.
Magomedov misses with a body shot.
Magomedov works Eberhard's body with a nice hook.
Magomedov works the jab nicely.
Konstantin Magomedov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eberhard takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Eberhard moves out of range of the body kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Magomedov.
A shot to the liver by Eberhard. Beautiful body shot.
Magomedov jabs at Eberhard's body.
Magomedov lands with an uppercut that bounces Eberhard off the cage and back into range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Magomedov waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Eberhard. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Eberhard to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Magomedov passes Eberhard's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Magomedov is nestled in close to Eberhard, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Magomedov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov slips a nice elbow through Eberhard's hands, connecting with Eberhard's forehead.
Magomedov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Eberhard with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Magomedov moves nicely into side control.
Magomedov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Magomedov scoring with punches from side control.
Magomedov lands some shots froms side control.
Magomedov is looking to take a break and control but Eberhard is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Eberhard is looking for a sweep.
Magomedov remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Eberhard manages to work his way to half guard, despite Magomedov's best efforts.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Magomedov working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov lands with a punch from half guard.
Magomedov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Eberhard defending well though.
Eberhard is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Magomedov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Eberhard makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Eberhard.
Magomedov preventing the sweep.
Eberhard is working hard here to advance position.
Magomedov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Magomedov lands a couple of elbows.
Magomedov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Magomedov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eberhard looking for a sweep. Not yet Eberhard, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Magomedov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Eberhard lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Magomedov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Magomedov is pulling down on Eberhard's head. It's preventing any offense from Eberhard, at least for the moment.
Eberhard postures up in Magomedov's guard and throws a big left but Magomedov blocks it.
Magomedov controls Eberhard momentarily but Eberhard frees himself.
Magomedov 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.
Eberhard wants to control from the top but Magomedov keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eberhard throws a big elbow that misses.
Magomedov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Magomedov is controlling Eberhard's posture.
Magomedov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Eberhard is one step ahead there.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Eberhard misses with the head strike.
Eberhard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Magomedov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Eberhard lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Konstantin Magomedov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Elias Eberhard'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Eberhard scores with a nice strike.

Eberhard has Magomedov up against the cage in a clinch.
Magomedov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Magomedov working aggressively here.
Eberhard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Magomedov blocks a body shot from Eberhard.
Eberhard tries to work over Magomedov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Eberhard tries to work over Magomedov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Magomedov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedov misses with a punch on the inside.
Eberhard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Eberhard lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Magomedov or not.
Eberhard working aggressively here.
Magomedov swings wildly with an uppercut but Eberhard uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eberhard tries to throw a body punch but Magomedov avoids it by throwing Eberhard back against the cage.
Magomedov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Eberhard misses with the head strike.
Eberhard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Eberhard lands a shoulder strike.
Magomedov throws a punch but it's blocked by Eberhard.
Magomedov struggles to land a body shot inside as Eberhard controls his hands.
Eberhard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Eberhard lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Magomedov lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Magomedov fails to land.
Eberhard throws a head punch that misses.
Magomedov misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eberhard misses with a body punch.
Eberhard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Eberhard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Magomedov's elbow.
Eberhard is working Magomedov over against the cage.
Magomedov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Magomedov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Magomedov can't find room to land a body shot as Eberhard controls the action.
Magomedov blocks a body shot from Eberhard.
Eberhard tries a body shot but Magomedov blocks it.
Eberhard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Magomedov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Eberhard gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Eberhard softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Magomedov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Magomedov lands with a light punch inside.
Magomedov is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eberhard has a couple of punches blocked by Magomedov.
Magomedov misses with a punch to the body.
Eberhard swings wildly with an uppercut but Magomedov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Magomedov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Eberhard.
Magomedov throws a punch but it's blocked by Eberhard.
Magomedov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Eberhard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Magomedov's elbow.
Eberhard working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Eberhard misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Eberhard.
Magomedov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Eberhard.
Eberhard can't find room to land a body shot as Magomedov controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eberhard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Magomedov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Eberhard.
Eberhard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Konstantin Magomedov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Eberhard misses with the head strike.
Magomedov misses with a punch to the body.
Magomedov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Eberhard's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Eberhard has a couple of punches blocked by Magomedov.
Eberhard lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Magomedov.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Magomedov.
Eberhard blocks a body shot from Magomedov.
Elias Eberhard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Magomedov digs a right hand into Eberhard's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Eberhard's gas tank.

And that's the end of the fight!
Elias Eberhard showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Konstantin Magomedov!
Konstantin Magomedov thanked the fans post fight for their support.