PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tural Agaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacques Rougeau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Agaev's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Slavsia, Rus!. Rougeau comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Kongos - Take It From Me kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Agaev
vs
Rougeau

198 cm
32
268 lbs
20 - 11 - 0

193 cm
27
251 lbs
11 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tural Agaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jacques Rougeau!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, David Schapiro and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Agaev throws the left hand but Rougeau avoids the punch easily.
Rougeau cracks Agaev with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rougeau fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Agaev manages to avoid it.
Agaev tries to clinch there but Rougeau circles away.
Agaev scores with a leg kick.
Agaev fakes the leg kick and cracks Rougeau in the body.
Agaev lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rougeau misses with a straight right.
Rougeau misses with a lunging right hand
and Agaev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Agaev lands with a shot to the body.
Agaev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rougeau throws out the jab.
Good leg kick by Agaev there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rougeau moves out of range of the body kick from Agaev.
Rougeau smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

It looks like Tural Agaev has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Agaev throws a leg kick which misses Rougeau's front leg but catches the back leg as Rougeau tries to avoid it.
Agaev avoids the body shot from Rougeau.
Agaev half committed to a counter leg kick.
Rougeau connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rougeau is looking to land body kicks.
Rougeau looks for the body kick but Agaev saw that one coming.
Rougeau jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Agaev is looking to counter punch.
Agaev scores with a leg kick.
Rougeau looks to land a left hand but Agaev moved out of range nicely.
Agaev throws a nice outside leg kick.
Agaev misses with a body kick.
Rougeau throws a hook but Agaev blocks it.
Rougeau throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Agaev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Agaev throws a lazy right hand but Rougeau sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Agaev throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rougeau throws a leg kick
and Agaev counters with a nice leg kick.
Agaev checks a low kick from Rougeau.

Rougeau throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Agaev tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Rougeau is in Agaev's guard.
Rougeau stays in close to Agaev's body and controls the position.
Rougeau loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rougeau throws a big right hand that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Agaev is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Rougeau advances position into side control!
Rougeau throws an elbow but Agaev slips to the side and avoids it well.
You can see the frustration on Agaev's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Rougeau swings around for an armbar but Agaev sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Rougeau's guard.
Agaev wants to stand but Rougeau is controlling his posture from full guard.
Agaev is pushing down on Rougeau's leg trying to pass to half guard. Rougeau is fighting to maintain full guard but Agaev has managed to sneak the leg through.

Agaev escapes and gets back to his feet.
Tural Agaev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Agaev circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rougeau pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Rougeau misses the target.
Agaev seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Agaev throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Agaev.
Rougeau has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Agaev.
Agaev lands a jab.
Agaev throws a leg kick which misses Rougeau's front leg but catches the back leg as Rougeau tries to avoid it.
Agaev throws a jab when Rougeau was well out of range.
Agaev throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rougeau keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Rougeau on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Agaev tries to work over Rougeau's front leg with a kick but Rougeau checks it.
Rougeau with the counter takedown but Agaev avoids it easily.
Agaev throws a shot to the body.
Rougeau throws a leg kick
and Agaev counters with a nice leg kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Rougeau scores with a four punch combination!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Agaev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agaev moves away from the strike by Rougeau.
It appears Agaev was looking to counter with a kick there.
Rougeau thows a leg kick but Agaev checks it
and Agaev counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like Jacques Rougeau has been cut.
Agaev throws a leg kick which misses Rougeau's front leg but catches the back leg as Rougeau tries to avoid it.
Rougeau misses with a straight right.
Rougeau pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Rougeau bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Agaev's face as Rougeau controls the position.
The strikes coming from Rougeau are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Who's going to make the next move?
Agaev manages to get back to half guard.
Agaev is pressing down on Rougeau's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Rougeau in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Agaev wants to sweep here but Rougeau controlling him for the moment.
Rougeau wants to control from the top but Agaev keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tural Agaev dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.

Agaev lands a nice shot to the body.
Rougeau is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Agaev.
Agaev lands a head kick!
Agaev walks into a jab.
Agaev attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rougeau misses the shot to the body.
Rougeau swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rougeau gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rougeau tried to score with a low kick but Agaev checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Agaev cracks Rougeau with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rougeau gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Agaev throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rougeau missing with a left hand there. Agaev was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Agaev ducks under a wild hook from Rougeau.
Agaev feinted there with a counter leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rougeau lands a leg kick that knocks Agaev off balance momentarily.
Agaev listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Agaev stuffs the takedown.

Rougeau forces Agaev back against the cage and clinches.
Agaev is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Agaev lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rougeau's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Rougeau jumps guard.
Rougeau can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Agaev controls the pace.
Rougeau keeping moving, preventing Agaev from controlling successfully.

Rougeau is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Agaev is aware though and is defending well.
Agaev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rougeau can do to turn this around?
Agaev stays in close to Rougeau's body and controls the position.
Agaev tries to stand but Rougeau is controlling from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rougeau tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Agaev tries to free his leg and advance position but Rougeau is retaining full guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Agaev wants to get up but he can't break Rougeau's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Agaev just misses with a punch to the body.
Tural Agaev is winning the standup battle so far.
Rougeau throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Agaev's waist but Agaev gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rougeau off to one side.
Rougeau pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rougeau has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Agaev finds it's way round the side to connect with Rougeau's head.
Agaev connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rougeau's hands.

That has opened up Jacques Rougeau's cut even more.
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!
Agaev throws a big shot that misses.
Agaev looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rougeau throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rougeau chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Agaev can pounce on him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rougeau swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rougeau jabs at Agaev's body.
Rougeau slips a jab and a cross from Agaev.
Rougeau connects with a jab.
Rougeau has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Agaev.

Rougeau moves into the clinch successfully.
Rougeau doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rougeau scores with a shot to the side of Agaev's head.
Agaev lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rougeau doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rougeau jumps guard but Agaev turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Tural Agaev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacques Rougeau.
Agaev lands a shot to the body.
Rougeau is breathing heavily.

Agaev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Agaev drives through and clinches with Rougeau against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Agaev scores with a nice short uppercut.
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!
Rougeau tries to land a knee to the head but Agaev blocks with his arms.

Rougeau has clasped his hands together around Agaev's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rougeau working the ground and pound but Agaev is defending the strikes.
Rougeau working away.
Agaev manages to work his way to half guard, despite Rougeau's best efforts.
Agaev is controlling Rougeau's trapped leg to prevent Rougeau from advancing to side control.
Agaev tries to roll over but Rougeau keeps him under control.
Agaev is controlling Rougeau's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Rougeau scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Agaev wants to get back to full guard.
Agaev has his hands clasped together around Rougeau's back. He's all about the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tural Agaev dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Rougeau thows a leg kick but Agaev checks it
and Agaev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Agaev throws a wild body kick that Rougeau sees coming a mile off.
Rougeau throws a looping overhand right but Agaev ducks down to avoid it.

Rougeau gets tackled into the cage by Agaev. Agaev maintains the clinch.
Agaev tries a body shot but Rougeau blocks it.
Agaev blocks a body shot from Rougeau.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Agaev.
Rougeau is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Agaev is defending well for now.
Rougeau lands a hook that snaps the head of Agaev backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Agaev creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rougeau is working Agaev over against the cage.
Rougeau blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rougeau misses with a body punch.
Rougeau scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Agaev.
Rougeau prevents a body shot from Agaev.
Rougeau lands a body punch in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rougeau lands a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rougeau lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Good body shot from Rougeau.

Rougeau escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rougeau closes this distance looking for a takedown but Agaev circles away.
Agaev throws a body punch but Rougeau moves out of range.
Agaev on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Agaev walks into a straight right hand from Rougeau.
Rougeau lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rougeau bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Agaev's head.
A left lands for Rougeau.
A looping hook to the body misses from Agaev. Rougeau does a little dance to reset his feet.
Agaev thows a leg kick but Rougeau checks it
and Rougeau connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Tural Agaev's cut is getting worse.
Rougeau lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Agaev circles away quickly and effectively.
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!
Rougeau uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A punch lands to the side of Rougeau 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rougeau scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rougeau with a nice cross.
Jacques Rougeau has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Agaev connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Agaev swings widly with a right hand

and Rougeau decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Agaev's guard.
Rougeau throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Agaev works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rougeau postures up in Agaev's guard and throws a big left but Agaev blocks it.
Agaev is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Agaev pulls Rougeau in close to his closed guard and prevents Rougeau from doing any damage or advancing position.
Rougeau missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Agaev working a defensive guard here.
Rougeau trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rougeau is in close to Agaev's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rougeau is fighting to break Agaev's control of his arms but Agaev is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Agaev has momentary wrist control but Rougeau slips an elbow through the middle.
Agaev avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rougeau landing some decent shots from guard.

Jeez, Tural Agaev's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tural Agaev's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jacques Rougeau!
Jacques Rougeau made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'soundcloud.com/spinmanfinn'.