PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Claude Imhoof (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khabib Nurmagomedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Imhoof might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to "Swiss Made" by CFO$. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Imhoof
vs
Nurmagomedov

181 cm
21
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

185 cm
20
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Can Moonwalk

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Claude Imhoof!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Khabib Nurmagomedov!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Santiago Holmes and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Nurmagomedov takes the fight into the clinch.
Nurmagomedov lands with a right to the head.
Nurmagomedov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Imhoof has him pressed against the cage.
Nurmagomedov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Nurmagomedov tries to break the clinch but Imhoof is controlling the position.

Imhoof has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Nurmagomedov uses from the top position.
Nurmagomedov wants to control from the top but Imhoof keeps moving.
Nurmagomedov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Nurmagomedov is fighting to break Imhoof's control of his arms but Imhoof is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Imhoof working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nurmagomedov.

Imhoof escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nurmagomedov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nurmagomedov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Imhoof looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nurmagomedov is one step ahead there.
Imhoof keeping moving, preventing Nurmagomedov from controlling successfully.
Nurmagomedov throwing strikes but missing.
Nurmagomedov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Imhoof has momentary wrist control but Nurmagomedov slips an elbow through the middle.
Nurmagomedov postures up.
Imhoof utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Imhoof wants to stand and escape but Nurmagomedov is having none of it.
Nurmagomedov wants to pass the guard but Imhoof is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Imhoof preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nurmagomedov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Imhoof has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Nurmagomedov has passed into side control.
Nurmagomedov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Imhoof. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nurmagomedov lands some shots froms side control.
Imhoof is looking to reverse the position.
Imhoof is not content to let Nurmagomedov control the position.
Imhoof misses with a strike from the bottom.
Nurmagomedov is putting a hurting on Imhoof here, landing some big shots from side control.
Imhoof struggling a bit here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Imhoof tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Imhoof struggling a bit here.
Nurmagomedov in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Imhoof looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Nurmagomedov turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khabib Nurmagomedov!
As Khabib Nurmagomedov got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: He is a Bjj purple belt, so I had to keep the fight standing and prevent him taking me down on mat!!!! Huge thank to my coach and my fans...'.