PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ruslan Magomedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marko Oconner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marko Oconner has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ruslan Magomedov's chin.

Magomedov
vs
Oconner

186 cm
19
230 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

194 cm
19
279 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Hellbent

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ruslan Magomedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marko Oconner!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

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

It looks like Marko Oconner has been cut.
Magomedov misses with an uppercut. Oconner saw that one coming.
Oconner now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Magomedov misses the shot to the body.
Magomedov digs a good hook to Oconner's body.
Magomedov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Oconner moves forwards but Magomedov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Magomedov scores with a decent looking hook.
Magomedov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Magomedov throws a right and a left that Oconner avoids nicely.
Magomedov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Oconner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Magomedov misses the shot to the body.
Oconner scores with a one two! Magomedov had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Magomedov avoids the body shot from Oconner.
Oconner moves out of range of the strikes.
Magomedov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Magomedov slips a jab and a cross from Oconner.
Oconner just misses with a punch to the body.
Oconner connects with a body shot.
A slow jab from Magomedov misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oconner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Magomedov moves away.
Oconner blocks a jab.
Ruslan Magomedov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Magomedov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Oconner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Oconner now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Magomedov misses with a looping right.
Oconner throws the left hand but Magomedov avoids the punch easily.
Magomedov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oconner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Magomedov manages to avoid it.
Oconner is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Magomedov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Oconner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oconner blocks a jab.
Oconner takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Magomedov misses with a leg kick.
Oconner ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Oconner blocks a jab.
Oconner stalks Magomedov and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Magomedov's face. Magomedov staggers backwards, shaken.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Magomedov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oconner.
Oconner has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Magomedov finds it's way round the side to connect with Oconner's head.
Oconner slips under a jab from Magomedov.
Magomedov moves forwards but Oconner connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Magomedov scores with a nice right hand.
Oconner ducks under a wild hook from Magomedov.
Oconner lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Magomedov throws a right hand that Oconner ducks under and follows up with a left that Oconner also avoids with ease.
Magomedov throws a poor cross that misses
and Oconner counters with a stiff right hand.
Oconner fails to land with a series of punches.
Oconner misses with a body shot.
Magomedov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Oconner is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Magomedov rather than just go for the knockout.
Oconner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oconner misses with a left hand
and Magomedov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Magomedov throws a looping overhand right but Oconner ducks down to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Oconner. Magomedov does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oconner lands a nice looking body shot.
Magomedov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Oconner let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nice shot by Magomedov.
Magomedov misses with a wild body shot.
A cross from Oconner lands.
Magomedov misses with a left hand
and Oconner counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Magomedov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oconner.
Oconner takes a swing at Magomedov's ribcage but misses.
Magomedov thuds a left hand into Oconner's body.
Magomedov throws out a loose jab but Oconner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Magomedov misses with a left hand
and Oconner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice uppercut lands for Oconner. That snapped Magomedov's head back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Oconner. Magomedov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Magomedov slips a jab from Oconner.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oconner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Magomedov.
Magomedov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Oconner counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Oconner counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Magomedov misses with a straight right.
Oconner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Magomedov lands with a nice combination. Oconner backs away looking to recover.
Magomedov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Magomedov misses with a wild combination.
Magomedov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Magomedov walks into a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Magomedov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Magomedov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oconner misses the shot to the body.
Magomedov scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ruslan Magomedov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Marko Oconner's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A chopping leg kick lands by Magomedov.
Magomedov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Oconner misses with a looping left.
Oconner uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Magomedov has time to react.
Oconner scores with the left hand. Magomedov knows he should have avoided that one.
Magomedov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ruslan Magomedov is winning the standup battle so far.
Oconner throws a lazy uppercut
and Magomedov counters with a nice uppercut.
Magomedov connects with a jab.
Magomedov misses with an uppercut
and Oconner counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Magomedov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Magomedov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Magomedov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oconner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Magomedov moves forwards but Oconner connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Oconner misses with a double jab
enabling Magomedov to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oconner slips a straight right by Magomedov.
Magomedov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Oconner on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Oconner moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Magomedov lands a jab to the head.
Magomedov throws a combination. Oconner tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A big right from Oconner misses.
Magomedov is looking to counter punch.
Oconner looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Magomedov throws an overhand right that lands on Oconner's shoulder, as Oconner tries to avoid the shot.
Magomedov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Magomedov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A swing and a miss from Magomedov.
Magomedov lands a nice hook to Oconner's body. Oconner takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Oconner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice uppercut lands for Magomedov. That snapped Oconner's head back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov ducks under a wild hook from Oconner.
Oconner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Magomedov.
Magomedov scores with a hook to the body. Oconner takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Oconner misses with a few strikes there.
It looked like Magomedov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Oconner.
Oconner blocks a jab.
Oconner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Magomedov moves away.
Magomedov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Magomedov misses with a looping right.
Oconner misses with a looping left.
Good shot there by Oconner.
Magomedov scores with a sloppy right hand. Oconner should have avoided that one.
Oconner darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Magomedov lands a nice hook to Oconner's body. Oconner takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Magomedov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Oconner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Magomedov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Oconner.
Magomedov looks to land a left hand but Oconner moved out of range nicely.
Oconner looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Magomedov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Oconner was well out of range. Poor timing from Magomedov.
Oconner appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Magomedov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Oconner ducks under a wild hook from Magomedov.
Oconner looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Oconner rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Magomedov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Oconner tries to bum rush Magomedov with a series of wild strikes but Magomedov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice defenses there by Oconner.
Magomedov misses with the combination.
Magomedov misses with a wild body shot.
Magomedov lands with an overhand left.
Oconner takes a swing at Magomedov's ribcage but misses.
Magomedov misses with a series of wild punches.
Oconner unleashes a big counter combination but Magomedov bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Magomedov misses with a body shot.
Oconner swings for the body but Magomedov moves out of range.
Oconner ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Magomedov digs a good body shot into Oconner's ribs.
Oconner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Magomedov.
Magomedov misses with a body shot.
Oconner lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Magomedov avoids the body shot from Oconner.
Magomedov misses with a double jab.
Magomedov scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oconner punishes Magomedov's body with a nice straight punch.
Oconner checks a leg kick.
Oconner avoids the body shot from Magomedov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ruslan Magomedov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marko Oconner'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!

Oconner looks to land a right hand but Magomedov moved out of range.
Oconner ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Magomedov misses with a hook
enabling Oconner to counter with a crisp jab.
Oconner connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Magomedov throws a poor cross that misses
and Oconner counters with a straight right hand.
Oconner scores with a nice right hand.
Oconner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheers as Oconner lands an impressive looking overhand right. Magomedov doesn't seem phased though.
Magomedov just misses with a punch to the body.
Oconner drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Oconner moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oconner moves away from the strike by Magomedov.
Magomedov just misses with a punch to the body.
Oconner throws a body punch but Magomedov moves out of range.
A punch combination from Oconner misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Oconner has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Magomedov lands with a good body shot.
Oconner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Magomedov.
Oconner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Magomedov throws out the jab.
Oconner connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Magomedov's hands.
Oconner walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Oconner throws a body shot but no joy.
A swing and a miss from Magomedov.
Oconner throws a body shot but no joy.
Oconner's corner calls for a 1-2. Oconner obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Oconner lands an overhand right.
A left and a right from Oconner both land. Nice combination.
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!
Nice cross by Oconner.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oconner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Magomedov throws a hook to the side of Oconner's head but Oconner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oconner connects with a single shot there.
A big right from Oconner misses.
Magomedov looks to throw the jab but Oconner is out of range.
It seemed like Oconner was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Magomedov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Oconner counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Oconner slips a jab and a cross from Magomedov.
Oconner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Magomedov was well out of range. Poor timing from Oconner.
Magomedov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A countering left hand to the body from Oconner misses.
Magomedov swings for the body but Oconner moves out of range.
Magomedov shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Oconner eats them both and turns towards Magomedov to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Magomedov looks to throw the jab but Oconner is out of range.
Oconner now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Oconner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Magomedov.
Oconner has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Oconner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oconner tries to bum rush Magomedov with a series of wild strikes but Magomedov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Oconner cracks Magomedov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Oconner misses with a looping left.
Oconner slips a jab from Magomedov.
A big left from Oconner misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Magomedov misses the target.
Marko Oconner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oconner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from Oconner.
Magomedov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Magomedov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oconner lunges at Magomedov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Magomedov's hand.
Magomedov fails to land with a series of punches.
Oconner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Magomedov was well out of range. Poor timing from Oconner.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Oconner finds it's way through Magomedov's defenses.
Oconner connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oconner sizes up Magomedov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Magomedov lunges at Oconner with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Oconner's hand.
Magomedov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ruslan Magomedov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A left lands for Magomedov.
Oconner on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Oconner misses the shot to the body.
Magomedov avoids the body shot from Oconner.
Oconner works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oconner throws an overhand right that lands on Magomedov's shoulder, as Magomedov tries to avoid the shot.
Oconner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Magomedov was well out of range. Poor timing from Oconner.
Magomedov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Oconner walks into a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marko Oconner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Magomedov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ruslan Magomedov!