PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Corey Blythe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magnus Magomedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Blythe
vs
Magomedov

173 cm
16
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
25
162 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Corey Blythe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Magnus Magomedov!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blythe misses with an uppercut
letting Magomedov counter with a right hand.

It looks like Corey Blythe has been cut.
Blythe fails to land with a series of punches.
Magomedov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blythe gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Magomedov.
Blythe takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Blythe is rocked!
The fighters circling - Blythe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Oh Blythe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Magomedov moves out of range as Blythe strikes.
Blythe seems to have got his legs back now.
Blythe misses with a shot to the body
and Magomedov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blythe lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Magomedov throws a shot to the body.
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!
The fighters circling - Blythe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Magomedov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Blythe momentarily.
Blythe throws a lazy uppercut
and Magomedov counters with a stiff right hand.
Blythe just misses with a punch to the body.
Blythe keeps the fight on the outside.
Magomedov tests Blythe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Blythe misses with a right hand
and Magomedov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Magomedov clinches up with Blythe and pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blythe lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from Magomedov - that landed with a thud.
Come on Blythe - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Magomedov lands a right hand.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Magomedov digs a right hand underneath Blythe's ribcage. Blythe let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Blythe is looking to control Magomedov's arms but Magomedov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Blythe has his back to the cage.
Magomedov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Magomedov lands a right hand.
Magomedov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blythe backwards.
Nice body punch from Magomedov.
A nice right hand lands inside from Magomedov.
Blythe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Magomedov pushes Blythe back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Blythe stalling against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Magomedov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Blythe is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Blythe displaying some good clinch control by pressing Magomedov up against the cage.
Blythe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Magomedov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Blythe is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Magomedov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A body shot lands from Magomedov.
Magomedov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Blythe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Magomedov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Magomedov.
Blythe tries a body shot but Magomedov blocks it.
Magomedov blocking some punches.
Magomedov gets through Blythe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Blythe fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Magomedov.
Magomedov presses Blythe against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Magomedov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A hook to the body from Magomedov.
Magomedov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Magomedov scores with a shoulder strike.
Magomedov blocking some punches.
Magomedov letting Blythe take a breather here.
Blythe taking a breather.
Blythe is pushing Magomedov up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Magomedov lands a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blythe tries a body shot but Magomedov blocks it.
Blythe is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Magomedov is keeping busy.
Magomedov prevents a body shot from Blythe.
Magomedov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Blythe or not.
Magomedov is working Blythe over against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short left from Magomedov.
Nice body punch from Magomedov.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Blythe.
Blythe misses with the head strike.
A short right from Magomedov.
We've been informed that Magomedov has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Magomedov pushes Blythe back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Magomedov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blythe lands a right hand.
Blythe misses with a punch on the inside.
Magomedov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Blythe throws a punch but it's blocked by Magomedov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Magnus Magomedov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Corey Blythe's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Magomedov moves into the clinch.
Blythe misses with a short punch on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A head punch on the inside from Blythe fails to land.
Magomedov scores with a nice hook to the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Magomedov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Magomedov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Magomedov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Blythe or not.
A right hand to the body from Magomedov.
A short left from Magomedov.
Magomedov presses Blythe against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left hand lands to the body for Magomedov.
Blythe trying to control the position but instead, Magomedov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Blythe into the cage.
Magomedov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Magomedov lands with a short shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Blythe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Magomedov unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Blythe! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Magomedov is unloading with more strikes now! Blythe drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Magnus Magomedov!
A victorious Magnus Magomedov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.