PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Quincy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khabib Nurmagomedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nurmagomedov has chosen KHABIB ''The Eagle'' NURMAGOMEDOV as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Quincy
vs
Nurmagomedov

185 cm
27
210 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

180 cm
26
190 lbs
6 - 2 - 1

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Michael Quincy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Khabib Nurmagomedov!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Peter Branson and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Quincy has Nurmagomedov up against the cage in a clinch.

Nurmagomedov lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Nurmagomedov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Quincy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nurmagomedov on the ground.
Nurmagomedov working Quincy over with strikes.
Nurmagomedov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Quincy on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Quincy tries to get out of the position.
Nurmagomedov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nurmagomedov winds up and cracks Quincy with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nurmagomedov throwing shots but Quincy is blocking nicely.
Nurmagomedov slips a nice elbow through Quincy's hands, connecting with Quincy's forehead.
Nurmagomedov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Quincy defending well though.
Nurmagomedov drops an elbow to the side of Quincy's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nurmagomedov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nurmagomedov working over Quincy with some ground and pound. Quincy looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Quincy is trying to stand.
Nurmagomedov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nurmagomedov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Quincy defending well though.
Nurmagomedov lands with a punch from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov passes to side control.
Nurmagomedov throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Nurmagomedov working the head with strikes.
Nurmagomedov scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Quincy to see if he's OK.
Quincy managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Nurmagomedov working the ground and pound.
Nurmagomedov creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Quincy sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Nurmagomedov works to advance to full mount. Quincy defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Nurmagomedov unloading with bombs!
Quincy trying desperately to get to his feet.
Nurmagomedov landing strikes from the mount and Quincy is in trouble!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nurmagomedov looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Nurmagomedov pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Nurmagomedov dominating with strikes here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov lands a couple of good shots and Quincy has given up his back, trying to escape the position!

Quincy is rocked!
Nurmagomedov scoring with big shots to the body. Quincy is looking for a way out. A despairing look towards the ref and the official steps in to stop the fight. Quincy was obviously done but didn't want to tap out.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khabib Nurmagomedov!
After winning the bout, Khabib Nurmagomedov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.